Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – The United Nations has said the Myanmar military is again carrying out attacks against its own civilians which may constitute war crimes and said they are “deeply disturbed” by the intensification of conflicts in Rakhine…
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Obaidul Quader leaves Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB)— Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader was released from Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Friday afternoon. “His health condition is better now. His blood pressure and diabetes are under control,” said Dr Abu Naser Rizvi, director of…
Ex-clerk held for raping schoolgirl for years
Chapainawabganj, Apr 5 (UNB) – A man accused of blackmailing and raping a female high school student for several years was arrested on Friday morning from Naogaon. Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) identified the man as Rahim Badsha, 40, son of…
BD govt to buy surplus power from solar irrigation pumps
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – The government has planned to purchase unconsumed or surplus electricity from solar-run irrigation pumps across the country aiming to promote renewable energy. “We’ve prepared a draft policy to purchase such electricity from pump operators. But, the…
Six put on remand for impersonating as Customs officials
Dhaka, April 04 – A Dhaka court placed the six persons on a one-day remand each in a case filed for allegedly impersonating themselves as customs officials and grabbing money from different people putting them in trap. Magistrate Abu Sufian…
UK to extend coop in trade-business and tertiary edu in BD
Dhaka, April 04 – United Kingdom (UK) wants to extend its cooperation in different areas including business and trade as well as tertiary level education here in Bangladesh to strengthen the ties between the two countries. Besides, the UK has…
JU Alumni Assoc election April 5
Savar (Dhaka) April 04 – The Election of Jahangirnagar University Alumni Association Executive Committee will be held on Friday 5 April. But the general secretary candidate S.M Shadat Hossen expressed fear about the Election at a press briefing held at…
BD among world’s top 5 growing economies: WB
Dhaka, Apr 4 (UNB) – Bangladesh is among the top five fastest growing economies in the world, said the World Bank. The report titled ‘The Bangladesh Development Update April 2019: Towards Regulatory Predictability’, published Thursday, said this growth, despite of…
Air pollution killed 123 thousand in BD in 2017: Report
Dhaka, April 4 (UNB) – At least 1.23 lakh people were killed in Bangladesh in 2017 due to indoor and outdoor air pollution, said a new study on global air pollution. Two US based institutes Health Effects Institute (HEI) and…
US embassy issues security alert for its citizen in BD
Dhaka, Apr 4 (UNB) – The US embassy here on Wednesday issued fresh alert for its citizen living in Bangladesh encouraging them to exercise heightened awareness of the ongoing threat posed by transnational terrorist organizations such as ISIS and al-Qa’ida.…
Rohingya repatriation through talks, not conflict: PM
Dhaka, Apr 4 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Bangladesh will keep up its efforts to repatriate displaced Rohingyas through negotiations, not engaging in any conflict with Myanmar. “Since they (Myanmar) are our close-door neighbours, We’ll never…
Khulna Jute mill workers continue protest for 3rd day
Khulna, Apr 4 (UNB) – For the third consecutive day on Thursday, workers of the state owned jute mills in the district are continuing the 72-hour strike to press home their nine-point demand including implementation of the wage commission. The…
Fire burns 25 shops in BD Capital Dhaka’s Khilgaon
Dhaka, Apr 4 (UNB) – At least 25 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at two markets in the city’s Khilgaon area early Thursday. Deputy assistant director Kazi Najimozzaman of Fire Service and Civil Defense said the…
Protect vultures from extinction in S Asia: experts
DHAKA, April 3, 2019 (BSS) – Experts today stressed the need for strengthening regional cooperation to protect vultures from extinction in South Asia. It is high time to work together to save the nature cleaners from extinction as the use…
Attack on DU student: Ducsu VP threatens tougher demo
Dhaka, Apr 3 (UNB) – Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice-president Nurul Haque Nur on Wednesday threaten to launch a tougher movement if the university authorities do not take any action within four days against those who assaulted him…
