Dhaka, 21 Jan – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday said people are waiting to see what steps the judiciary takes after a junior minister made a “contemptuous” comment on the under-trial cases filed against her.She made the remarks in…
Month: January 2018
Why AL fears free-fair polls: BNP asks
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday questioned why Awami League fears a national election under a non-party administration since it believes its opponent will not get even eight percent of votes.
Moscow assured Dhaka on duty-free access for RMG
Russia has assured Bangladesh to provide duty-free and quota-free market access for Ready Made Garments (RMG) products soon.Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said this on Sunday after having a discussion with a seven-member visiting Russian delegation at Commerce Ministry in Bangladesh…
Hill districts people to have land ownership rights
Urging the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region to maintain peace and discipline, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured that they (people) would enjoy the ownership of their land in the area. “Development is not possible without maintaining…
560 model mosques to be built across Bangladesh
The government has undertaken a project to construct 560 model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country, aiming to develop and spread the Islamic values and culture. “The project has been approved by the government to set up a…
Dhaka to sign MoU with UN rights body on safe Rohingya return
Bangladesh will sign a document with the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, to carry forward the repatriation process as the international community reiterated its call for ‘safe, voluntary and dignified’ return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar to make their…
Rocket Lab successfully sends rocket into orbit
Aerospace company Rocket Lab said Sunday it had successfully fired a rocket into orbit for the first time from its New Zealand launch base. “Electron is orbital. Successful payload deployment,” the company tweeted.
Pentagon strategy drops climate change as a security threat
Climate change and the impact it has on national and international security was not included in the US national defense strategy, unveiled by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday.
Farmers can reap more profits cultivating LBR potato
Agriculture experts at a farmers’ field day on Saturday afternoon said the farmers could reap more profits through expanded cultivation of Late Blight Resistant (LBR) variety potatoes.
Bhabna appearing as a novelist
Entertainment Desk Popular actress Ashna Habib Bhabna has achievbed one of the top positions in the country’s show business with her versatile talents in modeling and dancing. The artiste is all set to debut as a novelist next month, with…
Gohin Baluchor to be released overseas
Entertainment Desk Badrul Anam Saud film “Gohin Baluchor” is the first Bangladeshi film to be released internationally in 2018. The film was released in Canada and US theatres on Friday.
Ranveer goes from being beefy to lean with utmost ease
Ranveer Singh recently started shooting for his next film, Gully Boy with Alia Bhatt. Gully Boy is being directed by Zoya Akhtar and is about the underground music industry in Mumbai. Ranveer is also currently waiting for the release of…
‘2 robbers’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were killed and six policemen were injured in an alleged gunfight between bandits and police at Shahbazpur in Sarail upazila Brahmanbaria on early Sunday.
14 BCL men held over Chittagong Polytechnic violence
Dhaka- Police in several drives arrested 14 leaders and activists of Chittagong Polytechnic Institute unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from different student dormitories in Chittagong on Saturday evening.
Turkish jets bombard Kurdish-run city of Afrin in Syria
Kocabeyli, Jan 21 (AP/UNB) — Turkish jets bombed the Kurdish-controlled city of Afrin in northern Syria on Saturday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to expand Turkey’s military border operations against a Kurdish group that has been the U.S.’s key…
7th grader of Khulna Public College hacked dead
Dhaka – A student of class VII of Khulna Public College was hacked to death by a group of miscreants at college compound in Khulna on Saturday night.
With polls ahead, TV channels cast Putin as nation’s saviour
Long presented as the bare-chested, macho leader who defends Russia against the West, President Vladimir Putin now has a rather more mystical image in state media. With elections looming in March, leading state-controlled TV channels are roping in religion to…
2 women found dead in Keraniganj
Dhaka – Police recovered the bodies of two women from Mohonpur and Amirabagh areas in Keraniganj upazila on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Asma, 32, a resident of Mohanpur area and Aksa Akter Eti, 22, a resident of…
Aguero lifts Man City as Chelsea, Arsenal turn on goal power
London,(AP/UNB) – Who needs Alexis Sanchez? That may have been the message Sergio Aguero was trying to deliver as he inspired runaway leader Manchester City to a 3-1 home victory over Newcastle on Saturday.City pulled out of the race to…
Polythene shopping bags back in new from: DOE blamed
Dhaka, Jan 20 – Some Green activists here on Saturday alleged that the polythene shopping bag ban law has become ineffective due to ‘inaction’ of the Department of Environment (DoE).
Atletico, Valencia stumble in pursuit of leader Barcelona
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Barcelona can add to its already commanding lead of the Spanish league after both Atletico Madrid and Valencia stumbled in the title race on Saturday.
De Preville scores as Bordeaux upsets Nantes 1-0
Paris, (AP/UNB) – Firing coach Jocelyn Gourvennec had an immediate impact on Bordeaux, which moved four points away from the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Nantes in the French league on Saturday.
Syria conflict: 15 refugees found frozen to death
Fifteen Syrian refugees – some of them children – have been found frozen to death while trying to cross the mountainous border into Lebanon.
Three dead dolphins found in Chittagong in 18 days
Dhaka- Locals of Hathajari area on Saturday spotted body of a rare species of dolphin on a branch of Halda River in Chittagong.Locals said the weight of the 6-feet long Dolphin would be approximately 70 kilograms.
Some US services shutdown as Senate fails to pass bill
Recriminations have begun over the failure of the US Senate to pass a new budget and prevent the shutdown of many federal services. A bill to fund the federal government for the coming weeks did not receive the required 60…
ICC U-19 WC: England crushes Canada, BD in quarterfinal
Dhaka – England emerged Group C champions with all-win record to qualify for the quarterfinal of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup crushing Canada by a huge 282 runs in the last group match at the Queenstown Events Centre…
Tri-series: Zimbabwe face Sri Lanka Sunday
Dhaka – Having an advantage of one win, Zimbabwe will take Sri Lanka again in their 2nd match of the seven-match Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Asian Handball: Bangladesh eliminated after 3rd defeat in a row
Dhaka- Bangladesh got eliminated from the 18th Asian Men’s Championship of handball after suffering an 11-41 goal-defeat to India in the last group in the Korean city of Suwon on Saturday.
Franchises get icon players for Premier Div Cricket
Dhaka – All the 12 participating team’s franchises of the upcoming Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League picked up their players from the draft on Saturday.
3rd round of Bangladesh Cricket League begins Sunday
Dhaka – The 3rd round of the four-day first class cricket, Bangladesh Cricket league (BCL), will begin on Sunday at two separate in Khulna and Rajshahi.