Dhaka – A drug-addicted mother has allegedly sold her 33-day-old daughter for Tk 5,000 at Alamnagar Churipatti slum in Bangladesh’s noathern city of Rangpur to collect drugs.
Year: 2016
Thousands demand scrap of Bangladesh coal-fired plant
Dhaka – Thousands of protesters gathered in the Bangladesh capital Saturday, demanding the government scrap a massive coal-fired power plant they say will destroy the world’s largest mangrove forest.
BAU, China Corpn sign deal on hybrid rice tech cooperation
Dhaka – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh signed an agreement with Chinese corporation Chongqing Zhong Yi Seed Co. Ltd under the umbrella of Hybrid Rice Technology Cooperation Project between Bangladesh and China at the agriculture faculty dean office on Sunday.…
1st year team emerges champion in RU law cricket contest
Rajshahi – The Ist year team emerged champion in the Shahin-Babul Memorial Cricket tournament, an annual sports competition of law department of the Rajshahi University (RU) beating 2 nd year by 29 runs on Sunday.
BD Buddhist Federation condemns Rohingya persecution
Dhaka – Condemning the ongoing persecution on the Rohingya people in Myanmar, leaders of Bangladesh Buddhist Federation yesterday came down heavily on the ongoing repression on them.
Fakhrul terms Awami League old, tested autocratic party
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday termed the ruling Awami League as an old and tested autocratic party. “Awami League is there wherever there is killing, terrorism and manipulation of tender. So, there is no scope…
Dynamites on top with 4 wkts win against Bulls
Dhaka – Dhaka Dynamites secured a four-wicket victory over Barisal Bulls in their 9th tussle of the 4th Bangladesh Premier League T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.With this win, Dhaka Dynamites collected 12 points from nine…
Ansarullah Chief & 9 others indicted in Anti-Terrorism case
Dhaka-The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday framed charges against ten persons including Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) Chief Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Ronaldo scores 2 as Real Madrid equals Ancelotti’s run
Dhaka – Zinedine Zidane has matched another feat by Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid.With two first-half goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane’s Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 2-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday to equal the 31-game unbeaten run by Ancelotti’s…
Give shelter to Rohingyas, Khaleda to govt
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday called upon the government to give shelter to Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya people ‘as much as possible’ on humanitarian ground as they are facing a genocide and brutalities in their own homeland. UNB…
No decision to block Imo, Viber & WhatsApp: Tarana
Dhaka -No decision has been taken by the government to block messaging and calling services Viber, Imo and WhatsApp, said State Minister for Posts and Communications Tarana Halim on Sunday. UNB news agency reported
Trump aide says Clinton shouldn’t join recount
Washington – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition (all times EST):10:10 a.m. A senior Donald Trump adviser is calling Hillary Clinton’s decision to join a recount effort “incredible” and noting that the president-elect has not ruled out pursuing a…
Suso again on target as AC Milan beats Empoli 4-1 in Serie A
Dhaka – Suso was again the architect of AC Milan’s goals as his side beat Empoli 4-1 and moved into second spot in Serie on Saturday.Much of the talk this season has been about the coming of age of Milan’s…
College teacher among 2 killed in Phulbaria fight with cops
Dhaka – Two people, including a teacher of Phulbaria Degree College, were killed and 20 others injured as police allegedly charged baton on teachers and students during their demonstrations seeking nationalisation of the college in the upazila in Mymensingh on…
33 Gaibandha Santal men get HC bail
Dhaka – The High Court on Sunday granted bail to 33 Santal men for eight weeks in a case filed over attacking police during a clash with the law enforcers and workers of Rangpur Sugar Mill in Gobindaganj upazila on…
Road crash kills 2 in Comilla
Dhaka – Two vegetable vendors were killed and another was injured as a covered van hit a pick-up van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kalakachua area of Burichong upazila in Comilla on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Robin, son of…
5 lakh Yaba seized after gunfight with smugglers in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered five lakh pieces Yaba tablets after a gunfight with smugglers in Sabrang Alugola project area in the Naf River Teknaf upazila early Sunday.Lt Colonel Abuzar Al Zahid, commanding officer of BGB…
Bangladesh qualify for Asia Cup finals with AHF Cup hattrick
Bangladesh have achieved a rare honor of clinching the eight-nation Men’s Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup crown for the 3rd time in a row. This time they did it with an all-win record, defeating Sri Lanka 3-0 in the final…
City restaurant catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a restaurant in the city’s Bashundhara Gate area on Sunday morning.An official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) control room said the fire originated at about 11.20am at ‘Raj Bilas London…
Youth hacked dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by a group of miscreants at Jindabazar in Sylhet on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Misbah Uddin, 20, son of Rahmat Ullah,a resident of Majumdari are of the city,UNB News…
Young man gunned down in Jessore
Dhaka – A young man was gunned down by miscreants in Barandi Kadamtola area of the district town on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Suman Biswas, 20, son of Hanif Biswas,resident of the area.Sheikh Ilius Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotowali…
Suspected ‘JMB man’ killed in Bagerhat ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected member of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives at Rakhalgachhi in Sadar upazila of Bagerhat early Sunday. Identity of the deceased could not be confirmed yet.
PM flies off to Budapest to attend Water Summit
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for Budapest on Sunday morning on a four-day visit at the invitation of Hungarian President Dr Janos Ader to attend the Budapest Water Summit 2016. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines…
Iraq’s parliament adopts law legalizing Shiite militias
Baghdad (AP/UNB) — Rekindling sectarian rivalries at a sensitive time, Iraq’s parliament on Saturday voted to fully legalize state-sanctioned Shiite militias long accused of abuses against minority Sunnis, adopting a legislation that promoted them to a government force empowered to…
2 workers killed in Rangpur road accident
Dhaka – Two workers were killed in a head-on collision between two trucks at Boirigonj in Mithapakur upazila of Rangpur early Saturday.
7 dead, 1 missing as waves hit New Zealand fishing boat
Wellington (AP/UNB)— Seven people were killed and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat disappeared from view in large waves at the entrance to a harbor near Auckland, New Zealand authorities said. The boat Francie was carrying 11…
Younger Cubans grieve Castro, 9-day mourning begins Monday
Havana — Cuba will observe nine days of mourning for Fidel Castro, including a three-day journey by his ashes along the route taken by the rebel army he led on a victorious march across the island in 1959. The plans…
3 California mosques receive letters threatening Muslims
Los Angeles (AP/UNB) – A civil rights group has called for more police protection of mosques after several in California received letters that praised President-elect Donald Trump and threatened Muslim genocide. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, said the…
Hacked Sylhet college gril Khadija may leave hospital Sunday
Dhaka – Victim of stabbing for refuging to have rerlationship with BCL leader Badrul Alam, Sylhet college girl Khadiza Begum Nargis is expected to be released from Square Hospital in the capital city Sunday.
76,426 police members punished in over 5 yrs
Dhaka – A total of 76,426 members of Bangladesh Police were punished for their involvement in various types of crimes and irregularities in five years and eight months till August 31 this year. Among them, 551 were dismissed or sacked…