Dhaka – The High Court (HC) Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Monday started hearing on the death reference and appeals of 26 death sentenced convicts in the Narayanganj seven-murder cases. A High Court bench of Justice Bhabani Prasad…
Day: May 22, 2017
SC verdict in Khaleda’s leave to appeal in graft case 28 May
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court fixed 28 May for giving an order on a leave-to-appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia challenging a High Court order that scrapped her appeal seeking cancellation of the…
BNP to hold protest rally at Suhrawardy Uddyan Wednesday
Dhaka – The BNP will hold a protest rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Wednesday protesting the police’s search operation in party chairperson’s Gulshan office. The decision was taken at the meeting of standing committee, the highest policymaking…
Sea lion grabs girl from dock takes her underwater
A young girl and her family were left shaken after a large sea lion grabbed her and pulled her underwater near Vancouver. The girl was sitting on a dock in Richmond watching the animal in the water before it grabbed…
Hasina urges world leaders to solve refugee problem
Dhaka – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged world leaders to take a strong stance for finding a solution to global refugee crisis that contributes to the rise in terrorism and violent extremism endangering global peace and development. “Global…
Erase Tridiv Roy’s name from infrastructures: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to erase the name of war criminal Tridiv Roy, father of Chakma Circle Raja Debashish Roy, from all infrastructures across the country within 90 days. An HC bench comprising…
Thai military junta has failed to respect HR in three years
Thailand’s junta has failed to fulfill pledges to respect human rights and restore democratic rule three years after the military coup, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by Prime Minister Gen.…
Woman’s body found in city hotel, child rescued
Dhaka – Police recovered body of a woman and rescued a child from a residential hotel at Fakirapool in Matijheel in the small hours of Monday.The identity of the woman aged around 22 and the two-month-old child could not be…
Fed Cup: Dhaka Abahani emerge group champions beating Muktijoddha SKC 1-
Dhaka – Defending champion Dhaka Abahani Limited emerged Group A champions to reach the quarterfinal of the Federation Cup Football Tournament beating Muktijoddha Sangsad KC by 1-0 goal in the last Group A match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here…
Farmer dies inhaling septic tank gas in Chuadanga
Dhaka- A farmer died and another fell sick after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Ibrahimpur village of Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Monday.The deceased was identified as Ziarul Islam, hailing from the village.
Swadhinata KS clinch 1st Div Football League title
Dhaka – Swadhinata Krira Sangha clinched the Saif Powertec 1st Division Football League title after playing 1-1 against PWD Sporting Club in the 11th round match at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday.
3rd Div Cricket: Police trash Orient Academy by 158 runs; Farid hits century
Dhaka – Bangladesh Police piled up a huge 158 runs victory over Orient Cricket Academy in the Metropolis 3rd Division Cricket League in Keraniganj ground on Monday.Batting first, Bangladesh Police were all out for 249 runs despite making 159 runs…
SA Basketball: Bangladesh earn 3rd consecutive victory
Dhaka – Bangladesh earned the 3rd consecutive victory in the 5th South Asian Basketball Championship beating hosts Maldives by 86-52 points on the 3rd day of the meet in the Maldives capital Male on Monday.Shamsuzzaman Khan Soyeb of Bangladesh was…
Real Madrid wins its 1st Spanish title since 2012
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Real Madrid won the Spanish league for the first time in five years on Sunday, and kept rival Barcelona from its third straight championship. Zinedine Zidane’s team secured its 33rd league title with a 2-0 win at Malaga…
Honey collector killed in Sundarbans tiger attack
Dhaka- A honey collector was killed in an attack by a tiger in the Sundarbans at Talpotti under Satkhira range in Satkhira on Monday.The deceased was identified as Khokon Khan, 55, son of Aijuddin Khanof Dumuria Village in Shyamnagar upazila.
7 to die for murder in Narsingdi
Dhaka- A court here on Monday sentenced seven people, including four members of a family, to death for killing a man in Polash upazila here in 2009.The convicts–Alek Miah, his wife Rupban, and two sons Sharif Miah and Arif Miah,…
PM offers ziarat at Prophet’s Rawza Mubarak
Madinah (Saudi Arabia) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered ziarat at the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) at the Masjid-e-Nababi here on Monday afternoon under Saudi Royal protocol. UNB news agency reported.
Trump trip to Israel possibly first flight from Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem – Even before President Donald Trump began his trip to Israel, he already may have made history. The president’s flight from Riyadh to Tel Aviv on Monday was believed to be the first direct flight between Saudi Arabia and…
Roadside bomb kills 5 in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar — A Pakistani government official says a roadside bomb has killed at least five people and wounded several others in a northwest tribal region close to the Afghan border. AP/UNB news agency reported
North Korea calls latest solid-fuel missile test successful
Seoul — North Korea fired a solid-fuel ballistic missile Sunday that can be harder for outsiders to detect before launch and later said the test was hailed as perfect by leader Kim Jong Un. AP/UNB news agency reported
Palestinians hold general strike ahead of Trump’s arrivala
Ramallah — Palestinians are holding a general strike in the West Bank in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails. The strike coincides with the arrival of President Donald Trump for a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian…
Hope to visit Bangladesh, Trump tells Hasina
From Golam Moin Uddin UNB Staff Writer Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), May 22 – US President Donald Trump has expressed his hope to visit Bangladesh as he exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the Arab Islamic-American (AIA) Summit in…
Hamas decries Trump’s terror allegation
Trump’s comments linking Hamas to ‘terrorism’ show his ‘complete bias’ towards Israel, says the group’s spokesman.
TPP trade deal will continue without Trump
Asia-Pacific trade ministers have agreed to resuscitate the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, despite US President Donald Trump abandoning it.
Trump visits Israel amid tight security
US President Donald Trump is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories, as he continues his first foreign trip. He flies in from Saudi Arabia, a key US ally, where he gave a speech to Arab and Muslim leaders at a…
People’s unity, world meet on water sought on Farakka Day
Dhaka – Expariate Bangladeshis at a discussion meeting in New York on 16 May underscored the need for increasing mass awareness about problem of river water the people of Bangladesh are facing and urged the government to take steps in…
Trump to Muslims at Arab-Islamic-American summit
President Donald Trump on Sunday calls for united efforts to face Terror at an Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh to leaders of 55 Muslim-majority countries. Excerpts: I want to thank King Salman for his extraordinary words, and the magnificent Kingdom of…
Argument in appeal against 16th amendment verdict
Dhaka – The Appellate Division the Supreme Court on Sunday asked the prosecution not to make any political argument during hearing on the appeal against the High Court order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution establishing Parliament’s…
Monitor safe food supply during Ramadan: Workshop
Dhaka – Speakers at a workshop on Sundayday urged the government to strengthen the monitoring system including mobile court to ensure safe food ahead of holy Ramzan.