Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) is going to re-launch its Cobalt- 60 machine for cancer treatment within a shortest possible time.
Month: September 2018
Australia drought extends despite ‘widespread, significant rain’
A devastating drought that has left Australian farmers struggling to stay afloat is set to persist despite widespread and significant rain last month, authorities have said.
Syrian war documentary wins top Venice prizes
A film that follows two friends through four nightmarish years of the Syrian civil war has lifted some of the top prizes at the Venice film festival, which ends Saturday.
Gaaner Raza’ auditions in October
Culture Desk A reality show for singers age six to 13, named ‘Gaaner Raza,’ will be launched in October. The show, based on a music festival, is an initiative of ACI Pure Spices and Channel i, to provide creative psychological…
Rapper Mac Miller dead
Rapper Mac Miller, who found fame early with his raucous, retro hip-hop but struggled with substance abuse and a painfully public breakup with pop star Ariana Grande, died Friday, officials said. He was 26.
BNP team meets home minister Sunday: Issue Khaleda’ health
Dhaka, Sept 08 – A high-profile BNP delegation will meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday afternoon to discuss party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition and her treatment.
UN urges ICC: Urgently probe Crimes against Rohingya
Dhaka, Sept 9 – United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng has urged ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to consider the recommendation of its Chamber to decide on the opening of an investigation into the atrocities against…
NYT reflects free press’ deep roots in the US
Mostafa Kamal Majumder What the New York Times has done Last Thursday is nothing short of making a new history, publication of an anonymous opinion piece against the Trump administration that too from ‘a senior member’ of the said administration,…
Rooppur NPP pavilion at creates huge interest among visitors
Dhaka, Sept 8 – To create awareness about the modern nuclear power technology, safety and eco-friendliness of nuclear energy, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) set up a pavilion at a fair organized at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in…
Students of two BAU residential halls clash
Mymensingh, Sept 8 – A clash took place between students of two residential halls of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on a silly matter.
21 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia
Twenty-one people were killed Saturday when a tourist bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia’s main Java island, officials said.
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.