Mahfuzur Rahman A press conference is an ideal event where reporters get the opportunity to assert themselves as journalists in real sense. The duty of a good reporter is to gather information to file a good report from any event…
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Ex-Pak Governor’s Dhaka home ‘Bagh-e-Monem’ demolished
Dhaka – A mobile team, led by Dhaka Noth City Corporation (DNCC) Chief Engineer Brig Gen Syeed Anwarul Islam, demolished Bag-e-Monem at 2:30pm on Thursday, reports agencies. Thursday’s demolition came one week after the Parliamentary Standing Committee to the Ministry…
Titas snaps 77,267 illegal natural gas connections
Dhaka – Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company snapped gas connections of 77,267 establishments, including one CNG station, six commercial firms and 77,260 household ovens, in the last 26 days from October 6.
DMP won’t allow pol rally at Suhrawardy ground Nov 7 or 8
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Thursday night said they will not allow any political party to hold any rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on November 7 or 8 on public security ground, UNB news agency reported. “Different political parties…
Paris deal comes into force Friday
Dhaka – The entry of the Paris Climate Change Agreement into force from Friday should spur states to be more ambitious in their commitment to tackling global warming, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on…
Writ challenges legality of Articles 95, 116 on Judiciary
Dhaka – A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of articles 95 (2) and 116 of the Constitution. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Eunus Ali Akond filed the writ on Thursday. The writ came following…
AL men involved in plundering Tk 10 rice: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged that the ruling party men are involved in widespread ‘plundering’ of the Tk 10 per kg rice allocated for poor people, UNB news agency reported.
Lifting houses to escape India’s Chennai floods
S. Gopikrishna Warrier Memories of the ruinous floods in Chennai last year, partially blamed on climate change, have prompted many residents to raise the height of their houses to avoid getting inundated If you cannot beat the flood, rise above…
Medical note by a non-medic: CRP Conundrum
M Zahidul Haque CRP or C-reactive protein is a protein produced by the liver in response to inflammation. The level of CRP rises when some inflammations are there in the body. Inflammation generates when the body is attacked by bacteria,…
Vote for a brighter food future
Danielle Nierenberg On November 8, Americans have important choices to make at the polls. And it’s not only a question of who will be the next President of the United States. For many of us who value improving the food…
12-year-old boy brutally tortured for alleged theft
Dhaka – A 12-year-old boy was brutally tortured by some influential person over a theft charge in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj last week, UNB news agencxy reported. The incident took place on Thursday last, but it came to light on…
‘Missing girl’s skeleton’ recovered in Natore
Dhaka – Police recovered the skeleton of a schoolgirl from a sugarcane field near her house at Banbelgharia area of Sadar upazila of Natore on Wednesday afternoon, UNB news agency reported.
7 jail guards closed for assaulting UP chairman in Jessore
Dhaka – The jail authority has closed seven guards of Jessore Central Jail for allegedly assaulting a Union Parishad (UP) chairman of Bagherpara upazila of Jessore on Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
Body of youth recovered from Khushiara river in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police recovered the floating body of a youth from the Kushiara river of Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
IS leader al-Baghdadi asks his fighters to hold ground in Mosul
(CNN) ISIS’ media arm has released audio purportedly featuring its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which he urges fighters not to retreat from an attack on its Iraq stronghold, Mosul. “Holding your ground in honor is a thousand times better…
Obama warns fate of world at stake as US election draws closer
Dhaka – President Barack Obama has urged Democrats of all ethnic backgrounds to get out and vote for Hillary Clinton, warning that the fate of the US republic – and the world – is at stake. He said her Republican…
National Geographic star ‘Afghan Girl’ denied bail
Dhaka – An Afghan woman immortalised on the cover of National Geographic magazine has been denied bail after being arrested on fraud charges. Sharbat Gula, whose haunting green eyes made her famous, fled Soviet-occupied Afghanistan as a child and was…
BNP’s Nazrul smells early election in Bangladesh
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday said the government will hold the next general election within a short time as it has got isolated from people, UNB news agency reported.
Stock markets – DSE, CSE end higher on Wednesday
Dhaka – Share prices at the country’s both bourses– Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) — ended high on Wednesday.
PM orders construction of home for cricketer Miraz
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the district administration of Khulna to construct a home for Mehedi Hasan Miraz, the young cricketer who came in limelight with his 12-wicket haul in the first Test victory over England,…
Ruling pary lawmaker Bodi gets 3 years in jail for graft
Dhaka – A special court in Dhaka on Wednesday sentenced Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi to three years’ imprisonment in a case for accumulating wealth beyond his known sources of income, UNB news agency reported.
Literature circles help develop language, collaboration
Masum Billah A literature circle is an activity in which members meet to discuss and respond to a book that they are all reading.( Daniels 2002). As Cameron et al (2012) explains, literature circles are led mostly by students, while…
2 lynched by mob in BD hill district of Bandarban
Dhaka – Two alleged abductors were killed in a lynch-mob attack in Eidgachhara Reserved Forest area of Lama upazila of Bandarban hill district early Wednesday.
9 held for Brahmanbaria Hindu temple rampage
Dhaka – Police have arrested nine people so far in connection with the rampage on a number of Hindu temples and houses in Brahmanbaria district following the alleged Facebook post by a Hindu youth allegedly humiliating the holy Kaaba, the…
Police approval for BNP’s 7-Nov rally yet to come
Dhaka – The BNP is yet to get approval by Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold its national revolution and solidariity day rally at Suhrawardy Udyan though the public works department has given its permission to its ground on condition of…
Islami Bank provides computers to DU Management Deptt.
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limites, as a part of CSR activities, provided 20 computers to the Department of Management, University of Dhaka. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank handed over the computers to Prof Ali…
One held in Rangpur over rape of 2 nursing students
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man in connection with the gang-rape of two female students of Northern Nursing Institute at Bhat in Rangpur city on Tuesday night, UNB news agency reported. The arrestee was identified as Alamgir Hossain, a…
Hillary revives Trump-women issue as race tightening
King Of Prussia (AP/UNB) — With just a week to go and the race for the White House tightening, Hillary Clinton — with help from President Barack Obama — unleashed a fresh offensive Tuesday against Donald Trump and his vulgar…
Iraqi forces edge into Mosul, major urban warfare lies ahead
Bazwaya (AP/UNB) — Iraq’s special forces fought their way into the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday, taking its state television building despite resistance by Islamic State group fighters that is only likely to stiffen when combat reaches the inner city.…
AL’s student front, BCL, man ‘assaults’ cop in Shariatpur
Dhaka – A policeman was assaulted allegedly by a local leader of Awami League’s student associate Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on Tuesday at noon, UNB news agency reported. The injured policeman was identified as Nayek M…