Ten people, including six children, died and some others went missing as a trawler sank in the Arial Khan River at Jongli Shibpur in Raipura upazila on Saturday.Nine of the deceased were identified as Mala Begum, 30, wife of Rabiullah,…
Year: 2016
Militancy to be contained, reaffirms PM
Reiterating her government’s zero tolerance stance to rein in terrorism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government will contain militancy and terrorism by any means.”We’ll surely eradicate militancy and terrorism whatever the name it takes. We won’t allow…
Growing US Navy activity in Black Sea raises concerns in Russia
A US guided missile destroyer, USS Ross, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile defence system has entered the Black Sea and is heading to the Ukrainian port city of Odessa to join the international maritime exercises Sea Breeze 2016. The…
A glass of cranberry juice a day can keep bacterial infections away
Scientists have now found a nutritious and tasty way to keep bacterial infections at bay. According to them, cranberry juice has properties that can tackle bacteria effectively. A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Massachusetts…
Nusrat Faria’s ‘Gowah: The Witness’ to release in September
Entertainment Desk The new sensation of the country’s movie Nusrat Faria, so far becomes the first actress acting in Bollywood. Her actors are Emraan Hashmi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. She is playing a major role in a Mumbai based film “Gawah:…
Sonakshi Sinha parties with rumoured beau
Entertainment Desk While Sonakshi Sinha was making heads turn with her film choices and with big money involved, her love life too was part of a lot of gossip. She has been linked with many but then it was heard…
Ranveer Singh salutes Irrfan
Entertainment Desk Ranveer Singh attended a screening of Madaari last evening and the actor has been raving about the film ever since. He even took to social media to praise Irrfan. He tweeted – “Radical stuff! An emotional thrill-ride that’ll…
End of an era: VCR headed for outdated tech heaven
The clunky videocassette recorder is going the way of floppy disks, eight-track tapes and camera film as the world’s last manufacturer ends production of the once booming home-video technology. Japan’s Funai Electric cited a sharp decline in sales and trouble…
IMF urges key G20 countries to spend more for growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned risks to the global economy are growing, as it called on some G20 nations to boost government spending. Central bank chiefs and finance ministers from the world’s top 20 economies gathered in the…
Philippines reviewing ‘crazy’ climate pledges: Duterte
The Philippines is reviewing its “crazy” commitment to severely cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the Paris climate deal, new President Rodrigo Duterte has warned. The government of predecessor Benigno Aquino had pledged to the United Nations to cut the Asian country’s…
Nine dead in Munich shooting, attacker kills himself
Munich (AP/UNB) — An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s Friday night, killing nine people and wounding 16 others before killing himself, the chief of police in the Bavarian capital said.…
Hillary chooses Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as running mate
Tampa(AP/UNB) – Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket. In a text message to supporters, the presumptive Democratic nominee…
11 female activists of opposition Jamaat-Shibir held in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested 11 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir along with some jihadi (religious uprising) books at Munshiganj in sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Friday evening.
Three Bangladesh airports being searched to check smuggling
Dhaka – A special drive titled ‘Operation Irene’ will be conducted in three international airports in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet on Saturday by Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate will to prevent smuggling.
Mosque Imam arreted for ‘anti-state speech’ in Noakhali
Dhaka – A mosque imam in Bandatta area of Kabirhat upazila was arrested by police for delivering anti-state speech during the Friday Juma prayers, UNB news agency reported.
Edhi: Greatest of the great, warmest of the warm!
By Nilantha Ilangamuwa The most fundamental question every human being at least one time in life will ask himself/herself is – ‘what is the meaning of the life?’ There is no fixed answer to this question but in fact, the…
Rains mount sufferings on city dwellers
A heavy monsoon shower submerged many roads in the capital on Friday afternoon, inflicting sufferings on commuters.
Ragib-Rabeya Medical College asked to relocate by Jul 30
The local administration has asked Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital authorities to remove their establishments from Tarapur Tea Garden by July 30.
‘Mentally derailed’ woman arrested for Gulshan attack
Dhaka-Ruma Begum who was arrested from Polash in the district on Thursday night in connection with militant attack in Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery is known as said to be partially mentally derailed.
Kerry: Climate change as dangerous as terrorism
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that climate change is as dangerous as, if not more than, the threats posed by the Islamic State and other extremist groups.Speaking Friday in Vienna at an international climate change conference, Kerry…
Putin calls for creation of new anti-doping commission
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for a new anti-doping commission to be created to shape Russia’s future strategy, as the country faces possible exclusion from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Putin’s intervention came as former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev wrote…
Trump pledging ‘Americanism, not globalism’
Donald Trump has officially accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president of the United States, pledging to champion “Americanism, not globalism” if he is elected to the White House and accusing his likely Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, of a legacy…
Solo exhibition by Bitap Shavan begins
A solo painting exhibition titled “Life We Desire; Life We Gain” by artist Bitap Shavan Bachhar has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Friday, 22 July 2016.Professor Dr. A…
4 killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Four people, including two women, were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between two buses on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway in Chunti area of Lohagara upazila in Chittagong on Friday morning.One of the deceased was identified as…
Almost 3,000 drowned in Mediterranean crisis this year
Some 2,977 people have perished in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year, with people dying at a rate of around 20 a day since March.The benchmark of nearly 3,000 was reached faster this year than in any previous year…
BSF kills Bangladeshi national along Rajshahi border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Char Kanaipara border area in Godagari upazila early in Rajshahi Friday.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 30, son of Kadam Ali of the…
2 killed in Kushtia road accident
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus skidded off the track and hit a roadside tree in Koipal Badurjhola area of Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as the bus helper…
2 held with 500 yaba tablets in B’baria
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) and the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in a joint drive arrested a married couple along with 500 pieces of yaba tablets in Kandir Para municipal area of the district town…
Kohli ton puts India on top against WIndies.
Dhaka – India captain Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 143 to put India in a powerful position at 302-4 after Thursday’s opening day of the first test against the West Indies.The West Indies pace attack got some early assistance from…
Fizz opens County Cricket book with four-for
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman opened his County Cricket display with an impressive performance of 4 for 23 that helped the Sussex Sharks secure a 24 runs victory over Essex Eagles in the 18-team NatWest T20 Blast…