Dhaka – BBC Bangla will present a series of programmes and events with audiences in Bangladesh and India to mark 75 years of broadcasting. It will engage with audiences via Facebook Lives and radio to discuss the global and national…
Day: October 4, 2016
BD to be with India in case of enemy attack: Minister
Dhaka – In the wake of escalating tension between India and Pakistan, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said Bangladesh must be with India if it is attacked by any enemy, UNB news agency reported.
Three British scientists win Nobel for Physics
British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for their studies of unusual states of matter, which may open up new applications in electronics.
Bill passed, denies president’s office benefits for Zia, Ershad
Sangsad Bhaban: The Parliament on Tuesday passed the ‘President’s Pension, Gratuity, and other Privileges Bill, 2016’, with the provision that presidents whose tenures are declared illegal or unconstitutional by the higher court would bedeclared ineligible to receive the benefits. Agriculture…
Take effective steps against irregularities in DOS: Rights Activists
Dhaka-Five Rights groups on Tuesday urged the Shipping Minister to take immediate effective steps to investigate alleged irregularities and corruption in the Department of Shipping (DOS) as per directives of the Prime Minister’s office.
Students confine Edu Minister to Banbeis building
Dhaka – Students of Home Economics College confined Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid to Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (Banbeis) building demanding that their college be declared an institute under Dhaka University (DU), UNB news agency reported.
Regan confesses in Gulshan café attack incident
Dhaka-Rakibul Hasan Regan, one of the nine Kalyanpur ‘militants’, confessed his involvement with July 1 Gulshan cafe attack on Monday.
Tobacco farming needs to be replaced: Nasim
Dhaka: Health Minister Mohammed Nasim on Thursday stressed that tobacco farming needs to be stopped immediately through working out an alternative option for the livelihoods of tobacco farmers. While addressing a roundtable, titled ‘Tuberculosis and Tobacco: Double Burden’ in the…
Charge framed in Jihad murder case against 6 people
Dhaka-The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Tuesday framed charges against six people over the death of four-year-old boy Jihad in the capital in 2014.
Indian, Chinese envoys meet FS
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Harsh V Shringla and Chinese Ambassador Ma Mingqiang on Tuesday met Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque separately and discussed issues of mutual interest. It could not be known whether they discussed any specific issue at the…
World Teachers Day and Bangladesh’s Teachers
Masum Billah World Teachers’ Day is being observed on 05 October every year across the globe since 1994.UNESCO proclaimed the day as World Teachers’ Day. Observing the day is an opportunity to acknowledge the teachers’ contribution to develop the future…
3 players share the top slot
Dhaka – Three players are sharing the top slot in the points table securing maximum 2 points each after 2nd round games in the Final Phase of the Saif Global Sports 36th National Women Chess Championship at Bangladesh Chess Federation…
England XI defy Kayes ton for 4-wkt win against BCB XI
Dhaka – England XI warmed-up them well with a 4-wicket victory over BCB XI in the only one-day warm-up match ahead of the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh national side, starting in Fatullah on Friday.The England XI chased down the…
Manchester United midfielder Herrera called into Spain squad
Dhaka – Spain coach Julen Lopetegui is adding Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera to his squad for World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Albania.The 27-year-old Herrera will be making his debut with the Spanish national team.Bayern Munich’s Javi Martinez was…
4 ‘Hizbut Touhid’ members held in Netrakona
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested four suspected members, including two female members, of banned militant outfit Hizbut Touhid, from Ananda Bazar area IN Netrakona .The arrestees were Moniruzzaman (33) son of Hasen Ali of Sherpur and his wife…
Father, daughter among 3 killed in Rangamati building collapse
Dhaka – At least three people, including a man and his daughter, were killed as a 2-storey building collapsed at Reserve bazar in Rangamati town on Tuesday evening.The victims were identified as Zahid, 40, his daughter Pinky, 11, and her…
12 fishermen kidnapped by pirates in Noakhali
Dhaka- Pirates kidnapped 12 fishermen from the Meghna River in Hatiya upazila in Noakhali early Tuesday.Rashed Uddin, president of Jahazmara Fisheries Traders’ Association,Hatiya, said 32 fishermen along with two fishing trawlers-‘MV Ma Babar Doa’ and ‘MV Nasima’ went to the…
Sylhet college girl Khadija on life support
Dhaka – Khadija Akter Nargis, a student of Sylhet Government Women’s College, who was critically injured in an attack allegedly by a BCL leader in the city, has been kept on life support at a hospital in capital Dhaka.Describing Khadija’s…
2 fishermen killed by lightning in Bhola
Dhaka – Two fishermen were killed and two others injured when a thunderbolt struck them in the Meghna river in Manpura upazila in Bhola on Monday night.Alauddin Hawladar, chairman of Manpura Union Parishad, said the four fishermen-Abdul Jalil , 65,…
3 JMB suspects held in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Detectives arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Hatikumrul area in Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj early Tuesday.The three siblings are identified as Sanaullah, 48, Liakotullah, 38, and Barkotullah, 30, sons of Abu…
One held with 38 liquor bottles in Sherpur
Dhaka – Police arrested a man along with 38 bottles of liquor from Nakugaon area in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Monday evening.The arrestee was identified as Jamal Uddin, 35, son of Entaj Ali, a resident of the area,UNB News…
ECNEC approves 8 projects worth Tk 3,488.20 crore
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the ‘Procurement of 200 MG passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway’ project involving Tk 927.52 crore, aiming to provide modern, safe and improved services to commuters.The approval came from…
UK’s Thouless, Haldane and Kosterlitz win 2016 Nobel physics prize
British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for their studies of unusual states of matter, which may open up new applications in electronics.Their discoveries, using advanced mathematics, had boosted…
South Asian women journalists oppose war hype
Dhaka – Prominent women journalists from around the South Asian region have joined hands against the war hype between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. In a joint statement of Sepember 30, 2016, they urged political leaders and their colleagues in the…
HIV patients ‘getting old before their time’
Melbourne – While combination antiretroviral therapy has meant that people with HIV can live longer lives, research shows that the virus makes fundamental changes to the immune system by increasing the risk of developing age-related conditions.
Polio survivors face new disability
Neena Bhandari Sydney – With polio now occurring in just two countries — Afghanistan and Pakistan — investments in medical aid and healthcare are now deemed urgent for polio survivors as they battle the onset of the post-polio syndrome (PPS)…
Experts urge Nepal initiatives to resolve current SAARC crisis
Kathmandu – Experts from South Asian countries have urged the government of Nepal to take initiatives to resolve current problems with regards to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) immediately, says a message received in Dhaka on Monday.…
Panchagarh ex-BNP MP Mozahar passes away
Dhaka – Mozahar Hossain, a BNP executive committee member and its former MP, died at a city hospital on Monday night. He was 71, UNB news agency reported.
Woman ‘beaten dead by husband’ in Patuakhali
Dhaka – A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband, co-wife and two step sons at Kanai Mridha Guchchho village in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Kulsum Begum, 20, wife…
US suspends contacts with Russia on Syria
Washington (AP/UNB) — In a sharp deterioration of relations, the U.S. on Monday suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over Syria, while Moscow halted cooperation on a joint program for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium. The U.S. move followed a threat last…