Twelve Awami league leaders have been recruited as special officers in the Jagannath University. The Vice Chancellor (VC) Mizanur Rahman recruited another 9 leaders of Awami League earlier. The VC claimed that there are no general students for jobseeker in…
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Coaching, guide business can be done away with!
Recently, in a meeting Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said , Government would formulate law against coaching and guide business has drawn my attention along with others.
Pakistan army ‘rejects’ PM’s actions on security leak
PM Sharif fired an adviser and ordered ‘action’ against a senior bureaucrat after controversial news story leak. Karachi, Pakistan – Pakistan’s military has rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to fire a top foreign policy advisor over his alleged connections…
Trump attacks US media at 100-day Pennsylvania rally
US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the media during a rally marking 100 days in office. He told supporters in Pennsylvania that he was keeping “one promise after another”, dismissing criticism as “fake news” by “out…
Election in 6 Bangladesh cities likely before national polls
Muhammad Syfullah, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 30 – The Election Commission is preparing to arrange elections to six city corporations — Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet, Barisal and Gazipur— before the 11th parliamentary elections to be held in late December…
Inquest terms Police AC’s death ‘suicide’ – father rejects
Rajshahi, Apr 30 – The inquest report of the forensic department of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) has described the death of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Assistant Commissioner Sabbir Ahmed Sarfaraz as suicide. Rajshahi is Bangladesh’s Northwestern division city.
‘Polls-time supportive government’ in no country: Quader
Masudul Hoque, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 30 – Rejecting the BNP’s demand for arranging the next general election under a ‘polls-time supportive government’, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said the parliamentary polls will be held as per…
Wives wanted in the Faroe Islands
By Tim Ecott Torshavn There’s a shortage of women in the Faroe Islands. So local men are increasingly seeking wives from further afield – Thailand and the Philippines in particular. But what’s it like for the brides who swap the…
Defiant North Korea test-fires ballistic missile
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. It apparently exploded seconds after lift-off, the South Korean military was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. The US military said the missile did not…
Bangladesh-India to promote Sundarbans tourism together
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 29 – Bangladesh wants to promote the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove and a Unesco world heritage site, working together with India and promote cross-border tourism keeping the environment unhurt. An official at…
‘Carbon tax’ in Bangladesh from next Fiscal Year
Fahad Ferdous, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 29 – The government has planned to impose ‘carbon tax’ from the next fiscal year on the sectors that are polluting the environment, aiming to deal with the environmental concerns and improve the…
A river in Canada vanished in 4 days for climate change
Gopal Krishna A vast river flowing from one Canada’s largest glaciers vanished in just four days last year, due to the glacier’s meltdown propelled by climate change.
Marching for a green and just future
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 28 (IPS) – People around the world will be banding together to fight one of the world’s most pressing problems: climate change. Thousands are set to gather at the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C.…
20 million people could ‘starve to death’ in 6 months
By Baher Kamal Rome, Apr 28 (IPS) – Urgent action is needed to save the lives of people facing famine in North Eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the UN leading food and agriculture agency’s chief on April 28…
Worlds greenest terminal launches at Oslo Airport
Dhaka – Designed by Oslo-based practice Nordic-Office of Architecture, the 115,000 sqm expansion to Oslo Airport sets new standards in sustainability. The competition-winning design, which uses snow as a coolant, has achieved the world’s first BREEAM ‘Excellent’ sustainability rating for…
Photo exhibition on underprivileged ages people held
Dhaka – A photo exhibition and discussion on rights to underprivileged aged was held on Friday 28 April at Biswa Sahitya Kendro, Dhaka. Sovvhota, a media organization organized the program with the cooperation of Bangladesh Jatishongho Samity.
Four short films screened at Rajshahi University
Rajshahi – A total of four short films produced by the students of Rajshahi University were screened at the university Kazi Narul Islam auditorium recently (Monday).
Shah Rukh Khan takes Vancouver by storm
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan knows how to win hearts – with his performances on screen and spoken words off screen. The actor charmed a TED Conference crowd on Thursday when he shared his experiences as an ageing actor grappling…
Trump seeks to expand drilling in Arctic, Atlantic oceans
Washington, Apr 28 (AP/UNB)- Working to dismantle his predecessor’s environmental legacy, President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday that could lead to the expansion of drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
Sony marks recovery on healthy chip, game, battery sales
Tokyo, Apr 28 (AP/UNB)- Sony Corp. reported Friday a January-March profit of 27.7 billion yen ($250 million) on the back of healthy sales of image sensors, PlayStation 4 game software and batteries for mobile devices, marking a recovery from its…
ASEAN alarm over N. Korea nuclear tests, missiles
Manila, Apr 28 (AP/UNB) — Southeast Asian nations expressed “grave concern” Friday over North Korea’s nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches despite a plea from Pyongyang not to be subjected to such pressure. Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast…
Hamid Mir to return father’s award to Bangladesh
Dhaka, Apr 28 (UNB)- Senior anchorperson and journalist Hamid Mir on Thursday announced to return an award Bangladesh government had given to his father Waris Mir, reports Geo News.
‘Militants’ bodies not yet removed from C’nawabganj den
Chapainawabganj, Apr 28 – The bodies of four militants, who were killed during Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)’s operation in Shibnagar Trimohoni militant den in Shibganj upazila on Thursday night, have not been removed from the house till Friday morning.
PM again stresses understanding among 3 State organs
Dhaka, Apr 28 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday again said the three organs of the State — legislature, judiciary and executive — will have to work with an understanding for successfully running the state and urged all concerned to…
Taliban announce spring offensive, vow to build institutions
Islamabad, Apr 28 (AP/UNB) — Afghanistan’s Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive Friday, promising to build their political base in the country while focusing military assaults on coalition and Afghan security forces.
‘Low dissolved oxygen high acidity cause BD mass fish deaths’
Dhaka – Decreased dissolved oxygen and increased acidity in water due to decomposition of immature paddy grain, shrubs and other organic materials caused the fish mortality in the haors (depressions) in Sylhet region on Northeast Bangladesh. There are no sign…
‘Floods damage Boro paddy, hit 850,088 families’
Dhaka, Apr 27 (UNB) – Boro crops on 219,840 hectares of land have fully been damaged by flood in six districts of the country since March 29 last, affecting 850,088 families, accordingly to government estimate.
Shab-e-Barat on May 11
Dhaka, Apr 27 – The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of forgiveness and fate, will be observed in the country on May 11 as the Shaban moon was sighted in sky over Bangladesh on Thursday.
Vinod Khanna passes away at 70
Mumbai: Veteran actor Vinod Khanna, who was suffering from cancer, passed away on Thursday morning at Mumbai’s HN Reliance Hospital. “Vinod Khanna, who was admitted to the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, breathed his last at 11.20 am due to…
‘Israeli strikes’ hit arms depot in Damascus
Arms depot near Damascus International airport goes up in flames after series of overnight strikes blamed on Israel. Israeli air strikes have hit an arms depot operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport, Syrian opposition sources told Al…