Male refugees starting a new life in the UK should be taught about women’s equality as part of a wider campaign aimed at all men in Britain, a Labour MP has suggested. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees chair Thangam Debbonaire…
Month: August 2016
India builds 160-run lead on day 2 of 2nd test v West Indies
Dhaka – A century from Lokesh Rahul helped India reach 358-5 and a commanding lead of 160 runs at stumps on the second day of the second test against the West Indies on Sunday.Rahul compiled a patient and well worked…
Novak Djokovic beats Kei Nishikori for 4th Rogers Cup title
Dhaka – Novak Djokovic paused after accepting the Rogers Cup trophy for the fourth time, scanned the stands Sunday at York University’s Aviva Centre and asked everyone in the crowd to hug the person beside them,AP/UNB news reported.
Stuffed in sacks, 3 bodies found in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Police recovered the bodies of three unidentified people stuffed in two sacks from the Jamuna River at Enayetpur in Chauhali upazila in Sirajgan on Monday.
5 ‘ABT members’ held in Ctg
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from Patenga area in Chittagong early Monday.The arrestees were Atiqul Hasan, Jamshedul Alam, Mohiuddin, Akkas Ali and Rubel.
10 BNP-Jamaat men among 45 held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police in a special drive from Sunday night to Monday morning arrested 45 people, including 10 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, from different areas in Satkhira on various charges.Kamal Hossain, information officer of the district police, said police…
14 held in special drive in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Police in a special drive from Sunday night to Monday morning arrested 14 people from different areas in Chuadanga on various charges.Police sources said a special team led by additional superintendent of police Mohammad Belayet Hossain launched the drive in…
PCJSS leader held in Bandarban
Dhaka – Police arrested a leader of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) from Talaghata area in Bandarban early Monday.The arrestee was identified as Uchamon Marma, president of Bandarban district unit of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS),UNB news agency reported.
Woman found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – An unidentified woman was found dead in a fish enclosure at Maddhyakul in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore in Benapole on Sunday night.Officer-in-charge of Keshabpur Police Station Shahidul Islam saidlocals spotted the body of the woman, aged around 40,…
2 killed in B’baria road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and a truck at Bertala on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately,UNB news…
Comilla University closed sine die following BCL infighting
Dhaka – Authorities have shut down Comilla University for an indefinite period on Monday following the death of student in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus, UNB news agency reported. The male students…
ACC arrests wife of N’ganj 7-murder accused Nur Hossain
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested Ruma Hossain, wife of the Narayanganj seven-murder prime accused Nur Hossain, in connection with the illegal wealth accumulation by her husband, UNB news agency reported.
15 female recruits of BGB join duty in Jessore
Dhaka – Fifteen members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB’s) first batch of female recruits have been assigned to active duty at Benapole check post on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported. Earlier, 97 female recruits formally joined the the paramilitary…
Hillary accuses Trump of ‘degrading comments about Muslims’
Ashland (AP/UNB) — Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Donald Trump repaid the “ultimate sacrifice” of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq with insults and degrading comments about Muslims, as the soldier’s bereaved father pressured Republican Party leaders to distance…
Syrian child actor who rose to fame killed in city of Aleppo
Beirut (AP/UNB) — The sit-com is a little like “I Love Lucy,” starring a comic housewife who gets into shenanigans and bickers with her husband. Except children play all the roles. And it all takes place in one of the…
SC stays bail of two Destiny Group bosses
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the bail order for two top officials of scam-tainted Destiny Group until Aug 11. The five-member bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha gave the order on Sunday after…
JK Rowling hopes Harry Potter play goes global
London — London is under Harry Potter’s spell once more — and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow. The stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” had its gala opening Saturday in London’s West…
Strengthening agriculture-biodiversity linkages for food security
Since 1993, the Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity have provided a valuable forum for dialogue amongst stakeholders on key issues relating to implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Against the backdrop of the CBD’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020…
4 more witnesses testified over Gulshan attack
Four more witnesses testified before separate courts here on Sunday in connection with the Holey Artisan Bakery attack.
Court orders DNA test of Kalyanpur militants & their parents
A court here on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to conduct DNA test of the nine suspected militants who were killed in police firing during the recent Kalyanpur operation and their parents and relatives.
DMP inaugurates “Hello CT” app for city dwellers
Calling upon city dwellers to help the police with information about militants, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the country will overcome the militancy problem with people’s united efforts.
Destiny MD & Chairman receive bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed until August 11 a High Court order that granted a six-month ad-interim bail to Destiny Group managing director Rafiqul Amin and Destiny-2000 chairman Mohammad Hossain in two money-laundering cases.
HC asks for report against tiger poaching & smuggling
The High Court on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to submit a report before it by September 1 on steps taken against those involved in tiger poaching in the Sundarbans and smuggling of the big cat organs.