Dhaka – In an effort to minimize regular consumption of synthetic and various types of artificial sweeteners a Bangladeshi company has come up with first natural sugar substitute in the country named ‘CHINI GO’ for the health conscious consumers.
Year: 2017
Bomb disposal unit starts work at Jhenaidah ‘militant den’
Dhaka, May 16 – The Bomb Disposal unit of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have started their operation at the suspected militant hideouts at Chuadanga village in Sadar upazila of Jhenaidah district in Southwest Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Mexico’s award-winning crime journalist shot dead
Veteran reporter, who covered drug trafficking and organised crime, was the fifth journalist killed in Mexico this year. Javier Valdez, an award-winning reporter who specialised in covering drug trafficking and organised crime, was murdered in the northern Mexico state of…
WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack ‘may have N Korea link’
Dave Lee North America technology reporter of BBC Who was behind the huge global cyber-attack? One prominent theory right now is North Korea – but what we know is far from conclusive. You may not have heard of the Lazarus…
Trump ‘shared classified information with Russia’
President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about so-called Islamic State (IS) to Russia’s foreign minister, sources have told US media.
Youth held over derogative post on Facebook
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man for allegedly making derogative comments on religion, state and law enforcers on popular social media platform Facebook.Officer-in-charge of Bagerhat Model Police Station, Mahtab Uddin said Papon Biswas, 26, son of Poritosh Biswas of…
5 fishermen abducted in Satkhira
Dhaka- Forest robbers abducted five fishermen from deep forest of Mandarbaria area of Satkhira Range on Monday.The victims were identified as Karim, son of Mazid Ali, a resident of Sora village of Shyamnagar upazila, Basar Gazi, son of Hossain Gazi…
85kg venison with 4 heads of deer seized in Bagerhat
Dhaka- A joint force of police and forest department, in a drive, seized 85 kilograms of venison along with four heads of deer from an orchard at Baruipara village of Rampal upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Man killed in Ctg wall collapse
Dhaka – A man was killed as a wall collapsed on him in Balur Math area under Baklia Thana of the port city on Monday morning.
Lightning strike kills 2 in Ctg
Dhaka- Two people, including a college student, were killed by a lightning strike at Jorarganj in Mirsharai upazila in Chittagong on Monday.The deceased were identified as Ovi Sharma, 21, son of Khokon Sharma, and a student of Baroiyahat Degree College…
1.40 lakh Yaba pills recovered in Teknaf
Cox’sBazar – Police recovered 1.40 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 4.20 crore from Rangikhali village in Teknaf upazila on Monday.
Shafat’s driver, gunman held over Banani rape incident
Dhaka – Law enforcers have arrested the driver and a gunman of Shafat Ahmed, the prime accused in the Banani rape case, from the city.A team of Rapid Action Battalion-10 picked up driver Billal from Ibrahim Hotel on Nawabpur Road…
Special programme for local filmmakers in Cannes
Culture Desk A new segment has been added to the upcoming 70th Cannes Film Festival for rising Bangladeshi filmmakers. The segment titled “Dhaka to Cannes” has been facilitated by the Monaco based International Emerging Film Talent Association (IFTA) and Bangladesh…
World braces for more cyberattacks as work week begins
Governments and computer experts girded Monday for a possible worsening of the global cyberattack that has hit more than 150 countries, as Microsoft warned against stockpiling vulnerabilities like the one at the heart of the crisis. European policing and security…
Tubelight earns Rs 130 crore even before its release
Salman Khan has become a gold standard of box office earnings and ensures at least a 100 crore mark for each of his films. So it’s no wonder that the films he signs get to make tremendous table profit even…
Saif Ali Khan to be a doctor?
Filmmaker Vipul Shah sure has a yen for unusual subjects. His Waqt was about father-son bond, Action Replayy was about time travel and according to Mumbai Mirror, his next would be about medical malpractice. The film will reportedly star Saif…
China’s retail sales up 10.7 pct in April
China’s retail sales, a key indicator of consumption, grew 10.7 percent year on year in April, 0.2 percentage points slower than the March level, official data showed Monday. Total retail sales of consumer goods hit 2.73 trillion yuan (about 395.4…
Dying Guatemala lake underlines climate change threat
The dried-out oyster shells lie on a landscape parched and cracked by the sun. This is what is left of Lake Atescatempa, once a vast blue-green body of water in southwestern Guatemala. Now the lake is dying, a conspicuous victim…
No headmasters in 278 primary schools in Satkhira
Dhaka- As many as 278 government primary schools out of 1079 in the district are being operated without headmasters, leading disruptions in regular teaching activities.Competent sources at Primary Education Office of the district said, the headmaster posts in 50 primary…
Drive in Jhenaidah; 44 held
Dhaka- In separate drives in different parts of the district from Sunday night to Monday morning, police arrested 44 accused including three activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on various charges.
5 Bangladeshis killed in Riyadh road accident while returning from Umrah
Dhaka – Five Bangladeshis, including four members of a family, were killed in a road accident near the town of Umm Al-Jamajem in Saudia Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Saturday.Dr. Sarwar Alam, labour counselor of the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh, confirmed…
Barcelona, Madrid win as title race goes to final round
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Barcelona and Real Madrid won their matches Sunday with the Spanish league title race now guaranteed to go to the final round.Neymar scored a hat trick for Barcelona in a comfortable 4-1 win at Las Palmas, while Cristiano…
Rising Pune Supergiant march into IPL playoffs
Pune, (AP/UNB) – Rising Pune Supergiant demolished Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets and stormed into the Indian Premier League playoffs while last-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore signed off with a 10-run victory over Delhi Daredevils on Sunday.At Pune, in a…
HC order on mobile courts stayed
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed an order of the High Court that declared mobile courts conducted by the executive magistrates illegal till May 18.
Hearing in petitions for review of Sayedee verdict on
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Sunday adjourned the hearing on two review petitions-one filed on behalf of the state and the other filed by war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee against its verdict in a case that disposed of…
BNP accuses PM of snaching Judiciary’s independence
Blaming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for ‘snatching’ the independence of judiciary, BNP on Tuesday slammed her for ‘criticisng’ the Chief Justice for his remark that the country lacks the rule of law. “She (PM) herself has obliterated the rule of…
China Invests $124bn in Belt and Road project
The Chinese government is investing tens of billions of dollars as part of an ambitious economic plan to rebuild ports, roads and rail networks. China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged $124bn (£96bn) for the scheme, known as the Belt and…
Amazon has made Seattle richer and angrier
Strolling through the bustling construction zone of Amazon’s urban campus in Seattle, you instantly recognize the charm offensive the company has aimed at its hometown. “Banistas” at two outdoor stands offer bananas to employees and passers-by — a visual cue…
3rd Div Cricket: Mirpur CC beat Mirpur Boys by 6 wkts
Dhaka – Mirpur Cricket Club, riding on a century by Abdul Kader, earned a six-wicket victory against Mirpur Boys Club in the Dhaka Metropolis 3rd Division Cricket League at Mirpur City Club ground on Sunday.Batting first, Mipur Boys scored 196…
4 electrocuted in Bhola
Dhaka – Four people, including a woman and her son, were electrocuted to death as an live electric wire fell into a pond at Uttar Joynagar village in Daulatkhan upazila in Bhola on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Sufia Begum,…