Dhaka, May 1 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for London on Wednesday on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage departed Hazrat…
Month: May 2019
Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan Chowdhury held, charge unclear
Chittagong, May 1 – Detectives arrested former Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami MP Shahjahan Chowdhury and some other party leaders in the city on Tuesday night. A team of Detective Branch of picked Shahjahan, also city Jamaat Ameer, and others from Chandanpur Darul…
Massacre of the innocents: Whereto from here?
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 30 2019 (IPS) – We have been here before. This blooded precipice is familiar, this looming abyss. What is unfamiliar, what renders the Easter Sunday massacre most vile and truly nightmarish is the total absence of any…
Renewables to become the norm for the Caribbean
KINGSTON, Apr 29 2019 (IPS) – Jamaica and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are embracing renewable energy as part of their plans to become decarbonised in the coming decades. The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has committed the island…
HC wants docs of Zia Trust graft case on appeal by Khaleda
Dhaka, April 30 – The High Court Tuesday asked lower court concerned to submit documents of Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia within two months as it accepted her appeal challenging the verdict in the…
A historic journey in a wheelchair from Syria to the UN
Shantha Rau Barriga, Director, Disability Rights Division ShanthaHRW Nujeen Mustafa: First Woman with a Disability to Brief the UN Security Council Nujeen Mustafa is the first woman with a disability to brief the UN Security Council. “It was surreal.” That’s…
Actress Shomi faces Tk 1 billion defamation case
Dhaka, Apr 30 – A case has been filed against actress Shomi Kaiser for reportedly tarnishing the image of journalists branding them ‘thieves’ during a programme at the Jatiya Press Club on April 24. Editor of online news portal studentjournalbd.com…
Criticism forces BCB to change design of Tigers’ jersey
Dhaka – Following huge criticism in social media, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has changed the design of Bangladesh National Cricket Team’s green jersey for the upcoming ICC World Cup in England and Wales. The BCB uncovered the national team jersey…
PM Hasina pledges action if anyone plays with share market
She welcomes BNP MPs for joining parliament Dhaka, Apr 30 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday warned that action will be taken if anyone wants to play with the share market. “… if anyone wants to play (with the…
AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani beaten by suicidal own goal against Chennaiyin FC
Dhaka- A late own goal by Brazilian defender Wellington Priori forced Bangladesh Professional Football League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited to concede a 0-1 defeat against former Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC in their third Group E match of the…
Tigers fly for Ireland Wednesday morning
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Cricket team will fly for Ireland on Wednesday morning to play a tri-nation series involving the hosts and West Indies as well as to play the ICC World Cup beginning in England on May 30. After…