Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment in a case over killing a farmer at Narikelbaria village at Sadar upazila in Jhenaidah in 2004.
Year: 2018
SSC examinee drowns in Khulna pond
Dhaka – An SSC examinee drowned in a pond at Boyra Police Lines area in Khulna on Thursday morning.
Argentina says Aguero is recovering after surgery
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – Sergio Aguero is recovering after surgery on his left knee and will start treatment soon, Argentina’s football association said on Wednesday amid uncertainty about the player’s fitness for this summer’s World Cup.
Ronaldo scores with backheel flick, saves Madrid from loss
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo came through for Real Madrid again, this time with a backheel flick that saved his team from a loss in the Spanish league.
Napoli closes the gap to Juventus ahead of title showdown
Milan,(AP/UNB)- Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw at Crotone as Wednesday and will not be able to clinch a seventh successive Serie A title this weekend against closest rival Napoli.
Researchers find ‘catastrophic’ coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered a “catastrophic die-off” of coral during an extended heatwave in 2016, threatening a broader range of reef life than previously feared, a report revealed Thursday. Scientists said some 30 percent of the reef’s coral died…
Asian markets rally as energy firms track oil surge
Asian markets enjoyed another day of gains Thursday as energy firms tracked a surge in oil prices, while fears over Syria and a possible China-US trade war eased. Fresh hopes that Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un…
SpaceX blasts off NASA’s new planet-hunter, TESS
NASA on Wednesday blasted off its newest planet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, a $337 million satellite that aims to scan 85 percent of the skies for cosmic bodies where life may exist. “Three, two, one and liftoff!” said a NASA commentator as…
ADB launches photo contest on clean energy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched a photo contest on Instagram to showcase how clean energy is being applied and used to the benefit of developing Asia and the Pacific. The online photo contest, which will be held using…
Cultural function on Bangabandhu held at Shilpakala Academy
A cultural function on the life and works of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was held at theater auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy here on Tuesday night.
Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux to sit on jury of Cannes film festival
Hollywood actresses Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux will head a starry and majority-female jury at the Cannes film festival next month, the organisers said on Wednesday.
Teesta on BD side has water swelling 2.5 folds overnight
Lalmonirhat, Apr 18 (UNB) –The water flow of the Teesta has increased about 2.5 folds at Teesta barrage point in Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat suddenly.
6 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi cylinder blast
Cumilla, Apr 18 – Six Bangladeshis, including two siblings, were killed as a gas cylinder exploded in their room at Ha’il of Saudi Arabia early Wednesday.
Hardship awaits internally displaced Iraqis
With upcoming elections in May, the Iraqi government is urging Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to return home. After the defeat of ISIS in December 2017, an increase in security and number of returnees to their region of origin is expected;…
How food democracy can transform food systems for the better
The failings of the current industrialised food systems run by corporate giants are clear. Yet, these industrial food systems are locked in place, with current and future trajectories already defined by past choices made in the interest of export-led agriculture,…
Another debt crisis for poor countries?
By Masood Ahmed Washington DC, Apr 18 (IPS) – When the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors assemble in Washington later this month for their semi-annual IMF meeting, they will no doubt set aside time for yet another discussion…
Baridhara Society celebrates Pahela Baishakh
Dhaka – Baridhara society of Gulshan diplomatic zone celebrated “Pahela Boishaki” the first day of the Bengali new year 1425 at baridhara lake park premises on last Saturday with traditional festivities and much enthusiasm, and renewing a pledge to build…
Over 1m people demand globally: Cut single-use plastics
Washington, DC, 18 April 2018 – More than one million people ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22) are demanding that the world’s largest corporations reduce their production of single-use plastic.
DU withdraws expulsion of Esha, hall mates afraid
Dhaka, April 18 – The Dhaka University authority on Wednesday withdrew the expulsion order on Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall BCL unit president Iffat Jahan Esha of the University who allegedly assaulted three resident students of the movement for joining quota…
Police security from Khaleda’s Gulshan residence goes
Dhaka, April 18 – The police deployed for security of the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence “Firoza” has been withdrawn yesterday, said chairperson’s media wing officer Shamsuddin Didar.
Car plunges into Kuril lake
Dhaka, Apr 18, 2018 – A private car skidded off the road and fell into a roadside lake at the base of the flyover on Kuril Biswaroad in the capital on Wednesday.
Now Tarique is govt target, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Apr 18, 218 – BNP on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now devising a new roadmap to take political revenge on its acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
UAE to recruit BD manpower in 19 categories
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will recruit Bangladeshi nationals in 19 categories through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Quota protesters want cases withdrawn in 7 days
The organisation of students demanding reforms to quota system in government jobs has given the police and Dhaka University authorities a week’s deadline to withdraw the cases over violent clashes during the protests.
30 million farmers to be brought under digital database: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said 3 crore farmers will be brought under digital database across the country as the government is building a digital database for the farmers.
Demand of deploying army in local polls illogical: Quader
DHAKA, April 18, 2018 – Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the demand of deploying army for local government elections is illogical.
Bangladesh’s air quality falling fast: report
DHAKA, April 18, 2018 – A global study has warned that the air quality in Bangladesh has been falling fast since 2010, taking the concentration of dangerous substance, known as particulate matter or PM 2.5, in the air to 10 times…
Keeping power in check: Media Justice and rule of law
Rarely has the press been as powerful as it is today. Thanks to the advent of social media, the use of which has grown exponentially, the combination of the formal press, newspapers, television and radio is now strengthened, and itself…
Complete failure of the Brexis project
The Brexit project is already a complete failure. That statement may seem odd, as we are less than one year away from leaving the EU. But what happens in March 2019 if all goes to plan? We leave the EU,…
Greenpeace finds coral reef in Total’s Amazon drilling area
Environmental campaigners Greenpeace said Tuesday that a massive coral reef has been found to extend right into where France’s oil company Total plans to drill near the mouth of the Amazon.