Case filed over Chattogram case documents theft
Chattogram, Apr 3 (UNB) – A case has been filed in connection with the theft of documents and evidences of four cases from the police storeroom at the district court building. Inspector (prosecution) Bijan Barua filed the case around 1am…
SDGs and Bangladesh: Progress, challenges, missing links
‘Despite various challenges Bangladesh is on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goals’, a recent government report claims. The report titled Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2018 says, Bangladesh is performing well in various aspects including poverty reduction, gender equality,…
3 including female Ansar missing as trawler sinks in Meghna
Munshiganj, Mar 31 – A presiding officer, a policeman and a female Ansar member went missing as a trawler, carrying 19 election officials, capsized in the Meghna River during a sudden storm at Char Hogla in Sonargaon Upazila on Sunday…
Highrise fire likely from electric short circuit: Probe body
Dhaka, Mar 31 (UNB) – The probe committee formed by the Home and Disaster Management and Relief Ministries suspected that the fire at FR Tower originated from an electric short-circuit on the 7th floor of the building that killed 26…
Dhaka South Mayor asks for demolishing illegal building
Dhaka, March 31 – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon yesterday challenged Rajdhani Unnyan Katripakkha (RAJUK) to demolish a building owned by an influential person. “No one in the city believes that any building owned by an…
Work together to combat TB
Speakers at a discussion here yesterday urged all government and non-government organisations to work unitedly for eliminating the deadly disease Tuberculosis (TB) from the country. “All have to work together to eliminate TB from the country to help achieving health-related…
NASA scraps all-women spacewalk for lack of well-fitting suits
The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts, citing a lack of available spacesuits that would fit them at the International Space Station. Christina Koch will now perform tasks in space Friday with…
Dwayne Johnson returns to ‘Jumanji 3’
Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, who was forced to cut short filming for the ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ sequel. After suffering from fluid in his lungs, has now returned to the sets. The Rampage star, also known as The Rock,…
BD turning into a land of enforced disappearances
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the arch-rival of the ruling Awami League, yesterday accused the government of turning Bangladesh into a state of enforced disappearances. “Numerous leaders and activists of BNP and opposition have been victims of enforced disappearances…The government now…
Saif’s ton helps Prime Doleshwear to beat Khelaghar
Dhaka – Saif Hassan’s back-to-back-century in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) helped Prime Doleshwar to beat Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity on Saturday by seven wickets in Savar. Prime Doleshwar won the toss and decided to bowl first.…
2 suspected drug traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 22 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Rajarchhara in Teknaf upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Nur Mohammad, 40, son of Azahar Mia of Nazir Para, and…
পরিবহন সেক্টর নিরাপদ করুন, ঢাকা সম্মেলনে পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, ঘুষ, দুর্নীতি ও অনৈতিকতার কারণে সড়কসহ সর্বত্র অনিরাপদ হয়ে উঠছে। মহাসড়কসহ শহরগুলোর সড়কে যেভাবে মানুষের প্রাণ ঝরছে, তাতে মনে হয় এদেশে মানুষের কোন মূল্যই নেই। আর কত…
Humayun Azad murder case: No to German physician’s testimony
Dhaka, March 21 – A Dhaka court on Thursday disallowed German physician Gabriel Peterson from testifying in the Dr Humayun Azad murder case. The Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge of Dhaka, Maksuda Pervin rejected the plea of accused Mizanur Rahman.…
Hearing in Holey Artisan Bakery case deferred to Mar 27
Dhaka, March 21 – An anti-terror special court of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned till March 27, the hearing of a case filed under the anti-terror act over the grisly militant attack at the capital’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016. Judge…
Dhaka court issues arrest warrant for jailed Ex-PM Khaleda
Dhaka, March 21 – The Chief Metropolitan Court of Dhaka on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in connection with a case filed for making a “defamatory statement” on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Khaleda Zia…