Aboard The Ocean Viking, Sept 9 (AP/UNB) — A charity ship run by humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean spent a rainy Sunday searching open waters for a fragile rubber boat overloaded with migrants before finally plucking 50 people to safety…
Year: 2019
Bus plunges into ditch in Thakurgaon: Woman killed, 17 hurt
Thakurgaon, Sept 9 (UNB) – A woman was killed and 17 other people were injured when a bus plunged into a ditch at Sattyapir Bridge in the district town early Monday. The identity of the deceased could not be known…
প্রাথমিক স্কুলের প্রত্যেক শিক্ষার্থীকে ইউনিফর্মের টাকা কীভাবে দেয়া হবে – বিবিসি বাংলা
বাংলাদেশের প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষার্থীদের সামনের বছর থেকে স্কুল ইউনিফর্ম কেনার জন্য দুই হাজার টাকা করে দেয়া হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা প্রতিমন্ত্রী মোঃ জাকির হোসেন। গতকাল কুড়িগ্রামের শিক্ষার মান বিকাশের বিষয়ে এক মতবিনিময় সভায় মিস্টার হোসেন জানান, শিক্ষাবর্ষের শুরুতে…
Rafael Nadal wins US Open for 19th Grand Slam title
Rafael Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev’s exhilarating fightback in one of the greatest US Open finals.
Unexpected fire at Nirbachan Bhaban basement at midnight
Dhaka, Sept 8 – Nirbachan Bhaban, the headquarters of the Election Commission of Bangladesh, caught fire in the city’s Agargaon area on Sunday around midnight.
Drones to monitor Sundarbans against tiger, deer poaching
Khulna, Sept 9 – The Forest Department of Bangladesh has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of tigers and deer.
3 suspected robbers killed in Comilla ‘gunfight’
Cumilla, Sept 9 – Three suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with DB police at Beribadh in Burichang upazila early Monday.
246 killed in lightning strikes in BD this year
Dhaka, Sep 8 – At least 246 people were killed and 97 people were also hurt in lightning strikes across Bangladesh from February 1 to August 30 this year.
Folk Fest-2019 held at BUP
Dhaka, 08 September 2019 – BUP Folk Fest-2019 held the university campus on 08 September 2019. BUP Cultural Club organized the fest under the supervision of Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).
সুন্দরী প্রতিযোগিতা এদেশের সংস্কৃতির পরিপন্থী -মাওলানা নেজামী
ইসলামী ঐক্যজোটের চেয়ারম্যান ও বাংলাদেশ নেজামে ইসলাম পার্টির সভাপতি মাওলানা আবদুল লতিফ নেজামী লাদেশে সুন্দরী প্রতিযোগিতা আয়োজনের খবরে গভীর উদ্বেগ প্রকাশ করে বলেছেন, এধরনের অনুষ্ঠান এদেশের সংস্কৃতির সাথে সামঞ্জস্যহীন, অবমাননাকর ও অশোভন।
Turkmen activist Gaspar freed today but serves full sentence
Sept, 08 – Sunday Turkmen labor rights activist Gaspar Matalaev was released from prison. He served his full three-year sentence, handed down on spurious charges, in response to his work to expose the use of forced labor in Turkmenistan’s cotton…
Address key driver of Amazon deforestation: profit-seeking
Amazon Watch statement on the ‘Amazon Pact’ issued today by South American leaders Today Sept 8 – the presidents of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Suriname met in Leticia, Colombia to discuss regional cooperation for the Amazon. They issued…
জলবায়ু বাজেটের যথাযথ বাস্তবায়ন নিশ্চিতে মনিটরিং কমিটি গঠনের দাবি
ঢাকা, ০৮ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ – জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন সম্পর্কিত বরাদ্দকৃত বাজেটের যথাযথ বাস্তবায়ন এবং প্রভাব পরিমাপের জন্য স্বচ্ছতা ও জবাবদিহিতা নিশ্চিতে সরকারি, বেসরকারি ও সুশীল সমাজ সংস্থাসমূহের সম্মিলিত উদ্যোগে মনিটরিং টাস্কফোর্স গঠন করা জরুরি বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন পরিবেশ বিশেষজ্ঞরা।
Khaleda paved way for Ershad’s take over in 1982: Hasina
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday accused Khaleda Zia of paving the way for HM Ershad to take over power in 1982 and enjoying various facilities from the former military ruler.
