Dhaka, June 5 – The BNP yesterday said that the present government won’t be able to give a welfare-oriented budget for the people. “Nobody can expect a welfare oriented budget from the anti-people government. There is no reason to expect…
Day: June 5, 2018
Netherlands score late to draw with Italy 1-1 in Turin
Turin,(AP/UNB) – The Netherlands scored late to hold 10-man Italy to 1-1 in a friendly in Turin on Monday.
Premier Hockey: Abahani beat Mariner 2-1
Dhaka – Coming from behind, Club Cup champions Dhaka Abahani Limited beat defending champions Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club by 2-1 goals in their last super-five match of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at MaulanaBhashani National Stadium…
Mumbai Mayor Cup Chess: CM Sohel Chy sharing 2nd slot
Dhaka – Bangladeshi CM Sohel Chowdhury was sharing the 2nd slot with 24 other players in the 11th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Chess Tournament securing 2.5 points after the 3rd round matches held in the Indian city of Mumbai on…
Four ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Mymensingh, Bogura and Rangpur districts early Tuesday as the countrywide anti-narcotics drive continues.
Plastic tsunamis threaten coast in Latin America
Although Latin America produces just five percent of the world’s plastic, it imports billions of tons annually for the use of all kinds of products, some of which end up in the sea as garbage.
Bangladesh denies knowledge of Teesta deal speculation
Amid the media speculation that the Teesta water-sharing deal will be signed with India before the next general election for an interim period, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Tuesday said he does not know anything about it.
Hungarian govt stoops to new low hate campaign
Everywhere you turn in Budapest these days, there are posters and billboards portraying a grinning George Soros, the Hungarian-born philanthropist billionaire. The government-funded posters say that 99 percent of the public who submitted the May national consultation questionnaires on migration…
Budget session of 10th parliament begins
The last budget session of the 10th parliament began on Tuesday.Finance Minister AM Muhith is going to place a Tk 468,200-crore budget at 12:30pm on Thursday for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
The road to repeal: How Ireland said yes
On May 25th, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution – the article that had hitherto made it effectively impossible to legislate for abortion even in the most extreme of…
A globalisation for people not business
Economists were certain that free trade would be a major source of general welfare enhancement. Resistance against it has been widely seen as irrationality driven by blind nationalism. Recent developments have shaken this firm belief in the benefits of free…
Ship captain missing after slipping into water at Ctg port
A foreign sailor went missing after slipping into the Karnaphuli River from his vessel docked at the port jetty on Monday night.
Khaleda seeks HC bail in another Cumilla case
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed a bail petition with the High Court in a case filed under Special Power Act over the arson attack in Cumilla on Feb 3, 2015.
Masihuzzaman Serniabat made BAF chief
Air Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat will take over the command of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) from June 12 next, said a release from the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate on Tuesday.
Rohingya say Myanmar targeted the educated in genocide
The last time Mohammed Hashim saw his brother alive, he begged for his life, his arms bound behind his back as soldiers marched the 35-year-old teacher away.
Narail court denies Khaleda’s bail plea
A court here on Tuesday denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over her ‘derogatory remarks’ about freedom fighters.
Mahbubul Alam is not and won’t be forgotten
Tribute by Sir Frank Peters It’s hard to believe that Wednesday, June 6, 2018, marks the fourth death anniversary of Mahbubul Alam. Sometimes I find it hard to accept he’s dead, his spirit has such strength and vibrant colours.
1,155 clubfoot babies get cost-free treatment in RMCH
Some 1,155 clubfoot babies got cost-free treatment in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) with financial support from Walk for Life Project.
Manila ‘trash bin’ waterway choked with plastic
The blanket of trash on a creek that flows between the makeshift homes of a Manila slum is so dense it appears one could walk across it like a paved street. However, the thick and fetid mosaic of plastic bottles,…
SpaceX delays plans to send tourists around Moon
SpaceX will not send tourists around the Moon this year as previously announced, and will delay the project until the middle of next year, US media reported on Monday.
Pregnant cow sentenced to death after ‘illegally’ crossing EU border
A pregnant cow has been sentenced to death after it wandered over the EU border. Penka, due to give birth in about three weeks, walked away from her herd near the Bulgarian village of Kopilovtsi and crossed the border into…
Koler Putul in Eid TV plans
Cultural Correspondent Koler Putul will get its world premiere on TV. Channel i will telecast the cinema on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr at 2.30pm. Inspired by Agatha Christie’s crime novels director Aka Reza Ghalib tried his hands on something new.…
Jahid Hasan coming as Matbor Ramzan Bhai
Culture Desk In an Eid drama due to be aired on ATN Bangla Jahid Hasan will be seen as a somewhat goon. We have seen Jahid Hasan in a similar role in the hit Arman Bhai franchise. Now the actor…
Actor Alexander Bow becomes Karate Champion in Busan
Cultural Correspondent Film actor Alexander Bow has won at an international Marshall Art competition in South Korea. The competition is named Busan mayors Cup Karate Competiion-2018.
Four minor BD boys drown in Chandpur pond
Chandpur, June 5 – Floating bodies of four minor boys were recovered from a pond in Randhunimura village in Hajiganj municipality on Tuesday, a day after they went missing.
যে কারণে প্লাস্টিক পুনর্ব্যবহারে পিছিয়ে বাংলাদেশ
বিশ্ব পরিবেশ দিবসে জাতিসংঘের প্রকাশিত এক প্রতিবেদনে উঠে আসে যে বিশ্বে এযাবতকালে উৎপাদিত হওয়া ৯ বিলিয়ন টন প্লাস্টিকের ১০ ভাগেরও কম পুনর্ব্যবহারের জন্য প্রক্রিয়াজাত করা হয়েছে।
Putin’s secret services: How the Kremlin corralled the FSB
By Andrei Soldatov In April, a series of protests hit the Moscow region. They were neither overtly political—citizens were protesting toxic landfills in their neighborhoods—nor very numerous, comprising, at most, a few thousand people in a region of over seven…
US refuses to discuss trade and investment at OECD
Paris, Jun (D. Ravi Kanth) – The United States on 31 May struck a body blow to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that it had created in 1961 by refusing to engage in the discussion on “international…
Former Power Grid official imprisoned
Dhaka, June 6 – The Special Judge Court-1 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) sentenced former power grid deputy manager Arshad Hossain to three years imprisonment in a graft case. The court also fined him Tk 50,000.
Stop plastic making: BD imports Tk20 bn raw materials a year
Dhaka, June 4 – Traders are importing Tk 2,000 crore worth of plastic raw-materials every year in the country, which seriously created an adverse impact on the environment.