Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police near Joy Kali Temple in city’s Wari area early Friday.
Month: April 2018
2 killed in Sherpur road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed when a motorbike hit a tree on Kamaria-Nakla road at Baniapara in Sadar upazila in Sherpur on Friday.
VDP man held with ‘Yaba tablets’ in Satkhira
Dhaka – A Village Defence Party (VDP) member was held allegedly along with 20 Yaba tablets from Fultala intersection of the district town on Friday morning.
Atletico and Arsenal in control in Europa League
Prague,(AP/UNB) – Antoine Griezmann bagged his 17th goal of 2018 to seal Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Sporting in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals Thursday.
Arsenal eyes Europa League semis after 4-1 win
London,(AP/UNB) – Arsenal took a huge step toward securing a place in the last four of the Europa League by beating CSKA Moscow 4-1 in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Chhatra League takes charges of TSC canteen at BAU
Mymensingh, April 6 – Chhatra League of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has taken the charge of student-teacher center (TSC) canteen allegedly without following any written agreement.
BNP demands Khaleda’s personal physician treats her
Dhaka, April 6 – The BNP has demanded allowing personal physicians of chairperson Khaleda Zia to visit their indisposed leader at old central jail where she remains interned since February 8.
Trump’s fearmongering about migrant caravan
US Congress Should Reject Draconian Asylum Policies President Donald Trump’s three-day Twitter rant on migrants in Mexico and call to send National Guard troops to the border comes along with a new push from the White House for immigration legislation.
OIC Foreign Ministers to visit Rohingya camps
FM briefs foreign diplomats ahead of OIC’s CFM meeting Dhaka, Apr 5–The government has planned to arrange a visit to the makeshift Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district sheltering Rohingyas from Myanmar for the heads of delegations and international organizations…
Climate Chance Summit Africa: 28-29 June
The Climate Chance Association and the Assembly of Regions and Districts of Ivory Coast (ARDCI) co-organize a regional Summit dedicated to Climate Action in Africa: the Climate Chance Summit Africa 2018, which will be held on 28-29 June 2018 in…
Russia says Britain is ‘playing with fire’ in spy case
UN, Apr 6 (AP/UNB) — The international furor over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter intensified, with Russia warning Britain that it was “playing with fire.”
‘Political outlook big factor in cross-border power trade’
Dhaka, Apr 5 – State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid on Thursday said that political outlook is big a factor in cross border power trading and regional cooperation.
Prince Charles backs ‘blue economy’ to save Barrier Reef
Prince Charles has called for a “blue economy” to promote the sustainable use of ocean resources and save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, as he visits the World Heritage-listed ecosystem Friday. The 2,300-kilometre (1,429-mile) long biodiverse site off the Queensland state…
Samsung Electronics flags record $14.7 bn Q1 operating profit
Samsung Electronics flagged Friday a first-quarter operating profit of 15.6 trillion won ($14.7 billion), a record for any three-month period, as it benefited from soaring demand for its memory chips for mobile devices. Sales for January to March are expected…
Chirkutt’s Sumi to get Ananya Award this year
Cultural Correspondent Sharmin Sultana Sumi, one of most established vocalists of this age has been vital to the band “Chirkutt” for long. She along with the band has won numerous accolades. Now Sumi has got another prestigious award in her…
Sanjida Khatun honoured
Culture Desk Bangla Academy and Chhayanaut felicitated renowned Tagore exponent and cultural activist Sanjida Khatun on her 85th birthday by organising programmes at separate venues on April 3 and 4, respectively. Chhayanaut organised a cultural show celebrating the 85th birth…
Suspected robber killed in BD capital ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Apr 6 – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police near Joy Kali Temple in city’s Wari area of Capital Dhaka early Friday.
Oggatonama emerges as the best film in National Film Awards 2017
Culture Dski The government has announced winners of National Film Awards 2017. ‘Oggatonama’, director by Tauquir Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm, won the best picture.
Peaty revs up as le Clos chases Games swim history
GOLD COAST, Australia,(BSS/AFP) – Olympic champion Adam Peaty flexed his muscles in the Commonwealth Games 100 metres breaststroke Friday as the title-holder clocked the best time of the morning heats.
Oceania football chief quits unexpectedly
WELLINGTON,(BSS/AFP) – Oceania Football Confederation president David Chung of Papua New Guinea announced his immediate resignation Friday for “personal reasons”.
Minor boy hurt in Meherpur bomb blast
Dhaka – A minor boy was injured in a bomb explosion at Saharbati village in Gangni upazlia in Meherpur on Thursday morning.
4 motorcyclists killed in Narsingdi road crash
Dhaka – Four motorcyclists were killed when a bus hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Charabagh in Raipura upazila in Narsingdi on Friday.
Missing schoolboy found dead in Laxmipur
Dhaka -A schoolboy, who went missing on Saturday, was found dead at a cropland at Charfalkan in Kamalnagar upazila in Missing schoolboy found dead in Laxmipur on Thursday. The deceased, Sharif Hossain, was a class V student of a…
2 get life term for killing Natore teacher
Dhaka – A court hereon Thursdayconvicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a college teacher in 2009.
Yemen – World’s worst humanitarian crisis: UN chief
Thank you all for being here today to show your solidarity with the women, men, girls and boys of Yemen. And I want to thank my co-chairs, the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland, for hosting this conference for the second…
China’s tit-for-tat response to US $50 billion tariffs
Geneva, 4 Apr (D. Ravi Kanth) – China, in a tit-for-tat response to the unilateral crowbar trade measures being imposed by Washington on Chinese goods, signalled on Wednesday that it would slap tariffs on more than 100 American products in…
Why we must protect traditional grains and foods
Danielle Nierenberg This week, I’m attending the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Second International Symposium on Agroecology. Yesterday, I was honored to speak on a panel discussing “Innovative Markets, Food Systems, and Cities.” I have met so many inspiring…
Herbarium inaugurated at BAU
Mymensingh, April 5 – A Herbarium (collection of dry plant samples) was inaugurated at botanical garden of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Thursday.
IBBL Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting held
Dhaka, April 5 – A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 5 April 2018 Thursday at Islami Bank Tower.
Court to hear in Zia Charitable graft case Apr 22
Dhaka, April 5 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in the prison, was not produced before the Special Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case due to her illness while the court fixed April 22 for…