Moulvibazar – Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Tuesday said the government will be there beside the flood-hit people with food and other emergency supplies as long as needed. -UNB
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Columnist Farhad Mazhar found on bus in Jessore
The RAB has found columnist pro-opposition political activist Farhad Mazhar in Jessore’s Noapara after he went missing from Dhaka.
Decision on 16th Amendment after full verdict: Law Minister
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday said the government will take its decision once it receives the full text verdict of the Supreme Court that has declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing Parliament’s authority to…
Uttara hotel fire leaves two dead in Capital
Dhaka, Jul 3 – Firefighters recovered two bodies, including that of a woman, from one of the three buildings in the city’s Uttara area that caught fire early in the morning.
Diplomats ponder whether UK may U-turn on Brexit
A British newspaper says EU diplomats are frustrated at a lack of clear vision over the UK Brexit plan. One envoy thinks a weakened leadership and the scale of what leaving the bloc entails could force a change of mind.
Verdict on Constt 16th amendment Monday
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to deliver the verdict on the appeal against a ruling that restored the parliament’s powers to remove judges illegal, on Monday.
Govt to automate food procurement to eliminate ‘middlemen’
Dhaka – The government is going to automate the food procurement system to make it sure that farmers get the officially fixed price, eliminating the ‘middlemen’, official sources said. -UNB
Stop Rampal project: NCPS, BAPA ask govt
Dhaka – National Committee to Protect Sundarbans (NCPS) and Bangladeah Paribesh Andolon (BAPA) on Sunday renewed its call to the government to cancel the Rampal coal-fired power plant project for the sake of saving the Sundarbans. -UNB
Pope sacks Vatican cardinal handling abuse cases
Gerhard Mueller relieved of duties just days after pope aide Pell was charged with child sex abuse. During Mueller’s term, his office amassed a 2,000-case backlog [Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters] Pope Francis has dismissed the church’s chief of doctrine, Cardinal Gerhard Mueller…
A journey along the Teesta River in W Bengal
Guest Blog by Gauri Noolkar-Oak The minute I crossed over the Indo-Bangladesh border into India at Chengrabandha, the atmosphere changed instantly; more briskness, more people and more English and Hindi surrounded me. I also spotted posters of Baahubali 2, and…
A Journey along the Teesta in Bangladesh
Guest Blog by Gauri Noolkar-Oak Few journeys take us through a string of experiences that nourish the senses and the soul. A thoroughbred urban, city-lover, I nevertheless knew deep down that my journey of such nourishment would be with a…
Drive on to recover arms in Rangamati
Rangamati – Joint forces have been conducting a drive at Golachhari area in Langdu upazila since Thursday night to recover arms and ammunition. -UNB
US approves 1st arms sale to Taiwan under Trump
Washington, Jun 30 (AP/UNB)- The State Department has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth a total of $1.4 billion, the first such deal with the self-governing island since President Donald Trump took office, officials said Thursday.
Vatican treasurer Cardinal Pell charged with sex offences
The Vatican treasurer and Australia’s most senior Catholic figure Cardinal George Pell has been charged with sex offences in Australia. The charges relate to alleged “historical” incidents, police in the state of Victoria said.
Gabtoli cattle market catches fire
Dhaka – A devastating fire broke out at the Gabtoli cattle market in the city on Thursday. -UNB
Sabbir ranks 10th as T20I batsman
Dhaka – Bangladesh top-order batsman Sabbir Rahman placed 10th in the ICC’s latest T20I batsmen rankings. The rankings were updated following the T20I series, between England and South Africa, which ended on June 25 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. -UNB
No Hasina-led supportive govt: BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Wednesday sharply reacted to Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader’s comment that election-time supportive government will be formed under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, saying it is a hint to push the country towards a grave danger.…
Global ransomware attack causes turmoil
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British advertising agency WPP is among those to say its IT systems have been disrupted as a consequence.
Trump, Modi exchange hugs as US calls Pak ‘global terrorist’
Washington, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) – Hugging outside the White House Monday, President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi heralded an increasingly close strategic partnership as the U.S. branded Pakistan as a “global terrorist.”
Six killed and 16 missing in Colombia boat capsize
At least six people died when a passenger boat sank on a reservoir in north-western Colombia, officials say. They say that 133 people were rescued, but 16 are still missing after the four-deck Almirante went down near the popular resort…
Erdogan – Turkish troops will stay in Qatar
Istanbul, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) – Turkey’s president on Sunday rejected a demand by major Arab states to remove Turkish troops from Qatar, saying their sweeping list of ultimatums has threatened the small Gulf country’s sovereignty.
Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing 120
Multan, June 25 (AP/UNB) – An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than 120 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. Rizwan Naseer,…
15 bodies found after landslide buries scores in China
Mao County, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) – Crews searching through the night in the rubble left by a landslide that buried a mountain village under tons of soil and rocks in southwestern China found 15 bodies, but more than 100 more…
Over 140 feared buried in China landslide
Chinese rescuers scoured through rocks on Saturday in a frantic search for more than 140 people feared buried after a landslide smashed through a mountain village in southwest Sichuan province. A couple and a baby were rescued and taken to…
140 people feared buries in China landslide
More than 140 people are feared to have been buried by a landslide in south-west China. The landslide from a nearby mountain engulfed more than 40 homes and a hotel in Xinmo, a village in Sichuan province, at about 6am…
Over 100 people feared buried by China landslide
Beijing, June 24 (AP/UNB) – A county government in southwestern China says around 100 people from 40 homes are feared buried by a landslide that crashed into their homes.
5 GOP senators oppose health bill enough to sink it
Washington, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) – Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party’s banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama’s health care overhaul on Friday, more than enough to sink the…
Dhaka more expensive than Washington for expats
Dhaka, Jun 23 – Dhaka city is more expensive than Washington, capital of the United States in terms of cost of living for expatriates, according to Mercer’s 2017 Cost of Living Survey.
Lack of public awareness ‘key challenge to RTI implementation’
Dhaka – Making people aware of the Right to Information Act 2009 and encouraging them to use it is the main challenge in implementing the law, says the Information Commission. -UNB
BNP going to launch membership collection drive July 1
Dhaka – As part of its move to strengthen the party’s organisational capacity, BNP is going to start a two-month-long membership collection and renewal programme on July 1 next. -UNB