Bangor – Fewer of North America’s Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says. –AP/UNB
Day: June 18, 2017
Trump attorney says president not under investigation
Washington – A member of the president’s outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under investigation, days after Trump tweeted about being the target of a “witch hunt.” –AP/UNB
Plea hearing set for Ohio man linked to extremists
Columbus – A federal judge has set a June plea hearing for an Ohio man accused of trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State group. –AP/UNB
731 Turkish soldiers hospitalized with food poisoning
Istanbul – A Turkish prosecutor says 731 soldiers at a western base were sent to the hospital with food poisoning and 21 people from the company that provided the food have been detained. –AP/UNB
Pakistan wins Champions Trophy, crushes archrival India
London – Embarrassed by India in its opening match, Pakistan astonishingly turned the tables on its archrival to win their Champions Trophy final by a crushing 180 runs at The Oval on Sunday. –AP/UNB
Get ready for movement, says Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged people to get ready to take to the streets with ‘peaceful sit-in programmes after Eid-ul-Fitr to save the country from Awami League’s grasp. “We call upon people to be aware of Awami League.…
Fresh landslide kills 5 in BD southeastern districts
Two siblings were killed in a fresh landslide triggered by heavy downpour in Budungpara of Ramgar upazila in the district on Sunday. The identities of the latest two, aged around 10 years and 8 years, landslide victims could not be…
Fakhrul among 4 injured in attack on way to CHT
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and three other party senior leaders were injured as local Awami League supporters allegedly attacked his motorcade at Isakhali in Rangunia upazila on their way to hillslide-hit Rangamati area. Fakhrul along with six…
More evidence – US directly helping IS linked groups
Qatar’s former prime minister admitted in an interview that the United States and its Gulf allies supported Islamist extremists in Syria. In CIA-run training sites located in Jordan and Turkey, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani explained, the U.S., Saudi…
Teacher’s tape on mouth makes chinese schoolgirl suffocate to death
A nursery school girl was suffocated to death by her teacher, who taped her mouth shut for being too talkative. According to a report by the Daily Mirror, the victim Guo Jintong was talking too much while the class did…
5kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs officials early Sunday arrested a passenger along with nine gold bars weighing five kilograms at Shahjalal International Airport.
Fakhrul’s motorcade attacked in Chittagong
Dhaka – The local supporters of ruling Awami League allegedly attacked the motorcade of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in Isakhali area of Rangunia upazila in Chittagong while he was going to visit the hillslide spots of Rangamati,…
Separate road accidents kill 2 in Manikganj
Dhaka – Two people were killed in two separate road accidents at Tepra and Arpara in Shibaloy upazila in Manikganj early Sunday.
No Queen’s speech next year
There will be no Queen’s Speech next year to give MPs more time to deal with Brexit laws, the government says. Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom said the next parliamentary session was being doubled in length to two years.…
Know why Priyanka Chopra is thanking
Entertainment Desk Nargis Fakhri was pleasantly surprised when she woke to the view of Priyanka Chopra’s billboard from her room. The beautiful actress couldn’t hold her excitement and shared her reaction on Twitter. She wrote, “Woke up to this beauty.…
Portugal forest fires kill 57 near Coimbra
A catastrophic forest fire in Portugal has claimed at least 57 lives, officials say. Most died while trying to flee the Pedrógão Grande area, 50 km (30 miles) south-east of Coimbra, in their cars, according to the government. Several firefighters…
Ataur Rahman turns 76
Culture Desk An elaborate programme will be organized to celebrate the 76th birthday of veteran theatre personality Ataur Rahman on Sunday. Ataur Rahman Jonmo Udjapon Parishad will arrange the programme at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA)…
France votes in second parliamentary round
France is voting in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, in a run-off between the top candidates from last Sunday’s first round. President Emmanuel Macron is hoping to obtain a strong mandate in parliament to help him pursue…
Artificial intelligence and the coming health revolution
Your next doctor could very well be a bot. And bots, or automated programs, are likely to play a key role in finding cures for some of the most difficult-to-treat diseases and conditions. Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving into health…
France pledges $34 mln for foreign climate experts
France on Saturday made good on its promise to invite foreign climate change experts to the country, pledging 30 million euros to fund the work of up to 50 researchers. The move comes two weeks after President Emmanuel Macron criticised…
China ‘backyard’ pig farmers squeezed as sector scales up
Walking through swarms of flies at his piggry on the outskirts of Beijing, Liu Jin shows off 1,500 hormone-free black hogs raised for China’s growing organic meat market. Liu employs a dozen people to look after the swine that are…
Portugal sees Ronaldo fully focused on Confederations Cup
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – Portugal is not worried about Cristiano Ronaldo being distracted at the Confederations Cup by talk of his possible departure from Real Madrid.Coach Fernando Santos and some of Ronaldo’s teammates are confident the star forward won’t be affected by…
Coach: Pakistan mindset better for CT final after India loss
London, (AP/UNB) – After Pakistan was thrashed by India by 124 runs two weeks ago, coach Mickey Arthur blamed “the magnitude of the occasion” for the fear his side showed.That was their opening match of the Champions Trophy.
Bus-truck collision leaves two dead in Madaripur
Dhaka – At least two people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday morning in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in Kalamdi area of Rajoir in Madaripur .The identities of the deceased were not available…
Man killed in Sylhet road crash
Dhaka – A driver of a microbus was killed and five others were injured on Saturday night as a truck collided head-on with a microbus in Baghersarak area of Sylhet-Tamabil Highway.
Lightning strike kills siblings in Jessore
Dhaka – Two siblings died and their mother received injuries as a thunderbolt hit them at Kayra village in Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.
US, Japan search for 7 Navy sailors, puzzle over ship crash
Yokosuka – U.S. and Japanese vessels and aircraft searched Saturday for seven American sailors who were missing after their Navy destroyer collided before dawn with a container ship four times its size off the coast of Japan. –AP/UNB
ICT Division of BD govt website recovers from hacking
Dhaka, June – Information Communication Technology (ICT) Division today recovered its official website promptly after an attack by hackers allegedly from a foreign country.
20 people injured in Sylhet clash
Sylhet – At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups over a mosque at Jalalabad in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon. -UNB