Guest Blog by Muhammad Ali Shah, Dr. Aly Ercelan & Roshan Bhatti Sindh Peoples Caravan March 1-14, 2017 Protect Our Rivers and Delta Across the world the greed of capitalism has created water crises. Asia in general and South Asia…
Year: 2017
Kim Jong-nam killing: Malaysia seeks North Korea embassy official
Malaysian police say they are seeking a senior official at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur in connection with the killing of Kim Jong-nam. Mr Kim, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, died last week at Kuala…
Yahoo salvages Verizon deal with $350 million discount
San Francisco, Feb 22 (AP/UNB) — Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user…
Gaggan crowned Asia’s best restaurant in 2017
Bangkok, Feb 22 (UNB/AsiaNet) – Gaggan in Bangkok claims the No.1 spot for a third consecutive year and retains the titles of The Best Restaurant in Asia and The Best Restaurant in Thailand.
Amnesty blames Trump, others in global squeeze on rights.
Paris, Feb 22 (AP/UNB) — Amnesty International says “toxic” fear-mongering by anti-establishment politicians, among them President Donald Trump and the leaders of Turkey, Hungary and the Philippines, is contributing to a global pushback against human rights.
Jewellry trader killed in Comilla
Dhaka, Feb 22 – A jewellry trader was hacked to death by miscreants in Sinduria Rail Bridge area of Burichang upazila in Comilla district, about 100 km southeast of Dhaka on Tuesday night.
Young man kills 3 siblings hack the fourth in Narsingdi
Dhaka, Feb 22 – A young man reportedly strangulated his three younger siblings to death and hacked his elder brother at Alukbali Purbapara village in Sadar upazila of Narsingdi about 30 kilometres east of Dhaka on Tuesday night.
Bihar officially demands decommissioning of Farakka
Dhaka – Bihar wants Farakka barrage to be decommissioned The Nitish Kumar govt has held the Farakka barrage in West Bengal responsible for heavy floods in Bihar and asked the Centre to decommission it to de-silt the heavily loaded upstream…
US protectionist border tax plan likely WTO-illegal
Penang, (Martin Khor) – A new US tax plan, being considered by Congressional Republican leaders and the President of the United States, is likely to be violative of the fundamental principles of the World Trade Organisation and its agreements, and…
IBBL placed wreaths at the central shaheed minar
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited paid tribute to the language movement martayars in observance of Martayrdon Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21, 2017, Tuesday by placing wreath at Central Shaheed Minar.
Asian Water Police get Weatherdock for personal locator beacons
The Water Police Authorities of one of the world most important harbor area puts focus on safety and equipment quality for crewmen and awarded Weatherdock with an order of an AIS-SART/MOB with integrated, full DSC for the entire staff.
Football: Mourinho eying changes for St Etienne 2nd leg
Dhaka – Jose Mourinho will likely ring the changes again as Manchester United look to wrap up their progress to the Europa League last 16 away to Saint-Etienne on Wednesday. A Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick led them to a 3-0 victory…
Mustafizur, Rubel retuns in squad for Test series against Sri Lanka
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board today announced a 16-member squad for the Test series in the tour of Sri Lanka starting next month.Pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman who was not part of the one-off Test against India, backed in the side for…
Pakistan Super League final stays in Lahore, says Sethi
Dhaka — The Pakistan Super League final will be played in the city of Lahore next month despite a recent attack there which killed at least 13 people.”PSL management and franchisees resolve By to hold final in Lahore,” PSL chairman…
No. 3 Pablo Cuevas beaten in first round of Rio Open
Dhaka — Third-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay was knocked out in the first round of the Rio Open by Arthur de Greef of Belgium 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.In another first-round match on Monday on outdoor clay, Dusan Lajovic of Serbia won…
Neymar loses appeal, will stand trial for Barcelona transfer
Dhaka — Neymar has lost his final appeal and will stand trial on corruption charges related to his transfer to Barcelona four years ago. Barcelona, Brazilian club Santos, and the company run by his parents also lost their appeals and…
‘Drug trader’ killed in Jessore gunfight
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader was killed in a gunfight between two rival groups at Shikri Battala at Benapole in Jessore here early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Selim, 45, son of Taher of Bhaberber area in Benapole.
College student killed in Magura road accident
Dhaka – A college student was killed as a speeding truck hit his bicycle on Magura-Jhenaidah highway in Magura on Tuesday Morning.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Biswas, 20, a student of 1st year (hons) of Magura Govt College and…
Fugitive in Kibria murder case held in Habiganj
Dhaka – Police arrested Abdul Jalil, a fugitive accused in the former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case, from Mahmudpur village of Sadar upazila in Habiganj early Tuesday.Tipped off, a team of Sadar Police Station launched a drive at…
Man held with 15 gold bars at Ctg Airport
Dhaka – Customs intelligence officials arrested a man along with 15 gold bars, weighing 1.45 kg, at Shah Amanat International Airport here in Chittagong on Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Shahadat Hossain, 28, of Anwara upazila of the district.
6 outlaws get life term for murder in Jessore
Dhaka – A court here on Monday convicted six members of an outlawed party and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2003.The convicts are—Haider Ali, Tushar Mandal, Hiramon Mali, Sukti Mandal, Pritish Mandal and Prashanto…
College student found dead in Khulna
Dhaka – A college student was found dead at Mirzapur in Dumuria upazila in Khulna on Tuesday.Being informed by local people, police recovered the body of Sudarshan, 22, a 3rd year (Honours) student of Khulna Government Sundarbans College and son…
2 held with 3 pistols in city
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged criminals along with three firearms and 33 bullets from the city’s Motijheel area on Tuesday.The arrestees are Nahidul Islam, 30, and Nazmul Hossain Noman, 29.Officer-in-charge of Motijheel Police Station Omar Faruque said a special…
Sri Lanka Tour: Bangladesh squad for Test series announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced the squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in March.
Myanmar probing police ‘cover-up’ of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the country’s border force of the deaths in custody of two Rohingya Muslims in troubled Rakhine State, according to a police report reviewed by Reuters and interviews with two senior security…
Movement to continue until democracy ‘restored’: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said their party will continue its movement until democracy is ‘restored’ in the country. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after paying homage to the Language Movement…
BGB voices concern at border killing
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has renewed its concern about the firing and killing of Bangladeshi nationals along borders with neighbouring India. The issues were raised at the 44th Border Conference between BGB and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) held at…
Don’t distort Bengali accent, PM to new generation
Criticising the young generation’s latest trend of using Bengali language in English accent, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to be careful about its distortion. “These days we’re witnessing a trend of uttering Bengali in English accent using…
NASA announces press conference over new exoplanet findings
NASA says it has some big news to tell the world. The leading space agency has announced a press conference to take place on Thursday morning AEST to present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun,…
Dhaka urges UN to make Bangla its official language
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday demanded the United Nations make Bangla, a language of the world’s 32 crore people, as one of its official languages. “We want the United Nations to recognise Bangla as one of its…