In a shocking revelation by a 2009 report by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Bangladesh ranks among the topmost vegetarian country across the globe, where less than four kilos of meat are consumed by an individual…
Day: September 17, 2016
Road crashes claim 11 lives in Tangail
Eleven people were killed and around 40 people injured in separate road accidents in the district on Saturday.Five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 12 more people injured in a head-on collision between a bus and…
Bullet-hit youth dies in city hospital
A young man, who sustained bullet injuries in a gun attack on a club in Motijheel AGB Colony on Friday night, died at Apollo Hospitals in the city on early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rizvi Hasan Babu, 34, son…
Henry to replace Southee in NZ team for India tests
Dhaka – Fast bowler Matt Henry has been called into the New Zealand cricket team for its three-test series against India as a replacement for the injured Tim Southee.Southee suffered an ankle injury in training and will return to New Zealand…
Housewife killed ‘by husband’ in Savar
Dhaka – A housewife was reportedly killed by her husband over dowry-related conflict at Dagarmora in Savar municipality area in Savar on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Hafiza Akhter Rani, 19, wife of Rejaul Karim Emon, a resident of…
2 motorcyclists killed in Tangail road accident
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed in a head-on collision between their vehicle and a microbus at Analia Bari on the Bangabandhu Bridge connecting road in Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Saturday morning,UNB news agency reported.
1 held with 980 Yaba tablets in Keraniganj
Dhaka -Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 980 pieces of Yaba tablets from Dharmashur in Keraniganj upazila in Keraniganj on Friday.The arrestee was identified as Arif Hossain, 35, a…
2 teenage girls commit suicide in Magura
Dhaka- Two teenage girls took their own lives by hanging themselves in two separate places of the district in Magura on Friday.The deceased were identified as Reshma Begum,14, a resident of Laxmipur village in sadar upazila, and Tammi Islam Oishi, 18,…
Housewife electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – An elderly housewife died from electrocution at Joypur village in Bagharpara upazila in Benapole on Friday.The deceased was identified as Momena Khatun, 55, wife of Majid Gazi, a resident of the village,UNB news agency reported.
Teenager killed in Benapole road accident
Dhaka – A teenager was killed and 5-6 people were injured as a human hauler turned turtle at Marua village on the Chougaccha-Barobazar road in Chowgachha upazila in Benapole on early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shohan Ali, 13, son…
Ukrainians attack Russian embassy on eve of election
Overnight a group of some 20 people, reportedly radical Ukrainian nationalists, attacked the Russian Embassy in Kiev with fireworks. The embassy is bracing itself for potential trouble on election day. The attack happened at about 1:00am on Saturday morning, a…
TNT traces found in EgyptAir MS804 debris
French investigators reportedly found traces of TNT in debris from the EgyptAir Airbus A320 that crashed over the Mediterranean in May. Though the origin of the traces is unclear, it adds to speculation that the crash was an inside job.…
Are you fit to work?
According to psychologist Daniel Goleman, “Emotional intelligence matters twice as much as technical and analytical skill combined for star performance… And the higher people move up in the company, the more crucial emotional intelligence becomes.” Going back in time, there…
Rishi Kapoor’s autobiography is on its way!
Culture Desk Yes, you heard that right! @chitnskap aka Rishi Kapoor is prepping for his autobiography. This one is definitely going to be on best seller with the actor talking about his life peppered with anecdotes. Wait, wait! There’s more……
Deepika is all set for Padmavati’s first song
Cultural Desk Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been readying his lavish Padmavati set in Mumbai. We hear Rani Padmavati’s Water Palace has been recreated in its full glory. While we wait for an official confirmation on the film’s third lead –…
London Fashion Week begins
Entertainment Desk London Fashion Week opens on Friday with shows by Burberry, J.W. Anderson and Topshop UNIQUE, with the industry putting on a brave face amid concerns over the impact of Brexit. any designers wanted to stay in the European…
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…
Oil prices sharply lower in week as global output mounts
World oil prices sank lower this week on gloomy market forecasts, profit-taking and ever-present worries over the global supply glut, ahead of a producers’ meeting on September 26-28. The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) set the tone on Tuesday, warning…
Apple, Samsung struggle in face of Chinese competition
The global launch of the iPhone 7 on Friday is crucial to Apple’s fortunes in China, but both it and its biggest rival Samsung, hit by a recall over exploding batteries, are struggling in the face of upstart local competitors.…
Gunmen spray bullets into club, two Juba League men shot
Dhaka – A waiside office of the ruling Awami League’s youth front at Ideal Zone of AGB Colony came under the attack around 11pm on Friday, Motijheel Police Station Inspector Golam Rabbani said.
WTO rules against India barrier to US solar gear imports
Washington (AP/UNB) — The World Trade Organization has ruled against India and delivered a victory to American companies that make solar batteries and equipment.
Hasina confers posthumous ‘Liberation War’ award on ex-PM Canada
Montreal – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday conferred ‘Bangladesh Liberation War Honour’ award posthumously on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, UNB news agency reported. Bangladesh government awarded the honour to Pierre Trudeau for his outstanding support for…
BD, Canada agree to find way for Noor Chy’s extradition
Montreal – Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to find out a way for the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, the self-confessed killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman now living in Canada, through discussions, UNB news agency reported.
Russia says UNSC Syria meet cancelled over US objection
United Nations (AP/UNB) – A hastily scheduled Security Council meeting was canceled because the U.S. does not want to make public details of the Syrian cease-fire deal, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations said Friday. Vitaly Churkin said there was…