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Day: January 24, 2018
UNESCO sends 5 certificates over March 7 speech
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has sent five certificates to Bangladesh endorsing the inscription of the historic 7th March Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
HC confirms death in JU student Jubair murder case
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty of five convicted people in the 2012 murder case of Jubair Ahmed, a student of Jahangirnagar University.The court also upheld life term to two convicts and acquitted four others.
PM criticises BD civil society calling it dustbin of politics
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday came down heavily on the civil society again describing them as the ‘dustbin of politics and power’.
5 Jamaat men held in Khulna
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested five local leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islam Bangladesh along with four hand bombs and some Jihadi books from a Madrasah at Phultala Jamira area in Khulna on Wednesday morning.
Asean rights body for arms embargo on Myanmar
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the Rohingya crisis on Wednesday laid emphasis on imposing arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar and its senior officials respectively to create a safe environment for Rohingyas to return to their homeland…
7 to die for killing farmer in Habiganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people, including a woman, to death in connection with the killing of a farmer in Nabiganj upazila on June 22, 2008.
Chung’s amazing run continues into Australian Open semis
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Hyeon Chung has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time, following up his upset victory over six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win Wednesday…
BCL: Both BCL matches end in draw
Dhaka – Both the 3rd round first class matches of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) ended in draw on the 4th and final day at two separate venues across on Wednesday.
IC Football: Sheikh Jamal, Rahmatganj play 2-2 draw
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society played a calculative 2-2 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday to assure their quarterfinal berths in the Independence Cup Football.
Tri-nation series: Sri Lanka meet Tigers in must-win match Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play against Sri Lanka in the 6th match of the seven-match Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Russia exporting 6 SU-30 fighters to Myanmar
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27/30/35 Flanker family continues to rack up export successes in Asia, with Myanmar being the latest regional country to acquire the combat-proven jet.
Contest for second Amazon HQ heats up as finalists named
With billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs at stake, Amazon’s quest for a second North American headquarters has thrust 20 cities into a cutthroat “Hunger Games” style contest—but at what cost? The US technology and lifestyle giant…
BD creates framework to monitor SDGs progress
The government has approved the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Bangladesh aimed at tracking the implementation progress of SDGs in the country. The M&E Framework for SDGs was approved at an inter-ministerial meeting titled…
Cape Town now faces dry taps by April 12
As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents were warned Tuesday that they face losing piped water to their homes on April 12 — a whole nine days earlier than predicted.
Europe watches as German unions battle for more pay
Emboldened by an economy running at full steam, workers in other sectors of the German economy are following the call of the metalworkers’ union for higher pay—and Germany’s trading partners are rooting from the sidelines. Leading the fight is the…
BNP criticises AL student associate BCL for attack on DU
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said Awami League’s true colour has got exposed once again with the attack on demonstrating students on Dhaka University campus by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists. “Awami League’s character has got…
Spano to leave Atlanta orchestra after key two decades
Conductor Robert Spano, who made the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra a major force as he championed contemporary composers, said Tuesday he would step down after two decades.
US fantasy author Ursula K Le Guin dies
Award-winning US science fiction and fantasy author Ursula K Le Guin has died, aged 88, her family said. The best-selling writer passed away on Monday at her home in Portland, Oregon, after a period of ill health. Le Guin’s books…
Razzak’s 76th birth anniv observed
Entertainment Desk Yesterday was the 76th anniversary of legendary Bangla film star Nayak Raj Razzak. Marking the day, several organizations and individuals organized diverse programs.
Why fear, self-hatred destroy human sharing and solidarity
Robert J. Burrowes As our world spirals deeper into an abyss from which it is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate ourselves, some very prominent activists have lamented the lack of human solidarity in the face of the ongoing genocide of…
Iraqis face legacy of ‘ISIS Winter’ – toxic fallout of armed conflict
By: Rehab Abd Almohsen Nairobi – An investigation into the toxic fallout of three years of armed conflict has added the environment — and the residents set to suffer long-term impacts from pollution — to the list of casualties in…
3 alleged ‘robbers’ killed in Barguna ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Bagerhat, Jan 24 – At least three alleged robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion in the regional forest at Majher Char in Pathargatha upazila of Barguna on Wednesday morning.
Skepticism, worry amid preparation for Rohingya repatriation
Yangon, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar says it’s ready for a gradual repatriation of Muslim Rohingya refugees chased out by the Buddhist-majority country’s military. Bangladesh says it’s preparing for the transfer, but it might need more time. And the refugees…
BD State Minister Keramat Ali makes daughter his APS
Dhaka, Jan 23 – State Minister for Technical and Madrasah Education Division of Education Ministry Kazi Keramat Ali has made his daughter Begum Kaniz Fatema Chauty his assistant personal secretary (APS).
Facebook ready to help BD deal with environmental issues
Dhaka, Jan 23 – After launching a blood donation feature here on Tuesday, Facebook is now ready to support Bangladesh government to carry out awareness campaign on various social and environmental issues using its popular and big platform.
CIA Agent confesses on deathbed: ‘I killed Bob Marley’
By Baxter Dmitry A 79-year-old retired officer of the CIA, Bill Oxley, has made a series of stunning confessions since he was admitted to the Mercy Hospital in Maine on Monday and told he has weeks to live. He claims…
Cop ’commits suicide’ at Ctg Police Lines
Dhaka- A police official allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from ceiling fan at his room in Police Lines in city’s Dampara area on Tuesday night.
Lovers found hanging with a single rope
Dhaka – Two young lovers allegedly ended their lives by hanging themselves with single rope from a tree beside Dighulia canal at Avoynagar upazila in Jessore on Tuesday noon.
32 shanties gutted in Ctg fire
Dhaka-Some 32 tin-shed houses were gutted as a fire broke out at a tin-shed colony in Mohammadnagar area under Bayezid Bostami Police Station Chittagong early Wednesday.