Savar, Sept 24 (UNB) – Hailing the ongoing drive against corruption and misdeeds, Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed on Tuesday said action will be taken if any retired army official is found involved in casino business in the…
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‘Junk food consumption may harm spatial memory’
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Consuming unhealthy food, high in fat and sugar, may have negative long-term effects on spatial memory, a study conducted in rats suggests, reposts The Indian Express.
Google will start transcribing audio recordings again
San Francisco, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Google is restarting a practice in which human contractors listen to and transcribe some voice commands people give to the company’s artificial intelligence system, Assistant. But this time Google is taking steps to make…
UN chief urges action to make Earth carbon neutral by 2050
United Nations, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Leader after leader told the United Nations on Monday that they will do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels. But as they made their pledges at the Climate…
4 of a family fall sick after having Pangas fish in Magura
Magura, Sept 24 (UNB)- Four members of a family fell sick after having Pangas fish at Bhobanipur village in Mohammadpur upazila here on Monday night.
At UN, Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
United Nations, Sept 24 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump made his political priorities clear Monday within an hour of arriving at the United Nations for a three-day visit: He breezed by a major climate change summit to focus instead on…
Children immunisation: Hasina receives ‘Vaccine Hero’ award
New York, Sept 24 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday received the prestigious ‘Vaccine Hero’ award in recognition of Bangladesh’s outstanding success in vaccination to immunise children.
‘Jubo League’ leader held with firearms in Chattogram
Chottogram, Sept 23 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday night arrested a self-proclaimed Jubo League leader with firearms and ammunition from Shulokbohor area of the city.
Police use robot in Fatullah drive recover explosives
Narayanganj, Sept 23 (UNB) – Monirul Islam, the chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has said explosives recovered from the ‘militant den’ in Tokkar Maath area of Fatullah resembled those were sued…
Climate change accelerated during 2015-2019: WMO
Dhaka, Sept 23 (UNB) – The tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change – such as sea level rise, ice loss and extreme weather – increased during 2015-2019, which is set to be the warmest five-year period on record, according…
15 EC staff involved in giving NIDs to Rohingyas: NID DG
Dhaka, Sept 23 (UNB) – Director General of the National Identity Registration Wing of the Election Commission (EC) Brig Gen Saidul Islam on Monday said some 15 EC staff were involved in providing NID cards to Rohingyas.
BNP’s 11 JCD workers hurt in ‘BCL attack’ at Dhaka Varsity
Dhaka, Sept 23 (UNB) – At least 11 leaders and activists of BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in an attack allegedly by workers of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the Dhaka University campus on Monday.
Three killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Sherpur
Sherpur, Sept 23 (UNB) – Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw at Citholia in Nakla upazila here on Sunday evening.
‘Believe her’ -Michelle Williams urges respect for women
New York, Sept 23 (AP/UNB) — Michelle Williams said in her Emmy winning speech that women need to be listened to and fairly compensated for their work.
Ethical words don’t suit BNP leaders: Quader
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 22 (UNB) – Mentioning that BNP made Bangladesh the world champion in corruption for five times, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said ethical words do not suit its leaders.
4 more BD Election employees held in Chittaong NID forgery
Chattogram, Sept 22 (UNB) – Police on Sunday detained four more employees, including a female one, of Election Commission’s local server station to interrogation about enlisting Rohingyas into the voter list and providing them with national identity cards.
Trump visits 2 key states with leaders of India, Australia
Wapakoneta, Sept 23 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump’s run-up to the UN General Assembly was a dash on Sunday through two key political states with two world leaders at events that felt like his raucous campaign rallies.
Rohingya crisis: UK announces extra £87 million funding
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – The United Kingdom will give an additional £87 million for sustaining the Rohingya operation in Cox’s Bazar, lifting their contribution to a total of 226 million pounds since the start of the Rohingya crisis in…
China potentially can help resolve Rohingya crisis: UK envoy
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Sunday said Chinese involvement has a “great deal of potential” to help bring the Rohingya crisis to an end noting that involvement of wide range of…
Khilkhet bomb attack: 5 JMB members get 12 yrs in jail
Dhaka, Sep 22 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday sentenced five members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 12 years imprisonment each in a case filed over the 2005 bomb attack in city’s Khilkhet.
Bangladesh now becomes country of gamblers: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the ‘misdeeds of ruling party leaders are getting exposed as they crossed the limit by indulging in widespread corruption and plundering’.
Casino instruments recovered from 4 Dhaka sports clubs
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – Police recovered casino instruments and Tk 1 lakh from Mohammedan Sporting Club, Arambagh Krira Sangha, Dilkusha Sporting Club and Victoria Sporting Club in the city’s Motijheel area on Sunday.
PM leaves Abu Dhabi for New York
Abu Dhabi, Sept 22 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Abu Dhabi on Sunday for New York to attend the 74th UN General Assembly after making a stopover in the UAE.
Holy anniversary! Displays of bat signal fete Batman at 80
New York, Sept 22 (AP/UNB) — It’s no joker. The night is lighting up Saturday around the world with the famous bat signal to mark a special anniversary for Batman.
Rohingya couple killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 22 (UNB) – A Rohingya couple was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Leda Rohingya camp hilly area on early Sunday.
BNP demands govt’s resignation
Dhaka, Sept 21 (UNB) – In the wake of the arrest of some ruling party leaders in drives against illegal casinos and businesses, BNP on Saturday demanded resignation of the government.
World Rivers Day Sunday
Dhaka, Sept 29 (UNB) – The World Rivers Day 2019 will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Sunday.
UN welcomes Houthi move to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia
Cairo, sep 21 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen says the Houthi rebels’ initiative to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia “could send a powerful message of the will to end the war” in Yemen.
Indian Navy chief in city to elevate maritime ties with BD
Dhaka, Sept 21 (UNB) – Indian Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh arrived here on Saturday on a four-day visit to enhance the bilateral maritime relations between Bangladesh and India.