Sr Div Football: Nawabpur KC, Friends SWO win
Dhaka – Nawabpur Krira Chakra and Friends Social Welfare Organization made a good start in the 13-team TVS Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League 2018-19 by winning their respective matches on Sunday. In the day’s first match, Nawabpur Krira Chakra…
Bangladesh to play hosts Singapore on Monday
Dhaka -Bangladesh Women’s Hockey team will start their campaign in the AirAsia Women’s Juniors (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers taking on hosts Singapore in their first match at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium in the city-state on Monday. The match will…
Cox’s Bazar pvt university suspends ‘Rohingya girl
Cox’s Bazar – Cox’s Bazar International University has suspended the studentship of a girl following media reports that she belongs to the Rohingya community. Dr Abul Kashem, Vice Chancellor of the university, said the authorities have decided to suspend the…
Bangladesh makes training session in Dushanbe
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, made their training session at the artificial turf of the Republican Central Stadium in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Sunday. The team went to Tajikistan on September 2 to play their away match for…
22-day ban on catching, selling Hilsa from Oct 9
Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) –The government will impose a 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting Hilsa from October 9 to 31 to ensure the safe spawning of the popular fish during its peak breeding period. State Minister for…
PRAN-RFL Group bags ‘Best Employer Brand Award’
Dhaka, Sep 8 (UNB)- PRAN-RFL Group, the country’s leading agricultural and plastic products manufacturer was awarded “Bangladesh Best Employer Brand Awrd-2019” by World HRD Congress here on Sunday. The group achieved the award for ensuring congenial atmosphere in workplace and…
India locates Chandrayaan-2 lander on Moon, no contact yet
Dhaka, Sep 8 (UNB) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has managed to locate Vikram, the Chandrayaan-2 lander, on Moon’s surface a day after losing contact with the craft. However, Isro is yet to establish contact with Vikram; the…
Mainul Hosein gets bail in defamation case
Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday granted bail to former caretaker government adviser barrister Mainul Hosein in a defamation case filed by journalist Masuda Bhatti. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzol Hossain granted the bail on bond Tk…
Transport strike paralises Chittagrong division in BD
Chattogram, Sept 8 (UNB) – An indefinite transport strike in Chattogram Division’s nine districts, except Brahmanbaria and Chandpur, has been causing immense suffering to the commuters. A body of transport owners and workers is enforcing the strike since Sunday morning…
Tokyo braces for direct hit from typhoon Faxai
A strong typhoon that could bring “historic” winds and rain was poised to make a direct hit on Tokyo later Sunday, as authorities warned of high waves, landslides and flooding.
Japan ex-empress undergoes breast cancer surgery
Japan’s former empress Michiko underwent surgery on Sunday after the 84-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Williams again comes up short in Grand Slam final
Maybe someday, in the distant future, Serena Williams will look back and be proud of herself for making it to the final at four of the first seven Grand Slam tournaments she played in after having a baby. Not right…
Power-sharing to avert Jatiya Party split
The two feuding groups of Jatiya Party have finally reached a consensus to keep the party united accepting GM Quader as its Chairman and Raushon Ershad the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament.
Bint al-Sahn’ delivers special message from Yemeni bride
Yemen’s girls are very skilled in cooking “Bint al-Sahn,” a large flaky pastry kneaded from a mixture of flour, water, eggs, sugar and clarified butter that gives the dish a shiny golden color.
BNP picks Rita Rahman for Rangpur-3 by-polls
BNP picked Rita Rahman, chief of People’s Party of Bangladesh, one of the components of the 20-party alliance, as its candidate to contest the Rangpur-3 by-election.
Israeli army hits Gaza militants who sent attack drone
Gaza City, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — The Israeli military says it has launched an airstrike hitting Palestinian militants behind an earlier drone attack from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military says Saturday the drone dropped “what seems to be an…