Dhaka – The new gas price is going be effective from Thursday as the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court order that stayed for six months a government decision for raising gas prices for all consumers with effect…
Month: May 2017
Navy rescues 20 fishermen from Bay
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Navy has rescued 20 fishermen from a sunken boat, caused by the Cyclone Mora, from the Bay of Bengal. UNB news reported
Super League: Gazi Group share top slot beating Prime Bank CC
Dhaka – Gazi Group Cricketers shared the top slot in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket with holders Dhaka Abahani Limited after beating Prime Bank Cricket Club by five wickets in the 3rd round super league match at Khan…
Rab detain three ‘JMB’ men in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Jama’at ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recovered huge amount of explosives and militancy books from Tejgaon Industrial area in the city early Wednesday.
8th ICC Champions Trophy kicks off Thursday
Dhaka, May 31 (UNB) – The 8th edition of the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy will kick off at Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.Bangladesh will start their Group A campaign taking on the host England in the tournament opener, starting…
ICC Champions Trophy: Group Standing, Fixture and Roll of Honour
Dhaka, May 31 (UNB) – The 8th edition of the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy is set to kick off at Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.Bangladesh will play the tournament opener against the host England in their Group A match,…
2 killed in Mymensingh road accident
Dhaka– Two women were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Tarakanda upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
US Envoy, CEC against lopsided election
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said they do not want the next parliamentary elections to be a lopsided one like the February-15 or January-5 election, according to the Election Commission…
Cyclone-damaged houses will be rebuilt: PM
Claiming that the present government has the capacity to face any natural disaster, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said steps are being taken to rebuild the houses of those damaged by ‘Mora’ and there would be no food crisis…
3rd Div Cricket: Biman Bangladesh to play Azim CC on Thursday
Dhaka – Biman Bangladesh Airlines will play Azim Cricket Club in the 8th round Group B match of the 3rd Division Cricket League at Prof Hamidur Rahman Cricket Stadium (PHRCS) in Keraniganj on Thursday.
Cyclone Mora has affected 54489 families
About 286,245 people of 54,489 families were affected and 19,929 houses fully damaged by cyclone ‘Mora’ that hit the country’s coastal areas on Tuesday, according to an initial official estimate. While briefing reporters at the ministry, Additional Disaster Management and…
Man to die for killing wife in Joypurhat
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2012.The condemned convict is Nazrul Islam.
SC stays BNP leader Moudud’s Niko graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial proceedings against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed in Niko graft case for three months. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha…
Charges framed for bomb attack on Ahmedia holy place
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday framed charges against 10 members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the case filed about the bomb blast at Hussaini Dalan in old Dhaka in 2015. Later, Judge…
Court summons Emran Sarkar for defaming PM
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka yesterday summoned Ganojagaran Mancho spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed against them for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
BD govt unveils new budget Thursday with focus on next election
Amid the business community’s concern about possible imposition of 15 percent flat VAT rate from July 1 next, Finance Minister AMA Muhith is going to place in Parliament on Thursday a possible Tk 400,266 crore national budget for the next…
Massive blast kills 80 in Kabul diplomatic zone
A huge crater formed outside the German embassy in Kabul A powerful vehicle bomb has hit the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 80 people and injuring 350. It struck near Zanbaq Square in the heavily…
FoE to oppose any trade deal with US if Trump pulls out of Paris
Reacting to reports today (31 May) that Donald Trump will pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Craig Bennett, Friends of the Earth CEO said: “Friends of the Earth will campaign vigorously against any trade deal with the…
Germany is the silicon valley of political innovation
One of the more significant quotations of last week came from President Donald Trump, when he reportedly described the Germans as “bad, very bad,” referring to their automobile exports. He returned to the theme Tuesday: Another take on Germany, articulated…
Muhith to unveil Budget Thursday, focus on job creation
Dhaka – Amid the business community’s concern about possible imposition of 15 percent flat VAT rate from July 1 next, Finance Minister AMA Muhith is going to place in Parliament on Thursday a possible Tk 400,266 crore national budget for…
Actor Jeet due in city on June 5
Dhaka – Kolkata’s popular film actor Jeet will arrive in Dhaka on June 5 with a view to promoting his Indo-Bangla film “Boss 2”. The Indian star played the lead role in the film as Surya which is scheduled to…
Khaleda distributes food among poor for second day
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia distributed food and clothes among the destitute at the city’s 14 spots for the second day on Wednesday, marking the 36th death anniversary of party founder and her husband Ziaur Rahman. She started the…
Imran, Sanatan summoned for defaming PM
Dhaka – A court here summoned on Wednesday Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for their derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Metropolitan Magistrate SM Masud Zaman asked them…
Six trawlers with 71 fishermen go missing in Bay
Dhaka, May 31 – Some 71 fishermen along with six fishing trawlers of Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong district and Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar district went missing in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday during the severe cyclonic storm ‘Mora’.
Bangladesh PM seeks support for Rohiynga repatriation
Dhaka, May 31 – Irked by the very slow pace of repatriation of Myanmar nationals Rohiynga from Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought help from friendly countries to gear up the process. “The visible progress on taking back the…
Confronting Europe’s Illiberals
by Guy Verhofstadt European politicians have mastered the art of wagging their finger, most recently at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trump. Sadly, the same cannot be said for our ability to…
COP23 discusses facilitation of Paris Agreement execution
Kuala Lumpur, 30 May (Jade Chiang) – Following a rich discussion, Parties to the UNFCCC’s Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) agreed to the call for focused submissions and a round table to promote further understanding of…
UN chief Guterres says climate deal is essential
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is “absolutely essential” that the world unite to combat the threat from climate change.
Sunamganj flood-hit people passing Ramadan days in acute food crisis
Sunamganj – While Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy Ramadan with great significance, most low income people of the flood-hit Haor areas of the district are passing the days in acute food crisis. UNB news reported
Indian ship with relief materials heading towards Ctg
Dhaka – Indian Navy ship, INS Sumitra, an offshore patrol vessel, is carrying disaster relief materials and now 90nm south off Chittagong. UNB news reported