Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Thursday afternoon on a four-day official visit to Canada at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to attend the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund (GF) in Montreal.
Day: September 16, 2016
BNP dissatisfied over court order on ICT verdict leakage
BNP on Friday voiced dissatisfaction over a tribunal’s verdict punishing a lawyer in a case filed in connection with the leakage of the draft judgement of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
Two siblings body recovered of Barisal trawler capsize
The bodies of two siblings, who went missing following a trawler capsize in the Meghna River at Moulvir Hat in Hizla upazila on Thursday night, were recovered on Friday morning.
BFF set 1 yr plan for national Under-16 Women team
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) set a one year plan for the national Under-16 Women team aiming to brilliant showcase in the upcoming AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 that scheduled to be held in Thailand from September 9 to 23.
BNP’s call for midterm election is mockery: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP’s call for midterm election is nothing other than mockery.
US to shift military assets to Syria under deal
The U.S. military will have to shift surveillance aircraft from other regions and increase the number of intelligence analysts to coordinate attacks with Russia under the Syria cease-fire deal partly in order to target militants the U.S. has largely spared,…
BNP wants govt initiative of dialogue for next election
Dhaka-Stating that the entire nation is now in distress due to the government’s wrong steps, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged it to engage in dialogue with the opposition to hold the next election in a…
ECB announces Test, ODI squads for Bangladesh tour
Dhaka – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced a 17-member Test and 15-member ODI squads for Bangladesh tour to play cricket series, involving two Tests and three One-Day Internationals.Alastair Cook will lead the England Test team…
BD concede 0-3 defeat against Kyrgyzstan in volleyball
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Volleyball team suffered a straight 0-3 sets defeat against hosts Kyrgyzstan in the Asian Zone Qualification round of the 2018 World Volleyball Championship for the men’s at the Choplon-Ata Sports and Recreation Center in Kyrgyzstan on…
Trump’s confusion on Obama’s birth place now changed
Donald Trump’s campaign spokesman says the Republican presidential candidate now believes President Barack Obama was born in the United States, despite the candidate’s repeated refusal to say so himself.
Feyenoord downs Man United 1-0 as Europa League kicks off
Dhaka – Feyenoord stunned Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday, handing the English giant a second loss in less than a week.For Feyenoord, it was just more of the same – Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team has won…
Workshop employee dies from electrocution in city
Dhaka – An employee of an engineering workshop died from electrocution at Maddhya Pikepara of Mirpur in the city on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Md Sagar, 17, son of Ziaul Hoque of Maiddha Pikepara,UNB News Agency Reported.
Suicide bombing in Pakistani mosque kills 24
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 24 worshippers and wounding 28 others, officials said. Several children were also among those killed or wounded in the deadly attack.
15 killed in B’baria, Tangail, Madaripur road accidents
Dhaka – Fifteen people were killed and 34 others injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Tangail and Madaripur districts on Friday.In Brahmanbaria, Eight people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a…
Madaripur road crash kills 3
Dhaka -Three people were killed and 10 others injured as a bus collided with a human hauler on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Boro Bridge area in Rajoir upazila in Madaripur on Friday.The deceased were identified as human hauler driver Billah Hossain,…
The moment hijabs dazzled New York Fashion Week catwalk
A collection presented at New York Fashion Week is the first time every model walked the event’s runway wearing a hijab.Muslim designer Anniesa Hasibuan’s show was also one of the first by an Indonesian at the prestigious annual event.At a…
Youth drowns beneath Khagrachari waterfall
Dhaka – A young man drowned while bathing under a waterfall at Ringsa in sadar upazila in Khagrachari on Thursday.Rais Uddin, superintendent of police,UNB News Agency Reported.
August equals July as hottest month in modern times
August equalled July as the hottest month in modern times, the UN’s weather agency said Friday, warning that extraordinary temperatures were “set to become the new norm”.The United Nations Meteorological Organisation (WMO) also forecast that 2016 will prove to be…
Is nuclear crucial to climate change targets?
As Britain greenlights its first new nuclear power plant in more than 20 years, experts diverged Thursday on the role of nuclear energy in the quest to cap global warming at less than two degrees Celsius.The broad challenge in meeting…
FBI stops short of banning agents from posing as journalists
The FBI has imposed new restrictions on its agents’ ability to masquerade as reporters following an uproar over the impersonation of an Associated Press journalist, but the agency has stopped short of ruling out the practice as news organizations had…
Brazil’s Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera
One of Brazil’s best-loved television actors, Domingos Montagner, has drowned in a river where the crew had been recording scenes for the country’s most popular soap opera.Montagner played the leading role in Velho Chico, a soap opera named after the…
Why President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden now
Today, Human Rights Watch joins the American Civil Liberties Union, and Amnesty International in launching a public campaign urging President Obama to pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden.It’s been more than three years since Snowden, then a 29-year-old former National Security Agency…
Cricketer Shakib ‘alright but upset at helicopter crash news’
National cricketer Shakib-Al-Hasan, who luckily escaped a possible helicopter accident in Cox’s Bazar on Friday, said the accident news made him quite upset.“I am fine, but quite upset at the news of the helicopter crash,” he said while talking to…
Housewife found dead in Sherpur
Dhaka – A housewife was found dead at Chandgaon village in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Thursday.Quoting family sources, police said Monika Begum, 22, wife of Rakibul Hasan Rakib of Ranigaon village, along with her husband went on a visit…
Warranted accused found dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A warranted accused in several cases was found dead in a paddy field at Subarnapur village in Sadar Dakkhin upazila in Comilla on Thursday night.Being informed by locals, police recovered the throat-slit body of Billal Hossain, 30, a…
4 RMG workers killed in Tangail road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus with a group of garment workers on board overturned on the Tangail-Mymensingh Road near Pouli bridge in Kalihati upazila in Tangail early Friday.The deceased were identified as…
LGRD minister finds nothing wrong in wrongside driving
Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader’s announcement of actions against ministers, MPs and VIPs driving on the wrong lane has met strong opposition from his Cabinet colleague Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, says a bdnews24.com news published on Friday. The local government, rural…
Bus, microbus collide killing eight in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Eight people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision of a bus and a microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Shosoi in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on on Friday.
One killed, three injured in Cox’s Bazar copter crash
Dhaka – A man died and three others were injured as a helicopter of Meghna Aviation crashed near Rizu Khal in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday, UNB news agency reported. The identity of the deceased could not be…
British envoy to KSA performs Hajj after converting to Islam
Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has been inundated with congratulations from across the Islamic world after it emerged that he converted to Islam and carried out the first Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca ever performed by a senior UK diplomat. The…