Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives and property in the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in London. -UNB
Day: June 16, 2017
BNP happy as PM ‘realises importance’ of its election joining
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is calling upon their party to join the next general election as she has ‘realised’ that no polls will be possible this time keeping…
Russia claims it has killed IS leader al-Baghdadi
Moscow – The Russian military claims it has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike. -UNB
Pioneer Football: King Star rout Monju FA 10-0
Dhaka – King Star Football Academy notched an emphatic 10-0 victory against Manju Football Academy in the super league of the Dhaka City Corporation (North & South) Pioneer Football Under-16 League at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium…
Siddikur moves to 9th in Queen’s Cup
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman moved-up to joint 9th from 12th in the US$500,000 Queen’s Cup after the 2nd round at Santiburi Samui Country Club ground in Thailand on Friday.
CA announce Test squad for Bangladesh tour
Dhaka – Cricket Australia (CA) announced a 13-man squad on Friday to for a two-match Test series tour to Bangladesh in August. Although the tour schedule is yet to be announced officially, Cricket Australia said in releasing the squad details…
BD national picked up by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Border Security Force(BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi farmer from Doikhawa border area in Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Friday.
Ex-army man beaten dead in Panchagarh
Dhaka – A former Army man was beaten to death over the formation of a local mosque committee at Nayadighi Islampur village in Boda upazila in Panchagarh on Friday afternoon.The deceased is Aminur Rahman, 50, son of late Nazimuddin of…
Russia claims it has killed IS chief Baghdadi
The Russian military claims it has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike. The ministry said Friday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders.
School girl ‘kills self’ in Sylhet
Dhaka – A school girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the fan at Baburagaon Noapara village in sadar upazila on Friday morning.
BNP team to visit Rangamati landslide victims
– A BNP team will go to the landslide-hit Rangamati on Sunday to ‘stand by’ the victims by providing them with relief materials. A high-profile BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will visit Rangamati at…
7 abducted fishermen rescued in Sundarbans; 4 held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Thursday night rescued seven fishermen abducted by forest robbers from Satkhira range of the Sundarbans.The elite force also arrested four members of notorious forest gang, ‘Rabiul Bahini’, and…
PM asks Swedes business to be Partners of Bangladesh
– Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Swedish business leaders and entrepreneurs to be Bangladesh’s partners in investment, trade, and innovative businesses for a shared prosperity. “Together we can bring a change in the lives of millions in both…
2 killed in clash over land in M’singh
Dhaka-Two people were killed and at least 15 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land related dispute at Sirta village in Sadar upazila Char area in Mymensingh on Friday.Kamrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model…
Bangladesh should do more for its textile workers: ME
Textile workers in Bangladesh, many of whom are young women, suffer long working hours, low wages, uncertainty and hazardous conditions. Trade union leaders are often persecuted,” said the resolution adopted on Wednesday. The 2013 Sustainability Compact, aimed at preventing tragedies…
Gulf show-down shows qatar fragiity
That money, mainly from selling natural gas from a peninsula in the Gulf desert that was a British protectorate until 1971, has paid for the city’s skyscrapers, hotels and investments in some of the world’s most iconic companies, buildings and…
Landslide-hit Rangamati hill-district still cut off from Dhaka
Dhaka – The people of Rangamati hill district, cut off from the rest of the country by roads due to unprecedented landslides, got some relief with resumption of partial supply of electricity and start of launch service, but they are…
Queen, William visit Grenfell Tower centre
The Queen and Prince William visited a relief centre for Grenfell Tower fire victims, while the missing could number as many as 76, the BBC understands. Their visit to the Westway Sports Centre comes after police say some of those…
3 workers die inhaling toxic gas in Gopalganj
Gopalganj, Jun 16 (UNB) – Three construction workers were killed after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Thanapara in the district town in Gopalganj on Friday morning.
SI closed for putting Yaba pills into college teacher’s pocket
Dhaka – A sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, SM Shamim Akter was closed to the Jessore Police Lines on Thursday for trying to make a college teacher accused in drug case.
Man killed in clash over mowing grass for cattle
Dhaka – A man was killed and two others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Sannashipara in Osmaninagar upazila on Thursday.
9 mounds firecrackers seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials seized nine mounds of firecrackers from a Khulna-bound train here in Benapole on Friday morning.
Burn injured housewife dies after fight for life
Dhaka – A housewife, who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Pirojpur village in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira district on June 10, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital early Friday.
“No way out of fire, pray our deaths are not painful”
Moulvibazar, June 16 – Family members of five expatriate Bangladeshis who remain missing since the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in west London are demanding information from the authorities on their loved ones’ whereabouts.
Join next polls, don’t repeat mistake, PM
Stockholm (Sweden), Jun 16 (UNB) -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said BNP should join the next polls and should not repeat the mistake as it did by boycotting the 2014 election.
Nita Bhalla of Thomson Reuters Foundation, SOPA Journalist of the Year
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – June 16 – The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization, named Nita Bhalla of Thomson Reuters Foundation the Journalist of the Year at the SOPA 2017 Awards Gala…
Migrant workers pour trillions into world economy
By Roshni Majumdar UN, Jun 15 (IPS) – A new report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says the flow of money from migrants—commonly located in developed countries—to their families in lower income countries has doubled over the…
Prime minister May orders full public inquiry of London fire
Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the fire that engulfed a west London block of flats, killing at least 17 people. That figure is expected to rise, as fire chiefs do not expect to find…
Khaleda graft cases adjourned till 22 June
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday adjourned the hearing in two graft cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others till June 22.
Islami Bank holds discussion and central iftar
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a discussion on `Role of Ramadan in Attaining Taqwah’ hosted an Iftar Mahfil on 15 June, Thursday at Pan Pacific Sonagaon Hotel, Dhaka.