Gazipur, Feb 4 (UNB) – Innocent Jaha Alam, who was in jail for the last three years instead of the real accused in 33 corruption cases, was released from jail early Monday following a High Court order. He walked out…
Month: February 2019
Angelina Jolie in Cox’s Bazar to assess needs of Rohingyas
Cox’s Bazar, Feb 4 (UNB) – UNHCR special envoy and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie arrived here on Monday morning to assess the humanitarian needs of the Rohingyas. During her three-day mission in the district, she will also assess some of…
Compatriots forced Bd women domestic help into illicit work
Bahrain, Feb 01 – Two pimps who locked a woman in apartments for three months and forced her to have sex with multiple men have been jailed for 10 years each. The Bangladeshi men, aged 29 and 44, were convicted…
Priyanka reveals why mother Madhu was upset
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are happily enjoying their newly married life. The couple often shares adorable pictures on social media and just leave us gushing a lot more about them each time. Fondly called National Jeeju by all PC…
Ajay Devgn’s De De Pyaar De to clash with Jabariya Jodi
Earlier slated for a March 15 release, Ajay Devgn’s De De Pyaar De now has a new release date. The film will be hitting the screens on May 17. The decision was taken in order to avoid a clash with…
‘Bhaoyaiya’ Utsab ends in Rangpur
Culture Correspondent The two-day ‘Bhaoyaiya Utsab-2019’ ended here on Saturday midnight at Town Hall Auditorium in the city. Entertaining huge audience with the heart-throbbing musical tune of Bhaoyaiya songs. Cultural organisation ‘Gidaler Akhra’ organised the event that ended with rendering…
Free visa, illegal hiring behind rising worker accidents
Bahrain, Sunday, Feb 2 – Illegal hiring of workers and employing free-visa labourers are major challenges facing authorities trying to curb accidents at work sites, according to a top official. A number of companies bring in workers on daily wages…
Costs of post-9/11 US wars to 2019: $5.9 trillion
By Neta C. Crawford Nov 2018 –The United States has appropriated and is obligated to spend an estimated $5.9 trillion on the war on terror through the Fiscal Year 2019, including direct war and war-related spending and obligations for future…
শিক্ষার অভাবেই মানুষ নৈতিকতাহীন হয়ে পড়ছে – ফয়জুল করীম
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম বলেছেন, সমাজের সর্বস্তরে নৈতিকতার চরম বিপর্যয় ঘটছে। মানুষ ক্রমেই ধ্বংসের দিকে ধাবিত হচ্ছে। বর্তমান সময়ে শিশু, নারী ধর্ষণ ও হত্যা আশঙ্কাজনক হারে বৃদ্ধি পেয়েছে। নির্যাতনের শিকার হচ্ছে ৪ বছরের শিশু…
‘শিশু ধর্ষণ ও হত্যা রোধে আইন শৃঙ্খলা বাহিনী ব্যর্থ ‘
সাম্প্রতিককালে শিশু, নারী ধর্ষণ ও হত্যা আশঙ্কাজনক হারে বেড়ে গেছে। নির্যতনের শিকার হচ্ছে নারী-শিশু সকলেই। এতে অভিভাবকগণ উদ্বেগ উৎকণ্ঠার মধ্যে আছেন কলিজার টুকরো শিশুদের নিয়ে। ২০০০ সাল থেকে নারী ও শিশু নির্যাতন প্রতিরোধে মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়ের মাল্টিসেক্টোরাল প্রকল্পের…
Garo woman murder report March 5
Dhaka Feb 03 – A Dhaka court fixed March 5 for submitting the investigation report over the murders of a woman of Garo community and her daughter in Kalachandpur of Dhaka. Magistrate Debdash Chandra Adhikary of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
HC orders release of a wrong prisoner in jail for 3 years
The High Court on Monday directed the jail authorities to immediately release Jaha Alam who was in jail for the last three years instead of the real accused in 26 corruption cases. The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan…
Disqualify river grabbers from elections bank loans
Dhaka, Feb 03 – In a landmark verdict, the High Court on Monday disqualified the grabbers of rivers and canals from contesting any election including local government and parliamentary polls. It directed the Election Commission to take steps to this…
Dynamites upbeat ahead of eliminator clash against Vikings
Dhaka – Reining Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) runners-up Dhaka Dynamites are upbeat ahead of their Monday’s eliminator clash against Chittagong Vikings which begins at 1:30 pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Dynamites…
BPL Football: Arambagh, Saif SC register win
Dhaka – Arambagh Krira Sangha earned their 3rd consecutive victory in four matches to take a joint lead in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating formidable Chattogram Abahani Limited by 2-0 goals at their lucky home venue —…
