US design icons Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors brought New York Fashion Week to a close Wednesday as the spring/summer 2018 season flits to Europe and some pondered the health of fashion in the US financial capital. Jacobs, considered by…
Month: September 2017
China industrial output drops again in August
China’s economy revealed fresh signs of headwinds in August as data showed Thursday that industrial output and retail sales unexpectedly slowed for a second consecutive month. The readings follow disappointing export figures released last week, a one-two punch for the…
Celebs raise over 14 million dollars for hurricane relief
Showtime Desk A bunch of American celebrities, ranging from music to movies and television, have teamed up to raise over $14 million during Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief, a one-hour commercial-free special program on Tuesday. Kicked off…
Bubly in Chittainga Poa, Noakhailla Maiya
Culture Desk Dhallywood actor, Shabnom Bubly, is finally confirmed to star in the upcoming Uttam Akash film, Chittainga Poa, Noakhailla Maiya. The news anchor turned actor had a verbal contract for the role opposite Shakib Khan about a month ago,…
Man ‘commits suicide’ in Savar
Dhaka – A truck driver allegedly committed suicide in Noyarhat Kulupara area in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka city on Thursday. Locals said Liton Raj, 35, son of Raj Krishan, beat up his wife Kulu Rani following a quarrel…
Woman hacked dead ‘by son’ at Benapole
Dhaka-A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her son at Tutkhali village of Benapole in Sharsha upazila over family dispute in Benapole on Thursday morning.Locals said Bappi Rahman, 19, son of Masudur Rahman, hacked his mother Ayra Kahun, 40,…
Ronaldo back with brace as Madrid, Man City, Spurs win in CL
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – After watching rival Lionel Messi score twice the night before, Cristiano Ronaldo did likewise for Real Madrid to open its bid for a third straight Champions League title with a 3-0 win over Cypriot club APOEL on Wednesday.Messi…
3 killed in Noakhali road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 18 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Tinpukuria in Shenbagh upazila on Thursday.The identities of the deceased are yet to be known.
176 ethnic Rohingya villages now empty: Myanmar
Bangkok, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar presidential spokesman says 176 ethnic Rohingya villages are now empty after all residents fled.
Newly wed woman ‘commits suicide’ in Chandpur
Dhaka, Sep 14 -A young woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the rooftop of a four-storey building at Khan Road in the Chandpur district town on Wednesday night.
Elusive night parrot found in Australia, ecologists say
Wildlife researchers say they have found one of the world’s rarest birds in South Australia – the first proof of it there in more than a century.
Why aid is slow to reach Rohingya refugees
Justin Rowlatt You expect chaotic scenes at the beginning of a refugee crisis of the scale we are seeing here in south-eastern Bangladesh.
‘Sea monster’ on Texas beach after Hurricane Harvey
A mysterious fanged sea creature that washed up on a beach in Texas following Hurricane Harvey has been identified.
Kuala Lumpur school fire kills 24 students, teachers
At least 24 students and teachers have died in a fire at a religious school in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. The fire at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning. The victims are…
Man to die for killing wife in Sylhet
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2009.Koyes Mia, 34, son of Abdul Khalik of Sadar upazila in Moulvibazar district in Sylhet, was tried in absentia.
Magura drug peddler jailed for 2 months
Dhaka- A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced a drug peddler to two months imprisonment for taking and selling Yaba tablets in Veterinary Hospital area in the district town.Tipped off, the mobile court carried out a drive and arrested Ripon,…
Islami Bank-BIAC signs MoU on loan dispute solution
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) for getting assistance on a resolution of commercial and money loan disputes on 13 September 2017 at Islami Bank Tower.
Avijit murder report Oct 16
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday set October 16 for submission of inquiry report in the case filed in connection with the murder of writer and Blogger Avijit Roy.
BD-India bus route operators appointment halted
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday halted tender to appoint operators for five India-Bangladesh bus-routes for a month as the circular for tender was published violating Section 15 of the Public Procurement Act.
Tight security for PM’s visit to Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Police have put in place strong security and traffic regulations along the route on occasion of Prime Minister Sheik-Hasina Visit to Rajshahi on Thursday.
EU reiterates immediate humanitarian access to Burma
Dhaka – EU High Representative and Vice-President Federica Mogherini in a statement issued on Wednesday on the latest developments in Rakhine State, Myanmar and the border region in Bangladesh. She said, “I am following the dramatic developments in Rakhine State…
Cities flushed with raw sewage as Hurricanes stress systems
By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Ari Natter Hurricane Harvey took aim at one of the nation’s most industrial regions, releasing a stream of toxic pollutants from chemical plants, refineries and Superfund sites in Texas. But when its bigger sister Irma…
BKF name 15-member squad for Friendship Kabaddi
Dhaka- The Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation on Wednesday announced a 15-member national kabaddi team squad for the four-nation International Friendship Men’s Kabaddi Tournament staring from September 21 in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.
Shakib seeks blessings to take Tigers to number one position
Dhaka – World’s leading all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan sought blessings and cooperation from everyone in order to fulfill his dream to take Bangladesh cricket team to number position.The star all-rounder Shakib also hoped that since having enormous support from millions…
Singapore gets its first female President
An establishment stalwart was named Singapore’s first female president Wednesday but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim…
‘Drug peddler’ held at Benapole
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with Indian liquor and Phensidyl syrup from Ghiba village in Sharsha upazila in Benapole early Wednesday.
12 Nobel laureates seek UNSC intervention to end Rohingya crisis
Twelve Nobel laureates, including Prof Muhammad Yunus, and 15 other eminent global citizens in an open letter on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to intervene immediately to end the human crisis in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. Addressing…
Trader dies from snakebite in Chandpur
Dhaka – A trader died from snakebite at Chhataki Bazar in Matlab (South) upazila in Chanpur early Wednesday.Family sources said a venomous snake bit Tipu Sultan Bepari, 28, son of Siraj Bepari, a resident of Sugandhi village, when he was…
Suu Kyi to miss UN General Assembly debate
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to miss a key UN debate next week as criticism grows of her handling of a crisis involving the Rohingya Muslim minority. Some 379,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh since violence…
Missing sewer worker found dead
Dhaka – A sewer worker, who went missing after entering a manhole to clean the sewerage line near Chalantika intersection on Milk Vita Road in Mirpur-7 in the city on Tuesday afternoon, was found dead nearly after 24 hours on…