Dhaka– Five people, including a woman, were killed as a covered van hit a bus at Borotakia in Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong on Saturday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
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Mathematics may be akin to cooking
Sudhirendar Sharma Cooking and math may have begun as simple and useful crafts but these have evolved into complex and pleasurable arts today. Could there be any similarity between mathematics and cookery? Neither do cooks deal in numbers nor do…
Rab rescues six fishermen after gunfight with robbers
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued six kidnapped fishermen following a gunfight with forest robbers in the Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on Friday, UNB news agency reported. The Rab force also recovered four firearms…
UN trims nuclear power growth forecasts
Vienna (BSS/AFP) – The UN atomic agency predicted Friday continued growth in nuclear power in the coming 15 years but trimmed its projections because of low fossil fuel prices and competition from renewables. “Nuclear energy, in the long run, will…
Vegetable prices fall for increased supply in Dhaka
Dhaka – The prices of vegetables slightly fell in the kitchen markets of the capital over the week due to increase supply after one week of Eid-ul-Azah. But other daily essentials remain stable like previous week. The price of Hilsha…
Oxford ranked world’s top university
The University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world and feeder for the British elite, has topped a global education ranking for the first time, but its vice-chancellor warned that Brexit could damage its long-term prospects.
BD Silicon Valley of pro-poor financial innovation: Dr. Atiur
“In many ways Bangladesh has been the Silicon valley of pro-poor financial innovation, embracing and empowering the people at the base of the pyramid, mostly through bottom up experimentation”– said Dr. Atiur Rahman in a seminar at IMF on Thursday,…
Accused snatched from police in Jessore
Dhaka – Local people snatched an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, arrested in a violence case, from policemen, leaving two cops injured at Dumurkhali Bazar in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Thursday night, UNB news agency reported.
Afghan govt signs draft peace deal with Hekmatyar
Afghanistan (AP/UNB) — Afghanistan’s government signed a draft peace deal on Thursday with a designated “global terrorist” after lengthy negotiations that could pave the way for a similar accord with the Taliban, who have been waging war on Kabul for…
Nigeria asks UN to help free abducted Chibok girls
Nigeria (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has invited the United Nations to help negotiations to exchange the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok for detained leaders of Boko Haram, a government statement said Thursday. Buhari’s government has been criticized for failing…
Two Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF in Kurigram, Jhenidah
Dhaka – Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Kurigram and Jhenidah districts early Friday, UNB news agency reported.
For first time, Saudi, foreign workers protest unpaid wages
TeleSUR English/September 22 – Strikes in the kingdom are rare; labor stoppages in which Saudi and foreign employees strike together even more so. Both Saudi and foreign workers at a private hospital in Saudi Arabia–where all labor activity is banned–have…
500m accounts hacked by “state-sponsored actor”- Yahoo
In a statement, Yahoo on Thursday said user information — including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, passwords and in some cases security questions — was compromised in 2014 by what it believed was a “state-sponsored actor.” It did…
No mid-term election, says PM
New York – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any mid-term election, questioning the necessity of such polls. “Has the news of the mid-term polls come floating in the Jamuna River? Is there any such…
‘Dead newborn’ cries out at burial in Faridpur
Dhaka – Six hours after a physician declared it dead, a newborn baby was found alive while being buried at Alipur graveyard of Faridpur district town on Thursday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Pahela Baishakh harassment reinquiry report deferred
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred submission of the re-investigation report in a case filed in connection with sexual harassment of several women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations, October 17.
Khaleda others who unleashed arson, murder to be punished: PM
New York – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that those who unleashed arson attacks and burnt people to death in the name of movement in the country and their order giver BNP chief Khaleda Zia will surely be punished.…
Gulshan café attackers buried as unclaimed bodies
Dhaka – The five militants and one of their suspected associates, who were killed in a commando operation at Holey Artisan Bakery at Gulshan on July 2 after a 12-hour hostage crisis, were buried at Jurain Graveyard in the city…
Warrant against BNP’s Selima Rahman 13 others for arson
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday issued arrest warrant against 14 BNP leaders and activists, including BNP Vice Chairman Selima Rahman, in a case filed with Pallabi Police Station under the Special Power Act.
BAU workshop on modern animal breeding tech held
Dhaka – A workshop on ‘awareness about modern animal breeding technology to stakeholder’ was held yesterday (Thursday) at Bangladesh agricultural University Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan in Mymensingh.
Khoka’s Gulshan building, Rupganj land confiscated
Dhaka – After confiscation of a six storied building of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in Gulshan, the government has further confiscated his 50-acre of lands at Rupganj in Narayanganj. The concerned district administrations have hung notices at…
Khaleda back home after performing hajj
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned home after performing the holy Hajj in Saudi Arabia. A large number of party supporters, activists and leaders welcome the BNP chief standing on two sides of the road from the airport…
IS fired crude chemical weapons on US troops – Pentagon
Islamic State forces have fired crude chemical weapons at US troops in Iraq, the Pentagon has confirmed, a startling disclosure that US officials promptly downplayed as resulting in no deaths or injuries. The attack came from a powdered mustard agent…
Written test, viva voce must for varsity teacher recruitment: Govt
Dhaka – The government on Wednesday recommended the authorities of the public universities to take written test along with viva voce for the appointment of teachers in a bid to curb irregularities in the recruitment process and to assess the…
BB heist report release halted as it may hinder money recovery
Finance minister AMA Muhith is not going to release the final report on the Bangladesh Bank (BB) cyber heist submitted by a government-commissioned probe committee as it may hinder the recovery process of heist money. “We are corresponding with Philippines…
1st Jesse Owens Award goes to Muhammad Ali posthumously
Colorado Springs (AP/UNB) — The first Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award will recognize the late Muhammad Ali.
PM for equitable sharing of transboundary rivers
New York – Underscoring the need for ensuring equitable sharing of transboundary water bodies, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said water should be considered as an integral part of the new development architecture and strongly advocated for creating a global…
Sunken launch ‘ML Oishi’ salvaged, death toll now 18
Dhaka – The sunken launch, ‘ML Oishi’, was salvaged this (Thursday) morning, nearly 21 hours after it capsized in the Sandhya River in Banaripara upazila of Barisal district on Wednesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Planet 50-50 Champion, Agent of Change Award for PM
New York, Sept 22 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the ‘Planet 50-50 Champion’ and Agent of Change Award’ for her outstanding contributions to women empowerment. The UN-Women recognised the Prime Minister as ‘Planet 50-50 Champion’, while Global…
‘Work together to uproot militancy, terrorism’
New York, Sept 22 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the world community to work together to uproot militancy and terrorism, and plug the sources of funds, arms and ammunition as well as moral and material support…