Dhaka – Chief of Bangladesh Islami Shasantra Andolan, Moulana Muhammad Zafarullah Khan on Monday urged the government to constitute Ulema committees at all unions of the country to drive terrorism out of Bangladesh.
Month: June 2017
An open letter to the Honourable PM
It is really good that a student can get admitted to a government or private medical college with just attending a single admission test though there are a few problems like question leakage of admission test. This good initiative has…
Men commiting femicide lose rights over their children
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Jun 16 (IPS) – In January 2008, Rosana Galliano was shot to death in Exaltación de la Cruz, a rural municipality 80 km from Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Her ex-husband, José Arce, who was sentenced…
Banani private varsity girl rape: Hearing on July 9
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 on Monday took cognizance of the charge-sheet against five persons in the case filed over rape of two private university students in a Banani hotel.
Charge sheet against 9 submitted to BD war crimes tribunal
Dhaka – The prosecution yesterday pressed eight charges against nine persons in a case filed for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War of 1971.
Book on young entrepreneurs’ business strategies
Dhaka – A journal book titled ‘Youth Entrepreneurship: How to start …?’ has recently been launched in Bangladesh. Young Startup Founder & Freelance Journalist Syed Rabius Shams, in association with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), BRAC University (BRACU) has…
Tamim in ICC Champions Trophy team
Dhaka – Bangladeshi opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has been included in the team of the ICC Champions Trophy’2017 announced by the International Cricket Council on Monday.
Pioneer Football: King Star FA crush London Tigers 9-0
Dhaka – King Star Football Academy crushed London Tigers by 9-0 goals in a super league match of Dhaka North & South City Corporations Pioneer (U-16) Football at Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.
Brooks Koepka caps a record week with US Open title
Erin, (AP/UNB) – Brooks Koepka received a short piece of advice from a valuable source on the eve of the final round at the U.S. Open. Defending champion Dustin Johnson was doing most of the talking.”It was a long phone…
RMG worker raped by ‘speedboat driver, helper’ in Munshiganj
Dhaka – A female readymade garment worker was raped allegedly by a speedboat driver and his assistant at a remote char of the Padma River in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj early Monday.Officer-in-charge of Louhajang Police Station M Anisur Rahman the…
UP member held with 8,000 Yaba pills in Savar
Dhaka – Members of Dhaka North DB police arrested a UP member along with 8,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Begunbari area of Aminbazar in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday.The arrestee is Shamim Molla, 33, a…
Online media to go under commission
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The National Online Mass Media Policy, 2017’ incorporating a proposal for constituting a National Broadcast Commission to facilitate the operation of online mass media in a well-organised manner. The approval was given…
15 bitten by fox in Munshiganj
Dhaka- At least 15 people, including a woman, were injured as a fox bit them at Patharghata and Bazarkhola villages in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Sunday night.The victims were admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) at Mohakhali in the…
Road crash kills 3 in Bogra
Dhaka – At least three people were killed and three others injured as two trucks collided head-on on Dhaka-Bogra highway in Fatki bridge area of Shahjajanpur upazila in Bogra on Monday morning.
London tower fire death toll rises to 79
London police say that the number of dead or missing in the high-rise apartment building fire is now 79. Police Commander Stuart Cundy gave the new figure during a statement outside Scotland Yard on Monday. The previous figure given was…
Bus collision kills 4 in Gopalganj
Dhaka- At least four people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Monday.
Lightning kills 10 in 4 dists
Dhaka – At least 10 people, including two members of a family, have been killed and seven others injured by lightning strikes in Faridpur, Dinajpur, Kushtia and Magura districts.Of them, five were killed in Faridpur while two each in Magura…
Declare landslide-hit area disaster zone
Dhaka – BNP on Monday demanded the government immediately declare the hillslide-hit areas of the country as ‘disaster zones’, and stand by the victims with necessary support. The party also demanded that state mourning be announced over the deaths of…
EU shifting rescue of migrants risks lives: HRW
(Milan) – Libyan forces have engaged in reckless conduct during recent rescue operations that endangered people being rescued in international waters in the Mediterranean, Human Rights Watch said today. These incidents indicate that Libyan forces lack capacity to safely perform…
Muslim girl found dead near US mosque
The teenager, identified as Nabra Hussein, was walking with friends when they got into a dispute with a driver in Herndon, police said. The man left the car and assaulted the girl, they said. She then disappeared
Online media to go under Nat’l Commission
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The National Online Mass Media Policy, 2017’ incorporating a proposal for constituting a National Broadcast Commission to facilitate the operation of online mass media in a well-organised manner. -UNB
Banani rape: Court accepts charges against all accused
Dhaka – A court here on Monday took cognisance of charges against all the five accused, including Shafat Ahmed, in the Banani rape case. -UNB
Bangladesh still hosts largest number of Myanmar refugees: Report
Dhaka – The number of refugees from Myanmar rose to 490,300 by the end of 2016, from 451,800 the previous year with Bangladesh remaining to host the largest number of them – 276,200, says a new global report. -UNB
Declare hillslide-hit areas as ‘disaster zones’: BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Monday demanded the government immediately declare the hillslide-hit areas of the country as ‘disaster zones’, and stand by the victims with necessary support. -UNB
15 bitten by fox in Munshiganj
Munshiganj – At least 15 people, including a woman, were injured as a fox bit them at Patharghata and Bazarkhola villages in Sirajdikhan upazila on Sunday night. -UNB
London tower fire death toll rises to 79
Fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower, a social housing block in Kensington, in western London, in the early hours of Wednesday, trapping residents inside as it tore through the building with terrifying speed. “I believe there are 79…
Russia issues warning after US coalition downs jet
Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after a Syrian military plane was shot down. The coalition said it had shot down the Syrian Su-22 after it bombed US-backed fighters…
Boeing launches new version of 737 jet
Boeing has maintained the pressure on Airbus, its main rival, with the launch of the biggest version yet of the 737 short-haul jet. The world’s largest commercial aircraft maker announced plans for the 737 Max 10 at the Paris Air…
Davis ‘positive’ as UK enters Brexit negotiations
Brexit Secretary David Davis has said he is entering negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU in a “positive and constructive” frame of mind. As he began talks in Brussels, he said he was determined to build a “strong…
Big B remembers his time shooting with Leo
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has gone down memory lane and has remembered the time he shot with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, whom he calls the “most humble and down to earth” person. Amitabh shared a photograph of himself along with DiCaprio…