Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police at Syedpur village in Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur early Thursday.
Day: June 14, 2018
Missing man found dead in Pabna
Dhaka – A carpenter who remained missing since Monday was found dead near the bank of Padma River at Chartarapur in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
Saudi expat found dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – The body of a Saudi expatriate was recovered from a paddy field in Guptapara village of Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday night.
Two women killed in Chandina road crash
Dhaka– Two women were killed as a pick-up van hit an auto-rickshaw at Chandina upazila of Dhaka-Chattagram Highway on Thursday morning.
Bus driver held with Yaba in Jhalakati
Dhaka – Police arrested a bus driver along with 70 Yaba tablets from Badalkathi village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Nigar Sultana accorded reception in Sherpur
Dhaka – Nigar Sultana Joyti, wicketkeeper cum batter of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup champions Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team, was accorded a reception in her hometown of Sherpur on Wednesday.
Maasranga, Nagorik to telecast all World Cup matches live
Dhaka – Two Bangladeshi private satellite TV channels — Maasranga TV and Nagorik TV — will telecast live all the matches of the 32-nation FIFA World Cup’2018 beginning today (Thursday) at the 80,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow amid huge…
BNP senior leaders want to meet Khaleda on eid day
BNP senior leaders want to meet their party chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Opening match of World Cup kicks off in Moscow
Moscow,(AP/UNB) — The opening match of the World Cup has kicked off in Russia.The host country was facing Saudi Arabia in the Group A match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Unicef seeks urgent support avert disaster for Rohingya kids
Torrential rain and strong winds hit Rohingya camps and makeshift settlements in the past week threatening the health and safety of thousands of children as the first major storm of the monsoon season arrived in the district.
Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday, if moon sighted tomorrow
DHAKA – The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims ending Ramadan fasting, will be observed across the country on Saturday, if the Shawal moon is sighted on Friday.
Help remittance-receiving families build future: IFAD
President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gilbert F Houngbo on Thursday called for continued efforts to help remittance-receiving families build a sustainable future for themselves and their communities.
BNP seeks Khaleda’s unconditional release before eid
Dhaka, June 14 – The BNP on Thursday demanded the ‘unconditional’ release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia, not that of on parole, from jail before Eid-ul-Fitr.“I don’t know what her lawyers have said…I on behalf of party demand she (Khaleda)…
FIFA ranking: Bangladesh 5th in South Asia
Bangladesh has been ranked 5th among the seven football playing nations of South Asia by the global football body FIFA as the 21st World Cup begins in Russia from Thursday.
Dhaka welcomes Trump-Kim summit
Bangladesh has welcomed the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated ‘momentum’ to overcome long-drawn tensions.
War crimes witness found dead
The throat-slit body of Suman Zahid, a witness of a war crimes case and son of martyred journalist Selina Parvin, was found near Khilgaon Bagicha Mashjd level-crossing in the city on Thursday morning.
Marx from industrial to present day capitalism
The present debate about Karl Marx oscillates between historicising him as a figure of the distant past and applying his insights for a critical view of the present time. Describing, explaining and criticising capitalism was the centerpiece of Karl Marx’…
Colliding worlds: Donald Trump and the European Union
US President Donald Trump is not naturally inclined towards the EU. The EU represents the antithesis of what Trump aspires for in himself, or of the value he sees in others. For the President, the EU is an essentially effete…
Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing 777X orders
Etihad Airways is exploring options with Boeing to cancel or defer orders for 777X jets worth billions of dollars in a fresh sign of the carrier’s financial strains and potentially squeezing Boeing’s newest model, four sources familiar with the matter…
UAE announces new visa rules for jobseekers, tourists
The UAE has announced new visa rules covering residents and tourists, and has also introduced an insurance scheme to replace bank guarantees when recruiting workers in the private sector. The new regulations were adopted during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday,…
Michael Jackson street naming scrapped
An honorary street naming in Detroit for the King of Pop was canceled Wednesday. Michael Jackson Avenue was supposed to be officially unveiled Friday in Motor City, just as the late artist’s surviving brothers prepared to perform at a weekend…
‘Gohin Baluchor’ comes to small screen
Entertainment Desk Badrul Anam Soud’s critically acclaimed film “Gohin Baluchor” will be telecast on Dipto TV for the first time this Eid. The film features the love story of a boy and a girl from rival villages.
বিশ্বকাপ ২০১৮: বাংলাদেশে ব্রাজিল-আর্জেন্টিনা উন্মাদনা
বাংলাদেশের বিশ্বকাপের সিংহভাগ জুড়ে থাকে ব্রাজিল ও আর্জেন্টিনা নিয়ে উন্মাদনা। বিশ্বকাপ শুরুর অনেক আগে থেকেই রাস্তাঘাট পতাকায় ছেয়ে যায়। জার্মানি, ফ্রান্স বা স্পেনের মতো দলের সমর্থক থাকলেও মূলত ব্রাজিল ও আর্জেন্টিনা নিয়েই আলোচনা বেশি হয় বাংলাদেশে। বিশ্বকাপ শুরুর আগে ঢাকার…
Nourishing cities with nature
by Carlo Ratti Boston – Ever since the ancient Greek poet Theocritus wrote his pastoral idylls romanticizing rural life, people have been pondering how to build cities that are in concert with their natural surroundings. But with rates of urbanization…
UN Assembly blames Israel for Gaza violence, not Hamas
United Nations, June 14 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a Palestinian-backed resolution Wednesday blaming Israel for violence in Gaza and deploring its “excessive use of force,” after narrowly rejecting a U.S. demand to add a condemnation of attacks…
What Trump gave away
By Elisabeth Eaves We can all agree that avoiding nuclear war is a good outcome, and in the sense that talking is better than firing missiles, Tuesday’s Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un—who…
Rich & poor fight issue of ‘conflict of interest’ in UNFCCC
Boston, 14 June 2018, (COI) – Several developing countries continued to champion the need to have a policy on “conflicts of interest” in the UNFCCC at the recent climate talks in Bonn, Germany, last month, but their calls were not…
‘Sympathy is not enough: We need action’
By Richard Falk Ten days ago, while attending the opening ceremony of a conference in Vienna commemorating the 25thanniversary of the Vienna Declaration of Human Rights, I was struck by the simple words and sad demeanor of Nadia Murad, a…
Warnings of a new global financial crisis
By Martin Khor Penang, Malaysia, Jun 11 (IPS) – There are increasing warnings of an imminent new financial crisis, not only from the billionaire investor George Soros but also from eminent economists associated with the Bank of International Settlements, the…
Accused killer Nura held over Banani businessman murder
Dhaka, June 14 – Detectives in a drive arrested the alleged ‘shooter’ who fired gunshots to kill Banani’s recruiting agency owner Siddiqur Rahman Munshi, from city’s Badda area on Wednesday night.