A passenger’s face was left blackened and her hand blistered after her battery-powered headphones caught fire while she was traveling on an international flight between Beijing and Melbourne, reports CNN.
Month: March 2017
100th Test: Sri Lanka 38/3 as Mustafiz, Miraz strike early
Dhaka, Mar 15 – Sri Lanka faced early jolts as Cutter master Mustafizur Rahman and spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz picked up three early wickets in the first hour of Day-1 of the 2nd match of Joy Bangla Cup series at…
Consider environmental in haors’ dev projects: President
Dhaka, Mar 15 – President Abdul Hamid has asked the authorities concerned to consider climate change issue seriously in taking and implementing infrastructure development projects in haor region.
Germany ranks 1st for international students: EU
Germany ranks 1st for international students, among 30 European countries United Kingdom ranks 2nd overall; most expensive country in sample; best for Life & Career Netherlands, France and Sweden follow in the top 5 Hamburg, Germany, 15 March – In…
Qatar rights department helps 2, 336 change employers
The Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) helped 1,000 people change employers permanently and 1,336 people temporarily last year, Director of the Human Rights Department Brigadier Abdullah Saqr al Mohannadi said.
Manulife becomes first financial institution to get licence
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – 15 March – Manulife today announces that it has been granted an Investment Company Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) license. The new company, known as Manulife Investment (Shanghai) Limited Company, is the first financial…
Donald Trump 2005 tax document reveals $38m bill
US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows, BBC reported. Two pages of the tax return were revealed by US TV network MSNBC but they…
Why do some men rape?
Robert J. Burrowes A recent report from Equality Now titled ‘The World’s Shame: The Global Rape Epidemic’ offered a series of recommendations for strengthened laws to deter and punish sexual violence against women and girls. However, there is substantial evidence…
Magura couple held with hemp
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a couple along with two kilograms hemp of from Derua village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as Bulbul Ahmmed, 40, and his wife China, 25, a resident of the same village.UNB agency
Sexagenarian man found dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police recovered the throat-slit body of a sexagenarian man from a cremation ground at Morapura Tuk in Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon.UNB agency
Stalkers beat mother, daughter in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A woman and her younger daughter were injured in an attack allegedly by a stalker and his accomplices at Kandarpara village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.Nurunnhar Begum, mother of the two girls, said she filed a complaint…
Toddler drowns in Jessore
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a pond at Ghiba village in Manirampur upazila on in Jessore Tuesday morning.Quoting locals, police said Rohan, 2, son of Habibur Rahman of Ghiba village, slipped into the pond adjacent to his house…
HC rule on 4 including RU VC for reported graft
Rajshahi – The High Court division of Bangladesh Supreme Court has summoned Rajshahi University (RU) VC, Pro-VC, Registrar, and Treasurer concerning direction of investigation over the corruption in the university authority on Thursday.
Why not steps for hawker rehabilitation: HC
Dhaka Mar 14 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why it should not be directed to take necessary steps for the rehabilitation of hawkers.
Miscreant attacks female teacher in Cittagong classroom
Dhaka, Mar 14 – A miscreants stormed into the classroom and beat a female schoolteacher at Dengapara in Patiya upazila of on Tuesday following refusal of his love affair, breaking her two hands and the left leg.
17 ‘militants’ placed on remand in Ctg
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday placed 17 suspected members of banned militant outfits Hizb ut-Tahrir, Hizb ut-Tawhid and Ahle Hadith, arrested from different parts of the port city, on a two-day remand.Metropolitan Magistrate Harunur Rahid passed the order…
Miscreant attacks female teacher in classroom in Ctg
Dhaka– A miscreants stormed into the classroom and beat a female schoolteacher at Dengapara in Patiya upazila in Chittagong on Tuesday following refusal of his love affair, breaking her two hands and the left leg.The victim is Misfa Sultana, 25,…
Emerging Teams Asia Cup Cricket begins Mar 27
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday announced the itinerary of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2017 beginning in Bangladesh on March 27. Eight Asian teams, divided in two groups, will compete in the…
AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani concedes 0-2 defeat against Maziya S&RC
Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited made a frustrating start in group E match of the AFC Cup 2017 after conceding 0-2 goals defeat against Maldives champions Maziya Sports and Recreation Club (S&RC) in their home match…
U-18 Football: Feni outplay Khagrachhari 6-0
Dhaka – Host Feni District earned a comfortable 6-0 goals victory against Khagrachhari District on the 6th day of the Under-18 National Football Championship in Feni on Tuesday.Result of the day’s matches Gopalganj Venue:Bagerhat 3 (Salahuddin 3, Maruf 7, 18)…
Bangladesh look to turn the tide in landmark Test
Dhaka- Bangladesh must look to overcome its recent dismal form, through three series overseas, and particularly with the bat to make its 100th Test an occasion to celebrate against Sri Lanka starting at P Sara Oval, Colombo on Wednesday.The 2nd…
Litton Kumar ruled out of 2nd Test against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladeshi wicketkeeper Litton Kumar Das has been ruled out of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka beginning on Wednesday at P Sara International Stadium in Colombo as he suffered an injury on Tuesday.Litton was struck by a ball…
Separate tax zone in Jessore demanded
Dhaka – Leaders of Jessore Tax BAR Association have demanded a separate tax zone in Jessore for the tax payers of 11 tax circles in Jessore and Kushtia.The association made the demand at a press conference held at Jessore Press…
PM to visit India April 7-10
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay her 4-day official visit to India from April 7 to 10. During her visit, the Prime Minister will hold an official talk with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on April 8,…
PM seeks AL’s reelection for continuation of dev
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday again urged the country’s people to cast their votes in favour of Awami League and its symbol ‘Boat’ in all the future elections for the continuation of development activities. “Awami League means development, so…
White House Seeks to Cut Billions in Funding for United Nations
State Department staffers have been instructed to seek cuts in excess of 50 percent in U.S. funding for U.N. programs, signaling an unprecedented retreat by President Donald Trump’s administration from international operations that keep the peace, provide vaccines for children,…
EU court allows ban on headscarf in workplace
The court issued a complicated judgement Tuesday on two cases, involving a veil-wearing software engineer in France and a headscarf-wearing receptionist in Belgium, centered on the EU-wide law known as the anti-discrimination or equal treatment Directive 2000/78. “An internal rule…
Charge framing in cases against Khaleda March 28
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred charge framing in 11 cases including one of sedition against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to March 28. Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla of the court passed the order…
Overseas employment minister rejects TIB’s graft claim
There is no any syndicate in Bangladesh in sending workers to Malaysia—but there in Malaysia may have such syndicate, expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Nurul Islam said yesterday. Besides, the minister has also rejected the TIB report that published…
Budgetary allocations for jobs declining in BD: Experts
BIDS experts urged the government for budgetary allocation to create jobs in formal sector as the recent trend shows the formal sector job is declining in comparison to informal sector. Senior Visiting Fellow of CDER Rizwanul Islam said “During the…