Dhaka – People, in their thousands, started leaving the capital on Thursday for their ancestral homes braving the bad weather to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones.
Day: August 8, 2019
Boat capsizes in the Jamuna: 6 remain untraced
Jamalpur – Six people who went missing after a boat capsize in the Jamuna River in Dewanganj upazila on Wednesday could not be traced till Thursday afternoon .
Int’l Rating Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman emerges unbeaten champion
Dhaka – Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club emerged unbeaten champion in the Walton Air Conditioner International Rating Chess Tournament securing eight points after the 9th and final round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Thursday.
SAFF U-18 Champs: Bangladesh face off Sri Lanka on Sept 21
Dhaka – Bangladesh will start their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-18 Championship 2019 campaign by facing Sri Lanka in the first match of three-team Group B on September 21 at the APF Stadium in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. The…
Tiger Woods has effect on Thai sports like few others
Jersey City (AP/UNB)— Tiger Woods’ first vacation to Thailand was a lot different than when he goes there for work.
Pakistan lowers ties to depict alarming pic to world: India
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) – India today asked Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic and trade ties after its decisions on Kashmir. On Wednesday, Pakistan had expelled the Indian envoy in Islamabad and had announced a five-point plan…
Patients asked to take enough water, juice to defeat dengue
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) – Describing the notion to have papaya-leaf juice for increasing the blood platelet count as a ‘myth’, medicine specialist Prof Dr Khan Abul Kalam Azad has suggested that dengue patients drink plenty of water and juice…
Indo-Bangla secretary-level talks on water issues in Dhaka
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) – Bangladesh and India are holding secretary-level talks here to discuss water-related issues between the two neighbours. The meeting began at state guesthouse Meghna at 11am on Thursday and a media briefing is scheduled for 5:45pm.…
Rifat murder in broad daylight: HC denies bail to wife Minni
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB)- The High Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to Aysha Siddika Minni in a case filed over the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif. A bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Md…
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
New Delhi, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and security clampdown in divided Kashmir, where people remained holed up in their homes for a fourth day. A…
‘Drug peddler’ killed, alleged Sharbahara leader found dead
Barishal, Aug 8 – A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Harinafulia in the city on early Thursday, reports UNB.
BNP blames govt for worst-ever dengue outbreak
Dhaka, Aug 7 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blamed the government for the worst-ever dengue outbreak in Bangladesh as it downplayed the problem at the initial stage calling it as “just a rumour”.
BD eyes more remittance inflow from migrant worker incentive
Dhaka, Aug 7 – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed the hope that the remittance inflow will reach $20 billion in the current fiscal year from $16.42 billion in 2018-19FY following the 2 percent incentives announced by the government…
Dhaka-Delhi emphasise combating crimes along border
Delhi assures help to expedite Rohingya repatriation Dhaka, Aug 7 – Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Bangladesh of helping in Rohingya repatriation process so that the Rohingya people can return to their place of origin in Myanmar’s Rakhine…
Baby box opens lid on South Africa’s adoption crisis
When the alarm sounds at an orphanage in the Berea district of Johannesburg, all eyes turn to a video surveillance screen in the living room. The screen is linked to a camera inside a metal box, built into the perimeter…
KU admission process goes online from Sept 1
KU Correspondent The online admission process for the first year honours courses in Khulna University (KU) under 2019-20 academic year will begin on September 1 and continue till September 30, said a KU press release on Tuesday. The decision was…
Paresh Rawal joins Farhan Akhtar’s Toofan
Veteran actor Paresh Rawal is set to feature in Farhan Akhtar-fronted sports drama, Toofan. Akhtar shared the news of Rawal joining the cast on Twitter. “Thrilled and privileged to collaborate with an absolute giant of an actor. So looking forward…
Narrative films to be aired on National Mourning Day
Entertainment Desk Two narrative films based on the stories of ‘Mahamanaber Deshe’ will be aired on TV on August 15, marking the National Mourning Day and the martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with his…
Asaduzzaman Noor to return to acting in Eid
Cutural Correspondent Famed TV screen actor Asaduzzaman Noor has not appeared before drama fans for two years. Even before that he rarely performed. Now he will reappear as a leading character of a telefilm titled ‘Jolchhobi’, directed by Hasan Rezaul.…
US sanctions imperil aid to Iran’s flood victims
By James Reinl UN, Aug 6 2019 (IPS) – Two major humanitarian groups have warned that United States sanctions on Iran are stopping cash flows for vital humanitarian work in the country, adding another complication to the growing rift between…
On brutality of violence against women
By Farhana Haque Rahman and Raghav Gaiha Horrific violence against women is unabated and rising in South Asia. Rome and New Delhi, Aug 6 2019 (IPS) – On a cold night in December 2012, a ghastly crime was committed in…
Give protocol to persons as per warrant of precedence: HC
Dhaka, Aug 07 – In an order, the High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned of the government to continue providing privileges (protocol) “without fail” to those who are supposed to get such privileges as per the warrant…
Dhaka North City to use effective insecticide from Thursday
Dhaka, Aug 07 – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has brought a new effective insecticide which they will start spraying in the DNCC areas from Thursday morning. DNCC have already tested all three test that need to use the insecticide…
Vehicle mounted data interceptor to deal with rumours in BD
Dhaka, Aug 7 – The government Wednesday approved a proposal to purchase a Vehicle Mounted Data Interceptor for the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) through Direct Purchase Method (DPM) for the sake of national security, official news agency BSS reported…