Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the bail of Haimchar upazila chairman Nur Hossain Patwari in a case filed for ‘walking over a human bridge made by schoolboys’…
Day: April 25, 2017
3 shot in Ctg UP polls clash
Dhaka – Three people sustained bullet injuries in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates at a polling centre during union parishad polls at Katharia union in Banshkhali upazila on Tuesday.Locals said an altercation ensued between the followers…
SC stays HC order on trial proceedings against Khaleda
Dhaka – The stay order of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on the trial proceedings of four sabotage cases against the BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, filed with Jatrabari and Darussalam police stations will remain effective for…
Serena Williams speaks out against Ilie Nastase
Bucharest,(AP/UNB) – Serena Williams has spoken out in response to suspended Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase’s comments speculating about the skin color of the baby the pregnant Williams is expecting.The 23-time major champion wrote on Instagram on Monday: “It disappoints…
West Indies trails Pakistan by 28 runs with 6 wickets left
Kingston, (AP/UNB) – Legspinner Yasir Shah took all the wickets as the West Indies slumped to 93-4 and trailed Pakistan by 28 runs in the second innings on the fourth day of the first test Monday.Pakistan was all out for…
BD U-16 Football Team earn 3-0 victory over Shaanxi
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-16 National Women’s Football Team, now touring China as part of their preparations for the eight-team final round of the AFC U-16 Championship, earned a brilliant 3-0 goals victory over Chinese Shaanxi Province U-14 team in the…
U-18 Football: Sylhet beat Ctg 3-1,Raihan makes hat-trick
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick by Raihan guided Sylhet District to a facile 3-1 goals victory over Chittagong District in the Walton Under-18 National Football Championship at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Tuesday morning.
Global censorship of news reaches new level: CPJ
Despite the promise of new information technologies, governments, non-state actors, and corporations worldwide are ‘censoring vast amounts of information’ using complex and sophisticated tactics. The 2017 edition of Attacks on the Press, published on Tuesday by The Committee to Protect…
Underage marriage in special cases to create obstacles: NHRC
Voicing concern over the special provision in the Child Marriage Restraint Act that allows underage marriage in special cases, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque on Tuesday said it will create an obstacle to controlling…
All govts behave stepmotherly with judiciary: Justice Sinha
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Tuesday lamented that the judiciary faces a ‘step-motherly’ behaviour during the tenures of all the successive governments. “The executive never wants the judiciary to function independently although it provides security to the administration, too.…
White House summons US Senate to briefing on N Korea
The entire US Senate will go to the White House on Wednesday to be briefed by senior administration officials about the brewing confrontation with North Korea. The unusual briefing underlines the urgency with which the Trump administration is treating the…
One would never guess 2017 is the year of ecology in Russia
Last Friday morning, Yuri Ivanov, a member and former director of Kola Environmental Center (KEC), arrived at his office and learned from the news that the Justice Ministry had listed KEC as a “foreign agent.” “It is not a big…
Migrant Domestic Workers With Children Deported
Lebanon’s General Security agency has detained and deported migrant domestic workers apparently for having children in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should stop deportations and release anyone detained for this reason. Denying residency renewals to long-term workers who…
Ban on fishing in Sunamganj haors withdrawn
Sunamganj – The district administration here has withdrawn its ban on fishing in the haors. The decision was taken at a meeting on Tuesday morning. UNB news agency reported
Global markets gain higher as French election rally lingers
Tokyo- Shares were higher Tuesday in Europe and Asia as the rally driven by the outcome of France’s vote persisted. Hopes for U.S. tax reform and a compromise on the U.S. budget deadline also lifted sentiment. AP/UNB news agency reported
Bangladesh directors boycott Shakib Khan
The Bangladesh Film Directors Association has announced a temporary ban on actor Shakib Khan in all film-related projects over his ‘outrageous and defamatory’ media statements in the controversy over his marriage to actress Apu Biswas. The boycott was announced on…
27 people killed in bus-trailer truck collision in Kenya
Nairobi- Kenyan police say 27 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck. Police say the accident took place along the major road linking two of Kenya’s biggest cities, capital Nairobi and the…
Sanjay Dutt’s comeback film postponed to avoid any box office clash
All the Sanjay Dutt fans who might have got anxious about the release of his comeback film Bhoomi after a non-bailable warrant was issued against the actor, have a reason to rejoice. The release date of the Sanjay Dutt starrer…
Khaleda’s 11 cases: Hearing on charge framing deferred again
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including a sedition case for her remarks about the number of martyrs during the 1971 Liberation War. UNB news…
UNEP chief confident US will not ditch Paris climate deal
The UN’s environment chief is confident that the United States will not pull out of the Paris climate deal and expects a decision from Washington next month. Erik Solheim told AFP in an interview on Monday that even if the…
RAKUB to reach banking services at farmers doorsteps
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) is pledged bound to reach its banking services at the doorsteps of farmers in general for elevating their living and livelihood condition. Besides, the bank is working for bringing all the existing agricultural potential sectors…
‘Personal flying machine’ maker plans deliveries this year
A Silicon Valley “flying car” startup, Kitty Hawk, reportedly backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, released a video Monday of its airborne prototype and announced plans for deliveries of a “personal flying machine” this year. “Our mission is to make…
Furious 8’ leaves competition in the dust
Universal’s “The Fate of the Furious” topped the North American box office for a second weekend, industry data showed Monday, taking $38.4 million as it closed in on $1 billion worldwide. The eighth installment in the high-octane series starring Vin…
US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise
A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. North Korea is…
Challenge against Gilead’s hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir in China
Ramesh Shankar, Mumbai Close on the heels of filing four patent challenges in India, two on daclatasvir, one on velpatasvir and another on sofosbuvir, the international NGO– Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK), in association with other NGOs, has…
“Cybercrime Investigation Body of Knowledge”
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – April 25 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced the release of the first edition Cybercrime Investigation Body of Knowledge (CIBOK) book by the…
US blocks Indian compliance panel request
Geneva (D. Ravi Kanth) – The United States has continued to adopt its classical policy of double-standards by blocking a first-time request from India for establishing a compliance panel at the World Trade Organization on 19 April for determining whether…
Manulife starts global partnership with World Heart Federation
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – 25 April – Today, Manulife has announced the commencement of a new global partnership with the World Heart Federation (WHF) to bolster awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to increase CVD prevention efforts.
Reclaiming the Bandung Spirit for shared prosperity
By Noeleen Heyzer and Anis Chowdhury Bangkok and Sydney, Apr 24 (IPS) – “The despised, the insulted, the hurt, the dispossessed—in short, the underdogs of the human race were meeting. … Who had thought of organizing such a meeting? And…
Bamboo gaining traction in Caribbean as climate savior
By Desmond Brown Kingston, Jamaica, Apr 24 (IPS) – Keen to tap its natural resources as a way to boost its struggling economy, Guyana struck a multi-million-dollar deal with Norway in 2009. Under the deal, Norway agreed to pay up…