UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 2019 (IPS) – After an exhaustive study of modern day slavery, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded there are over 40 million people who are victims of slavery, including 25 million in forced labour and 15…
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2019 (IPS) – Globally, youth are being left behind in education and employment, threatening the future vision of sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous societies. In a new report, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) highlight the need…
Peshawar, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan says India launched an airstrike on its territory early Tuesday that caused no casualties, while India said it targeted a terrorist training camp in a pre-emptive strike that killed a “very large number” of…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – The light tremor, measuring 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, was felt in different parts of the country including the capital on Tuesday morning. The epicenter of the quake was in Gazipur at 10:50am, said…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – The three-day long TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2019 showcasing the works of fashion designers of home and abroad came to an end on Monday. The event, arranged by TRESemmé, an American luxury brand took place…
New York, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — The Oscars ended its four-year streak of dwindling viewership, reaching 29.6 million on Sunday to beat last year’s audience by 12 percent, but it still represents the second-smallest audience in the award show’s history.…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – The alleged hijacker of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, Polash Ahmed, was buried at Dudhghata village in Sonargaon upazila on Tuesday morning. He was buried around 9:10, said his father Piyar Jahan. Earlier on Monday…
Chattogram, Feb 26 (UNB) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against three people, including an incumbent and a former officer of Arab-Bangladesh Bank, for allegedly embezzling Tk 133 crore from the bank. ACC Assistant Director Mohammad…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – The government is going to introduce independent prosecution service and appoint 30 percent of the prosecutors on permanent basis, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday “Currently, prosecutors are temporarily appointed based on political considerations.…
Jahangirnagar University, Feb 26 (UNB)- A group of Jahangirnagar University (JU) teachers have demanded dean election as tenures of all deans have already expired. The last dean election was held on May 10, 2016. A representative team of ‘Sammilito Shikkhak…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday honoured 10 firms for depositing large amounts of value-added tax (VAT) from sales at this year’s Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) that wrapped up on February 9.…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is conspiring to push its seriously sick chairperson Khaleda Zia to death by depriving her of medical treatment in jail. “The medial…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – Bangla Academy announced the list of winners of its “Gunijon Sahitya Puroskar” chosen from among the publishing houses participating at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair. The awards will be handed over to the winners on…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – The government is planning to provide jobs to survivors and family members of Chawkbazar fire victims, said Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed on Tuesday. “Chawkbazar fire is a tragic incident,” he said after visiting the…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Myanmar is not working as per its commitment with Bangladesh on the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine. The Prime Minister said this when US couple —…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangladesh expatriates can come up with their investment in the country’s 100 economic zones alongside foreign investors. “We’re setting up 100 economic zones. Not only the foreigners, but…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – No matter how much the Jamaat-e-Islami is reformed, its members will be put on trial if they committed war crimes in 1971, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday. “We’re trying to conduct trials of…
Dhaka, Feb 25 – Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain and some BNP leaders on Monday had a meeting with the envoys of three countries, including the USA, over ‘Bangladesh’s latest political and human rights situation’. The one-and-a-half hour meeting…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – Observing that the Chawkbazar inferno that claimed the lives of 67 people is not an accident, the High Court on Monday said someone must take the responsibility for it. It also said the fire incident…
Khulna, Feb 25 (UNB) – Three people, including two physicians, were killed when a bus hit a private car on Khulna-Jashore road in Phultola Upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Shahadat Hossain, 62, a retired physician of Phultala…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – BNP on Monday alleged that those who were behind Pilkhana carnage have not yet been identified as the report of investigation carried out by army into the incident was not made public. “No complete report…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – Criticizing his predecessor Dilip Barua, former Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Monday said he demonstrated his ‘stupidity’ by questioning his sincerity about the relocation of chemical warehouses from Old Dhaka. He came up with…
Germany, Feb 25(AP/UNB) — Germany prosecutors have fined automaker BMW 8.5 million euros ($9.66 million) for lax oversight in installing defective engine software that led to excessive diesel emissions in 7,965 cars. The prosecutors said Monday they found no evidence…
Chattogram, Feb 25 (UNB) – Passengers of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane which made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport following a ‘hijack bid’, left for Dubai in the afternoon. Shah Amanat International Airport Manager Wing Commander…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition to stay the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) election schedule. Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s Dhaka University unit leader Fahmida Mazid moved the court on Sunday. She…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) –The man who was killed in a combing operation during his alleged bid to hijack a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft is a listed criminal, said Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday. The fingerprint of the ‘hijacker’…
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – The 10th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital is being observed on Monday. A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on…
Dhaka, Feb 25(UNB) –The nation is observing a one-day state mourning in memory of the Chawkbazar fire victims. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Sunday in this regard. The state mourning is being observed to seek eternal peace of…
Hanoi, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t so much “fire and fury” and millions dead. Rather, some experts fear the meeting could…
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top award to a film seen as a feel-good throwback to some but ridiculed as an outdated inversion…