The children who are older than six years are at a greater risk of dengue infection since they spend more time in crowded places like schools and parks, says a new study of icddr,b. Under the study, two household serosurveys…
Day: July 22, 2017
Withdraw case filed against students: BNP
Condemning the filing of an attempt-to-murder case against the demonstrating students of seven colleges here, BNP on Saturday demanded the government immediately withdraw it. “Police charged batons and fired bullets on the students of seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University…
Egyptian court sentences 28 to death over prosecutor killing
An Egyptian court has sentenced 28 people to death for their involvement in the assassination of the country’s prosecutor general in 2015.Saturday’s sentences come after consultation with the Grand Mufti, Egypt’s top religious authority, over preliminary death sentences handed to…
Muslim Umman in crisis due to militancy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the Muslim Ummah faces a danger and crisis as some people choose the wrong path of militancy. “The whole Muslim Ummah has got trapped in danger due to some people’s move to take…
Fresh landslide kills student in BD hill district
A student of Dhaka University was killed and three others were injured on Saturday afternoon, as the wave of deadly landslides during the ongoing monsoon visited the usually tranquil surroundings of Himchari.
Moudud finds neither road nor map in EC’s scheme
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said facilities like open veranda, emergency exits and fire alarms must be there in the buildings of educational institutions.The Prime Minister also said the alarm system has to be there in the toilets to…
Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outdoors after quake
Kos, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region in Greece…
6 killed as tensions over shrine turn violent in Israel
Jerusalem, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Three Palestinians were killed in street clashes in Jerusalem and three Israelis died in a stabbing attack at a West Bank settlement as tensions turned into violence over the Holy Land’s most contested shrine.
UP chairman killed in Sirajganj road crash
Dhaka- A union parishad chairman was killed as a bus crashed into his motorcycle at Bohuti area in Sadar upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday.The deceased was identified as SM Amirul Islam Groho, 59, chairman of Naogaon Union Parishad in Tarash…
Dempsey at home 1 goal from record; US team in Gold Cup semi
Arlington, (AP/UNB)- Clint Dempsey is back in his home state of Texas, one goal away from a national scoring record for the United States team that is one win from playing in another CONCACAF Gold Cup final.The Americans play a…
Top-seeded John Isner reaches Hall of Fame semifinals
Newport, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Top-seeded John Isner beat fellow American Dennis Novikov 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships semifinals.The hard-serving Isner had 20 aces and did not face a break point in his bid…
Pele’s son’s in jail on drug trafficking charges in Brazil
Sao Paulo, (AP/UNB)- A son of Brazilian soccer legend Pele has returned to jail to serve a sentence of more than 12 years on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
Former Australian tennis pro Peter Doohan dead at 56
Sydney, (AP/UNB) – Former Australian tennis professional Peter Doohan, whose most famous victory was over Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, has died aged 56, Tennis Australia said in a statement Saturday.Doohan was diagnosed nine weeks ago with a particularly…
Folk Heritage Museum’ to open at Bangla Academy soon
The newly set up ‘Folk Heritage Museum’ at Bangla Academy here would be inaugurated soon as all relevant activities to open the museum have already been completed. The museum has been set up on the second floor of the Burdwan…
Microsoft ties up with local firm to train 50000 students
Microsoft has partnered with a leading youth network of the country for providing basic computer training to around 50,000 students in different educational institutions across the country. Young Bangla, the youth network, has involved 2100 educational institutions and started picking…
Thrones’ cast talk love as new trailer drops
“Game of Thrones” dropped a new trailer at San Diego Comic-Con Friday, showing the armies of the Seven Kingdoms gearing up for war, with an undead horde on the march. Queen Cersei warns the people in King’s Landing to beware…
Storm hits New Zealand’s largest city in South Island
Several cities in New Zealand’s South Island declared a state of emergency on Saturday as heavy rain caused flooding in Christchurch and nearby cities, with hundreds of homes evacuated. Due to continuous heavy rain, the Heathcote River burst its banks…
Microcredit programmes turn many women self-employed
Many women both rural and urban are getting privileges of becoming self-employed through various microcredit programmes in the district. Moreover 3,500 women were brought under the programmes and they were given loans worth Taka 2.46 crore along with requisite training…
Iran inaugurates production line for missile
Tehran, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — Iranian state TV is reporting the inauguration of a production line for a new version of an air defense missile.
Qatar’s ruler voices willingness to talk to solve Arab rift
Dubai, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty.
Cops cordon off suspected ‘militant den’ in Meherpur
Dhaka, July 22 – Police cordoned off a house in Bamondi area of Gangni Upazila in Meherpur on Saturday morning suspecting it to be a militant hideout.
Dhaka can reclaim its lost canals ‘as Seoul did’
Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, July 22 – Though it looks to be a daunting task to recover the capital’s 43 lost canals and many other wetlands to restore its natural drainage network, green activists think well-thought-out plans,…
Prince George photo marks fourth birthday
An official portrait of Prince George has been released to mark his fourth birthday. The picture, taken at Kensington Palace ahead of his birthday on Saturday, captures a smiling future king. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were “delighted” to…
White House press secretary Spicer quits
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at an organisational shake-up. Mr Spicer stepped down because he was unhappy with President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new communications director, according to reports. Combative Wall Street financier…
Qatar Emir willing to talk to solve Arab rift
Dubai- Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…