A top South Korean director called on Wednesday for new rules on screening Netflix films in cinemas as local chains boycott his blockbuster over the US streaming giant’s online policy. The movie “Okja”, directed by Bong Joon-Ho, sparked controversy at…
Long fiercely guarded video game industry terrain, the Electronic Entertainment Expo kicked off Tuesday with YouTube, Twitch and Facebook turning gamers into online stars. A hot trend of video game play streamed as spectator sport and “YouTubers” becoming famous for…
London – Firefighters battled a massive fire in a 27-floor high-rise apartment building in west London for several hours Wednesday. –AP/UNB
Doha – Qatar said Wednesday it had pulled all of its troops from the border of Djibouti and Eritrea, East African nations that have a long-running territorial dispute which Doha had helped mediate. -UNB
London – London Ambulance Service says 50 people have been taken to five hospitals following a major fire in a high-rise residential building. The service says a major incident has been declared in the west London after a fire broke…
Dhaka – Ten more people were killed in separate incidents of hillslides triggered by heavy rains in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar districts early Wednesday. -UNB
New York City Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr arranged a great get together to celebrate with the Muslim Community at his annual iftar mahfil dinner at Borough Hall Auditorium in the New York Bronx 13 June on Tuesday.
Queens, NY, SAFEST- South Asian Fund for Education, Scholarships and Training- organized the “Mother’s Day Action 2017” event at Avenue C Plaza, Brooklyn, New York on May 21. Felix W. Ortiz, Assembly member of Assembly District 51, was present as…
Dhaka – The EU Ambassador to Bangladesh, Pierre Mayaudon, expresses his heart-felt sorrow and solidarity for the loss of lives and property caused by landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban in the early hours of 13 June.
Ottawa, Canada, 13 June – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada is proud to have been chosen as the host country for the global Women Deliver Conference, which will bring over 6,000 world leaders, influencers, advocates, academics, activists, and…
By IPS World Desk ROME, Jun 13 2017 (IPS) – Against the backdrop of increasing refugee numbers around the globe, fuelled by crisis and insecurity, and an ever-widening gap in places to resettle them, the top United Nations official dealing…
By Baher Kamal Rome, Jun 13 (IPS) – Worldwide, land degradation, severe droughts and advancing desertification are set to force populations to flee their homes and migrate. In the specific case of the Middle East and North of Africa (MENA),…
A huge fire has raged through the night at a west London tower block, with eyewitnesses claiming people were trapped inside. More than 200 firefighters are still tackling the blaze at Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, where hundreds of people…
Dhaka – The South Asian nations have dominated in the eight-nation ICC Champions Trophy as three nations — Bangladesh, India and Pakistan — of this subcontinent stayed in the last four race which has never happened before in this ICC…
Saint-Denis,(AP/UNB) – Winger Ousmane Dembele scored the winner as 10-man France overcame a red card for Raphael Varane early in the second half to beat England 3-2 in a pulsating friendly on Tuesday.Teenage striker Kylian Mbappe set up the 20-year-old…
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Defender Yerry Mina scored twice to lead Colombia to a 4-0 win over 10-man Cameroon in an international friendly in Madrid on Tuesday.The loss for Cameroon comes five days before it plays its first match of the Confederations…
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) -French Open champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Queen’s Club tournament, a warmup event for Wimbledon, saying he needs to rest.Nadal said Tuesday in a statement: “After speaking to my team and doctor, I have decided my body…
Dhaka – A mobile court on Tuesday sentenced a drug peddler to eight months imprisonment for selling hemp illegally at Bhatai Bazar in Shailkupa upazila.
Dhaka – Abrar Nur Arnab, a Class-VII student of Jhenidah Govt Boys’ High School, has developed and launched a Facebook-like social networking site, posttouch.com.However, the achievement of the little boy has earned anxiety for his family as the hackers, online…
Dhaka – A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Narayanpur village in Benapole Port Police Station in Jessore on Tuesday.The deceased was Asha Basu, 14, a class VII student of Benapole Marium Memorial Girls’ School in Benapole and daughter…
Dhaka – The Government yesterday appointed 27 new Assistant Attorney Generals (AAGs) and relieved 23 Assistant Attorney Generals. The newly appointed AAGs will conduct cases in the Supreme Court on behalf of the state.
Dhaka – Nicolas Chakma, a Supreme Court lawyer on Monday served a legal notice on government for forming a judicial enquiry committee to determine whether there was any negligence of local administration in protecting the people of Longadu Upazila of…
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Dhaka on Monday fixed June 19 for hearing on whether to take the charges into cognizance against the accused in the case filed about the rape of two private university…
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized an exchange of views and Ifter Mahfil in honor of the representatives of the foreign exchange houses in Bangladesh on 12 June 2017, Monday at a local hotel in the city.
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Taka 20 milion to Red Crescent Medical College Hospital for renovation, purchase of medical equipment and modernization of the laboratory of the Hospital.
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed July 27 for submission of the probe report in a case filed over the glitch in a VVIP flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Budapest.
An extraordinary wave of antigovernment protests swept across Russia on Monday, as thousands of demonstrators gathered in more than 100 cities to denounce corruption and political stagnation despite official attempts to stifle the expression of outrage. Riot police officers in…
About 4,000 people have moved to 18 shelters in areas hit by landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban, says the government. At least 69 have died buried under soil loosened by heavy rains in the wake of a land depression…
A chastened Prime Minister Theresa May made progress Tuesday in securing a deal with a small Northern Ireland party with whom she hopes to govern, just days after a catastrophic election wiped out her majority in Parliament. May desperately needs…
A Bangladeshi diplomat has been indicted for allegedly forcing a servant to work for his family in New York City without pay and assaulting him though Bangladesh consulate senses other motive. Prosecutors say Md Shahedul Islam, 45, Deputy Consul General…