Dhaka – Six people went missing as an engine-run boat capsized in the Ganges River in Lalpur upazila of Natore on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Author: editor
Alleged drug smuggler killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police at Konabari in Kosba upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported.
Spurious liquor kills 1 in C’nawabganj, Bangladesh
Dhaka -A young man died after taking adulterated liquor at Alampur village in Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Monday.
Bangladesh’s Inland water transport workers on indefinite strike
Dhaka – Inland water transport workers all over Bangladesh are on an indefinite strike since Monday night to press home their four-point demand for fixing minimum pay and benifits.
Another mild tremor shakes Bangladesh
Dhaka – A mild earthquake jolted Dhaka and other districts of Bangladesh on Tuesday morning. The earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale was felt at 8:11am, Met office sources said.
Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defence
For the first time since the Cold War the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a national emergency. Some opposition MPs said the new civil defence concept, to go before ministers on Wednesday,…
Pakistan named No. one Test team as India draw with WIndies
Pakistan have become the number one Test team for the first time since the International Cricket Council rankings were introduced in 2003.
Kurds defuse teenage bomber’s belt
Chilling footage has emerged purporting to show Kurdish security forces defusing an explosive belt attached to a teenage suicide bomber in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The tense moment, captured on camera, showed Kurdish law enforcers arresting a young suicide…
Hungarian MEP’s proposal sparks anger
While makeshift scarecrows placed on border fences might keep refugees from entering Hungary, severed pigs’ heads would be an even better deterrent, a Hungarian MEP has said sparking a barrage of criticism and drawing bitter comments online. On Friday, Human…
Islamophobic group stages fake IS attack in Prague
An anti-immigrant group staged a fake IS attack in Prague’s center that, unsurprisingly, ignited a chaotic panic among the crowd, resulting in “several tourists” being injured. The group entered the Old Town Square equipped with an Islamic State flag, a…
CPJ to release special report on press freedom in India
New York – The Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report on press freedom in India on August 29, 2016, entitled “Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with their lives.”
Fire at multi-storey building in Mirpur
Dhaka – One person sustained burns as a fire broke out at a multi-storey building at Rokeya Soroni in the city’s Mirpur area on Monday morning. The injured was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Police foil JnU student’s procession, 10 injured
Dhaka – At least ten students of Jagannath University (JnU) were injured as police fired teargas shells to foil a procession in Baghshal thana intersection area of the city on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported. A group of JnU…
Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party
Rio (AP/UNB) — Shaking to samba and sharing reflections in uniquely Brazilian ways, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief. The Rio Games, the…
Area-based bus services must to reduce jam on Dhaka’s roads
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Some people are learnt to be critical of the circular bus service launched by the Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Huq because of the fixed Taka 15 fare charged for a single trip to any…
‘Farakka Dam’ responsible for spate in river Ganga: Bihar CM
Patna – Amid apprehensions of flood waters entering into Patna town, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday said silt deposited in Ganga after the construction of Farraka Dam was responsible for spate in the river and asked the Centre to…
SC fines 10 private medical colleges Tk one crore each
Dhaka – The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has imposed Tk one crore fine for each ofd 10 private medical colleges for admitting students who did not fulfil terms set by the government.
Brother of Syrian boy wounded in Aleppo dies
Beirut (AP/UNB) — Opposition activists say the brother of a wounded Syrian boy who gained international attention has died. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday that Ali Daqneesh, 10, died the day before from wounds sustained in…
30 dead and 90 hurt in Turkey’s Gaziantep wedding blast
An explosion at an outdoor wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep has killed at least 30 people and injured 94 more, the region’s governor says. The Turkish government has called it a “terror attack” and suggested it…
Tk 9,568b mega dredging plan keep rivers navigable
Dhaka – The government has taken a mega plan to conduct 2001 kilometers of river dredging and 690 kilometers of river training at a cost of Tk 956, 834 crore over the next 15 years, UNB news agency reported.
BNP’s Swechchhasebak Dal leader stabbed dead in Sylhet
Dhaka –A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, opposition BNP’s volunteer front was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Sheikhghat Khuliatula area of Sylhet city on Saturday night, UNB news agency reported.
Two killed in reported Tangail ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – Two suspected criminals were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Telki Gayra area of Madhupur upazila of Tangail early Sunday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Neymar kick is gold; gives Brazil 1st Olympic soccer title
Rio (AP/UNB) — With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil’s biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host its biggest moment of the games. Brazil won its first Olympic gold medal in soccer Saturday with a dramatic…
Russia could use Incirlik airbase ‘if necessary’: Turkish PM
Ankara wouldn’t mind it if Russia used the Incirlik airbase for its anti-terror missions against Islamic State terrorists in Syria, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim hinted on Saturday, but acknowledged that no such requests have been made., RT reported today.…
Diagnostic or disease contracting centres?
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The other day a man in his early sixties was awaiting the arrival of a doctor for exercise tolerance test of his heart at a famous diagnostic centre in Dhaka. The doctor, very busy doing his shift…
Cambodia embarks on a long term plan for nuke plant
Cambodia and Russia are in discussion on plans for the preparing human resources and subsequent construction of the nuclear power plant in the Cambodia to meet the country’s fast rising energy demand.
Man ‘beaten dead by cops’ in Rangpur
Dhaka – A man was beaten to death allegedly by policemen in Rangpur city’s Shatmatha area early Saturday, UNB news agency reported. The victim was identified as Nur Nabi Miah, 35, son of Abdur Rashid of Balatary area in the…
China opens world’s highest and longest glass bridge
It’s finally happened. The much-heralded “world’s highest and longest” glass-bottomed bridge has opened to visitors in central China. It connects two mountain cliffs in what are known as the Avatar mountains (the film was shot here) in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province.…
Beijing to discuss ways to improve investment climate
Dhaka – Ways for improving trade and investment environment and addressing the ‘concerns’ of Chinese corporations operating in Bangladesh will come up in a broader way in the next meeting of Bangladesh and China on Monday. The Chinese side will…
Bullet-ridden bodies of 2 youths recovered in Jessore
Dhaka -Police recovered bullet-hit bodies of two unidentified young men in a short time span from separate places of the Jessore district town early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.