Dhaka – Six Bangladeshi children, including three girls, returned home through Benapole check post on Monday night after serving one year jail term in an Indian prison.The returnees were Sakib, 10, son of Jewel, Akash Sheikh, 7, son of Amirul…
Month: September 2017
Hefajat-e-Islam professes Arakan freedom as Rohingya solution
Dhaka – Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Monday said that a free Arakan is only the solution to Rohingya crises. Leaders of the quaomi madrasha based organizations made this observation while addressing at its Myanmar Embassy gherao programme in the city.
‘Take initiative to eliminte child labour as per SDG timeline’
Dhaka – Speaker at a workshop on Monday put emphasis on the need to take coordinated initiative to eliminate child labour within stipulated time in line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
HC stays suspension of Dinajpur Municipality Mayor
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court stayed a government order for three months on Monday that suspended Dinajpur municipality mayor Syed Jahangir Alam.
Nuclear energy is still cheaper than renewable- Kirill Komarov
Dhaka – Kirill Komarov, First Deputy CEO of Rosatom, Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation in a recent interview with the British Sky News talked on the cost of nuclear energy and other issues.
চালের অস্বাভাবিক মূল্যবৃদ্ধিতে দেশবাসী উদ্বিগ্ন – চরমোনাই পীর
ঢাকা – চালসহ নিত্যপ্রয়োজনিয় দ্রব্যের আকাশচুম্বি মূল্যবৃদ্ধিতে গভীল উদ্বেগ ও ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
Smith warns India have weapons other than spin
CHENNAI,(BSS/AFP) – Australia were undone by spin in the first one-day international but skipper Steve Smith has warned his side need to be ready for India’s other bowling weapons. The tourists were frustrated by wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav,…
Unidentified youth found dead in Pabna
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a young man from beneath the Hardinge Bridge in Paksey of Ishwardi upazila on Monday morning.
Robber held in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged robber along with arms and bullet from Bhatiyalpur area in Ramganj upazila on Monday morning. The arrestee was identified as Md Nasir, son of Nur Mohammad, a resident of Mahdebpur village in Chatkhil upazila…
40 gold bars seized at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – Customs officials recovered 40 gold bars weighing 4.46 kg from a flight of US Bangla Airlines at Shahjalal International Airport here on Monday.
Five held for gang raping woman in Satkhira
Dhaka- Police here on Monday arrested five people for allegedly gang raping a woman, from different areas in Satkhira.The arrestees are identified as Toriqul Islam, 25, son of Jamer Ali, Idris Ali, 20, son of Karim Box of Debnagar village…
19th NCL: Rajshahi post 6-wkt win over Sylhet
Dhaka – Rajshahi Division started the Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) campaign in a winning note with a six-wicket victory over Sylhet Division in a Tier 2 match of the rain-interrupted 1st round on day four at Shaheed Kamruzzaman…
AFC U-16 Champs: Bangladesh team reaches Qatar
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-16 boys team reached Qatar safely on Monday to participate in the qualifying round of the AFC U-16 Championship’2018 to be held there September 20-24.
Kabaddi Team fly for Nepal Tuesday
Dhaka- A 15-member Bangladesh National Kabaddi Team will leave here for Nepal on Tuesday to participate in the four-nation International Friendship Men’s Kabbadi Tournament beginning in Kathmandu on Thursday keeping their eyes on the title.The three other participating countries are…
Delhi considers ‘illegal’ Rohingya refugees security threat
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that Rohingyas posed as a serious threat to national security with links to terror outfits, including the Islamic State. The Centre’s affidavit, filed in the apex court registry, said unless the government…
US flies powerful warplanes amid tensions over N Korea
The U.S. military flew advanced bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula and near Japan in drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes on Monday, three days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. The United States often…
Torry MP sees BNP leaders, urges participatory polls
Dhaka – The British Conservative Party expects that the next national election in Bangladesh would be competitive and participated by all political parties.
Myanmar violates airspace for govt’s subservient policy: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday alleged that Myanmar is repeatedly violating Bangladesh airspace due to the government’s incapability to run the country and its subservient policy. “The Myanmar is now violating our airspace again and again due…
BD Buddhists cancel Probarona Purnima for the Rohingya
The Buddhist community in Bangladesh has decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately in a protest against the ongoing violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar. “We have decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately”, said Swapan Barua…
Rights groups urged UN to punish Myanmar Army
Pressure tightened on Myanmar Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on the country’s military, which is accused of driving out more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims in an orchestrated “ethnic cleansing” campaign. The call from Human…
Idol Makers busy ahead of Durga Puja in Rajshahi
Idol makers commonly known as pauls are passing their busy days in making idols of Hindu deity ahead of Durga Puja festival in Rajshahi city and nine upazilas of the district. With only eight days left, the Pauls are working…
Smartphones are addictive, can be injurious to kids’ mental health
Although invented with the aim of making life easier and convenient, the increasing use of smartphones and the internet by schoolgoing children and teenagers is slowly exposing them to less important and more addictive things like cyber bullying and online…
Shabana Azmi to receive ‘Icon of Indian Cinema’
Acclaimed actress and activist Shabana Azmi will be honored as an ‘Icon of Indian Cinema’ at the closing ceremony of the Mumbai edition of the eighth Jagran Film Festival here next week. The ceremony will be held on 24 September…
Sheena Chohan to host Miss World Bangladesh
Entertainment Desk The Bangladesh installment of international beauty pageant Miss World Bangladesh is going to be hosted by famous Indian model and actor Sheena Chohan. Sheena has already joined the show and anchored the Corporate Round on last Friday. The…
Stamp commemorates world’s largest radio telescope
China has issued a commemorative stamp in honor of the world’s largest radio telescope, located in the southwestern province of Guizhou. The State Post Bureau (SPB) has issued a set of five stamps, including one commemorating the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical…
Wins Emmy for best comedy series
“Veep,” the satire of a hapless but charming woman who becomes the first female president of the United States, on Sunday won the Emmy for best comedy series. The television prize comes days after HBO said that “Veep” would end…
Giant sea snail plan to rescue Barrier Reef
A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands of the rare species. Predatory crown-of-thorns starfish, which munch coral, are naturally-occurring but have proliferated due…
BB’s remittance award distribution tomorrow
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will give remittance award tomorrow to the highest remittance senders and the highest remittance receiving institutions for encouraging Non Residence Bangladeshis (NRBs) to send money through legal channels. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will hand over the award…
Couple electrocuted in Rangamati
Dhaka, Sept 17 – A couple died from electrocution at Bogachhari in Naniarchar Upazila of the hill district of Rangamati early Sunday.
Dhaka to rely on UN for solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Bangladesh wants to rely on the United Nations (UN) to find a solution to the problem it is facing now following the killings and persecution in the Rthe Rakhine State of Myanmar resulting in the influx…