Dhaka– Police arrested a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Kismot Jamira village in Puthia upazila on Saturday night.UNB agrncy
Day: April 2, 2017
Drug trader arrested in Dhania Bazar Road
Dhaka- A special team of Divisional Intelligence office (Dhaka) under Department of Narcotics (DNC) arrested an alleged drug trader along with 3600 pieces of yaba and Tk 10,000 from a flat of Dhania Bazar Road in the capital on Sunday.UNB…
North Bengal rout N’ganj academy by 43 runs
Dhaka–North Bengal Cricket Academy outplayed Narayanganj Cricket Academy by 43 runs in the three-team relegation stage battles of the Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at Jahangirnagar University ground on Sunday. Batting first, North Bengal scored 278/5 in 50 overs…
Tigers T20I series mission kicks off Tuesday
Dhaka –Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in the two-match series which starts at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.The 2nd T20I will be held on Apr 6. Both the matches will begin at 7:30 pm (Bangladesh time). Bangladesh registered…
Mashrafe guilty of slow over-rate again
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been suspended for one match and fined 40 percent of his match fee while his players have been fined 20 percent of their match fees for their slow over-rate during the…
Police constable burns herself in apparent suicide
Dhaka – A female police constable allegedly committed suicide by pouring kerosene on herself at a barrack in Gouripur Police Station here in Mymensingh on Sunday.Police super of Mymensingh Syed Nurul Islam told UNB that it seems Halima Khatun reportedly…
Rajshahi, Sylhet, Habiganj mayors suspended again
Dhaka, Apr 2 – Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury have been suspended again hours after taking charge on Sunday.
Samsung’s assistant Bixby in tough challenge to rivals
Samsung’s Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a neighborhood dominated by tech sector rivals. Bixby—introduced at Samsung’s unveiling of Galaxy S8 smartphones—aims to help the…
5 benefits of a stair climbing workout
If you have always given up the stairs in favour of taking the elevator at work, time to turn that habit around. Stairwell workouts are increasingly being looked as power-charged regimens. They have even resulted in skyscraper runs in the…
Sonam Kapoor to start shooting for Padman
R Balki’s Padman is based on the true story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine in India. Akshay Kumar is playing the lead and Radhika Apte is playing his wife. Sonam Kapoor’s character in the…
Salman to dance in Judwaa 2
Entertainment Desk Salman Khan will be doing a special song for David Dhawan’s Judwaa 2 with Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu. While the movie will be shot in London, Salman’s cameo song will be shot in Mumbai’s Mehboob…
Indian Idol 2017 ready for finale tonight
The singing reality show Indian Idol 9 is gearing up to shoot its final episode. The popular musical reality show on Sony has been entertaining audiences with its exceptional musical performances every week, and the talented contestants are being showered…
Diverse protection can help boost food security
Disseminating their indigenous knowledge and expertise, some grassroots aged farmers unanimously mentioned that protection of plant diversity can be the vital means of boosting food security. They viewed as many as 29 non-conventional plant varieties have both food and medicinal…
Ferrari F430 once owned by Trump sells for $270K
A 10-year-old bright red Ferrari that belonged to President Donald Trump went on the block Saturday and sold for $270,000, auctioneers said. “Similar versions of the model without the celebrity provenance traditionally bring between $125,000 – $175,000 depending on mileage,…
The love of my only remaining mom
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Dhaka – I call my lone daughter ‘mom’. We have only one issue. The attachment we have for her cannot be compared with anything else. She has grown over the years and now works with the GP…
Saima Wazed WHO Champion for Autism
Dhaka, Apr 2 – Saima Wazed Hossain, a strong advocate for autism, has been designated as the Champion of World Health Organization South-East Asia Region to enhance commitment and generate awareness and action to address the sufferings of children with…
Death sentences for blogger Rajib murder confirmed
Dhaka, Apr 2 – The High Court on Sunday upheld a lower court verdict sentencing two people to death, another to life term and six others to different jail terms for killing blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider in 2015.
Dredging fails to restore Ganges distributary in BD
M Mamun Sagor & Rafiqul Islam Dhaka, Apr 2 – The Gorai River Restoration Project (Phase-II), initiated in 2009 in Bangladesh part of the Ganges under Kushtia district, has failed to restore the natural flow of the distributary river and…
193 dead after rivers overflow, toppling homes in Colombia
Bogota, Apr 2 (AP/UNB) — An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers tore through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 193 unsuspecting residents. The incident triggered by a…
Autism in Bangladesh: Reducing discrimination thru innovation
By Saima Wazed Hossain Dhaka, Mar 30 (IPS) – Within the last 5 years, thanks to political support and national education, autism awareness in Bangladesh has grown immensely. Due to a lack of funds and resources, providing full comprehensive evidence…
Lightning strikes kill 3 in NE district of Sylhet
Dhaka- Three people, including a father and his son, were killed in two incidents of lightning strike in Companyganj upazila of Sylhet district in NE Bangladesh on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Fazal Uddin, 42, and his son of Nur Uddin,…
66 including 12 of Jamaat held in Jhenidah drive
Dhaka – Police in a special drive arrested 66 people, including 12 activists of opposition Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts in Jhenidah district on Sunday.
Two killed in Gopalganj road crash
Dhaka- Two motorcyclists were killed and their co-rider was injured in a road accident on the Muksudpur-Ujani Road in Muksudpur upazila under Gopalganj district in western Bangladesh on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Sajib Roy, 22, son of Bablu…
Minor girl raped by teens in Shariatpur
Dhaka– An eight-year old girl was raped allegedly by two teenagers at Hawlader Kandi village in Naria upazila on Saturday.The alleged rapists are Rakib Hawlader, 14, son of Nuruzzaman Hawlader of Hawlader Kandi village, and Kabir Madbar, 13, son of…
Murder case accused stabbed dead in Comilla
Dhaka– A murder case accused was stabbed to death by miscreants at Gouripur Bazar in Daudkandi upazila, about 60 kilometres east of the Bangladesh camptal, under Comilla district on Saturday. Police said miscreants attacked Abu Sayeed, 24, a resident of Pennai…
Atletico beats Malaga, regains 3rd place in Spanish league
Dhaka — Atletico Madrid defeated Malaga 2-0 to secure its fourth consecutive win and regain third place in the Spanish league on Saturday.Jorge “Koke” Resurreccion scored in the first half and Filipe Luis sealed the victory in the second to…
Unjela Kaleem joins WSSCC as head of external affairs
Geneva, 30 March – The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is pleased to announce Ms. Unjela Kaleem as its new Head of External Affairs, Communications and Coordination.
Bangladesh reject invitation to tour Pakistan
ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh have refused to tour Pakistan for a proposed two-match T20I series sometime before July this year. In a bid to bring international cricket back to the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board had extended an invitation to their…
1.2m apear at HSC exams across Bangladesh Sunday
Dhaka, Apr 1 – This year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin across the country on Sunday.
Election Working Group says Comilla polls good start for EC
Dhaka, Apr 1 – The Election Working Group (EWG) of Bangladesh, a 29-member national coalition of civil society organizations, in its observation has said that the Comilla City Corporation election was a good start for the new Election Commission despite…