Dhaka, July 28 (UNB) – There is nothing new in campus protests at Dhaka University (DU). Its students burst into protests occasionally to realise their various demands. They rocked their campus on Sunday, too. But this time it was prompted…
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Silent procession in JU demanding steps against dengue
Jahangirnagar University, July 28 (UNB)- Jahangirnagar University students brought out a silent procession on the campus on Saturday, demanding steps for preventing dengue. On Sunday morning, students gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar premises on the campus at 11am and…
Charitable Trust case: Khaleda’s bail hearing Tuesday
Dhaka, July 28 (UNB) – The High Court is scheduled to hear the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman fixed the…
Massive landslide in Myanmar’s northernmost state: 13 killed
Yangon, July 28 (Xinhua/UNB) — At least 13 people were killed by a massive landslide which hit a jade mine in Hpakant township, Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state, on Sunday, a local official said. The incident occurred due to the collapse…
Floods claims 75 lives in 14 BD districts: Minister
Dhaka, July 28 (UNB) – A total of 75 people, including 56 children and six women, have so far died in 14 flood-hit districts across the country, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman on Sunday. Among…
90 charged with attack on BD Santals in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, July 28 (UNB)–The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Sunday submitted a charge-sheet against 90 people forkilling three Santal people, looting their valuables and unleashing torture on them at Bagda Farm area in Gobindaganj upazila on November 6, 2016.…
HC asks BD pasteurised milk cos: Suspend spurious production
Dhaka, July 28 (UNB) – The High Court on Sunday instructed all the pasteurised milk-producing companies, including Aarong, Milk Vita, Pran and Fresh, to refrain from producing, marketing and selling milk for five weeks. The HC bench of Justice Syed…
‘2021 Int’l Year for elimination of child labour’: UN
DHAKA, July 27, 2019 (BSS) – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, and has asked the International Labour Organization (ILO) to take the…
Writ for Taka 50mn in damages to BD lynch victim’s family
Dhaka, July 28 (UNB)— A lawyer moved the High Court on Sunday seeking an order from it to provide Tk 5 crore in compensation to Badda lynching victim Taslima Begum Renu’s family. The writ petition, filed in the morning, sought…
Low in North Bay: Maritime BD ports asked to hoist signal 3
DHAKA, July 27, 2019 (BSS)- Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three as deep conviction is continuing over North Bay owing to the influence of a low…
Tens of thousands take part in LGBT event in Berlin
Berlin, July 28 (AP/UNB) — Tens of thousands have been marching through Berlin in celebration of Christopher Street Day, one of Germany’s largest LGBT pride observances. Revelers from across the country and abroad were parading through Berlin on Saturday from…
Rohingyas, Myanmar del agree to joint talks on repatriation
Cox’s Bazar, July 27 (UNB) – The visiting Myanmar delegation and Rohingya representatives here on Saturday agreed to participate in a joint dialogue on repatriation issues. Apart from representatives from Myanmar and the Rohingya community, representatives from Bangladesh and UN…
2 dead, 8 athletes hurt in S Korea balcony collapse
Seoul, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — A balcony inside a nightclub in South Korea collapsed on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 16, including American and other athletes at the world swimming championships, officials said. Hundreds were at the nightclub in…
Hasina wishes Johnson with mangoes, flowers
Dhaka, Jul 27 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London on an official visit, has sent Bangladesh’s famous mangoes along with flowers to newly appointed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a mark of her good wishes for Johnson.…
UN sets 2019 Climate Action Summit ‘Clean Air Initiative’
Dhaka, July 27 (UNB) – The United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and Climate and Clean Air Coalition have announced the “Clean Air Initiative”, calling upon governments at all levels to join the initiative.…
Khaleda given dental treatment at BSMMU Hospital
Dhaka, Jun 12 (UNB) – Imprisoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday underwent treatment at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to remove fungal infection from her tongue. The BNP chief, who has…
Dengue spreads Khulna division reports 71 cases in July
Khulna, July 27 (UNB) — Seventy-one dengue patients were identified in Khulna, Jhenaidah, Narail, Kushtia, Meherpur and Bagerhat districts in the first 22 days of July. Of them, 24 patients are undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital, nine at…
8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles
Philippines, July 27 (AP/UNB) — Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring about 60 and causing substantial damage. The…
Jennifer Lopez to play drug lord Griselda Blanco in new film
Dhaka, July 27 (UNB) – Singer-actor Jennifer Lopez will essay the role of real-life notorious Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco aka The Godmother in a new film, reports The Indian Express. Titled The Godmother, the movie will be produced by…
Young man escapes lynching on Child-lifting rumour in Ctg
Chattogram, July 27 (UNB)- A youth escaped death in mass beating as he managed to flee after local people caught him suspecting him to be a child-lifter in Hathazari here on Friday night. The victim was identified as Md Mumin,…
Facebook post demeaning Islam: One arrested in Faridpur
Faridpur, July 26 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested a person for making a post on Facebook demeaning Islam and Kaaba Sharif from Kamar village in Boalmari upazila on Thursday night. The arrestee was identified as Dilip Roy, 42,…
Two-day Nazrul Festival of Chhayanaut ends in Capital
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) – The two-day Nazrul Fest organised by leading cultural organisation Chhayanaut to pay tributes to National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam ended here on Friday. The festival kicked off on Thursday at Chhyanaut’s auditorium in Dhanmondi with…
US presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China
Washington, July 27 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump pressed the World Trade Organization on Friday to stop letting China and other economies receive lenient treatment under global trade rules by calling themselves “developing” countries. In a memo, Trump directed U.S.…
Dhaka North City Corporation offers free dengue tests
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) – Amid a worsening dengue outbreak, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam said on Friday said people can get free tests for the viral disease at 52 health centres from Monday. “Dengue testing…
Integrate air quality solutions with SDGs: US science envoy
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) – US Science Envoy for Air Quality Dr James J Schauer on Friday wrapped up his weeklong visit sharing his ideas about air quality improvement and mitigation strategies with stakeholders in Bangladesh. Dr Schauer met Prime…
India’s Lok Sabha passes ‘Triple Talaq’ bill
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB)- Lok Sabha passed the bill of ‘Triple talaq’, a customary practice among Muslim that dissolves a marriage when the husband says the word ‘talaq’ thrice, after a day-long heated battle on Thursday that also witnessed a…
Ex-chief justice Sinha seeks pol asylum in Canada: Report
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) – Surendra Kumar Sinha, the former chief justice of Bangladesh, has reportedly sought political asylum in Canada. He entered Canada at Fort Erie on July 4 and filed a refugee claim, reports Canadian online news portal…
BNP asks for Khaleda’s ‘better treatment’ at home or abroad
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) – Voicing deep concern over the illness of its chairperson, BNP on Friday demanded that immediate steps be taken for her proper treatment either at home or abroad as per her desire. “She (Khaleda) has been…
Europe melts under Sahara heat wave, smashes heat records
Paris, July 26 (AP/UNB) — Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn’t help this time. Temperature records that had stood for decades or even just hours fell minute by minute Thursday afternoon and Europeans and tourists alike jumped into…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
Cairo, July 26 (AP/UNB) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were traveling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the country’s coast guard and…