Cox’s Bazar, Aug 09 – A Cox’s Bazar court on Sunday granted bail to Stamford University student Shipra Rani Devnath, one of the two companions of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed, in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
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Parliament sub-committee to enlist collaborators, Razakars
Dhaka, Aug 10 – A six-member parliamentary sub-committee, headed by Shajahan Khan, MP, was formed on Sunday to prepare lists of those who collaborated with the Pakistani occupation forces during the 1971 Liberation War.
Glorious Days: Experience of working with senior bureaucrats
Mostafa Kamal Majumder When The New Nation became financial stable by the year 2007, the proprietor of the paper started experimenting with CSP cadre bureaucrats to establish themselves at its helm. They were retired secretaries to the government. I took…
5 die in Comilla with Covid-19-like symptoms in 24 hrs
Comilla, Aug 09 – Five people died at Comilla Medical College Hospital with Covid-19-like symptoms in the last 24 hours.
Brain gets bigger if you’re anxious and depressed: Study
Canberra, Xinhua/UNB, Aug 09 – Previous studies showed that depression, the most prevalent psychiatric disorder worldwide, is linked to areas of the brain shrinking in size.
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
Tokyo, AP/UNB, Aug 09 – The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with a call to the world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
River erosion renders many homeless in 10 Faridpur villages
Faridpur, Aug 09 – With the recession of floodwater, erosion on the banks of Madhumati River has taken a serious turn in Alfadanga Upazila of Faridpur district, causing further worry among the flood-hit people of the Upazila.
Speed up implementation of beat policing: DMP Commissioner
Dhaka, Aug 08 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Saturday directed officers of different ranks to speed up the implementation of the beat policing process to control crime easily.
Hasina greets Mahinda Rajapaksa for election victory
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday congratulated Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on the victory of ruling SLPP party in the country’s National Assembly polls held on August 5.
Proud to work with govt of Bangladesh: US Ambassador
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller on Saturday said his country is proud to work with the government of Bangladesh to help provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by flooding.
Dhaka’s relations with Delhi, Beijing must not be compared
Dhaka, Aug 08 – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said Bangladesh’s relations with India and China should not be compared noting that Bangladesh puts emphasis on its development through cooperation and collaboration.
Bangladesh sees 2,611 new Covid-19 cases 32 deaths in a day
Dhaka, Aug 08 – Officially confirmed number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh soared to 2,55,113 on Saturday with the detection of 2,611 new cases in the last 24 hours until morning. The health authorities reported 32 new deaths, taking the…
Bangamata created scope for Bangabandhu to devote to country
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib sacrificed her personal desires and demands in many ways to create a scope for Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to fully work for the country.
জনমনে আস্থা ফিরিয়ে আনাই সরকারের জন্য চ্যালেঞ্জ -মুসলিম লীগ
সম্প্রতি অবসরপ্রাপ্ত সেনা কর্মকর্তা মেজর সিনহা পুলিশের গুলিতে নিহত হওয়ার ঘটনায় বিচার বহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ড ইস্যুতে গোটা পুলিশ প্রশাসন তীব্র সমালোচনার মুখোমুখি হয়েছে। মহামারী করোনা মোকাবেলায় পুলিশ প্রশাসনের মৃত্যুভয়কে পরোয়া না করে, সামনের সারিতে দাড়িয়ে দায়িত্ব পালনের অসাধারণ ভূমিকাকেও যা ম্লান…
URGENT Appeal from INSAN Association – Beirut
On August 4, 2020 a major explosion rocked the Beirut port, leaving more than one hundred dead and five thousand injured. An estimated three hundred thousand residents of Beirut have lost their homes due to the blast and have been…
‘Delta Fund’ eyed to make Bangladesh climate resilient
The government has a plan to form a special fund, ‘Bangladesh Delta Fund’, for implementing its long-term integrated master plan, ‘Delta Plan 2100’, to harness the huge potentials of Bangladesh through water resource management, ensuring food and water security and…
We can’t ignore adolescent girls in Covid-19 response
Opinion by Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates (CNN)Today should have been a school day for 15-year-old Fortunate Ayomirwoth. But for the past five months, her school has been closed. Fortunate now spends her days at home in a small suburb…
Floods don’t always happen, these are caused too
Sudhirendar Sharma The reality behind the statistics and headlines of man made disasters are too grim for words. Flooding has always threatened human habitation, but it is happening too often in recent times with disastrous consequences in unexpected places. Much…
Beirut On its Knees
By Eliane Eid BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 6 2020 – Following the massive explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4, IPS correspondent Eliane Eid reports that the residents of the city are still shell shocked. Beirut looks like a battlefield, with destruction…
OC Pradeep, 6 others suspended over Major Sinha murder
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 08 – Seven police personnel, including officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and inspector Liakat Ali, have been suspended in connection with the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan in Teknaf of…
Beirut blast: UN urges help to aid Lebanon recovery
7 August 2020 – After a devastating blast ripped through Beirut Port in Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding thousands and rendering hundreds of thousands homeless, the UN moved rapidly to step up its relief effort.
নৌকা ডুবে কওমী মাদরাসার ১৭জন শিক্ষক ও শিক্ষার্থীর ইন্তেকালে শোক
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণ সভাপতি মাওলানা মুহাম্মদ ইমতিয়াজ, সেক্রেটারী মাওলানা এবিএম জাকারিয়া এক বিবৃতিতে নেত্রকোনার মদনে হাওরে বেড়াতে গিয়ে ট্রলার ডুবে কওমী মাদরাসার ১৭জন শিক-শিার্থীর মৃত্যুতে গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করেছেন।
TikTok threatens legal action against Trump US ban
TikTok has threatened legal action against the United States after Donald Trump ordered the firms to stop doing business with the Chinese app within 45 days.
Govt option to fully reopen offices to worsen pandemic: BNP
Dhaka, August o7 – BNP on Friday opposed the government’s decision to fully reopen government offices as it thinks this will only contribute to worsening the coronavirus situation in the country.
Bangladesh Covid-19 cases surpass 0.25 mn; deaths 3,333
Dhaka, Aug 07 – The officially confirmed coronavirus cases soared to 2,52,502 on Friday with the detection of 2,851 new cases in the last 24 hours until morning.
Beirut tragedy: Grieving, search for missing continue
Beirut, AP/UNB, Aug 07 – Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital, killing about 150 people and wounding thousands.
Bangladesh among global hotspots of series of floods: Study
Dhaka, Aug 07 – Bangladesh is one of the hotspots of series of floods in the world, latest study says, noting that 250 million coastal dwellers will face rising floods globally.
Covid-19: Global cases surpass 19 million, deaths 713,406
Xinhua/UNB, Aug 07 – The officially confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed 19 million, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Covid-19 deals a severe blow to Bangladesh’s media industry
Dhaka, Aug 07 – At a time when people need credible information, coronavirus has upended Bangladesh’s media industry, hitting hard its revenue generation and claiming the lives of a good number of journalists and infecting many more.
Trump bans US transactions with TikTok, WeChat
New York, AP/UNB, Aug 07 – President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an official order banning dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from…