Washington, Jun 30 (AP/UNB)- The State Department has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth a total of $1.4 billion, the first such deal with the self-governing island since President Donald Trump took office, officials said Thursday.
Year: 2017
Jubo League man stabs student to death over enmity
Dhaka – A college student was stabbed to death by an alleged terrorists at Mamar Bazar area in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday evening.
Road accidents kill 22 in 8 districts Thursday
Dhaka – At least 22 people were killed in road accidents in eight districts – Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Rangpur, Tangail, Rajshahi, Pabna, Chittagong and Jessore – on Thursday.
Alleged top terrorist held in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, Jun 30 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged top terrorist along with firearms and bullets from Kuliapara area of Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday night.
Parliament passes Tk 4,00,226cr nat’l budget for FY 2017-18
Dhaka – Parliament on Thursday passed the Tk 4,00,226 crore national budget for FY 2017-18 with a growth target of 7.4 percent, expecting to open up a new horizon for Bangladesh through some initiatives ahead of the next general election.…
9 cases against Khaleda: charge hearing 31 July
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) fixed July 31 for hearing on charge framing hearing in nine different cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others.
Eid Ul Fitr celebrated in United States
New York: Eid-ul-Fitr, the greatest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated in United States of America on Sunday 25 June with due earnestness and religious fervour. The festival came after the holy Ramadan, the month of fasting.
PM administers oath to Bogra Dist Council Chairman
Dhaka, Jun 29 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday administered the oath of office to newly-elected Bogra District Council Chairman Md Makbul Hossain at the PM’s Jatiya Sangsad Office. He (Makbul Hossain) was sworn in at a simple ceremony…
Firearms of UPDP recovered in Langdu, Rangamati
Dhaka, June 29 – Army personnel in a drive recovered firearms and ammunition from a reported criminals’ den at Golachhari in Langdu upazila early Thursday.
19 livestock burnt alive in Gabtoli cattle market
Dhaka, Jun 29 – At least 13 cattle, five goats and one sheep were burnt alive when a devastating fire broke out at the Gabtoli cattle market in the city on Thursday.
BD Parliament passes budget after huge opposition
Dhaka, June 29 – Parliament on Thursday passed the Tk4,00,226crore national budget for FY 2017-18with a growth target of 7.4 percent, expecting to open up a new horizon for Bangladesh through some initiatives ahead of the next general election.
Not-so-shy Messi tying the knot with childhood sweetheart
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – There is a different side to Lionel Messi, one that not everyone gets to see.The player who shines with the ball by his feet appears to be extremely shy off the field. But the timid-looking Argentina star, who…
Brazil would have benefited from playing Confed Cup
Kazan, (AP/UNB) – Coach Tite says it would have been good for Brazil to be playing in the Confederations Cup to give himself and his players more experience going into the World Cup.Tite made the comments before watching Portugal play…
Djokovic wins at Eastbourne, downplays Wimbledon chances
Eastbourne, (AP/UNB) – Novak Djokovic downplayed his chances of capturing a fourth Wimbledon title after winning his first match on grass this year at the Eastbourne International on Wednesday.Djokovic beat Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-3 in a second-round match that was…
2 women morning walkers killed in Tangail road accident
Dhaka – Two women on a morning walk along Madhupur-Jamalpur road were killed when a Jamalpur-bound microbus ran them over in Pathanbari area in Dhanbari upazila in Tangail on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Reba Begum, 32, wife of…
Arms, ammo recovered in Langdu
Dhaka- Army personnel in a drive recovered arms and ammunition from a criminals’ den at Golachhari in Langdu upazila in Rangamati early Thursday.
Youth found dead on train rooftop in Ctg
Dhaka – An unidentified young man was found dead on the rooftop of a train at Chittagong Railway Station here in Chittagong on Thursday. Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Chittagong GRP Police, said the body of a young man aged about…
Dowry torture drives housewife to ‘suicide’
Dhaka – A housewife allegedly committed suicide at Nijnanduwali village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night following prolonged mental torture by her husband for dowry .
3 of a family among 4 killed in Sirajganj road crash
Dhaka- Four people, including three members of a family, were killed and two others injured when a bus rammed a microbus on Dhaka-Bogra highway at Ghurka Beltala in Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj early Thursday.
Bangladeshi film to be focused at South Asian Film Festival
Entertainment Desk Selected full length and short films from well-known Bangladeshi filmmakers will be screened at the 1st Mostra de Cinema Sul Asiático (1st South Asian Film Festival) in the city center of Lisbon, Portugal. The film festival focusing on…
My character in Boss 2 will be a trendsetter’
Entertainment Desk Though she is just four films old, the beautiful Nusraat Faria is confident of her position as an actress. In Kolkata for the release of her upcoming film, this Dhallywood actress talked about her experience of working with…
A Nazrul song heralding Eid for 85 years
‘O Mon Ramzan-er Oi Rozar Sheshey Elo Khushir Eid’, the impressive song of National Poet Kazi Najrul Islam, has completed 85 years on the day of this Eid-ul-Fitr. The song has become an unofficial title or theme song for the…
China’s Alibaba boosts stake in SE Asia online sales
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Wednesday it would inject another $1 billion into Southeast Asia’s Lazada, as the cashed-up company increases its stake in the region’s nascent online shopping market. The investment will raise Alibaba’s holding in Lazada to 83…
Are asteroids humanity’s ‘greatest challenge’?
Throughout its 4.5-billion-year history, Earth has been repeatedly pummelled by space rocks that have caused anything from an innocuous splash in the ocean to species annihilation. When the next big impact will be, nobody knows. But the pressure is on…
Greenland now a major driver of rising seas: study
Ocean levels rose 50 percent faster in 2014 than in 1993, with meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet now supplying 25 percent of total sea level increase compared with just five percent 20 years earlier, researchers reported Monday. The findings…
US sets new visa rules for 6 mainly Muslim nations, refugees
Washington — The Trump administration on Wednesday set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim nations and all refugees that require a “close” family or business tie to the United States. –AP/UNB
Four including 3 of a family killed in road crash
Dhaka, Jun 29 – Four people, including three members of a family, were killed and two others injured when a bus rammed a microbus on Dhaka-Bogra highway at Ghurka Beltala in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj early Thursday.
Dhaka’s biggest cattle market at Gabtoli catches fire
Dhaka, Jun 29 – A devastating fire broke out at the Gabtoli cattle market in the city on Thursday. Enayet Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service control room, said the fire broke out around 10:00 am.
North Korea warns US it will keep building nuclear arsenal
United Nations — North Korea’s U.N. ambassador warned the United States and the rest of the world Wednesday that his country will keep building up its nuclear arsenal regardless of sanctions, pressure or military attack. –AP/UNB
Vatican treasurer Cardinal Pell charged with sex offences
The Vatican treasurer and Australia’s most senior Catholic figure Cardinal George Pell has been charged with sex offences in Australia. The charges relate to alleged “historical” incidents, police in the state of Victoria said.