Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque on Monday reiterated that the repatriation issue in any country is a very ‘complex and difficult’ issue which cannot be done overnight.
Year: 2018
Man gets 14 yrs jail for torturing wife over dowry
Dhaka- A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 14 years rigorous imprisonment for torturing his wife for dowry in Faridganj Upazila in 2009.
Four JMB men held in city
Dhaka – The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested four suspected active members of banned Islamist outfit JMB from the city’s Abdullahpur area on Sunday night.
Ronaldo makes Juventus fans wait only 8 minutes for 1st goal
Villar Perosa,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo made Juventus fans wait only eight minutes before scoring his first goal for the club in a traditional pre-season friendly against the team’s “B” side on Sunday.
Neymar scores early goal as PSG starts season with 3-0 win
Paris,(AP/UNB)- Neymar took just 10 minutes to score defending champion Paris Saint-Germain’s first goal of the season, and teen striker Timothy Weah netted the first of his French league career, in a 3-0 home win against Caen on Sunday.
Nat’l Women’s Chess: 3 players share lead after 6th round
Dhaka – WIM Rani Hamid, WFM Nazrana Khan Eva and WFM Zakia Sultana shared the lead in the 38th National Women’s Chess Championship after the 6th round on Monday at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room.
SC drops plea against HC order to send Shahidul to hospital
The Appellate Division on Monday rejected a petition seeking stay on the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to send Drik Gallery MD Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment.A four-member bench, led by…
5 sentenced to death in Patuakhali war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday sentenced five men from Patuakhali district to death for their involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
Khaleda gets 6-month HC bail in defamation case
The High Court on Monday granted six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case filed against her in Narail over her ‘derogatory remarks’ about freedom fighters and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Dhaka-Delhi relationship now at its best: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the relation between Bangladesh and India now reached a newer height as both the countries duly value each other.
Bill recognising Qawmi Madrasah’s Dawrae Hadith approved
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of a bill framed to recognise Dawrae Hadith (Takmil) Certificate in Qawmi Madrasah with the status of post-graduate degrees of Islamic Studies and Arabic.
Review committee for abolition of almost all job quotas
The committee formed by the government to review the existing quota system proposed abolition of almost all the quotas in public services giving priority to talent, said Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam on Monday.
2017 Global Findex: Behind the numbers on Bangladesh
On the face of it, the 2017 Global Findex shows that Bangladesh has made great strides toward financial inclusion since the previous Findex was released in 2014.
Why decentralised renewable energy must to power the world
As the energy sector is transforming, there is a growing consensus that sustainable energy is a catalyst for achieving most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): it is crucial for better health, education, jobs, food production and conservation, as well as water…
Multi-storey building fire in B’baria doused
Brahmanbaria, Aug 13 – A fire broke out at a multi-storey building at Mohadevpotti in the district town on Sunday night.
Turkish – Syrian border: Confusion, destruction and grief
By Andre Vltchek When we first met in 2017, the Turkish poet, Mustafa Goren, stood proudly and defiantly next to a monstrous concrete wall built on orders from Ankara. The partition has just recently separated two towns with the same…
Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh on Aug 22
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across Bangladesh on August 22 as the new moon of the Al-Hizri month of Zilhad was sighted in the sky on Sunday.
Islami Bank’s Director Md. Mizanur Rahman passes away
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Md. Mizanur Rahman, director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Islami Bank Foundation, also former District and Session Judge passed away (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun). He breathed his last on the early hours of…
Info on ex-CJ SK Sinha being paid to speak against govt: Joy
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday revealed he has received some disturbing information relating to former Chief Justice SK Sinha being paid to make statements against the government.
10-km long tailback on BD’s main Dhaka-Ctg highway
A 10-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Fatehpur here on Sunday, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Unofficial T20: Bangladesh A to face Ireland A in 1st match Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh A will face host Ireland A in the first game of three-match unofficial T20 series at Castle Avenue, Dublin on Monday.
Asiad Football: Bangladesh to play Uzbekistan on Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will start their campaign in the 45-nation 18th Asian Games in Indonesia as their men’s football team taking on Uzbekistan in the opening Group B match at the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong on Tuesday.
SAFF U-15 Women’s: Bangladesh to play Nepal Monday to decide group champions
Dhaka- Defending champions Bangladesh U-15 Women’s team are ready to fight against Nepal in their 2nd and last group match of the six-nation SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship at Changlimithan Stadium in Thimpu on Monday to decide the group champions.
2 schoolboys drown in Narayanganj
Dhaka –Two schoolboys drowned in the Meghna river at Haria Gobindi in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on Sunday.
Pedestrian killed being hit by bus at Gulistan
Dhaka- An unidentified man was killed as a passenger bus hit him in front of Hotel Imperial at Gulistan in the city on Sunday. Police said a passenger bus of “ Khaja Paribahan” hit the unidentified man, aged around 35,…
Poultry-fish feed producers asked to use jute for packaging
The producers of poultry and fish feeds will have to use jute bags for packaging their products from now on as the government made it obligatory.
Killers of Ramiz Uddin College students to be punished: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday promised to bring to justice those responsible for the accident that took the lives of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College.
Airplane theft shows potential dangers from airline workers
The theft of an empty plane by an airline worker who performed dangerous loops before crashing into a remote island in Puget Sound illustrated what aviation experts have long known: One of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel…
Govt intensified repressive acts as its fall nears: BNP
BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Sunday alleged that the government has intensified its repressive acts as its days are numbered.
BNP’s doa mahfil marking Khaleda’s ‘birthday Aug 15’
BNP will arrange doa mahfil across the country on August 15 to mark the ‘74th birthday’ of its chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in jail in a graft case.