Pope Francis has arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos to show support for refugees who are trying to reach northern Europe.The Pope is heading to a detention camp holding more than 3,000 people, some of whom may face deportation…
Year: 2016
Oil prices fall
Oil prices fell on Friday in subdued trade as traders and analysts anticipate a weekend meeting of major oil exporters to do little to help to clear global oversupply quickly, even though it would provide a floor for the market.All…
Man stabbed dead in Comilla over land boundary
Comilla -A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his cousin during an arbitration following a dispute over erecting a boundary wall at Laxmipur village in Daudkandi upazila on Friday night.Locals said Abdul Wadud and his cousin Nazrul of the…
Engineer electrocuted in Jessore
Benapole – An engineer was electrocuted at Dormutia village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Friday.Family sources said Shahid Kamal,27, son of Ali Sardar, a resident of the area,
Youth dies for drinking excessive liquor in Jessore
Benapole – A young man died after drinking excessive liquor at Sheikhhati village in Jessore town on Friday night. Officer-in-charge of Jessore Kotwali Police Station Elias Hossain said Anwar Hossain Anar, son of Atiar Rahman, a resident of the village,…
Dhaka-M’singh highway blocked following road crash
Mymensingh – Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for two hours following a road accident as two trucks collided head on at Signboard in Trishal upazila on Saturday.Maniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said vehicular movement was disrupted…
Levante beats Espanyol 2-1 to boost hopes of survival
Dhaka – Levante fought back to beat Espanyol 2-1 at home on Friday to boost its hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league.Hernan Perez gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute after controlling Victor Sanchez’s pass.Giuseppe Rossi…
Next budget likely to be of Tk3,40,006 crore
Dhaka – With its focus on human resource development, employment, power and energy sector, the government is likely to come up with around Tk 3,40,006 crore budget for the next fiscal year (2016-17), unb news agency has reported. To be…
Sr journalist Shafik Rehman arrested
Dhaka –Detectives arrested journalist Shafik Rehman, former editor of the Bangla daily Jaijaidin, from his residence in the city’s Eskaton Garden on Saturday morning, unb news agency reported.
Stephen Hawking’s plan to blast a tiny ship to another star
By Ryan Faith This week, on the 55th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first-ever manned spaceflight, Russian internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner and British physicist Stephen Hawking announced a project aimed to send a spacecraft to another star. With lasers! Breakthrough Starshot,…
UP polls Grand festival of killing, says Bnp’s Gayeswar
Dhaka – Stating that a ‘grand festival of killing people’ is going on in the Union Parishad (UP) polls, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday questioned why their party is still there in the election race. “A grand…
7.1 scale quake hits south Japan, people trapped
Mashiki – A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed nine people. Japanese broadcaster NHK said a number of calls were…
Gazipur city mayor Mannan held again
Dhaka – Law enforcers arrested Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan from Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur on Friday night, unb news agency reported. A team of police picked up Mannan from Madhyapara around 8:30pm while he was returning to the…
Europa: Stoppage winner for Liverpool, Sevilla wins shootout
Dhaka – What the Europa League lacks in glamor it more than made up for in late drama on Thursday. Sevilla’s pursuit of a hat trick of titles was kept alive with a shootout success and Liverpool reached the semifinals…
Nadal, Federer, Murray reach Monte Carlo Masters quarters
Dhaka – Rafael Nadal was prepared for pain. Roger Federer hoped to avoid pain.They got what they wished for and reached the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Thursday.Eight-time champion Nadal saved 15 of 17 break points, scampering all over the…
Indefinite transport strike in Sylhet called off
Sylhet – The indefinite strike enforced by Sylhet District Transport Owners and Workers Oikya Parishad demanding the withdrawal of a case filed against the president of Sylhet Road Transport Workers’ Union in the district, was called off on Thursday.Samsul Haq…
26 fall sick after taking tea in Panchagarh
Panchagarh -Twenty-six people fell sick reportedly after taking tea at a function to see prospective bride at Balapara in Debiganj upazila on Thursday night.Rahimul Islam Bulbul, chairman of Sonahar union in the upazila, said Surendra Nath Roy of Nilphamari district…
Man stabbed dead by muggers in city
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by some muggers at Siddikbazar in the city’s Bongshal area on Friday morning.A gang of muggers intercepted Shaheed Hossain Shaheen, 35, an employee of a clothes store and son of Mohammad Ali,…
Woman ‘kills’ minor boy in Barisal
Barisa – A woman allegedly killed a three-year old boy after dashing him to the ground in Banaripara area of the district town early Friday.Quoting witnesses Ziaul Ahsan, officer-in-charge of Banaripara Police Station, said rickshaw puller Ripon Sheikh used to…
Shooter gun recovered after 2 ‘terrorists’ held in Jhenidah
Jhenidah – Police recovered one shooter gun and two rounds of bullets from Bujitala village of Sadar upazila on Friday following the arrest of two suspected terrorists from South Shikarpur village in the early morning.The arrestees were identified as…
Heatwave: Be prepared
Health Desk Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it’s too hot for too long there are health risks. As heatwave hits this summer, make sure the hot weather doesn’t harm you or anyone you know. The very young,…
Oil trades cautiously ahead of crunch producers’ summit
Oil prices rose slightly in Asia Friday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said it saw the crude supply glut easing by year’s end, but trading was cautious ahead of a crunch producers’ summit. The IEA report, released ahead of…
Long-time Met Opera music director James Levine to retire
Conductor James Levine, who led the Metropolitan Opera for 40 years as its music director, will retire at the end of the current season for health reasons, the company announced Thursday. The 72-year-old Levine, who has conducted more than 2,500…
Ananda Alo honours 12 personalities
Culture Desk Entertainment based fortnightly magazine Ananda Alo celebrated 12 years in production on the very first day of the Bengali New Year 1423 yesterday. The magazine celebrated their birthday celebration along with a prize giving ceremony yesterday. Ananda Alo…
Warming threatens the great barrier reef even more than we thought
The iconic reef depends on protective pulses of warm water to boost its heat tolerance. Climate change may eliminate these “practice runs.” This panoramic image reveals coral bleaching at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in March 2016. The…
Inky’s daring escape shows how smart octopuses are
The fleeing of a mollusk from a New Zealand aquarium has captivated the world. Here’s how he did it, and what it means. An octopus at New Zealand’s National Aquarium made a break for freedom by slipping out of its…
Music video of Baishakhi song to be released soon
Cultural Correspondent Music video of the song “Elo Re Bhai Notun Shaje Pahela Baishakh” will be released soon over the internet and on satellite channels. It has been sung by Dinat Jahan Munni, Pratik Hasan, Sabbir and Oishi and written…
William, Kate trek to Bhutan’s cliff-side monastery
Guwahati — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge trekked through blue pine forests to visit a famed Buddhist monastery in Bhutan on Friday during their weeklong tour of South Asia. Taktsang Monastery, also known as Tiger’s Nest, clings to the…
50 fall sick after taking Panta-Ilish in Bagerhat
Bagerhat (UNB) – At least fifty people including women and children fell sick after having Panta-Ilish at a Bangla New Year celebration programme organised by the Kachua Upazila Parishad on Thursday. Till Friday morning, 24 of them were admitted to…
Muggers stab man dead in city
Dhaka (UNB) – A man was stabbed to death by some muggers at Siddikbazar in the city’s Bongshal area on Friday morning. A gang of muggers intercepted Shaheed Hossain Shaheen, 35, an employee of a clothes store and son of…