Saudi King Salman on Monday replaced top military commanders including the chief of staff, state media said, in a major shake-up of the kingdom’s defence establishment.
Year: 2018
BCL infighting foils Ctg council of the AL-Affiliate
A factional clash foiled the council of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) north unit in the port city on Tuesday, injuring at least 13 activists of both groups.
Nobel laureates appalled by Rohingya miseries
They listened to the horrific tales from Rohingya women and hugged each other. Tears were rolling down from eyes of both the visiting Nobel Laureates and Rohingya women. A mood of grief and sorrow descended on the no man’s land…
DNA paternity claims against sexually abusive peacekeepers
As sexual abuse and paternity claims continue to rise against UN peacekeepers overseas, the United Nations is actively collaborating with troop contributing countries (TCC) in collecting DNA samples: a protocol introduced back in 2014.
The perils of irregular migration
Contemporary music is a powerful tool to counsel West African youth at risk of being lured into attempting the dangerous journey as undocumented migrants through North Africa and the Mediterranean, to Europe.
Dung-eating earthworms restore soil nutrients in Bangladesh
In Kaliganj village, 20 kilometres south of Rangpur city in Bangladesh, small farmers are turning to vermicomposting after crop yields started dropping. The problem was that soil fertility eroded due to organic nutrient depletion.
Technology versus democracy
Instagram, a photo-sharing platform owned by Facebook, recently caved in to a demand by the Russian government that it remove posts by opposition leader Alexey Navalny alleging misconduct on the part of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko. In a…
We will miss her; no female star has achieved such glories’
Rishi Kapoor remembers his Chandni co-actor Sridevi as a “shy person” who achieved a star status that “made her a superhero”. “I didn’t work with Sridevi until 1984, when we first starred in Nagina. Initially, I thought she was a…
Austria keen to invest in health sector
The Austrian government has expressed its interest to investment in the health sector of Bangladesh. Austrian Ambassador to Bangladesh Brigitte Oppinger Walchshofer made the comment when he met with Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim at the latter’s office…
Aishwarya and Abhishek to star in a cop film
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are Bollywood’s power couple. However, it has been a while since the two featured sharing the big screen together.
Beast from the East’ sends Europe mercury plummeting
A blast of Siberian weather dubbed “The Beast from the East” sent temperatures plunging across much of Europe early Tuesday as commuters braced themselves for another day of travel chaos. Freezing temperatures have claimed at least seven lives across the…
‘Case closed’ in death of Bollywood star Sridevi
An investigation into the death of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who drowned in her bathtub in a Dubai hotel, has been closed, police said Tuesday.
3-Day fair for women entrepreneurs in city from Mar 8
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will organise a three-day fair in the city from March 8 for the successful women entrepreneurs to display and promote their products.
HC issues rule against reappointment of JU VC
Special Correspondent The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Monday) issued a rule asking the respondents as to why the appointment of Dr Farzana Islam, the incumbent vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for second term should not be declared illegal.
প্রশ্নপত্র ফাঁসের মাধ্যমে দেশকে মেধাহীন করার চক্রান্ত চলছে-পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, চরিত্র হলো মানুষের মূল সম্পদ। সাহাবাগণের অনুসরণে এ সম্পদ তৈরী হয়। এ লক্ষ্য সামনে রেখেই ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলনের প্রতিষ্ঠা হয়েছিল এবং এ লক্ষ্য সামনে রেখেই তারা এগিয়ে…
VC loyalists win JUTA polls
Savar (Dhaka), Feb 27 – Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Farzana Islam-backed panel won the elections to the executive council of Jahangirnagar University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) yesterday.
BAU teacher gets life threat
Mymensingh, Feb 26 – Some miscreants threatened to take the life to a professor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in front of his residence allegedly on Sunday afternoon.
Khaleda’s bail in another case extended until 13 March
Dhaka, Feb 26 – A Dhaka court on Monday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia until March 13 in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
3 female Nobel laureates warn Suu Kyi of prosecution for crimes
Three Nobel Peace Prize winners on Monday urged fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar to speak out about violence against the Rohingya minority, warning she otherwise risks prosecution for “genocide”.
EU seeks sanctions against Burma military over Rohingya crisis
EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
‘Sri Devi died from accidental drowning’
Indian actor Sridevi died due to accidental drowning in a bath tub in her hotel here, reports gulfnews.com. Sharing the image of the forensic report, the media publication stated that Sridevi, who had traces of alcohol in her blood, lost…
BD Food inflation rises in 1st quarter of current FY: Muhith
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday admitted that the food inflation in the first quarter of the current fiscal (2017-18) increased but the non-food one marked a fall.
Food inflation rises in 1st quarter of current fiscal year
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday admitted that the food inflation in the first quarter of the current fiscal (2017-18) increased but the non-food one marked a fall.
10 killed 50 hurt in Narayanganj bus-lorry collision
At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and 50 others injured in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Tribordi in Sonargaon upazila on Monday noon.One of the deceased was identified as Yasmin, a worker of Ananta…
EU seeks sanctions on Myanmar military over Rohingya crisis
Brussels, Feb 26 (BSS/AFP) – EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
Govt is more afraid of free elections than anything else: Oli Ahmed
Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP)-led 20-party alliance has got now the only goal of re-establishing democracy by freeing Begum Khaleda Zia, leader of an alliance partner said on Monday.
Rakhine a human slaughterhouse of recent times:UN
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has described Northern Rakhine in Myanmar as one of the most prolific ‘slaughterhouses’ of humans in recent times.He said not enough was done, early and collectively, to prevent the rising…
Guardiola uses Man City trophy win to back Catalonia protest
London(AP/UNB) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola used the platform provided by his first cup success with the English Premier League team on Sunday to criticize the imprisonment of pro-independence Catalan politicians.
5 held, 1.2 lakh yaba seized in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected drug dealers and recovered 1.20 lakh pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Bashundhara residential area here on early Monday.
BCB announces 16-man T20I squad for Nidahas Trophy
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced a 16-man T20I squad to play the tri-nation ‘Nidahas Trophy’ against India and Sri Lanka in Colombo.