রাশিয়ার প্রেসিডেন্ট Vladimir Putin ইউরোপীয় দেশগুলির প্রতি সিরিয়ার পুনর্গঠনে সহায়তার আবেদন জানিয়েছেন, যাতে করে, লক্ষ লক্ষ শিবিরে আশ্রয়গ্রহণকারী শরণার্থীরা ঘরে ফিরে আসতে পারেন I
Year: 2018
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে শিশুদের স্কুল থেকে ছাড়িয়ে আনছেন অভিভাবকরা
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের শিশুদের একটি বড় অংশ বাড়িতে বসে শিক্ষা নিচ্ছে, দিনে দিনে তাদের সংখ্যাও বাড়ছে। শিক্ষা ব্যবস্থা নিয়ে আসলে অভিভাবকদের উদ্বেগের জায়গাটি কোথায়? দেশটির সরকারি স্কুলগুলো সামাজিক ন্যায় বিচারের বিষয়গুলি নিয়ে বিতর্ক ছড়িয়ে পরায় অনেক অভিভাবকই তাদের সন্তানদের স্কুল থেকে ছাড়িয়ে…
Ecuador tightens entry rules for Venezuelan migrants
Ecuador has brought in new rules to stop Venezuelan migrants entering the country without a passport, leaving many stranded in neighbouring Colombia. Thousands of Venezuelans fleeing their country’s economic and political crisis have been crossing into Ecuador from Colombia using…
Online cattle-trading gathers pace alongside open BD markets
e-CAB happy over gradual growth Dhaka, Aug 19 – Though the traditional markets still remain the key source of charm for cattle collection, digital platforms, like previous four years, bring greater comfort to consumers in buying their sacrificial animals ahead…
‘Alert against fake accounts of Bangabandhu family members’
Dhaka, Aug 18 – Mentioning that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Hossain Wazed and sister Sheikh Rehana have no personal or official account or page in social media sites, especially Facebook and Twitter, Awami League has urged all…
Installation of the Core Catcher begins at Rooppur NNP
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…
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…