Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) – Can a team that was trashed by the favorites in a major soccer tournament win a final against the same opponent only two weeks later? The answer will be known on Sunday after Copa América…
Month: July 2019
No law enactment undermining HR concept: Dhaka tells EU
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has assured the European Union (EU) that Bangladesh will never enact or implement any law that may contravene the concept of human rights. He explained that the government of Bangladesh…
Crimes mark a sharp rise for law-and-order downslide: BNP
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday alleged that the incidents of killing, rape and other social crimes marked a sharp rise due to serious slide in law-and-order situation. “They (govt) have created an anarchic situation across the country…
Southern California reels from 7.1 quake
Los Angeles, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Small communities in the Mojave Desert are reeling from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake — the second major temblor in as many days to rock Southern California. Authorities say Friday night’s shaker was centered near…
Sharp rise in BD lightning strikes,126 killed in May-June
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) – At least 126 people were killed by lightning strikes across Bangladesh in May and June this year, according to data compiled by a non-government organisation. ‘Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum’ said it gathered…
Dhaka-Beijing strategic ties helpful for prosperity in Asia
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) – China has conveyed Bangladesh that the strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries will be ‘helpful in a big way’ towards the prosperity and stability in Asia and beyond apart from serving the mutual…
একটা কষ্টদায়ক অভিজ্ঞতা
আমার অত্যন্ত প্রিয় ফার্ষ্ট কাজিন হেনা এসেছিল ঢাকায় উন্নত চিকিৎসা নিতে। শনিবার বিকেলে সে ঢাকার এক অত্যাধুনিক বেসরকারি হাসপাতালে শেষ নিশ্বাস ত্যাগ করে স্বজনদের সাথে চলে গেল কুমিল্লা স্বামীর বাড়ীতে দাফনের জন্য। একজন সহজ সরল শিক্ষিকা দেড়মাস পর তার চাকুরী…
প্রবীণদের সেবা দিন, নিজের বার্ধক্যের প্রস্ত্ততি নিন
সামাজিক সংগঠন সভ্যতার উদ্যোগে ‘সন্তানদের সঠিক ধর্মীয় শিক্ষা ও সৎ উপার্জনে লালন পালনই বৃদ্ধ বয়সে সুখ আর সম্মানে থাকার পাথেয়’ শীর্ষক আলোচনা সভা ৬ জুলাই শনিবার জাতীয় যাদুঘর কবি সুফিয়া কামাল মিলনায়তনে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। শ্রম ও কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রনালয় সম্পর্কিত স্থায়ী…
Bangladeshi artists going to the FOBANA Convention
Like in every year, a group of star artiste comprising of music artistes, magicians, actors, models, choreographers from Bangladesh will take part in this year’s FOBANA convention. The Artists going to the United States to participate in FOBANA, led by…
World is off track in its education commitments for 2030
Almost a third of the way to the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals, new UNESCO projections prepared for the UN High-level Political Forum show that the world will fail its education commitments without a rapid acceleration of progress.…
বাচ্চা মুরগি , খাদ্য ও ঔষধের অস্বাভাবিক মুল্য খামারিরা সর্বস্বান্ত
আজ ৫ জুলাই ২০১৯ রোজ শুক্রবার “”বাংলাদেশের প্রান্তিক পোলট্রি খামার রক্ষা সমিতি”এর আঞ্চলিক কমিটির উদ্যোগে এক সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয় উক্ত সভায় সভাপতিত্ব করেন উপজেলা সমিতির সভাপতি জনাব মতিন ব্যেপারি । কুমিল্লা ও চাঁদপুর জেলার খামারি ও প্রতিনিধিরা উক্ত সভায় উপস্থিত…
The Tivare Dam disaster in Maharashtra, India
July 6, 2019 SANDRP Late that night of July 2, shouts of “Dharan Futla, Dharan Futla” (The dam has breached!) saved the already-scared 62-year-old Narayan Gaikwad and his family, as the family ran to a nearby hill. Tivare Dam (Longitude:…
California towns survey quake damage amid more aftershocks
Los Angeles, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Communities in the Mojave Desert tallied damage and made emergency repairs to cracked roads and broken pipes Friday as aftershocks from Southern California’s largest earthquake in 20 years kept rumbling. The town of Ridgecrest,…
US to pursue citizenship question on census but path unclear
Washington, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — The Justice Department said Friday it will press its search for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, hours after President Donald Trump said he is “very seriously”…
Cornered BNP to join local body polls sans party symbol
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) – BNP on Friday decided to participate in the upcoming local body elections without using its election symbol, ‘the sheaf of paddy’. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s standing committee members at…
Libya tragedy: Why lock up migrants in the first place?
