Dhaka– Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 50 maunds of jatka (hilsa fry) from two trawlers in Kirtonkhola river in the city’s Beltala Kheyaghat area in Barisal early Friday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of coast guards…
Month: February 2017
Tk 80 lakh seized from UPDF leader’s house
Dhaka – A team of joint forces in a drive seized Tk 80 lakh in cash and various documents, including subscription receipts, from the house of the military chief of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) in Jamtoli area of Sadar…
Bangladesh included in Asia Model Festival 2017
Entertainment Desk Bangladesh is the latest entry in Asia’s top model hunting platform Asia Model Festival, and is getting ready for this year’s biggest modeling and fashion event in the country through the platform ‘Face of Bangladesh’. A three year…
Chekhov Studio performs in city
Cultural Correspondent Chekhov Studio, the theatre troupe attached to the Museum-estate of Anton Chekhov, is set to stage Chekhov’s plays at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on February 9 and 10 on invitation from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The…
1st Law Alumni Council held at IU
IU Correspondent The first Law Alumni Council-2017 of Law and Muslim Jurisprudence Department was held at Islamic University (IU) campus here on Thursday. Law and Muslim Jurisprudence Department organized the day long programmes on the occasion. The alumni and current…
Taiwan Uber drivers protest fine hike as app halts service
Protesting Uber drivers circled Taiwan’s transport ministry Friday as the ride-hailing app halted operations on the island following an impasse with the government which deems the service illegal. The US firm announced last week that it would suspend business in…
Diva battle perhaps politics in store at Grammys
Which diva will the music industry select for its top honors? Adele, who conquered the charts with time-tested ballads of heartache, or Beyonce, who has crafted an edgier, confident sound? The two singers face off in three top categories Sunday…
Beyonce faces $20M copyright suit from YouTube star’s estate
New Orleans, Feb 10 (AP/UNB)- The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over the use of his voice in her “Formation” video.
Slum catches fire in capital
Dhaka, Feb 10 – A fire broke out at a slum in the city’s Tejkunipara area on Friday morning.
‘Drug addict’ kills Imam of mosque in Chandpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – The imam of a local mosque was killed in an attack by a ‘drug addict’ at Daspara in Matlab Dakkhin upazila of Chandpur on Thursday.
Landslide kills 3 stone quarry workers in Sylhet
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Three stone quarry workers were killed when part of a hillock collapsed on them while lifting stones from Bichanakandi in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet in northeast Bangladesh early Friday.
BSF guns down BD national along Kurigram border
Kurigram, Feb 10 – A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Datbhanga border in Roumari upazila early Friday.
Trump loses appeal against immigration ban suspension
Federal appeals court unanimously votes against reinstatement of immigration ban Keegan Hamilton on Feb 9, 2017 A federal appeals court declined to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries on Thursday, potentially setting the stage for…
Ambitious science based GHG emissions targets initiative
Husqvarna Group is the first Swedish listed company and the world’s first forest and garden company, to have its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative. The Science Based Target Initiative works with companies to…
Rohingyas: Refugee Camp narrative of hope, despair
Abu Raihan MuammedKhalid This is a story of the most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The country they came in denies them. This is a story of the Rohingya refugees living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp…
Worsening inequalities: The courage to face the challenge
By Chandra Muzaffar It is not surprising that the Davos Forum held in the middle of January 2017 chose not to examine the obscene, grotesque, ever widening economic inequalities in the world brought to its attention by Oxfam, the global…
Warrant against Bulu, 28 other BNP-led pol. leaders
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 28 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu.
Uttara schoolboy Adnan murder: Seven on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed seven persons on a 3-day remand each in a case filed for killing schoolboy Adnan Kabir in Uttara area of the city.
Ex-Rajuk Chairman, Partex Group Director sent to jail
Dhaka – Former RAJUK Chairman Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury and Partex Group Chairman MA Hashem’s son Showkat Aziz Russel landed in the jail after a Dhaka court denied them bail on Thursday in a case filed against them on graft charges…
Khaleda Zia to appear in Trust graft case on Feb 16
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others till February 16.
BCL hand over suspected Shibirman to police from RU
Rajshahi – Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student’s wing of the ruling Awami League, on Thursday handed over a student of Rajshahi University to police from Shaheed Ziaur Rahman hall, suspecting that he was involved with Shibir’s politics.
2 bodies recovered in Dinajpur
Dhaka –Police recovered bodies of an unidentified woman and a child from the Tangon river in Bongaon Farmpara Bagherghat area in Bochaganj upazila in Dinajpur on Thursday morning.
Two arms-wielding ex-BCL leaders land in jail
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sent two expelled leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in a case filed for brandishing guns during a clash with police in an eviction drive in Gulistan area of the capital.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate…
Huge haul of Yaba in Cox’s Bazar by unbnews
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized eight lakh pieces of Yaba tablet, worth about Tk 24 crore, from Shahparir Dwip and Jalia Dwip on the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar…
Female day-labourer killed in Baridhara wall collapse
Dhaka – A female worker was killed and several others were injured when the boundary wall of an under-construction building collapsed on them in the city’s Baridhara area on Thursday.Mizanur Rahman, the duty officer at the Fire Service control room,…
71 Dakhil examinees, 10 teachers expelled in Faridpur
Dhaka – Some 71 students and 10 teachers were expelled for adopting unfair means in the Dakhil examination at the Sarda Sundori High School centre in the district town on Thursday.A mobile court also sentenced three teachers to one month’s…
‘War criminal’ held in Jamalpur
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a suspected war criminal from Dameshwar Dakkhin Shekhpara village at Sadar upazila in Jamalpur on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Rustom Ali, 80, a resident of the village.
Barack Obama’s kitesurfing adventure with Richard Branson
Dhaka – IslandLife was good to Barack Obama.Before returning to Washington, the former president dove into an aquatic and athletic challenge with his friend, Virgin Group founder and billionaire Richard Branson, while vacationing on the British Virgin Islands with former…
2nd Div Football: Nawabpur KC beat Little Friends 3-1
Dhaka, Feb 9 (UNB) – Nawabpur Krira Chakra managed 3-1 goals victory over Little Friends Club in the Saif Power Tec Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Thursday.
1st Div Cricket: Shinepukur crush Udayachal by 175 runs
Dhaka – Shinepukur Cricket Academy, riding on a century by Tawhid Hridoy, registered a huge 175-run victory over Udayachal Club in the Metropolis First Division Cricket League at Fatullah Outer Stadium on Thursday.