Incessant rain and unusually strong tide caused 10,560 fish enclosures of 10 upazilas in Bagerhat, which is famous for its White Gold shrimps, to go under water resulting in a loss of more than Tk 50 crore for the fish…
Year: 2017
Bodies of a couple found in Tangail septic tank
Tagail, Jul 27 – Police recovered the bodies of a couple from the septic tank of their house on Thursday afternoon in Rasulpur area of Sadar upazila.
Pakistan arrests head of village council over girl’s rape
Multan, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — A police spokeswoman says officers have arrested the head of a village council for allegedly sanctioning the rape of a teenage girl in central Pakistan.
Judges’ conduct draft rules submitted to Chief Justice
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday submitted the draft of the rules of the discipline and code of conducts for the subordinate court judges to Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha.
Magura road accident kills BCL leader
Dhaka- A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed in a road accident at Parnanduali on Magura-Dhaka road in Magura on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shishir Kumar Sikdar, 20, executive member of Magura district committee of…
4 get life term jail for murder in M’singh
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday convicted four people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 1993.The convicts are – Abdul Motaleb, Abdul Hariz, Chanu and Shahid.According to the prosecution, Tofazzal, son of Abdul Khalek…
Indian wine recovered in Benapole
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 18 bottles of Indian wine from Benapole International Passenger Terminal in Jessore on Wednesday night.
Angry mob beat ‘thief’ to death
Dhaka- A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Boro Bamundia village in Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Faruk 40, son of late Abubar Hossain, a resident of Gazirhat village in Kalia upazila…
Youth dies from snakebite in Jessore
Dhaka- A young man died from snakebite at Gazipur village in Avaynagar upazila on Wednesday.The victim was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 17, a worker of Naopara Akij Jute Mill and son of Akbar Ali Sarder of the village.
JMB man held in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Raghunathpur Roadpara area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday night.The arrestee is Jamal Hossain, 50, son of Gudor Mandol from…
Argentina, Uruguay to go ahead with 2030 World Cup bid
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – Argentina and Uruguay are going ahead with plans to make a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup despite expected competition from China and others.The South American neighbors are counting on sentimental support with Uruguay hosting…
Monaco says no deal struck with Madrid for Mbappe
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) -French champion Monaco has not reached an agreement to sell rising star Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid, or any other team, according to club vice-president Vadim Vasilyev.Reports in Spain and France have said a deal is in place, with…
US kicking off tournament vs Australia, Brazil faces Japan
Dhaka(AP/UNB) – Mallory Pugh approaches her opportunities with the U.S. national team pragmatically: It’s a chance to get better. “I think if you talk to anyone that goes into national team camp they’ll say it’s the most competitive environment that…
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football kick-off Friday
Dhaka- Saif Power Battery 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will kick-off on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium ( BNS) here after deferment of the league schedule several times in the last one and a half month.Defending champions Dhaka…
BPL Football: Holders Dhaka Abahani to play Saif SC in opener
Dhaka- Saif Power Battery 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will kick-off on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium ( BNS) here after deferment of the league schedule several times in the last one and a half month.Defending champions Dhaka…
England loses early wicket but reaches 62-1 at lunch
London,(AP/UNB)- England reached 62-1 on the first day of the third test against South Africa before rain forced the players off for an early lunch after 22.1 overs.Opener Keaton Jennings was caught in the slips by Dean Elgar off the…
Nat’l Volleyball: Titas, PDB, Ansar earn 2nd successive win
Dhaka – Titas Gas and Power Development Board (PDB) earned their 2nd successive victory in the Shahjalal Islami Bank 28th National Men’s Volleyball Championship at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.Titas Gas, which made straight 3-0…
Eat leafy vegetables and eggs: keep your brain healthy
A nutrient called lutein, which is present in leafy green vegetables, such as spinach and kale, as well as in avocados and eggs, could be a factor in keeping your brain healthy later in life. Fill up on all those…
Icarus’: Inside Russia’s Olympic doping scandal
When documentary filmmaker Bryan Fogel began looking into drugs in sport, he envisaged pulling off a bold stunt to show how easy it was to cheat anti-doping tests. Little did he know he would end up making a geopolitical thriller…
Astronauts gear up for space with tough Russian training
Wearing helmets weighing 100 kilos, spinning in a centrifuge and exercising the weightless Russian cosmonauts and astronauts from abroad have to undergo a gruelling training process before blasting off into space. Helped by an instructor at the famed Star City…
Ayushmann, Bhumi all set to win hearts once again
Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar are all set to win the hearts of cinema lovers once again. Yes, you guessed it right! Here, we are talking about their upcoming film ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’. A fun-filled trailer of the…
Mim pairs up with Shakib again
Entertainment Desk Popular Lux famed actor Bidya Sinha Saha Mim has been casted against Shakib Khan once again. This time this lustrous actress will be seen with the King Khan in two new films. Though Shakib already signed up the…
Argentina sentences 4 judges for dictatorship-era crimes
Buenos Aires, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – Four former federal judges in Argentina have sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s last dictatorship in a ruling human rights groups are calling historic for punishing the…
Villagers cut down forest in orangutan sanctuary
Jakarta, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – A conservation group says nearly a fifth of the forest belonging to an orangutan sanctuary on the Indonesian part of Borneo has been occupied and damaged by people living near the area, threatening efforts to…
Small plane misses cars but kills 4 aboard on highway
Salt Lake City, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – A small plane crashed on a Utah highway Wednesday, killing two couples heading for a vacation but narrowly missing cars when it barreled across the lanes through a gap in traffic.
US Troops, veterans react to transgender ban
San Diego, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — A former U.S. naval combat-tested officer said she feels angry that President Donald Trump is saying transgender veterans like her should be considered unfit to serve. Another transgender service member said he will not…
Four Nigerians among nine arrested in Dhaka City
Dhaka, July 27 – Detectives in a drive arrested nine people including four Nigerians of a fraud gang from different parts of the city on Wednesday night.
Novera’s 11th death anniv Thursday
Dhaka – The 11th death anniversary of Novera Deepita, a former journalist of The Daily Star and a gold medal-winning student of Dhaka University’s Journalism department, will be observed on Thursday. Novera Deepita Memorial Trust has arranged elaborate programmes to…
Prime Now makes first foray into South East Asia
Amazon has taken its first foray into South East Asia, launching its Prime Now service in Singapore. The move is seen as the start of an aggressive expansion in the region, which has a population of about 600 million people.…
ASP Mizan murder-suspects killed in ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Jul 26 – Two suspected murderers of ASP Mizanur Rahman were killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with a team of Detective Branch of police in Mirpur Beribandh area in the capital early Wednesday.