Dhaka, Mar 1 (UNB) – BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday said observing the national voter day after robbing the people of their voting rights is a mockery with the nation. “The people’s voting rightswere snatched through the December…
Year: 2019
Pakistan takes captured Indian pilot to border for handover
Wagah, Mar 1 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani officials brought a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India for handover on Friday, a “gesture of peace” promised by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan amid a dramatic escalation with the country’s…
Damaged tyre forces Biman plane emergency landing
Dhaka, Mar 1 (UNB) – A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Friday afternoon after one of its front tyres got damaged. Biman General Manager (Public Relations) Shakil Meraj…
Kiwi batsmen dominate in Hamilton
Dhaka – The Kiwi batsmen continued to dominate Bangladesh in the first Test of three-match series in Hamilton. Jeet Raval and Tom Latham hit the centuries for the hosts as the Bangladeshi bowlers failed threat them in any way. At…
Premier Cricket: Fiery Ziaur takes Sheikh Jamal to final
Dhaka – All-rounder Ziaur Rahman smashed 72 off 29 deliveries in the first semifinal of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) T20 against Shinepukur Cricket Club on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium to help his team Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi…
Tokyo is Asia’s best city for work and recreation – Study
Singapore – Media OutReach – 1 March 2019 – As corporate travel booms across Asia-Pacific, the concept of bleisure is gaining traction, spurring the region’s cities to better integrate opportunities for leisure amid busy business trips. The 2019 bleisure barometer:…
Why West craves materialism & East sticks to religion
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 2019 (IPS) – My generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been slaves and had a huge inferiority complex of the British. The school I went to…
China’s treatment of Muslims a defining moment for OIC – HRW
Imagine a country where practicing Islam is treated as a crime. Where using the everyday greeting of “As-salaam alaikum” is punished. A place so repressive that even listening to a religious sermon at a mosque or reciting a funeral prayer…
‘A Year of Shame’ for Middle East and North Africa
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 2019 (IPS) – Human rights violations are at an all-time high in the Middle East and North Africa, and global indifference is only making it worse. In a new report, Amnesty International reviewed the state of human rights…
Healthy ways of make-up
Can you really use make-up without damaging your skin? Most people will say, “no.” To them, I say, “challenge accepted!” When you love make-up as much, you have to find ways to get around its ill effects. Many have spent…
Strawberry farming makes many youths self-reliant in Rajshahi
Kawsar Habib, 32, has brought economic emancipation in his life through strawberry farming which has also enhanced his level of confidence to a greater extent. Habib, a resident of Kalupur village under Shibganj upazila in Chapai Nawabganj district, is now…
Potential new weapon against malaria found
For years, insecticide-soaked mosquito nets have helped dramatically lower malaria infections, but insecticide resistance has driven a search for alternatives and a new study may have uncovered one option. The weapon is a familiar one: an anti-malarial drug already used…
Ed Sheeran marries girlfriend
British singer, songwriter Ed Sheeran has married his girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, in a ” winter wedding. “Ed got married a few days before Christmas. It was very quiet — just Ed’s oldest school pals, limited family, and the priest,” an…
Dr Nawajesh Ahmed receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Culture Desk Late international award winning photographer, noted botanist and writer Dr Nawajesh Ahmed has been awarded for photography on the opening day of the tenth edition of Chobi Mela. Tahmina Khan, Nawajesh Ahmed’s sister, received the award on his…
Australia suffers hottest summer on record
Australia suffered its hottest summer on record from December through February . Forecasts show the southern autumn will continue to be drier and warmer than average, the government said today. “After a record hot December and January, it won’t come…
Swiss luthier striving to make a 21st-century Stradivarius
Meet the man who is trying to make the closest thing you will get to a 21st-century Stradivarius. Award-winning Swiss luthier David Leonard Wiedmer has set himself the task of reproducing the legendary Italian violin. He is working at his…
1st Div Handball: Flame Boys emerge champions
Dhaka – Flame Boys Club clinched the Metropolis First Division Men’s Handball League title beating Star Sports by 33-9 goals in the last league match at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Thursday. The winners…
BPL Football: Bashundhara Kings topple Abahani from top
Dhaka – Independence Cup champions and star-studded Bashundhara Kings topped the points table of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football toppling defending champions Dhaka Abahani Limited beating Brothers Union Club by 2-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here…
Top 20 of Bd’s over 250000 loan defaulters announced
There are 266118 (2 lakh 66 thousand) loan defaulters in the country as of December 2018, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal informed parliament on Thursday.
Thawatchai Gapaha joins Amari Dhaka as Executive Chef
Dhaka, February 2019 – Famed Thai Chef Thawatchai Gapaha (Deaw) has now taken the role of Executive Chef at Amari Dhaka, working under the guidance of General Manager Kelly Lewis. A tremendous excitement surrounds his joining as he promises to…
Dhaka South City Corpn cuts off utility lines to warehouses
Dhaka, Feb 28 – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) authorities in separate drive cut off utility lines of 23 chemical warehouse and factories of Islambagh and Shahidnagar area of old Dhaka yesterday in the aftermath of deadly Chawkbazar fire that…
Dhaka City polls fair, peaceful but not competitive: Quader
AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that DNCC by-elections were held in a free, fair and peaceful manner but the polls were not competitive.
City election also witnessed ‘nocturnal exercise’: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday alleged that the voting in the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) was “actually held on Wednesday night” determining the fate of a particular person. “The election…
Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir; villagers flee homes
Muzafarabad, Feb 28 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani police say troops deployed in the disputed region of Kashmir continued trading fire with India overnight, forcing villagers living near the contested frontier to move to safer places even as the two nuclear-armed nations…
Indian Air Force pilot to be released Friday, says Pak PM
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB/AP) – Pakistan’s prime minister pledged on Thursday his country would release a captured Indian jetfighter pilot the following day, a move that could help defuse the most-serious confrontation in two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors over…
BNP expels 4 more leaders for contesting Upazila polls
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – BNP has expelled another four of its grassroots leaders for contesting the upcoming Upazila elections violating the party’s decisions. They are Bogura Sadar Upazila BNP President Maftun Ahmed Khan Rubel, Magura’s Mohammadpur Upazila general secretary Jahangir…
Bangladesh, India army joint training exercise from Mar 2
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – An Indian Army contingent, as in the past, comprising 170 personnel will participate in a joint training exercise ‘SAMPRITI-8’ in Bangladesh from March 2-15. The Indian Army contingent will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport…
Trump, Kim summit ends without reaching a deal
Hanoi, Feb 28 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un abruptly cut short their second summit Thursday without reaching an agreement, a stunning collapse of talks that caused both leaders to leave their Vietnam meeting early…
Shafin brings allegation of vote irregularities
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Singer Shafin Ahmed, the mayoral candidate of Jatiya Party for Dhaka North City Corporation by-election, on Thursday brought the allegation of some irregularities in the voting. He, however, did not specify the allegations saying he…
EC not responsible for low voter turnout: CEC
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Thursday said the low voter turnout in the ongoing elections to the two city corporations is not the liability of the Commission. “It’s the responsibility of candidates and…