Dhaka – Boro-paddy on About 43 thousands hectares of land was damaged by flash flood due to incessant rain in Habiganj District. According to the District Agriculture Extension (DAE) total land of 1 lakh 16 thousand and 510 hectares were…
Day: April 24, 2017
Maoist rebels kill 24 Indian Paramilitary soldiers
Maoist rebels killed at least 25 Indian paramilitary soldiers and injured six others in their stronghold in central India on Monday in one of the worst attacks on the country’s security forces in recent years, police said. The rebels fired…
Prove Indian uranium water mixed with Haor water:PM
Throwing a challenge to BNP, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the party to prove its claim that uranium-contaminated water coming from India got mixed with haor water in Sunamganj. “It’s just an unnecessary propaganda. What type of proof…
Call to global brands from Rana Plaza survivor
“Sometimes I just can’t sleep without pills. I keep remembering how many people died that day.” Shabana, her name changed to protect her privacy, survived three days buried in the rubble of Rana Plaza, an eight-story building with five garment…
Why France’s presidential contenders should embrace HR
With five days to go until the first round of the French presidential election, it is clear that human rights, along with major issues of foreign policy, are having great trouble carving out a place in the campaign. Ten days…
Flood situation in Sunamganj, Habiganj worsens
Dhaka – The flood situation in Sunamganj and Habiganj has worsened as heavy rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream submerged new areas in the districts on Monday.In Sunamganj, the Urar Bondho dam in Pagnar haor in Jamalganj and…
In a world of worst case scenarios
The tiny island-nation of Antigua and Barbuda has made an impassioned plea for support from the international community to deal with the devastating impacts of climate change. Urging “further action”, Environment Minister Molwyn Joseph said the Paris Climate Agreement must…
European shares surge on French election relief
In morning trading on Monday, the Paris CAC 40 index shot up 4.1 percent to 5,267 points, while Germany’s DAX 30 jumped to a new all-time high of 12,417 points before falling back to below that historic level. London’s FTSE…
Senior Div Football: United SC beat Wari Club 1-0
Dhaka – Dhaka United Sporting Club secured a solitary goal victory against Wari Club in the Saif Powertec Senior Division Football League at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday.
Chevron announces sale of Bangladesh companies
Chevron Corporation CVX, +0.77% announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chevron Global Ventures, Ltd., has entered into an agreement to sell the shares of its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries operating in Bangladesh to Himalaya Energy Co. Ltd. Chevron Bangladesh operates Block 12…
U18 Nat’l Football: Monday’s matches postponed for rain
Dhaka – Excessive rainfall in the capital on Monday forced to reschedule the two matches of the Walton U18 National Football Championship.Monday’s matches will be held on Tuesday at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, originally…
Yaba pills found in prisoner’s rectum in Sylhet jail
Dhaka – Some 150 Yaba pills were recovered from the rectum of a prisoner at Sylhet Central Jail here in Sylhet on Monday. Senior Jail Super M Sagir Mia said prison guards challenged Rubel, an accused in a robbery case,…
Youth held with 8 gold bars in Jessore
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested an alleged smuggler along with eight gold bars weighing 1.300 kg from Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila on Monday.The arrestee was identified as Mohsin, son of Sirajul Islam of Gogakalijani village in…
Independence Cup kabaddi: BGB outclass Barisal by 77 points
Dhaka– Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) crushed Barisal District team 94-17 in the final round 2nd day’s match of the Independence Cup Kabaddi at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
King Miswati of Swaziland wants to ban divorce
King Mswati III of Swaziland is Africa’s last absolute monarch. The 49-year old king who calls himself ngweyama, “the lion,” owns most of the country’s land and rules by decree, appointing all of the government’s top positions. Now he may…
