Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said Awami League is unable to realise that its boat has already sunk due to the current government’s ‘misrule and failure’ to run the country. -UNB
Day: June 17, 2017
Will Qatar-Saudi-UAE diplomatic crisis reconfigure Gulf politics?
By Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC) The 5 June decision by Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and their allies and proxies – Egypt, Bahrain, the Maldives, Mauritania and rival governments in Libya and Yemen – to sever…
Tigers back with heads held high from first CT
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Cricket team, which rode its luck to reach the semi-finals in its first-ever appearance at the ICC Champions Trophy, returned home on Saturday morning.But, test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmullah Riyad, Imrul Kayes and Shakib Al Hasan…
Pioneer Football: Bangladesh SC beat Nasir FA 2-1
Dhaka – Bangladesh Sporting Club beat Nasir Football Academy by 2-1 goals in the Dhaka North and South City Corporations Pioneer (U-16) Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Saturday.
Queen’s Cup: Siddikur slips to joint 14th after 3rd round
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman slipped to joint 14th from 9th in the US$500,000 Queen’s Cup after the 3rd round at Santiburi Samui Country Club ground in Thailand on Saturday.Siddikur aggregated 5-under-par 208 and stayed six shots behind the…
Bangladesh U-16 Women’s Football team leaves for Osaka
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team left Dhaka for Japanese city Osaka Saturday noon by a Singapore Airlines flight to prepare themselves for the eight-team final round of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship to be held at Chonburi Stadium in…
Indo-Pak cricket rivalry transcends sport
– An intense love of cricket is shared by these nuclear-armed neighbors, as profoundly as their deep and mutual mistrust. The players from India and Pakistan will be cordial before and after the Champions Trophy final in London on Sunday…
PM back home from Sweden
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Saturdaymorning, wrapping up her three-daybilateralvisit to Sweden. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about9:15 am.
Amazon deal for whole foods could bring retain experiments
Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods, setting the stage for radical retail experiments that could revolutionize how people buy groceries and everything else. Amazon could…
EU plans to regulate drones by 2019
BRUSSELS, June 17, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – The EU unveiled a blueprint to safely regulate drone traffic in Europe by 2019 in order to tap the growing commercial potential for unmanned aircraft technology. The blueprint from the European Commission, the EU…
2 more bodies recovered in Rangamati, death toll hits 156
Rangamati, June 17 (UNB) – Bodies of two more landslide victims were recovered at Dumdumia in Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.
Bangladesh needs global support to tacle climate change
DHAKA, June 17, 2017 (BSS) – Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST) Bangladesh, at UNHCR annual dialogues in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday sought global assistance for the country to cope with the climate change impacts. “Bangladesh needs huge international assistance…
2 killed in Comilla road crashes
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar Dakkhin Upazila here on Saturday.An unidentified pedestrian was crushed under the wheels of a speeding car at Batabaria while crossing Dhaka-Chittagong highway, said officer-in-charge of Mainamati Highway Police…
Expert lawyers, investigators join Trump investigation
One hunted terrorists in the 1990s for the FBI and later helped build a case against 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui. Another headed the federal task force investigating the Enron corporate scandal of the 2000s. A third has argued more than…
3 electrocuted in Jhenaidah
Dhaka – Three people died from electrocution in separate places in Harinakundu and Sadar upazilas on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Bulu Biswas, son of Chanar Uddin Biswas of Ramnagar village of Harinakundu upazila, Sujon Hossain, son of Rojob Ali…
8 fake DB men held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested eight fake members of Detective Branch (DB) from Dhanmondi area in the city early Saturday.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Pabna gunfight
Dhaka – An alleged drug peddler was killed and five policemen were injured early Saturday in a gunfight between a gang of drug peddlers and law enforcers at Pakshi of Ishwardi in the district.The dead is identified as Alia Bhulo,…
BD Landslide: Rangamati hill district struggling to get back to normal
Dhaka – The roads connecting the Rangamati the hill town with and port city of Chittagong – badly damaged by last week’s landslide – is likely to be restored from Tuesday, according to sources in the Bangladesh Army.
UK resolute in face of adversity: Queen
The Queen has said it is “difficult to escape a very sombre national mood” following tragedies in London and Manchester in recent weeks. Her message comes as residents caught up in the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 30…
Katy Perry is first to have 100m Twitter followers
The US singer-songwriter Katy Perry has become the first person to reach 100m followers on Twitter. The website posted a video compilation of her tweets since she joined in 2009 along with a message saying “Today, we #WITNESS history”. Witness…
Madhuri vs Aishwarya
Entertainment Desk One of her most successful films, Raat Aur Din which was released in 1967, is currently being considered for a remake Nargis Dutt was born as Fatima Rashid but later became popular by her screen name and is…
Konal, Arfin Rumey’s special Eid ventures
Entertainment Desk Titled as “Eid Mubarak,” J K Majlish has composed the song with S I Suman’s lyrics, apart from lending his voice Famous singer Somnur Monir Konal, commonly known as Konal, is returning to the delight of her aficionados.…
Saif nervous for daughter Sara’s Bollywood debut
The buzz of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter, Sara Ali Khan joining the films is what everyone is talking about. Sara, who has graduated from Columbia University, New York will be making her Bollywood debut opposite Sushant Singh…
EU unveils plans to regulate drones by 2019
The EU unveiled a blueprint to safely regulate drone traffic in Europe by 2019 in order to tap the growing commercial potential for unmanned aircraft technology. The blueprint from the European Commission, the EU executive, covers allowing drones to operate…
Noiseless river ‘bubble’ taxi sails through Paris test
An odd-looking electric boat taxi whose inventor believes it could be an eco-friendly transport solution for cities worldwide was put to the test in Paris for the first time Friday. The brainchild of French yachtsman Alain Thebault, the aerodynamic Sea…
Boeing, Airbus take dogfight to Paris Air Show
The aircraft industry descends on Paris Monday for the world’s biggest airshow, a prime battleground for bitter rivals Boeing and Airbus, but also a chance for new kids on the block to snap at the heels of the two giants.…
Palestinians deny IS claim for deadly attack on Israeli
Ramallah- Palestinian militants are denying an Islamic State claim that it was behind a deadly attack against Israel, saying it was them who killed a female police officer on duty near Jerusalem’s Old City. –AP/UNB
Facebook bug may have exposed moderators to extremists
San Francisco – Facebook has acknowledged that a security hole in its software may have exposed the identities of its online monitors to suspected terrorist groups and others whose pages were removed for inappropriate content. -AP/UNB
Search on for 7 Navy crew after ship damaged in collision
Yokosuka – The U.S. Navy says sailors from the destroyer USS Dewey are helping crew stabilize the damaged USS Fitzgerald after it collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan before dawn Saturday, leaving seven sailors missing. -UNB
Two more bodies in Rangamati: Landslide death toll 156
Rangamati, June 17 – Two fresh bodies of hill track massive landslide victims were recovered from Dumdumia area of Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.