Keraniganj, Mar 7 (UNB) – Six members of a family went missing when a boat capsized in the Buriganga River after being hit by a launch in the city’s Sadarghat area on Thursday night. The boat sank near the Sadarghat…
Month: March 2019
New mothers suffer nerves, guilt as maternity leave ends
Many new mothers worldwide express anxiety and guilt about leaving their babies to return to work, and some worry their nations’ maternity policies reflect societies that value productivity over raising children. In a series of interviews for Reuters ahead of…
BP problem rising in youth
Increasing blood pressure is now becoming a common matter. This problem is very noticeable at any age . Although many familiar reasons are known, the mass people are not aware of the exact reason. . When blood pressure increases, it…
Tamim ‘fully fit’ to play Wellington Test
Sports Desk While Mushfiqur Rahim’s availability for the second Test looks extremely doubtful, Bangladesh can heave a sigh of relief that opener Tamim Iqbal gained his full fitness ahead of the Wellington Test,beginning today. Tamim Iqbal felt some pain in…
Historic March 7 observed in Chatttogram
Chattogram Bureau The Historic March 7, is being observed in Chattogram and its adjacent districts in a befitting manner with fresh vow to materialize the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman yesterday. On this day in…
MMR vaccine doesn’t cause autism
A study following more than 650,000 Danish children for over a decade has led researchers to the same conclusion as previous efforts: the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine does not increase a child’s risk of autism. The study, which followed…
Huawei accuses US of hacking its servers, stealing emails
Chinese telecom giant Huawei accused the US government on Thursday of hacking its servers and stealing company emails. Rotating chairman Guo Ping did not provide further details about the allegations, which he made as he announced a lawsuit against US…
Group watercolour exhibition at Galleri Kaya
Entertainmne3t Desk A group watercolour exhibition titled “Soaked in Paper” is now on at Galleri Kaya in Uttara. The exhibition features watercolour by renowned and promising Bangladeshi artists like Murtaja Baseer, Hashem Khan, Rafiqun Nabi, Hamiduzzaman Khan, Chandra Shekhar Dey,…
Celebration of Int’l Women’s Day at Australian High Commission in Dhaka
Culture Desk International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate and reflect on progress made but also to recommit to addressing persistent barriers to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The all female leadership team at the Australian High Commission, High…
Peru opens military base to protect Amazon from deforestation
Peru opened a military base in the Amazon on Tuesday in a bid to tackle illegal mining, the main culprit for deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest. “The government has taken the political decision to be present in this region…
Youths in hundreds join Joy Bangla Concert reviving historic March 7
Culture Desk Wearing colorful t-shirts and paper-made bracelets youths in hundreds have joined the long-awaited youth-centric annual “Joy Bangla Concert”, the largest musical extravaganza, at the Bangladesh Army Stadium that started yesterday afternoon. The concert is being staged on a…
Lack of action on Khaleda’s treatment angers BNP
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday voiced deep concern as there has been no visible step for ensuring the proper treatment of their ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia, even after the Home Minister’s assurance. “The Home Minister on Tuesday…
Sultan Mansur’s oath taking political charade: BNP
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday described Gono Forum MP-elect Sultan Mohammad Mansur’s oath taking violating the Jatiya Oikyafront’s decision as an act of fraudulence in politics. “His party (Gono Forum) has said it’ll take action against him.…
BD signs 6 deals with KSA; eyes big investment
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday signed two agreements and four MoUs, creating a “new chapter” in the relations of the two countries with a prospect of multibillion dollar investment into…
Gono Forum expels Sultan Mansur
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – Gono Gorum on Thursday expelled Sultan Mohammad Mansur for taking oath as a member of the 11th Parliament defying the party’s decision. A letter in this regard signed by party general secretary Mosfata Mohsin Montu…
Historic 7th March Speech never to lose appeal: PM
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the appeal of the historic 7th March Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will never fade away as it will remain as a great…
HIV-positive man in remission, second case ever: study
A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely cured, researchers were set to announce at a medical conference Tuesday. Ten years after the first confirmed case of an…
First song on Rock Guru Azam Khan
Cultural Correspondent Journalist Souro has voiced a tributary song in memory of Rock Pioneer of the country Azam Khan. The song the first one on Azam Khan was released on the occasion of the 69th birth anniversary of Azam Khan…
‘Chilekothar Sepai’ staged at JU
Entertainment Desk Jahangirnagar Theatre (Auditorium) staged its play ‘Chilekothar Sepai’ at Selim Al Deen Muktamancha of Jahangirnagar University. The play was staged on the sixth day of a weeklong theatre festival, titled ‘Bongo Milon Nattya Utsab – 2019′, organized by…
Prodigy singer Keith Flint dies
Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious after finding his body on Monday in Essex, northeast of London. Keith Flint, the singer and iconic frontman of British rave scene band The Prodigy, has died at the age…
681 illegal establishments evicted in Gaibandha
A total of 681 illegal structures established on both sides of the road from Palashbari upazila town to Tulshighat Bazaar in the district had been evicted in last few days till Monday. Office sources said a large number of people…
Fighting destructive dams: Lessons from the masters
“Everybody loves us Lepchas,” said Tseten. He said this was a major reason that the group decided never to add violence in their fight to save the Teesta.
Tejgaon slum in Capital Dhaka catches fire
A fire broke out at a slum beside private television channel Deepto TV building in the city’s Tejgaon area of Dhaka City on Sunday.
Suspected drug trader killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch of Police at Kalibari in the city early Sunday.
Quader sick: Being sent to Singapore for treatment
Obaidul Quader, LGRD minister $ gs of AL, was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit of the BSMMU hospital on Sunday morning following breathing complications.
India-Pakistan fighting kills 6 civilians, 2 Pakistan troops
Srinagar, Mar 2 (AP/UNB) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday. Tensions have been running high…
Hasina for proper dev strategies suiting local soil, water, climate
Dhaka, Mar 2 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged engineers to concentrate more on research for innovating newer technologies so that Bangladesh can take proper development strategies suiting the local soil, water and climate. “We want you…
Untimely rain damages raw bricks in Satkhira brick kilns
Satkhira, Mar 2 – Untimely rain for last four days in the district damaged huge raw-bricks that were stacked up in the open fields for drying causing massive loss to more than one-hundred brick kilns. Saying that more than two-hundred…
BCL activist stabbed dead in Gazipur
Gazipur, Mar 2 (UNB) – An activist of Bangladseh Chhatra League(BCL) was stabbed to death by rivals in Boran Munshi Para road area in Tongi on Friday night over a cricket match. The deceased was identified as Prince Mahmud Nahid,…
Accountability must to combat impunity in Myanmar: UN envoy
Dhaka, Mar 2 (UNB) – UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy in Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener has said accountability is essential for combating impunity and genuine reconciliation in Myanmar. Myanmar’s Independent Commission of Enquiry has responded positively to her recommendation that it…