Dhaka – The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), is being observed in Bangladesh as elswehere in the world on Tuesday with religious solemnity and fervour. On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of…
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Dhaka denounces Egypt terror attacks
Dhaka – Bangladesh has expressed profound shock and deep sorrow at the loss of human lives at the series of cowardly attacks by the terrorists on security checkpoints, civilian installations, religious sites and historical relics in Egypt. UNB news agency…
Eid-e-Miladunnabi Tuesday
Dhaka – The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), will be observed in the country on Tuesday with due religious solemnity.
Netanyahu hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal
Jerusalem (AP/UNB) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he believes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopes the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran.
85 shanties gutted in Dhaka city slum fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at ‘Saat Tola’ slum in the city’s Mohakhali area early Monday, burning down 85 shanties. Mahmudul Haque, a warehouse inspector at the Fire Service Headquarters, said the fire broke out from a shanty of…
Severe cyclonic storm ‘vardah’ intensifies further
Dhaka: The severe cyclonic storm ‘vardah’ over southeast bay and adjoining southwest bay and west-central bay intensified and moved further west-northwestwards over west-central bay and adjoining southwest bay.
Dylan expresses awe over Nobel Prize, alludes to Shakespeare
Stockholm (AP/UNB) — Bob Dylan has expressed awe at receiving the Nobel Prize in literature and thanked the Swedish Academy for including him among the “giants” of writing.
Bullet trains may first ply reworked Dhaka-Ctg route
Dhaka – The government is set on introducing high-speed rail in the country, with the commercially vital Dhaka-Chittagong route earmarked for installation of the advanced tracks to support high-speed railway travel. Travellers between Bangladesh’s two most economically vibrant centres, capital…
Fire at knitwear factory in Gazipur, 2 hurt
Gazipur – Two people were injured in a fire which broke out at a knitwear factory at Nayanpur in Shreepur upazila on Friday. Station officer of Shreepur Fire Service M Jihad said the fire broke out at the godown of…
Indian Minister MJ Akbar in city
Dhaka – Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar arrived here on Friday afternoon on a two-day visit. He is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali during his stay in Dhaka,…
Muggers snatch Tk22 lakh meant to pay garments workers’ salaries
Dhaka- Muggers snatched away Tk 22 lakh and injured two employees of a garments factory from the city’s Banasree on Thursday. The injured are Sayedul, 38, and Tito, 36, two employees of Rana Enterprise, a garments factory in Banasree under…
Giraffes facing ‘silent extinction’ as population plunges
By Matt McGrath A dramatic drop in giraffe populations over the past 30 years has seen the world’s tallest land mammal classified as vulnerable to extinction. Numbers have gone from around 155,000 in 1985 to 97,000 in 2015 according to…
India doctor to operate on ‘500kg’ Egyptian woman
An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world’s heaviest woman at 500kg (1,102lb), will soon be flown to India for weight reduction surgery. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 36, will be flown on a chartered plane to Mumbai where bariatric…
Petrobangla, Daewoo sign deal for deep sea gas exploration
Dhaka – Keeping an option for allowing export, state-owned Petrobangla signed an initial deal on Wednesday with Posco Daewoo International Corporation to award the deep sea gas block DS-12 in the Bay of Bengal for gas exploration. The final deal…
Stabilise major rivers to combat bank erosions
Dhaka – Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Wednesday stressed the need for stabilising the country’s major rivers to reduce riverbank erosion aiming to protect people’s land and belongings from its wraths. “Riverbank erosion creates a lot of…
Special assistant to PM, Shakil’s body referred for autopsy
Dhaka – The body of Mahbubul Hoque Shakil, Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina’s special assistant, was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for an autopsy on Wednesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Ensure compensation for dropped calls, Tarana to BTRC
Dhaka – State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Tuesday said she asked the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to take effective steps so that mobile phone subscribers get compensation for dropped calls from January next. UNB news…
College girl Khadija attack case hearing begins
Dhaka – A Sylhet court on Monday started hearing a case filed against suspended Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Badrul Alam for stabbing college girl Khadiza Akter on October 3. Witnesses gave depositions on the day Md Saifuzzaman, Chief Metropolitan…
3 alleged ‘robbers’ killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Meherpur – Three suspected robbers were killed in a gunfight with police at Motmura village in Gangni upazila early Tuesday. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Aug 21 grenade attack under ISI patronage: IO
Dhaka – Five militant outfits carried out the grisly August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the city in 2004 under the patronage of Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence, special police super of Criminal Investigation Department Abdul…
PM’s faulty flight: NSI director co-opted to probe committee
Dhaka – Director of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Brigadier General Ziaul Ahsan has been co-opted at the probe committee formed by Biman Bangladesh Airlines and the Aviation and Tourism Ministry, to investigate the technical glitch in a flight carrying Prime…
US Sioux tribe wins battle against pipeline crossing their lake
(CNN)Celebrations, tears of joy, chanting and drumming rang out among thousands of protesters at the Standing Rock site after the US Army Corp of Engineers announced it will look for an alternate route for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross…
PM makes courtesy call on President today
Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban.
587 new HIV cases 141 AIDS deaths noted in BD
The government has requested the UNAIDS not to leave Bangladesh as the UN agency is set to wind up Dhaka Office as part of its global ‘cost containment’ plan. “The office might be closed after August next year,” said Saima…
Govt moves to ‘introduce unified university admission test’
Dhaka -The government has taken an initiative to introduce a unified test system for admission to all universities, aiming to reduce the hassles of admission seekers and their guardians. President Abdul Hamid, also the chancellor of all universities, will hold…
All graves impinging on Kahn’s design to go
Dhaka – Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Saturday said that all the graves on the National Parliament premises impinging on the main design of Louis Isadore Kahn would be removed.
Crown prince formally takes over as Thailand’s new king
Bangkok (AP/UNB) — Thailand has a new king, with the country’s crown prince formally taking the throne to succeed his much-revered late father, who reigned for 70 years. The new monarch, who received the title “His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn…
Bangladesh accidents kill 3,080, injure 7,918 in 11 months
Dhaka – At least 3,080 people were killed and 7,918 others injured in 2,717 accidents across the country in the last 11 months till November 30. The fatal accidents took place on the roads, highways, national roads and regional roads…
Donald Trump reportedly praises Pakistan’s ‘terrific’ PM
It’s a case of he said, he said between two of the world’s most powerful men.We know that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday.What was said during that call is what’s…
Thailand’s parliament invites crown prince to assume throne
Bangkok (AP/UNB)— Thailand’s parliament on Tuesday named Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as the new king, completing a formal step for the heir to take the throne following the death of his father last month. The Cabinet, following a 1924 law on…