Rajshahi – The 65th founding anniversary of the University of Rajshahi was celebrated o Thursday amid festivity and fanfare on the campus. RU Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programs at 10 am in front of the administrative…
Day: July 6, 2017
RU celebrates its 65 th founding anniversary
Rajshahi – The 65th founding anniversary of the University of Rajshahi was celebrated o Thursday amid festivity and fanfare on the campus. RU Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programs at 10 am in front of the administrative…
3 killed in Natore truck plunge
Dhaka- Three people were killed as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Kodimchilan of Lalpur upazila on Natore-Pabna highway in Natore on Thursday.
Unidentified youth found dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – An unidentified young man was found dead along the bank of Surma River at Khalpar village in Dakkhin Surma upazila in Sylhet on Thursday.
BD national killed in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was shot to death and another received bullet wounds in firing by Border Security Force of India (BSF) in Doikhawa border of Hatibandha upazila in the early hours of Thursday.
10 arrested in Magura special drive
Dhaka – Police in special drives arrested at least 10 people accused in different cases from four upazilas in Magura during the last 24 hours till Thursday morning.According to Magura police control room, among the arrestees, six were arrested in Sadar…
Man killed in rival attack in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A man was killed in an attack by his rivals following a dispute over demarcation of a land at Gogla Dihitola village in Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday.
Prime accused in latest Banani ‘rape’ case held in Narayanganj
Dhaka -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the accused in another Banani girl rape case from Majhrail area of Chashara in Narayanganj city on Thursday afternoon.Additional Superintendent of Police Shakil Ahmed, also operational officer of Rab-11, said on secret…
Passenger held with 9kg gold bars at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – Customs officials arrested a passenger along with nine gold bars weighing nine kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Wednesday night.
Australia cricketers boycott South Africa tour amid pay row
Brisbane,(AP/UNB) – A development tour of South Africa has become the first casualty of Australian cricketers’ pay dispute with the sport’s national governing body, and the Ashes series beginning in November could also be at risk.The Australian Cricketers’ Association on…
Friendly Football: BSF beat BGB 7-0
Dhaka – Border Security Force (BSF) of India beat Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) by 7-0 goals in a friendly football match held at the Dalu Govt High School ground in Meghalaya of India, near Sherpur Border on Wednesday.The high officials…
Sri Lanka beats Zimbabwe by 8 wickets, leads ODI series 2-1
Hambantota, (AP/UNB)- Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella scored their maiden international centuries to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third one-day international for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series on Thursday.
First Inter-College Women’s Baseball to begin Tuesday
Dhaka – The Walton First Inter-College Women’s Baseball Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Baseball and Softball Association (BBSA), will begin on Tuesday (July 11) at the Dhanmondi Women’s Sports Complex.
Tamim Iqbal cleared to play for Essex in NatWest T20 Blast
Dhaka – Bangladeshi dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal is set to play for the English county side Essex in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast League beginning on Friday.Tamim got the clearance certificate from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play in…
Home Minister Khan rejects HRW’s secret detention report
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has rejected a report by Human Rights Watch or HRW that condemns “secret detention of hundreds of people” in Bangladesh. The claim that Bangladesh’s law-enforcement authorities have illegally arrested and detained hundreds of people in secret…
End disappearances and secret detentions: HRW
New York – Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday. The Bangladesh government should…
Girl invited to ‘birthday party’ at Banani raped
Dhaka – A case was filed against a married man for reportedly violating a young girl after inviting her to his ‘birthday party’ at a house in the city’s Banani area on Tuesday.
€1.5 million for Cyclone Mora victims in BD and Myanmar
Dhaka, 6 July – The European Commission is providing € 1.5 million in humanitarian aid funding for emergency relief assistance to populations affected by Tropical Cyclone Mora, which ripped through parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar in late May. The aid…
Mud bricks best for cool, green houses, says study
Simple mud concrete bricks provide the most affordable and sustainable houses in the tropics, a Sri-Lankan study suggests.
Anti-militancy drive on in 4 northern districts
Dhaka, Jul 6 – Law enforcers have started a drive against militancy and terrorism in the remote char areas of four districts for the third consecutive day on Thursday.
Hill District pry schools closed fearing landslide
Dhaka, July 6 – Dighnala Upazila Administration in Khagrachhari on Wednesday closed three government primary schools for indefinite period apprehending landslide due to incessant downpour.
US warns North Korea: Diplomatic window is closing
Washington, Jul 06 (AP/UNB) – The United States warned Wednesday that North Korea was “quickly closing off” the prospect of a diplomatic resolution to its provocations, as the Trump administration launched a government-wide effort to identify options for confronting Pyongyang…
Two books by Abdullah Shibli published
The publication ceremony of two books – Economics and policy in the public arena, and Nightfall (a collection of short stories) by Abdullah Shibli, university teacher and researcher based in Boston, USA was held at the Policy Research Institute, Dhaka…
Road accidents kill 4 in Sylhet
Dhaka- Four men were killed and four others injured in separate accidents in Osmani Nagar upazila and Joitapur upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.In Osmani Nagar upazila, three men were killed in a head-on collision between a bus of ‘Shyamali Paribahan’…
2 minor siblings drown in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two minor siblings drowned in a water body (doba) at Balughata-Taranakandi village in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Tajel Miah, 7, and his younger brother Tanvir Miah, sons of Lalchan Miah of…
Ctg gold smuggler jailed for 6 years
Dhaka – A Chittagong court on Wednesday sentenced a gold smuggler to six years imprisonment in a case filed for smuggling 45 gold bars through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in 2014.The convicted is Md Badiul Alam, hailing from…
Motorcyclist killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka- A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as a truck crashed into their motorbike on Jessore-Khulna Highway in Jessore on Wednesday.
Water use innovations ‘crucial’ to face climate change
By IPS World Desk Rome, Jul 5 (IPS) – In the Near East and North Africa region, the per capita renewable water availability is around 600 cubic metres per person per year –only 10 per cent of the world average-…
27 young cobra snakes killed in Rajshahi house
Dhaka, Jul 5 – At least 27 young cobra snakes have been killed at a house of Rajshahi city’s Budhpara area. House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30…
China invites foreign docs to treat dissident Liu Xiaobo
China has invited medical experts from the US and Germany to help treat Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has terminal liver cancer.