Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government has nothing to do right now to ban Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party as a case in this regard remains pending with the court.…
Month: February 2019
21 named for Ekushey Padak
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Twenty-one eminent personalities will get the country’s second-highest civilian award, Ekushey Padak, this year in recognition of their contributions to various fields. The Cultural Affairs Ministry announced the names of the recipients on Wednesday. Prof…
Actress Jennifer Lawrence engaged
Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, one of the most popular film stars in the world, is engaged to her boyfriend, an art gallery director, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. Her future husband is Cooke Maroney, 34, her representative confirmed to…
Oscars takes place without host
The upcoming Academy Awards, the biggest night in Hollywood, will take place this year without a host for the first time in three decades, organizers said Tuesday. “We can confirm that there will be no host,” a spokesperson from the…
43rd death anniversary of Ritwik Ghatak today
Culture Desk Born in Dhaka on November 4, 1925, in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) of then British India, Ritwik played a key role in shaping the Bangla film industry. Today(Wednesday) is the 43rd death anniversary of legendary Bangla film-maker Ritwik…
Dhaka, Delhi to sign 5 MoUs during 5th JCC Friday
Dhaka, Feb 5 (UNB) – Bangladesh and India have planned to sign five MoUs during the next round of foreign minister-level bilateral talks on Friday, aiming to take the relations between the two countries to newer heights. The meeting –…
Apple’s top retail exec to leave amid iPhone sales slowdown
San Francisco, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) — Apple’s top retailing executive is stepping down amid a slowdown in iPhone sales that has raised doubts about the company’s future growth prospects. The shake-up announced Tuesday ends Angela Ahrendts’ five-year stint overseeing Apple’s…
Pope publicly acknowledges clergy sexual abuse of nuns
Aboard The Papal Plane, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis on Tuesday publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and vowed to do more to fight the problem, the latest sign that there is no end…
Four of alleged question paper-leak syndicate held in Bd
Joypurhat, Feb 6 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four members of a syndicate involved in question paper leak at Boiragir intersection in the district town on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Dhrubha Das, 16, son…
Many BNP leaders ready to join UZ polls, claims Quader
Dhaka, Feb 5 (UNB) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said many BNP leaders want to participate in the upazila parishad elections and they have the proof of that. “Whatever the decision at the centre is, the…
Trump to meet North Korean leader Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam
Washington, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam to continue his efforts to persuade Kim to give up his nuclear…
Pancheshwar high dam: Expedite works
Early finalisation of the detailed project report of the Pancheshwar high dam will bring benefits for both Nepal and India It has been 23 years since the much-hyped Integrated Development of the Mahakali Barrage including Sarada Barrage, Tanakpur Barrage and…
Venezuela’s dueling political movements each push elections
Caracas, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) — Venezuela’s opposition-dominated Congress on Tuesday said it will hold new elections as soon as possible within a year — once embattled President Nicolas Maduro is ousted from power. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s socialist party boss, Diosdado Cabello,…
Jessore schoolboy beaten ‘by headmaster’ hospitalized
Benapole, Feb 6 – A student of Sharsha Pilot Model Secondary School was reportedly beaten up by the headmaster of the school for failing to attend the school with uniform in Sharsha Upazila of Jashore district on Tuesday. Local people…
RU BCL leader suspended for assaulting journalist
Rajshahi, Feb 05 – A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League Rajshahi University (RU) unit was suspended for a month yesterday (Monday) for assaulting a campus reporter in last year. The suspended leader is Sabrun Zamil Sushmoy, is the organizing secretary…
Does European Union generate external instability?
by Branko Milanovic The historic achievement of peace within a Europe of universal norms is belied by the external instability engendered by violent and incoherent interventions. The European Union is justly admired for making war among its members impossible. This…
No alternative to practice book reading: RU VC
Rajshahi, Feb 05 – Every student should practice book reading habit in library. This practice can only keep away from drug addiction and social crimes. Professor Dr. M Abdus Sobhan, Vice chancellor of Rajshahi University made this comment in pre-rally…
৩ বছর কারাবাসী জাহালমের ক্ষতিপূরণ চাই – চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেণ, দেশে আইনের শাসন নেই বলেই বিনা অপরাধে তিন বছর কারাবাস করতে হয়েছে পাটকলশ্রমিক জাহালমকে। যদিও হাইকোর্টের হস্তক্ষেপে জাহালম মুক্তি পেয়েছে। তিনি বলেন, জাহালমের জীবন থেকে মহামূল্যবান তিনটি…
New EU program of EUR 205mn to strengthen Education in Bd
Dhaka, 5 February – Today, with the launch of the Human Capital Development Programme 2021 (HCDP-21) the European Union confirms its continued commitment to Bangladesh for the development of the country’s Education sector. This EU-funded programme aims to provide improved…
Complete drug trials proceedings in six months: HC
Dhaka, Feb 05 – The High Court on Tuesday directed the lower court concerned to complete trials proceedings of all Yaba and other drug and narcotics related cases by six months. The HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and…
100 illegal structures on Buriganga river demolished
Dhaka, Feb 05 – The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Tuesday has demolished around 100 structures that built illegally grabbing the river bank of Buriganga. The second face eviction drive of its 11-day programme has conducted at city’s Nababerchar…
Bangladesh include Shafiul, Ebadat for New Zealand tour
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday included Shafiul Islam and uncapped pacer Ebadat Hossain for the Tigers’ tour of New Zealand.While Shaful has been included in the ODI side, Ebadat earned a maiden call to the Test…
1st Div Hockey: Combined SC crush Bornak Samaj 10-0
Dhaka – A brilliant double hat-trick by Javed Hossain guided Combined Sporting Club to register a 10-0 goal victory over Bornak Samaj in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday.…
Riders, Dynamites lock horns Wednesday for last final berth
Dhaka – Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Rangpur Riders and Bangladesh Test and T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s Dhaka Dynamites will lock horns in the Qualifier-2 of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday…
Oikya Front to protest ‘vote robbery’ wearing black badges
Dhaka, Feb 5 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront is going to form a human chain wearing black badge in the capital on Wednesday, protesting what it said ‘vote robbery’ in the December-30 national election. The programme will begin at 3pm in…
Crusade against sex edu undermines progress in Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 30 2019 (IPS) – The crusade against comprehensive sex education by conservative and religious sectors undermines progress in Latin America and could further drive up rates of teen pregnancy, communicable diseases and abuse against girls and adolescents. In…
Robot, know thyself; machines get more self-aware
New York, Feb 5 (AP/UNB) — Forget dreaming of electric sheep. Robots first need to figure out how to imagine themselves. One New York robot has done just that. It’s learned that it’s a robotic arm using a process of…
Pope Francis celebrates historic Mass on Arabian Peninsula
Abu Dhabi, Feb 5 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis ministered on Tuesday to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula with the first-ever papal Mass here. Cheers erupted inside…
2 killed in Gopalganj bus plunge
Gopalganj, Feb 5 (UNB) – A bank official and a woman were killed and 20 others injured after a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the Sadar Upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased are Nurul Islam, 40, son of…
Jaha Alam’s imprisonment regrettable: Information Minister
Dhaka, Feb 5 (UNB) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday termed regrettable the incident of long imprisonment of an innocent person, Jaha Alam, in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). “It’s unfortunate that Jaha Alam suffered…