Dhaka – Rejecting Israeli politician Mendi N Safadi’s claim that they had a meeting in Washington, Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said they met nowhere. In a Facebook post, Joy has written: “I have never met Safadi, either…
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Pakistani men can beat wives ‘lightly’, Islamic council says
The leader of a Pakistani Islamic council has proposed a bill that allows husbands to “lightly beat” their wives as a form of discipline, says a CNN report. In the 75-page proposal, Mohammad Khan Sheerani suggests a light beating is…
NASA successfully inflates new space station room
Cape Canveral (AP/UNB) — NASA successfully inflated a new experimental room at the International Space Station on Saturday, producing the world’s first pump-it-up compartment for astronauts. The operation took much longer than expected, stretching over three days in all. But…
5 female Ansars of auxilary police force, killed in boat capsize
Dhaka – Five female members Ansar, auxilary police force of Bangladesh, were killed as a boat sank in the Ghorautra river in Bazar Ghat area of Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj, 80 kilometres northeast of Dhaka early Sunday, Unb news agency…
Rousseff removal efforts, a bid to stop oil corruption probe – leaked tapes
Secret phone recordings between Brazil’s planning minister and theformer president of Transperto have revealed that the minister suggested a “change” in the government to “stop the bleeding” caused by an investigation into Petrobras. The March conversation between Planning Minister Romero…
Facing risks of possible disasters
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said the government has taken various measures to face risks of possible disasters, especially earthquake. “The government has taken various initiatives to train up members of Fire Service and Civil Defence aiming…
Green activists demand cancellation of plots allotted for tanners
Dhaka – Green activists here on Saturday demanded immediate cancellation of the plots allocated for tanners as they failed to relocate their factories from Hazaribagh to Savar within the stipulated time, Unb news agency reported. They also demanded penalising the…
Railways minister blessed with first baby at 69
Dhaka – Hitting headlines two years back for getting married at the age of 67, Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque has been in news again as he has been blessed with a baby girl on Saturday, Unb news agency reported.…
EC in fake sleep, says BNP
Dhaka – Voicing frustration over “unabated vote rigging and capture of poling stations” in the fifth phase of Union Parishad polls, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) pretends to be asleep, Unb news…
Heavy rain disrupts life in capital Dhaka
Dhaka – Several spells of rain in the morning and evening walloped the city life again on Saturday just like the last couple of days as many roads and lanes remained flooded with knee-deep water for several hours, causing immense…
Violence mars UP polls, 12 killed
Dhaka – Twelve people, including three in Jamalpur, were killed and over 60 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Parishad election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday, unb news agency reported. A presiding officer of a polling…
Jail for ex-Argentine dictator, 14 others
Buenos Aires — Argentina’s last dictator and 14 other former military officials were sentenced Friday to prison for human rights crimes committed during the Operation Condor conspiracy to hunt down dissidents across South America and beyond. Operation Condor was launched…
Gazipur textile mill fire doused
Gazipur – A fire broke out in a textile mill at Tepirbari in Sreepur upazila early Saturday.
UP polls clash leaves AL man killed in Noakhali
Noakhali – An activist of Awami League was killed and six others were injured in a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at a poling centre in Razganj union in Begumganj upazila on Saturday. Police said the…
G7 leaders pledge action on terror, refugees, slow growth
Shima (AP/UNB) — The leaders of the Group of Seven rich economies ended a summit Friday by issuing an action plan for countering terrorism and other risks to peace and global growth, including the massive flows of refugees and migrants…
Obama at Hiroshima: ‘Death fell from the sky’
Hiroshima (AP/UNB) — Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world’s first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons, as he became…
Over 4,000 migrants rescued in single day
Rome (AP/UNB) — More than 4,000 would-be refugees were rescued at sea Thursday in one of the busiest days of the Mediterranean migrant crisis, and at least 20 died trying to reach Europe as Libyan-based smugglers took advantage of calmer…
BGB camp in CHT set afire as 2 killed in truck plunge at Dhangchhari
Dhaka – Two people were killed when a wood-laden truck fall into roadside ditch while speeding away defying signal of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Dhangchhari check post of Chandragona in Rangamati district on Thursday night. Local people set to…
Trump continues lying about Muslim ban
By Mitchell Blatt Presumptive Republican nominee for president Donald Trump gets credit from his supporters–and even some of his detractors–for being “politically incorrect,” but now it looks like he is backing down from his controversial statements in the face of…
Mamata sworn in as West Bengal chief minister
Dhaka -Mamata Banerjee was sworn in on Friday as West Bengal’s chief minister for a second term at Kolkata’s historic Red Road.
Activist of AL hacked to death in Rangpur
Rangpur – A local Awami League activist was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Manirampur village in Pirgachha upazila early Friday.
Rangamati bus plunge kills 2; BGB check post torched
Dhaka – Two people were killed when a human haluer (Chander Gari) plunged into a roadside ditch while fleeing defying signal of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Dhangchhari check post of Chandragona in Rangamati district on Thursday night. Local people…
Fans frustrated as Eluveitie concert cancelled
Dhaka – Hundreds of disgruntled individuals vented their frustration at event organiser Green Events BD for cancelling the much-anticipated ‘An Evening with Eluveitie’, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB).
Sentinel-1 helping Cyclone Roanu relief
Flood map of Barguna, Bangladesh Cyclone Roanu has claimed over 100 lives in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and has left tens of thousands in need of aid. Officials are looking to the sky for information on flooded areas to analyse…
Economic interests harming global health: WHO chief
By Lyndal Rowlands UN, (IPS) – Putting economic interests over public health is leading the world towards three slow-motion health disasters, Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization’s warned the world’s health ministers on Monday. Changes in the world’s…
Humanitarian summit, the big fiasco
By Baher Kamal Istanbul, (IPS) – The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) held in Istanbul on May 23-24, managed to send a strong wake-up call to the world about the unprecedented human suffering now in course, but failed to achieve the…
Salim Osman MP refuses to apologise to abused teacher
MP Salim Osman has said he will ‘never apologise’ to the school teacher he had harassed in his Narayanganj constituency. Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was beaten and made to do sit-ups holding his ears on flimsy accusations that he had…
PM Hasina off to Japan to attend G7 Outreach program
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for Nagoya of Japan on a four-day official visit to attend the G7 Outreach programme, Unb news agency reported. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime…
Alleged ‘robber’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shashai on the Dhaka-Shylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Thursday, Unb news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Mohabbat…
Hartal on in 3 hill districts
Dhaka -The day-long hartal (general strike), enforced by Parbattaya Nagarik Parishad and Parbattaya Bangali Chhatra Parishad to press home their eight-point demand, is underway peacefully in the three hill districts on Thursday.