Ravi Bopara sees a tough clash in BPL Qualifier
Dhaka – Rangpur Riders’ English all-rounder Ravi Bopara believes they have to face a tough time in the middle while playing the first Qualifier of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday at 6:30pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium against…
1st Div Hockey: Dilkusha SC outplay Shisu Kishore Sangha 10-0
Dhaka – Dilkusha Sporting Club registered a comfortable 10-0 goals victory over Shisu Kishore Sangha in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Sunday. Milon Hossain struck three, Zahidul Islam Rajon…
Force govt to work as per constitution: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday urged people to play a careful role during the next two years so that the government discharges its duties as per the constitution as the country is…
Angelina Jolie plans to visit Rohingya camp
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – UNHCR special envoy and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has planned to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district this week to see the situation on the ground and meet Rohingya people. She is likely to…
BNP warns of another ‘vote robbery’ in Ducsu
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – The BNP apprehends a ‘vote robbery’ in the long-awaited Ducsu elections like the last parliamentary polls, unless ‘coexistence’ of different student bodies is ensured on the Dhaka University (DU) campus. “The Dhaka University authorities announced…
Rangamati private tutor kills minor pupil he tried to rape
Rangamati, Feb 3 (UNB) –A private tutor allegedly strangled a class three student to death after his failed rape attempt at Raikhali Purbakodala Borokhola Para in Kaptai upazila on Sunday. Police arrested private tutor Bachingmong Marma, 40, after local people…
Smugglers attack BGB men in C’nawabganj; One held
Chapainawabganj, Feb 3 (UNB) – A team of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) came under attack by some smugglers during a drive at Jahurpur border of Sadar Upazila early Sunday. BGB members also caught one of the smugglers, Ibrahim, 38, son…
PM’s tea party like ‘pleasure without conscience’: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – BNP on Sunday described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘tea party’ at Ganobhaban as pleasure without conscience and said no democracy-loving party leader joined it. “The tea party arrangement by a regretless government after a grand…
Queen Elizabeth to be evacuated in case of Brexit unrest
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – British officials have revived cold war emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European Union, reports local media on Sunday newspapers.…
Special lab to check food adulteration: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will set up a specialised laboratory in the country to check food adulteration. “A specialised laboratory for food testing is urgently needed and we’ll set up…
Debar river encroachers from polls, loan: High Court rules
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – The High Court on Sunday directed the Election Commission not to allow any individual to contest any election, including the parliamentary one, if he or she is accused of encroaching on rivers. The High Court…
DU e-library opens new window to students researchers
Dhaka, Feb 03 (UNB) – Dhaka University’s e-library, located in its Faculty of Business Studies building, is arguably the largest of its kind in South Asia. The library, offering both printed and e-books, was established in August 2015 through the joint…
Meghan puts notes on bananas sent to needy women in Britain
London, Feb 3 (AP/UNB) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has written personal messages to women being helped by a charity that seeks to help sex workers break free from prostitution. Prince Harry’s wife took the unusual step of writing…
Bus-Microbus collision kills four in Chittagong
Chattogram, Feb 03 (UNB) – At least four people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway at Bhaer Dighi village in Patiya upazila on Sunday. The identities…
‘Wrong question papers’ distribution mars SSC exams
Dhaka, Feb 2 (UNB) –Gross mismanagement marred the first day of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, as candidates at various centers across the country were given the wrong question paper sets according to a different syllabus.…