Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday accused the ruling Awami League of hatching conspiracy to kill the country’s democracy by trampling it under its feet.
Day: December 6, 2017
Girl’s body found in suitcase in Gazipur
Dhaka- Police on early Wednesday recovered body of an unidentified girl from a suitcase, at a bus stand of Chandna intersection on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur .
Jubo League calls hartal in Rangamati for Thursday
Dhaka – Rangamati district Jubo League on Wednesday announced a daylong hartal for Thursday protesting the killing of Jubo League leader Arbindu Chakma in Rangamati .
Muggers snatch Tk 40 lakh in Uttara
Dhaka- Muggers snatched away Tk 40 lakh at gunpoint from the employees of a garments factory of Uttara in the capital, introducing themselves as DB police on Wednesday.Rasel Ahmed, commercial manager of “Tokyo Mode Ltd,” located at Road no-5 under…
Messi rests for first hour as Barca beats Sporting 2-0 in CL
Barcelona, (AP/UNB) – Ernesto Valverde has worked two wonders in his first season in charge of Barcelona.Lionel Messi no longer plays every second of every match, and Barcelona has a defense that matches the caliber of its attack.For a second…
Juventus beats Olympiakos 2-0 to advance in Champions League
Piraeus, (AP/UNB) – Juventus advanced to the round of 16 in the Champions League on Tuesday, beating Olympiakos 2-0 on goals from Juan Cuadrado and Federico Bernardeschi.With Barcelona already through, the result saw the Greek team end its European run…
Bangladesh team for ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member final squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup beginning in New Zealand on January 13 next year.Reliable batsman Mohammad Saif Hassan, who guided Bangladesh in the semifinal of…
BPL: Dhaka Dynamites move to 2nd slot beating Rangpur Riders
Dhaka- An all-round performance by captain Shakib Al Hasan guided Dhaka Dynamites into the 2nd slot of the seven-team franchise-based 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating Rangpur Riders by 43 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on…
BPL Football: Sheikh Jamal drop points with Rahmatganj in 1-1 affairs
Dhaka- Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club dropped important points with Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society as the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match between them ended in 1-1 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.
School Football: Ctg, Cox’s Bazar emerge girls, boys champions
Dhaka – Cox’s Bazar School team clinched the boys’ title and hosts Chittagong School team clinched the girls’ title of the Chittagong Divisional Phase of the Bangabandhu and Bangamata Begum Fazilatunessa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournaments that concluded…
Silence breakers – Time Person of the Year
Time magazine has named “The Silence Breakers,” representing people who came forward to report sexual misconduct, as its Person of the Year. It’s a recognition of the cultural reckoning this year and the #MeToo movement, which represents the people, mostly…
Toxic pollution puts babies’ brain at risk
As New Delhi and other major cities hit new toxic smog peaks, the United Nations sounded the alarm Wednesday over the damage that pollution is doing to babies’ developing brains. The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF, said Asia accounts for more…
‘Sital pati’ recognised as Unesco cultural heritage
Sylhet’s traditional art of ‘Shital Pati’ weaving has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO.The recognition was given on Wednesday at UNESCO’s 12 ICH Committee session at Jeju in South Korea.This…
Govt-private sector-NGO collaboration urged for SDGs
Speakers at the “Citizen’s Conference on SDGs in Bangladesh” have urged the government to ensure its partnership with private sector, civil society and NGOs to implement programmes to achieve the sustainable development goals, set by the United Nations.
Is left finally walking to eurozone realities
The fact that the mainstream European left continues to believe, with some notable exceptions, that the European Monetary Union (and European Union) can be reformed in a progressive direction and transformed into a fully-fledged supranational democracy remains one of the…
Humanoid robot Sophia steals Dhaka’s Digital World show
Sophia, the new sensation of the world, on Wednesday caught Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by surprise as the humanoid robot readily told her about various information relating to the Prime Minister. She met Sophia, the robot that generated quite a…
Ferry link of Dhaka with Barisal region snapped for accident
Pirojpur, Dec 6 – Ferry communications of the capital Dhaka with the southern districts of Bangladesh remained suspended since early Wednesday following a collision between a passenger ferry and a lighterage ship in the Kocha River near Bekutia Ferry Ghat…
Another 7 war crimes suspects sued in Jessore
Jessore, Dec 6 – A case was filed against seven people of Bagharpara Upazila for their alleged involvement in war crimes during the liberation war in 1971.
Dhaka for more int’l move: HR Council notes Burma HR violations
Dhaka, Dec 6 – The Human Rights Council, in a resolution, has condemned the alleged systematic and gross violations of human rights and abuses committed against persons belonging to the Rohingya Muslim community and other minorities in Myanmar.
IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics
Russia has been banned from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag. It…
Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
US President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, senior administration officials have said. Arab leaders earlier warned against moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, with one saying this would be “a flagrant provocation to Muslims”. But…
Honoring soil scientists on World Soil Day
13 soil scientists to watch Danielle Nierenberg Soil performs a variety of vital functions, including supporting plant and animal life and filtering contaminants from water and the air. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) asserts that “soils need to…
South-south cooperation key to a new multilateralism
By Baher Kamal Rome, Dec (IPS) – “There are new challenges to all states: among them, the real threat to multilateralism… South-South and triangular cooperation can contribute to a new multilateralism and drive the revitalisation of the global partnership for…
Rohingya refugees face fresh ordeal in crowded camps
By Naimul Haq In this special series of reports, IPS journalists travel to the border region between Bangladesh and Myanmar to speak with Rohingya refugees, humanitarian workers and officials about the still-unfolding human rights and health crises facing this long-marginalized…
World leaders warn Trump against crossing ‘red line’
Turkey’s president has warned it could sever ties with Israel if the US recognises Jerusalem as its capital. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said such a move would cross a “red line” for Muslims.
Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh leaves behind grim legacy
Beirut – The killing of former longtime Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, on December 4, 2017, underlines the need for governments to support the new United Nations expert panel to investigate abuses by all sides to Yemen’s war, Human Rights…
Country being run by ‘ruler’s law’: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday claimed that Bangladesh is now being run by ‘ruler’s law, not by the rule of law’.
BD allows maximum 15 SIM cards per user
Dhaka, Dec 5 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) secretary Sarwar Alam on Tuesday said that a user will now be allowed to use maximum 15 SIM cards with his/her national identity (NID) card. This is a three-time increase from…
Claims of war crimes by UK troops have ‘basis’: ICC
The chief prosecutor at the international criminal court in The Hague, Fatou Bensouda, has declared there is a “reasonable basis” to believe that UK soldiers committed war crimes against detainees during the Iraq conflict. The announcement on Monday means the…
PM for increasing connectivity among Asian nations
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Dec 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the importance of increasing connectivity and cooperation among Asian nations in the interest of the people of this region.