Dhaka, Jul 23 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on an official visit to the UK, underwent a surgery in her left eye at a London hospital on Monday. “The prime minister underwent the operation in her left eye…
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Goose freed, got stuck in pizza driver’s car grille
Burlington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Authorities say a goose that got stuck in a pizza delivery driver’s car grille in Vermont is expected to make a full recovery. Driver Ryan Harrington tells WCAX-TV he saw a goose waddling across the…
BNP to start relief activities in flood-hit areas Tuesday
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) – BNP on Monday decided to start distributing relief materials among flood-hit people at different parts of the country on Tuesday. At a meeting of BNP’s relief committee at its chairperson’s Gulshan office, five committees were…
Cotton mill, sawmill gutted in fire at Narail
Narail, July 23 (UNB) – A cotton mill and a sawmill were gutted by a fire in Lohagara upazila on Monday afternoon, leaving a worker injured. Witnesses said the fire originated at the cotton mill at Laxmipasha from an electric…
Anti-graft body Director Basir held over bribery
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested its suspended Director Khandaker Enamul Basir over the Tk 40-lakh bribery scandal. A team of the national anti-graft body picked him up from his Darus Salam residence in the…
Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health
Washington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart…
‘Priya Saha distorted my research findings’: Prof Barkat
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) – President of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) Prof Abul Barkat on Monday said Priya Saha distorted his research findings claiming that he did never say that some 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians are missing. Dr…
Habiganj Civil Surgeon dies of ‘dengue virus’ infection
Habiganj, July 22 (UNB) – Civil Surgeon of Habiganj died at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital (SBMCH) in the capital on Sunday night reportedly after being affected by dengue virus. Confirming the death, Shah Alam, administrative officer of Civil…
2 AL leaders gunned down in Satkhira, Bandarban
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) –Two Awami League leaders were shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Satkhira and Bandarban districts on Monday. In Satkhira, Nazrul Islam, 55, vice-president of Agardari union unit Awami League and son of Nesaruddin of Kuchpukur village…
Teen climate activist gets Normandy’s first Freedom Prize
Paris, Jul 21 (AP/UNB) — Swedish teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg has received the first Freedom Prize awarded by France’s Normandy region, which last month commemorated the 75th D-Day anniversary. Thunberg, 16, received the award in Caen on Sunday,…
Tree fair fetches Tk 11 mn selling 16 lakh saplings
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) – The month-long National Tree Plantation Campaign and Fair-2019 evoked an overwhelming response from plant and nature lovers as saplings worth around Tk 11 crore were sold during the fair. The fair, inaugurated by Prime Minister…
Dhaka University Pro-VC rules out ending college affiliation
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB) – Dhaka University Pro-vice-chancellor (administration) Prof Muhammad Samad on Sunday said they have no right to cancel the affiliation of seven colleges as the decision was taken by the government. He came up with the remarks…
‘The Lion King’ rules and ‘Endgame’ scores all-time record
Los Angeles, July 21 (AP/UNB) — If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of “The Lion King” devour…
Child-lifting rumour: 1 more killed, 12 hurt in mob violence
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB) – Despite the warning by the police administration not to take the law into own hands, angry mobs continued to attack suspected child-lifters in different districts, killing another man and injuring 12 others. After the killing…
14 teens of a gang ‘First Hitters Boss’ held in Dhaka city
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB)- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested 14 members of a teenagers gang named ‘First Hitter Boss’ or “FHB” from the city’s Uttara on Saturday night. The arrestees are Bishu Chandra Shil, 20, NayeemMiah, 18, Yasin Arafat,…
Dengue turned epidemic for lack of preventive measures: BNP
Dhaka, July 21 – BNP on Sunday alleged that the dengue situation has turned epidemic in the capital due to the government’s failure to take any effective preventive measure and conduct drive against Aedes mosquito.
Female suicide bomber strikes hospital in Pakistan, 9 killed
Dera Ismail Khan, Jul 21 (AP/UNB) — A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan on Sunday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against police, in a complex assault claimed by the Pakistani…
PM doesn’t want hasty action against Priya Saha: Quader
Dhaka, Jul 21 (UNB) – Transport Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said he has been instructed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina not to take any hasty step against Priya Saha for her remarks during a meeting with US President Donald…
It’s US Embassy that had ulterior motive: Sajeeb Wazed
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB) – Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed on Sunday said the US Embassy here is the one that had an “ulterior motive” mentioning that they picked Priya Saha because they knew she would make this…
7 entrepreneurs win Colors Platinum Business Women Awards
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB) – Seven successful women in business received ‘Colors Platinum Business Women Awards 2019’ at a function in a city hotel on Saturday evening. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak attended the award-giving ceremony which was…
Power supply to Shahjalal Airport disrupted for 7 hours
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB) – Power supply to Shahajala International Airport restored after seven hours of disruption on Sunday afternoon following a power-line disconnection in the morning. Power outage and disruption in water supply hit the airport in the morning,…
BD shop owners to oppose cigarette sale from broken pack
Dhaka, 20th July (UNB) – Bangladesh Dokan Malik Shamity (BDMS), a platform of shop owners, gave assurances that it will take necessary steps going forward to prohibit the sale of ‘loose’ cigarettes, that is to say cigarettes from broken packs.…
Monmouth racing card shaken amid fierce heat, track protests
Oceanport, July 20 (AP/UNB) — With extreme heat draining fans and causing concern about the horses, Monmouth Park canceled six races and pushed back until early evening its stakes races, including the $1 million Haskell Invitational headlined by Maximum Security.…
US marks 50 years after Apollo 11’s ‘giant leap’ on moon
Cape Canaveral, Jul 21 (AP/UNB) — A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s “giant leap” by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday, toasting with Tang and gobbling MoonPies. At NASA’s…
American crocodiles thriving outside nuclear plant
Miami, Jul 21 (AP/UNB) — American crocodiles, once headed toward extinction, are thriving at an unusual spot — the canals surrounding a South Florida nuclear plant. Last week, 73 crocodile hatchlings were rescued by a team of specialists at Florida…
Pursue pol-economic diplomacy together: PM tells BD envoys
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked Bangladeshi envoys in Europe to pursue political and economic diplomacy together in the interest of the country’s economic development. “We need to focus more on economic issues besides…
Child-lifting rumour: Woman among 3 lynched in Dhaka
Dhaka, July 20 (UNB) – Three people, including a woman, were beaten to death by angry mobs in Dhaka and Narayanganj on Saturday after they were suspected to be child lifters. In Dhaka, an unknown woman was killed in a…
Dengue in Bangladesh alarming, not out of control: WHO
Dhaka, July 20 (UNB) – Claiming that the dengue prevalence in Bangladesh is under control compared to other countries like the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon urged city dwellers to remain alert and…
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 20, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking “international maritime rules” as tensions mount in the highly sensitive waterway. Britain however said Iran had…
27 conditions on BNP for nod to Saturday’s Chittagong rally
Chattogram, July 19 (UNB) – Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Friday imposed 27 conditions when they gave BNP permission to hold a rally in front of its party office at Nasiman Bhaban. The BNP had sought permission to hold rally…