Sangsad Bhaban, Jun 26 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the security and stability of Bangladesh could be hampered if the displaced Rohingya people cannot be repatriated soon. “If we can’t send them back soon, there’s an…
Month: June 2019
Ex-President Ershad admitted to Combined Military Hospital
Dhaka, June 26 (UNB) – Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here on Wednesday morning as his health condition has deteriorated. Taking to UNB, Ershad’s press secretary Shunil Shuvo Roy said their chairman…
Nasim lied about Dr Kamal in JS: Gono Forum
Dhaka, Jun 26 (UNB) – Gonoforum on Wednesday accused senior Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim of spreading lies in parliament about its president and Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain with an ‘ulterior’ motive. In a statement, Gonoforum executive presidents…
Narsingdi fire-attack victim Fulan Rani loses battle for life
Narsingdi, June 26 (UNB) – Teenage girl Fulan Rani Barman, who was set afire by miscreants here on June 13, died on Wednesday morning after fighting for her life for 12 days. She succumbed to her burn injuries at Dhaka…
Atrocities against Rohingyas: ICC forms pre-trial chamber
Dhaka, June 26 (UNB) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has constituted pre-trial Chamber-III demonstrating further progress over ongoing process to look into the atrocities committed against the Rohingyas. The Chamber is composed of Judge Robert Fremr, Judge Olga Herrera…
BAU approves 80 research projects for 2019-20
Mymensingh, June 26 – The Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System (BAURES) approved 80 research projects for the fiscal year of 2019-20. The University Grants Commission granted 6 crore taka on research sector of the University. The research activities will start…
Question leakage: Warrant against 78 including DU students
Dhaka, June 26 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against 78 persons including several students of Dhaka University on the charge of leaking question papers in the Dhaka University admission test. Later,…
Countries differ over review of achievements under UNFCCC
Bonn, 26 June (TWN) – Disagreements between developed and developing countries arose over the need to review the progress on achievements under the UNFCCC, at the Bonn climate talks. The talks which began on 17 June, are scheduled to end…
HC summons Special Tribunal Judge for defying its stay
Dhaka, June 26 –The High Court on Wednesday summoned the judge of Dhaka’s metropolitan special tribunal-2 for defying its stay order on proceedings of a murder case. The HC bench comprising Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin…
Anti-graft body finds proof its director Basir took bribes
Dhaka, June 26 – After getting preliminary evidence of bribery allegations, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday sent a letter to the department of immigration so that its suspended director Enamul Basir could not leave the country. ACC director Sheikh Md…
High Court for revival of a murder case stayed 28 years ago
Dhaka, June 26 – After lifting a 28-year old stay order on the trial proceeding of a murder case, the High Court yesterday directed the registrar general to prepare a list of the criminal cases which have been stayed following…
JFA Cup Football: Thakurgaon crushes Lalmonithat 12-0
Dhaka – Thakurgaon District crushed Lalmonirhat District beating them by a massive 12-0 goals in the JFA U-14 National Women’s Football Championship’2019 at the Rangpur District Stadium on Wednesday. Anika made double hattrick scoring six goals, Ranjana struck two while…
Neesham, Grandhomme help New Zealand post 237
Dhaka – Despite losing five wickets for 83 runs, New Zealand posted 237 for six in 50 overs against Pakistan at Birmingham on Wednesday riding on a 132-run stand in the sixth wicket by James Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme.…
Poorest nations weighed down by fastest growing populations
By Thalif DeenReprint| UN, Jun 24 2019 (IPS) – With a new report projecting a rise in population, specifically in Asia and Africa, the United Nations has warned that continued rapid population growth presents enormous challenges for sustainable development in…
Low-income nations pay over 20 times more for generic drugs
By Caley PigliucciReprint UN, Jun 21 2019 (IPS) – A recently-released report by the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD) shows that generic drugs, like omeprazole (used to treat heartburn), can cost 20-30 times more in low and middle-income countries…
