Dhaka -A housewife died after being electrocuted in Panchbibi Upazila of the district last night.The deceased was identified as Karima Begum, 28, hailed from the village Nakurgachi of the upazila.agency
Day: March 21, 2017
Shakib regains Test all-rounders top spot
Dhaka- Good news for the Tigers fans as ace allrounder Shakib has displaced India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin from the top rank in the list of all-rounders after the two players inter-changed positions two times last week.The Bangladeshi all-rounder bagged six…
BD squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup announced
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a 15-member final squad for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup-2017 beginning on March 27 in the port city of Chittagong and the tourist hub of Cox’s Bazar.National top order batsman Mominul Haque…
5 ‘Neo JMB men’ held in city
Dhaka– Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB)(Sarwar-Tamim group), including its two engineers of IT section, from different areas in the city on Monday night.The arrestees are Oliuzzaman alias Oli, 28, Anwarul Alam,…
Ecnec okays Tk 1.1 5 lakh cr health project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved Tk 1.15 lakh crore 4th Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Programme, aiming to improve equity, quality and efficiency for gradually moving towards Universal Health Coverage and achieving health-related…
Deaf Asia Cup T20: India beat Pakistan and Bangladesh
Dhaka – India made flying start in the T20 Deaf Asia Cup Cricket Championship winning both matches of the opening day at Mirpur City Club ground on Tuesday.In the day’s first match, India beat their arch-rivals Pakistan by nine wickets.Batting…
Dhaka gears up drive to have UN recognition for Mass Killing Day
Bangladesh has intensified its diplomatic efforts to get UN recognition for March 25 as Mass Killing Day commemorating the atrocities and mass killing committed by Pakistani occupation forces in 1971. “Though it’s a time-consuming process but it’s not impossible,” State…
Tigers to play one-day warm-up match Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket team, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, will start their limited-over campaign in Sri Lanka taking on a local selection in lone warm-up match at Colombo Cricket Club ground on Wednesday, ahead of their three-match ODI and…
No vote for those driving country to destruction: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called on people not to vote for those to power who indulged in corruption, engaged in terrorism and militancy and killed people in arson attacks as they will push the country towards destruction again.…
Older Syrian Refugee Dies Waiting for Family Reunification
Fatima, 62 years old, fled persecution and the destruction of her city of Aleppo, Syria, with the dream of reuniting with her daughter and grandchildren in Germany. She survived the treacherous journey to Greece, but border restrictions in the Western…
3 get life in prison for killing their spouses
Dhaka- Three people, including a woman, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for killing their respective spouses in Sherpur, Faridpur and Laxmipur districts.In Sherpur, Asma Akhter, 19, 2nd wife of Sayedur Rahman alias Fazu Miah of Ramerkura village in…
India Pakistan resume talks on Indus Treaty: Stakes are high
When on March 20-21, 2017, on the eve of the World Water Day, India and Pakistan’s Permanent Indus Commission met in Islamabad for its 113rd meeting, there is a lot at stake besides the immediate issues or even the Indus…
‘No ground water, manage waste water for drinking’
Experts at human chain programme yesterday stressed the need for proper management of waste water to resolve the drinking water crises instead of over relying on underground water.
Akhara Hassan: Love watching my parents’ romance in ‘Raaj Tilak’
Actress Akshara Hassan says she gets excited every time she watches the on-screen romance of her parents Kamal Hassan and Sarika in their first outing ‘Raaj Tilak’. “I liked my mom in ‘Parzania’ and my dad in ‘Nayakan’ and ‘Chachi…
Nowheen, Apurba in Eid drama
Culture Desk Nowsheen and Apurba have finished acting for a new drama on the life of a “fool.” The drama titled “Fortune” has been directed by Sheikh Selim. Shooting of the drama was wrapped up earlier this month. It has…
Spider venom may offer hope to stroke victims: scientists
A protein in the venom of potentially deadly funnel web spiders could minimise the effects of brain damage after a stroke, researchers in Australia said on Tuesday. Strokes claim six million lives worldwide each year, and five million survivors are…
Gyllenhaal breathes ‘Life’ into alien invasion genre
Eight decades after “Flash Gordon” hinted that aliens might not have our best interests at heart, mankind still risks destruction in the movies to make contact with extraterrestrial life. From Frederick Stephani’s 1936 big screen serial through the $1.2 billion…
Climate change ‘makes deadly China pollution worse’
Global warming has boosted the frequency and severity of deadly air pollution peaks in northern China, scientists said Monday. Toxic particles in the air cause nearly a million premature deaths in the country every year, according to earlier research. “Climate…
Most Asia markets up but dollar hit by uncertainty
Most Asian markets rose Tuesday following the previous day’s retreat, but the dollar was hit by fresh uncertainty over Donald Trump’s economic policy and contradictory views on future rate hikes by two top Federal Reserve officials. Global stocks started the…
Angelique Kerber retakes No. 1 ranking from Serena Williams
Dhaka -Angelique Kerber is back at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, reclaiming that spot from Serena Williams.Kerber moves atop the rankings on Monday. That’s about six months after she originally ascended to No. 1 for the first time, overtaking…
2 Jamaat men held in Magura
Dhaka – Police arrested two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami at Darimagura village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.UNB agency
BSF picks BD man up from Lalmonirhat border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was picked up by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Burimari border point in Patgram upazila early Tuesday.UNB agency
Walton Independence Day Volleyball begins Tuesday
Dhaka – The Walton Independence Day Volleyball Tournament will begin at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Tuesday.Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel will inaugurate the meet, organized by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation.Bangladesh Army will play…
Sitakunda slain ‘militants’ buried as unclaimed bodies
Chittagong, Mar 21 – The suspected militant couple and their six-year-old boy, killed during a special drive at Premtala in Sitakunda upazila, have been buried at a graveyard in Sitakunda upazila as their family members refused to receive their bodies.
SC releases full verdict on Mufti Hannan’s death sentence
Dhaka, Mar 21 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday released the full text of its verdict upholding the death sentence of Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two others in a case filed over a grenade attack on ex-British…
Nearly all electronics banned on some US-bound flights
Airlines that fly from certain countries in the Middle East and Africa to the U.S. must soon require passengers to check in almost all electronic devices rather than carry them into the cabin, a U.S. official said. The official said…
Bill Gates tops Forbes’ rich list but Trump’s wealth slips
Microsoft founder Bill Gates again tops Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people, in a year when the number of billionaires rose 13% to 2,043.
2 man held with Yaba pills in Sunamganj
Dhaka – Police arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 310 Yaba tablets at Badaghat in Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj on Monday.UNB agency
A feast celebrating the nation this Independence Day
Amari Dhaka, March – This Independence Day, set yourself free and celebrate freedom with delicious delicacies at Amaya. Amari presents to you a tribute to culinary skills with four different live kitchens- a multi sensual experience awaits you from 23…
Regional politics and strange bedfellows
Naypyitaw, Mar 21 (AP/UNB) — Regional politics makes for strange bedfellows, and at first glance, it is hard to imagine more of an odd couple than tempestuous Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his cerebral de facto Myanmar counterpart, State Counsellor…