Dhaka— All are set to kick-off the new domestic season with National Cricket League (NCL) beginning on October 10. The players are gearing up to show their prowess in the most prestigious first-class cricket event of the country. At the…
Day: October 3, 2019
Dhaka-Delhi, a relationship of utmost priority: India
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Welcoming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi, India on Thursday described its relations with Bangladesh as a “relationship of utmost priority.”
Invest in Bangladesh: PM invites global investors
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the global investors, particularly the Indian entrepreneurs, to invest in non-conventional potential areas.
People waiting for good news over Teesta: BNP to PM
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday hoped that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home from India with good news about ensuring the country’s fair share of water from the Teesta and other common rivers.
BCL men on seats, JCD boys on floor at Madhu’s Canteen
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Thursday were forced to sit on the floor of Madhu’s Canteen as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men ‘occupied’ all the chairs and tables before their arrival.
Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers
Paris, OCT 03, (AP/UNB) — An employee armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, a French police union official said.
Alaska’s northern fur seals find refuge on tip of volcano
Alaska’s northern fur seal population for three decades has been classified as depleted, but the marine mammals are showing up in growing numbers at an unlikely location _ a tiny island that forms the tip of an active undersea volcano.
No one’s mercy is needed to have Khaleda freed: BNP
A day after a call by the party MPs to the Prime Minister for taking steps for releasing their chairperson on bail, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Khaleda Zia will be freed through the legal…
361 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
A total of 361 people were hospitalised across the country with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8am on Thursday. Of them, 100 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and 261 in other parts of the country, said the…
18 chars flooded in Natore as Ganga River continues to rise
Eighteen chars in three unions of Lalpur upazila of the district were submerged as Padma River continued to swell, causing immense sufferings to the residents of the areas.
Doctors not saying what BNP saying about Khaleda: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the physicians of BNP chief Khaleda Zia are not saying what the party leaders are saying about her health.
U.S. and Australia — joined at the hip
By John Menadue Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wants us to join with the U.S. in tackling the problems which Donald Trump created with Iran and presumably to soften us up to host missiles to protect the U.S. marines and…
Bangladesh Rockstar James turns 55
Dhaka, Oct 2 (UNB) – Iconic rockstar James (real name Faruq Mahfuz Anam), one of Bangladesh’s most beloved artists who also enjoys regional fame following forays into Bollywood, turned 55 on Wednesday.
Prince Harry lashes out at press for treatment of Meghan
London, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — Prince Harry has lashed out at the British media for its treatment of his wife, Meghan, accusing it of hounding her the way it did his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a 1997 car…
PM Sheikh Hasina flies to Delhi
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Thursday on a four-day official visit.
Dhaka ranks worst in Thursday Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital was ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning.
Detained Indian fishermen sent to jail
Bagerhat, October 2 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sent 15 Indian fishermen detained by Bangladesh Navy to jail on charges of illegal fishing after intruding into Bangladesh maritime territory.
Fire damages Gazipur fabric waste Jhut warehouses
Gazipur, Oct 3 – Eight warehouses of jhut (waste fabric from woven and knit garments) were gutted in a fire at Ambag in the city’s Konabari area on early Thursday.
Saving Pacific Islanders from geoengineering
by François Martel SUVA – Geoengineering will save us from the climate crisis, its champions insist. By using technology either to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or to deflect some solar radiation away from the Earth, they claim, we…
PM Hasina off to New Delhi: 12 instruments to be signed
Dhaka, September 2019 – Bangladesh and India are going to ink at least 12 instruments, mostly on economy, trade, education, culture, information and technology during the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day official visit to India.
Wall Street can free world’s 40 million modern-day slaves
By James Reinl UN, Oct 2 2019 (IPS) – Financiers in Wall Street, the City of London and other banking centres should play a bigger role in freeing the millions of people who endure slave-like working conditions globally, according to…
No. of rapes in Sept decade’s highest: Mahila Parishad
Dhaka, Oct 2 – The number of rape incidents in September this year was highest in any single month in Bangladesh since 2010, said a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Wednesday.
5-point-demand of disabled persons voiced at 4-day rallies
Dhaka, 02 Oct 2019: ‘We are about 27 million disabled people in Bangladesh are part of the families of more than 80 million people. These huge numbers of population are somehow involved with different Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs). We, the…
Hate crime again in New York WeightPark: Bangladeshi hurt
From Mahfuz Adnan New York, Oct 02 – Tarek Aziz a Bangladeshi young man became the victim of hate crime at around 2:30 am on Wednesday, October 2, local time at the Khan Street between Liberty Street and Glenmore. Tarek…