COMILLA – Three people including two women were killed and two others injured as a bus hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw at Hatimara on the Comilla-Noakhali road under Monoharganj upazila of the district this morning.The deceased were Nurjahan, 55, Aleya…
Year: 2016
Bangladeshi maids abused in Middle East
Dozens of Bangladeshi maids lured with the promise of a good job in the Middle East are being tortured and raped by their employers.Around six months ago, a woman from Kurigram who went to Saudi Arabia as a housemaid, was…
Hate stopping for gas? there’s an app for that
A handful of startups will deliver fuel straight to your car in the latest wave of on-demand services. If this is one of your least favorite tasks, you might soon be able to avoid it by pulling up a smartphone…
Birds on Islands are losing the ability to fly
Before the arrival of humans—and the rats, cats, and other predators that we brought—New Zealand was an idyllic haven for birds. Without ground-dwelling mammalian hunters to bother them, many of the local species lost the ability to fly. There’s the…
Children’s competition held at Shilpakal
Culture Desk Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is currently holding a cultural competition in almost all the government and non-government primary schools of the country as part of its recent missions to proliferate cultural practices. As part of the competition a contest…
Duchess Kate has Marilyn Monroe moment in India
On the second day of Prince William and Princess Kate’s official royal trip to India and Bhutan, Kate had a Marilyn Monroe moment at a solemn event honoring the war dead. The Duchess of Cambridge, 34, was unable to control…
Beat belly fat with this 45-minute running workout
Health Desk Trying to get rid of extra weight in your stomach? Interval training is proven to blast belly fat. Here’s a 45-minute interval workout you can do on the treadmill (set the incline to one to prevent shin splints)…
Artist Christo in divine stunt on Italy lake
World-renowned artist Christo may be 80, but he boasts the energy of a teenager: after creating umbrella forests, wrapping the Reichstag and decking Central Park in saffron, his new project will see audiences walk on water in Italy. In more…
Brazil impeachment: Vote deals new blow to Rousseff
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has suffered a blow to her hopes of staving off impeachment proceedings, after a committee voted they should go ahead.The 65-member congressional committee voted 38 to 27 to recommend impeachment over claims she manipulated government accounts…
Beat the heat: Tips to avoid heatstroke
Health Desk The risk of heat-related illness dramatically increased as the environmental temperature in Dhaka and elsewhere of the country climbed to 40 to 41°C or higher. It`s important – especially during heatwaves – to pay attention to the maximum…
Jute mill workers’ strike continues
The indefinite strike enforced by the employees of seven state-owned jute mills in the district to press home their five-point demand entered the ninth day on Tuesday.“The decision whether to continue the strike or not will be taken after a…
UK MP suspended out of Commons sitting for Cameron jibe
A Labour MP has been suspended from the Commons chamber for the rest of the sitting day after his “dodgy Dave” jibe over the prime minister’s tax affairs.
Asian-Pacific Women’s presentation on population & dev for UN
ARROW, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a regional, partnership based, non-governmental organisation that has been working since 1993 to advance women and young people’s health and rights, particularly in the area of…
Three killed in Comilla bus, auto-rickshaw collision
Comilla – Three people, including two women, were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Natherpetua on the Comilla-Noakhali regional highway in Monohorganj upazila on Tuesday morning, unb news agency…
Friend of Tonu`s brother back home
Comilla- Mizanur Rahman Sohag, friend of murdered Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s brother Anwar Hossain, returned home on Tuesday after 16 days of his going missing, unb news agency reported. Khaleda Akhter, elder sister of Sohag, said his…
UK now satisfied over Dhaka airport security
Dhaka – The British government has expressed satisfaction over the improved security measures taken by the Bangladesh government at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, unb news agency reported. British Prime Minister David Cameron has written back to her Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh…
Naba Barsha resolution
Speaking and protecting the truth is perhaps the best path to attaining perfection in personal and social life. Let us adopt a resolution on this Pahela Baishak, 1423 that throughout the year we will speak the truth and protect the…
Suu Kyi must erase apartheid stain
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk, wrote, “When fear becomes collective, when anger becomes collective, it’s extremely dangerous. It is overwhelming… The mass media and the military-industrial complex create a prison for us, so we continue…
North Korea claims missile engine puts US in nuclear ‘strike range’
By Reuters and VICE News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a successful test of a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media said on Saturday. The country claimed that the development, which has not been independently…
Sever ties with violence users: Resume talks – Oppn, Govt urged
Dhaka – International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based independent organisation, in its latest report released on Monday suggested Bangladeshi opposition parties to sever ties with political allies who use violence to destabilise the government. It also suggested opposition to commit to…
US Navy officer charged with spying, possibly for China
A US Navy officer with access to sensitive US intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed on state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a US official told Reuters on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified…
Town in Russia’s Stavropol region hit by suicide attack
Three militants, including one suicide bomber, have attacked a police station in southern Russia. Russian media, citing regional police, said no police officers or civilians were killed in the attack on April 11 in the town of Novoselitskoye in the…
AL MP’s son Rony refused bail in murder case
The Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Jude’s Court of Dhaka on Monday rejected the bail petition of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony and again decided to record the depositions of the witnesses in a double murder case…
Baishakhi Dhak Dhol at Amari Dhaka
Celebrate the colours of Boishakh in Amari style April 2016 – To greet the Bengali New Year, Amari Dhaka has designed all its activities in traditional Bengali style. A cultural ambiance in traditional celebrations will create an authentic atmosphere, along…
Appropriate policy measures may ensure agri growth
Speakers in a discussion meeting at the Rajshahi University (RU), stressed that Bangladesh, is a rural-agrarian country where agriculture plays an important role in growth and stability, producing nearly one fourth of the economy’s output and providing livelihoods to more…
Argentina’s Juan Monaco wins US Men’s Clay Court
Dhaka – Argentina’s Juan Monaco took advantage of defending champion Jack Sock’s aching shoulder and leg cramps to rally for a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory Sunday, winning his second U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship nine months after major wrist surgery.”It’s…
Mustafiz likely to play for Sunrisers in IPL Tuesday
Dhaka – Off-cutter sensation Mustafizur Rahman is expected to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Tuesday. The 4th match of the 9th edition T20 format IPL…
I-Day Tennis: Dipu Lal earns double crown, Prity singles title
Dhaka – Dipu Lal of Nordic Club earned the double crown in the Independence Day Runner Open Tennis Tournament clinching the men’s singles and doubles titles beating their opponents in the finals at Ramna National Tennis Complex here on Monday.Deputy…
Bullet from own rifle kills Jhenidah cop
Jhenidah – A police constable was killed by a bullet fired accidentally from his own rifle at Kotchandpur Police Station in Kotchandpur upazila on Monday.Mohammad Altaf Hossain, superintendent of the district, said constable Solaiman Hossain, 25, son of Modasser Mollah…
‘Robber’ killed in mob beating in Sylhet
Sylhet – An alleged robber was beaten to death by a mob in Jangail area of Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Joynal, 35, son of a robber ringleader Sarder Alta alias ‘Hadai robber’ of Paikraja village of…