By James Reinl UN, Jul 4 2019 (IPS) – A military strike on a detention centre for migrants in Libya that claimed dozens of lives on Tuesday, Jul. 2 has reignited a debate over the poor treatment of the mainly…
Moral support to Sunday’s strike against gas price hike: BNP
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) – The BNP on Friday extended its moral support to a half-day hartal to be enforced across the country on July 7 protesting against the gas price hike. The decision was taken at a meeting of…
BD minister Obaidul Quader rules out gas price hike review
Dhaka, Jul 5 (UNB) – Transport Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said that there is no scope to reconsider the decision of gas price hike. The minister was speaking at party president’s political office in Dhanmondi in the morning. He…
Why environmental and humanitarian action must be linked
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jul 4 2019 (IPS) – Environmental and humanitarian action is often understood as two different sectors. However, the lack of awareness regarding its intersections could lead to further long-term devastation. With the growing number of crises…
Chinese President agrees on quick end to Rohingya crisis
Beijing, July 5 – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday agreed that there should be a quick solution to Rohingya crisis so that the displaced people can go back to their homeland soon. “The two leaders agreed that the Rohingya…
Jaya plays lead role in 3D film ‘Alatchakra’
Entertainment Desk National film award winner actress, model and producer Jaya Ahsan, who works in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films has wrapped up the shooting for her upcoming Bangladeshi project where she plays the role of the lover of Bangladeshi…
‘Laugh-In’ star Arte Johnson dies at age 90
The versatile actor Johnson won an Emmy for his work on Dan Rowan and Dick Martin’s Laugh-In in 1969 and was among the troupe members who developed breakout characters. Arte Johnson, a lurking presence on US television’s Rowan & Martin’s…
World’s largest caves
You won’t bump your head in the caves of central Vietnam’s Quang Binh province. Not when they’re big enough to fit a 40-storey building. Three of the world’s four biggest caves are in this skinniest part of the slender nation.…
Tiny solar-powered ‘Robobee’ developed
A lightweight insect robot is capable of flying without being tethered to a power source, by using energy from light. The solar-powered RoboBee X-WingIt and has four wings which flap at a rate of 170 times per second, instead of…
2,616 Hajj pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia
On the first day of Hajj pilgrim’s departure for KSA, a total of 2,616 pilgrims boarding on 7 aircrafts reached to the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) to perform the holy Hajj yesterday. Four flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and 3…
Hollywood producer charged over 1MDB scandal
The Malaysian producer of Hollywood film “The Wolf of Wall Street” and stepson of the country’s disgraced ex- leader was charged today with illegally receiving almost $250 million from state fund 1MDB . Riza Aziz pleaded not guilty to five…
Security forces demolish refugee homes in Arsal Lebanon
Statement by Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Oxfam, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), World Vision, Terre des hommes Foundation, and Action Against Hunger (ACF) following the demolition of refugees homes in Arsal “At 4:30 am on July 1st, military…
Five injured in Comilla fox attacks
Comilla, July 5 – Five people were bitten by foxes at Sreemoddi and Gowarivanga villages in Homna Upazila on Thursday night. The injured are – Atorer Nesa, 65, Badshah Miya, 19, of Sreemoddi village, Kohinur Begum, 50, Idris Miya, 65…
AL doesn’t support extra-judicial killing, says Obaidul Quader
Dhaka, July 05 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government doesn’t support extra-judicial killing. Referring to a High Court the AL general secretary came up with the statement at a press conference at the party president…
Pakistan’s World Cup hopes end at Lord’s
London (AP/UNB) – Pakistan’s Cricket World Cup hopes are over. After winning the toss and finishing on 315-9 in 50 overs on Friday, Pakistan needed to dismiss Bangladesh in their last group-stage match for an improbable seven runs or less…