Dhaka – The government is apprehending at least 15 lakh tonnes of rice production shortfall due to damage of Boro crops caused by floods in haor region other areas of the country this year. Meanwhile, the government has included 50,000…
Day: May 4, 2017
No gap between Executive and Judiciary: Minister
Dhaka – Law minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said that it was clear from the chief justice’s statement that there was no gap between the executive and the judiciary.
Sr Div Football: Bashabo TS beat Badda Jagoroni 2-0
Dhaka – Bashabo Tarun Sangha earned a 2-0 goals victory over Badda Jagoroni Sangsad in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka metropolis Senior Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium at Kamlapur in the city on Thursday.
Robi continues as national cricket team sponsor
Dhaka – Country’s leading mobile phone operator Robi again has been named as the sponsor of National Cricket Team for next two years with effect from July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2019.Chairman of the BCB Marketing Committee Kazi Enam…
Rangpur boy who scored 4.50 in SSC found dead
Dhaka – A schoolboy who passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination was found dead at his uncle’s house at Pirjabagh in the city on Thursday noon, barely an hour before the result was published.
Former UP member’s eyes gouged out in Madaripur
Dhaka -Miscreants gouged out the eyes of a former Union Parishad member and resident of Gozaria village of Kalkini upazila in Madaripur on Wednesday.Victim Kabir Mridha, former member of a Bashgari Union Parishad, of the upazila.
2 killed in Gazipur road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed in a road accident at Ashpara on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur on early Thursday.
Mother, daughter found dead in Kurigram
Dhaka – Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her daughter from their living room at Kanggaliapara village in Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram on Thursday.Police said Nazma Begum, 35, and her daughter Josna, 13, residents of the village, went…
Mob vandalises hospital over death of 2 minors in Chandpur
Dhaka – An angry mob vandalised Haziganj Upazila Health Complex alleging that negligence of the physicians killed two minor cousins who drowned in a pond Thursday morning.Jabedul Islam, officer-in-charge of Haziganj Police Station said the two minor cousins — Riyad,…
Bank Asia opens its new branch in Gouripur
Dhaka – The 116th Branch of Bank Asia started operation at Gouripur in Daudkandi Upazila of Comilla district from Thursday. Rumee A Hossain, chairman of board executive committee of the Bank inaugurated the new branch at a programme held at…
Turkish entrepreneurs keen to expand investment ties with BD
Dhaka – Turkish businesspeople, investors and industrialists have expressed keen interest in expanding their business and investment relations with countries in the East, including Bangladesh. UNB news agency reported
5,000 illegal gas lines cut off in city
Dhaka – A mobile court on Thursday disconnected around 5,000 illegal household and organisation gas connections at Basila of Mohammadpur in the city. UNB news agency reported
Media digitisation requires journo support
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Thursday urged the experienced journalists of the mainstream traditional media to help ensure smooth transformation into digital media where the future of journalism lies. “Many mainstream media outlets (print) have failed…
BNP leader Khokon sent to jail
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sent BNP joint secretary general Khairul Kabir Khokon to jail in connection with five arson cases filed with Paltan Police Station in the city. UNB news agency reported
99 percent senitation coverage achieved: Dhaka
LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday told Parliament that 99 percent of the country’s total population is now under basic sanitation coverage. The Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) is working relentlessly to ensure cent percent…
Putin-Erdogan for work to create Syrian safe zone
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Wednesday to support the formation of “de-escalation zones” in Syria, saying both Russia and Turkey wanted to bolster the fragile truce in the war-ravaged country. The meeting between the former foes,…
Philippine murderous was on the poor
United Nations member countries should denounce the Philippines’ brutal “war on drugs” that has killed more than 7,000 people since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The Philippines will appear for the third…
Summer beauty tips: Ways to prevent sunburn
The best way to prevent sunburn is covering yourself with appropriate clothing Asian Age Online Spending time outdoors in the sun can be fun, but getting a sunburn definitely isn’t. It doesn’t just mean temporary pain either—a burn puts you…
Prince Philip to step down from royal duties
London – Prince Philip, the consort known for his steadfast support of his wife Queen Elizabeth II as well as for his occasional gaffs, will retire from royal duties this fall, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. Philip, 95, made the decision…
Bollywood film on Gulshan attack
Entertainment Desk The Dhaka terror attack is still fresh on our minds. And now, director Agnidev Chatterjee is basing his next on the psychological aftermath of the terror strike. The Hindi film, titled Jihad, will star Rohit Roy, Rituparna Sengupta,…
Brad Pitt opens up about Angelina split
Eight months have passed since Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, and the actor is coming to terms with the end of his relationship. “I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t…
Facebook profit jumps as user base nears 2 billion
Facebook on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit surged as its ranks of monthly users closed in on two billion, but warned of rising expenses and slowing revenue growth. The leading social network said it made a profit of $3.06…
Morocco fights to save its iconic monkey
“If nothing is done, this species will disappear within 10 years,” warns a poster on Ahmed Harrad’s ageing 4×4 showing Morocco’s famed Barbary macaque monkey. Harrad spends his time crisscrossing northern Morocco to try to convince locals to protect the…
2-Day Asian Theatre Summit begins in city Friday
A two-day ‘Asian Theatre Summit-2017’ will begin at National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city on Friday. Asian Regional Center (ARC) of International Theatre Association (ITA), Shilpakala Academy and People’s Theatre Association (PTA) are jointly organizing…
Apple starting US tech manufacturing fund with $1 bn
Apple chief Tim Cook on Wednesday announced Apple is creating a fund to get more people in the US to do “advanced manufacturing,” kicking it off with a billion dollars. Apple investing in high-tech manufacturing in the United States would…
Dubai Innovation Forum from May 8
Dubai – The Strategy Execution and Innovation Forum will take place from May 8-9, 2017, at The Address Hotel, Dubai Marina. Wall Street Journal N0 1 National Best Selling Author, Chris McChesney, Lego’s Senior Innovation Director, David Gram, and many…
80.35 pc pass SSC, equivalent exams
Dhaka, May 4 – The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations were published across the country on Thursday with 80.35 percent pass rate, which is 7.94 pc lower than that of previous year.
Trump vows to be mediator for Israeli-Palestinian peace
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to work as a “mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator” to help broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians as he welcomed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House.
Free and diverse media essential to protect democracy
By Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah London, (IPS) – Images of protestors flooding the streets – whether in Caracas, Bucharest, Istanbul or Washington DC – send a powerful message to those in power, especially when they are plastered across newspaper front pages. In…
French election: Macron ‘most convincing’ in final debate
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was more impressive than rival Marine Le Pen in Wednesday evening’s final TV debate, a viewers’ poll says. The candidates traded insults for more than two hours, arguing over terrorism, the economy, and Europe. The…