Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 33 people including 29 Rohingyas from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night.
Year: 2018
Khaleda Zia shifted back to jail in Niko graft case
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the Niko deal was signed when Awami League was in power and the BNP government just maintained its continuity.
The crumbling architecture of arms control
At a political rally on Saturday, 20 October, US President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the 1987 Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). This confirms what has steadily been…
Is excessive sovereign debt a threat to peace?
Some 30 years ago, the international banks were afloat with petrodollars, deposited by the oil exporting countries. The banks in turn stepped up lending to Latin America, in a big way. The new branch of Société Générale in New York…
Rainwater harvesting eases daily struggle in Argentina
“I’ve been used to hauling water since I was eight years old. Today, at 63, I still do it,” says Antolín Soraire, a tall peasant farmer with a face ravaged by the sun who lives in Los Blancos, a town…
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb the smog-fuelling partying.
‘Debi’ hits 20 cities in US
Entertainment Desk ‘Debi – Misir Ali Prothombar,’ starring Jaya Ahsan and Chanchal Chowdhury, has been released in United States’ San Francisco on November 3 and also in Washington DC, Virginia, Austin, Dallas and New York on November 4.
Pather Panchali’ in BBC’s top 20 films
Entertainment Desk The BBC has unveiled their list of the 100 best foreign-language films of the 21st century where 209 critics from 43 different countries took part in the poll.
Moushumi joins ‘Yes News Bd’ as editor
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood legend Arifa Pervin Zaman Moushumi has joined as the editor of an online news portal named Yes News Bd on her 45th birthday on November 3. The announcement came from a press conference at her restaurant Mary…
Oikya Front’s first option ‘dialogue’ exhausts: What next
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, placed three proposals, including an outline of the election-time government, during its second round of talks with the Prime Minister-led 14-party alliance on Wednesday, but none was accepted…
Death toll from Joypurhat house short circuit fire rises to 8
Joypurhat, Nov 8 – Five people, who suffered serious burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a house in Aramnagar area of the district on Wednesday night, died early Thursday, raising the death toll to eight.
Oldest known figurative art found in Borneo cave
Australian and Indonesian researchers have found the world’s oldest-known cave paintings on the island of Borneo. The art was painted at least 40,000 years ago, debunking the view that cave art solely existed in Europe. Researchers have found the oldest…
মার্কিন অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেলকে বরখাস্ত করলেন ট্রাম্প
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল জেফ সেশনসকে বরখাস্ত করেছেন মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প। শীর্ষ এই আইন প্রনেতার সম্পর্কে প্রেসিডেন্ট ট্রাম্প বিভিন্ন সময়ে তীব্র ভাষায় সমালোচনা করেছেন। মি. ট্রাম্প টুইট বার্তায় জানিয়েছেন, মি. সেশনস অস্থায়ীভাবে সরিয়ে তার স্থানে চিফ অব স্টাফ মাথ্যু হুইটাকেরকে…
Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. “We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well!” Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday. The president had repeatedly criticised his top law enforcement official…
PM’s press conference for Thursday postponed
Dhaka, Nov 7 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press conference which was scheduled to be held on Thursday has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.”The press conf
Will Saudi Arabia remain unchanged after Khashoggi?
By Askiah Adam While the body of the murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post has not been found, the government of Saudi Arabia has admitted that he is dead, killed during an interrogation gone wrong in their…
Three classmates testify in 2 students’ murder case
Dhaka, Nov 7 – Three students of Shaheed Ramizuddin Cantonment College on Wednesday testified in the murder case in connection with the death of two students of the college on July 29.
Salt industry of Bd faces setback for unethical business
Dhaka, Nov 7 – The salt industry of Bangladesh is facing a tremendous set back in the recent years due to reasons like allowing to use the sodium sulphate as edible salt, importing finished salt in the name of sodium…
Oikya Front postpones Rajshahi road march at last moment
Dhaka, Nov 7 – In a sudden move, the Jatiya Oikya Front postponed its road march towards Rajshahi scheduled for today.
BNP observes ‘Nat’l Revolution & Solidarity Day’
BNP and its associate bodies observed the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Wednesday commemorating the ‘civil-military uprising’ in 1975.
Oikyafront cancels Thursday’s road march towards Rajshahi
Jatiya Oikyafront has cancelled its planned Thursday’s road march towards Rajshahi programme as the alliance has decided only to hold a rally there on Friday.
World Women’s T20: Tigresses lose warm-up against Pakistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh lost their second warm-up match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 against Pakistan by eight runs in a day-night affair at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Wednesday.
Women’s Hockey: Dhaka Eleven beats Kolkata Warriors 2-0
Dhaka- Bangladesh Women’s Hockey team under the banner of Dhaka Eleven made a historic start in the International Hockey beating Kolkata Warriors, by 2-0 goals in the first of the three-match series at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on…
Mohammad Nazim clinches Novoair Golf title
Dhaka – Mohammad Nazim clinched the title of the Novoair Cup Professional Golf that concluded at the Kurmitola Golf Course here on Wednesday.
Legal notice served on ‘Pathao’
A legal notice has been served on ride-sharing service ‘Pathao’ on charge of irregularities.
Demand for dissolution of Parliament unacceptable: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the electoral process will move forward alongside discussions but there will be no more dialogue.
PM assures Oikyafront of fair, credible election: Quader
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured the Jatiya Oikyafront leaders of holding a fair, credible and acceptable election.
BNP submits list of 1046 ‘fictitious cases’ to PMO
BNP on Wednesday submitted a list of 1046 ‘fictitious cases’ filed against its leaders and activists to the Prime Ministers’ office.
CEC to announce election schedule at 7pm Thursday
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda will announce the schedule for the 11th parliamentary elections in a televised address to the nation at 7pm on Thursday.
Govt-Oikya Front 3-hour 2nd meeting inconclusive
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday said the ball is now in the government’s court to resolve the crisis over the next general election through talks.