BNP on Saturday alleged that the government is not forging a national unity to eliminate militancy as it is trying to perpetuate its power by using the issue as its political capital. “Being isolated from people, the government is indulging…
Day: March 18, 2017
PM reiterates tough stance against militancy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the stern stance of the government against militancy and terrorism will continue. “There’ll be no place of militancy and terrorism on Bangladesh soil… the stern stance that we’ve taken against it will continue,”…
Case filed over Ashkona blast
A case has been filed with Airport Police Station in connection with Friday’s suicide bomb explosion at a barrack of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Ashkona in the city that killed the attacker. Rasheduzzaman, sub-inspector of the police station, filed…
Anti-militant drive on at Ctg Lalkhan Bazar madrasah
A team of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) launched an anti-militant drive at a madrasah in Lalkhan Bazar of the port city on Saturday afternoon. Additional deputy commissioner of the CMP (north) Mohammad Waresh said a CMP team started the drive…
Khilgaon ‘attacker’s’ body bears 6 injury marks: Doctors
Doctors found six marks of ‘bullet wounds’ in the body of the unidentified miscreant who was shot dead during his attempt to intrude into a Rab checkpost in the city’s Khilgaon area early Saturday. Talking to reporters on completion of…
Trump and Mussolini: 11 Key Lessons from Historical Fascism
I’d like to draw some comparisons and contrasts between our present situation and that of fascist Italy between 1922 and 1945. I choose fascist Italy rather than Nazi Germany because it has always seemed to me a better comparison. Nazi…
Perils of climate change: Spring to recede from Pakistan
The meteorological department in Islamabad has announced that climate change will strongly impact spring in Pakistan. The highest temperature recorded in the capital in March was 25 degrees Celsius. It is expected that spring will cease to exist in the…
3 Jamaat men held with arms, explosives in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Police arrested three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami along with arms and explosives from a house at Baluchar village in Shibganj upazila early Saturday.UNB agency
Four national cricketers leave Dhaka for Sri Lanka Saturday
Dhaka – Four national cricketers –Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shuvagoto Hom, Nurul Hasan Shohan and newly called Sunzamul Islam—left Dhaka for Sri Lanka Saturday noon to join the Bangladesh national squad in Colombo.The Bangladesh team, led by ODI and T20…
Cox’s Bazar to be turned into digital surfing city: Palak
Dhaka– Country’s premier tourist hub Cox’s Bazar will be turned into a digital surfing city and the sea beach area will be made free Wi-Fi zone within next four to five years.State Minister for Informational and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid…
2nd Div Cricket: Gulshan Youth crush Young Pegasus-A by 6 wkts
Dhaka– Mehedi Hasan Sawon hammers unbeaten century of 103 runs for Gulshan Youth Club’s six wickets victory against Young Pegasus-A in the in their Group A match of Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at Fatullah Outer Stadium in Narayanganj…
2 held with hemp in Magura
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 3.5 kilograms of hemp from Chatrakandi Dariapur village in sadar upazila in Magura on Friday night.UNB agency
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Feni police firing
Dhaka – A suspected drug peddler who suffered bullet wounds during a brief gunfight with police at Charaitkandi village in sadar upazila in Feni on Friday night died at Sadar Hospital on Saturday morning.Acting on information, police raided the house…
Fizz, Shakib daunt Lankan 2nd innings 268/8 at stumps on Day Four
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s cutter Master Mustafizur Rahman and experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan shared the six-wicket equally to squeeze Sri Lanka’s score 268/8 at stumps in the 2nd innings on day four of the 2nd and last Test of the…
Anti-militant drive on at Ctg Lalkhan Bazar madrasah
Dhaka– A team of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) launched an anti-militant drive at a madrasah in Lalkhan Bazar of the port city on Saturday afternoon.Additional deputy commissioner of the CMP (north) Mohammad Waresh said a CMP team started the drive…
This is Salman Khan’s deadliest stunt yet
All you Salman Khan fans are about to have your hearts in your mouths. Why? Because the megastar will be fighting a pack of wolves next week. Salman will be performing the deadly stunt for a pivotal scene in Tiger…
Sayani Gupta’s first look from Jagga Jasoos will shock you
After winning over audiences as a pregnant woman fighting for justice in Jolly LLB 2, Sayani Gupta is back with a new look. Here’s the first glimpse of Sayani’s character in Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer Jagga Jasoos. The…
Intel deal may fuel Israel’s rise as builder of car brains
Intel’s $15-billion purchase of Israeli firm Mobileye could help fuel the country’s rise in the driverless car industry—not as a builder of vehicles, but as the brains behind them. Monday’s deal, the largest ever in Israel’s tech sector, could help…
CO2 stable for 3rd year despite global growth: IEA
Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector held stable for the third straight year in 2016 despite the global economy continuing to expand, the International Energy Agency said Friday. By far the main culprit in global warming, carbon dioxide…
Voyangkor Sundor set to release this April
Entertainment Desk The film is based on a short story written by Moti Nandi, the film follows an unusual romance between the lead roles played by Parambrata and Bhabna. From the beginning of its production, filmmaker Animesh Aich’s second feature…
UAE airlines’ profitability of will fall this year: IATA
The profitability of airlines based in the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East’s main aviation hub, is likely to fall this year amid limited growth in demand, the head of IATA said on Tuesday. The UAE is home to Emirates,…
Woman beaten dead by ‘son’ in Naogaon
Dhaka – A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her son at Sonapur village in Manda upazila in Naogaon on Friday night.UNB agency
Bahubali 2 trailer taking internet by storm
Dhaka – The much-anticipated trailer of Bahubali 2 was out on Thursday and took the internet by storm.The buzz around this movie is very strong due to the epic ending of the first part and the director SS Rajamouli said…
Tigers bag 6 wickets of Sri Lanka before tea
Dhaka – Cutter Master Mustafizur Rahman’s three- wicket haul greatly helped to rattle Sri Lanka’s bating line up (199/6) before tea in the 2nd innings on day four of the 2nd and last Test of the Joy Bangla Cup series…
Rooppur nuke plant: Draft agreement on spent fuel
Dhaka – Bangladesh and Russia have approved and initialed the draft of agreement on spent fuel management for Rooppur nuclear power plant on March 15, 2017 in Dhaka. Both the sides agreed to prepare the final documents for formal signing…
Man ‘trying to attack Rab checkpost’ in Dhaka gunned down
Dhaka, Mar 18 – An unidentified ‘miscreant’ was killed and two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were injured in an attack on a Rab checkpost in the city’s Khilgaon area early Saturday.
Osborne named London Evening Standard editor
Tatton MP George Osborne has been named editor of the London Evening Standard. The former chancellor will take over from Sarah Sands – but says he will stay on as MP. The newspaper’s owner Evgeny Lebedev made the surprise announcement…
NZ 139-5 at tea on day 3, 2nd test vs. South Africa
Dhaka- Opener Jeet Raval made a valiant half century Saturday as New Zealand battled to save the second cricket test before tea on the third day.Raval stood firm as New Zealand’s top order collapsed to reach his highest test score…
History as a moving procession
Sudhirendar Sharma Chandni Chowk may have been subsumed under the great metropolis of the modern capital city but it has held onto its charm.
Sock wins another 3-setter to gain Indian Wells semifinals
Dhaka- Jack Sock is getting quite the workout at the BNP Paribas Open, with all four of his matches stretching to three sets on his way to the semifinals.The 24-year-old American notched his biggest singles victory yet with a 6-3,…