Dhaka-BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday reiterated their party’s call to the government for engaging in talks forgetting past bitterness to find out an effective way for peaceful handover of power through fair polls.
Day: December 3, 2016
Mine explosion kills 17 in China
Chinese state media say a coal mine explosion in a northern region has trapped 36 people, killing 17 of them.
Hindu houses torched in Dinajpur
Dhaka-Miscreants torched 10 houses of the Hindu community at Horijonpalli at Bonomalipara area in Bochaganj upazila early Saturday.
PM is hopeful regarding Teesta water sharing agreement
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said she is still hopeful about the Teesta water sharing agreement with India.
PM has little interest in Khaleda Zia’s proposals
Mentioning that she has little interest in Khaleda Zia’s proposals for the Election Commission’s reconstitution, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the BNP chief should have apologised to the nation before going for that.
BPL4: Rangpur stay in the running for play-off berth
Dhaka – Rangpur Riders secured a 29-runs victory against Barisal Bulls to stay alive in the race for four-team Play-off stage in the 4th Bangladesh Premier League T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.With the 6th win…
Mourinho offers Schweinsteiger ray of hope at Man United
Dhaka – Bastian Schweinsteiger might still have a future at Manchester United.It seemed the former Germany captain would be on his way out of Old Trafford in January when he was told to train away from the first-team squad for…
10 Hindu houses set on fire in Dinajpur
Dhaka – Miscreants torched 10 houses of the Hindu community at Horijonpalli at Bonomalipara area in Bochaganj upazila in 10 Hindu houses set on fire in Dinajpur early Saturday.Habibul Haque, inspector of Bochaganj Police station, said some unidentified miscreants set…
One held with 60 tola gold in Faridpur
Dhaka – Police arrested a man along with 60 tola gold from Kamarkhali Garai Bridge Toll Plaza area on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Madhukhali upazila on Friday night in Faridpur .The arrestee was identified as Habibar Rahman, 52,UNB news agency reported.
Ronaldo, Mourinho accused of tax avoidance
Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho have avoided paying tax on millions of dollars of earnings by channelling money abroad, according to claims based on a huge document leak. Ronaldo, the Real Madrid star, and Mourinho, the Manchester United manager, allegedly…
Robbers loot 2 houses in Sylhet
Dhaka – Robbers looted valuables including gold ornaments and cash from two houses at Rahimpur village of Bishwanath upazila in Robbers loot 2 houses in Sylhet early Saturday.Rafikul Islam, sub-inspector of Bishwanath Police Station, said a gang of masked robbers,…
‘Arm trader’ held with 2 pistols in Jessore
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged arms trader along with two pistols, two magazines and five rounds of bullets from Terghor in Benapole border area on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Mukul, 42, son…
1.35 lakh Yaba tablets recovered in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 1.35 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets from Keruntali area at Teknaf upazila in in Cox’s Bazar early Saturday.
5 Bangladeshi returns home after serving jail term in India
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi women and a minor boy returned home through Benapole check post on Friday night after languishing in Indian prison for two years.The returnees were identified as Sultana Khatun, 24, Ayesha Begum, 18, and Rubida Khatun alias…
Govt moves to ‘introduce unified university admission test’
Dhaka -The government has taken an initiative to introduce a unified test system for admission to all universities, aiming to reduce the hassles of admission seekers and their guardians. President Abdul Hamid, also the chancellor of all universities, will hold…
All graves impinging on Kahn’s design to go
Dhaka – Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Saturday said that all the graves on the National Parliament premises impinging on the main design of Louis Isadore Kahn would be removed.
BNP to win NCC polls, says Gayeshwar
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday urged their party leaders and activists to work together in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election as the ‘sheaf of paddy’ has “cent percent possibility” to win the polls. UNB news…
Dhaka City’s Shyambazar kitchen market catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Shyambazar kitchen market in the old part of the capital on Saturday evening. Sources at the Fire Service Control Room said the fire broke out at a shop in the market around 6:10…
Rohingya crisis: PM for identifying Oct 9 attackers
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the world leaders should have been more vocal on Myanmar issue in identifying the handful of October 9 perpetrators that led to the sufferings of thousands of men, women and children…
No special aircraft for VVIPs, says PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday ruled out the possibility of procuring any special aircraft for her safer journeys saying there is no scope in Bangladesh to go for such luxury at this moment. “Any scope of showing…
Suu Kyi blames global community for stoking unrest
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has blamed the international community for stoking tension between the Buddhists and the Rohingya Muslims.In an exclusive interview with Singapore state-owned broadcaster Channel News Asia, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said: “I would appreciate…
Bolt crowned IAAF athlete of year
Usain Bolt is track and field’s male athlete of the year, winning the award from the sport’s governing body for a sixth time.Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia won the women’s award, after her world-record run to win Olympic gold in the…
Malaysia defends rally against ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar
Malaysia (AP/UNB) — Malaysia’s government on Saturday defended plans for a protest rally to condemn what it called “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority, saying it has an obligation to ensure that its neighbor takes steps to prevent the…
Govt to set up HC benches in Sylhet, Chittagong
Dhaka – The government is likely to set up two separate High Court benches in Chittagong and Sylhet. Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha came up with the information while addressing the annual dinner of Sylhet Bar Association on Thursday evening.
Trump speaks with Taiwan’s president, risking China tensions
Taiwan (AP/UNB) — President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will be sure to anger China. It is highly unusual, probably unprecedented, for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader…
Cloud over facebook posting that hurt Muslim sentiment in BD
Dhaka – Namita Rani Das, mother of Rasraj who was arrested for hurting religious sentiments through an alleged Facebook post, on Friday demanded the release of her son immediately, claiming her son innocent as he was illiterate and incapable of…
Gossiping -‘adda’- part of campus life at BAU
From Md. Musfiqur Rahman Sifat: BAU, Mymensingh – Gossiping, called ‘adda’ in Bangla, is a popular form of spending leisure time in the university with friends. Students believe adda gives campus life rhythm. After passing 14 years of school and…
Suu Kyi says international attention fuelling Buddhist-Muslim divisions
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accused the international community of stoking resentment between Buddhists and Muslims in the country’s northwest, where an army crackdown has killed at least 86 people and sent 10,000 fleeing to Bangladesh. Suu Kyi…
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo launches Women4Climate Initiative
Mexico City – Today (2 December 2016) Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo leads women mayors from around the world in launching the Women4Climate initiative to help support and celebrate women leaders who are driving forward climate action. As the first woman…
