Bangladesh has strongly protested the instances of violation of its airspace by Myanmar military drones and helicopters on September 10, 12 and 14. Bangladesh also mentioned that these provocative acts may lead to unwarranted consequences.
Day: September 15, 2017
Cattle trader killed by BSF along Lalmonirhat border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi cattle trader has been killed and another injured by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Bamaldal border point in Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat .Lt Col Golam Morshed, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangaldesh…
Amnesty decries burnings targetting rohingya
Amnesty International says it has turned up evidence of an “orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings” by Myanmar security forces targeting dozens of Rohingya villages over the last three weeks. The human rights group is releasing a new analysis of video,…
NCL Tier 2: Ashraful’s ton spurs Dhaka Metro 257/5 vs Ctg Div
Dhaka- The Tigers former captain Mohammad Ashraful spurred Dhaka Metro 1st innings with a century of 104 runs against Chittagong Division on day one in a Tier 2 match of the four-day Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) at Zahur…
NCL Tier 1: Mash backs in longer version for Khulna
Dhaka – Rangpur Division skipper Naeem Islam and Dhiman Ghosh hammered a century each against holders Khulna Division on day 1 in a Tier 1 match of the Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in…
SAFF U18 Champs: Bangladesh to leave for Bhutan Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-18 football team will leave for Bhutan on Saturday to play in the five nations SAFF U18 Championship staring at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Monday.In the group stage, Bangladesh will play India, the Maldives, Nepal and…
Tigers leave for South Africa Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Team will leave here for South Africa on Saturday to play a full-fledged series against the Proteas.The Test squad of the Tigers will take off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the morning.
Burmese military torches homes near BD border
The Burmese military is deliberately burning ethnic Rohingya villages near the Bangladesh border, Human Rights Watch said today. Such acts of arson, after forcing residents to leave their villages, appear central to the Burmese military’s ethnic cleansing campaign against the…
Cassini probe incinerates on entry to Saturn
The American-led Cassini space mission to Saturn has just come to a spectacular end. Controllers had commanded the probe to destroy itself by plunging into the planet’s atmosphere. It survived for about a minute before being broken apart. Cassini had…
London underground blast a terror incident, say police
An “improvised explosive device” was detonated on a Tube train in south-west London during Friday’s rush hour, Scotland Yard has confirmed. The blast, at Parsons Green station on an eastbound District Line train from Wimbledon, is being treated as terrorism,…
2 ‘robbers’ held with ‘arms‘ in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of an inter-district robber gang from Phulchari upazila of Gaibandha on Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Shahidul Islam, 34, and Hafizur Rahman, 38.
Jubo Dal leader killed in Savar road crash
Dhaka – A Jubo Dal leader was killed and another injured when a bus hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Aricha road at Jorpool here in Savar early Friday.
Driver killed in Tangail road accident
Dhaka -The driver of a covered van was killed and three other people sustained injuries in a road accident at Sehratoil in Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Friday morning.
Tracing the Exclusion of the Rohingya in Myanmar
By Prof. Dr Imtiyaz Yusuf Myanmar is a non-secular Buddhist majority country. The majority of Myanmar peoples are Buddhist, including both ethnic Burmans and non-Burman ethnic minorities. Buddhists make up 89.8 percent of the population, Christians 6.3 percent and Muslims…
AL leaders will too face wealth info inquiry: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 14 (UNB) – In the wake of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comments on investigations into the alleged money-laundering by its Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family members, BNP on Thursday warned that the day is not far away…
World’s poor ‘paying the price’ for global crises: UN
Dhaka, Sept 15 (UNB) – People living in poverty around the world are facing increasing multiple threats, including climate change and the global economic crisis, but the political will to tackle the issues is lacking, a United Nations human rights…
Myanmar Rohingyas victims of ethnic cleansing
United Nations, Sept 14 (AP/UNB) – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that ethnic cleansing is taking place in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslim minority, and the U.N. Security Council condemned the violence that has led nearly 380,000 Rohingyas to flee…
North Korea fires stronger missile over Japanese airspace
Projectile likely reached altitude of 770 km and flew 3700 km: S. Korean military Chad O’Carroll North Korea launched a missile east towards the Sea of Japan (East Sea), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in an alert…
Wenger surprised game played amid Cologne chaos at Arsenal
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – Crowd disorder marred Cologne’s return to European competition after 25 years as the German team’s fans caused havoc in London and forced the Europa League game against Arsenal to be delayed on Thursday.Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was surprised…
Martinez lashes out at Spanish tennis bosses after firing
Madrid, (AP/UNB) – Conchita Martinez called the Spanish Tennis Federation’s decision to fire her as the Fed Cup and Davis Cup captain as unfair and disrespectful on Thursday.Martinez lashed out after the federation announced that its board of directors unanimously…
Islami Bank opens 328th branch at Nikunjo
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened Nikunjo Branch as its 328th Branch at Nikunjo of Dhaka. Arastoo Khan, Chairman of the Bank inaugurated the branch on September 14, 2017, Thursday as chief guest.