Twenty-one people were killed Saturday when a tourist bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia’s main Java island, officials said.
Day: September 8, 2018
Jubo League man stabbed in Jashore
Dhaka- A Jubo League activist was stabbed by his rival at Purbobarandi Mathpara area in Jashore on Friday night.
Cardi B escorted out of fashion party after lunging at Minaj
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B were involved in an altercation Friday night that got physical at a New York Fashion Week party and left Cardi B with a mark on her head.
9 lakh Yaba tablets seized in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 9 lakh Yaba tablets from different areas in Teknaf upazila early Saturday.
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to retire
The New York Times is reporting that Jack Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group, is retiring.
Helicopter crash in Nepal kills 5, leaves 1 missing
A helicopter flying in bad weather crashed in Nepal’s mountains on Saturday, killing five of the seven people on board and leaving another missing, police said.
Youth killed in Chattogram clash
Dhaka- A young man, who was injured in a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy at Paschim Khulshi in the port city on Friday night, died at a hospital here in Chattogram on Saturday. The deceased was identified as…
Progress in key areas must to resolve Rohingya crisis: UN
The United Nations has said a substantial progress remains urgently needed in three key areas including addressing the root causes of the Rohingya crisis and a clear pathway to citizenship for Rohingyas who are eligible.
Fire guts Moulavibazar market
Dhaka- A numbers of establishments including factories and shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Sherpur Afrozganj area Moulavibazar on Saturday afternoon.
Common people in BD getting benefits of development: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the common people are now getting the benefits of her government’s development programmes as it has been able to lower the inflation rate with sustainable GDP growth.
SAFF Suzuki Cup: Pakistan waiting for semifinal outplaying all losers Bhutan 3-0
Dhaka – Pakistan awaiting for the semifinal berth from Group A of the seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup’18 eliminating all-losers Bhutan by 3-0 goals in the well dominating last group match at the country’s premier sports venue –Bangabandhu National Stadium…
AL Govt ally JP to announce BD pre-polls programs Oct 6
Jatiya Party will hold a public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on October 6 to announce its pre-election programmes, aiming to return to power to build ‘New Bangladesh’.
BD Police HQ probing TIB findings on law enforcers’ graft
Bangladesh Police has formed a committee to look into a survey report that found out the law enforcement agencies as the most corrupt service sector in the country.
BNP ready to make sacrifice to forge greater unity: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party is ready to make any sacrifice to forge a greater unity soon with other political parties to ‘restore’ democracy.
The US vs. UNRWA: Who’s the real loser?
It is entirely the United States’ prerogative to cut off its voluntary contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA.
Talks on world’s first treaty to regulate high seas begins
After several years of preliminary discussions, the United Nations has begun its first round of inter-governmental negotiations to draft the world’s first legally binding treaty to protect and regulate the “high seas”—which, by definition, extend beyond 200 nautical miles (370…
Malnutrition in BD need attention: CPD met told
Visiting international economist Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram on Saturday suggested that Bangladesh needs to address its malnutrition problem and ensure access to electricity through producing renewable energy.
Japan quake toll up to 20 as rescuers dig through landslides
Atsuma, Sept 8 (AP/UNB) — The toll from an earthquake that rocked Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido rose to 20 on Friday, and 19 others remained unaccounted for in one small town after an entire mountainside collapsed on their…
Trump has 4 or 5 suspects for anonymous op-ed writer in NYT
Washington, Sept 8 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says he can identify up to five people who could have written the anonymous New York Times opinion piece criticizing his leadership.
AL’s train tour electioneering in northern BD districts
Dhaka, Sept 8 – An Awami League delegation, led by party general secretary Obaidul Quader, left Dhaka Kamalapur Railway Station for Nilphamari by a train on Saturday morning, aiming to carry out electioneering in northern districts.
Papadopoulos, ex-Trump adviser jailed in Russia inquiry
The former Trump adviser whose remarks in a London pub sparked the US inquiry into possible collusion with Russia has been sentenced to 14 days in jail. George Papadopoulos, 31, told the court in Washington DC he was a “patriotic…
Migrants as messengers explain dangers of irregular migration
By IPS World Desk Dakar, Sep 7 2018 (IPS) – Migrants as Messengers is a peer-to-peer messaging campaign by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) where returning migrants share with their communities and families the dangers, trauma and abuse that…
Serena seeks a record-tying title, Osaka a first at US Open
New York,(AP/UNB) – For Serena Williams, there was no “wait until next year” during the last U.S. Open.
Del Potro, Djokovic in US Open final as Nadal quits with knee injury
NEW YORK, (BSS/AFP) – Juan Martin del Potro set up a US Open final clash against Novak Djokovic on Friday after defending champion and world number one Rafael Nadal quit his last-four clash against the giant Argentine with a knee…
Neymar, Firmino on target as Brazil cruise over USA
EAST RUTHERFORD, United States, (BSS/AFP) – Roberto Firmino and Neymar scored the goals as Brazil cruised to a 2-0 friendly victory over an inexperienced United States here Friday.
Positive move on finance vital to execute Paris Deal – G77
Bangkok, 7 Sept. 2018 (Prerna Bomzan) – At a joint-stocktake session of the Bangkok climate talks held on Sept 6 to assess progress on the work to produce a negotiating text for guidelines to implement the Paris Agreement (PA), developing countries called…
Khaleda wants medical treatment before trial: Counsels
Dhaka, 7 Sept – BNP’s jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday demanded her medical treatment before carrying out trial process as she is very sick and her health condition is not good.