US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a ‘comprehensive’ document following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
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New book: Can democracy survive global capitalism
Social Europe has introduced a new book by Robert Kuttner published by W.W. Norton & Company Ltd. Brilliantly brings together two strands of thought: explaining both the economics and politics of global capitalism and how our society has abandoned core principles…
রাজধানীর মেরাজনগর এলাকায় ইসলামী আন্দোলনের ঈদ সামগ্রী বিতরণ
-মাওলানা আহমদ আবদুল কাইয়ূম ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণের কদমতলী থানার মেরাজনগর এলাকায় গরীব ও অসহায়দের মাঝে ঈদ সামগ্রী বিতরণ করা হয়। আজ সকাল ১১টায় মেরাজনগর টোকিও মার্কেটের সামনে সেমাই, চিনি ও দুধ বিতরণ করা হয়। এতে প্রধান অতিথি…
Foreigners’ undercover intrusion as relief workers seen: PM
Toronto, June 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government is aware of the intrusion of many foreign nationals into Bangladesh in the guise of relief workers which may lead to trafficking of children and women, sexual…
Kim, Trump begin working lunch meeting at summit
Singapore, Jun 12 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have started a working lunch meeting in Singapore.
Indian leaders’ attitude towards BD polls positive: BNP
Dhaka, June 11 – Two senior BNP leaders, who recently visited India, have claimed to have found a positive change in the attitude of the neighbouring country towards having a credible, neutral and inclusive election in Bangladesh.
Landslides in BD’s hilly Rangamati kill 8; three missing
Rangamati, June 12– At least eight people were killed while three others remained missing in separate incidents of landslides in Boro Pool, Shikolpara and Hatimara areas of Naniarchar Upazila early Tuesday amid heavy rains in the district.
‘Bangi’ curry is favourite menu in rural Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 11 – Melon is a fruit of the country which is cooked as a raw curry and can be eaten like other normal fruits. The people of the village are quite familiar with it as “Bangi”. Green Bangi curry…
Environment, climate sector gets only 0.4 pc budget allocation
Dhaka, June 11 – Despite the huge importance of ecology and environment for sustainable development of the country, the finance minister has proposed only 0.4 percent allocation of the total budget of 2018-19 fiscal year for the environment, forest and…
১৬ বছর পর মেহেদীর মিক্সড অ্যালবাম
ঈদানন্দে সঙ্গীতপ্রেমীদের মাতাতে দীর্ঘ ১৬ বছর পর মিক্সড অ্যালবাম প্রকাশ করেছেন প্রতিভাদীপ্ত সুরকার ও সঙ্গীত পরিচালক মেহেদী। দেশের প্রথমসারির অডিও ভিডিও কোম্পানি জি সিরিজ-এর অঙ্গ প্রতিষ্ঠান অগ্নিবীণার ব্যানারে প্রকাশ পেয়েছে নতুন এই অ্যালবাম।
Final preparations begin for Trump-Kim high-stakes summit
Singapore, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) — Final preparations are underway in Singapore for Tuesday’s historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Merkel: G-7 summit with Trump was a ‘sobering’ experience
Frankfurt, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel found the contentious Group of Seven summit with U.S. President Donald Trump a “sobering” and “depressing” experience but said European leaders won’t be “taken advantage of” on trade.
PM urges Canada to deport Bangabandhu’s killer Nur Chy
Quebec (Canada), Jun 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Canada for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Bangladesh.
7 DB men among 10 sued for extortion of dairy farm owner
Narayanganj, Jun 10 – A case was filed against 10 police officers including 7 members of the Detective Branch on Sunday, on charges of extorting a dairy farm owner by trapping him at the district DB office for four consecutive…
Send Khaleda to London for treatment of mild stroke: B Chy
Dhaka, June 10 – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday urged the government to send BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London for ensuring her best medical treatment as she might have suffered a mild stroke.
Youth killed in capital Dhaka ‘gunfight’ with DB – 3 murdered
Dhaka, June 11 – A youth was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Bhatara area in the capital early Monday. The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam, 28.
