Dhaka, April 02 – The reinforced frame, weighing 58 tons, and the embedded part of the core catcher (core meltdown retention device), weighing 7.5 tons, have been installed at Unit 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna. “In the…
Month: April 2019
Mahmudullah in rest, no worry about World Cup participation
Dhaka – Bangladesh stalwart MahmudullahRiyad will be in rest for two weeks and will not take part in any practice due to a shoulder injury. However, there is no worry about his participation in the forthcoming World Cup for this…
Haurray Wafer School Mini Handball inaugurated
Dhaka – The Haurray Wafer School Mini Handball Tournament 2019 in both boys and girls categories, organized by Bangladesh Handball Federation, was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Shahid Captain Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in Paltan. Earlier in the morning,…
Mukabbir takes oath as MP, Gonoforum expels him
Dhaka, April 02 – Ganoforum’s MP-elect Mukabbir Khan, who won the last national polls from Sylhet-2 constituency, yesterday took oath as a member of the 11th parliament. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered him the oath at her office at…
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019 begins Wednesday
Dhaka – The US$ 350,000 “Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019”, an Asian Tour Professional Golf Tournament will be kicked off Wednesday at Kurmitola Golf Club here. Bangladesh Golf Federation is organizing the highly-rated Asian Tour for the fifth time since…
শুরু হয়েছে শিশুদের অনলাইন ছবিআঁকার প্রতিযোগিতা
নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা: প্রতিযোগিতা মানেই অনেক পারদর্শী হতে হবে, আবার পূর্ব প্রস্তুতিনিয়ে প্রতিযোগিতার স্থলে যেতে হবে। আর যদি এমন হয় পারদর্শী না হয়ে বাড়িতে বসেই প্রতিযোগীতায় অংশগ্রহণ করা যায়, তবে কেমন হয়? হ্যা ঠিক তেমনই এক আয়োজন শুরু হয়েছে শিশুকিশোর আঁকিয়েদের…
বিশ্ব ফ্যাক্ট-চেকিং দিবস পালিত
বিশ্বের সাথে মিল রেখে দুই এপ্রিল বাংলাদেশে পালিত হচ্ছে বিশ্ব ফ্যাক্টচেকিং দিবস। বিডি ফ্যাক্টচেক বিভিন্ন কর্মসূচির মধ্যদিয়ে এই দিবসটি পালন করে। বিশ্বের ফ্যাক্টচেকিং সংস্থাগুলোর অভিভাবক সংস্থা আন্তর্জাতিক ফ্যাক্টচেকিং নেটওয়ার্ক এই দিবসের প্রচলন করে। জনসাধারণের মধ্যে মিথ্যা, ভুল ও বিভ্রান্তিকর তথ্য…
ওয়ায়েজিনদের ওপর করারোপ মাহফিলে বিধিনিষেধে উদ্বেগ প্রকাশ
ওয়ায়েজিনদের উপর করারোপ এবং ইসলামী আন্দোলনের নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীমসহ আলেমদের ওয়াজে বাধানিষেধের প্রস্তাবনায় গভীর উদ্বেগ ও ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ করে তীব্র নিন্দা ও প্রতিবাদ জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।…
Kiron’s bail cancellation hearing in defamation case, April 15
Dhaka, April 02 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed April 15 for hearing on the cancellation of bail granted to Bangladdesh Football Federation’s women wing Chairperson and FIF Council member Mahfuza Akter Kiron in…
Sri Lanka: Don’t end death penalty moratorium – HRW
The Sri Lankan government should drop plans to resume executions, which would end an unofficial 43-year moratorium in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 31, 2019, President Maithripala Sirisena said that a date had been set to resume carrying out…
The case of Rohingya refugee students in BD – HRW
The Bangladeshi government has expelled scores of Rohingya refugee children from schools in southeast Bangladesh since late January 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. Officials have ordered secondary schools near the refugee settlements in the Cox’s Bazar district to dismiss Rohingya students,…
Elephant habitat in subcontinent to shift towards Himalayas
Already struggling with the loss and fragmentation of its habitat, the Endangeredspecies of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) will be faced with further “heavy loss” in its habitat over the next few decades due to climate change, said a recent study, which…
Lailat-ul-Miraj Tuesday
DHAKA, April 2, 2019 (BSS) – The holy Lailat-ul-Miraj will be observed in the country tomorrow night in religious festivity and befitting manner. Marking the holy night, Islamic Foundation (IF) will arrange a waz and milad mahfil on the importance…
2nd woman recounts unwanted touching by Biden
Washington, Apr 2 (AP/UNB) — Aides to Joe Biden are striking a more aggressive tone as the former vice president faces scrutiny over his past behavior toward women. In a statement Monday, Biden spokesman Bill Russo blasted “right wing trolls”…
Buriganga boat capsize death toll rises to 5
Keraniganj, April 2 (UNB) –The body of the boatman, who went missing in a boat capsize in the Buriganga river during Sunday night’s storm, was recovered from the river in Barishur area on Tuesday morning. The death toll from the…
