A UPDF (Ganotantrik) activist was shot to death and another injured in a gunfight between two groups of United People’s Democratic Front in Dosarpara Steel Bridge area in Langadu upazila on Friday.
Month: June 2018
Trump salute to NK general ‘a common courtesy’
The White House on Thursday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to return a military salute to a North Korean three-star general.
Bangladesh’s Sylhet region braces for more devastating flood
Dhaka, June 15 – Persistent rain for the past few days has caused severe flooding across several villages of Sylhet. The floods in the Sylhet region are likely to be more devastating this week as the Manu River in Tripura…
BNP’s student wing JCD’s president Rajib rearrested
Dhaka, June 14 – Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Rajib Ahsan was rearrested at the gate of Keraniganj Central Jail soon after he was freed on bail on Thursday.
CPJ announces Int’l Press Freedom Award winners
Dhaka, June 14 – The Committee to Protect Journalists will honour journalists from Sudan, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam with its 2018 International Press Freedom Awards.
Russia rips Saudi Arabia 5-0 in World Cup opener
Moscow, June 14 (AP/UNB) – Denis Cheryshev scored twice as Russia swept aside Saudi Arabia to open its home World Cup with a 5-0 win on Thursday.
2 traffickers held with 2 leopards in Narayanganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two animal traffickers from Ragunathpur area of Fatullah in Narayanganj on Thursday noon and rescued two leopards.
Russia crushes Saudi Arabia 5-0 in World Cup opener
Moscow, June 14 (AP/UNB) — Denis Cheryshev scored twice as Russia swept aside Saudi Arabia to open its home World Cup with a 5-0 win on Thursday.
The versatile bamboo – when a grass towers over the trees
By Manipadma Jena New Delhi, Jun 12, 2018 (IPS) – As governments scramble for corrective options to the worsening land degradation set to cost the global economy a whopping 23 trillion dollars within the next 30 years, a humble grass…
‘EU reinforces position as leader of global energy shift’
Abu Dhabi, UAE: 14 June 2018 — Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) decision to increase its renewable energy target from 27 per cent to 32 per cent by…
Is there an algorithm to end world hunger?
From Danielle Nierenberg Every day, thousands of researchers and scientists are collecting massive amounts of data about agricultural systems—from soil chemistry and germination rates to harvest indicators and market logistics. At the same time, an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers—the…
BD Greens for climate financing for resilient infrastructure
Dhaka, June 14 – Bangladesh Greens at a press conference on Thursday called for a focus on climate resilient infrastructure development for climate Financing in the upcoming national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year.
‘Agri intensification no “blueprint” for sustainable dev’
New research suggests that the combined social and ecological results of increased agricultural intensification in low and middle-income countries are not as positive as expected.
‘Robber’ killed in Chandpur ‘gunfight’
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.
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’…