New York, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match. A long-awaited Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal showdown could come only in the final. Williams…
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PM inducts ‘Gaangchil’ 3rd Boeing 787-8 to Biman fleet
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to improve the standard of passenger services of Biman Bangladesh Airlines so that it can brighten the country’s image abroad. “We hope you’ll uphold and…
Film on factory is first Netflix project endorsed by Obamas
New York, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — A documentary about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor debuted Wednesday on Netflix as the streaming service’s first project backed by Michelle and Barack Obama’s new production company.…
Two buses collide, kill 3, injure 30 others in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon, Aug 22 (UNB) – A head-on collision between two buses on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh Highway left four people dead and 29 others injured on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Babul, 28, a minibus driver AbulKalam Azad, 50, son of…
Aug-21 grenade attack: BNP says govt misleading people
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday alleged that the Prime Minister and some ruling party leaders are making ‘futile’ efforts to mislead people with their ‘false’ propaganda involving Khaleda Zia and her on Tarique Rahman with the August-21…
‘Rohingyas refuse to go back’: Repatriation move fails again
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 22 (UNB) – Despite all the preparations, no Rohingya turned up on Thursday to avail of the “voluntary” repatriation offer given to them to go back to their place of origin in Rakhine State of Myanmar prompting…
Murder accused killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, Aug 22 (UNB) – A man accused of murder was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Chakua Daria intersection in Gafargaon upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Ekhlas Uddin, 32, son of Nurul Islam of…
WHO says, drinking microplastics in water not look risky
Geneva, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — The World Health Organization says the levels of microplastics in drinking water don’t appear to be risky, but that research has been spotty and more is needed into their effects on the environment and health.…
Spacewalking astronauts add parking spot to space station
Cape Canaveral, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — Spacewalking astronauts added another parking spot to the International Space Station on Wednesday. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan successfully installed a docking port delivered by SpaceX last month. It will be used…
Tigress found dead in the Sundarbans: Likely cause old age
Bagerhat, Aug 21 (UNB) – A Royal Bengal tiger has been found dead in the Sundarbans under Sharankhola upazila here. Forest department workers recovered the carcass of the female tiger from Chhaprakhali area under Sharankhola range of the Sundarbans East…
Traditional Khadi garment of BD under threat of extinction
Cumilla, Aug 22 (UNB) — Villages in some upazilas of the district were once abuzz with sounds of Khadi, or handspun fabric, being woven. But with the changing times, this traditional handloom cloth, spun into yarn on a spinning wheel,…
BNP smells ‘AL involvement’ in Aug 21 attack
Dhaka, Aug 21 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said there is a question in public mind whether Awami League had ‘involvement’ with the blueprint of the August-21 grenade attack. “Everybody knows the fact. It (August-21…
PM finds BNP regime’s involvement in Aug 21 attack
Dhaka, Aug 21 (UNB) – Alleging that the then BNP-Jamaat government was involved in the grisly August 21 grenade attack in 2004, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said it is not possible to carry out an attack of such…
AL seeks Tarique’s capital punishment in grenade attack case
Dhaka, Aug 21 (UNB) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said they will move the High Court seeking capital punishment for Tarique Rahman, the mastermind of August-21 grenade attack and BNP acting chairman. “We’ll surely go to…
Larry King seeks divorce from seventh wife after 22 years
Los Angeles, Aug 21 (AP/UNB) — Larry King is seeking a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years. The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Larry…
Abundant Hilsa supply brings down prices in Chandpur
Chandpur, Aug 21 (UNB) – Machghat, the largest wholesale Hilsa market in the district, is flooded with fish caught in Hatia, Sandwip, Dhalchar, Barguna, Nijhum Dwip, Charfesson, Pathorghata and Bhola. Hilsa caught from Padma and Meghna rivers weighing about a…
3 more die of dengue; 1626 new cases recorded on Tuesday
Dhaka, Aug 21 (UNB) – Two more people, including a woman, have died of dengue in the capital while the fresh infections marked a slight rise across the country. At least 1,626 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till…
Cop hailed as hero for saving newborn from dogs
Chattogram, Aug 21 (UNB) – A police officer is being praised for protecting a newborn from dogs in the port city on early Tuesday. Sub-Inspector Mostafizur Rahman and tales of his selfless act went viral on the social media within…
At least 2,300 detained in locked-down Indian-ruled Kashmir
India, Aug 21 (AP/UNB) — At least 2,300 people, mostly young men, have been detained in Indian-administered Kashmir during a security lockdown and communications blackout imposed to curtail unrest after New Delhi stripped the disputed region of statehood, according to…
Govt looting public money from all sectors like ‘Bargi’: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 20 (UNB) – Branding the current government as a ‘fraud’ one, BNP on Tuesday alleged it is ‘plundering’ public money from every sector like Bargis, a group of Maratha soldiers who had indulged in large scale plundering of…
Newly-wed couple found dead in Magura
Magura, Aug 21 (UNB) – A newly-wed couple apparently took their own lives at Raghobdair village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night, barely three weeks after tying the knot. The deceased were identified as Nirab Biswas, 20, and Sraboni Biswas,…
Earth’s future is being written in fast-melting Greenland
Helheim Glacier, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — This is where Earth’s refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise. New York University air and ocean scientist David Holland, who is tracking what’s happening in Greenland from…
Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering
San Francisco, Aug 21 (AP/UNB) — Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet — or at least on Facebook. Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you limit what the social network can gather…
Aug 21 grenade attack anniversary Wednesday
Dhaka, Aug 21 (UNB) – The country is observing the 15th anniversary of the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the city with a heavy heart. Awami League and its associate bodies are marking the day…
Four suspected militants of ‘Allahr Dal’ held in city
Dhaka, Aug 19 (UNB)- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-3) arrested four suspected members of a militant group named ‘Allar Dal’ from Hatirjheel area in the city Sunday night. The arrestees are Ibrahim Ahmed Hero, 64 and Md Shafiqul Islam…
Trump speaks with leader of Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — The White House says President Donald Trump has spoken by telephone with Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, on the need to reduce tensions and moderate rhetoric with India. Earlier in the day, the White House…
2nd Moon Mission enters lunar orbit
New Delhi, Aug 20 (Xinhua/UNB) – India’s second Moon Mission, or Chandrayaan-2, successfully entered into the Moon’s Orbit on Tuesday, confirmed the country’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This is said to be the biggest milestone achieved…
Freeway crossing to give wildlife room to roam
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Famous for traveling across two…
Zakir Naik apologises, says he isn’t racist
Dhaka, Aug 20 (UNB) – Fugitive preacher Dr Zakir Naik apologised today for causing any “misunderstanding” after being questioned twice by the police for his alleged racial and religious remarks during a recent lecture in Kelantan, reports Malay Mail. The…
Amartya Sen view on Kashmir move: ‘Not proud as an Indian’
Dhaka, Aug 20 (UNB) – Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen on Monday vehemently criticised the government’s move on Kashmir, saying it not only emphasised majority rule “as opposed to it sustaining the rights of all human beings”. “I don’t think…