Dhaka, Jul 10 (UNB) – A senior general has said the US wants to create an international military coalition to safeguard waters around Iran and Yemen, reports the BBC. Marine General Joseph Dunford said he wanted to “ensure freedom of…
Year: 2019
Rain induced floods, landslides, Rohingya children at risk
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – Thousands of people in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps and host communities are facing the risk of flooding and landslides after several days of heavy rain, Unicef said on Tuesday. Some of the over 4,000 families…
Signing bar: Khaleda Zia’s legal notice to Home Secretary
Dhaka, July 9 – Former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday sent legal notices to five persons, including the Home Secretary, for not allowing her to sign the power of attorney. Khaleda’s lawyer Barrister Kayser Kamal sent the notice to…
Internet users in Bangladesh hit 94 million: Minister
Dhaka, Jul 9 – Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Tuesday said the number of internet subscribers reached 94.4 million as of May. The minister said this in Parliament while replying to a starred question from ruling party MP…
Gonoforum to intensify anti-govt role: Reza Kibria
Dhaka, July 9 – Gonoforum general secretary Reza Kibria on Tuesday said their party will intensify its anti-government role both in parliament and outside. “Gonoforum is a party of people. We stand here in protest against the increase in gas…
Bill extending the life of Speedy Trial up to 2024 passed
Dhaka, Jul 9 – The Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Parliament on Tuesday for extending its validity till 2024. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan moved the Bill and it was passed by voice vote.…
Some OCs, DCs consider themselves supreme: Observes HC
Dhaka, July 09 – “Some officers-in-charge (OCs) and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) thought that they are the supreme authority. It seems they are all in all,” an HC bench comprising Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Khizir Hayat made the…
Shujan demands Supreme Judicial Council probe 100pc voting
Dhaka, July 09 – Terming the 100 percent vote cast in 213 centres in the 11th parliamentary polls as ‘illogical and unusual’, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) Tuesday demanded the Judicial Supreme Council (JSC) to investigate the irregularities and to bring…
ICC WC: Rain disrupts India-New Zealand semifinal clash
Dhaka— The first semifinal of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup was stopped due to rain when New Zealand was batting against two time champions India at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday. A record four matches of the ongoing…
21st round of BPL Football begins Wednesday
Dhaka – The 21st round of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football begins Wednesday after recess of one day. Two matches will be held on the day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) here with Chattogram Abahani Limited taking…
BCB looking for new head coach
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is looking for a new head coach after its ‘mutual separation’ with Steve Rhodes. BCB Chief Executive Officer Nizam Uddin Chowdhury on Tuesday said they are searching for a new coach who will take…
Olympics Test Event: Ruman Shana to fly for Tokyo Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s premier archer Mohammad Ruman Shana will fly for Tokyo early Wednesday to participate in Tokyo 2020 Olympics Test Event which is scheduled to be held at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo from July 12-18. The German…
BD Tannery workers demand environment-friendly industry
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) — Leather industry workers on Tuesday urged the government to build an environment-friendly industry and ensure their rights. “Savar Tannery Estate should be built as modern and environment-friendly. Tanneries are polluting surrounding areas and the environment…
UK’s Labour shifts policy, now backs new Brexit referendum
London, Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — In a significant shift, Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said Tuesday that Britain’s next prime minister should hold a referendum on whether to leave the European Union or remain in the bloc. Labour leader Jeremy…
Prof Yunus wins 2019 Global Women’s Leadership award
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been honored with the ‘2019 Global Women’s Leadership Award’ at the Global Summit of Women in Basel, Switzerland. Prof Yunus received the award on July 5 for his internationally-recognised…
Dengue incidence higher this year: Dhaka South City Mayor
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Tuesday said the infection rate of dengue fever is comparatively higher than the previous years. “The medicines we’re using to kill the mosquitos are slightly less…
Queen Maxima in Dhaka to promote financial services access
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) Queen Maxima arrived here on Tuesday evening to promote people’s access to financial services in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is currently developing a national strategy to improve…
Karan Johar planning to make web series based on SOTY franchise?
Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has launched its own digital platform called Dharmatic Entertainment. We hear that Karan is personally looking into the kind of content that is being created for this portal. Karan is known for his larger than life…
Canada takes new steps to protect endangered right whales
Canada implements further measures on Tuesday to protect the North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered species, after six of the mammals died since June in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At least three of these deaths have been tentatively…
Great leaps in science thanks to Apollo
The Apollo 11 mission to the Moon and back 50 years ago went down in history as mankind’s giant leap, changing the way we saw our place in the universe. But the program was also the catalyst for profound scientific…
Stevie Wonder have kidney transplant
Stevie Wonder told thousands of fans watching him perform in London on Monday night he is due to have a kidney transplant in September. The singer, songwriter and musician told the crowd at an event in Hyde Park that he…
National advisory committee on film formed
Culture Desk A national advisory committee on film has been formed to advise the government on the local film industry and its development. Information ministry issued a circular in this regard on July 6 on its website. The committee, according…
Rickshawalas block Dhaka City road protesting rickshaw ban
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – Rickshaw-pullers blocked roads in different areas of the city on Tuesday morning protesting the decision banning the plying of rickshaws on three major thoroughfares of the capital, including the Kuril-Sayedabad one. Abdul Kuddus Fakir, officer-in-charge…
Imam of mosque ‘missing’ for 19 days in Shariatpur
Shariatpur, July 9 (UNB) – The imam of a local mosque in Zanjira upazila reportedly remained missing for the last 19 days. The victim is Faridul Islam, 45, imam of Moralkandi mosque in the upazila and son of late Ershad…
Bladder cancer ‘attacked and killed by common cold virus’
Dhaka, Jul 8 (UNB) – A strain of the common cold virus can infect and kill bladder cancer cells, a small study suggests, reports the BBC. All signs of the disease disappeared in one patient, and in 14 others there…
BNP accuses govt of politicising, controlling judiciary
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB) – BNP on Monday alleged that the government is controlling the judiciary through its politicisation for hanging onto power. “Since it came to power in 2008, Awami League politicised the judiciary in a cunning way to…
Monsoons must not wash away Rohingyas’ hopes: UN chief
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said they cannot allow the monsoons to wash away hopes of Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar camps. “The horrific stories of suffering in Myanmar I heard from Rohingya refugees…
Rights group calls Duterte’s drug war crime against humanity
Manila, Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — Amnesty International urgently called for international pressure and an immediate U.N. investigation to help end what it says are possible crimes against humanity in the Philippine president’s bloody anti-drug crackdown. The London-based rights watchdog said…
Of leaders then and now
By Issa Sikiti da Silva Cotonou, Benin, Jul 8 2019 (IPS) – Richard Dossevi parks his motorcycle taxi on one of the busiest street corners in Cotonou, Benin’s commercial capital, to wait for commuters amid the summer heat. It has…
Floating body of missing poultry trader found in Sirajganj
Sirajganj, July 9 – A poultry trader was found dead in Shahjadpur Upazila on Monday, a day after he went missing. Police recovered the floating body of Dabir Mollah, 60, son of late Tahaj Mollah of Jotpara village in the…