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…
Month: September 2016
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…
PM to attend Montreal Conference of the Global Fund
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.
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,…