Dhaka, Jan 8 – New Zealand clean swept Bangladesh by 3-0 margin with a 27-run in the 3rd match of their T20I meet at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Sunday, riding on Corey Anderson’s career best 94 (not out). Bangladesh…
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Find out flaws in judgments: Chief Justice asks judges
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Noting that there are flaws in the judgments of judges, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Sunday urged senior lawyers to find out those and make constructive criticisms of those.
No shift from principal objectives, says new IBBL chairman
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Newly appointed chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Arastoo Khan on Sunday said there will be no change the in principal objectives of the bank.
Refrain from whimsical stock market investment: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for making well-thought-out investment in the capital market and not to do anything whimsically based on rumours. “Financial literacy is essential to protect people from whimsical investment in the…
Truck ramming kills four in Jerusalem
Jerusalem — A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus in Jerusalem Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the truck…
Five killed as train hits car in Gazipur
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Five people, including two women and two children, were killed as a train rammed a private car at Goalbathan level crossing in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur on Sunday morning, UNB newsaency reported.
World’s incredible rooftops
A new book celebrates amazing urban spaces in the sky. Fiona Macdonald picks out ten projects that have helped transform cities across the globe, BBC has reported. By Fiona Macdonald
Only ‘stupids’ think warm ties with Russia are bad: Trump
(CNN)President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to resist conclusions reached by US intelligence agencies on Russian involvement in the 2016 election, and on Saturday defended his long-held belief that closer ties with Russia would be good for the US.
President Hamid calls for consensus to form effective EC
President Abdul Hamid has said that reaching a consensus among the political parties is as crucial as forming an effective Election Commission for holding elections in a free and fair manner, bdnews24.com reported. “Building consensus among the political parties is…
‘Noa Bahini’ of Sundarbans surrender to Home Minister
Patuakhali, Jan 7 – Members of Sundarbans-based robber gang ‘Noa Bahini’ surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal along with their arms at Kuakata Rakhain Market field in Kalapara upazila on Saturday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Global protest day for Sunderbans observed in many countries
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, and Power, Port has threatened to enforce a half-day shutdown in Dhaka on Jan 26 if the Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans is not scrapped. Oil-Gas Committee…
Five dead in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting by Iraq veteran
Miami, Jan 7 – A gunman thought to be an Iraq veteran opened fire Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, a major tourist hub in Florida, killing five people and injuring eight, as panicked travelers fled for safety. The suspect, who…
6 suspected robbers arrested in Sirajganj
Dhaka, Jan 7 – Police arrested six alleged robbers from Bagbari village in Kamarkhanda upazila od Sirajganj on Friday.
BD couple killed in cooking gas cylinder blast in Savar
Dhaka, Jan 7 – A couple was killed and four members of the family were injured as a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house at Bhabalpur village in Savar upazila early Saturday.
US official: In Myanmar crackdown, abuses appear ‘normal’
Washington, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — Abuses appear “normal and allowed” in Myanmar’s response to an armed uprising by Rohingya Muslims, a senior U.S. official said in an interview, casting a pall over one of President Barack Obama’s legacy foreign policy…
Train derails at Ullapara snapping Dhaka-Khulna rail link
Sirajganj – Train communication of Dhaka with Khulna and western region of the country remained snapped following the derailment of a freight train in Ullahpara station area early Saturday.
US report: Putin ordered effort to help Trump, hurt Clinton
Washington, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America’s presidential election in favor of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, U.S. intelligence agencies declared Friday in the government’s first formal allegation supporting sensational claims…
Nigeria’s freed Chibok girls are kept silent
Nigeria, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — She was found wandering in a forest, the first of the nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to escape on her own and reach freedom. That was in May. Since then, Amina Ali…
BCL factions led by president, secretary at BAU clash
Dhaka – A clash took place over silly matter between some followers of president and secretary Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) unit in Mymensingh at KR market on Thursday evening. Witnesses said, an altercation occurred between followers…
Pakistan makes case for Indian terrorism to UN
Islamabad (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s foreign ministry says Islamabad has handed over a dossier to the United Nations over the alleged involvement of India in acts of terrorism in the Islamic nation.
BD peacekeeper shot dead in Central Africa
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi peacekeeper was killed during a clash with local terrorists in Central African Republic on Thursday.
Father wants trial of those who derailed slain Marzan
Dhaka – Nizam Uddin, poor father of slain militant leader Nurul Islam Fahad alias Marzan, on Friday demanded trial of those who took his son to the wrong path.
No doubt Russia interfered in election, says US intel chief
Washington — Brushing aside Donald Trump’s dismissiveness, the nation’s intelligence chief insisted Thursday that U.S. agencies are more confident than ever that Russia interfered in America’s recent presidential election. And he called the former Cold War foe an “existential threat”…
UN rights expert to visit Myanmar to assess situation
Dhaka – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will undertake her fifth information-gathering visit to the country from January 9 to 20. Following her country visit, the human rights expert will…
50 sued over Gopalganj Hindu idol vandalism
Gopalganj – A case was filed against 50 people in connection with the vandalism of 20 idols of three temples in Jamai Bazar Dhumuria area of Tungipara upazila.
Gulshan ‘Mastermind’ Marzan among 2 killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected militants, including alleged ‘mastermind’ of Gulshan terror attack Nurul Islam Fahad alias Marzan, were killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) in the city’s Mohammadpur area early Friday.
The plant-based solution to hunger
Barbara Unmüßig Berlin – The way we eat in the industrialized world is unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable. Far too much of the meat we consume is produced under questionable ecological, ethical, and social conditions. And now our industrial model for…
The next migrant wave
Stephen Groff Manila – Imagine that you are a farmer. Your crops are withering as weather patterns become more volatile, your well water is too salty to drink, and rice is too expensive to buy at the market. So, you…
Global demo Jan 7 protest Rampal coal plant near Sundarbans
N.Y. – As part of a global day of action and in solidarity with the Save the Sundarbans movement, New York-based Bangladeshi environmental groups, Friends of the Earth U.S. and allies will hold a protest on Saturday, January 7 at…