Two dengue-infected people, including a college student, have died in Kushtia and Mymensingh districts while a total of 408 new dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country.
Category: Bangladesh
Kopotakkho River in Khulna no more a source of life
The peace and tranquility of the Kopotakkho River that inspired Michael Madhusudhan Dutta to pen a famous tribute (Kopotakkho Nod) in the 19th century is today nowhere to be found along its course.
AL leaders bogged down in graft everywhere: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Sept 21 (UNB) – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that Awami League leaders have bogged down in corruption, shattering the country’s socio-political and economic structures.
Victim’s marriage with rapist: Marriage registrar held
Lalmonirhat, Sept 21 (UNB) – Police arrested a marriage registrar for allegedly conducting the marriage of a rape victim with the rapist from Buzir Bazar area in sadar upazila of the district on Friday night.
Rab conducts drives at three Chittagong club offices
Chittagong, Sept 21 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) conducted raids on three sports clubs — Abahani, Mohammedan and Muktijoddha –- in the city on Saturday evening.
Teen missing at Sylhet tourist spot
Sylhet, Sept 21 (UNB) – A teenage madrasa student went missing while swimming at Bholaganj, a tourist attraction in Companyganj famous for abundance of white stone, on Friday afternoon.
‘Robber’ killed in reported Laxmipur ‘infighting’
Laxmipur, Sept 21 (UNB) – A suspected robber was killed in an alleged infighting between two gangs at Shakchar in Sadar upazila on early Saturday.
Literature, cultural competition held at MIST
Entertainment Desk The Inter-university Literature and Cultural Competition ‘AUNKUR 2019’ was held for the third time at the premises of Military Institute of Science and Technology(MIST) to enrich Bengali literature and culture yesterday.
Dhaka on Saturday ranks 2nd worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Sept 21 (UNB) – Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, was ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning.
Two more Juba League leaders arrested for extortion
Kushtia, Sept 21 (UNB) – Police arrested two leaders of Jubo League’s Kushtia Sadar upazila unit in an extortion case on Friday night.
Club owner, son held in Ctg for suspected illegal gambling
Chittagong, Sept 21 – Police arrested the owner of a club, suspected of running illegal gambling operations, and his son from Kazir Deuri area on Friday night for interrogation.
নিরাপদ পৃথিবীর দাবিতে জলবায়ু ধর্মঘট: জরুরি পদক্ষেপ আহ্বান
ঢাকা, ২০ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ – জলবায়ু ন্যায্যতা এবং শূন্য কার্বন নিঃসরণের জন্য জরুরি পদক্ষেপ গ্রহণের দাবি নিয়ে জলবায়ু ধর্মঘটে শুক্রবার ঢাকার রাস্তায় নামে শত শত তরুণ। তাদের দাবি, পৃথিবী একটাই আর এই পৃথিবীকে রক্ষা করতে হলে জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন প্রতিরোধে পদক্ষেপ…
BD rights groups blame rich countries for global warming
Dhaka, Sept 20 – Leaders of rights-based civil societies in Bangladesh on Friday made sharp criticism of the selfish thinking and initiatives of the rich countries, historically responsible for global climate change.
Rural BD families spend 2bn Dollars on climate change
By Andrew Norton London, Sep 20 2019 (IPS) – In an alarming imbalance struggling families in rural Bangladesh spend almost US$2 billion a year on preventing climate-related disasters or repairing damage caused by climate change ― far more than either…
AL itself exposing its graft, plundering: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Sept 20 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said Awami League leaders themselves are now exposing that they are indulging in ‘corruption’ and ‘plundering’ public money.
PM Hasina heads to NY to attend UNGA
Dhaka, Sept 20 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here on Friday for New York to attend the 74th UN General Assembly where she may place new proposals to find a solution to the long-drawn Rohingya crisis as it…
Students join Global Climate Strike in Dhaka
Dhaka, Sept 20 (UNB) – Nearly 3,000 school and college students took part in a protest rally here on Friday urging global leaders to act against climate change.
JL leader Shamim arrested with Tk1.6bn FDR cash Tk18mn
Dhaka, Sept 19 (UNB) – Jubo League’s central committee leader Golam Kibriya Shamim was arrested from the capital on Friday with illegal firearms and a huge amount of money.
NGO worker hacked to death in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 19 (UNB)- An NGO worker was hacked to death by miscreants at Haldiapalong union in Ukhiya upazila here on Thursday night.
UK All-Party Parliamentary Group talk HR, pol state with BNP
Dhaka, Sept 19 (UNB) – The visiting delegation of UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Thursday met senior BNP leaders and discussed Bangladesh’s human rights and political situation and Rohingya crisis.
BCL men ‘stop work’ of Panchagarh model mosque for extortion
Panchagarh, Sept 19 (UNB) – Local activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly stopped work on a model mosque in Tentulia upazila on Thursday as the contractor refused to give them Tk 20 lakh as toll.
UP chairman held over cutting C’nawabganj youth’s wrists
Chapainawabganj, Sept 19 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested two people, including a union parishad chairman, from Jhilimpur in Sadar upazila on Thursday night for their alleged involvement in severing the wrists of a young man over previous enmity.
Climate: Firms make green energy vows at call for action
Some of the world’s largest firms including Amazon and Google have committed to big-spending green energy plans as calls for climate action increase.
BD Int’l Marine Offshore Expo-2019 2nd edition, Dhaka, opens
Dhaka, Sept 19 – The Second edition of Bangladesh International Marine and Offshore Expo (BIMOX), 2019 kicked off at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) of the capital on Thursday.
Rainwater may help meet most domestic needs in BD: Experts
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Bangladesh receives on an average 1500 mm rainfall every year and this is adequate to meet most domestic needs, experts said on Thursday. They were speaking at the 4th Rainwater Harvesting Convention held at a city…
Canada court allows BD judicial review for Nur Chy’s status
Dhaka – A Canadian Federal Court on September 17 allowed a judicial review plea filed by Bangladesh against Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship’s decision not to disclose immigration status of Bangabandhu’s killer Nur Chowdhury in that country. “This…
Casino raid: 3 cases filed against JL leader Khalid
Dhaka -Three cases were filed against Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan, organising secretary of Dhaka South city unit of Jubo League on Thursday afternoon in connection with the recovery of illegal firearms and drugs from his possession. Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan Division) Sudip…
Dhaka casino list in the making, says DMP Chief
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam on Thursday said police have started making a list of casinos as no gambling would be allowed in the capital.
BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu sued for threatening PM
Chattogram, Sept 19 (UNB) – A case was filed on Thursday against BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on charge of issuing death threat Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
‘Dhaka now a city of casinos like Las Vegas’, quips BNP
Dhaka, Sept 19 (UNB) – In the wake of crackdown on illegal casinos in the city, BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Thursday alleged that the government has turned Dhaka into a city of casinos like that of…