Dhaka – BNP on Monday alleged that a disastrous situation has been created in the capital city due to the spread of mosquitoes and rundown roads. -UNB
Year: 2017
BTRC shuts Dhaka Fiber Net over extremist link
Dhaka – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday shut down all operations of the internet service provider ‘Dhaka Fiber Net Limited’ for its alleged connection with militancy. -UNB
People rejected budget, says Ershad
Rangpur – Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Monday said people have rejected the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 as a huge tax burden was imposed on them. -UNB
Rangamati landslide kills two
Rangamati -Two children were killed in separate incidents of landslide in Rangamati town and Kaptai on Monday. -UNB
Rain eases heat but causes traffic chaos
Dhaka – Though the rain brought some sort of relief after several days of sultry weather, it left the city life in disarray creating traffic chaos and water-logging at many points in the capital on Monday. -UNB
Cops cordon off ‘militant den’ in Rajshahi, 3 held
Dhaka – Law enforcers detained three alleged militants, including two siblings, from a suspected hideout they cordoned off at Dangapara village in Tanore upazila in Rajshahi early Monday.The detainees are — two siblings Ibrahim and Ishrafil and Robiul.Subit Chowdhury, additional…
10 organising hacks for every working woman
Whether it’s your personal closet, kitchen countertop or your office cubicle that needs a good decluttering, these organising hacks will make your life a lot more easier. An old CD rack/holder can serve as a letter slash note organiser on…
Doob goes to Shanghai International Film Festival
Culture Desk Weeks back, Doob: No Bed of Roses was selected for another elite film festival, the Moscow International Film Festival. Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s latest film Doob: No Bed of Roses has been selected for the main competition section of…
Kareena will now only do one film in year
Entertainemnt Desk Kareena Kapoor Khan is making her Bollywood comeback post her pregnancy with Veere Di Wedding and we can barely contain our excitement for the same. Bebo, who is now also busy with her personal life looking after baby…
Ranbir Kapoor claims
Imtiaz Ali has announced his next film Jab Harry Met Sejal starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma and is set to release a week earlier on August 4 thereby averting a clash with Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.…
Prof Sanjida Khatun appointed as ‘Ahmed Sharif Chair’ Professor at DU
Former Professor of Dhaka University (DU) Bangla Department Dr Sanjida Khatun has been appointed as ‘Ahmed Sharif Chair’ Professor at the same department. She was appointed as the first professor for the newly launched chair at DU Bangla Department and…
Passenger liner to sail from south China to Nha Trang in Vietnam
Southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will open a luxury cruise line between Fangchenggang Port to Da Nang and Nha Trang in Vietnam. The passenger liner will start service on Aug. 29 and is expected to extend to Cambodia, Thailand,…
Expo focusing South Asia kicks off in Kunming
The annual flagship event for the South and Southeast Asian nations to promote regional trade and investment kicked off in Kunming today. The 2017 South and Southeast Asia Commodity Expo and Investment Fair (SSACEIF) will be held from June 12…
Good initiatives make Rajshahi air cleaner
Planned afforestation and promotion of eco-friendly practices have helped significantly reduce air pollution in Rajshahi city. Rajshahi city dwellers are now getting cleaner air than they used to get few years back, city authorities claimed. Quoting data recorded in ‘Round…
BD community radio networks champs at world info summit
Dhaka – Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has recognised as a Champion in UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2017 Community Radio related two Initiatives of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)…
Sanctions will not harm Qatar’s economy: Ali Sherif al-Emadi
Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi told CNBC television in an interview broadcast on Monday. He said that the countries which had imposed sanctions on Qatar…
Men on easyJet flight presented no danger, freed
German authorities found no evidence that three British men, reported by fellow passengers on a London-bound plane to have been having a “suspicious conversation” about terrorism, posed any danger. Passengers on easyJet flight EZY3246 on Saturday, travelling from Slovenia to…
Great development!
The size of the budget for 2017-18 fiscal year will cross the Tk 4 trillion mark, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said. This is really a great achievement.
France: Macron party set for big parliamentary win
The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of parliamentary elections.
Konica Minolta gives Asia’s fragrance-cosmetics distribution porocess a facelift
Singapore, 12 June – Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia (BSA), an integral value provider with customer-centric solutions has been awarded a contract of $405,000 to provide business process automation for an established fragrance and cosmetics distributor’s invoice processing needs.
Melania, Barron move into White House
Melania Trump and son Barron have moved into the White House – five months after her husband Donald took office. Mrs Trump and the couple’s 11-year-old son had stayed behind in New York so Barron could finish the school year.
China Eastern plane turns back to Sydney with hole in engine
A China Eastern Airlines plane has had to turn back to Sydney airport after a technical failure which left a hole in an engine casing. Flight MU736 was heading from Sydney, Australia to Shanghai, but the pilot reported problems with…
BD offers revenue customer services through digital centres
Dhaka – The Access to Information (a2i) Programme under Prime Minister’s Office and National Board of Revenue (NBR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday 11 June to deliver revenue services to citizens through…
BNP man held for posting PM’s distorted photo on FB
Savar – Police detained a BNP activist from Gouripur Bottola area in Ashulia union of Savar upazila, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday morning for posting a distorted photo of Prime Minister on Facebook. -UNB
Macron’s takeover of French politics is all but complete
Paris – Emmanuel Macron’s takeover of French politics is all but complete. The newly elected French leader’s gamble that voters wanted to throw out old faces and try something new is paying off in full – first by giving him…
Cops cordon off ‘militant den’ in Rajshahi, 12 held
Rajshahi – Law enforcers detained three alleged militants, including two siblings, and nine members of their family from a suspected hideout they cordoned off at Dangapara village in Tanore upazila early Monday. -UNB
2 get life term for raping indigenous woman in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday convicted two men and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for abducting and raping an indigenous woman in 2014.The convicts were identified as Ariful Islam, 30, son of Delshad, and Ziaur, 32, son…
50 houses gutted in Panchargarh fire
Dhaka – Around 50 houses of 16 families were gutted in a fire that broke out at Dangabari village in Sadar upazila in Panchagarh early Sunday. Witnesses said the fire originated from the kitchen of a house in the early…
Banani rape case shifted to tribunal
Dhaka, Jun 11 – The case filed over the much-talked-about rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel in Dhaka city was transferred to a tribunal on Sunday.
50 houses gutted in Panchargarh fire
Dhaka, Jun 11 – Around 50 houses of 16 families were gutted in a fire that broke out at Dangabari village in Sadar upazila of Panchagarh district early Sunday.