Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia six-month interim bail in a murder case filed over the death of eight people in an…
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Vested quarters might exploit Rohingya youths: PM
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday feared that vested quarters might exploit the frustrated Rohingya youths to materialize their ill motive. “The young people who don’t have any work are also not sure about their repatriation…
UK has no comment on cases, Field about Tarique
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field has reiterated his government’s position not to comment on individual cases though Bangladesh seeks the UK support to bring back convicted BNP leader Tarique…
Feni female madrasa student in critical condition
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – The condition of the female madrasa student from Feni, who suffered 80 percent burns, is critical, doctors said on Sunday. A seven-member medical board, formed by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the morning,…
Tele Samad laid to eternal rest
Munshiganj, Apr 7 (UNB) – Renowned film actor and comedian Tele Samad who passed away at a hospital in the capital on Saturday was laid to eternal rest at his village home in Sadar upazila on Sunday. He was buried…
No compromise over tobacco, says taxation chief
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan on Sunday said they will make no compromise over the issue of tobacco as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her commitment to make…
Safeguarding the health of people and planet thru food
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 6 2019 (IPS) – Food sustainability, both in production and consumption, is at the heart of a healthy public and planet. On World Health Day, it is increasingly clear that a radical transformation of the global food system…
2 RU students die after ‘taking excessive liquor’
Rajshahi (Rajshahi University), Apr 7 (UNB) – Two students of Rajshahi University died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Sunday reportedly after taking excessive liquor. The deceased were identified as Muhtasim Rafid Khan, a 3rd-year student of Law department, and…
World Health Day Sunday
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – The World Health Day is being observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Sunday. The theme of this year’s day is: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for Primary Health Care (PHC) with a…
Mother, 3 kids burned in Dhaka kitchen gas cylinder blast
Dhaka, Apr 6 (UNB) – A woman and her three children sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in the city’s Kadamtali area on Saturday night. The victims are Fatema Begum, 35, her sons Rafi, 11, and Safawan, 5, and…
Israel PM vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if he is re-elected. Israelis go to the polls on Tuesday and Mr Netanyahu is competing for votes with right-wing parties who support annexing…
US threatens International Criminal Court
(Washington, DC) – The United States decision to impose visa bans on International Criminal Court (ICC) staff will imperil accountability for grave international crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on March 15, 2019 announced that the bans…
BD Govt to consider Khaleda’s parole if she seeks: Minister
Jamalpur, Apr 6 (UNB) – The government will consider releasing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on parole if she files an application and cites specific reasons, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Saturday. “We haven’t received any request for parole so far,”…
Bangladesh film comedy star Tele Samad passes away
Dhaka, Apr 6 (UNB) – Renowned actor and comedian Tele Samad died at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 74. Tele Samad breathed his last in the city’s Square Hospital in the noon, said Zayed Khan, general secretary of…
Female madrasa student set on fire at Feni exam centre
Feni, Apr 6 (UNB) – A female madrasa student, who had accused her principal of sexually harassing her, was set afire allegedly by fellow students in Sonagazi Upazila on Saturday. But some madrasa students claimed it was an attempted self-immolation.…
Fire at Chattagong super shop burns valuables
Chattogram, Apr 6 (UNB) – A fire broke out at a super shop in Kazir Deuri area in the city on Saturday morning. The fire broke out on the second floor of ‘Shopping Bag’ super shop from an electric short…
20 buildings to be declared ideal in fire safety: Dhaka N Mayor
Dhaka, Apr 6 (UNB) – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atikul Islam on Saturday said 20 buildings will be declared as ideal considering their fire safety measures. The mayor came up with the remarks after inaugurating the activities of…
Barisal University reopens Sunday after 9-day closure
Barishal, Apr 6 (UNB) – Shortly after the decision to reopen the university on Sunday, students of Barisal University on Saturday evening announced to continue their movement until the resignation of their Vice-chancellor Prof SM Imamul Huq. Mohiuddin Ahmed Sifat,…
Growing ethnic, religious intolerance threat to Asean peace?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 5 2019 (IPS) – When the one-year anniversary of Malaysia’s historic presidential election outcome rolls around in early May, the wave of euphoria that followed it will be all but a wistful memory. The surprise outcome that…
China Republic still UN Security Council permanent member?
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 5 2019 (IPS) – The Republic of China (Taiwan) withdrew from the United Nations in protest when it was ousted from its highly-prized permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC) about 48 years ago. But according to…
Resolve Rohingya crisis respecting int’l laws: Swiss envoy
Dhaka, Apr 6 (UNB) – Switzerland has reiterated that all efforts towards resolving the Rohingya crisis must be guided by respect for obligations under international laws, particularly human rights law. The country has also called for full implementation of the…
Builders, users of buildings must ensure fire safety: Hasina
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB)— The people who construct buildings and use them should ensure that there are no incidents of fire, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Friday. She said whenever a fire breaks out, it is the fire service’s responsibility…
Bus overturns killing 5 in northern BD district of Gaibandha
Gaibandha, Apr 6 (UNB) – At least five bus people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Jummar Ghar area in Gobindaganj upazila early Saturday. Three of the deceased were identified as Riaz…
Foreign Diplomats in BD on pleasure trip to Sreemangal
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – Diplomats stationed in Dhaka and heads of some international organisations are in Sreemangal to spend some time in one of the most verdant places in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is leading the delegation…
AL restored one-party Bakasl rule in BD, alleges BNP
Thakurgaon, Apr 5 (UNB) – BNP on Friday alleged that the ruling Awami League has depoliticised the country by ‘restoring one-party Bakasl rule as it did in 1975’. “Now, there’s no politics in the country. Politics is now under the…
Myanmar military again attacking civilians in Rakhine: UN
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – The United Nations has said the Myanmar military is again carrying out attacks against its own civilians which may constitute war crimes and said they are “deeply disturbed” by the intensification of conflicts in Rakhine…
BNP getting ready to take to streets: Moyeen Khan
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said their party is getting ready to wage a movement together with people to free their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. “We must free our leader…
Obaidul Quader leaves Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB)— Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader was released from Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Friday afternoon. “His health condition is better now. His blood pressure and diabetes are under control,” said Dr Abu Naser Rizvi, director of…
Ex-clerk held for raping schoolgirl for years
Chapainawabganj, Apr 5 (UNB) – A man accused of blackmailing and raping a female high school student for several years was arrested on Friday morning from Naogaon. Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) identified the man as Rahim Badsha, 40, son of…
PM Hasina criticises US for issuing red alert in BD
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday sharply criticised the USA for issuing an alert on Bangladesh without citing any reason or giving any explanation. “I saw the USA issued an alert. They didn’t inform us why…