Dhaka, Jan 28 – Gono Forum’s two MPs-elect — Sultan Mohammad Mansur (Moulvibazar-2) and Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) — want to take oath on March 7 to join the 11th parliament. Talking to UNB, the duo said they sent a letter…
Month: March 2019
Ekushey Book Fair ends – sale proceeds Taka 780 milliom
Dhaka, Mar 2 (UNB)— The extended Amar Ekushey Book Fair ended Saturday, recording huge sale and witnessing a mass gathering of book lovers. The fair was originally scheduled to end on Thursday but the government extended it. In the last…
Fire at Old Dhaka again, 3 suffer burn injuries
Dhaka, Mar 2 (UNB) – Three people sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out at a scrap-metal store in Kamalbagh area of the old part of the city on Saturday afternoon. The injured are store owner’s son Sumon Khan,…
The unbearable unrealism of the present
by Paul Mason What characterises the present moment in history is a pervasive sense of unrealism among elites. Official discourses are no longer used as guides to action, laws are not applied and regulations are ignored. The ultimate symbol of…
Bangladesh trail by 307 runs after day 3
Dhaka- New Zealand have put more pressure on Bangladesh in the first Test of three-match series in Hamilton as the Tigers are trailing by 307 runs at the end of the day 3 with six wickets in hand. After the…
AFC U-16 Football: Bangladesh to play China to decide group title
Dhaka, Mar 2 (UNB)- Bangladesh will play China in their third and last match to decide Group B champions from the qualifying round-2 match of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship on Sunday. The match will kick-off at 2:30pm Bangladesh time…
BKSP clinch 21st National Junior Girls Gymnastics title
Dhaka – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) won the girls’ team title of the 21st National Junior Gymnastics Championship on Saturday. They secured 115.60 points on the third day of the meet at the National Sports Council Gymnasium in Dhaka.…
Mehidy makes unwanted record in Hamilton
Dhaka – Bangladeshi right-arm off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz has made an unwanted record in the ongoing first Test of three-match series against New Zealand in Hamilton. He now holds the record for conceding most runs in a Test for Bangladesh.…
Commercial, industrial prices of gas may rise sll: Minister
Dhaka, Mar 2 (UNB) – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government has moved for raising gas prices, mainly for commercial and industrial consumers and for power plants to offset the losses caused…
India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir; 4 killed
India, 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 four civilians and wounding four others, officials said Saturday. Fighting resumed overnight as the…
The misconceptions of contraception
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 1 2019 (IPS) – In light of rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies, governments are exploring ways to tackle taboos around condoms. In a new study, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reviews the availability and…
Business leaders, lawmakers to Amazon: please come back to NY
Top business leaders, lawmakers and others are urging Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos to reconsider his decision not to move forward. That was with plans for a new headquarters in New York, to build an “exciting future” for the city.…
Number of jaundice patients rapidly rising in Chittagong
A Hepatitis E outbreak has spread panic among city residents in the Halishahar area. The number of jaundice patients is rising alarmingly in Halishahar of Chittagong city. Earlier, the district’s Civil Surgeon, Dr Azizur Rahman Siddique, hadirected all private and…
Erratic climate affects livelihoods in lower Teesta basin
During the dry season from winter through summer (November-May), cold, fog, droughts, and heat stress gravely affect the agriculture and common people’s livelihoods in lower Teesta River basin, says a new study. The study reveals that the communities of Teesta…
Sridevi-starrer ‘Mom’ to be released in China
‘Mom is a film that has connected with both mothers and audiences from every region,’ Boney Kapoor, Sridevi’s husband said in a press release. Sridevi-starrer “Mom,” the screen icon’s last film before her death on February 24 last year, will…
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch back on market
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California is back on the market for $31 million, a steep cut from the $100 million asking price four years ago. The 2,700-acre (1,093 hectare) estate located near Los Olivos and renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch…
Grounded ship leaks 80 tons of oil near Pacific UNESCO site
An environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Pakistan hands over captured Indian pilot
Pakistan has handed over an Indian pilot captured after his plane was shot down by the Pakistani military this week.
ডাকসু নির্বাচনে ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলন-এর পূর্ণাঙ্গ প্যানেল ঘোষণা
ইসলামী শাসনতন্ত্র ছাত্র আন্দোলন সমর্থিত পূর্ণাঙ্গ প্যানেল কেন্দ্রীয় সভাপতি ও ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের মেধাবী ছাত্র শেখ ফজলুল করীম মারুফ-এর অনুমোদনের মাধ্যমে প্রকাশ করা হয়।
ইসি’র খামখেয়ালীর কারণে নির্বাচনে মানুষের আগ্রহ নেই -চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, নির্বাচন কমিশনের খামখেয়ালীর কারণে নির্বাচনের প্রতি ভোটারদের আগ্রহ নেই। নির্বাচন কমিশনের মত একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ সাংবিধানিক পদটিকে প্রশ্নবিদ্য করেছে। গতকাল অনুষ্ঠিত ঢাকা সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচনে ভোটারহীন ও নামমাত্র…
Ekushey Award winner Polan Sarkar passes away
Ekushey Padak winner Palan Sarker, who was promoting the reading books of his locality by walking to villages after village has passed away at his home on Friday in Rajshahi.
Most Dhaka City voters spent holiday at village homes: Quader
AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader has justified the low voter turnout in city elections saying it was a public holiday and most voters went to village homes.
CEC’s 3 reasons for low voter turnout in Dhaka city polls
CEC KM Nurul Huda on Friday revealed three reasons behind the low voter’s turnout in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls that held on February 28.
14 bomb-like objects recovered in Dhamrai
Savar, Mar 1 (UNB) – Police recovered 14 objects, which appear to be bombs, from the roof of a building at Kalampur in Dhamrai on Thursday. Police said Jashim Uddin, owner of the two-story building, found the objects wrapped in…
Govt can’t run country for long with falsehood: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 1 (UNB) – Stating that the government is in trouble, Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday warned that it will not be able to run the country for long with ‘falsehood’. “This government is in trouble…
Dhaka to take no new Burma refugees, seeks safe return
United Nations, Mar 1 (AP/UNB) — Bangladesh’s foreign secretary said Thursday his country will need to stop accepting more refugees from Myanmar and accused its government of being “obstructionist” about bringing back more than 1 million Rohingya Muslims who have…
New Indian envoy Riva Ganguly in city
Dhaka, Mar 1 (UNB) – Riva Ganguly Das arrived here on Friday night to take up her assignment as the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. Prior to her arrival, she was the Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations…
Observing Voter Day is a mockery: BNP
Dhaka, Mar 1 (UNB) – BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday said observing the national voter day after robbing the people of their voting rights is a mockery with the nation. “The people’s voting rightswere snatched through the December…
Pakistan takes captured Indian pilot to border for handover
Wagah, Mar 1 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani officials brought a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India for handover on Friday, a “gesture of peace” promised by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan amid a dramatic escalation with the country’s…
Damaged tyre forces Biman plane emergency landing
Dhaka, Mar 1 (UNB) – A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Friday afternoon after one of its front tyres got damaged. Biman General Manager (Public Relations) Shakil Meraj…