Dhaka, Sept 9 – Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), is being observed in the country on Tuesday with due religious fervour and solemnity.
Year: 2019
Rohingya Villages destroyed for govt facilities, blame game
Entire Muslim Rohingya villages in Myanmar have been demolished and replaced by police barracks, government buildings and refugee relocation camps, the BBC has found. On a government tour, the BBC saw four locations where secure facilities have been built on…
PM’s Brexit plans leave Britain look like a ship of fools
Sean O’Grady Do you sometimes wonder how low Britain’s stock can fall? Not in GDP, the size of her armed forces or the “soft power” of cultural influence. Those have been on the slide, relative to other great powers, since…
Boris Johnson’s second bid to trigger general election fails
PA Media: UK News10 September 2019 Boris Johnson has suffered another humiliating Commons defeat after his second bid for a snap general election was rejected by MPs.
Article19 call to end moibile, Internet restrictions on Rohingyas
Restrictions on mobile communications deepens vulnerability of Rohingya community, Article19 said on Tuesday. The decision by Bangladesh authorities to restrict access to mobile telecommunications services by Rohingya refugees violates the rights to freedom of expression, information and non-discrimination, ARTICLE 19…
Fire at EC office damages EVMs earmarked for Rangpur poll
Dhaka, Sept 9 – The fire at the Election Bhaban has damaged a large number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which were meant to be used in the upcoming Rangpur-3 by-election on October 5.
Graft institutionalised into partnership in land sector: TIB
Corruption has become institutionalized and taken a shape of partnership in land sector. The service receivers will face difficulties if corrupt people are not brought under justice.
Export earnings fall by 11.49 percent in August
Dhaka, Sept 9 – Export earnings in the second month (August) of the current financial year 2019-20 fell by 11.49 per cent to $2.84 billion from $3.21 billion in the same month of the last fiscal, due to lower shipments…
39th General Meeting of Central Sharia`h Board held
The 39th General Meeting of Central Sharia`h Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh (CSBIB) was held at Islami Bank Tower on 9 September 2019, Monday. Presided over by Sayed Kamaluddin Jafree, Chairman of the Board, Shah Abdul Hannan, Advisor, M…
Chattogram Test: Rashid wins it for Afghanistan
Chattogram – Test babes Afghanistan have created history defeating hosts and experienced Bangladesh by huge 224 runs on the 5th and final day of the rain-interrupted one-off Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. Afghanistan captain Rashid…
Bangladesh beat Muangthong U-17 team 3-1
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team now in the Thai city of Chonburi beat Muangthong U-17 Girls Academy team by 3-1 goals in their 2nd preparatory match at the TOT FC Stadium on Monday. The team is there to…
Bangladesh suffer 0-3 defeat against hosts Singapore
Dhaka – In their first international match, of the six-nation Women’s Juniors (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers in the city-state on Monday.
Afif makes a comeback, Mishu gets first call
Dhaka — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced a 13-member T20 squad for first two matches of the upcoming Tri-nation T20 series also involving Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
Zia wasn’t an illegal president, says BNP
Dhaka – Protesting the Prime Minister’s remark about their party founder, BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday said Ziaur Raman was not an illegal president as he was elected with people’s votes. “The Prime Minister made derogatory remarks…
GM Quader made deputy leader of the opposition
Dhaka, Sept 9 (UNB) – Jatiya Party Senior Co-Chairman Raushon Ershad has been recognised as the Leader of Opposition in Parliament while its Chairman GM Quader as her deputy. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury gave them the recognition, according a…
SMEs to get access to finance, market; policy okayed
Dhaka, Sept 9 (UNB) – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of SME Policy 2019, aiming to ensure access to finance, technology and market for some 78 lakh SMEs in the country. The approval came at the Cabinet meeting…
Dhaka South Mayor off to Singapore to learn urban issues
Dhaka, Sept 9 (UNB) – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon left here for Singapore on Sunday night. The DSCC Mayor went to Singapore to gain knowledge ahead of launching ‘Communicable Disease Control and Research Department’ as part…
“No Illegal Immigrant Can Stay In Assam”: Amit Shah
Dhaka, Sep 9 (UNB) – Union Minister Amit Shah today hinted that after Assam, the government’s plan to locate and weed out illegal immigrants will be taken across the country. Amid a huge discontent in Assam over the citizens’ registry,…
Beginnings without end
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma Early through the novel one learns a rather strange practice of women giving birth while ‘standing like a mare’, priding themselves that nobody other than the midwives witness the child birth.
Shadow of recession deepens over the eurozone
by John Weeks on 9th September 2019 @johnweeks41 Some orthodox economists predicted fiscal austerity would build confidence and so foster recovery. Yet at the end of the lost eurozone decade recession looms once more.
Who killed the wandering rhino in Assam?
by Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya on 9 September 2019 • In February 2018, a greater one-horned rhino wandered from India’s Orang National Park into the nearby Burachapori-Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary. • In September 2018, officials lost track of the rhino. In June…
Cooperate with int’l mechanisms for justice: Myanmar asked
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged the government of Myanmar to cooperate with the international mechanisms that have been established both to ensure justice and consolidate Myanmar’s democratic transition.
Chittagong Test: Rain delays start of fifth day
Persistent rain delayed the start of the fifth and final day of Chattogram Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Bangladesh need to score 262 runs to seal this game with only four wickets in hand. Afghanistan, on the other hand, need…
British Airways faces first global pilots’ strike
British Airways faced its first global strike by pilots on Monday and the possibility of almost all its flights being grounded for two days
AL destroyed democracy together with Jatiya Party: BNP
Taking a swipe at the Prime Minister for accusing Khaleda Zia of creating the scope for HM Ershad to grab power in 1982, BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said it is the Awami League-led government that has…
716 more dengue patients hospitalised
Seven hundred sixteen new patients were hospitalised with dengue in different hospitals and clinics across the country in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, showing a six percent fall from Sunday’s figure.
Committee formed to probe fire at Nirbachan Bhaban
A five-member committee has been formed to investigate the fire incident at Nirbachan Bhaban, the headquarters of the Election Commission on Sunday.
Chittagong University begins online admission process
Chittagong University, Sept 8 (UNB)- The online admission process for 1st year honors students’ for the academic year 2019-20 at Chittagong University began on Sunday morning.
JS in short session: Sitting adjourned to respect Ershad
Dhaka, Sept 8 – The business of the Jatiya Sangsad was adjourned on Sunday showing respects to late sitting MP and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament HM Ershad who died on July 14 last.
Kristen Stewart lauds Robert Pattinson’s casting as Batman
Dhaka, Sept 9 (UNB) – Kristen Stewart has given her seal of approval regarding the casting of Robert Pattinson as Batman. Stewart, who is promoting her movie Seberg at the Toronto International Film Festival, spoke to Variety about her former…