Dhaka, August 18, 2018- Installation of “core catcher”, the device for catching molten core (active part of the reactor that contains nuclear fuel) material has commenced at unit no. 1 of Roopur Nuclear Power Plant. It is an important element…
Day: August 18, 2018
6 killed Saturday in BD Hill Districts internecine fight
Dhaka, Aug 17 – After three months of killing five leaders of the local political parties in Chattagram hill tracts, seven people have been killed and three others injured in shootouts at Swanirborbazar, Narankhaiya and Parachora areas in Khagrachari on…
Rani Hamid clinches Nat’l Women’s Chess title
Dhaka – WIM Rani Hamid grabbed the title of the 38th National Women’s Chess Championship after the final round at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Saturday.
কোটা ও নিরাপদ সড়ক কর্মি নারীদের গ্রেফতার-হয়রানী বন্ধ কর
২০ জন নারী অধিকার কর্মির যৌথ বিবৃতি আমরা গভীর উদ্বেগের সাথে লক্ষ্য করছি যে সরকারী চাকরীতে কোটা সংস্কার আন্দোলন ও নিরাপদ সড়কের দাবীতে শিক্ষার্থীদের আন্দোলনের পর নানা শ্রেনী পেশার ব্যক্তি ও ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের ওপর নিপীড়ন বেড়ে গেছে; তাদের গ্রেফতার ও রিমান্ডে…
SAFF U-15 Women’s Champs: India clinch title dethroning Bangladesh
Dhaka – India clinched the title of the six-nation 2nd SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship for the first time dethroning Bangladesh by 1-0 goal in the final at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Saturday. With the day’s victory, India not…
Rights body for Mobile call rate of 10 poisha a minute
Dhaka, Aug 18 – Citizens’ Rights Movement (CRM), an NGO working for people’s rights, on Saturday demanded fixation of mobile phone call rate at 10 paisha per minute with a per second pulse.
Man held with Yaba pills in Jessore
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a drug trader along with 102 pieces of Yeba tablets from Noapara Bazar in Abhoynagore upazila in Jessore on Saturday evening.
9 Jamaat men held from ‘secret meeting’ in Cumilla
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested at least nine leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from a secret meeting in Chouddagram upazila in Cumilla on Saturday afternoon.
Police Academy in Rajshahi catches fire; valuables gutted
A fire that broke at Bangladesh Police Academy at Sarda in Charghat upazila burned down valuables, including some academic certificates of cadets, on Saturday morning.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan sworn in as prime minister
Pakistan’s cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security services of intervening on his behalf in last month’s elections.
79 suspected criminals held in Dhaka city
Detectives have arrested 79 suspected criminals from different areas of the capital.
Govt will be responsible for disorder over unilateral polls
BNP on Saturday warned the government that it will be held responsible for the emergence of any ‘disorder’ if the next general election schedule is announced without any discussion with political parties.
Quota, safe road protests: Shujan for students freedom
Expressing deep concern at the arrest and harassment of the students during the movements for quota reform and safe roads, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Saturday demanded release of the students.
Quader confined Moudud to his ancestral home: BNP
BNP on Saturday alleged that its senior leader Moudud Ahmed has been kept confined to his ancestral home at Companiganj, Noakhali since Friday morning at the behest of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader.
Chandpur markets flooded with hilsa for good catch
Huge hilsa netted from the Bay of Bengal and the Meghna estuary have flooded the biggest wholesale fish market of the country at Chandpur Boro Station in the town, bringing down the prices.
34,000 Rohingyas murdered in Rakhine since Aug last
Over 24,000 Rohingyas were murdered and 18,000 Rohingya women and girls raped during Myanmar’s crackdown in Rakhine State since August last year, says a research report.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies
Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
Plot on to wage movement like student one: Quader
Claiming that the opposition conspired to make gains mixing intruders into the peaceful movement of students, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said this conspiracy is still going on.
122 sea turtles found dead on Mexico beach
Mexican authorities said Friday they found 122 sea turtles dead on a beach in the southern state of Chiapas, mostly from an endangered species.
42.7 pct people affected by passive smokers at workplaces
A total of 42.7 per cent people in the country are being affected by passive smoking in their workplaces, according to a Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2017.
Poet Shamsur Rahman’s 12th death anniversary observed
Entertainment Desk The 12th death anniversary of Shamsur Rahman, one of the major poets in modern Bengali literature, was observed today in a befitting manner. Marking the anniversary, different socio-cultural organisations placed wreaths at the grave of the poet at…
Bangladeshi docu-film in two int’l festivals
Entertainment Desk ‘Gotipot’ (Moving Canvas), a Bangladeshi documentary film featuring the lost tradition and culture of Bangladesh is being featured in two international film festivals. Jointly produced by Stanford University and Drisshokar Films, the film is written, scripted and directed…
Tributes pour in for ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin
Tributes have poured in for the beloved and iconic singer Aretha Franklin from friends, musicians, politicians and fans after the legendary “Queen of Soul” died aged 76.
UN Rights chief criticises Serb rejection of 1995 Massacre report
The parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s self-governing Serb Republic has voted to reject a 2004 report on the Srebrenica massacre. The United Nations human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has publicly criticized the decision. He said it will likely harm…
UN chief presents Palestinian protection proposals
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday presented four possibilities to improve the protection of Palestinian civilians. The proposals were outlined in a report requested by the UN General Assembly in response to increased violence in Gaza, where 171 Palestinians…
বিশ্ব অর্থনীতির নেতৃত্ব হারাচ্ছে মার্কিন ডলার?
কোনো মুদ্রার স্থিতিশীলতা যদি পুরোপুরি তার ইস্যুকারীর ওপর নির্ভর করে, তাহলে ডলারের অবস্থা বেশ নাজুকই বলা চলে৷ ওয়াশিংটনে মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প বিশ্বের সবার সাথে লড়াইয়ে বেশি ব্যস্ত৷ তাঁর প্রশাসন চীনসহ অন্যান্য দেশের পণ্যে শুল্ক আরোপ এবং বড় বড় কথা…
Modi inspects Kerala flood rescue effort
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the southern state of Kerala to see for himself the devastation caused by what officials say is the worst flooding in a century. He arrived late on Friday and is due to be…
Job quota protesters for immediate release of Luma
Dhaka, Aug 17 – Leaders of Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC) on Friday demanded an immediate release of Eden College Student Lutfunnahar Luma, also a leader of the quota reform movement.
‘Political standoff’ won’t go with Khaleda in jail: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 17 – BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said the government will not be able to overcome the country’s political ‘deadlock’ without freeing their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Imran Khan elected Pakistan prime minister
Islamabad, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Imran Khan as the country’s next prime minister, in a step toward the country’s third civilian transfer of power.