Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the party leaders and activists to work together and get united by shunning all differences among them. “The party got a batch of new and youthful leaders. The party leaders and…
Year: 2016
DMP launches CIMS
Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police has formally launched the Citizen Information Management System (CIMS) to store information of the city dwellers. DMP Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia inaugurated the system at Ramna Police Station on Thursday. UNB News Agency Reported.
Trudeau hails new era of China-Canada ties on Beijing visit
Beijing: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday hailed a new era in relations with China during his first official visit to a key trading partner, saying he aims to boost “stability and regularity” in their ties. AP/UNB News Reported.
BNP celebrates 38th founding anniv
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday celebrated its 38th founding anniversary across the country with a vow to ‘restore’ democracy in the country. BNP and its front and associate bodies marked the day with various programmes, including discussions and…
Teacher sent to jail for raping female student in Tangail
Tangail: A court here on Thursday sent a teacher of Tangail Polytechnic Institute to jail on charge of raping a female student of the institution and uploaded the video footage of the incident on the internet. Judge of the cognisance…
Khaleda joins social media; opens Twitter account
Dhaka: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday formally joined the social media networks by opening a Twitter account. She inaugurated her Twitter account at her party’s discussion at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, marking BNP’s 38th founding anniversary. UNB News…
Bibi Russell to take Khadi line to India Runway Week ramp
Bangladeshi fashion designer Bibi Russell will showcase a Khadi collection under the label Rajasthali by Bibi Russell at the seventh season of India Runway Week Winter-Festive 2016 in New Delhi next month.To be held at the Thyagaraj Stadium here, the…
Nature for all: Converging to save the planet
The world is slipping away – 3 degrees Celsius at a time.It is clear that climate change is occurring. To tackle it, world leaders and scientists have agreed that we need to limit global average temperature rise to 2 degrees…
2 ministers’ contempt: SC releases full text of verdict
The Supreme Court released the full text of verdict that fined ministers Qamrul Islam and AKM Mozammel Huq Tk 50,000 each for their controversial comments about Chief Justice SK Sinha in connection with the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader…
‘Village rationing’ for poor very soon: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government is going to launch ‘village rationing’ very soon for the country’s extreme poor and people with disabilities.”We’re going to introduce village rationing very soon …those who have ration cards will be…
Revisiting the Journey to the Sustainable Development Goals
It’s been almost one year since heads of state and government adopted ‘Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ – the ambitious agenda which contains 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 targets during a special session of…
UN Negotiations Focus on What Lies Beneath the High Seas
The high seas – oceans which fall beyond the jurisdiction of any country – make up about two thirds of the world’s ocean and half of the total surface of planet earth.In negotiations currently underway at UN headquarters, governments are…
Democracy And Capitalism May Be Headed For Divorce
The financial calamity of 2008 laid bare ugly problems in the global economic order. The mess has now festered into a political crisis that jeopardizes the link between market-driven economies and representative democracy.So argues Martin Wolf, the most influential living…
2 skeleton traders held in Sylhet
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested two people for their suspected link with human skeleton trade from different parts of the district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Bellal Hossain, 40, and his associate Hira…
Uttarakhand HC stays Rakesh Roshan’s arrest
The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the arrest of Bollywood producer-director Rakesh Roshan till September 19, an official said on Wednesday. A Dehradun-based writer Roop Kumar Sonkar had lodged an FIR against Roshan for copyright violation and accused him of…
Priyanka Chopra unveils first poster of her first Marathi film
Entertainment Desk The poster of actress Priyanka Chopra’s first Marathi production “Ventilator” has been unveiled. The actress, who has stepped into Production with her Purple Pebble Pictures production house, took to Instagram to share the first poster with her fans…
KUET to celebrate 13th founding anniversary today
Khulna Correspondent Students, teachers and staff of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) will celebrate its 13th founding anniversary today. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is expected to attend the function as the chief guest. The university authorities have…
New fossils show life on Earth at least 3.7bn years old
Life on Earth is even older than we thought, said Australian scientists on Thursday as they unveiled fossils dating back a staggering 3.7 billion years. The fossilised structures—called stromatolites—preserved in ancient rocks along the edge of Greenland’s ice cap were…
Obama visits world’s largest marine reserve
President Barack Obama goes off the beaten track Thursday—way off—to a marine reserve in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Obama will take Air Force One three hours west from his native Honolulu, to Midway Atoll on the far northwestern…
India’s Reliance announces launch of 4G mobile services
India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani announced on Thursday that his Reliance Industries’ long-awaited 4G mobile services would finally launch this month, sending shares of rival Bharti Airtel plummeting almost seven percent. Ambani told shareholders at the Mumbai-based company’s annual general…
Artists back appeal of ‘Blurred Lines’ copyright verdict
More than 200 musicians have joined Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in appealing a landmark court verdict that found that their hit “Blurred Lines” stole from Marvin Gaye. Williams, a leading songwriter, and “Blurred Lines” lead singer Thicke were ordered…
Oil prices edge up in Asia after sharp plunge
Oil prices edged up slightly Thursday after being hammered the day before by data showing a sharp rise in US stockpiles, while analysts warned a pick-up in the dollar would add further downward pressure. Both main contracts plunged Wednesday after…
Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador recall ambassadors over Rousseff impeachment
Following Brazilian senators’ vote to strip Dilma Rousseff of her presidency, Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador announced that they are recalling their ambassadors in protest against what they said was a “coup against democracy.” On Wednesday senators voted to impeach Rousseff,…
Cop faces action for demanding bribe from HC judge’s wife
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to take departmental action against a Special Branch of police official for demanding bribe to the wife of an HC judge for passport verification, UNB news agency reported.
Shirin, Papiya quit BNP executive committee
Dhaka – Two female BNP leaders — Shirin Sultana and Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papiya — have resigned from their respective posts in the newly formed BNP executive committee, UNB news agwency reported.
Dog swims over 6 miles, walks 12 more to find family
Beulah (AP/UNB) — A dog swam more than 6 miles and walked a dozen more to find its family after falling overboard into Lake Michigan during the weekend.
UN honors Col Nazma 1st female chief of peacekeeping medical team
Dhaka – Colonel Dr Nazma Begum, the first female commander of a medical contingent in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast, has received a special award for her outstanding leadership, UNB news agency reported.
Fertilizer factory gas tank blast: Two officials found liable
Dhaka – A probe body has recommended withdrawal and divisional action against two top officers of Di-Ammonium Phosphate Fertilizer (DAP) Company Ltd in Anwara upazila over the ammonia tank explosion nine days ago, causing at least 50 workers to fall…
Kerry underscored space for peaceful political opposition: US
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia to discuss the political and security environments in Bangladesh, according to a media release by US State Department.
Brazil’s Senate removes President Rousseff from office
Rio — After an emotionally charged, late-night debate, the Brazilian Senate voted Wednesday to remove suspended President Dilma Rousseff from office for fiscal irregularities, a move she said amounted to an illegal coup. The 61-20 vote capped a year-long power…