Sylhet – A teenage boy died from electrocution at Telijuri in Jaintiapur upazila here on Saturday. -UNB
Month: June 2017
Pori Moni in new TVC
Dhaka – Promising film actress Pori Moni has performed as a model in a new television commercial for PRAN Chutney. -UNB
Politicians, admin, lawmen in highway extortion: Quader
Comilla – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said a syndicate comprising politicians, administration officials, and law enforcers is involved in extortion in the highways ahead of Eid. -UNB
Iran arrests 7 suspects for supporting Tehran attacks
Tehran – Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s authorities have arrested seven suspects for supporting the Islamic State-claimed dual attacks that killed 17 people in Tehran. –AP/UNB
2 main accused of Rangamati Jubo League leader murder held
Khagrachhari – The army-led joint force arrested two main accused from Charmile area in Dighinala upazila on Saturday in connection with killing of Langadu upazila Jubo League leader Nurul Islam Nayan. -UNB
Marches against Islamic law to be held in many US cities
Portland – Marches against Islamic law are scheduled in more than two dozen cities across the United States. –AP/UNB
Trump says US is committed to mutual support of NATO allies
Washington – President Donald Trump says the United States is committed to the mutual defense of NATO members, casting aside concerns that his failure to mention the commitment last month weakened the alliance. –AP/UNB
Germany: Climate will last longer than Trump presidency
San Francisco, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- Threatened as it is, the Earth’s climate will survive longer than Donald Trump’s presidency, Germany’s environment minister said Friday.
Trump accuses Comey of lying to Congress
Washington, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- Punching back a day after his fired FBI director’s damaging testimony, President Donald Trump on Friday accused James Comey of lying to Congress and said he was “100 percent” willing to testify under oath about their…
193 nations urge action to protect oceans: US protests
United Nations, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- The 193 U.N. member nations issued an urgent call for action Friday to reverse the decline in the health and productivity of the world’s oceans – with the United States backing the action plan but…
‘US withdrawal exposes Paris pact’s flaws’
Statement of the March for Science Philippines on US’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord ‘The March for Science Philippines strongly condemns the United States under the leadership of President Donald Trump after it pulled out of the Paris Climate…
Changing the way the world views and manages water
The High Level Panel on Water and Connect4Climate announced Thursday that the winner of the Instagram Photo Competition – #All4TheGreen Photo4Climate Contest Special Blue Prize – for the best photo on water is Probal Rashid, from Bangladesh, with a photo…
Ronaldo shines for Portugal, while Lloris dims French hopes
Dhaka, (AP/UNB)- While Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo continued his electric scoring form, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris dimmed the lights for France with an inexplicably poor error in contrasting fortunes during 2018 World Cup qualifiers on Friday.
58 houses for poor FF in Chandpur
Dhaka – The government has built a total of 58 houses in the district for 58 selected poor and distressed freedom fighters for their contribution to the great Liberation War in 1971.Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) sources said that Liberation…
Drug peddler held with heroin in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A team of Narcotics ControlDirectorate of Chuadanga district arrested a drug peddler along with two kilograms and 350 grams of heroin on Friday afternoon from a house near Darsana Bus Stand area of Damurhuda upazila.
2 bodies recovered in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police recovered bodies of two day labourers from two separate places of the city and Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Friday.Being informed by locals, police recovered the body of Abdus Sattar, 60, hailing from Sujanagar of Pabna district,…
Madrasah teacher hacked dead in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A madrasah teacher was chopped to death by miscreants at Khanpur village in Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 35, a physical education teacher of Khanpur Dakhil Madrasah and son of…
‘Stan the Man’ vs. 9-time champ Nadal in French Open final
Paris, (AP/UNB)- Stan Wawrinka battered the ball as if each swing would determine the outcome of his French Open semifinal against No. 1 Andy Murray.For much of their 4½ hours of compelling, lengthy and draining points, Murray was up to…
Tigers eliminate blackcaps by stunning win
The Bangladesh Tigers rode on a record 224-run partnership between Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah to overhaul the target of 266 with 16 balls in hand in the Group A game in Cardiff on Friday.
“Shocking” reality of child marriage in the US
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jun 8 (IPS) – While stories of child marriage are commonly associated with the Global South, lesser known are the cases closer to home: in the United States. Across the world, child marriage has persisted and…
End dependence on smuggling for gold trade: TIB
Dhaka, Jun 9 – The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to announce a time-befitting policy involving the stakeholders to stop fraudulence and dependency on smuggling in gold business.
‘AL men’ manipulating Ramadan market: BNP
Dhaka, June 9 – BNP on Friday alleged that a syndicate of ruling party-backed traders is making quick money by pushing up the prices of essentials in this Ramadan. “An illegal business syndicate belonging to the ruling party is taking…
Wounded May vows to stay as UK PM
London, June 9 (AP/UNB) – Spectacularly punished by voters who took away her majority in Parliament, a politically wounded but defiant Theresa May soldiered on Friday as Britain’s prime minister, resisting pressure to resign after the failure of a high-stakes…
7 burn injured in Cox’s Bazar shop cylinder blast
Dhaka, Jun 9 – Seven people suffered burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at a tea stall at Jahajpura in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
2002 attack on Hasina’s motorcade: ‘Prime accused’ held
Dhaka, June 9 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the prime accused Khalid Manjurul Romel from Panchlia Bazar in Salanga upazila of Sirajganj early Friday in a case filed for carrying out an attack on the motorcade of the…
Brexit strategy for a weak UK Government
Ngaire Woods Oxford – As Prime Minister Theresa May seeks to form a new government, following an election in which her Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority, she knows that, within days, she will also need to get down to…
Will May allow ally DUP to weaken climate action?
Responding to Friday’s news of a hung UK parliament and that the Conservative Party may govern with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), James Orr, Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland Director said: “Under the DUP leadership Northern…
Argentina beats Brazil 1-0 in friendly before 95,000 fans
Melbourne, (AP/UNB) – Argentina gave new coach Jorge Sampaoli a winning debut on Friday, defeating Brazil 1-0 before 95,569 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a friendly.Defender Gabriel Mercado’s goal on the stroke of halftime helped end Brazil coach…
An interview with Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy’s 1997 debut novel, The God of Small Things, was a worldwide sensation, and deservedly so. Wildly inventive and fresh, the novel went on to win the Booker Prize and establish her as one of the brightest of a…
Automation, job liss and the welfare state
With the capabilities of artificial intelligence quickly expanding and middle class jobs under threat of being automated, will the government need to step in to pick up the slack of a job market hollowed out by machines? Chaired by Susan…