Dhaka – Customs officials seized 40 gold bars, weighing 4.64 kg, from a flight of US-Bangla Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday.
Year: 2017
Munshiganj bus plunge kills 3
Dhaka – Three people, including two women, were killed and ten others injured when a bus plunged into a pond at Raushunia Daniapara in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Salma Begum, 35, Geeta Paol, 60,…
2 held with 57kg hemp in city
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged drug traders and recovered 57 kg hemp from Karwan Bazar slum on Tuesday night.The arrestees are Mahmudur Rahman alias Mahbub, 34, and Md Saddam, 18.
Locals asked to stay away as Japanese volcano erupts
Mount Shinmoedake in southern Japan erupted for the first time in six years Wednesday, shooting a plume of ash several hundred metres into the air and sparking warnings to local residents. People were ordered to stay away from the volcano…
UN calls it Myanmar Army’s design to drive Rohingyas out
Myanmar’s “systematic” crackdown on the Rohingya has been designed to permanently eliminate the minority Muslim community from their home in Rakhine state, the United Nations said Wednesday. “Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well- organised, coordinated…
Mother beaten to death by son in Munshiganj
Dhaka -A drug addict man beaten his mother to death at Mollakanda village of Srinagar Upazila in Munshiganj on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Nurjahar Begum, 65, wife of late Shamser Molla of Mollakanda village of Srinagar Upazila.
EU to cut ties with Myanmar military chiefs over Rohingya
The EU is to halt ties with senior Myanmar military chiefs to protest the “disproportionate use of force” against the Rohingya minority, according to an agreement seen by AFP on Wednesday. The bloc also warns it could consider sanctions if…
Bangladesh A trail by 217 runs after dismissing Ireland A on day 1
Dhaka – Bangladesh A cricket team trail by 217 runs with remaining 9 wickets, at stumps, after day one in the 1st innings after restricting the visiting Ireland A team at 255/10 in the unofficial Test match at Sylhet International…
Unicef to help build 10000 latrined for Rohingyas
In order to avert a major disease outbreak in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar district and provide quick panacea to the ever increasing sanitation problems, UNICEF and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief of the Government of Bangladesh…
India off to flying start in Asia Cup Hockey
Dhaka- Two time-champions India got off to a flying start in the eight-team Hero10th Men’s Asia Cup beating Japan by 5-1 goals in the tournament opener in a Pool A encounter at Maulana Bhashani Stadium on Wednesday.
Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar join hands for Kesari
Actor Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Karan Johar have joined hands for an upcoming film “Kesari”, based on the battle of Saragarhi, which is scheduled to hit the screens during Holi 2019. Karan on Tuesday announced the news on Twitter. He…
Solar panels shine in darkest Amazon, the ‘last frontier’
In the darkest reaches of Brazil’s Amazon, solar panels are bringing light—and could help save the rainforest. Aurelio Souza is working to install solar panels in villages along the remote Purus and Ituxi rivers in the western Amazonas state. “The…
Eminem sears ‘racist’ Trump at award show
Eminem savaged Donald Trump as a racist and warned fans not to support the US president as the rap superstar appeared at the BET Hip Hop Awards broadcast Tuesday. Eminem, the top-selling rapper of all time, made a rare and…
US environment chief signs draft rollback on Obama climate plan
The head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency signed on Tuesday a draft decision to roll back Obama-era measures to counter climate change. Repealing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) was a campaign promise by President Donald Trump and follows…
Indian traders choking on Modi’s economic medicine
Tax overhauls and black market clampdowns have been touted as radical medicine to modernise India’s economy, but for small traders like Swarn Singh Darera, “Modinomics” has been a bitter pill to swallow. At his factory in the northern Punjab city…
Tajul Islams weeklong solo tapestry exhibition kicks off in city
A weeklong solo tapestry exhibition of artist Tajul Islam began on October 7 at Gallery Cosmos in the capital’s Mohakhali area. President of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute Farooq Sobhan and Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh Alvaro de Salas jointly inaugurated the exhibition…
20 injured as villagers clash in Netrokona
Dhaka – At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trivial matter at Mujibnagar village in Khaliajuri upazila in Netrokona on Tuesday evening.
9 shops gutted in Laxmipur fire
Dhaa – Nine shops were gutted in a fire at Hazirhat Bazar in Kamalnagar upazila in Laxmipur on Tuesday midnight.Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a cloth store around 12:00 am and it…
19 Rohingyas arrested in Satkhira
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested some 19 Rohingyas, who illegally entered Bangladesh from India, in Paddoshakra border area of Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Messi, Messi, Messi; his 3 goals lift Argentina to World Cup
Quito,(AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi’s three goals lifted Argentina into the World Cup on the last day of South American qualifying, keeping the Albiceleste from missing out for the first time since 1970.The two-time champions – and losing finalists three years…
US out of World Cup contention with 2-1 loss at Trinidad
Couva, (AP/UNB) – The United States has been eliminated from World Cup contention, a shocking loss at Trinidad ending the Americans’ streak of seven straight appearances at soccer’s showcase.Twenty-eight years after a stunning victory at Trinidad put the Americans back…
Aussies end war-torn Syria’s World Cup hopes in extra time
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Omar al-Soma’s free kick crashed into the post with moments to go, ending war-torn Syria’s World Cup hopes and allowing Tim Cahill’s Australians to squeeze into the final playoff for a spot in Russia.The 37-year-old Cahill delivered again…
Portugal beats Switzerland 2-0 to earn World Cup berth
Lisbon,(AP/UNB) – A year after winning the European Championship, Portugal has set its sights on another trophy after sealing its place at the 2018 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday.Cristiano Ronaldo’s team got the win it…
More Swiss efforts must ‘to curb illicit financial flows’
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – While the Swiss Federal Government has undertaken several efforts and achieved progress in curbing illicit financial flows in recent years, there are several areas in which there is room for improvement in the fields of accountability,…
Messi’s 3 goals lift Argentina to World Cup
QUITO: Lionel Messi’s three goals lifted Argentina into the World Cup on the last day of South American qualifying, keeping the Albiceleste from missing out for the first time since 1970. The two-time champions — and losing finalists three years…
The psychology of mass killers: How can you prevent it?
Robert J. Burrowes In Las Vegas on 1 October 2017, it appears that one man (although it might have been more) killed 59 people and shot and injured another 241 (with almost 300 more injured while fleeing). The incident got…
Jessore Councillor’s son injured in bomb blast
Dhaka, Oct 10 – A boy was injured as a bomb exploded at Shankarpur area of Jessore city on Tuesday evening.
Messi’s 3 goals against Ecuador lift Argentina to World Cup
Quito, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi’s three goals lifted Argentina into the World Cup on the last day of South American qualifying, keeping the Albiceleste from missing out for the first time since 1970.
U.S. of pretending to fight IS in Syria-Iraq: Russia
Moscow (Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its air strikes in Iraq to allow the group’s militants to stream into Syria to slow the Russian-backed advance of…
Violent depopulation campaign against Rohingyas: Dhaka
Dhaka, Oct 11 (BSS) – Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of spearheading a violent depopulation campaign to oust its ethnic minority Rohingya Muslims using the military, forcing by now a majority of them to flee to Bangladesh. “For the first time…