Cumilla, Jan 25 (UNB) – At least 13 brick-kiln workers were killed and five others injured when a coal-laden truck overturned on the labour shed of a brick filed on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Narayanpur in Chouddagram upazila on Friday. The…
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PM to address nation Friday evening
Dhaka, Jan 24 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Friday evening following the formation of her new government through the December-30 general election. State-owned Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television will simultaneously broadcast the Prime Minister’s…
Huawei announces 5G smartphone based on own technology
Beijing, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — Chinese tech giant Huawei announced plans Wednesday for a next-generation smartphone that will use its own technology instead of U.S. components, maneuvering to gain a competitive edge and sidestep complaints it is a security risk.…
BNP to face split due to internal conflict: Quader
Dhaka, Jan 24 – The government has no intention to spilt BNP as the party will face it due to its internal feud, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said after observing a signing ceremony to upgrade 190-km long…
Govt out to split BNP, alleges Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is conspiring to split their party. “Many plots are now going on to weaken BNP and split it. They (govt) also tried to do so in the…
Tablig Biswa Ijtema in one phase on Feb15-17
Dhaka, Jan 24 – The Biswa Ijtema will be held on Feb 15, 16 and 17 this year and not in two phases like it had been held over the last few years. This year, Ijtema will be held in…
Scientists to explore Indian Ocean depths
Bremeverhaven, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — Scientists prepared Thursday to embark on an unprecedented, years-long mission to explore the Indian Ocean and document changes taking place beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the…
UN stresses Dhaka’s strong disaster response capacity
Dhaka, Jan 24 (UNB) – UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo on Thursday highlighted how a strong response capacity to disasters ties into longer-term needs by allowing countries to focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She made…
Can Italy survive its self-inflicted wounds?
Despite political instability being part of its DNA, Italy is still the ninth biggest economy in the world. Since 1946, when the first republican government took power, there have been 65 administrations over 72 years, or about one government every…
Brexit, Trump and ‘yellow vests’
Sixty years ago, the sociologist WG Runciman published an influential study of attitudes to ’relative deprivation’ in 20th century England. Runciman sought to explain why at crucial periods in the past century, notably after the first world war and in…
Why are so many humanitarian crises under-reported?
According to a recent poll of aid agencies by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the most under-reported crisis of 2018 was the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, commented that, ‘the…
Never been a worse time to be a journalist
“I’ve never known a time when it was as bad as it is now,” says Beata Balogova, the Vice-Chair of the International Press Institute (IPI) and Editor in Chief of the Slovak Spectator Sme. “In terms of what’s going on…
Moving beyond just building toilets
One of the most laudable initiatives of the current government’s regime is the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) that was launched on Oct 2, 2014, with a larger vision of a clean India. The critical aspect of the mission was that—unlike…
Overdue Dhaka University Student-Union polls March 11
The long-pending elections to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and its hall unions will be held on March 11. Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the Ducsu election date on Wednesday. According to a…
BNP seeks greater unity to press for fresh polls
Accusing Awami League of destroying the country’s election system, BNP on Wednesday urged opposition parties to forge a greater unity to force the government to hold a fresh election under a non-party administration. “Awami League has become the mass enemy…
Two police constables closed for ‘drug trading’
Two police constables of Bhaberchar Highway Police camp have been closed to the district police lines for their alleged involvement in drug trading.The accused are Constable Arif, 28 and Constable Mamun, 27. Acting on secret information, a team of Rab-10…
Task force to identify, bring foreign workers under tax net
The National Board of Revenue (NBR)is going to form a taskforce to identify the foreign nationals working in Bangladesh to bring them under the tax net. There will be representatives of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida), National Security Intelligence (NSI)…
HC asks Comilla tribunal to dispose of Khaleda’s bail plea
The High Court on Wednesday asked the lower court concerned to dispose of the petition filed seeking bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia by February 4 in a case filed over killing of eight people in an arson attack on…
Prisoner dies while undergoing medical treatment at Rajshahi
A prisoner died while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jabbar, 45, son of Javed Ali of Paba upazila, said Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Rajpara Police Station. The inmate was…
Bangladesh can produce better films
Despite owning some of the world’s largest reserves of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), the Middle Eastern nation of Iran stands out as unique in its region for having captured a place in people’s hearts in every corner of the globe…
Exclusive: Seven years jail for illegal recruiters
Special Correspondent Those who indulge in illegal recrutiment can be jailed for seven years and fined OMR2,800, (Rs500,000) a draft of Indian Emigration Bill 2019 reveals. According to the draft, which is likely to be tabled in the February Budget…
Making tourism more responsible
Long before Joy Daniels became the manager of a travel company she was cleaning rooms at a guesthouse. But after joining a Fair Trade-certified business, a place that valued its staff, in a few years she was soon promoted to…
Hospital public private partnerships undermine healthcare
However, any government considering healthcare PPPs should be aware of the Australian experience, especially after what has happened with the Northern Beaches Hospital, a PPP between the New South Wales government and Healthscope. The A$600m facility was officially opened with…
5 fatally shot inside Florida bank, suspect arrested: Police
A gunman opened fire inside a Florida bank Wednesday, killing five people before surrendering to a SWAT team, police said. The shooter called police to report that he had fired shots inside the bank in Sebring, in central Florida. Negotiations…
Bd Minister wants govt jobs as off-limits for Jamaat people
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq on Wednesday said a law will have to be formulated so that children of Jamaat leaders do not get government jobs. “Not only banning Jamaat organisationally, but also assets of its leaders will…
Fire burns Nat’l Jute Mills in Sirajganj
Around 400 bales of jute were gutted in the fire that broke out at National Jute Mill at Raipur in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
Royal decree for Thailand’s election issued
A royal decree for Thailand’s general election was issued on Wednesday to be followed by the announcement of the election date within the next five days.
Seventh span of Padma Bridge installed Wednesday
Around 900 meters of the much-hyped Padma bridge is visible now following the installation of another span named F-6 on the pillars no 36 and 37 on Wednesday.
Six of a family among 7 killed in Laxmipur road crash
Seven people, including six members of a family, were killed when a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at West Mandarin in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
By-elections of Dhaka North city mayor now Feb 28
The by-elections to the vacant mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Kishoreganj-1 constituency will be held on February 28.