Sunamganj – Issuing a note of warning that no one will be spared if any negligence is found inha or embankment construction,Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Haor farmers will get free agricultural inputs for the next crop. UNB…
Month: April 2017
Housewife found dead in Meherpur
Meherpur – Police recovered the body of a housewife from a banana orchard at Dighirpara village under the municipality area on Saturday night. UNB news agency reported
Bangladesh’s flood hit Haor farmers to get free agri inputs
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Issuing a note of warning that no one will be spared if any negligence is found in haor embankment construction, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Haor farmers will get free agricultural inputs for…
Why leaders of Awami League be preferred for jobs!
Twelve Awami league leaders have been recruited as special officers in the Jagannath University. The Vice Chancellor (VC) Mizanur Rahman recruited another 9 leaders of Awami League earlier. The VC claimed that there are no general students for jobseeker in…
Coaching, guide business can be done away with!
Recently, in a meeting Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said , Government would formulate law against coaching and guide business has drawn my attention along with others.
Pakistan army ‘rejects’ PM’s actions on security leak
PM Sharif fired an adviser and ordered ‘action’ against a senior bureaucrat after controversial news story leak. Karachi, Pakistan – Pakistan’s military has rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to fire a top foreign policy advisor over his alleged connections…
Trump attacks US media at 100-day Pennsylvania rally
US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the media during a rally marking 100 days in office. He told supporters in Pennsylvania that he was keeping “one promise after another”, dismissing criticism as “fake news” by “out…
Election in 6 Bangladesh cities likely before national polls
Muhammad Syfullah, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 30 – The Election Commission is preparing to arrange elections to six city corporations — Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet, Barisal and Gazipur— before the 11th parliamentary elections to be held in late December…
Inquest terms Police AC’s death ‘suicide’ – father rejects
Rajshahi, Apr 30 – The inquest report of the forensic department of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) has described the death of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Assistant Commissioner Sabbir Ahmed Sarfaraz as suicide. Rajshahi is Bangladesh’s Northwestern division city.
‘Polls-time supportive government’ in no country: Quader
Masudul Hoque, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 30 – Rejecting the BNP’s demand for arranging the next general election under a ‘polls-time supportive government’, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said the parliamentary polls will be held as per…
Why Muslims are marching for climate
By Nana Firman (CNN) — From the cropless farmer to the beleaguered first responder to the person forced to evacuate their flooded home, we all have our reasons for caring about climate change. As an Indonesian-born Muslim living in California,…
IBBL Noakhali-Comilla Business Dev confce held
Dhaka – The Quarterly Business Development Conference of Noakhali and Comilla Zones of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Cotbari, Comilla on April 29, 2017, Saturday. Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director…
BNP accuses Govt of maltreating flood-hit haor people
Dhaka – BNP vice-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Saturday accused the government of maltreating with the flood-hit people of haor areas. Addressing a human chain on Saturday he said that troubles and miseries of the haor areas relected the failure of…
Electrician dies from electrocution in city
Dhaka – An electrician died from electrocution in the city’s Lalbagh area on Saturday.
2 Sundarbans robber gangs surrender
Dhaka – Twenty five members of two robber gangs -– Alif Bahini and Kabiraj Bahini -– surrendered to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in presence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in the district town on Saturday.Nineteen members of Alif Bahini, including…
Govt interfering in all state institutions: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government is ‘interfering in all the state institutions, including the judiciary’. Speaking at a biennial council of Thakurgaon district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Zila Parishad auditorium, he…
Tigers’ practice on in full swing in Brighton
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team’s practice is underway in full swing in England ahead of the first friendly one-day match against Duke of Norfolk XI at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground in West Sussex on Monday.
Mexico lawmakers okay marijuana for medical purpose
Mexican lawmakers gave final and overwhelming approval Friday to a bill legalizing medical marijuana after a national debate on narcotics policy in a country mired in brutal drug violence. The legislation also allows use of marijuana for scientific research, as…
Another C’nawabganj militant identified as Abdullah
One of the four militants, killed during the operation at Shibnagar Trimohoni militant den in Shibganj upazila, has primarily been identified as Abdullah who fled the Jhenidah militant den. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Monirul Islam…
Dhaka film directors boycott superstar Shakib Khan
Bangladesh Film Directors Association on Saturday declared to boycott popular Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan for indefinite period for his “derogatory remarks” on directors and actors. Director General of the association Badiul Alam Khokan came up with the announcement at a…
Sr Div Football: Wari Club beat Mohakhali Eleven 2-0
Dhaka– Wari Club defeated Mohakhali Eleven by 2-0 goals in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Saturday.
Rajshahi Metro police officer found dead in officers’ mess
An assistant commissioner (AC) of Rajshahi Metropolitan police (RMP) was found dead at an officers’ mess in the divisional city on Saturday morning. Senior assistant commissioner Iftekharul Alam, who is also the RMP spokesperson, said the body of Sabbir Ahmed…
Boishakhi Rugby kicks off Sunday
Dhaka– The three-day-long Boishakhi Rugby Tournament will kick off at Dhaka Cantonment Rugby ground in the capital on Sunday.
National Volleyball: Titas Club, BGB, Police win
Dhaka – Titas Club, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Police won their respective matches of the Sangstha zone in the National Volleyball Championship at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Saturday.
Ctg, Chandpur share Div Com Gold Cup title
Dhaka – Chittagong and Chandpur district teams emerged joint champion in the Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament as the meet final ended in a goalless draw at Chandpur stadium in Chandpur on Saturday.
Truck driver, helper killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A truck driver and his helper were killed and another was injured when a truck hit another stationary truck from behind at Shyampur in Keraniganj early Saturday.
DU VC for giving moral education in classrooms
Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique today urged the teachers to instill moral values in the students in classrooms to prevent them from joining militancy. “The main purpose of education is to develop human values among the…
Train crushes father, daughter in Gazipur
Dhaka – A man and his daughter were crushed to death under a train near Sreepur Railway Station here in Gazipur on Saturday morning.
1,000 domestic animals vaccinated in Rajshahi char-village
More than 1,000 domestic animals including cattle, buffalo, goat and sheep were vaccinated free of cost for preventing various diseases in the district. Bangladesh Livestock Society (BLS) organised the daylong vaccination camp at Char Nabinagar Government Primary School premises in…
2 women held with 40 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs officials arrested two women along with 40 gold bars, weighing 4.625kg, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Saturday morning.