Culture Desk Jyotika Jyoti and Ahsan Habib Nasim will act in a drama serial after four years of break. The drama serial is titled “Dhushor Manush” and has been directed by Taju Kamrul and written by Fazlul Karim. Shooting for…
Month: October 2016
Symphony brings new handset i50
Local mobile handset brand Symphony has introduced new Smartphone named “Symphony i50″ with dual flash and intelligent fingerprint features. The Smartphone will be more secure for the intelligent fingerprint touch. Users can lock message, camera and all of the apps…
Canada seeking to cooperate with Russia in the Arctic
Despite tensions over conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, Russia and the West have maintained a strong working relationship in the Arctic and Canada’s new Liberal government is looking to further bolster that cooperation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has continued to…
Big tech-media mergers raise fresh privacy concerns
They know how you browse the internet, your favorite TV shows and where you shop and travel. Data collected by internet and media companies is a powerful tool, and the big mergers planned by AT&T with Time Warner and Verizon…
Mermaids making a splash in Dutch pools
A majestic turquoise-and-gold tail splashes the surface of a public pool. Strange, beautiful creatures frolic in the water, occasionally peeking out from their masks and snorkels. Half-woman, half-fish. Since Disney’s Princess Ariel first hit the big screen over two decades…
DU, Quinnipiac University sign MoU
DU Correspondent Dhaka University (DU) and Quinnipiac University (QU), USA on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop academic and educational cooperation of the commerce faculty students and enhance friendly relationship between the two universities. Professor Dr Mohammad…
Study claims pregnancy raises stroke risk in younger women
Doctors have long warned women that getting pregnant later in life can raise the risk of stroke, but a study Monday suggested that actually, only young women face this increasing risk. The findings in the Journal of the American Medical…
Drones to deliver drugs in remote Costa Rica
Diego Arguedas OrtizDiego Arguedas Ortiz Eight communities in remote towns of Costa Rica are set to receive drugs via pilotless aerial vehicles (drones) starting from 2017, thanks to a new programme implemented by the government’s public health authority. The programme…
Modi’s SAARC satellite might miss its December deadline
Aditya Bhat Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious project to have a SAARC satellite as India’s gift to its neighbourhood is likely to miss its December 2016 deadline. It also comes at a time when uncertainty prevails over the SAARC…
Meet the President’s newest (kid) advisors
The very first time I saw a 3D printer was on a trip to the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore when I was 8 years old. It was printing a phone case from scratch. I was so impressed that my…
The election is over, says everybody except Trump’s kids
By Alex Thompson Donald Trump’s campaign sent out a press release Sunday afternoon with the yearning headline “Eric Trump: I really believe we’re going to win this.” But the candidate’s son might be the only one who’s still feeling optimistic…
2 relatives of accused in Jhenidah schoolgirl stabbing held
Dhaka – Police arrested a sister and brother-in-law of the main perpetrator in connection with the stabbing of a schoolgirl from Uposhohor Para in the Jhenidah district town on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Galaxy Note recall, Hyundai strike hit South Korea’s growth
Seoul (AP/UNB) — South Korea’s third-quarter growth slipped to its lowest level in more than a year in the first indication of the growing impact of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recalls on the broader economy.
Youth stabbed dead in Sunamganj
Dhaka (UNB) – A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his uncle at Tekerghat village in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday night, UNB news agency reported.
France relocates over 6,000 migrants destroying camp
Calais (AP/UNB) — Lines of migrants with their lives in small bags walked to a registration center in the French port city of Calais Monday, the first day of the mass evacuation and destruction of the filthy camp they called…
Leicester duo competing with Messi, Ronaldo for Ballon d’Or
Dhaka – Leicester forwards Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy will try to break the domination of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the annual Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player.The stars of Leicester’s surprise English Premier League title…
Schoolteacher beaten dead by husband in Savar
Dhaka – A school teacher was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Anandapur City Lane area of Savar municipality on the outskirts of the capital on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Asma Afrin…
2 killed in Jhenidah ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two alleged criminals were killed in a gunfight with police on Bypass road in Bhutiargati area of Jhenidah district town early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Man killed in clash over land dispute in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – A man was killed in a clash over a land dispute at Nishchintopur village in Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mamun, 40, son of Yasin, a resident of the village,UNB News Agency…
4 suspected ‘JMB men’ held in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Police in a raid arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from Khalishkhali village in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat early Tuesday.
51 Pakistan police trainees killed in suicide attack
Pakistan (AP/UNB) — Gunmen stormed a police training center late Monday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province and detonated explosive vests, killing at least 48 police trainees, authorities said. Baluchistan’s top health official, Noorul Haq, said at least 116 people were…
0.5mn BD students drop out at Junior Secondary Level in 3 years
Dhaka – Over five lakh students have dropped out in the last three years before attending the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations this year. The dropout rate is not decreasing despite providing free textbooks, stipends and additional classes…
Two sentenced to gallows for killing AUST student
Dhaka – The District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday sentenced two Ahsaullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) students to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing Subid Chandra Das, also a student AUST…
Sabotage Charge hearing against Mahmudur Rahman Jan 2
A Dhaka court on Monday fixed January 2 of 2017 to hear on charge framing against the Amar Desh acting editor in a case filed for sabotage. Magistrate Alamgir Kabir Raj of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka…
Accused in assaulting twin sisters in capital arrested
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion arrested the prime accused in a case filed over assaulting teenage twin sisters at Mirpur area on October 19 following their protests against abusive language used by him. Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan, Rab’s legal and…
19 maoists killed in encounter in southern India
Malkangiri – At least 19 Maoists were killed in a major encounter in Malkangiri, at Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, early on Monday. Two policemen were also injured, reports NDtv.
Eradication of extremism is key goal for now: Quader
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader today made his debut in the just assumed position urging party men to keep steadfast unity under Sheikh Hasina’s leadership and described preparedness for next general elections eradicating extremism as the party’s…
‘4 million BD girls victims to early marriage in 2 yrs’
Dhaka – Some 40 lakh girls were married off at the age of 14 on average in the country in the last two years beginning from November 2014, according to an NGO, UNB news agency reported. Initiatives for Married Adolescent…
4 policemen injured while ‘arresting fugitive criminal’ at night
Dhaka- Four policemen were injured by an alleged fugitive and his wife while they were trying to arrest him at Jasherabda in Habiganj on Sunday night, UNB news agency reported.
Major reshuffle in BD police admin: 28 SPs transferred
Dhaka – Twenty eight senior police officers in the rank of superintendents of police (SP) have been given new postings in different positions across the country, UNB news agency reported. Home Ministry on Monday has already issued a notification in…