Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to produce before it Badal Farazi who is now in a Bangladesh jail after his extradition in July last from India where he…
Month: February 2019
Mashrafe wants to complete 20 years in cricket
Dhaka – Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Wednesday said he was looking forward to completing 20 years in competitive cricket. The 35-year-old pacer had earlier said he might retire from international cricket after the World Cup 2019. “I…
1st Div Hockey: Dilkusha SC earn 7-2 victory over Bachelors SC
Dhaka – Dilkusha Sporting Club earned 7-2 goals victory over Bachelors Sporting Club in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Thursday. Powan Malik struck three, Milan Hossain two, Bandhon and…
Dynamites meet Victorians in BPL final Friday
Dhaka – Reining runners-up Dhaka Dynamites will lock horns with former champions Comilla Victorians in the final of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday evening. The match will kick off at 7pm.Both the teams…
BPL Football: Holders Dhaka Abahani take solo lead beating BJMC 1-0
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Limited took a solo lead in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Team BJMC by one goal in the fifth-round match at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday. Defender Topu Borman scored the…
UNHCR, WB together to ease Rohingya burden on Bd: Jolie
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Noting that it is one of the toughest tasks to feed and manage so many Rohingyas here, visiting UNHCR special envoy and famous Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Wednesday said the UN Refugee Agency and…
Trump predicts all IS territory will be cleared next week
Washington , Feb 7 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group will have lost by next week all the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria. He said the U.S. will not relent in…
Truly global efforts must to abolish female genital mutation
NEW DELHI, Feb 6 2019 (IPS) – According to official data on the global prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) released by UNICEF there are 200 million women and girls in the world who have been cut. Shocking though this statistic is, it…
New generations can lift Arab Region out of current crisis
GENEVA, Feb 5 2019 (IPS) – History testifies that there is no end to its evolution despite what some have claimed. This is because aspirations of its actors are in constant flux and because the quest for an « ideal…
Dutch probe mass seabird death mystery
Dutch scientists said Wednesday they are baffled after 20,000 dead or dying guillemots washed up on North Sea beaches in a phenomenon not seen for decades. The fish-eating seabirds have been washing up between the northern Wadden Islands and southwestern…
Azam Khan receives posthumous ‘Ekushey Padak’
Culture Desk Legendary rock star Azam Khan received the “Ekushey Padak (posthumous)” for his outstanding contributions in the history of rock music industry. On Wednesday the government announced names of 21 eminent citizens as recipients of the prestigious Ekushey Padak…
Priyanka’s Marathi production ‘Firebrand’ to release on Netflix
This is the first digital production for Purple Pebble Pictures, whose credits include the Marathi film ‘Ventilator’ (2016) and Sikkimese movie ‘Pahuna: The Little Visitors’ (2018). Marathi film “Firebrand,” produced by Priyanka Chopra’s Purple Pebble Pictures, will be released traight…
Berlin filmfest rolls out red carpet for women trailblazers
Europe’s first major film festival of the year, the Berlinale, kicks off Thursday making a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors. The 11-day event prides itself on being the most politically engaged of…
Oikya Front demands reelection under neutral govt
Dhaka, Feb 06 – Leaders of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front on Wednesday demanded of the ruling Awami League-led government to announce a new schedule to hold a fresh election under a non-partisan govt. Otherwise they warned launching a resistance…
Holey Artisan case witness unfolds
Dhaka, Feb 06 – Eyewitness Sharmina Parvin of the Holey Artisan Bakery case, on Wednesday appeared before a tribunal of Dhaka and narrated how the militants killed innocent people before her inside the capital’s Holey Artisan Bakery on the night…
Reckless driving victim Rajib’s case report on Mar 13
Dhaka, Feb 06 – The submission of investigation report in connection with the case of Titumir College student Rajib was yesterday deferred to March 13. Magistrate Sarafuzzaman Ansari of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka fixed the new…
BAU alumni will be honoured on Feb 13 ‘Krishibid day’
Mymensingh, Feb 06 – Two BAU alumni agriculture minister krishibid Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque and Bogra-1 MP krishibid Abdul Mannan and Fisheries and Livestock minister Md Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru will be honoured on ‘krishibid day’ 13 February at ‘Bangabandhu…
পার্সোনাল সাইকোপ্যাথি টেনডেন্সি থেকে জাতিকে বাচাতে হবে
মোতাহার হোসেন ইদানীং পত্রিকার পাতা খুললেই দেখবেন, শিশু ধর্ষণের খবর, প্রতিবন্ধী ধর্ষণের খবর, চার সন্তানের জননী ধর্ষণের খবর। এসব খবর বিশ্লেষণ করলে দেখা যায়; মানসিক বিকারগ্রস্থ কিছু অসুস্থ নরপশুর বিকৃত লালসা থেকে রেহাই পাচ্ছেনা দুগ্ধপোষ্য শিশু, মানষিক বা শারীরিক প্রতিবন্ধী…
Valentine cuisine at Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, February 2019: The season of love is here and there is no other better way to celebrate the beautiful rendition of love along with the exquisite surrounds of Amari Dhaka. Celebrate your love with the most exclusive Valentine Dinner…
Bringing ISIS to justice: Running out of time?
Nadim Houry Director, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Program Sometimes complex policy issues are best captured in a simple question. If ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is captured alive tomorrow, who should prosecute him, where and for what crimes? When I pose…
AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani to play Manang Marshyangdi on Apr 3
Dhaka – Bangladesh champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Nepalese champions Manang Marshyangdi Club in the opening Group E (South) match of the AFC Cup’2019 on April 3 at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu. Earlier, Dhaka Abahani Limited were placed…
282 structures razed to rivive Buriganga, Karnaphuli rivers
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Wednesday pulled down some 282 illegal establishments along the Buriganga River in the capital and the Karnaphuli in Chattogram. In the capital, the BIWTA mobile court bulldozed as…
1st Div Hockey: Dhaka United outplay Shisu Kishore 9-0
Dhaka – Hockey Dhaka United outplayed Shisu Kishore Sangha by 9-0 goals in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Wednesday. Arafat Hossain Pial struck four, Vijender Singh scored three, Sajib…
Bd prisoners may be able to talk to relatives over phone
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday told Parliament that the government has taken a project to make arrangements for prisoners to talk to their relatives through telephone from the country’s all jails. Replying to a…
ICC chief Shashank Manohar in city
Dhaka- International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar arrived here on Wednesday on a three-visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan. The BCB chief received the ICC chairman on his arrival in Dhaka…
Shop owners demand closure of Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair-2019
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association (BSOA) on Wednesday urged the government to end the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2019 saying it was hampering their business. At a press conference in a Dhaka hotel, they…
Medical examiner: North Texas man killed when e-cig explodes
Fort Worth, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) — A medical examiner says a North Texas man was killed when an e-cigarette exploded in his face. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office reports 24-year-old William Brown of Fort Worth died Jan. 29, two…
6 BSMRST University students sued over ragging
Gopalganj, Feb 6 (UNB) – The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) authorities filed a case against six students, who had been expelled for life for ragging two first-year students. Assistant Proctor Dr Nazmul Haque filed the…
News on ‘plastic rice’ baseless: Minister
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak on Wednesday trashed reports on the manufacturing of so-called plastic rice in Bangladesh, saying it was impossible. “News reports on plastic rice are baseless. The rice in question has been cooked…
BNP slams CEC for his UZ election comment
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – BNP on Wednesday termed ‘deceptive’ Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda’s comment about holding the upcoming by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation ‘as fair as the 11th parliamentary election’. “The CEC yesterday (Tuesday) said the…