Worshippers have returned to the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch for the first time since a mass shooting there in which dozens of people were killed. The building had closed so police could investigate the attack but on Saturday small groups…
Month: March 2019
Singer Shahnaz Rahmatuallah passes away
Dhaka, Mar 24 (UNB) – Noted singer Shahnaz Rahmatuallah died of heart attack early Sunday. She was 67. Shahnaz breathed her last at her Baridhaara residence around 1:30am after suffering a heart attack, said lyricist Shafiq Tuhin.
Additional investments, focus on rural dev in Global South
IFAD Vice-President at global conference to call for additional investments and focus on rural development in Global South Buenos Aires, 20 March 2019 – The world needs to harness the power of exchanges between countries in the Global South if…
Russia implements comprehensive LNG project
March 21, 2019 – Rostec State Corporation and the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region signed an agreement on implementing a comprehensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Northern Dvina – LNG in the region. The document stipulates an LNG plant construction…
University pupil pushed down from bus to death in M’vibazar
Sylhet, Mar 23 – Amid the outcry over the death of a private university student in the capital, another university student was crushed to death by a bus after its helper reportedly pushed him off the vehicle at Sherpur in…
Chattogram, Mar 23 – Assistant High Commissioner of India in Chattogram Anindya Banerjee on Saturday said around 1.45 mln Bangladeshi nationals visited India in 2018 on tourism, medical and business purposes. At a press briefing at the assistant high commission’s…
Ten women get Anannya Shirshodosh award
Dhaka, Mar 23 – Anannya, a fortnightly feminist magazine of Bangladesh, on Saturday awarded 10 women of the country for their outstanding contributions to their respective areas. “Anannya Shirshodosh 2018” awards were handed over to the distinguished women for their…
Reverse engineering for SDGs
ROME, Feb 20 2019 (IPS) – When young people from small towns and villages seek higher education they have to usually migrate to big cities leaving their local communities behind. On completion of their degree from the Universities, they generally prefer…
গ্যাস-বিদ্যুতের মূল্যবৃদ্ধির প্রস্তাব জনগণ প্রতিহত করবে -আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই গ্যাস-বিদ্যুত খাতে সীমাহীন ঘুষ, দুর্নীতি বন্ধ না করে গ্যাস-বিদ্যুতের মূল্যবৃদ্ধির প্রস্তাবনাকে জনগণের পকেট কাটার শামিল বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন। দুর্নীতি ও সিস্টেম লস বন্ধ না করে তা জনগণের উপর…
Indian PM Modi greets Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Pak Nat’l Day
New Delhi, March 23 (Xinhua/UNB)- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, greeting him on the occasion of Pakistan’s national day, confirmed an official source in the Indian external affairs ministry on Saturday.…
New Ducsu leaders take charge
Dhaka, Mar 23 (UNB)-The elected leaders of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) took over their respective charges for one year in its first executive meeting held on Saturday. The meeting began around 11:30 am at the hall room on…
Himu Akram — a wizard of TV drama
Himu Akram has made a name for himself in the Bangladesh television industry for making dramas evolving with unconventional stories. His stories are full of subtle and funny characters. He likes to carry the audiences back to their childhood and…
HC revokes sacked AL leader’s bail over polls-time gang rape
Dhaka, Mar 23 (UNB) – The High Court on Saturday revoked its previous order that granted a one-year interim bail to sacked Awami League leader Ruhul Amin in a case over the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila of…
Free transport sector from political influence: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 23 (UNB) – Gono Forum, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Saturday demanded that steps be taken to free the transport sector from political influence and laws be properly enforced to ensure safe roads. The party came up…
Taskin hopeful of playing next World Cup
Dhaka – National team pace-bowler Taskin Ahmed is optimistic about his return to the side before the World Cup. The right-arm pacer has been recovering from an ankle injury sustained during the last match of Sylhet Sixers in the last…
Saif’s ton helps Prime Doleshwear to beat Khelaghar
Dhaka – Saif Hassan’s back-to-back-century in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) helped Prime Doleshwar to beat Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity on Saturday by seven wickets in Savar. Prime Doleshwar won the toss and decided to bowl first.…
BGB, Police make good start in I-Day Handball
Dhaka – MA Hamid Independence Day Handball (Men’s & Women’s) Tournament began on Saturday at Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium here with Border Guard-Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Police making flying start in the men’s competition. Acting Secretary…
2nd Division Football League kicks off Sunday
Dhaka – The 13-team Metropolis 2nd Division Football League begins on Sunday at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur here. State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russell will inaugurate the meet in…
2 suspected drug traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 22 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Rajarchhara in Teknaf upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Nur Mohammad, 40, son of Azahar Mia of Nazir Para, and…
পরিবহন সেক্টর নিরাপদ করুন, ঢাকা সম্মেলনে পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, ঘুষ, দুর্নীতি ও অনৈতিকতার কারণে সড়কসহ সর্বত্র অনিরাপদ হয়ে উঠছে। মহাসড়কসহ শহরগুলোর সড়কে যেভাবে মানুষের প্রাণ ঝরছে, তাতে মনে হয় এদেশে মানুষের কোন মূল্যই নেই। আর কত…
Humayun Azad murder case: No to German physician’s testimony
Dhaka, March 21 – A Dhaka court on Thursday disallowed German physician Gabriel Peterson from testifying in the Dr Humayun Azad murder case. The Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge of Dhaka, Maksuda Pervin rejected the plea of accused Mizanur Rahman.…
Hearing in Holey Artisan Bakery case deferred to Mar 27
Dhaka, March 21 – An anti-terror special court of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned till March 27, the hearing of a case filed under the anti-terror act over the grisly militant attack at the capital’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016. Judge…
Dhaka court issues arrest warrant for jailed Ex-PM Khaleda
Dhaka, March 21 – The Chief Metropolitan Court of Dhaka on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in connection with a case filed for making a “defamatory statement” on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Khaleda Zia…
Dhaka students’ demo against reckless driving for third day
Dhaka, March 21 – Hundreds of students from different universities yesterday gathered at Bashundhara Gate in Pragati Swarani and formed a human chain to voice and showcase their protests against reckless driving that killed Abrar Hossain Chowdhury, a student of…
Climate change affecting agriculture greatly: BD Minister
Dhaka, Mar 21 – Mentioning that the climate change does harm to the agriculture sector most, Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque on Thursday said Bangladesh will be at stake if the sector is affected. “Bangladesh will be at risk…
DU forms panel to probe Ducsu polls ‘irregularities’
Dhaka, Mar 21 – Dhaka University (DU) Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman has formed a seven-member probe panel to look into the allegations of irregularities in the elections to DU Central Student’s Union (Ducsu) and hall unions. Sajeda Banu, a…
No development project by hurting people: PM
Dhaka, Mar 21 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to take such development projects that will not affect people. “We’ll definitely undertake development projects, but the development will have to be for people. There should…
5 mosques vandalised in central England
London, Mar 21 (AP/UNB) — Counter-terrorism officers in central England are investigating attacks on five mosques in which windows were apparently shattered by a sledgehammer. The attacks in Birmingham are being treated as linked. No motive has been established. The…
River ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq’s Mosul, killing 71
Baghdad, Mar 21 (AP/UNB) — A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year sank in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 71 people, mostly women and children, officials said. Col.…
Lalan Festival on at BD mystic lyricist Lalon Shah Shrine
Kushtia, Mar 21 – A three-day Lalon festival, which began on Wednesday at Lalon Shah Shrine at Chheuria village in Kushtia will end Friday. Every year, the Lalon Academy and Kushtia district administration jointly organise the festival in memory of…