Dhaka, Aug 18 (UNB) – Experts have blamed the lack of policy, syndication by tanners, their ‘cash crunch’ and a fall in the demand for leather products for the unprecedented fall in the prices of rawhide of sacrificed animals this…
Month: August 2019
From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species
Geneva, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — From guitars to traditional medicines and from tusk to tail, mankind’s exploitation of the planet’s fauna and flora is putting some of them at risk of extinction. Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting in…
4 girls sexually assaulted, 2 men held in Barguna, Sylhet
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – Two schoolgirls have reportedly been raped in Satkhira and Shariatpur districts while two people, including a teacher, were arrested in Barguna and Sylhet for repeatedly violating two other girls. In Satkhira, a nine-year-old girl was…
Bomb blast kills 63, injures 180 at wedding party in Kabul
A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 63 people and wounding more than 180. Witnesses told the BBC a suicide bomber detonated explosives during a wedding ceremony.
Bridge collapses only 3 months after its opening in Kurigram
Kurigram, Aug 17 (UNB) – A 40-foot bridge constructed at a cost of Tk 31 lakh has collapsed in only three months, causing extreme suffering to commuters. The bridge was constructed over the Abashongami canal at Purba Dhoniram of Fulbari…
Panicked, 19 grazing goats run under speedy train crushed
Chuadanga, Aug 17 (UNB) – Some 19 goats and a sheep were crushed under the wheels of a train near Darshana Railway Station in Damurhuda upazila on Saturday afternoon. Nur Islam, owner of seven of the goats, said the accident…
চামড়া বাজারে নৈরাজ্য গরীব ও এতিমের পেটে লাথি: আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর যুগ্ম মহাসচিব মাওলানা গাজী আতাউর রহমান বলেছেন, চামড়ার বাজারে নৈরাজ্য সৃষ্টি করে দাম বিপর্যয়ের মাধ্যমে যারা গরীব ও এতিমের হক নষ্ট করেছে তাদেরকে বিচারের আওতায় আনতে হবে। তিনি বলেন, সিন্ডিকেটে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত শিক্ষাপ্রতিষ্ঠানগুলোকে ক্ষতিপুরণ দিতে হবে।
রপ্তানিই চামড়া বিপর্যয় ঠেকানোর একমাত্র সমাধান -মাও. নেজামী
ইসলামী ঐক্যজোটের চেয়ারম্যান ও বাংলাদেশ নেজামে ইসলাম পার্টির সভাপতি মাওলানা আবদুল লতিফ নেজামী বলেছেন, রপ্তানির ওপর বহাল নিষেধাজ্ঞা প্রত্যাহার করে উদ্বৃত্ত কাঁচা চামড়া (ওয়েট ব্লু) রপ্তানিই চামড়ার ক্ষেত্রে সৃষ্ট ঐতিহাসিক বিপর্যয় ঠেকানোর একমাত্র সমাধান। তিনি বলেন, কাঁচাচামড়া রপ্তানির ফলে অতিরিক্ত…
The water is so hot in Alaska it’s killing large numbers of salmon
By Ryan Prior, CNN Alaska has been in the throes of an unprecedented heat wave this summer, and the heat stress is killing salmon in large numbers. Scientists have observed die-offs of several varieties of Alaskan salmon, including sockeye, chum…
BNP to tell int’l community ‘Khaleda unfairly kept in jail’
Dhaka, Aug 17 – BNP has decided to draw the attention of the international community to the issue of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release and proper treatment.
Several thousand families homeless in Mirpur – 7 slum fire
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – There is nothing new in slum fire in Dhaka city. When it happens, it leaves thousands of people in deep despair. Over 20,000 slum dwellers turned paupers within hours in Friday night’s fast-moving fire in…
Stand by Mirpur slum fire victims: Dr Kamal
Dhaka – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday urged the government and social organisations to come forward in aid of the victims of Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7 area. “Thousands of people are living under…
Barca confirm Suarez calf injury
Madrid (Xinhua/UNB) — FC Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is likely to be out of action for a while after suffering a calf injury in his side’s 1-0 defeat to Athletic Club Bilbao on the first day of the new Liga…
BCB calls 35 cricketers to join conditioning camp
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) called 35 cricketers to join conditioning camp beginning on Monday (August 19) under National Team Strength and Conditioning Coach Mario Villavarayen.
BD women’s hockey team to play first foreign opponent
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Women’s Hockey team is set to play their first match against a foreign opponent, the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI)-National Women’s Hockey Academy team on Tuesday at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium here. The match will kick-off…
Thailand’s lost baby dugong dies of shock, ingesting plastic
Bangkok, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic waste. The female…
Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday began restoring landline phone services after a nearly two-week unprecedented security crackdown and news blackout following a decision to downgrade the majority-Muslim region’s autonomy. Administrator Shahid Choudhary said…
BNP demands fair probe into Mirpur Section 7 slum fire
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday demanded a fair and neutral investigation into Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7 area as such incidents are on the rise. Talking to reporters after visiting the fire-ravaged slum,…
Fresh dengue infection rate falls slightly; 2 die Saturday
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – Two more people have died of dengue and 1,460 others have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease, showing a significant fall in the number of dengue patients than Friday’s 1,719. The fresh deaths were recorded…
Integrated Vector control must to fight dengue: Dhaka Mayor
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – Underscoring the importance of public awareness against mosquito breeding, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday said Integrated Vector Management (IVM) is necessary for combatting the dengue outbreak in the country. ‘We’ve…
Bus hits car again killing four at Narsingdi, 30km off Dhaka
Narsingdi, Aug 17 (UNB)- Four people were killed and another was injured in a collision between a bus and a private car on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shibpur upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Akib Hossain, 27, Jannatul Ferdous…
‘Easy Rider’ star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
Los Angeles, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic “Easy Rider,” has died. His family said…
Hundreds defy restrictions, join protests in Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — Hundreds of people protested an unprecedented security crackdown and clashed with police Friday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as India’s government said it was constantly reviewing the situation in the disputed region and the restrictions there…
Two minor brothers jump into Jamuna to collect ball missing
Bogura, Aug 16 (UNB) – Two brothers went missing in the Jamuna River as they jumped into it to bring back a football during a football match at Pakuria Char in Sariakandi upazila on Friday noon. The victims are Omar…
2 siblings among 3 killed in Jamalpur lightning
Jamalpur, Aug 16 (UNB) – Three people, including two siblings, were killed by lightning here on Friday. Anwar Hossain, 25, and his brother Al Amin, 19, sons of Abdul Latif of Chengtimari village in Dewanganj upazila, were struck by a…
Two suspected robbers lynched in Pabna
Pabna, Aug 17 – Two suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sondaha Kanelpara village in Santhia Upazila here early Saturday.
Mirpur slum fire doused after 6 hours: Shaties gutted
Dhaka, Aug 17 – The massive fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur-7 of the city on Friday was doused early Saturday after six hours of efforts by firefighters.
Australia couple injured in ‘freak’ goanna attack on their dog
An elderly couple has been attacked in Australia by a goanna (a large lizard), as they tried to stop it from savaging their dog, emergency officials say.
US issues warrant to seize Iranian oil supertanker
The US Justice Department has issued a warrant to seize a detained Iranian oil tanker, a day after a judge in Gibraltar ordered it to be released.
Run your way to better mental health
I once lived a life almost ruled by anxiety, intrusive thoughts and paralysing fear. I spent years looking for the thing that would release me, and when I finally found it, it wasn’t medication or therapy (although both helped). It…