Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Students Affairs division on Monday held rally and human chain as a part of stand against terrorism and militancy in country.
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RU law teacher suspended over irking Law Minister
On charge of making defamatory comment to the Law Minister Anisul Haque a teacher of Rajshahi University has been suspended. The suspended teacher is Sibly Islam, lecturer of the Law department of the university.
Flood receding in Northern districts, swelling in central Bangladesh
Flood levels have started receding in northern districts adjacent to Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers at Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogra and Nilphamari but swelling in Tangail, Jessore, and Chandpur in central Bangladesh. In Gaibanda overall flood situation at chars and Brahmaputra river…
Monsoon Low in Bay may increase rains next few days
Dhaka – A low pressure turns into well marked low in the East central Bay of Bengal yesterday that may reactivate the Monsoon rains further over the country, meteorologists said yesterday. The rains would be concentrated in the south than…
Trump under fire for saying Crimea people want to be with Russia
Senior current and former officials in Ukraine were outraged with US presidential candidate Donald Trump, who called their country “a mess” and said the people of Crimea would rather be with Russia than with Ukraine. In an interview broadcast Sunday…
‘Refugees, British men need lessons in how to treat women’
Male refugees starting a new life in the UK should be taught about women’s equality as part of a wider campaign aimed at all men in Britain, a Labour MP has suggested. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees chair Thangam Debbonaire…
Comilla University closed sine die following BCL infighting
Dhaka – Authorities have shut down Comilla University for an indefinite period on Monday following the death of student in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus, UNB news agency reported. The male students…
ACC arrests wife of N’ganj 7-murder accused Nur Hossain
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested Ruma Hossain, wife of the Narayanganj seven-murder prime accused Nur Hossain, in connection with the illegal wealth accumulation by her husband, UNB news agency reported.
15 female recruits of BGB join duty in Jessore
Dhaka – Fifteen members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB’s) first batch of female recruits have been assigned to active duty at Benapole check post on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported. Earlier, 97 female recruits formally joined the the paramilitary…
Hillary accuses Trump of ‘degrading comments about Muslims’
Ashland (AP/UNB) — Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Donald Trump repaid the “ultimate sacrifice” of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq with insults and degrading comments about Muslims, as the soldier’s bereaved father pressured Republican Party leaders to distance…
Syrian child actor who rose to fame killed in city of Aleppo
Beirut (AP/UNB) — The sit-com is a little like “I Love Lucy,” starring a comic housewife who gets into shenanigans and bickers with her husband. Except children play all the roles. And it all takes place in one of the…
SC stays bail of two Destiny Group bosses
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the bail order for two top officials of scam-tainted Destiny Group until Aug 11. The five-member bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha gave the order on Sunday after…
JK Rowling hopes Harry Potter play goes global
London — London is under Harry Potter’s spell once more — and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow. The stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” had its gala opening Saturday in London’s West…
Strengthening agriculture-biodiversity linkages for food security
Since 1993, the Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity have provided a valuable forum for dialogue amongst stakeholders on key issues relating to implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Against the backdrop of the CBD’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020…
Fury as Trump mocks US Muslim soldier’s mother
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has attracted outrage by mocking a dead US Muslim soldier’s mother. Khizr Khan — whose son died in Iraq — accused the Republican presidential nominee of vilifying US Muslims in a steely rebuke that electrified…
Unnecessary delay in tannery relocation irks PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed displeasure over the unnecessary delay in relocating tanneries from the city’s Hazaribagh area by their owners although the government has provided them with various facilities at Savar. “We don’t know why…
US skydiver jumps without parachute into net from 25,000ft
American Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from 25,000 ft (7,620m) without a parachute, landing safely in a net. Mr Aikins – who has more than 18,000 jumps under his belt – fell dead centre into the…
RU Peogressive Students Alliance for dropping Rampal Plant
Demanding the cancellation of Rampal power plant the Progressive Students Alliance (PSA) of the Rajshahi University (RU) staged demonstration and brought out procession on the campus on Saturday.
Light a candle for Baghdad
By George Capaccio I have walked the streets of Baghdad’s Karrada district when it was safe to do so. Before the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, no one worried about car bombs exploding in crowded markets, killing and maiming innocent people.…
GMO wheat found in Washington state could affect US trade
Seattle (AP/UNB) — Genetically modified wheat not approved for sale or commercial production in the United States has been found growing in a field in Washington state, agriculture officials said Friday, posing a possible risk to trade with countries concerned…
Bangladesh world’s 8th happiest country
Dhaka – Bangladesh has ranked eighth among 140 countries in the globe included in the Happy Planet Index 2016. The ranking recently released by the New Economics Foundation, a British think-tank, named Bangladesh as the eighth greenest and happiest country…
Turkish forces surround Incirlik air base for ‘inspection’
Some 7,000 armed police in heavy vehicles surrounded the Incirlik air base used by NATO forces in Adana in what a Turkish minister called a “security check.” With no official explanation, speculations have arisen about a new coup attempt or…
Firearms stolen from elite US Army base in Germany
US officials have revealed that a collection of weapons was stolen from the Panzer Kaserne base near Stuttgart earlier this month and couldn’t be located, leading to concerns that the arms may have ended up on the black market –…
Flood snaps Jamalpur-Dewanganj train service
Jamalpur -The train service on Jamalpur-Dewanganj route was suspended on Friday night due to flooding and heavy rainfall in the district. Train communication has remained snapped since 8pm, said Jamalpur Railway Station master Jahurul Islam.
Drake fails to beat Adam’s record for longest time at UK No 1
London – Hip hop artist Drake failed to topple Bryan Adams for the longest UK No. 1 single, only by a margin of seven days. His hit single, ‘One Dance’ was positioned comfortably for fifteen weeks at number one and…
Muslim woman to give kidney to sister’s ailing Hindu friend
Kanpur – Amid the cacophony of communal strife, here comes a heart-warming gesture. A Muslim woman from Fatehpur district has come forward to donate her kidney to a Hindu woman from Pune (Maharashtra), who has been battling for life for…
Taliban gained territory in Afghanistan – US report
US watchdog says area under Kabul government’s “influence” shrank by nearly 5 percent since beginning of this year. The Afghan government has lost control of nearly 5 percent of its territory to the Taliban since the beginning of this year,…
Save the Children says Syria’s Idlib maternity hospital bombed
A Syrian maternity hospital in a rebel-held area of Idlib province has been extensively damaged after a direct hit, according to the international charity Save the Children, which supports the facility.
RU students for flood victims
The situation of flood in northern part of the country is being deteriorated day by day. Heavy rainfall and onrush of water from hilly areas outside Bangladesh have increased the intensity of the flood. Lack of uncontaminated water and foods…
Cellular elixir of youth developed!
A team of US and Brazilian researchers have used a synthetic sex hormone to stimulate production of a naturally occurring enzyme called telomerase that is capable of reversing ageing and has been dubbed a possible “cellular elixir of youth.” While…