Chawkbazar fire: Manson owner’s 2 sons sent to jail
Dhaka, April 2 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday sent two sons of the owner of Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar, from where a devastating fire originated on the night of February 20 that killed at least 71 people, to…
Khaleda’s health improving, says BSMMU hospital
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities on Tuesday claimed that the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s is improving. “Khaleda Zia was admitted to our hospital 24 hours back. Her condition is now…
BNP’s token hunger Sunday seeking Khaleda’s release
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – BNP will observe a 6-hour token hunger strike in the capital on Sunday (Apr 7) demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail. Besides, the party will arrange milad mahfil across the country on Wednesday…
Memory, myth and ‘post-truth’
Collective memory has always been a symbolic political battleground. Historians and politicians have long been aware that shared representations of the past constrain political choices in the present by shaping communal ‘horizons of expectation’ of the future. The link between…
Cholera cases mount to over 1,000 in cyclone-hit Mozambique
Cholera has infected at least 1,052 people in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit region, the health ministry said Monday. In a new report, marking a massive increase from 139 cases reported four days ago. The mounting cases represent on average more than 200…
Canada experiencing warming at twice global level
Canada is experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. With the effects most pronounced in the country’s north, according to a new government report cited by local media Monday. Average temperatures have risen by 1.7…
Mexico rocker dies in apparent suicide
A Mexican rock star was found dead Monday after tweeting that he planned to kill himself in a “radical declaration of innocence” after being accused of sexual harassment by the country’s #MeToo movement. Armando Vega Gil, 63, the bassist for…
‘Meenalaap’ wins Ritwik Ghatak Golden Award
Entertainment Desk Bangladeshi film-maker Suborna Senjutee Tushee’s short film “Meenalaap”- “Fish Musing”- won the Ritwick Ghatak Golden Award for the Best Short Fiction, at the 2nd South Asian Short Film Festival 2019 in Kolkata on Monday. Amitabh Reza Chowdhury also…
National Film Day tomorrow
Culture Desk The National Film Day will be observed in a befitting manner under the auspices of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), National Film Observance Committee and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on tomorrow (April 3). Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh…
Jute mill workers’ on 72-hour strike in Khulna, snap rail link
Khulna, Apr 2 (UNB) – Workers of state-owned jute mills went on a 72-hour strike in Khulna region on Tuesday morning to press home their demands including implementation of the wage commission. The workers took position on Notun Rasta, Shiromoni…
Cyclone Idai: Time to reassess disaster management
HARARE, Mar 28 2019 (IPS) – It was one of the worst tropical cyclones hit Southern Africa in recent times. Cyclone Idai, which has been characterised by heavy rains and flooding including mudslides in some parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi,…
HR defenders need to be defended as much as they defend rights
GENEVA, Apr 1 2019 (IPS) – They are ordinary people – mothers, fathers, sisters, sons, daughters, brothers, friends. But for me they are extraordinary people – the ones who have the courage to stand up for everyone else’s rights. They are…
UNHCR gives buses for students in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar city
Dhaka, Apr 1 (UNB)— UN refugee agency UNHCR donated five buses for students of local colleges in Ukhiya and Cox’s Bazar city. The gesture is part of the agency’s appreciation of the local community’s role in responding to the Rohingya…
UK Parliament rejects alternatives to May’s Brexit deal
London, Apr 2 (AP/UNB) — Britain’s Parliament has spoken — and it has said no, again. Lawmakers seeking a way out of the country’s Brexit morass on Monday rejected four alternatives to the government’s unpopular European Union divorce deal that…
Zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance ring alarm bells
Data released recently by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that antibiotics used to treat infections that can be transmitted between animals and humans (zoonoses) like campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are…