yangon, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – A navy ship found bodies and aircraft parts in the seas off Myanmar while searching Thursday morning for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.
Year: 2017
Kuwait’s emir meets with Qatari leader amid diplomatic rift
Dubai, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – Kuwait’s emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country’s leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that’s seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt…
Left leader, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in gunfights
Dhaka, June 8 – A regional leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Khaskarra in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district early…
North Korea fires ‘cruise missiles’ after US drills
Seoul, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – North Korea fired several suspected short-range surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in a continuation of weapons launches that have rattled Washington and the North’s neighbors as Pyongyang seeks…
HC rule to compensate flyover grider fall victim
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why it will not direct them to pay compensation of Tk 5 million to the family of the worker, killed after…
UNFPA Dhaka for fund to serve cyclone-hit women and newborns
Dhaka – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday sought for 1.5 million USD to scale up emergency reproductive health services and safety for women and newborns impacted by Cyclone Mora in Bangladesh.
‘Water resources require topmost crisis management’
Dhaka – The policymakers and water experts at a meeting on Wednesday acknowledged that water resources management is the topmost crisis management issue for the country.
Rajuk takes over house: Illegally evicted, says BNP’s Moudud
Dhaka – The Rajdhahi Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on Wednesday took over former law minister and senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed’s Gulshan house following a court order. Talking to reporters Rajuk’s executive magistrate Khandaker Waliur Rahman said they took over the…
90Kg hemp seized in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Police recovered 90kg hemp from a private car with a sticker of National Board of Revenue (NBR) at Madhypara area of the district Sadar in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.
2 siblings to die for killing Pirojpur schoolboy
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced two brothers to death for killing a schoolboy at Adarshapara in Sadar upazila in 2013. The District and Session’s Judge, Md Golam Kibria, awarded the death penalty to Md Nafiz Hasan Nahid,…
‘Drug peddler’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Chandidwar village in Kosba upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Miah, 34, son of late Samraj Miah, a resident of Latuamora…
Man held with Tk 11 lakh in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected hundi trader along with Tk 11 lakh from Putkhali border point on Wednesday morning.
Schoolboy killed in Panchagarh road accident
Dhaka- A schoolboy was killed in a road accident at Shalbahan on Panchagarh-Tetulia road in Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh on Tuesday.Witnesses said Al-Amin, a class eight student of Majipara High School, son of Ibrahim Hossain, a resident of Lohakachhi village,…
ICC CT 17: Tigers’ hopes still alive
Dhaka – The lamp of hope for Bangladesh’s semifinal berth in the 8th ICC Champions Trophy is hanging on a critical equation as the bottom three teams of Group A all have a chance to advance to the last four…
Sparta Prague signs Austria striker Marc Janko
Prague,(AP/UNB) – Austria striker Marc Janko has moved to Sparta Prague on a two-year contract.The 33-year-old forward joins Sparta from Swiss club Basel, where his two-year contract has expired.
31 Bangladeshis returned after jail terms in India
Dhaka- Thirty one Bangladeshi women, including three children, returned home from India on Wednesday after languishing in jail there for three years.They hail from different villages of Khulna, Narail, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts.
Khaleda deplores Moudud’s eviction
Dhaka – Criticising the government for evicting her party leader Moudud Ahmed from his Gulshan residence, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said people will one day evict ruling party men from their houses the same way. UNB
Khaleda visits Moudud after eviction
BNP chief Khaleda Zia has visited senior party leader Moudud Ahmed after his eviction from his Gulshan home of more than four decades.RAJUK, the capital development authority, began the drive to vacate the house in Gulshan-2 on Wednesday noon, marking…
BNP’s Vision 2030 has already been implemented: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said it’s really a challenge for the BNP to regain the public confidence what it lost over the years. BNP has floated the ‘Vision-2030’ of BNP aimed at regaining the public confidence, she said in…
Three Bangladeshi women in spotlight in UK’s election
Three Bangladeshi-origin women candidates drew an extra focus in media, several of those dubbing them as ‘three daughters” or “tin kanya” of Bangladesh as Britain goes to snap general elections tomorrow. Fourteen candidates of Bangladeshi origin are contesting in the…
Amnesty backs ban on imports from Israeli settlements
The international community must ban the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements and put an end to the multimillion dollar profits that have fuelled mass human rights violations against Palestinians, said Amnesty International today. To mark the…
Grameenphone starts mobile handset recycling
To celebrate World Environment Day, Bangladeshi mobile operator Grameenphone has launched its ‘Mobile Handset Recycling’ campaign. Under this initiative, Grameenphone invites customers to deposit their unused/discarded mobile handset in a drop box located at Grameenphone Centres. Grameenphone will recycle these…
No worry for BD workers in Qatar: Minister
Dhaka – Following Qatar’s diplomatic problems with the neighbouring countries, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam on Wednesday said Bangladeshi workers in the Gulf country will not be affected. UNB
IS-claimed attacks on Iran’s parliament, shrine kill 12
Tehran – Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran’s parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, wounding dozens and igniting an hours-long siege at the legislature that ended with four attackers dead. AP/UNB
Islamic state claims attacks in Iran
Tehran – The Latest on attacks in Iran’s parliament building and the shrine of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (all times local): AP/UNB news reported
Iran attacks leave 12 dead at parliament, Khomeini mausoleum
Twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have killed at least 12 people and injured many more.
US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis
Washington – US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US’ closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation. The FBI recently…
Commercial freshwater prawn farming gains popularity in Rajshahi
Commercial farming of freshwater prawn has been gaining popularity in the region by dint of lucrative market price and gradually rising consumers’ demands. District Fisheries Officer Subhash Chandra Saha here told BSS that commercial farming of prawn is being expanded…
NU masters exams begin July 16
Masters final course irregular and improvement (old syllabus) examinations of 2014 under National University will be held between July 16 and August 24. First semester examination of masters of 2015 will also begin on July 16 and continue till August…
RUET launches advance level ICT course
The Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has launched advance level course on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to make its teachers, officers and employees skilled on the subject. RUET Vice- chancellor Prof Rafiqul Alam Beg said…