Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre on Wednesday revealed that she has been diagnosed with cancer.
Year: 2018
Chrikutt rocks London
Entertainment Desk Famous Bangladeshi band, Chirkutt, rocked expatriates and London’s Bangla music lovers in Weaver Fields, Tower Hamlets. The concert was organized as a segment of Boishakhi Mela 1425 by Tower Hamlets Council on July 1, 2018 and also featured…
Colombia coach laments fouls against England at World Cup
Moscow, Jul 4 (AP/UNB)— Eight yellow cards. A head-butt. Yelling players surrounding the referee. Gamesmanship and spikiness across the pitch. Decided on a penalty shoot-out, the World Cup drama of England vs. Colombia would have been better without the ugliness.…
Suspected drug trader killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, July 4 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Habirbari in Bhaluka early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jalal Uddin, 38, of the village.
Three of a family killed in Pabna ‘by mentally retarded man’
Pabna, July 4 – A young man allegedly hacked three of his family members to death at Shona Padma village in Bera Upazila early Wednesday.
The Rohingya villages UN investigators can’t visit
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled last year’s brutal military crackdown in the northern Rakhine province of Myanmar. Hundreds of villages were burnt to the ground, and there were widespread rape and murder.
Declining birth rates not exclusive to wealthy nations
By Ranjit Devraj New Delhi, Jul 2 2018 (IPS) – Countries do not have to be economically prosperous to move from a situation of high birth and death rates to low fertility and mortality rates.
Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 in World Cup
DHAKA – Unbeaten Switzerland crashed out of the FIFA World Cup 2018 as Sweden moved into the quarterfinals beating Switzerland by 1-0 margin in the round of 16 match held at Krestovsky Stadium in Russia on Tuesday.
England beat Colombia by 4-3 goals in tiebreaker
DHAKA – Colombia crashed out of the FIFA World Cup 2018 as England moved into the quarterfinals beating Colombia in 4-3 tie breaker after the round of 16 match ended 1-1after regulation and extra time at the early hour of…
IBBL Academy inaugurates internship programme
Dhaka, July 3 – The Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated its Internship Program on 3 July 2018 Tuesday at academy premises.
Dipon murder case report on July 31
Dhaka, July 3 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed July 31 for submission of the probe report in the case filed over the murder of Jagriti Prokashoni publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon.
Manarat University student murder report deferred
Dhaka, July 3 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the submission of the investigation report of Manarat International University student Nasim Ahmed murder case to August 01.
Zia Orphanage case appeal hearing deferred to July 8
Dhaka, July 3 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 3) deferred the appeal hearing to July 8 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Quota protest leader Faruk, 2 others sent to jail
Dhaka, July 3 – A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent three people including Joint Convener of Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokhon Parishad Faruk Hossein, to jail in two cases filed on charges of attack on Dhaka University VC’s residence, torching vehicles…
Netrakona teacher killing protested; case filed
Dhaka – Locals, and teachers and students of Udaypur Mitali High School in Kalmakanda upazila staged demonstrations on Tuesday demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the killing of school headmaster Delwar Hossain Dulal.
Heavy rains trigger flood in Panchagarh
Panchagarh – Persistent heavy rains for past two days have waterlogged the low lying areas of the district including the Panchagarh municipality creating huge suffering to the locals.
Two injured in Gazipur factory fire
Dhaka – Two people sustained burn injuries while dousing a fire that broke out at a foam factory and its warehouse in Borobari area in the city early Tuesday.
3 sued for ‘rape attempt’ on 2 sisters in Sylhet
Dhaka – A case has been filed against three people for their alleged attempt to rape two sisters at Chatal Baroduari village in Sadar upazila in Sylhet.
Real Madrid denies report of $360M offer to buy Neymar
Madrid,(AP/UNB) — Real Madrid has denied a report that it has offered to buy Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer of 310 million euros ($360 million).
US Embassy becomes mouthpiece for BNP: Joy
Dhaka – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Monday said it seems that the US Embassy in Dhaka has become a ‘mouthpiece’ for the BNP.
Language veteran Halima Khatun no more
Language movement veteran Dr Halima Khatun died on Tuesday in a city hospital.The language veteran breathed her last around 2 pm at the United Hospital after suffering from heart, kidney and blood-related diseases.
BD’s annual development plan execution hits record
The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the last fiscal year (2017-’18) hit the record 93.71 percent with an expenditure of Tk 147,703 crore against 87 percent in the 2016-’17 fiscal year.
Human chain at DU protesting attacks on quota reformists
Over 100 Dhaka University (DU) students formed a human chain on the campus on Tuesday, protesting the attacks on the leaders and activists of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council, a platform that spearheads the quota reform movement, by BCL…
Police arrest two teachers from protest rally at JPC
Police on Tuesday dispersed university teachers, guardians and activists of different left-leaning political parties as they tried to gather at the Jatiya Press Club to hold a rally protesting the attacks on the leaders and activists of Bangladesh General Students’…
Quota reform leader Faruk Hassan sent to jail
A joint convener of the quota reform movement Faruk Hassan was sent to jail by a Dhaka court on Tuesday in a police assault case, which was filed with Shahbagh police station in April.
Khaleda not getting justice, alleges Amir Khasru
BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not getting justice due to political vengeance against her.
Want to see a dramatically different BD: Bernicat
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Tuesday said she expects to see a dramatically different country — more advanced and developed one — when she will come to visit Bangladesh after her tenure here.
The overlapping crises of democracy and globlisation
The crisis of contemporary democracy has become a major subject of political commentary. But the symptoms of this crisis, the vote for Brexit and Trump, among other things, were not foreseen. Nor were the underlying causes of this new constellation…
Why cold water and drinks may cause indigestion
Rafael R. Castillo We’re almost addicted to cold drinks, even just water, during meals-what better way to end a good meal than flush everything down with a full glass of cold water. For people with digestion problems, that may make…
Adele could be releasing her fourth album next year
After blasting back onto the music scene in 2015 following a four-year hiatus, singing sensation Adele has wowed fans with new material, a new album and a record-breaking international tour. Now it seems the hitmaker is going back to where…