কবি ফররুখ আহমদের জন্ম শতবার্ষিকী
– ইঞ্জিনিয়ার একেএম রেজাউল করিম আজ আমাদের চল্লিশ দশকের জননন্দিত কবি ফররুখ আহমদ শতবর্ষে এসে পৌঁছেছেন। মহাকবি ফররুখ আহমদ এর জন্ম শতবার্ষিকীতে কবির প্রতি বিনম্র শ্রদ্ধা। কবি ফররুখ আহমদের প্রথম কবিতা “রাত্রি” ১৯৩৭ সালে মোহাম্মদ হাবিবুল্লাহ বাহার সম্পাদিত ‘বুলবুল’ পত্রিকায়…
Bus friction victim student Rajib’s case report deferred
Dhaka, June 10 – The submission of the investigation report of Titumir College student Rajib Hossain’s case was yesterday (Sunday) deferred to July 16.
First spell of Monsoon shower causes landslide on Ukhia highway
Dhaka, June 10 – A low over the Bay of Bengal whipped up widespread rainfall across Bangladesh on Sunday ending several days of sweltering heat that caused much discomfort to devotees who are fasting the holy month of Ramadan. The…
‘Indian parties see Jamaat as barrier to rapport with BNP’
Three BNP leaders, who went to India to seek the support of the Narendra Modi government, returned on Saturday with a strong message that BNP will have to sever ties with its political ally Jamaat. BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman…
বাজেটে বটমলাইনিং মাতৃত্বকালীন ভাতা নবদিগন্তের সিংহদার উন্মোচিত হলো
২০১৮-১৯ অর্থ বছরের বাজেটে সামাজিক নিরাপত্তা খাতে দরিদ্র মাদের জন্য ‘মাতৃত্বকালীন ভাতা’ ভোগীর সংখ্যা ৬ থেকে ৭ লাখ, পরিমান ৫শ থেকে ৮শ টাকা, দুই থেকে তিন বছরে উন্নিত করায় গরীব দরদী সরকারকে অভিনন্দন জানিয়েছেন দেশের সামাজিক সাংস্কৃতিক নেটওয়ার্কিং ও বেসরকারী…
Inefficient dam operations threaten India-Bangla Rivers
Sandrp – the South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People – in its latest bulletin published on Saturday 9 June has questioned the huge live storage of 27659 MCM (million cubic meters) water in 91 reservoirs in India on…
Russia, China sign biggest p nuclear package of contracts
Russia and China have signed the biggest package of contracts in the history of the two countries’ nuclear partnership recently in Beijing. The signing ceremony was attended by Russian president Vladimir Putin and President of People’s Republic of China president…
Saudi king calls for meeting in Makkah over Jordan crisis
Riyadh, June 9, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud called on Saturday for a meeting in Makkah with leaders of Jordan, Kuwait, and the Abu Dhabi crown prince on Sunday over the crisis in Jordan, official Saudi Press Agency…
Hasina attends outreach session of the G7 Summit
Quebec (Canada), Jun 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday joined the outreach session of the G7 Summit 2018 for the third time. When Sheikh Hasina reached the venue at Manoir Richelieu Hotel in La Malbaie here, Canadian Prime Minister…
G7 summit dogged by divisions between Trump and allies
Talks at the G7 summit in Canada have failed to resolve deep differences between US President Donald Trump and leaders of major industrial nations. The divisions were laid bare on Friday, notably over trade.
A Climate-Friendly Response to Trump’s Protectionism
by Michael Kellner, Barbara Unmüßig Berlin – As US President Donald Trump translates his “America First” strategy into import tariffs, and the European Union prepares to adopt countermeasures moving the global economy toward a trade standoff, the real challenge facing…
Austria to close 7 mosques, expel imams
Berlin, June 09 (AP/UNB) — Austria’s government said Friday that it is closing seven mosques and plans to expel imams in a crackdown on “political Islam” and foreign financing of religious groups.
Assault on journos: 2 cops withdrawn in Chattogram
Chattogram, June 9 – Two police sergeants have been withdrawn as they allegedly assaulted three people, including two journalists, in Agrabad Badamtoli intersection in the port city.
11 BD state-run BRTC buses gutted in depot fire
Dhaka, June 9 – Eleven buses of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) were gutted as a fire broke out at Joar Sahar BRTC bus depot in the city’s Khilkhet area early Saturday.