A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants
Mexico City, June 16 (AP/UNB) — The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl tucked inside. Her arm…
18 suffer burns in Chittagong car air-compressor blast
Chattogram, June 26 (UNB) – At least 18 people, including three children, suffered burns when the compressor of a microbus air-conditioner exploded on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway in Patia upazila on Tuesday night. Sixteen of them were identified as Rubel,…
5 dishes every new graduate should learn how to make
New York, June 26 (AP/UNB) – So your kid is going out into the world. Flying the coop. Time for them to learn how to cook. Maybe, just maybe, you didn’t do as good a job as you’d planned teaching…
First James Bond film poster sells for £15k at auction
Dhaka, June 26 (UNB) – A poster from the first ever James Bond movie, Dr No, has sold for £15,000, reports BBC. It was among more than 400 cinema posters on sale in what auctioneers said was the “largest cinema…
Convince Myanmar to take Rohingyas back: PM to China
Dhaka, Jun 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged China to persuade Myanmar so that they take back their over one million Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh. The Prime Minister made the plea when Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh…
Bangladesh denounces Houthi attack on Saudi airport
Dhaka, June 25 (UNB) – Bangladesh has strongly condemned the attack on Abha International Airport of the Saudi Arabia by Houthis, leaving one dead and injuring several others. “We’re concerned that such unprovoked acts undermine the security of the Kingdom…
Scientists successfully transfer 1st test tube rhino embryo
Berlin, June 25 (AP/UNB) — Scientists in Europe say they’ve successfully transferred a test tube rhino embryo back into a female whose eggs were fertilized in vitro, as part of an effort to save another nearly extinct sub-species of the…
Conduct surveys on road-rail bridges: PM
Dhaka, Jun 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday instructed the authorities concerned to conduct surveys on dilapidated rail and road bridges in the country so that necessary repair works could be done before monsoon. The Prime Minister…
Dope test to be mandatory for govt jobs: Home Minister
Dhaka, June 25 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said dope test is going to be made compulsory for government jobs. The decision has been approved in principal by the Cabinet, he told the media at the ministry…
Taking cue from YouTube, BD youth farms fish in yard pools
Comilla, June 26 – Iqbal Hossain, a youth of Shubhanagar village in Sadar Upazila, has started farming fish in backyard pools. He taught himself the technique by watching a tutorial on youtube, the video blogging site. “I started farming fish…
Detergent, antibiotics found in milk samples
Dhaka, June 25 (UNB)— Researchers have found traces of detergent and antibiotics in samples of pasteurised and unpasteurised milk produced by several companies. Products of Pran, MilK Vita, Igloo, Aarong, and Farm Fresh were tested. All seven samples of pasteurised…
First-ever successful liver transplant surgery in Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 25 (UNB) – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has conducted the first-ever liver transplant surgery, demonstrating the public hospital’s progress in modern healthcare service. The surgery was successfully conducted on Monday on a 20-year-old youth who had…
টেকসই উন্নয়নের জন্য অববাহিকা ভিত্তিক নদীব্যবস্থাপনা জরুরীঃ আইএফসি
ঢাকা, ২৫ জুন – টেকসই উন্নয়নের লক্ষ্যগুলো (এসডিজীজ) অর্জনের স্বার্থে নদীমাতৃক বাংলাদেশের নদীগুলোর ব্যবস্থাপনা টেকসই হওয়া দরকার। এজন্য যৌথ সকল নদীর অববাহিকা ভিত্তিক ব্যবস্থাপনা নিশ্চিত করার উদ্যোগ নিতে প্রধান মন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনাকে অনুরোধ জানিয়েছেন অন্তর্জাতিক ফারাক্কা কমিটি (আইএফসি) নিউ ইয়র্ক…
23 sued for gross violation of rules in FR Tower construction
Dhaka, June 25 – Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two cases against 23 people for the gross violation of rules and regulations for constructing the mmuch-talked-aboutbuilding FR Tower which caught fire that claimed lives of 27 people and injured scores of…
BD Standards Instt contradicts DU report on ‘harmful milk’
Dhaka, June 25 – Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) yesterday in a report submitted before the High Court said that it did not find any harmful elements after conducting test of 18 samples of 14 brand packed-milk from the market.…