President of UN General Assembly convened a daylong High Level Forum on a Culture of Peace at the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN headquarters on Thursday.
Day: September 2, 2016
10 arrested with Tk 1.16 crore counterfeit notes
Detectives in their separate drives arrested 10 alleged members of fake currency rackets along Tk 1.16 crore counterfeit notes from different parts of the city on Wednesday and Thursday.
Eid-ul-Azha will be on Sept 13
Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on September 13 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Friday.
Hurricane Hermine hits Florida coast
Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, bringing soaking rain, high winds and thousands of power outages. Injuries were reported in Tallahassee as…
BD to meet global edu commitments half century late: Unesco
The new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report by UNESCO shows the potential for education to propel progress towards all global goals outlined in the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs). It also shows that education needs a major transformation…
Journalist Siddiqur’s bail rejected
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Friday rejected a bail application for journalist Siddiqur Rahman Khan, who was arrested in a case under the ICT Act on Thursday.
Demand to make BD’s last remaining carp spawning Halda national river
Speakers at a discussion today urged the government to declare Halda, one of the world’s major natural sweet water fish breeding spots, as the national river of Bangladesh.They also demanded to stop any construction that hinders flow of the river…
‘Bomb supplier’ of café attackers identified: Police
Police have identified a militant who supplied crude bombs to the attackers of Gulshan Holy Artisan Bakery, said additional commissioner and head of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Monirul Islam.Investigators got the name…
AL conspiring to turn Bangladesh into failed state: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that Awami League is conspiring to turn Bangladesh into a failed and militant state like Afghanistan, Syria and Libya.”We can’t allow anyone to make Bangladesh a failed and militant state. We want to brand it as…
Mir Quasem not to seek presidential clemency: Jail super
Death-row convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali has decided not to seek presidential mercy, said Kasimpur Jail super Proshanto Kumar Banik.Mir Quasem informed his decision to the prison authorities around 3.30pm, the jail super said.On Thursday, he sought further time…
Samsung stops Galaxy Note 7 phone sales after battery explosions
Samsung says it is suspending sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after finding batteries of some of the gadgets exploded while they were charging.Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung’s mobile business said Friday that customers who already bought Note 7s…
BD road accidents fall 31 pc: 2,376 killed till Aug
Dhaka – The country witnessed a 31 percent decrease in road accidents and casualties in eight months of this year 2016 compared to the same period in last year, according to a survey carried out by a non-government rights body,…
Gulen movement founded by CIA: Turkish prosecutor
Fethullah Gulen’s movement was founded by the US special services, claims a Turkish prosecutor. Authorities in Ankara have accused the US-based cleric of masterminding the attempted military coup on July 15. The Gulen movement has the same structure as the…
US biological research not entirely peaceful: Lavrov
The US may be conducting biological research that is “not entirely peaceful,” as Washington opposes the idea of tightening international control over biological weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. America’s staunch opposition to Russian efforts to create a…
Kenya’s ‘disappeared’ deserve justice: HRW
President Should Order Investigations, Not Just Blame Al-Shabab Otsieno Namwaya Africa researcher A few months ago, I listened to a Kenyan man talk about his brother who has been missing since April 2015. “To see the dead body of your…
Rights activists honored
New York – Four courageous and tireless advocates for human rights are the 2016 recipients of the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism, Human Rights Watch said today.
US biotech giant Monsanto on the dock
A campaign has been launched seeking support support for the International Monsanto Tribunal which is scheduled for 14-16 October in The Haque. A statement has been floated as under for registering support to the initiative.
22 inspiring reads for Labor Day 2016
Danielle Nierenberg Food Tank is thrilled to highlight a selection of educational, thought-provoking, and inspiring books for eaters, farmers, chefs, and policymakers who are craving more information about food and agriculture. You can also check out our past reading lists:…
ASAAL protests NY murder of Bangladeshi women
New York – The Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL) stands in solidarity with hundreds of Bangladeshis and millions of Americans to mourn the pre-planned stabbing death of Nazma Khanam (60) only a few feet from her home, in…
China air force says developing new long-range bomber
Beijing (AP/UNB) — China’s air force is developing a new type of strategic bomber, state media reported Friday, adding to recent progress in large aircraft production and further expanding the range of the country’s increasingly sophisticated military.
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with police in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Pirojpur Karaitala on the Jessore-Jhenidah highway in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah early Friday, UNB news agency reported. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Airport secreening as 10 Bangladeshis get Zika in S’pore, one at home
Dhaka – Health Minister Mohammad Nasim said on Thursday the government has strengthened airport screening for the passengers coming from Singapore following Zika virus outbreak in the city state. The minister on Thursday said they had already asked the authorities…
Bangabandhu discussion programme held at BAU
A discussion programme on father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib was held on Tuesday at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensing on the occasion of National Mourning day and the 41st martyrdom anniversary of…
Campus cleaning drive of JU BNCC launched
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Cadet Core (BNCC) of Jahangirangar University (JU) chapter launched a drive to clean the JU campus yesterday (Thursday) amid fanfare and festivity.
RU Assoc of Law Finders gets new executive committee
A new executive committee of RUALF (Rajshahi University Association of Law Finders), a student’s association of Law Faculty of Rajshahi University (RU) has been formed making Ifthekar Shahriar president and Matiur Rahman Ripon general secretary for the 2016-17 session.
Khaleda opens twitter account on BNP’s founding anniversary
Dhaka – The BNP chairperson has inaugurated an official twitter account with party’s founding anniversary call “Let us unite to defeat authoritarianism, win democracy and freedom.”
Police ASI accused of asking for bribe sent to jail
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday sent Police ASI Sadequl Islam of the Special Branch to the jail on the charge of asking for bribe from the wife of a High Court judge.
Risha murder accused Obaid on 6-day remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed Obaidul Khan, the accused in Suraiya Akhter Risha murder case, on a six-day remand.
Founding anniversary: BNP will certainly overcome: Khaleda
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday paid rich tributes to party founder late President Ziaur Rahman by placing wreaths at his mazar at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar to mark the party 38th founding anniversary.
Don’t build Rampal plant, choose another site – Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the party leaders and activists to work together and get united by shunning all differences among them. “The party got a batch of new and youthful leaders. The party leaders and…