Five Bengali settler-groups have called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the three districts comprising the Chittagong Hill Tracts on Sunday, demanding the repeal of a law passed to resolve land disputes in the region.
Day: September 3, 2016
BNP feels reorganisation of party is necessary to drive movement
Terming the Awami League-led government ‘fascist and autocratic’ one, BNP senior leaders on Saturday underscored the need for reorganising their party to make its movement for the ‘restoration’ of democracy a success.
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Sudhirendar Sharma Is the iconic secret agent transforming both as a figure of desire as well as the figure who desires?
Mir Quasem hanged at Kashimpur Jail Saturday night
Gazipur – Mir Quasem Ali was hanged on Saturday night for crimes he had committed against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The was convicted for the crimes by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and the conviction confirmed by…
Rosatom to Help Fighting Cancer
Dhaka-Rosatom, Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) and IAEA signed an agreement to join their efforts in implementing the Program of Action for Cancer Therapy.
Amnesty call for release of leftist leader Dilip Ray
Rajshahi-Amnesty International in a statement on on their official website on Friday called upon Bangladesh authorities to withdraw the charges against leftist leader Dilip Roy, who was arrested by Rajshahi police on August 28 for criticizing Prime Minister of Bangladesh…
Anti-militancy meeting held at RU, RUET
Rajshahi-Organising discussion at the Rajshahi University (RU) campus, teachers urged the students not to take part in any subversive activities and maintain peace in the country.
China, US join climate deal; Obama hails work to save planet
Setting aside their cyber and maritime disputes, President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations’ participation in last year’s Paris climate change agreement. They hailed their new era of climate cooperation as the best chance…
Family members meet Mir Quasem at Kashimpur jail
The family members of death-row war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali met him Kashimpur Jail on Saturday as his execution looms following his decision not to seek clemency.Thirty-eight family members of Mir Quasem coming in six vehicles reached…
Fakhrul off to Singapore for treatment
Dhaka: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday morning went to Singapore for medical treatment. Fakhrul along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Singapore in a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around…
Slain BD-American Nazma’s body arrives Sunday
Dhaka: The body of Nazma Khanam, a Bangladeshi-American who was stabbed to death by a miscreant in Jamaica, Queens is expected to reach here on Sunday morning. A flight carrying the body left the John F. Kennedy International Airport, New…
Trump catches up to Clinton
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pulled into an effective tie with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, erasing a substantial deficit as he consolidated support among his party’s likely voters in recent weeks, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos national tracking poll…
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no. 3
Dhaka: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no. 3 as deep convection is continuing over the North Bay under the influence of trough of low. UNB News Agency Reported.
Indigenous People Demand Shared Benefits from Forest Conservation
“Why don’t the authorities put themselves in our shoes?” asked Cándido Mezúa, an indigenous man from Panama, with respect to native peoples’ participation in conservation policies and the sharing of benefits from the protection of forests.Mezúa, who belongs to the…
Indian envoy for spread of Gandhi’s message of peace
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday visited Gandhi Ashram in Noakhali and urged all to continue working for the benefit of all sections of society and spread Gandhi’s message of non-violence, peace, tolerance and communal harmony. He…
Unanswered Questions About G-20’s Green Financing Agenda
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently created some surprise when it claimed credit for green financing by citing an electricity transmission project it is funding in Bangladesh.The move openly flaunts arguments by environmental activists who oppose moves to…
Family members meet Mir Quasem at Kashimpur jail
Gazipur: The family members of death-row war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali met him Kashimpur Jail on Saturday as his execution looms following his decision not to seek clemency. Thirty-eight family members of Mir Quasem coming in six…
After daughter’s birth, Besler helps US rout St Vincent 6-0
Dhaka -Matt Besler got back to the U.S. team hotel after training on the eve of the United States’ World Cup qualifier at St. Vincent and the Grenadines when his cellphone came to life.”I had a message from my wife…
Man electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A man died from electrocution at Bharatpur village in Manirampur upazila in Jessore on Friday.The deceased was identified as Montaj Ali,45, son of Karim Gazi, a resident of the village.
5 Jamaat men among 36 held in Jhenaidah
Dhaka- Police arrested 36 people, including five activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, in a special drive from different parts of Jhenaidah on various charges on Saturday.
Lightning strike kills 2 boys in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Two schoolboys were killed by a lightning strike at Shibnagar village in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Mamun,12, son of Matiar Rahman, and Tamim,10, son of Atiar Rahman, both residents of the village.…
Rock duo get Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Entertainment Desk Selling rock duo Daryl Hall and John Oates, know for such hits as “Out of Touch” and “Maneater,” were honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Friday. “It’s an honor to be part of the…
Declare Halda as National River: Speakers
Chittagong Correspondnet Speakers at a discussion yesterday 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…
Jubo League man shot dead in Comilla
Dhaka- A Jubo League man was shot and chopped to death in an attack by his rivals at Patodda Bazar in Chouddagram upazila in Comilla on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rana, 35, son of Shahid Ullah of Gunishakra…
NASA unveils photos of Jupiter’s poles
NASA published Friday the first-ever images of Jupiter’s North Pole and its southern aurora, taken during the Juno spacecraft’s first orbital flyby of the gaseous giant. Juno came within 2,500 miles (4,200 kilometers) of Jupiter on August 27 during a…
China ratifies Paris climate agreement: Xinhua
China on Saturday ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, state media reported, a key move by the world’s biggest polluter that brings the deal a major step closer to coming into force. The National People’s Congress legislature voted to…
Soft US jobs report boosts Wall Street shares
US stocks closed higher Friday after the US August jobs report came in short of forecasts, lowering the likelihood that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates later this month. Markets took the lower-than-expected 151,000 jobs created—compared to the 190,000…
FBI releases Hillary Clinton email report
Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton repeatedly told the FBI she couldn’t recall key details and events related to classified information procedures, according to notes the bureau released Friday of its July interview with the Democratic presidential nominee, along with a report on…
Farrakka has wreaked environmental disaster in Bangladesh: IFC
Dhaka, 02 September – Leaders of the International Farakka Committee (IFC), an environmental and water rights watch group, have extended their support to the recent demand made by Mr. Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, India, to decommission the…
Millions of bees in traffic accident near Kansas City
Kansas City (AP/UNB) — Drivers along an interstate north of Kansas City were told to be on the lookout for an unusual traffic hazard after a semi-trailer truck loaded with honeybees overturned.