By Shahiduzzaman Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 30 (IPS) – The mother moved in like a tigress to save her cub. In 2015, when her 13-year-old daughter Shumi Akhter was about to be married off, Panna Begum pleaded with her husband, Dulal…
Month: October 2017
Without water – Story of Rohingya refugees
By International Organization for Migration Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct 30 (IOM) – You could not see it in their faces and they could no longer physically feel it but Mohammed and Jameelah’s pain was consuming their minds – in the…
Young Lions offer hope of brighter future for England
LONDON,(BSS/AFP) – At a time when England have been pilloried by their own fans after a laboured World Cup qualifying campaign, the country’s promising prodigies offer hope of a brighter future. England’s starlets enjoyed a 5-2 win over Spain in the…
Pick and stick with Ashes ‘keeper, says Gilchrist
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – Wicketkeeping great Adam Gilchrist has called on Australian selectors to pick and stick when they decide who will be behind the stumps for the upcoming Ashes series. Three players are seen as being in the mix to take…
BAEN for sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh
-Prof. M Zahidul Haque Agricultural Extension plays a crucial role towards raising productivity and sustainability in the agriculture sector through providing scientific information to the farmers. In developing countries including Bangladesh, agricultural extension transfers scientific knowledge, necessary farming information including latest…
Emirates, Rotary Club implement joint Green Initiative
Dhaka: Emirates in partnership with Rotary club of Dilkusha, Bangladesh, held a joint tree plantation programme in Kolatoli Village of Keraniganj near Dhaka recently. Over 1,000 wood and fruit saplings were planted and distributed. The programme took place at Ahadipur…
Khaleda for int’l help to send Rohingyas back
Cox’s Bazar – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday called upon the international organisations including United Nations, European Union, OIC and influential countries to immediately take effective diplomatic efforts to send back Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar safely.
Israeli extremist settlers steal Palestinian olive harvest
Extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvest and stole it over the past weeks. Last Sunday, a Palestinian landowner found their olive crops near Qalqilia harvested and stolen, and many mature trees damaged by toxic chemicals. The perpetrators, who came…
Dhaka-Beijing growing ties unstoppable: Chinese Minister
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Hunan Province (China), Oct 30 – China wants to maintain good relations with Bangladesh and other South Asian countries, keeping in mind the greater welfare of the people in the region, says a Chinese vice…
Drug dealer held with 5.5kg heroin
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug dealer along with 5.5kg heroin from Bhatopara village in Godagari upazila on Monday.The arrestee was Shamsul Haq alias Sover, 55, son of Thandu Miah of the village.
9 killed in Narsingdi road crashes
Dhaka -Nine people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Madhabdi and Shibpur upazilas on Monday morning.In Madhabdi, six people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in…
Schoolboy ‘kills self’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence at Khanpur village in Bagha upazila here in Rajshahi on Monday.The deceased was identified as Shohan, a JSC examinee and son of Ashraf Ali, a rickshaw puller…
Jamaat ameer put on fresh remand
Dhaka- A court here on Monday placed Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Maqbul Ahmad on a 3-day fresh remand in a violence case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order after investigation officer of the case sub-inspector of Detective Branch Anwarul…
7 held with 1.4kg gold at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – In separate incidents, customs officials on Monday arrested seven people along with 12 gold bars weighing around 1.4 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
BCL Football: Bashundhara beat Police FC 1-0
Dhaka – Bashundhara Kings secured a 1-0 victory against Bangladesh Police Football Club in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League football at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Monday.
BCB goes to polls Tuesday to elect 3 directors
Dhaka – The much-talked-about election to the country’s most affluent sports body, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), will be held on Tuesday.The voting will begin at 10am at the BCB board room at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur and end…
Volleyball League: Titas Club makes flying start beating BD Police 3-0
Dhaka – The Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier, First and 2nd Division Volleyball Leagues, began on Monday at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium with Titas Club making a flying start beating Bangladesh Police by 25-20, 25-13, 25-22 points (3-0 sets) in…
AFC U-19 Champs Qualifiers: BD to face Tajik Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 football team will take on hosts Tajikistan in their first Group B match of the AFC Under-19 Championship Qualifiers at Hisor Central Stadium (HCS), Dushanbe on Tuesday.The match will begin at 6pm Bangladesh time. Bangladesh team…
BD to build 200000 shelters for Rohingyas
The government has targeted to install two lakh shelters, 50,000 latrines and five police camps for the Rohingya people, who entered Bangladesh in the face of ethnic cleansing from their homes in Rakhine state of Myanmar troops, said Disaster Management…
Stop attacking, let’s work together – Khaleda asks AL
chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday condemned the attacks on her motorcade in Feni and alleged that the attackers are known to the government, reports UNB. “We’ve come here to visit Rohingyas and give them some assistance, but on our way,…
Concentration of carbon dioxide in atmosphere record high: UN
The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has hit a new high, the UN said Monday, warning that drastic action is needed to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement. “Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere…
Khaleda urges Burma to take back Rohingyas
The former prime minister’s call came on Monday during her visit to the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, when she also blamed the government for failing to take proper diplomatic efforts to send the Rohingyas back. More than 600,000 Rohingyas,…
BD Cabinet approves tougher legislation on pesticides
The Cabinet today approved a proposed pesticide law suggesting tougher punitive actions against storing and marketing of adulterated bug killers meant for crop protection.
Khaleda slams govt for attack on her motorcade
Khaleda Zia distributes relief materials among Rohingyas at Moynargona Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila. Photo: UNB/Salahuddin Ahmed Cox’s Bazar, Oct 30 (UNB) – Condemning the attacks on her motorcade in Feni, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday alleged that the…
SC rejects Khaleda’s plea for stay of Zia Trust graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday cleared way for the continuation of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. A four-member bench led by acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah passed ‘no order’ on…
Parineeti promises to work harder
Actress Parineeti Chopra said she will work “harder” after the success of the Ajay Devgn-starrer Golmaal Again. Directed and co-produced by Rohit Shetty, Golmaal Again is the fourth installment of Golmaal franchise which also features Tabu, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor,…
Joya to play as ‘Banolota Sen’
Entertainment Desk The top most romantic and talented actress Joya Ahsan will appear as ‘Banolota Sen’ in her upcoming movie ‘Jhora Palok’. The storyline of the movie is the biography of renowned poet Jibanananda Das. In Jhora Palok, Joya will…
Asian markets muted ahead of earnings reports, Fed decision
Asian stocks markets were largely flat in early trade on Monday as investors braced for key earnings reports and US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the new Federal Reserve chair. Hong Kong and Tokyo shed early gains after traders—boosted by…
At climate talks, it’s America alone more than America first
Facing 195 other countries who have chosen a different path, the task of US negotiators at upcoming climate talks in Bonn is unenviable. Donald Trump has vowed to exit the Paris Climate accord, just not yet, leaving US policy in…
Greece finds stand-up comedy amid economic tragedy
The crammed basement bar heaves with laughter as the young comedians take to the microphone, riffing on daily life in austerity-slammed Greece. This is one of a growing number of open mic nights to have sprung up in the past…