Dinajpur, June 16 – Although Sholakia in Kishoreganj district used to host the country’s largest Eid congregation so long, Gor-e-Shaheed Baro Maidan (large ground) in Dinajpur overtook it in terms of the number of devotees this year.
Year: 2018
7-meter-long python swallows Indonesian woman
Jakarta, June 16 (AP/UNB) — A 7-meter-long (23-foot-long) python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia.
Iceland holds Argentina to 1-1 draw: Messi misses penalty
Moscow, June 16 (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi had a penalty kick saved and Iceland held on for a 1-1 draw against Argentina at the World Cup on Saturday.
B Chy wants caretaker or national govt in BD by const change
Dhaka, June 16 – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday urged the government to amend the Constitution for paving the way for the formation of either a caretaker or a national government to hold…
You are more powerful than you think!
By Monique Barbut Bonn, Jun 14, 2018 (IPS) – Are you overwhelmed by the depressing news coming at you daily? Conflict, forced migrants, famine, floods, hurricanes, extinction of species, climate change, threats of war … a seemingly endless list. It…
Relatives went, party leaders barred to see Khaleda on Eid
Dhaka, June 16 – Though her party leaders were barred from meeting her, 20 relatives of the BNP chief with some cooked food, new clothes and flowers entered the Old Dhaka Central Jail on the Eid day.
Flash flood devastates Moulvibazar; 300 thousand marooned
Dhaka, June 16 – The flood in five Upazilas of the northern district of Moulvibazar took a devastating turn on Saturday with flash flood inundating new areas, leaving around 3 lakh people of several hundred villages marooned.
Teacher killed in Habiganj road crash
Dhaka- The headmaster of a primary school was killed as a bus ran over him at Uttarbazar in Chunarughat sadar upazila Habiganj on Saturday noon.
Minor killed falling from tree in Panchagarh
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed after falling from a tree at Tulardanga in the district town on Saturday afternoon.
BD President offers Eid prayers at National Eidgah
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid offered his Eid-ul-Fitr prayer along with hundreds of people from different strata of the society at National Eidgah in the city on Saturday morning.
BD opposition leaders fail to meet Khaleda on Eid
Dhaka – BNP senior leaders and activists failed to meet their chairperson Khaleda Zia at the Old Central Jail in the capital on the Eid day on Saturday.
Eight killed in road crashes across Bangladesh
Dhaka – At least eight people, including a school teacher, were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram, Sylhet and Chandpur districts on Friday.
Climate financing by Multilateral banks rises to a 7-year high
Climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a seven-year high of $35.2 billion in 2017, up 28 percent from the previous year.
About 2,000 minors separated from families at US border
Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries. That’s according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
Trade war looms as Trump slaps tariffs on Chinese cargo
President Donald Trump brought the world’s two biggest economies to the brink of a trade war Friday by announcing a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports to take effect July 6.
Bangladesh’s Democracy now well protected: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said democracy in the country is now well protected while its economy is standing on a strong ground.
Two siblings drown in Jashore
Jashore – Two siblings drowned in a pond in Sharsha upazila on Friday morning.
World Cup reality beckons for Gudmundsson, Iceland
Burnley, England,(AP/UNB) – Around the turn of the century, when Iceland was a punching bag in European soccer and its aspiring young players mostly had to settle for gravel fields, Johann Berg Gudmundsson was a fully fledged England supporter when…
Ronaldo scores hat trick, Portugal draws 3-3 with Spain
Sochi, Russia,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo used the World Cup to show everyone he’s the GOAT.
Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated
Dhaka – Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated across the country on Saturday amid religious fervour and enthusiasm after a month-long fasting.
Move to amend PCT regulations undermines TRIPS flexibilities
Geneva, 15 June (TWN) – A proposal to amend a treaty regulation at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will compromise TRIPS flexibilities, especially in relation to the scope of patentability for national patent offices.
Greener, greater cities
by Pascal Mittermaier Washington, DC – What should a “green” city look like? Should it resemble Copenhagen, with its high rates of bicycle commuting and recycling? What about Curitiba, the capital of Brazil’s Paraná state, with its pedestrian-centered planning? Or…
ILO as a global catalyst
Of all the institutions established by the international community in the wake of that cataclysm that was the First World War only one has endured to this day, the International Labour Organisation. That it has done so is testament to…
2 killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar road at Shahgodi Nimtal in Patia upazila in Chattogram on Friday.
Two ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights in Gosairhat upazila of Shariatpur and Shorsha upazila in Jeshore early Friday.
Eid-ul-Fitr in Bangladesh Saturday
Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Saturday as the Shawwal moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Friday.
Spain ready to leave World Cup coaching woes in the past
Sochi,(AP/UNB) – Spain can’t wait to get the ball rolling and put its coaching woes in the past.
Afghanistan lose maiden test to India by innings in 2 days
Bangalore,(AP/UNB) – Afghanistan succumbed to top-ranked India by an innings and 262 runs inside two days of its maiden cricket test on Friday.
Gimenez scores to lift Uruguay over Egypt 1-0 in Group A
Yekaterinburg,(AP/UNB) – Uruguay won its opening match at the World Cup for the first time in 48 years, getting an 89th-minute goal from defender Jose Gimenez in a 1-0 victory over Egypt in Group A on Friday.
Heavy rainfall likely, signal 3 for maritime ports
Dhaka – Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three as deep convection is continuing over North bay and adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh.