BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Wednesday said a situation like that of the 90s will have to be created again to ensure the fall of the current government.
Day: August 8, 2018
Shahidul Alam taken back to DB office from BSMMU Hospital
Drik Gallery Managing Director Shahidul Alam was taken back to the office of Detective Branch of police on Wednesday afternoon after necessary medical check-up at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Three killed in Sylhet road crashes
Dhaka – At least three persons including a teenage boy were killed in separate road accidents in Gopalganj and Fenchuganj upazilas in Sylhet on Wednesday and Tuesday night.
Tiger Woods takes ice bath, prepares for final major of year
St. Louis, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) – Tiger Woods at times looks similar to the guy who won the PGA Championship four times among his 14 major titles, except for the results.
All to get smart NID cards by Dec-Jan: CEC
Dhaka – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said all voters will get smart national identity cards by December-January next.
Driver confesses buses’ competition cause deaths
Dhaka – Two buses’ competition to get more passengers on board has resulted in the fatal accident that caused the tragic end of two young lives on Airport Road on July 29.
Keep students away from movement, Nahid tells VCs
Dhaka– Urging the private university vice-chancellors (VCs) to keep their students away from any kind of movement, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday said they should be held accountable for the activities of the students.
700kg polythene seized from Chawkbazar
Dhaka- The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday in a drive seized some 700 kgs of banned polythene from three factories in the city’s Chawkbazar area.
Kenya’s former world champ Nicholas Bett killed in car crash
Nairobi, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) – Kenya’s Nicholas Bett, the 2015 world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, was killed in an early-morning car crash Wednesday in the country’s famed high-altitude training region, police and his coach said.
Bangladesh cricket team to return home Thursday morning
Dhaka- Bangladesh national cricket team, without some key players, will return home Thursday (Aug 9) at 8:40 am after a succesful mission in the West Indies and United States of America.
SAFF U-15 Women’s: Bangladesh to play Pakistan Thursday
Dhaka – Holders Bangladesh U-15 Women’s Football team will start their champions mission in the six-nation SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship taking on debutante Pakistan on Thursday at 7 pm (local time) in one of the two opening day match at…
PM recalls Bangamata’s contribution to independence
Recalling the role of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib in country’s independence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangamata in all critical times in different phases of the national history helped Bangabandhu to take right decisions.
Bangladesh present gas reserve to exhaust in 9 years
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Wednesday said the country’s gas fields have already started depleting as forecast and the entire gas will be exhausted within the next 8-9 years.
Govt writ against HC order on sending Shahidul to hospital
The government filed a petition with the Appellate Division seeking stay on the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to send Drik Gallery MD Shahidul Alam, now on a seven-day remand, to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)…
Israel’s criminal behaviour
By Chandra Muzaffar The violent assault upon a number of unarmed passengers on board Al Awda, a ship bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza has exposed yet again the hideous face of Israeli occupation. Reports suggest that some of the victims…
Bumper production of T-Aus achieved in Gaibandha
Bumper and desired production of T-Aus varieties locally known as Barshali Dhan had been achieved in the district during the current season.
Nine confirmed dead in DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak
Nine confirmed Ebola victims have died since the virus resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday.
Angelina Jolie wants divorce finalised by end of 2018
Angelina Jolie on Tuesday sought to move forward with her long and sometimes bitter divorce from Brad Pitt, which has yet to be finalised after almost two years.
Tagore to remain immortal thru’ his works: speakers
Noted literary personalities said Biswa Kobi Rabindranath Tagore would remain immortal through his unparallel literary works and philosophy of the humankind.
Alauddin Ali makes music for Mitali
Cultural Correspondent Veteran musician Alauddin Ali has composed a new song. And celebrated vocalist Mitali Mukherjee has lent her voice for the song. After a long time Mitali has voiced a song by Alauddin Ali.
Eight charge-sheeted, Hasnat acquitted in Holey Artisan case
Dhaka, Aug 8 – A special tribunal here on Wednesday accepted the charge sheet against eight militants in a case filed over the 2016 militant attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan.
“Outrage appropriate, surprise is not”: Tackling Sex Abuse
A new report on the scale and extent of sexual abuse and exploitation in the aid sector should come as no surprise. It is now time for international agencies, including the UN, to step up and show some much-needed leadership…
India’s Yanadi people reclaiming rights one village at a time
Under the blazing midday sun, a tractor moves slowly along a dirt trail in Nacharwari Pallem, a village of the Yanadi indigenous people located some three hours from Chennai city in South India. Atop the tractor, women of the village…
Arrested photographer Shahidul Alam taken to hospital
Dhaka, Aug 8 – Following the High Court order, Drik Gallery Managing Director Shahidul Alam was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital for medical treatment on Wednesday morning.
Drought declared in entire state of New South Wales
Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), is now entirely in drought, officials have confirmed.
British tourist racks up Dhs170,000 fine in three hours in Dubai
A British tourist in Dubai racked up Dhs170,000 in traffic fines in three hours while driving at twice the speed limit in a Lamborghini Huracan on Sheikh Zayed Road. The tourist rented the supercar worth Dhs1.3m on July 30 from…
নারী হৃদরোগীদের জন্য নারী ডাক্তাররাই সেরা
যেসব নারী হৃদরোগে আক্রান্ত বা হার্ট অ্যাটাক হয়েছে, তাদের চিকিৎসা যদি হাসপাতালে একজন নারী ডাক্তারকে দিয়ে করানো হয় তাহলে তাঁর বেচে থাকার সম্ভাবনা বেড়ে যায়। যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সাম্প্রতিক এক গবেষণায় এমন তথ্য উঠে এসেছে। গত ১৯ বছর ধরে ৫ লাখ ৮০…
EU defiant in face of Trump threats over Iran trade
The EU foreign affairs minister encouraged companies to ignore US President Donald Trump’s threats on doing business with Iran. She said it’s up to Europeans to decide who they trade with. Speaking in Wellington alongside New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston…
As death toll on Indonesia’s Lombok tops 100, thousands wait for aid
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s tourist island of Lombok topped 100 on Tuesday as rescuers found victims under wrecked buildings, while thousands left homeless in the worst-affected areas waited for aid to arrive.