Popular actress-cum-singer Meher Afroz Shaon has revealed that she is the highest taxpayer among artists at individual and company level. Shaon came to know this on Thursday, when three policemen of Dhanmondi thana paid a visit to her house. Shaon…
Month: November 2017
Irrfan gets ready for a rare romantic outing
Considering the fact that Irrfan is known for powerhouse performances in deep and intense roles, his upcoming romantic outing – Tanuja Chandra’s Qarib Qarib Singlle – has generated a lot of buzz among cinegoers. The movie, which also marks South…
DRU children-juvenile cultural festival held
Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) will organise a daylong children-juvenile festival on Friday on the premises of the organization. Off springs of the DRU members will take part in the festival which will feature music, recitation of poems and painting competition,…
Massive plan to cultivate winter vegetables in Narsingdi
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Narsingdi has taken up a massive plan to cultivate winter vegetables in the six upazilas of the district during the current winter season. Deputy Director DAE Latafat Hossain said DAE has a plan to cultivate…
College boy found hanging in Barisal
Dhaka – Police recovered a hanging body of a college student from Uttar Bogra Road area in the city on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nayan Sarkar, 18, an HSC second year student of Amrita Lal Dey College and son…
Child marriage bid foiled in B’Baria
Dhaka – A class-nine girl student was saved from early marriage in Bancharampur upazila in Brahmanbaria on Sunday afternoon.
Teenager stabbed to death in Keraniganj
Dhaka – A teenage boy was stabbed to death in Jinjira Namabari area of Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka Sunday night.The deceased is Md Omar Faruk, 16, son of Md Khalil, a tenant of the area hailing from Choudagram upazila in…
Manarat university student stabbed dead in city
Dhaka – A student of Manarat International University was stabbed to death by miscreants in city’s Madhya Badda area on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Nasim Ahmed, 24, son of Saifuddin, and a third year BBA student of the…
1 to die, 2 get life term for murder in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a hospital employee at Tongi Station Road area in Gazipur in 2015.The death-row convict is Al Amin alias mugger Alamin…
Sporting loses ground after home draw in Portuguese league
Lisbon,(AP/UNB) – Sporting Lisbon lost ground to leader Porto after being held by Braga to a 2-2 draw in the Portuguese league on Sunday.The result left Sporting four points behind Porto, which defeated Belenenses 2-0 on Saturday.
Conte hands Mourinho 3rd straight losing return to Chelsea
London,(AP/UNB) – A surefire way for a Chelsea manager to ease any anxieties is the sight of a dejected Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge.Antonio Conte achieved just that on Sunday, handing Mourinho a third successive losing return visit to Chelsea…
Man City beats Arsenal 3-1 opens up 8-point lead in EPL
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – It’s a sign of Manchester City’s incredible level this season that a 3-1 win over a major rival like Arsenal was met with a “could do better” assessment by manager Pep Guardiola.”We could have scored five or six…
Juventus survives early scare to beat Benevento 2-1
Milan, (AP/UNB) – Last-place Benevento threatened a major shock in Turin before Juventus eventually fought back to win 2-1 Sunday and close the gap on leader Napoli in Serie A.Benevento had not picked up a single point in its previous…
Real Madrid restores order with 3-0 win over Las Palmas
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Real Madrid restored order after two straight losses with a comfortable 3-0 win over Las Palmas in the Spanish league on Sunday.Goals by Casemiro in the first half, and Marco Asensio and Isco in the second, secured Madrid…
Hezbollah: Lebanon PM forced to resign by Saudi Arabia
Beirut, Nov 6 (AP/UNB) — The head of Lebanon’s powerful militant group Hezbollah accused Saudi Arabia Sunday of forcing the country’s prime minister to resign after less than a year in his post, as Bahrain ordered its citizens in Lebanon…
China sees prospect power-sharing thru Naypyidaw
It’ll help BD for high-end manufacturing growth Dhaka, Nov 5– China sees a good prospect in electricity sharing by Bangladesh and Myanmar in the future through grid interconnection transmitting clean hydropower from China’s Yunnan Province, says a senior official of…
Deal signed to set up country’s largest power plant
NWPGCL, Siemens AG to install LNG-based 3600 MW plant in Payra Dhaka, Nov 5 – State-owned North-West Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German firm Siemens AG to jointly set up an…
US for rapid execution of Annan Commission’s report
Dhaka, Nov 5 (UNB) – The United States has sought rapid and complete implementation of the Annan Commission’s recommendations for the safe and voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Saudi helicopter crash reportedly kills high-ranking prince
Dubai, Nov 6 (AP/UNB) — A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom’s south near the border with Yemen, reportedly killing all eight people aboard.
Food sovereignty of peasants needed to sustain agri-biodiversity
A new paper traces the roots of agricultural biodiversity, threats, benefits and how to sustain it. Agricultural biodiversity is the product of the dynamic management of species and ecosystems, especially by smaller-scale food providers, their families and communities, who have…
Texas church shooting leaves at least 26 dead
At least 26 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services, officials say. The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas. The gunman,…
Tax haven secrets of ultra-rich exposed
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen’s private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens. Donald Trump’s commerce secretary is shown to have a stake in…
What to expect at the Bonn climate change talks?
Bonn, 6 Nov. (Meena Raman) – The annual climate change talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and the Paris Agreement (PA) are taking place in Bonn, Germany from Nov. 6 to…
The end of empire
By Chris Hedges The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is being drained by wars in the Middle East and vast military expansion around the globe. It is burdened by growing deficits, along with the devastating…
Khaleda sued for bomb attack on Shajahan’s procession
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the date for submission of the investigation report in the case lodged against 14 persons including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia for a bomb attack on a…
BAU admission 30 Nov: test result published
Mymensingh – The results of the admission test for first-year honours courses under academic session 2017-18 at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh was published on Sunday.
Saudi princes among dozens detained in ‘corruption’ purge
The heir to the throne in Saudi Arabia has consolidated his hold on power with a major purge of the kingdom’s political and business leadership.
Kidney disease globally attributed to PM2.5 pollution: Study
The global toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to PM2.5 pollution is significant, according to an analysis presented at ASN (American Society of Nephrology) Kidney Week. Benjamin Bowe, MPH, (Clinical Epidemiology Center at the VA Saint Louis Health Care…
RU teacher invents new golden fibre
Rajshahi – New way of producing golden fibre has been invented by a scholar of Pharmacy department of Rajshahi University (RU) Professor Dr Md. Anwarul Islam.
Law Minister considers himself more than the Chief Justice: BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said the recent activities of Law Minister Anisul Huq indicate that he thinks himself as the ‘country’s chief justice or more than that’. “It’s surprising that the Law Minister is…