By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jul 28 (IPS) – The demographic dividend: though not a new concept, it is one of the major buzzwords at the UN this year. But what does it really mean? There are 1.8 billion young people…
Month: July 2017
Is this analysis of latest conflicts in the Gulf true?
By Pepe Escobar Considering the impenetrability of that desert petrodollar family oligarchy it’s up to a few foreigners granted access to make sense of the latest Arabian Game of Thrones. It also does not help that the “largesse” of Saudi…
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif resigns after Panama Papers verdict
Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from office.
Faridpur road accident: Death toll rises to 5
Dhaka- Another person, who suffered injuries in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus in Madhukhali upazila on Friday night, died at Faridpur Medical College Hospital early Saturday, raising the death toll from the incident to five.The deceased…
Bus-microbus collision kills 4 in Faridpur
Dhaka- Four people were killed and at least five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Madhukhali upazila on Friday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.
2 fugitive female convicts held in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested two fugitive convicted women from Ismail colony area in Jessore town on Friday evening.The arrestees were identified as Sefali Begum, wife of Billal Sheikh, and Sathi, wife of Firoz Sheikh, hailing from Narail district. They have…
Housewife found dead in Keraniganj
Dhaka- A housewife was found dead in Shubhadhya Paschim Para area in Dakhshin Keraniganj upazila in Keraniganj on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Purobi, 28.Deceased’s sister Sanchita alleged that family members of Purobi’s father-in-law house used to torture…
3 Neo JMB men of ‘Sarwar-Tamim group held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three suspected members of Neo JMB ‘Sarwar-Tamim group’ from Fatullah upazila in Narayanganj district early Saturday.
Porsche European Open: Siddikur jumps 31 steps to cut with 2nd spot
Dhaka- Prominent Bangladesh’s golfer Siddikur Rahman has made the cut as he grabbed the 2nd spot to stay in the race of €2 million Porsche European Open in Hamburg, Germany.Siddikur jumped 31 steps up with a fantastic rhythm of six-under-par…
John Isner advances to BB&T Atlanta Open semifinals
Atlanta, (AP/UNB) – Second-seeded John Isner beat Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to reach the BB&T Atlanta Open semifinals.Seeking his fourth Atlanta title in five seasons, the big-serving Isner will face third-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. Muller beat…
Top of the world: Bob Bradley sees huge potential in LAFC
Los Angeles,(AP/UNB) – Bob Bradley stepped onto the dusty concrete roof deck of the Banc of California Stadium and marveled for a long moment at the sweeping view of downtown Los Angeles in the summer sunshine.Los Angeles Football Club’s stadium…
Pirojpur Jubo League man sued under section 57
Dhaka – A case has been filed against a local Jubo League leader under section 57 of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act for allegedly posting an indecent comment on social networking site Facebook against independent MP Dr Md Rustum…
Cricket’s summer song making a comeback in UK
The cheep, cheep, cheep of a cricket in the grass is the quintessential sound of summer. The song of the elusive insect fills the air, as if conjured up by a magician. Mike Coates, the warden here at RSPB Farnham…
Robot cracks open safe live on stage
Using a cheap robot, a team of hackers has cracked open a leading-brand combination safe, live on stage in Las Vegas. The team from SparkFun Electronics was able to open a SentrySafe safe in around 30 minutes. The robot is…
US’ FDA will curb nicotine in tobacco
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking to limit nicotine content in tobacco products, for the first time in its history. The policy announced on Friday has a goal of cutting back on nicotine levels in order to…
North Korea launches another ballistic missile
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea launched a missile on Friday that was in the air for 45 minutes before landing off Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese island, officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan reported.
Blind Saiful scored GPA 5 at HSC Examination
Dhaka – Though blind since birth and indigent, a determined Saiful Islam has achieved GPA -5 in the recently published HSC Exam of Dhaka Board (Humanities group) from Mirpur Bangla Government College, Dhaka this year.
Saudi Arabia wants irregular Bangladeshis to return home
Dhaka – Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi has called upon the irregular Bangladeshis living in the kingdom to return home, saying that they will not face any problem in coming back in future legally.
World Tiger Day Saturday
The World Tiger Day will be observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Saturday to build awareness to save the remaining population of the majestic big cat from extinction.The tiger population is declining alarmingly in the Bangladesh…
White Panel to boycott DU Senate meeting
The panel of Dhaka University’s pro-BNP-Jamaat teachers, White Panel, has announced to boycott Saturday’s special senate meeting of the university convened to elect a three-member panel for the appointment of the university’s vice-chancellor.White Panel Convener Prof Akhter Hossain Khan announced…
11 more Tripuira kids hospitalised in Chittagong
Eleven more children from hilly Tripurapara in Sitakunda Upazila of the district were admitted to Fouzdarhat Infectious Diseases Hospital with the high fever on Friday morning.Of them, six children were admitted to the hospital around 11:00 am and five others…
BNP slams police obstruction to Yunus Centre program
Condemning ‘police obstruction’ towards holding Yunus Centre’s scheduled international conference on social business here, BNP on Friday said it has demonstrated the government’s ‘despotic and vicious attitude’.“Police denied permission to Yunus Centre to hold its seventh international conference on social…
BNP movement failed, they cannot form govt: Obaidul
Mentioning the current circumstances of BNP, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said they have already failed in their movement, and so they cannot form the government.
Trump beating an old drup in tying immingrants to crime
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly’s announcement of the opening of a new office to focus on victims of crimes by immigrants looks for all the world like a cynical ploy to stigmatize a vulnerable class of people to justify inhumane…
Erroneous reporting about Ken Betwa River Link
Himanshu Thakkar leading water activist of India and coordinator of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (SANDRP) has pointed out an erroneous reporting by the Indian Express on the Ken Betwa link, the first link of the…
Olympic Day Run held
Dhaka- Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) observed Olympic Day Run in the capital and across the country on Friday in a befitting manner as part of the IOC’s global programme to popularize Olympic movement.The Day Run, aiming to establish peace all…
Two held with phensidyl in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two alleged illegal drug peddlers with 184 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl syrup from a house at Boro Hadinagar village of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj.
Abahani edge past Saif SC 3-2 in BPL opener
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd defeated newcomer Saif Sporting Club Ltd by 3-2 goals in the hard-fought opener of the 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Abahani took lead in the 22nd minute…
Underground gas-pipe blast injures 7 in Sylhet
Dhaka- Seven people, including a journalist, were injured as a fire broke out following an explosion of the underground gas pipe near the Central Bus Terminal at Kadamtali in Sylhet on Friday noon.
Man held with 3 kg silver at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a man along with 3 kg silver from Benapole Check-post in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Friday morning.The arrestee was identified as Selim Gazi, 41, son of Fazlul Haque, hailing from Chandpur…