Dhaka – A ceremony of pouring the “first concrete” to the foundation slab of Unit 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) took place at Iswardi of Pabna district in Bangladesh on Thursday. The event was attended by Prime Minister…
Month: November 2017
Cricketer Arafat Sunny, mother discharged
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal-4 of Dhaka on Thursday discharged cricketer Arafat Sunny and his mother Nargish Akhter in a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal.
Killing biosphere to fast-track human extinction
Robert J. Burrowes Several years ago in Cameroon, a country in West Africa, a Western Black Rhinoceros was killed. It was the last of its kind on Earth. Hence, the Western Black Rhinoceros, the largest subspecies of rhinoceros which had…
May condemns Trump but says UK-US relations will endure
Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday repeated her condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s retweets of anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right leader but said US-UK relations would survive the row. “I’m very clear that retweeting from Britain First…
Sophia says ‘dhonnobad’ through video message
Sophia, the world’s first artificially intelligent robot from Hanson Robotics, on Wednesday expressed her gratitude through a video massage as the ICT Division of Bangladesh invited her to join this year’s Digital World expo in Dhaka.
World must assist BD to face refugee crisis: Pope Francis
Pope Francis has called on the international community to take “decisive measures” to resolve not only the political issue surrounding the refugee crisis in Bangladesh, but also to provide “immediate material assistance” to respond to the humanitarian needs. In his…
Youth stabbed dead in Kushtia
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his fellows in Trimohini Bazar in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.The victim was Roky Mondol, 25, son of Anis Mondol at Talbaria village of Mirpur upazila and a worker…
2 ‘militants’ held with Jihadi books, leaflets in Ctg
Chittagong, Nov 30 (UNB) -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Wednesday night arrested two suspected militants along with different Jihadi books and leaflets from Fouzdarhat station in Sitakunda upazila of the district.
82 people arrested from Jessore
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested a total of 82 people from different area of the district in various charges from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.
Mother, daughter among 3 killed in Bogra road crash
Dhaka -Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured on Thursday as a soil laden truck collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Suvogasa on Sherpur-Dhunot road in the district.The deceased were identified as Mitu…
Rooney scores from his own half as Everton thrashes West Ham
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – Wayne Rooney claimed his first-ever hat trick for Everton with a stunning goal from his own half in a 4-0 thrashing of West Ham on Wednesday in the Premier League.Hammers goalkeeper Joe Hart unintentionally set up Rooney’s wonder…
First Phase of IGP Cup National Youth Kabaddi begins
Dhaka -The first phase of the Adtouch IGP Cup National Youth Kabaddi Tournament, organized Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, began at three regional venues across the country on Thursday.
For Rohingyas every day is a nightmare
Parul Akhtar, a Rohingya woman in her mid-twenties, may never wish to remember the homeland she and her children left about three weeks ago. Too scared to speak out, Parul, the mother of two young children, rests inside the makeshift…
One-third food lost or wasted is enough to feed hungry people
Believe it or not, the way to eradicate hunger from the face of the Earth is as feasible as it is handy. In fact, the current loss and waste of one-third of all food produced for human consumption would be…
PM opens Rooppur nuke plant’s main concrete work
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the main construction work of the much-awaited Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the maiden nuclear plant of the country. She formally launched the main construction work of the plant by pouring concrete at the plant…
Warrant of arrest as Khaleda seeks court adjournment for ‘hartal’
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Thursday cancelled the ad interim bail of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and also issued a warrant of arrest against the BNP leader as she failed to appear before the court…
Pope Francis arrives in Dhaka
A red carpet was rolled out as Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, arrived here on Thursday afternoon on a three-day state visit, aiming to promote peace and reconciliation. President Abdul Hamid received the…
32.25-lakh tonnes Boro rice production target in Rangpur division
he Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a production target of over 32.25-lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice from 7.81-lakh hectares for Rangpur division during the current Rabi season. Talking to BSS here today, Horticulture Specialist of the DAE…
Nawazish Ali Khan felicitated on his 50th year in media
Culture Desk Nawazish Ali Khan is popular name of the TV industry. Yesterday was the 50 year’s anniversary of his career in media. Nawazish started first started his job in Karachi TV on November 29, 1967. In honour of his…
Chinese actress Liu Yifei cast as Disney’s Mulan
It took a year of searching and nearly 1,000 candidates, but the Walt Disney Studios has found its Mulan. The studio says Wednesday that Chinese actress Liu Yifei will play the warrior in the live-action epic from director Niki Caro.…
Israfil Shaheen, Ruma Modok honored
Entertainment Desk Theatre, a prominent theater troupe in the country, organized a commemorative event on Monday at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to mark the 92nd birth anniversary of martyred intellectual Professor Munier Chowdhury. At the program…
Rising seas may submerge 13,000 US historical sites
An expected sea level rise of just a few feet (one meter) will submerge more than 13,000 places of archeological significance in the southeastern United States, researchers said Wednesday. Burial grounds, early settlements, and space agency launchpads are among the…
S. Korea raises interest rate for first time in six years
South Korea on Thursday lifted interest rates for the first time in more than six years, citing a strong economic recovery, and possibly leading the way for similar actions from other Asian central banks. The hike comes on the back…
Google introduces data saving app ‘datally’
Technology giant Google today introduced smart and simple data saving app ‘datally’ which will enable the android- based Smartphone users understand, control and save mobile data. Google made the announcement of the newly developed app here along with two other…
First concrete pouring into Rooppur Nuke reactor Thursday
Dhaka – Ceremony of first concrete pouring into the reactor building foundation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will take place in Pabna province (Bangladesh) on November 30.
Local school children celebrate Rooppur Nuke Plant’s ‘First Concrete’
Dhaka – As the ceremony of first concrete pouring into the reactor building foundation of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is going to take place on November, 30, children from Rooppur High School organized a Flash Mob “I LOVE ROOPPUR” to…
IBBL organises workshop against money laundering
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a workshop on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing’ with the participation of representatives of all scheduled banks of Barisal District on 25 November 2017 in Islami Bank Barisal Zonal Office.
Praljak, Bosnian Croat war criminal dies taking poison in court
A Bosnian Croat war criminal has died after drinking poison during an appeal hearing in The Hague. Slobodan Praljak, 72, died in hospital, with the UN court announcing that the courtroom was now “a crime scene”. On hearing that his…
Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case report deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday deferred the date for submission of the investigation report in a case filed in connection with the alleged theft of Bangladesh Bank reserves to January 18, 2018.