You might expect love to hurt, but for one lovesick Dutch man in China it resulted in a hospital trip for exhaustion, UNB new agency has reported quoting BBC. Alexander Pieter Cirk, 41, recently flew from Holland to Hunan province…
Year: 2016
Obama calls Trump ‘unfit’, asks GOP to drop support
Washington (AP/UNB) — In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as “unfit” and “woefully unprepared” to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers to drop their support for their party’s nominee, declaring “There…
West Bengal wants to be renamed Bengal
Dhaka – West Bengal may soon be known as Bengal in English and Bangla or Banga in Bengali. After decades of deliberation, the first concrete step of renaming the state was taken on Tuesday, with the state cabinet adopting a…
Why destroy evidence by killing militants: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday asked the government to explain its ‘motive’ behind destroying evidence by killing militants instead of arresting them alive, UNB news agency reported. “Awami League leaders are saying BNP is decrying…
Govt indifferent to catastrophic flood situation: Khaleda
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday alleged that people in the country’s flood-affected areas are going through untold sufferings due to the government’s apathy to stand beside them with adequate relief materials.
Post-flood agonies are affect people in affected areas
Dhakla-Though floodwater has started receding from several districts, including Kurigram, Bogra, Jamalur and Sunamganj, over the last couple of days, people’s sufferings have not been eased for lack of relief materials while the flood situation in Faridpur and Manikganj and…
Govt. order closure of all “Peace” school branches in BD
The government has ordered the closure of Peace International School and all branches of Peace School across the country immediately for their controversial activities.
IBBL distributes relief among flood victims
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has taken initiative to distribute relief worth Tk.50 million this year among the flood affected people of northern part and different districts of the country.
Intellectual property right should be protected
The scientists and experts on Tuesday underscored the necessity of taking proper steps to conserve the intellectual property rights of the inventors, researchers and developers.
BCL leader charged over extortion of a RU student
Rajshahhi-A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) alleged took extortion TK-80,000 from a student of the Rajshahi University (RU). He is being threatened the student in different ways.
BNP will keep Jamaat out of its national unity process
Dhaka-The BNP will keep Jamaat-e-Islami, one of the major partners of the 20-party alliance out of its national unity process against terrorism and militancy, said a pro-BNP intellectual.
One taken on remand for Gulshan restaurant attack
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed caretaker Daud Patwary on a two-day remand to interrogate him in connection with his alleged involvement in the militant attack on a Gulshan restaurant last month.
AL central leaders, ministers visit flood affected areas
As per the direction of the Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the central leaders of AL as well as ministers have started to visit the country’s flood-affected areas in a bid to stand beside flood victims.
Indian team arrives to rescue the stranded elephant
A three member team from the Indian Forest Department wild life circle arrives in Dhaka Today in a bid to rescue an Elephant that has been stranded in a charland of the Jamuna river of the Jamalpur after it came…
Re-investigation report on Pahela Baishakh incident deferred
A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred submission of the re-investigation report in a case filed in connection with sexual harassment of several women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations to August 28.
Dhaka North to be smart city in three years: Annisul
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Tuesday said Dhaka will be turned into a smart city within the next three years as the city corporation authorities are working hard to make it a clean, safe and traffic…
Govt orders closure of PeaceSchool branches
The government has ordered the closure of Peace International School and all branches of Peace School across the country immediately for their controversial activities.The Education Ministry issued separate notices in this regard on Tuesday.Earlier, the Education Ministry urged the Home…
FBI employee pleads guilty to acting as Chinese agent
A U.S. electronics technician with the Federal Bureau of Investigation has pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese government.Kun Shan Chun, who was born in China and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, admitted in federal court Monday…
India controls rain-hit 2nd test, leads WIndies by 304
Dhaka – India declared at 500-9 on Monday after slowly building a first-innings lead of 304 runs in the rain-hit second test, and gambling on getting enough play in the final two days to beat West Indies.India added 67 in…
Australian swimming pioneer Forbes Carlile dies at 95
Dhaka – Forbes Carlile, a pioneering influence in the sport of swimming and the only person to have represented Australia at an Olympics first as a coach and then as an athlete, has died. He was 95.The Australian Olympic Committee…
Brazil looks for its first Olympic gold in football
Dhaka – Playing at home, with its biggest star onboard and an unexpected last-minute change at the helm, Brazil is looking to win its first Olympic men’s soccer gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.No pressure, right?Coach Dunga opted to include…
Boy missing for 15 days in Sylhet
Dhaka – A teenage boy has reportedly remained missing from Machhimpur area in Sylhet since July 15.The missing teenager was identified as Arif Hossain,13, son of Kabul Miah, a resident of Khasar Miah Colony of the area,UNB News Agency Reported.
Moderate physical activity can prevent dementia
An increase in physical activity can prevent new cases of dementia globally each year, a new study has revealed. According to the study, physical inactivity contributes to an estimated 5.3 million deaths each year, similar to the number of deaths…
Film actor Ferdous to work for Shewla
Cultural Desk Four-time national award winning actor Ferdous is now set to work in a new film titled “Shewla.” Directed by Ehsan Bappi, shooting for the film will begin very soon. Cast as a fisherman, the actor remarked, “Shewla is…
Nadia to return as “Shurbala”
Cultural Correspondent After a break of one year, actress Nadia returns to BTV to appear in TV play “Ekratri.” The shooting will be held at BTV premises in Rampura. Based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore, the play is directed…
US Health Officials Issue Zika Virus Warning for Miami
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control warned pregnant women Monday not to travel to an area in the southeastern state of Florida where new cases of Zika virus infections have been identified. Florida officials have discovered ten more cases of…
Kurigram: Flood water receding, not pains
Dhaka -The flood situation in Kurigram has shown an improving trend with the river waters receding; yet people have to grapple with newer forms of problems.Acute crisis of food, drinking water and outbreak of waterborne diseases are the post-flood agonies the…
21 Jamaat-Shibir men held in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested 21 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir along with 30 crude bombs and gun powder from Chamagram in sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Monday night.
‘7 robbers’ held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested seven alleged members of an inter-district robber gang from Tejgaon area of the city early Tuesday.Identities of the arrestees, also believed to be belonging to a carjacker gang, could not be…
150 sued over Comilla University BCL leader killing
Dhaka -A case has been filed against 150 people for their alleged involvement in the killing of a leader of the Comilla University (CU) unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in an intra-party clash on the campus in Comilla on Monday.Security…