Mymensingh – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) celebrated Victory Day in a befitting manner on 16 December.
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Mayor chased for banned without Bangabandhu portrait
Ruling Awami League activists chased the local mayor for not having Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait on the banner during Victory Day celebrations in Muktagachha upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday. The incident took place at a flag hoisting ceremony and…
Bangladesh to bring diplomats from New Delhi to see Rohingya plight
The foreign ministry is taking 15 non-resident diplomats to Cox’s Bazar to see Rohingya plight as Dhaka continues to exert pressure on Myanmar to take back its nationals using diplomatic tools. The ambassadors or high commissioners are of Bosnia and…
AL-BNP activists clash in Chuadanga, Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon: 20 hurt
Dhaka – At least 26 people including police and journalists, were injured in clashes between local leaders and activists of Awami League and BNP during Victory Day celebration in Chuadanga and Lalmonirhat on Saturday. In Chuadanga, a chase and counter…
BNP to bring out Victory Day rally Sunday
BNP is going to bring out a ‘V-Day Rally’ in the city on Sunday celebrating the 47th Victory Day. The party will take out the rally from its Nayapaltan central office around 2pm, which will end at Mailbagh crossing, BNP…
20 Shibir men held in Ctg
Dhaka – Police arrested 20 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student front of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from Laldighi Maidan area in Chittagong on Saturday.Tipped of that some Shibir men gathered in the area to carry out acts…
Man hacked dead in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death by a young man at Rahimanpur Madrasah Bazar in Sadar upazila on Saturday following a brawl over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman, 40, son of Nendu Mohammad of…
UPDF leader shot dead in Rangamati
Dhaka – A leader of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot to death in a reported gunfight in Bandukbhanga union of Sadar upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Anol Bikash Chakma alias Pluto Chakma, 42, a resident of…
6 hurt in BCL-JCD clash in Thakurgaon
Dhaka- Six leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in a clash between two student bodies over supremacy at Hajipara area of the district town on Saturday.The injured were- an assistant secretary…
Siddikur beams under weather-hit 3rd round of Indonesian Masters
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s celebrity golfer Siddikur Rahman showed a batter form in the weather-hit 3rd round of the $750,000 Indonesian Masters at Royale Jakarta Golf Club on Saturday.The season-ending Asian Tour flagship event has been hit by multiple rains and…
Nation celebrated 47th Victory Day
The nation celebrated the 47th Victory Day paying deep homage to the Liberation War martyrs today (Saturday). On this day in 1971, Pakistani occupation forces surrendered after a nine-month war resulting in free, independent and sovereign Bangladesh.
President and PM attend Victory Day Parade
An attractive Victory Day Parade to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the country’s victory, that had been achieved through the War of Liberation against Pakistani occupation forces in 1971, was held in the city today.
Lasith Malinga dropped for T20s vs. India
Colombo,(AP/UNB) – Sri Lanka has dropped fast bowler Lasith Malinga from its squad of 15 players for the upcoming three-match Twenty20 series against India.Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement Friday that it has “rested” Malinga, who was part of…
FIFA suspends Brazilian soccer president Marco Polo del Nero
Rio De Janeiro,(AP/UNB) – Marco Polo del Nero was suspended as president of Brazil’s soccer confederation on Friday, two years after he was indicted in the United States on charges of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.
Smith’s unbeaten 139 moves Australia into strong position
Perth,(AP/UNB) – Australia captain Steve Smith helped himself to another classy century as he punished England’s bowlers Saturday in the third Ashes cricket test at the WACA.Australia was 314 for four at lunch on the third day, with Smith unbeaten…
Turkey says it will open an embassy in East Jerusalem
Noga Tarnopolsky Escalating the chorus of global condemnation of President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Turkish government announced Friday it would open an embassy in East Jerusalem — in support of Palestinians. At the end of a…
WTO Ministerial Conference-11 fails and ends in disarray
Geneva, 14 Dec (Chakravarthi Raghavan) – The World Trade Organization’s Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) has ended in complete failure and some disarray.
Victory Day from a foreign perspective
When the names of freedom fighters are long forgotten, their memory will live eternally in the Bangladesh soil that their blood helped fertilize Sir Frank Peters Today, December 16, is Victory Day… as if you didn’t know and wondered what…
‘Pangolin traffickers opening up new routes’
Pangolin smugglers are constantly opening up new routes to evade law enforcement agencies, a study showed Friday, highlighting the challenge of tackling the trade in the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal. While at least 20 tonnes of pangolins and their…
Dhaka fears grave consequences of US Jerusalem recognition
Bangladesh has said that the United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and transfer of US Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv may trigger grave consequences and threats to international peace and security. “We’re afraid that United…
Code violation of AL candidate in RCC election ignored: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the Election Commission is playing a silent role over violation of election code of conduct by ruling party and its alliance candidate in Rangpur City Corporation. “The mayoral candidates of the ruling party and its…
9 films vying for foreign language Oscar nomination
Nine films are now vying for an Academy Award nomination in the foreign language category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the short-list Thursday, which includes films from Chile, Germany, Israel and Lebanon. Ninety-two films were initially…
8th planet found in far away solar system
A record-tying eighth planet has been found in a faraway solar system, matching our own in number. Even more amazing, machines and not humans made the discovery. NASA joined with Google on Thursday to announce the finding.
Bangladesh celebrates 47th Victory Day Saturday
The nation is set to celebrate the 47th Victory Day on Saturday with elaborate programmes to pay deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country during the liberation war in 1971. On this day in…
Felling Rohingyas carried one vital asset – solar panel
“When we saw they were carrying a solar panel with them, I was surprised. I would never do this in such a situation,” Jashim Uddin, a tea stall owner in Ukhiya, in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Migrants’ contribution to society needs to be fully recognised
Migrants’ contribution to society needs to be fully recognized, and states should encourage discussions about them to be positive, inclusive and facts-based, a group of UN human rights experts has said. In a call to mark International Migrants’ Day that…
Ancient child burials found in Egypt
Four intact child burials made more than 3,000 years ago are among a series of recent discoveries near the Egyptian city of Aswan, officials say. One of the burials found by a Swedish-Egyptian team still had the linen used to…
Riyadh unveils $19.2bn stimulus package for pvt sector
Saudi Arabia has unveiled a SAR72bn ($19.2bn) stimulus package to boost the private sector in 2018. The plans form part of a four-year stimulus programme announced last year. They include 17 different initiatives the government hopes will create direct and…
Former Chittagong Mayor Mohiuddin Chy dies
Dhaka – The Chittagong city unit Awami League (AL) president and former Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury died early Friday at a private hospital in the port city. The 73-year old veteran leader was suffering from cardiac…
WTO Ministerial Confce-11 collapses as US blocks outcomes
Buenos Aires, 14 Dec (D. Ravi Kanth) – The World Trade Organization’s eleventh ministerial conference (MC11) collapsed here on Wednesday like a house of cards, after the United States single-handedly blocked outcomes on mandated decisions and the draft ministerial declaration,…