Entertainment Desk Hollywood’s rising actress Céline Beran is all set to pair up with Dhallywood star Ferdous Ahmed in their next. The film titled ‘In Pursue of Love’ will be a British production. Reports suggest that Ferdous have been discussing…
Month: October 2017
VPN law latest step in Kremlin online crackdown
A law coming into force on Wednesday will give the Kremlin greater control over what Russians can access online ahead of a presidential election next March. Providers of virtual private networks (VPNs) — which let internet users access sites banned…
Business leaders bow to Xi as Communist Party pushes in
Chinese billionaires are boasting about their Marxist bonafides. The Communist Party is tightening its grip on state-owned companies. And foreign companies are being asked to invite party cells into their offices. Under President Xi Jinping, the country’s ruling party is…
A Chinese model for foreign aid
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley Singapore – Last month, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released a status report tracking progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The data, which were meant to highlight efforts to eradicate…
Planning better cities
Christine Auclair and Mahmoud Al Burai Nairobi and Dubai – Cities, the American-Canadian author Jane Jacobs once observed, are engines for national prosperity and economic growth. But in their current form, modern cities are also catalysts of inequality and environmental…
In defence of the 1.5°C climate change threshold
Loren Legarda Manila – The Earth today is more than 1°C hotter than it was in pre-industrial times, and the terrible symptoms of its fever are already showing. This year alone, back-to-back hurricanes have devastated Caribbean islands, monsoon flooding has…
Girl burnt to death just for a mobile phone set – one held
Narsingdi, Oct 29 – A case was filed for burning a 12-year-old schoolgirl alive over the theft of mobile phone set against seven people, making her aunt Beauty Begum prime accused, on Saturday night.
Deforestation costs of Rohingya shelter camps
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 29 – Burning firewood desperately by the Rohingya people of Ukhia, Teknaf and Naikhangchhari will destroy the ecosystem of the Cox’s Bazar deeply.
Chimpanzees among 33 breeds selected for special protection
A UN-backed wildlife conference held in the Philippines has voted for additional protections for a list of 33 endangered species including chimpanzees, leopards and giraffes.
‘3 men of Sarwar-Tamim group’ held in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three suspected militants of New JMB’s ‘Sarwar-Tamim group’ from Bablabona area of Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj early Sunday.The arrestees are – Zenarul, Rasul and Islam.
Jubo Dal-Police clash leaves 22 injured
Dhaka- At least 22 people including seven cops were injured on Saturday in a clash between law enforcers and leaders and activists of Jubo Dal, youth wing of BNP, during their 39th founding anniversary in Hajiganj in the district.
Former BCL VP shot to death in Jessore
Dhaka – Former vice president of Jessore District Chhatra League was shot to death by miscreants at Gulgolla area of the city on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Monwar Hossain Imon, 32, son of Anowar Hossain of Bejpara Gulgolla…
Girl burnt to death: Case filed, one arrested
Dhaka – A case was filed for burning a 12-year-old schoolgirl alive over theft of mobile set against seven people, making her aunt Beauty Begum prime accused,in Narsingdi on Saturday night.Abdus Sattar, father of victim Aziza Begum, filed the case with…
Messi nets 12th goal and Barcelona strengthens La Liga lead
Barcelona, (AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi scored again and Barcelona won again, though in lackluster fashion and by 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Saturday.Messi netted his 12th league goal in the first half, and Paulinho in added…
Higuain nets twice as Juventus wins at AC Milan 2-0
Milan,(AP/UNB) – Gonzalo Higuain is once again a lean, mean, goal-scoring machine.The Argentine scored another two to help visiting Juventus beat AC Milan 2-0 on Saturday.Juventus moved level on points with Napoli at the top of Serie A. Napoli hosts…
Panathinaikos beats archrival Olympiakos 1-0 in Greek league
Athens,(AP/UNB) – Panathinaikos beat defending champion Olympiakos 1-0 in the Greek league thanks to a second-half goal by Lucas Villafanez on Saturday.Guillermo Molins and Robin Lod exchanged passes inside the area, on the left side, and five Olympiakos players rushed…
Monaco wins at Bordeaux 2-0 to stay in PSG’s tail in Ligue 1
Paris,(AP/UNB) – In Radamel Falcao’s absence, his replacement Keita Balde scored for defending champion Monaco to beat Bordeaux 2-0 in the French league on Saturday.Balde scored in the second half, and midfielder Thomas Lemar added the second with a fine…
Ashok Leyland tries waterways to send cargoes to BD
A ship carrying 185 trucks was flagged by Indian Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari from Chennai Port to Mongla Port, Bangladesh. At a time when exporters are facing hurdles on the India-Bangladesh border, commercial vehicle…
‘Grand Jury approves first charges in Trump-Russia probe’
by Phil Helsel A federal grand jury in Washington has approved the first charges in the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller, CNN reported.
BNP repeats demand for polls-time govt, army duty
Dhaka – The leaders of BNP have emphasised on the formation of polls-time government and deployment of army to hold a free, fair and acceptable election.
BRAC Boat School Project gets global award
Masum Billah The children of hard to reach area exclusively the ‘ haor’ areas witness a special way of having education by virtue of the innovative idea of BRAC that has recently gained an award from HundrED, a Finland-based organization.…
Commodity prices likely to rise further in 2018: World Bank
Oil prices to average $56 a barrel in 2018, up from 2017 average of $53/bbl Washington – Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel in 2018 from $53 this year as a result of steadily growing demand,…
‘Those accusng Trump of sexual harassment are lying’
All women who have accused U.S. President Donald Trump of sexual harassment are lying, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday. The remarks came after Sanders was asked for the official White House position on the issue at…
Lions, chimps, sharks get added protection under convention
Lions, chimpanzees, giraffes, leopards and a wide variety of sharks received added protection at a UN wildlife conference in the Philippines, organisers said Saturday. Some 34 endangered species were selected to receive heightened conservation efforts at the Conservation of Migratory…
At least 31 killed in Central Nepal bus plunge
At least 31 people, including 11 children, died when an overcrowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Saturday, police said. The bus skidded off the road in Dhading district, approximately 80 kilometres…
BNP seeks PM’s special initiative to end Rohingya crisis
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take special initiative to resolve the Rohingya crisis. “We have long been saying that the PM should play a special role to resolve the Rohingya…
Major rethink must for conflict prevention: UN rights expert
The UN’s conflict prevention processes are in need of radical reform to ensure they start earlier, don’t merely react to existing crises, and take human rights fully into account, a UN human rights expert has said. Current efforts to prevent…
BD must manage urbanisation sustainably: World Bank
City planning in Bangladesh needs to be done in a more sustainable way so that the rapidly urbanising parts of the country have the necessary infrastructures and services to make them good places to live in, the World Bank said…