Mom to avoid clash with Chef, Jagga Jasoos
The teaser of Mom has already created a positive hype and Sridevi’s fans who are eagerly awaiting Mom’s release will now get to see it one week earlier. Apparently, it was clashing with Shraddha Kapoor’s Haseena, Saif Ali Khan’s Chef…
Rajkumar Rao to play a 324-year-old in Raabta
Entertainment Desk While fans were drooling over Sushant Singh Rajput’s and Kriti Sanon’s chemistry in the Raabta trailer, what probably went unnoticed was Rajkumar Rao’s amazing transformation as a 324 year old man. Yes, Rao will be playing an important…
Deepika, Irrfan to come together for Vishal Bhardwaj’s next
Deepika Padukone fans can rejoice! The actress has nealry finalised her next film and it sounds badass. Deepika will essay the role of Rahima Khanaka Sapna didi, a feared female don from the ’80s who nearly got Dawood Ibrahim killed.…
Safe space to ensure girls’ educational rights stressed
Speakers here have underscored for ensuring safe space for girls through combating all sorts of violence especially sexual harassment against them for boosting women empowerment. They viewed that Sexual harassment at public places restricts girls’ rights to education, rights to…
Samsung to update software over ‘red screen’ smartphone
Electronics giant Samsung will this week offer an unusually early software update for its newly-released Galaxy S8 phone, it said Monday after some consumers complained of red-tinted screens. The launch of the device is a key step for the South…
Youth can play vital role to protect energy resources
Researchers and development activists here have underscored the role of students and other youth forces for protecting the natural and renewable energy resources. They stressed for building up the youths as enriched and knowledgeable on protection of the energy resources…
Kuwait court backs government over petrol price hikes
Kuwait’s appeals court ruled Sunday that a government decision to raise petrol prices was in line with the constitution, overturning a decision by a lower court. It said the decision to raise prices was within the cabinet’s powers. Ali al-Ali,…
হাওড়ের সাসটেইনেবিলিটি!
ফয়েজ আহমদ তৈয়্যব – জলজ বাস্তুসংস্থান ও মাছ শুধু নয় হাঁসও মারা পড়েছে ব্যাপকভাবে। এখন শুনা যাচ্ছে ছাগলও মরেছে। এমোনিয়ার গল্প ঠিক নয় বলেই মনে হচ্ছে, যেসব তথাকথিত ও মুখস্ত বিদ্যা নির্ভর এক্সপার্ট এমোনিয়ার ধোঁয়া তুলেছেন তারা কোন টেস্টের রেফারেন্স…
Reducing European inequality: Cohesion through convergence
by Michael Dauderstädt When founded in 1957, the then European Economic Community comprised six relative prosperous countries, albeit including a very poor region, the Italian Mezzogiorno. With the first enlargement in 1972, poor Ireland joined the Community, bringing a start…
EU needs fair work-life balance
by Montserrat Mir Roca When the nuts and bolts of the long-awaited European Pillar of Social Rights are unveiled at the end of April, the European Commission will at the same time set out plans to achieve a better balance…
Marriott International’s 1st pop-up hotel innovation lab
-By Raquib Siddiqi Marriott International has recently launched its first pop-up hotel innovation lab, creating an interactive model hotel experience in downtown Los Angeles to crowdsource real-time feedback from the public, furthering the company’s futuristic vision.
Body of Raudha exhumed for second autopsy
Rajshahi – Criminal Investigation Department exhumed the body of Maldivian medical student Raudha Athif, who was found dead at a dormitory of Rajshahi Islami Bank Medical College Hospital on March 29, for a fresh post-mortem. A CID team started exhuming…
Cease ‘destabilising actions, rhetoric’: US tells N Korea
Washington (CNN) With tensions rising between the US and North Korea, the Pentagon on Sunday called for the isolated communist nation to avoid destabilising the situation further.
Dam-bursts at Pagnar haor on NE Bangladesh damage crops
Dhaka, Apr 24 – The Urar Bondho dam at Pagnar haor in Jamalganj and Dirai upazilas breached at various points in Sunamganj on northeast Bangladesh early Monday, damaging crops on some 9,400 hectares of land.
DU BCL infighting leaves 7 injured
Dhaka, Apr 24 – At least seven students were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Dhaka University’s Sir AF Rahman Hall on Sunday night.