US Vice-President Mike Pence has made a tongue-in-cheek apology to Nasa after a photo of him touching a piece of space flight equipment went viral. Mr Pence was visiting the Kennedy Space Center in Florida when he placed his hand…
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Malala tweets to help her fight for girls’ education
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani campaigner who survived being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, has joined Twitter with a call for people to help her fight for girls’ education. The 19-year-old sent her first tweets the same day she…
Fake doctor jailed in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Friday sentenced a fake physician to one month imprisonment after a team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-9 arrested him during a drive in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar in Sylhet .
BSF detains 2 Bangladeshis in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – Members of Border Security Force of India (BSF) detained two Bangladeshi nationals from Mondumala border area in Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon on Friday.The detainees were identified as Ashesh Paul, 24, son of Chandan Paul, Manik Paul, 25, son…
Transport workers go on indefinite strike at Benapole
Dhaka – Transport workers enforced indefinite strike in Benapole from Saturday morning protesting vandalism in a bus counter and assault on four transport workers.Transport workers said leaders and activists of Benapole Pouro Chhatra League brought out a procession at Benapole…
At 37, Venus Williams tops 1 teen at Wimbledon, faces a 2nd
London,(AP/UNB)- Venus Williams beat one 19-year-old opponent at Wimbledon on Friday. She’ll face another on Monday.Both of those players were born months after Williams made her debut at the All England Club.Think about that for a minute.
Grenfell fire: Series of failings identified
A series of failings that hampered the efforts of firefighters to tackle the Grenfell Tower fire and rescue the building’s residents have been identified by a BBC investigation. Crews cited low water pressure, radio problems and equipment that was either…
SA paceman Rabada banned for 2nd test vs England
London, (AP/UNB)- South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will miss the second test against England after collecting a one-match ban for swearing at Ben Stokes following his dismissal of the allrounder on Thursday.
Barcelona acknowledges interest in PSG midfielder Verratti
Madrid,(AP/UNB)- Barcelona’s president has confirmed widespread speculation that it wants to pry Marco Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain.President Josep Bartomeu told Catalunya Radio on Friday that Verratti “is a player that interests the club.”
Protesters ask: Why the G20 meeting?
The “Welcome to Hell” protest was over shortly after it began, following a day of suspense in Hamburg. Many people had stayed at home or left the city. But, as Jenny Witt reports, almost everyone had expected trouble. All day,…
AL calls HRW biased organisation
Dhaka, Jul 7 – Branding the Human Rights Watch (HRW) as a ‘hired organisation’, Awami League leader Hasan Mahmud on Friday said it is working for a party and a quarter to push the government into an awkward situation questioning…
Dhaka never tolerates religious extremism: Chief Justice
Dhaka, Jul 7 – Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Friday said that Bangladesh is a non-communal country and it never tolerates religious extremism.
BNP terms Rampal power plant harmful
Dhaka, July 7– BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said their party will not change its stance against the construction of the coal-fired Power Station at Rampal near the Sundarbans though Unesco has withdrawn its objection…
Trump-Putin meet: Talk of positive trajectory
Hamburg, Jul 07 (AP/UNB) — At long last face to face, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced confidence Friday that their historic first meeting would pave the way for a positive trajectory for their two countries. If…
125 young cobras found and killed in Rajshahi mud house
Dhaka, Jul 7 – At least 125 cobras were found in the kitchen of a mud house and killed in Tanore municipality of Rajshahi district in northwestern Bangladesh on Thursday night.
Unesco declares Hebron’s Old City, Ibrahimi Mosque World Heritage site
Unesco has designated Hebron’s Old City and the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the occupied West Bank a Palestinian World Heritage site despite Israeli protests. A resolution passed by a committee of the UN cultural agency also put them on…
Plan to export power from Nepal to Bangladesh
GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower, the developer of the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydroelectric Project, is preparing to sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Bangladeshi government to evacuate energy produced by the scheme to Bangladesh via India, GMR officials…
2 killed, 20 hurt in Magura road crash
Dhaka – At least two people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two passebuses at Alamkhali on Magura-Jhenaidah road on Thursday night.One of the deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 32, son of Abdur…
80kg venison, 2 deer heads, skin seized in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Members of Coast Guard in a drive seized a trawler with 80 kgs of venison, two deer heads and a skin from Sundarbans at Katlar Canel in Sharankhola upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday night.
35 held in Dinajpur
Dhaka- Police in separate drives arrested 35 people from different places of the district from Thursday night to Friday morning on various charges.
Mother-daughter killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka- A woman and her daughter were killed and three others were injured when a goods-laden lorry rammed a CNG run auto rickshaw on Dhaka- Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila headquarters in Comilla on Friday.The identities of the deceased…
Rail Bhaban catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Bangladesh Rail Bhaban in the city on Friday morning.Fire Services and Civil Defence sources said the fire originated at an electric board on the ground floor of the 15-storey building around 10:45 am.
Mother attempts suicide after ‘killing’ minor daughter
Dhaka – A woman allegedly attempted to commit suicide after strangulating her five-year-old daughter to death at Harirampur village in Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur early Friday.
5 DU students among 26 held for taking drugs
Dhaka – Police arrested 26 people including five students of Dhaka University (DU) and a vice-president of Jagannath University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League for taking drugs and staying in Suhrawardy Udyan on Thursday night defying restriction.
15 Jamaat leaders held in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Police arrested 15 leaders including district nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e Islami from a mosque at Saharbhita village in Saghata upazila on Friday morning on charge of planning sabotage during holding a secret meeting.
Mother, son among 3 killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman and her son, were killed and two others injured when a goods-laden lorry rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Lohipura area of Sadar Dakkhin upazila headquarters on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday.M Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge…
2 held with 16,608 Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two men along with 16,608 pieces of Yaba tablets in front of Ershad Filling Station in Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Friday.
125 cobras found in Rajshahi kitchen
Dhaka – At least 125 cobras were found in the kitchen of a mud house and killed in Tanore municipality of the district on Thursday night.The house owner Akkas Ali, a local farmer of Bhadrakhana village of the municipality, said…
28,000 firecrackers, huge chews seized in Benapole
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered 28,000 Indian firecrackers and huge chews (Jarda) from a train at Navaran Railway Station here on Friday noon.
2 held with ‘26,000 Yaba tablets’ in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Police arrested two people allegedly along with 26,000 Yaba tablets from Birtara Chandartek of Sreenagar upazila tn Munshiganj on Friday.