by K.A. Shaji • The delta of river Kaveri, which is the agricultural backbone of south India, has shrunk by 20 percent because of diversion of land for non-agricultural purposes and climate change. • The region witnessed an increase in…
Day: April 5, 2019
Foreign Diplomats in BD on pleasure trip to Sreemangal
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – Diplomats stationed in Dhaka and heads of some international organisations are in Sreemangal to spend some time in one of the most verdant places in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is leading the delegation…
AL restored one-party Bakasl rule in BD, alleges BNP
Thakurgaon, Apr 5 (UNB) – BNP on Friday alleged that the ruling Awami League has depoliticised the country by ‘restoring one-party Bakasl rule as it did in 1975’. “Now, there’s no politics in the country. Politics is now under the…
Myanmar military again attacking civilians in Rakhine: UN
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – The United Nations has said the Myanmar military is again carrying out attacks against its own civilians which may constitute war crimes and said they are “deeply disturbed” by the intensification of conflicts in Rakhine…
BNP getting ready to take to streets: Moyeen Khan
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said their party is getting ready to wage a movement together with people to free their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. “We must free our leader…
Obaidul Quader leaves Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB)— Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader was released from Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Friday afternoon. “His health condition is better now. His blood pressure and diabetes are under control,” said Dr Abu Naser Rizvi, director of…
Ex-clerk held for raping schoolgirl for years
Chapainawabganj, Apr 5 (UNB) – A man accused of blackmailing and raping a female high school student for several years was arrested on Friday morning from Naogaon. Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) identified the man as Rahim Badsha, 40, son of…
PM Hasina criticises US for issuing red alert in BD
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday sharply criticised the USA for issuing an alert on Bangladesh without citing any reason or giving any explanation. “I saw the USA issued an alert. They didn’t inform us why…
38th National Senior Table Tennis kicks off Saturday
Dhaka – The 38th edition of National Senior Table Tennis Championship 2019 will begin Saturday at Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Table Tennis Wooden Floor Stadium in Paltan. Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) is organising the competition, said a press release…
Groundnut growers expect good yield in Rajshahi
Growers are dreaming of good yield of groundnut as they are enjoying suitable weather since sowing stage of the cash crop here in this current season. Royez Uddin and Ahammed Ali, two farmers of Char Mazar Diar under Paba Upazila,…
Premier cricket: Shinepukur beat Mohammedan in dramatic match
Dhaka – Shinepukur Cricket Club beat Mohammedan Sporting Club on Friday by two wickets in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. Mohammedan were all-out for 324 runs in 49.3 overs but Shinepukur chased it with two balls to spare at…
Arsenic-laced water may cause more young deaths
Chronic exposure to higher arsenic concentration through drinking water may cause more deaths in young adults in a number of different diseases, says a new study. It reveals the different diseases include cardio-vascular disease (related to the heart), cerebro-vascular disease…
New York debuts arts complex
A sparkling new addition to New York’s cultural offerings will open Friday, a highly anticipated interdisciplinary complex aiming to be an every man’s art space in the upscale Hudson Yards real estate development. The futuristic Shed institution, constructed on a…
Sanjida Khatun turns 86
Culture Desk Sanjida has made a long and arduous journey – from being one of the first women to speak in public meetings to being under constant surveillance of the government of the erstwhile East Pakistan and its cohorts; from…
2nd division football: Khilgaon beat Gouripur by 5-0 goals
DHAKA – Khilgaon Football Academy thrashed Gouripur Sporting Club by 5-0 goals on Friday in the second division football league organised by Dhaka Metropolitan Football League Committee. Sujon Roy netted the first goal in the 35th minute of the game…
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open: Siddikur remains in 4th slot after round 3
Dhaka – Bangladesh golf star and Asian Siddikur Rahman (68) remained in the 4th slot, sharing the place with Australia’s Maverick Antcliff (69) carding eleven-under-par scoring 202 after the round three of the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019 at the…
Shatrughan Sinha quits BJP, joins Congress
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who has announced that he is quitting the BJP, on Sunday said he decided to go with the Congress as it was a national party in the “true sense” and family friend Lalu Prasad also advised him…
Japan’s gender gap
CHICAGO, Illinois, Mar 27 2019 (IPS) – Japan is not making progress in gender equality, at least relative to the rest of the world. Despite the Japanese government’s attempts in recent years to pass legislation promoting the economic activity of women,…
BD govt to buy surplus power from solar irrigation pumps
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – The government has planned to purchase unconsumed or surplus electricity from solar-run irrigation pumps across the country aiming to promote renewable energy. “We’ve prepared a draft policy to purchase such electricity from pump operators. But, the…
Samsung quarterly profit likely fell sharply as chips drop
Seoul, April 5 (AP/UNB) — Samsung Electronics Co. says it’s operating profit for the last quarter likely fell more than 60% from a year earlier amid falling memory chip prices and slowing demand for display panels. The South Korean technology…
Judge orders mental health tests for accused mosque shooter
Christchurch, April 5 (AP/UNB) — A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo two mental health assessments to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. High Court judge…
SDGs: Ambitions are affordable for Asia and the Pacific
BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 4 2019 (IPS) – Three years of implementation of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific shows the region has some catching up to do. Despite much progress, the region is not on…
Millions of BD children at risk from climate crisis: Unicef
More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday in a new report According to the study – Gathering…
Fire at Dhaka’s Baridhara, Shantinagar residential buildings doused
Dhaka, Apr 4 – Two incidents of fire were reported at two residential buildings in Capital Dhaka on Thursday evening and Friday Morning. In the first incident at Shantinagar the fire originated from a kitchen and in the second ar…
GM Quader reinstated as Jatiya Party cochairman
Dhaka, Apr 4 – Nearly two weeks after his removal, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday reinstated his younger brother GM Quader as his party’s cochairman. A press release, signed by Ershad, SCO-chairman decision came into effect on Thursday.…
Six put on remand for impersonating as Customs officials
Dhaka, April 04 – A Dhaka court placed the six persons on a one-day remand each in a case filed for allegedly impersonating themselves as customs officials and grabbing money from different people putting them in trap. Magistrate Abu Sufian…
Police seek 10-day remand for Wahed Mansion owner
Dhaka, April 04 – City’s Chawkbazar Police on Thursday sought a 10-day remand for quizzing two owners of the Wahed Mansion, the centre of devastating Chawkbazar fire, in a case filed about the death of 70 persons. Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of…
UK to extend coop in trade-business and tertiary edu in BD
Dhaka, April 04 – United Kingdom (UK) wants to extend its cooperation in different areas including business and trade as well as tertiary level education here in Bangladesh to strengthen the ties between the two countries. Besides, the UK has…
JU Alumni Assoc election April 5
Savar (Dhaka) April 04 – The Election of Jahangirnagar University Alumni Association Executive Committee will be held on Friday 5 April. But the general secretary candidate S.M Shadat Hossen expressed fear about the Election at a press briefing held at…