With more and more people living outside their country of origin, it is becoming increasingly clear that stronger legal parameters — within and between nations — are required to protect the most vulnerable of migrants from denial of access to…
Year: 2018
US-Bangla flight makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport
Barely two weeks after its tragic plane crash in Nepal, a Malaysia-bound flight of US-Bangla Airlines made an ‘emergency landing’ at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Saturday.
Fish production up 1235 thousand tonnes in 8 years
Fish production in the country increased by 12.35 lakh tonnes in eight years as a result of various effective programmes taken by the present government.
The longest flight in the world
Qantas on Saturday launched the first non-stop passenger service linking Australia and Europe, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Perth for London on one of the longest flights in the world.The service makes Qantas one among a handful of airlines…
One-minute blackout in BD late Sunday evening marking ‘black night’
The country is set to stage a one-minute blackout from 9:00 to 9:01 pm tomorrow recalling the horror of the March 25, 1971 black night when the Pakistanis launched genocide on Bangladesh soil.
24th BD Veterinary annual scientific confce starts at BAU
Mymensingh, March 24 – The 24th annual scientific conference of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) on ‘Future Veterinary Education in Bangladesh’ was held at the Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin auditorium of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on…
BNP finds German Institute report on BD ‘shameful’
Dhaka, Mar 24 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said it is a matter of shame as Bangladesh has been enlisted as ‘one of five new autocratic countries’ by a German-based institution.
Cultural programme held at BAU
Mymensingh, March 23 – Trivuz, a cultural organization of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organized a cultural programme at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium on the campus recently.
Special protection for twelve RU teachers
Rajshahi, March 23 – The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has taken a decision to provide special security to 12 threatened teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) following the incident of attack on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) teacher Prof. Zafar…
Training for safe broiler production inaugurated at BAU
Mymensingh, March 23 – A two-day training workshop titled ‘Antibiotic free organic broiler meat production using different medicinal plants’ was inaugurated on Friday at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh for the farmers of different areas of Mymensingh.
By 2050 there will be 143 million internal climate migrants
A new World Bank report has found that by 2050 the worsening impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could see more than 140 million people move within their countries’ borders.
EU recalls Moscow envoy after blaming Russia over spy attack
Brussels, Mar 23 (AP/UNB) — The European Union is recalling its ambassador from Moscow for consultations over the nerve gas attack against a former spy in Britain earlier this month, reinforcing a united stand with Prime Minister Theresa May against…
Pilot Abid’s wife Afsana passes away
Dhaka, March 23 – Afsana Khanom, wife of pilot Abid Sultan who died in the US-Bangla aircraft crash in Kathmandu, passed away at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital on Friday.
Three more plane crash victims laid to eternal rest
Three more victims of the US-Bangla plane crash were laid to eternal rest at their respective villages in Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna on Friday.The victims are freedom fighter Nazrul Islam, Alifuzzaman and Piyash Roy.
Khulna BNP demands return of its ‘missing’ leader
Local BNP leaders and activists formed a human chain in the city on Friday morning demanding that its ‘missing’ leader Nazrul Islam Moral be traced immediately. District BNP arranged the human chain programme in front of the party office at…
Most of stranded whales on Australia coast die
More than 150 whales have become stranded in Hamelin Bay in western Australia, and only 15 of them were still alive on Friday, authorities said.
BNP will win with 75 percent votes in fair polls: Moudud
Dhaka, March 23 – BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed Friday claimed that his party would win the next parliamentary polls by a margin of 75 per cent seats if the election is free and fair.
6 Chuadanga cops withdrawn
Dhaka- Six policemen, including five sub-inspectors, have been closed to district police line over conducting drive in the areas under another police station without informing the senior officials.
‘Cop murder suspect’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka -A suspect in the murder of DB police Jalaluddin was killed in a reported gunfight with DB police at Pirerbagh in city’s Mirpur area early Friday.
Scotland bemoan smaller Cricket World Cup for not qualifying
Zedinburgh,(AP/UNB) – The International Cricket Council is stunting the growth of the world game after cutting participation at the World Cup, Cricket Scotland chief executive Malcolm Cannon said on Thursday.
Gardeners want Dhaka homes turn green
Dhaka, March 23 – The need for spreading the message of raising suitable gardens at all buildings and homesteads of Dhaka city was emphasised at a meeting of roof gardeners at the National Press Club on Friday.
Olive riddles turtles hatch in Mumbai after two decades
Tiny olive riddle turtles have hatched in India’s financial capital Mumbai for the first time in two decades after a major cleanup of a beach, officials said Friday. Dozens of the threatened species cracked out of their egg shells and…
Asian markets plunge with Wall Street as Trump sparks trade war fears
Asian markets plunged Friday following a sell-off in New York as Donald Trump sparked fresh trade war fears by imposing huge tariffs on Chinese imports and Beijing unveiled countermeasures against US goods. The president announced levies on up to $60…
Sanjay Dutt sends notice to ‘biographer’
Actor Sanjay Dutt has slammed author Yasser Usman and publishers Juggernaut for an unofficial biography on him, saying the book is based on “tabloids and gossip magazines” and hurts his family. The actor, whose life story is already being adapted…
Sabina Yasmeen, Bobita in concert for children
Culture Desk Celebrated vocalist Sabina Yasmeen and actress Bobita will perform in a concert today primarily to draw attention to the rights of children.
Jaya appearing in Kantho
Entertainment Desk Renowned actor Jaya Ahsan is all set to play in a new film titled “kantho”. The movie has already started rolling on the floor. Tollywood’s first film on laryngectomy, the film stars Shiboprosad Mukherjee in the lead, along…
Zuckerberg’s shine dims after the data abuse apology
San Francisco, March 23 (BSS/AFP) – Mark Zuckerberg rose to wealth and fame with a mission of connecting everyone through Facebook, but now faces the wrath of users outraged he isn’t doing more to defend their data.
Japan moves to end child marriage
Heather Barr Bill Would Make 18 Minimum Marriage Age for Women and Men In the global push to end child marriage, Japan looks set to join the movement.
Pro-BNP panel wins landslide victory in SC Bar polls
Dhaka, Mar 23 – Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel backed by the BNP-Jamaat alliance has registered a landslide victory in the the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election defeating the Awami League-led alliance Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parisad.
2 arms suppliers of Gulshan cafe attack held in Bogra
Dhaka – Police here early Thursday arrested two members of banned militant outfit Neo-JMB (Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh), who allegedly supplied arms and explosives in the Gulshan cafe attack, from Kichok area in Shibganj upazila.