By Orly Noy The 21-year-old paramedic was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers while trying to aid wounded protesters near the Gaza-Israel separation fence. Many Israelis either refuse to believe she was actually killed or claim that her killing was…
Year: 2018
Eid shopping catches World Cup heat
Dhaka, June 7 – The excitement of Eid shopping for soccer lovers this time has increased as they flock to jersey shops to buy the jerseys of the teams they are supporting ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Election-year budget to be placed Thursday
Dhaka, Jun 7 – A new national budget for the 2018-19 fiscal will be presented in Parliament on Thursday with a declared policy of expansionary outlays keeping the national elections likely by this year end in sight.
Case report on sexual harassment of March 7 deferred
Dhaka, June 6 – A Dhaka court yesterday deferred the submission of investigation report in the case over the alleged sexual harassment of college student on March 7, to July 5. Magistrate Loskor Sohel Rana of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
IBBL Comilla Zone organises discussion and Iftar Mahfil
Dhaka, June 6 – The Comilla Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a discussion on Siam, Taqwa, and Sadaqah and hosted an Iftar Mahfil at Comilla Town Hall recently.
Nepal: Where abortion is treated as homicide
By Sabin Shrestha Kathmandu, Nepal, Jun 6 (IPS) – Less than thirty years ago the likelihood of a mother dying due to pregnancy or childbirth in Nepal was one of the highest in the world. In 1990 UNICEF estimated that…
Two ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka-Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights inChandpur and Mymensinghdistricts early Wednesday.
খুলনা বিভাগীয় সাংবাদিক ফোরামের সভাপতি রাহুল সম্পাদক নোমানী
খুলনা বিভাগীয় সাংবাদিক ফোরাম-ঢাকার (কেডিজেএফ) নতুন কমিটিতে চ্যানেল-২৪ এর হেড অব নিউজ রাহুল রাহা সভাপতি ও বাংলাদেশ সংবাদ সংস্থার (বাসস) মুরসালিন নোমানী সাধারণ সম্পাদক নির্বাচিত হয়েছেন। ঢাকা রিপোর্টার্স ইউনিটিতে অনুষ্ঠিত সংগঠনের দ্বি-বার্ষিক সাধারণ সভায় আগামী দুই বছরের জন্য এই কমিটি…
Argentina calls off game against Israel after protests
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – Argentina has called off a World Cup warmup match against Israel following protests by pro-Palestinian groups.
Women’s Asia Cup: Rumana helps Tigresses taste maiden win over India
Dhaka – An all-round performance by Rumana Ahmed guided Bangladesh to their first-ever victory against India beating the giant neighbour in the Women’s T201 Asia Cup match by seven wickets at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Singer Asif lands in jail on the charge of piracy
Dhaka, June 6 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Wednesday sent singer Asif Akbar to the jail rejecting remand plea of the prosecution and his bail petition in a case lodged by lyricist and composer ShafiqTuhin on…
Premier Hockey: Mohammedan to play Mariner Youngs Thursday
Dhaka – The vital match of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League between neighbours-league leader Dhaka Mohammedan SC and defending champions Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club-will be held on Thursday at 3:30 pm at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium…
School Football: Baptist Mission to play Fulbari Alim Madrasah in final Thursday
Dhaka – Barishal BaptistMission High School will play Satkhira Fulbari DS Alim Madrasah in the final of the Pran Milk National School Football Championship on Thursday at Bangabandhu National Stadium here.
37 BCS exam results likely before Eid
Dhaka, June 6 – The final results of 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment examinations is likely to be published before Eid-ul-Fitr, Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) sources said.
Try those involved in extrajudicial killings: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday demanded the government put on trial the perpetrators of each extrajudicial killing carried in the name of anti-narcotic drive through forming a judicial probe commission.
UN HR seeks end to killing of suspected drug offenders
Dhaka – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the authorities in Bangladesh to ensure that serious human rights violations like alleged extrajudicial killings are immediately halted and perpetrators brought to justice.
Drives against militancy, terrorism, drugs will continue: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the drives against militancy, terrorism and drugs will continue to make Bangladesh free from anti-social elements.
Stocks maintain uptrend on higher transactions
Stocks maintained upward trend on Wednesday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges were found finishing upward trend with higher transactions of some large-cap securities.
PM calls Fakhrul imbecile, ignorant for remark on BB satellite
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir an imbecile and ignorant man for raising a question about the ownership of the country’s first satellite, Bangabandhu-1.
Global security index: Bangladesh 9 notches down
Bangladesh slipped down nine spots in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2018 compared with that of the last year.
Ganajagaran Manch leader Imran held from Dhaka’s Shahbag
Members of Rapid Action Battillion(Rab) on Wednesday afternoon detained Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarkar from Shahbagh area.
Army deployment during national election: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said army will be deployed during the upcoming general election but not during the city polls.
Crisis of globalisation: Causes to emancipation
The dynamics of the capitalist world economy have been mystified as globalisation. In its technical sense, globalisation refers to the possibility that social relations can be maintained with increasing ease and intensity across time and space. As a political project,…
Europe’s curse of wealth
I have already written before (in a tweet) that no one who travels through Western Europe, especially in Summer, can fail to be impressed by the wealth and beauty of the continent as well as by its quality of life.…
Three killed in Bangladesh’s Tangail as two trucks collide
Tangail, June 6 – Three people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between two trucks on Bangabandhu Bridge link road at Saratoil in Kalihati Upazila on Wednesday.
Secluded resort chosen for Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
Washington, Jun 6 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet at a luxury resort on Sentosa Island for nuclear talks next week in Singapore, the White House said Tuesday.
বড় বাজেট কি আসলেই বড়?
বাংলাদেশে প্রথম বাজেট হয় ১৯৭২ সালের ৩০ জুন ৭শ’ ৮৬ কোটি টাকার৷ আর ২০১৭-১৮ সালের বাজেট ৪ লাখ ২৬৬ কোটি টাকার৷ ৪৬ বছরে বাজেটের আকার বেড়েছে ৪৩২ গুন৷ জনসংখ্যা হয়েছে আড়াই গুন৷ বাজেটের কি শুধু আকারই বেড়েছে?
Argentina cancels Israel W Cup friendly after Gaza violence
Argentina has cancelled a World Cup warm-up match with Israel, apparently under political pressure over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.
সন্ত্রাস, দুর্নীতির বিরুদ্ধে সরকারকে যুদ্ধ ঘোষনা করতে হবে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর, মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম, পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন মানুষ হচ্ছে সৃষ্টির সেরা। কিন্তু এমন মানুষ আছে যারা কুকুর, শিয়াল ও শুকরের চেয়েও অধম। ইসলাম বহির্ভূত শাসনের করণে খারাপ লোক তৈরী হয়। মায়ানমার তার উদাহরণ। এরা…
Land pooling for sustainable expansion of Bhutan’s capital city
Bhutan’s capital city of Thimphu is growing fast, and like many cities in Asia, its development has outpaced urban planning. Buildings were constructed before the roads, utilities, and public spaces needed to serve them.