Culture Desk Actor John Abraham, who has appeared in films like ‘Jism’, ‘No Smoking’, ‘Garam Masala’ and ‘Force’, says he is not keen on starring in a biopic at the moment. Asked if he wishes to star in a biopic,…
Month: September 2016
Marion Cotillard denies Brad Pitt affair rumours
Entertainment Desk Marion Cotillard has broken her silence over the divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, denying she played any part in the split. The French actress addressed rumours in an Instagram post. “Many years ago, I met the…
Newly harvested jute in Narsingdi markets
Narsingdi Correspondent The newly harvested jute has started coming to the local markets and other growth centres for the last couple of days. The growers here are happy as they are getting fair price of jute this year. The new…
Oxford ranked world’s top university
The University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world and feeder for the British elite, has topped a global education ranking for the first time, but its vice-chancellor warned that Brexit could damage its long-term prospects.
ISRT confers ‘golden jubilee gold medal’ award
DU Correspondent Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT) of Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday accorded the “ISRT Golden Jubilee Gold Medal” award for first time. Nasrin Lipy was awarded the gold medal for obtaining highest CGPA (Cumulative Grade…
Int’l conference on electrical engineering starts at MIST
A 3-day long International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (iCTEEiCT 2016) started today at Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) at Mirpur Cantonment. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, MP, graced the inauguration ceremony as the…
Coral fish stress out if separated from ‘shoal-mate
Coral fish become stressed and lose weight if they are separated from each other, hampering their chances of survival, an Australian study revealed Thursday. Scientists from James Cook University in Queensland state monitored blue-green damselfish from the Great Barrier Reef,…
PM seeks businesses to deliver commitment in conduct
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the global stakeholders to deliver their commitments on responsible business conduct, fair pricing and access to development finance. “We would benefit more if business is regarded as a shared responsibility by all at home…
BD Silicon Valley of pro-poor financial innovation: Dr. Atiur
“In many ways Bangladesh has been the Silicon valley of pro-poor financial innovation, embracing and empowering the people at the base of the pyramid, mostly through bottom up experimentation”– said Dr. Atiur Rahman in a seminar at IMF on Thursday,…
Accused snatched from police in Jessore
Dhaka – Local people snatched an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, arrested in a violence case, from policemen, leaving two cops injured at Dumurkhali Bazar in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Thursday night, UNB news agency reported.
Afghan govt signs draft peace deal with Hekmatyar
Afghanistan (AP/UNB) — Afghanistan’s government signed a draft peace deal on Thursday with a designated “global terrorist” after lengthy negotiations that could pave the way for a similar accord with the Taliban, who have been waging war on Kabul for…
Nigeria asks UN to help free abducted Chibok girls
Nigeria (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has invited the United Nations to help negotiations to exchange the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok for detained leaders of Boko Haram, a government statement said Thursday. Buhari’s government has been criticized for failing…
Two Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF in Kurigram, Jhenidah
Dhaka – Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Kurigram and Jhenidah districts early Friday, UNB news agency reported.
For first time, Saudi, foreign workers protest unpaid wages
TeleSUR English/September 22 – Strikes in the kingdom are rare; labor stoppages in which Saudi and foreign employees strike together even more so. Both Saudi and foreign workers at a private hospital in Saudi Arabia–where all labor activity is banned–have…
500m accounts hacked by “state-sponsored actor”- Yahoo
In a statement, Yahoo on Thursday said user information — including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, passwords and in some cases security questions — was compromised in 2014 by what it believed was a “state-sponsored actor.” It did…
No mid-term election, says PM
New York – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any mid-term election, questioning the necessity of such polls. “Has the news of the mid-term polls come floating in the Jamuna River? Is there any such…
Transport strike called off in Sylhet
Sylhet: Hours after enforcing a strike in the district, transport owners and workers withdrew it on Friday afternoon following a meeting with the police administration. The transport owners and workers went into the strike earlier in the morning protesting the…
‘Dead newborn’ cries out at burial in Faridpur
Dhaka – Six hours after a physician declared it dead, a newborn baby was found alive while being buried at Alipur graveyard of Faridpur district town on Thursday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Baby girl stolen from DMCH
Dhaka: A three-month-old girl was allegedly stolen by an unknown woman from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday. The victim was identified as Khadiza, daughter of Bahadur Dhali and Nasima Begum, hailing from Kathalbari of Shibchar upazila in Madaripur…
Barisal launch capsize death toll hits 23; 4 missing
Barisal: The death toll from Wednesday’s launch capsize in the Sandhya River in Banaripara upazila climbed to 23 with the recovery of nine more bodies on Thursday. Of the nine bodies, four were retrieved in the morning while two in…
Pahela Baishakh harassment reinquiry report deferred
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred submission of the re-investigation report in a case filed in connection with sexual harassment of several women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations, October 17.
BD-Afghan ODI: Tickets available on ‘shohoz.com’
Dhaka – The ticket sale for the three-match Bangladesh-Afghanistan ODI series started on Thursday afternoon on online marketplace ‘shohoz.com’.This is the first time cricket fans can collect their tickets online instead of going to the bank as the Bangladesh Cricket…
Asia Cup Hockey: China, Oman, Pakistan, Hong Kong now in city
Dhaka – Four more teams — China, Oman, Pakistan and Hong Kong — arrived in the capital on Thursday to participate in the seven-nation 4th Boys Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey-2016 beginning here on Saturday at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey…
‘Pran Up’ named BCB’s official soft drinks partner
Dhaka – ‘Pran Up’ has been named as the official soft drinks partner of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the next two years. BCB Director and Chairman of its Marketing and Commercial Committee Kazi Enam Ahmed disclosed this at a…
BCB announces 13-men squad for 1st two ODIs against Afghanistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 13-member squad for the first two DOIs of the three-match series against Afghanistan starting in BCB announces 13-men squad for 1st two ODIs against Afghanistan on Sunday.BCB selectors picked the…
Barca’s Messi out for 3 weeks with groin injury
Dhaka – Barcelona says Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks with a groin strain in his right leg.The Argentina star walked off in the 58th minute of the Spanish league match against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou that…
Draw leaves Real Madrid 1 win short of Liga win record
Dhaka – Villarreal held on for a 1-1 draw to shatter Real Madrid’s hopes of setting a new record for consecutive victories in the Spanish league in Barcelona on Wednesday.Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid was aiming to break Barcelona’s league record of…
Khagrachhari bus plunge kills 4
Dhaka – Four people, including two children,were killed and 31 injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Sapmara in Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari on Thursday noon.One of the deceased was identified as Muslim Uddin, 55,UNB News Agency…
Industrial accidents in BD another sign of inequality
Bangladesh, once dismissed as a “basket case” for development, has made remarkable progress in many aspects of human and economic development in the last couple of decades.The people of Bangladesh are a key element in this remarkable advancement. They work…
Despite progress, BD faces ‘new wave of terrorism,’ PM
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, today said that her country has already mainstreamed most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its national development plans.A platform under the supervision of the Prime Minister has…