With their palms facing the sky in supplication, and many with tears in their eyes, around 2 million people from around the world gathered Thursday in an effort to start anew, erase past sins and beg God for forgiveness and…
Day: August 31, 2017
Villages burning down and Rohingyas fleeing to BD
Attacks by insurgents. A brutal military crackdown. Thousands of villagers running for their lives. History is repeating itself in Myanmar less than a year after the emergence of a new Rohingya Muslim insurgency first threatened fragile efforts to bring peace…
No unilateral draft law on delimitation: BNP
BNP on Thursday termed an ‘evil indication’ the Election Commission’s (EC’s) move to unilaterally finalise the draft of delimitation of constituencies law. “Different media reports say that the EC is going to finalise the draft of delimitation of constituency law…
BD to forge ahead braving all conspiracies: PM
Alleging that Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khaleda Zia had patronised the killers of Bangabandhu only to hurt her, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Thursday said Bangladesh will continue to move ahead braving all the conspiracies. “Despite many conspiracies,…
Four-tier security measures for Nat’l Eidgah: Police
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken up a 4-tire security measures for the National Eidgah at the High Court premises in the capital. DMP Commissioner Md. Asaduzzaman Mia came up with the information while briefing reporters after inspecting security measures…
Rupa’s body exhumed for proper burial
The body of Jakia Sultana Rupa, who was killed after being gang raped in a running bus, was exhumed and handed over to her family for burial in proper manner on Thursday. The body was exhumed at about 4 pm…
Khaleda also greets Hasina on occasion of Eid
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in London, on Thursday sent an eid greeting card to her arch rival Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Sheikh Hasina also sent Khaleda a similar card on…
US petrol prices rise as key pipeline shut
US petrol prices have risen after a key network of pipelines was shut in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, sparking fears of a squeeze on fuel supplies to major US cities. The hurricane has already forced the closure of nearly…
Instagram hack targets celebrities
Instagram has revealed a flaw in its systems revealed “a number of” stars’ phone numbers and email addresses to cyber-attackers. The Facebook-owned social network has emailed verified members, usually prominent figures, to let them know. It said it believed “one…
‘US never out of diplomatic solutions in dealing with N Korea’
US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said the US is “never out of diplomatic solutions” in dealing with North Korea. It comes after President Donald Trump tweeted that “talking is not the answer” to the country’s military ambitions. Russia has…
Sharapova wins another 3-setter at US Open; No. 4 Zverev out
New York,(AP/UNB)- No one, not even Maria Sharapova herself, knew quite what to expect from her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open.It had been 19 months since she had entered a major tournament. She played only nine…
Brazil coach confirms: Coutinho on bench; Willian will start
Porto Alegre,(AP/UNB)- Coutinho on bench; Willian will start will be on the bench when Brazil plays Ecuador on Thursday in a World Cup qualifying match.The Liverpool forward, linked to a move to Barcelona, has yet to play a minute in…
Another Rohingya boat capsize in Naf: 17 bodies found
Dhaka, Aug 31 – Seventeen more bodies were recovered on Thursday morning from Naf River in Shah Porir Dwip area in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar where a boat capsized in the river on Wednesday night.
Houston flood: ‘No way to prevent’ chemical plant blaze
A chemical plant near the flooded city of Houston is expected to explode or catch fire in the coming days. During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need to be…
Why nationalization of education is necessary
Masum Billah The different teacher organizations have been on the streets for several months with the demand to nationalize education. We can remember the retired education secretary Nazrul Islam Khan happened to meet the prime minister who wanted to know…