Dhaka – A senior BNP leader on Thursday alleged that the government is building relations with qaumi madrasha people to sail through the next elections.
Day: April 13, 2017
Road accident kills minor girl in Nawabganj
Dhaka – A five-year-old baby girl was killed in a road accident in Rishipara area on Dhaka-Bandhura road under Nawabganj upazila of the district today. The deceased was identified as Srabonti Moni hailed from Rishipara of the upazila.
Premier Cricket: Gazi Group beat Mohammedan SC by 7 wkts
Dhaka – A brilliant century by national coloured all rounder Nasir Hossain enabled Gazi Group Cricketers to make a good start in the Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League upsetting Dhaka Mohammedan SC by seven wickets at BKSP ground-3 on…
1st Div Football: 2 matches end in goalless draw
Dhaka – Both the matches of the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis First Division Football League ended in goalless draw at the Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Thursday.
Two U-12 booters to represent BD in “Football For Friendship”
Dhaka – Two under-12 booters — one boy and one girl — will represent Bangladesh for the first time in the Gazprom’s 5th Season of the Football for Friendship Programme on the occasion of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017…
BGB men gun down ‘female drug peddler’ at Naf River
Cox’ Bazar – A woman, said to be a Myanmar national, was killed and four people injured in a reported gunfight between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a group of ‘drug peddlers’ at Badarmokam in Teknaf upazila early…
Shakib Khan hospitalised
Dhaka – Prominent Bangla film actor Shakib Khan was hospitalised on Thursday noon with chest pain.Director Shamim Ahmed Rony said Shakib was admitted to Labaid Hospital at Dhanmondi in the city around 12:30 pm after complained of chest pain.
Dhaka a reliable partner, says Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday termed Bangladesh a ‘reliable partner’ and highly appreciated the upward trajectory of bilateral relations since the official visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Moscow in 2013. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali had…
Wrong time Tillerson freezes out Russia’s independent groups
Rex Tillerson’s first visit to Russia as secretary of state was understandably dominated by the fallout from the April 7 US air strike on a Syrian air base. While he met with President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and…
NASA may announce the discovery of new habitat
Today, NASA will announce a new finding which the space agency says will ‘inform the broader search for life beyond Earth’. A report from a former NASA employee suggests that the finding relates to hydrothermal vents in an icy ocean…
First B2B meeting on cotton trade in Bangladesh
The International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation has organised its first B2B meeting between African cotton suppliers and Bangladesh cotton importers, as part of its Cotton Development and Partnership Programme… ITFC is recognised as the leading trade financier for cotton in…
Economic recovery crucial to sustainable development
More than eight years after the global financial crisis exploded in late 2008, economic growth remains generally tepid, while ostensible recovery measures appear to have exacerbated income and other inequalities. Yet, despite the G-20 group of the world’s largest economies…
First Abu Dhabi Bank cuts jobs
Abu Dhabi: First Abu Dhabi Bank has made up to 20 job cuts in its global markets division following the merger of National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank, sources told an international news agency. The merger of…
Trump says Nato ‘no longer obsolete’
US President Donald Trump has said Nato is “no longer obsolete”, reversing a stance that had alarmed allies. Hosting Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, Mr Trump said the threat of terrorism had underlined the alliance’s importance.
Combined admission test for Universities!
There is no admission test for classes from I to class XI across the country. General people and their wards thus get a great relief from the rubbish burden. They had to attend coaching centres and memorise many things from…
Suspected ‘female drug peddler’ killed at Naf River
Dhaka, Apr 13 – A woman, said to be a Myanmar national, was killed and four people others injured in a reported gunfight between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a group of ‘drug peddlers’ at Badarmokam in Teknaf…
Son kills elderly mother in Sylhet
Dhaka, Apr 13 – A septuagenarian woman was hacked to death allegedly by her ‘mentally retarded’ son at Dakkhin Barkot village in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday.
US-Russia relations may be at ‘all-time low’- Trump
Washington, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) – Laying bare deep and dangerous divisions on Syria and other issues, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that U.S. relations with Russia “may be at an all-time low.” His top diplomat offered a similarly grim assessment…
Russia vetoes UN resolution on Syria chemical attack
United Nations, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) – Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation, triggering clashes between Moscow and the measure’s…
Raid on suspected ‘militant den’ in Rajshahi; 1 held
Dhaka, Apr 13 – Police arrested a suspected militant during a raid on a ‘militant den’ at Darikharbona in Rajshahi divisional city on Northwest Bangladesh early Thursday.
1st black woman on NY Appeal court found dead by river
New York, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) — The first black woman appointed to the state’s highest court has been found dead on the bank of the Hudson River.
Ronaldo landmark as Madrid wins 2-1, ends Bayern record run
Munich,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Real Madrid to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, ending the German side’s tournament record of 16 straight wins at home.
Griezmann scores from spot as Atletico beats Leicester 1-0
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Antoine Griezmann converted a first-half penalty kick to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Leicester in their first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, keeping the Spanish club on track to make it to the…
Executed Mufti Hannan, 2 others buried
Dhaka, Apr 13 – Three convicts in the Sylhet grenade attack case who were hanged on Wednesday night were buried at their village homes early Thursday. They were Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two otyhers Delwar Alias Ripon…
One held with Saudi Riyal in Manikganj
Dhaka- Police arrested a man along with 1,04,700 Saudi Riyal worth Tk 23 lakh from Paturia Ferrighat in Shibalaya upazila on Wednesday night.
One held with 9,000 Yaba pills at Benapole
Jessore – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 9,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Ghiba village at Benapole on Wednesday.
24 Chandpur fishermen jailed for illegal hilsa catching
Dhaka- A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced 24 fishermen to two years’ imprisonment for catching hilsa from the Meghna River in Haimchar upazila, defying the government ban.Members of Coast Guard and river police conducted a drive in the river…
‘Son’ kills elderly mother in Sylhet
Dhaka- A septuagenarian woman was hacked to death allegedly by her ‘mentally retarded’ son at Dakkhin Barkot village in Golapganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.
Attack on SUST journalists: BAUJA wear black badges
Mymensingh – Journalists of different dailies working on Bangladesh Agricultural University wear black badges in front of TSC to protest the attack on SUST journalists.
RU iournalists seek trial of attackers on SUST journos
Rajshahi – Demanding punishment of BCL activists over attack on two Journalists of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), the reporters of Rajshahi University (RU) formed a human chain in front of central library of the university at 12:00…