Rangamati, June 17 – Two fresh bodies of hill track massive landslide victims were recovered from Dumdumia area of Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.
Year: 2017
Saudi king strips crown prince of prosecution oversight
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a royal decree that restructures the country’s system for prosecutions, essentially stripping the crown prince of longstanding powers overseeing criminal investigations. -UNB
Grim search at London blaze site continues as anger mounts
London – London firefighters are continuing the grim search after a high-rise fire that killed at least 30 people as public anger about the blaze continues to grow. -UNB
The rise of the food barons
Christine Chemnitz Berlin – The industrial-agriculture sector has long faced criticism for practices that contribute to climate change, environmental destruction, and rural poverty. And yet the sector has taken virtually no steps to improve quality and sustainability, or to promote…
Regarding so-called 73 sects in Islam
In Rasail wa Masail, volume 6 , in Bangla translation (from original Urdu), pages 58-60, Justice Gulam Ali says that issue of Muslims becoming 73 sects and only one will be saved has not been mentioned in Quran or Sahih…
Facebook-Moderators Exposed
Facebook bug may have exposed moderators to extremists San Francisco, Jun 17 (AP/UNB)- Facebook has acknowledged that a security hole in its software may have exposed the identities of its online monitors to suspected terrorist groups and others whose pages…
ILO wamts BD to ensure EPZ Law allows TUs
Dhaka, Jun 17 – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called upon the government of Bangladesh to ensure that the draft of the proposed Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Labour Act, 2016 allows freedom of association for workers’ and employers’ organisations.
BD slips one step down in Global Peace Index
Dhaka, Jun 17 – Bangladesh has moved one step down in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2017, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, ranking as the 84th most peaceful country in the world.
How Sunday’s Pakistan-India final may look like
London, Jun 17 (AP/UNB)- Pakistan goes into the Champions Trophy final on Sunday with a superior record in one-day internationals to India. India, though, has far more trophies.
Actor Tanvir Tonu arrested on rape charge
Dhaka, June 17 – Film actor and model Tanvir Rahman Tonu was arrested from his Mirpur residence on Friday following a case filed against him for allegedly raping a woman on May 6.
US destroyer collide with merchant ship off Japan: 7 crew missing
Seven US Navy crew members are missing after their ship collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. Among the injured is the ship’s commanding officer who has been taken to hospital by helicopter.
SA body for ending poverty wants end to conflicts
The Core-Committee meeting of South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) held at Male, Maldives from 3-4, June, 2017 expresses its deep concerns and anxiety over politico-religious violence that has been taking place in Afghanistan and other parts of South…
ILO wants BD EPZ labour law draft before enactment
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jun 16 – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an advance copy of the draft Bangladesh Export-Processing Zones (EPZ) Labour Act after a review through a multi-stakeholder approach. It said the draft…
Khaleda’s comment on PM’s tour ugly rage: Quader
Comilla, Jun 16 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s comment about Prime Minister’s Sheikh Hasina Sweden tour during the hillslides incident is the ugly manifestation of her blind rage.
Climate change may trigger more landlsides: Experts
Md Rafiqul Islam, UNB staff writer Dhaka, Jun 16 – In the wake of recent devastating landslides in Chittagong region taking more than 150 lives, experts predict that the country’s hilly region will face more landslides in future due to…
Hasina shocked at loss of lives, property in London fire
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives and property in the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in London. -UNB
BNP happy as PM ‘realises importance’ of its election joining
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is calling upon their party to join the next general election as she has ‘realised’ that no polls will be possible this time keeping…
Russia claims it has killed IS leader al-Baghdadi
Moscow – The Russian military claims it has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike. -UNB
Pioneer Football: King Star rout Monju FA 10-0
Dhaka – King Star Football Academy notched an emphatic 10-0 victory against Manju Football Academy in the super league of the Dhaka City Corporation (North & South) Pioneer Football Under-16 League at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium…
Siddikur moves to 9th in Queen’s Cup
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman moved-up to joint 9th from 12th in the US$500,000 Queen’s Cup after the 2nd round at Santiburi Samui Country Club ground in Thailand on Friday.
CA announce Test squad for Bangladesh tour
Dhaka – Cricket Australia (CA) announced a 13-man squad on Friday to for a two-match Test series tour to Bangladesh in August. Although the tour schedule is yet to be announced officially, Cricket Australia said in releasing the squad details…
BD national picked up by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Border Security Force(BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi farmer from Doikhawa border area in Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Friday.
Ex-army man beaten dead in Panchagarh
Dhaka – A former Army man was beaten to death over the formation of a local mosque committee at Nayadighi Islampur village in Boda upazila in Panchagarh on Friday afternoon.The deceased is Aminur Rahman, 50, son of late Nazimuddin of…
Russia claims it has killed IS chief Baghdadi
The Russian military claims it has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike. The ministry said Friday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders.
School girl ‘kills self’ in Sylhet
Dhaka – A school girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the fan at Baburagaon Noapara village in sadar upazila on Friday morning.
BNP team to visit Rangamati landslide victims
– A BNP team will go to the landslide-hit Rangamati on Sunday to ‘stand by’ the victims by providing them with relief materials. A high-profile BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will visit Rangamati at…
7 abducted fishermen rescued in Sundarbans; 4 held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Thursday night rescued seven fishermen abducted by forest robbers from Satkhira range of the Sundarbans.The elite force also arrested four members of notorious forest gang, ‘Rabiul Bahini’, and…
PM asks Swedes business to be Partners of Bangladesh
– Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Swedish business leaders and entrepreneurs to be Bangladesh’s partners in investment, trade, and innovative businesses for a shared prosperity. “Together we can bring a change in the lives of millions in both…
2 killed in clash over land in M’singh
Dhaka-Two people were killed and at least 15 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land related dispute at Sirta village in Sadar upazila Char area in Mymensingh on Friday.Kamrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model…
Bangladesh should do more for its textile workers: ME
Textile workers in Bangladesh, many of whom are young women, suffer long working hours, low wages, uncertainty and hazardous conditions. Trade union leaders are often persecuted,” said the resolution adopted on Wednesday. The 2013 Sustainability Compact, aimed at preventing tragedies…