Another case was filed against national cricketer Arafat Sunny and his mother Nargis Akter under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act by a woman who claims to be his wife. The woman, Nasrin Sultana, filed the case with the…
Day: February 1, 2017
Bangladesh rolls out red carpet for Mahmoud Abbas
Bangladesh today rolled out the red carpet as Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on a three-day official visit. President Abdul Hamid and senior ministers in the cabinet received the Palestinian leader as a 21 gun salute heralded his arrival,…
Arrangement to shift Rohingyas to Hatiya temporary: Shahriar
Bangladesh’s decision to gradually relocate the documented and undocumented Rohingyas to Noakhali’s Hatiya Island will be a ‘temporary arrangement’, considering the ‘humanitarian ground’. “This is a very temporary arrangement that we need to make. We want Myanmar to take back…
Literature can keep children away from wrong path: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said all need to encourage their children to read literature as it can prevent them from slipping into a wrong path. “We can rescue our children from the wrong path they are following these…
Palestinian President Abbas in city
A red carpet was rolled out as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid. President Hamid received the Palestinian President near the VVIP Tarmac of…
Bangladesh offers to invest $2 billion for Nepal hydropower
Bangladesh Ambassador in Nepal Mashfee Binte Shams has announced the government’s plan to buy hydroelectric power at a roundtable in Kathmandu.She has said Bangladesh is ready to invest $2 billion for hydropower projects. She also shared Bangladesh’s renewable energy experiences…
Bangladesh team to leave for India tomorrow
Dhaka – Bangladesh national cricket team will leave for India on Thursday to play their one-off Test against India, starting at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on February 9.Prior to that, Bangladesh will play a two-day practice match against India…
Now Sunny sued for ‘women repression’
Dhaka – Another case was filed against national cricketer Arafat Sunny and his mother Nargis Akter under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act by a woman who claims to be his wife.The woman, Nasrin Sultana, filed the case with…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Dhaka on first-ever state visit
He was welcomed by President Md Abdul Hamid after he arrived at Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.The Palestinian leader was given a 21-gun salute followed by guard of honour at the VVIP terminal.
Fire breaks out at the basement of a building in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar
Dhaka- A fire has erupted at the basement of a multi-storey building in Dhaka.The fire service said flames erupted at basement of the ‘Shaon Tower’ at the capital’s Bijoynagar around 2:30pm.As many as four fire-fighting have rushed to the spot,…
W.Indies’ Russell gets year ban for doping breach
Dhaka – Globetrotting West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned from all cricket for a year over a doping code violation, his Australian Twenty20 club said on Wednesday.The 28-year-old did not file his whereabouts on three occasions in 2015…
India pick opener Mukund for Bangladesh Test
Dhaka – Opener Abhinav Mukund on Tuesday returned to India’s Test squad after a gap of more than five years for a one-off match against Bangladesh starting next week in Hyderabad.The left-handed batsman, who played the last of his five…
Preparatory meeting for Bangabandhu, Bangamata School Football held
Dhaka – The preparatory meeting for Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football tournament and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football tournament held on Wednesday at the conference room of Primary and Mass Education Ministry.Acting Secretary of Primary…
Saraswati Puja celebrated in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Hindu community today celebrated their Saraswati (the goddess of learning) Puja in the city by offering worships to Debi seeking her blessings for knowledge and wisdom. Different religious, professional and social-cultural organizations organized Bani Archana, discussion…
One to die for killing school girl in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A court here today sentenced a youth to death for killing a school girl in Sadar upazila in 2016.The convicted youth is Abdul Malek, 28, of Diar Dhainagar village of the upazila.Additional District and Session Judge Ziaur Rahman…
Road crash kills youth in Sylhet
Dhaka – A youth was killed as a bus hit his motorbike in Daudpur area on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway under Dakhin Surma upazila in Sylhet this noon. The deceased was Sayed Parvej Ahamed, 21, son of Sayed Rana Ahamed, a resident…
Teenage boy ‘kills self’ in Jessore
A teenage boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself over a family feud in Nilganj area of the district town on Tuesday. Officer-in-charger of Jessore Kotwali Police Station Sheikh Ilius Hossain said Sujan, 19, son of Abdus Sattar, a resident…
Dhaka International Poets Summit hits floors on Feb 3
Cultural Correspondent The Dhaka International Poets Summit 2017 will be held on February 3 at 6pm at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital. Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Rashed Khan Menon will be present…
Brain teasers may protect you against mild cognitive impairment
Keeping your brain busy and sharp with a steady flow of activities is likely you help you fight against mild brain disabilities. Rochester-based Mayo Clinic researchers have found that engaging in mentally stimulating activities, even late in life, may protect…
iPhone sales lift Apple to record quarter
Apple on Tuesday reported a rebound in iPhone sales to lift the tech giant to record revenue in the past quarter in quarterly results that eased concerns of slowing growth. The results showed strong demand for Apple’s iPhone 7 models…
Johnny Depp almost ruined by lavish spending
Johnny Depp’s lavish spending—including $3 million to blast author Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes from a cannon—led him to the brink of financial ruin, according to an explosive lawsuit filed Tuesday. Over the best part of two decades, the 53-year-old actor…
Beleaguered bees hit by ‘deformed wing virus’
A wing-deforming virus shortens the lifespan of wild honeybees already contending with a startlingly long list of existential threats, researchers said Wednesday. Spread by microscopic mites, the microbe disrupts bees’ foraging and curtails their lives, experiments confirmed for the first…
CSO revises GDP growth for 2015-16 upwards to 7.9%
Government has marginally revised upwards GDP growth for 2015-16 to 7.9 per cent from the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent after factoring in latest data on agriculture and industrial production. “Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for…
Trump’s entry ban – linked to the Neo-Con agenda
By Chandra Muzaffar President Donald Trump’s ban on nationals from 7 Muslim majority countries in West Asia and North Africa (WANA) entering the United States of America for a period of 90 days has brought to the fore the role…
30 Passengers hurt as bus overturns in Savar near Dhaka
Savar, Feb 1 – At least 30 passengers were injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday morning.
Trump picks conservative Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
US President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old to restore the court’s conservative majority and shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights. The…
Food waste to be halved by 2030
Countries across the Europe, including Britain, have formally pledged to try and cut their food waste by 50% by 2030 campaigners call for target to be binding Pressure from Friends of the Earth and people across the continent, including 60,000…
Unseen force pushes Milky Way galaxy across the universe
(CNN) Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is being pushed across the universe by a large unseen force, according to new research. Although it may not seem like a friendly gesture, the newly discovered Dipole Repeller is actually helping our…
India mourns one of its oldest elephants, Indira
One of the world’s oldest elephants, Indira, has died in her eighties in southern India, forest officials say. She had been unwell and stopped eating earlier this month.
Philippine drug war killings, crimes against humanity: Amnesty
Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of “systematically planning” extrajudicial killings in the controversial war against drugs.