Beverly Hills, Jan 29 (AP/UNB) — The motion picture academy calls “extremely troubling,” the possible visa ban of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose feature film “The Salesman” is nominated for a best foreign language Oscar.
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‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Pabna
Dhaka, Jan 29 – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Sutabil in Atgharia upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban
Washington, Jan 29 (AP/UNB) — A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
IAEA mission finds Russia-designed nuke plant safe against external hazards
Dhaka – An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts recently concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to Belarus, which is constructing its first ever nuclear power plant with Russia’s assistance. The SEED team reviewed…
Pop culture and young love in North Korea
“If a CD or DVD is found stuck in your player, you’re in deep trouble” Ji-Min Kang This week’s Ask a North Korean deviates somewhat from our usual formula. Instead of publishing answers to reader’s questions, we’re publishing the second…
Serena wins record 23rd major title, goes ahead of Graf
Melbourne, Jan 28 (AP/UNB) — Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in Saturday’s Australian Open final.
Bangladesh PM blasts anti-Rampal plant campaigners again
Dhaka, Jan 28 – Lambasting again those who are opposing Rampal power plant project Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there is no possibility of environmental damage for implementation of the project.
Search panel seeks 5 names from each pol party
Dhaka, Jan 28 – The search committee formed by President Abdul Hamid for reconstituting the next Election Commission on Saturday asked the 31 political parties which took part in talks with the President to propose 5 names within Tuesday.
Two burn victims of building fire die at Chittagong hospital
Dhaka, Jan 28 –An elderly woman and her grandchild, who suffered burn injuries in a fire following explosion in a building at Paschim Bakalia Dewan Bazar of the city on Friday, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital in the post…
Two alleged ‘Huji men’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka 28 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad Bangladesh (Huji) from Karpashdanga village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday morning.
New network to help bridge multi-billion-dollar rural financing gap
Rome, 27 January – The establishment of a new network to help bridge the estimated US$150 billion financing gap that prevents small rural producers and businesses in developing countries from growing their operations and strengthening rural economies, was announced today.
Hope for a neutral EC and sustaining social peace!
National election is increasingly becoming the focus of all concerned in Bangladesh. The tenure of the present Election Commission will end in February 2016. So, to have a neutral EC, a search committee has been formed. BNP said AL’s desire…
Trump should not turn clock back on torture
Media reports indicate US President Donald Trump is considering executive orders that include reviewing whether to resume the once-secret “black site” detention program; revise the Army Field Manual to determine whether certain “enhanced interrogation techniques” can be used to allow…
Thousands watch as plane plunges into Australian river
Sydney, Jan 27 – Two people have died after a light plane nosedived into a river in front of thousands of horrified spectators at an air show in Western Australia, missing nearby boats and crowds.
Tulip resigns from UK’s labour frontbench over Brexit
Dhaka – Bangladeshi origin British shadow minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from the Labour frontbench over BREXIT saying voting to start the process of leaving the EU would be a betrayal of her north London constituents, UK’s mass circulation the…
Trump strategists asks media to keep mouth shut
Washington — Just days after President Trump spoke of a “running war’’ with the media, his chief White House strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, ratcheted up the attacks, arguing that news organizations had been “humiliated” by the election outcome and repeatedly…
International conference on engineering begins at RU
A two-day long international Conference on ‘Computer, Communication, Chemical, Material and Electronic Engineering’ organized by Faculty of Engineering of Rajshahi University (RU) held on Thursday and Friday on the campus.
BNP terms EC search committee controversial
Dhaka -The BNP on Friday day questioned the neutrality of search committee formed by the President to constitute a new Election Commission (EC) and claimed that forming a neutral EC is not possible by this search committee. “The search committee…
Father, son killed in Habiganj road crash
Dhaka, Jan 27 – A man and his son were killed and 25 other people injured when a bus rammed into a tree at Kandigaon in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj on Friday.
Mexican president cancels planned DC meeting with Trump
Mexico City, Jan 27 (AP/UNB) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled a planned Tuesday meeting with President Donald J. Trump on Thursday, signaling a remarkable souring of relations between Washington and one of its most important international partners just…
Google’s Pixel phone shines despite misgauging demand
San Francisco, Jan 27 (AP/UNB) — The Pixel phone, Google’s answer to Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy, is off to a promising start — but might have done even better had Google managed consumer demand as smartly as the device’s…
Trump proposes 20% import tax, triggers row with Mexico
Washington, Jan 27 (AP/UNB) — Determined to wall off America’s border with Mexico, President Donald Trump triggered a diplomatic clash and a fresh fight over trade Thursday as the White House proposed a 20 percent tax on imports from the…
Blunders in Textbooks!
There are a lot of mistakes in the textbooks this year, mostly Bangla spelling mistakes and some others. This has happened previous years as well. The textbooks are not student-friendly. Textbook should be written in a way so that a…
Billions needed to eradicate poverty and hunger – IFAD
Rome, 26 January – The world needs to take urgent action to mobilise the estimated US$265 billion a year needed to achieve the first two Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty and hunger by 2030, said Kanayo F. Nwanze, President…
Closing ceremony of three IBBL training courses held
Dhaka – The closing ceremony of three training courses namely ‘Project Appraisal’, Management Training, Shariah Compliance and Value-system of Banks, and Foundation Training Course of RDS /UPDS Officials organized by Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) was held on 26…
‘Illegal tax benefits’ of Dr. Yunus to be probed: Muhith
Dhaka – Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith informed that the matter of taking tax benefit illegally of the organizations of Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus in the name of Grameen would be investigated. “It is a very difficult…
National Committee on oil and gas declares fresh programme
Dhaka – Protesting the brutal police action on the anti-Rampal hartal observant in Dhaka University area, National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Natural Resources and Power-Port declared fresh new programs including protest and demonstration program all across the country in January 28…
President Donald Trump believes waterboarding works
US President Donald Trump has said he believes waterboarding works, saying “we have to fight fire with fire”. Mr Trump told ABC News he would consult Defense Secretary James Mattis and CIA director Mike Pompeo about what could be done…
Mexico: We will not pay for Trump border wall
Mexico will not pay for Donald Trump’s border wall, the country’s president has said in a message to the nation. Enrique Pena Nieto said he “lamented” the plans for the barrier, adding that “Mexico doesn’t believe in walls”.