Dhaka – Though the environmental pollution has emerged as a major issue, the Ministry of Environment and Forests appears unable to take the lead role in dealing with the alarming incidents of pollution and enforcing the existing laws of the…
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US stresses steps to curb killings in Bangladesh
Washington (AP/UNB) – Secretary of State John Kerry called on Bangladesh’s leader to step up law enforcement to prevent a wave of killings targeting liberal voices, the State Department said Friday amid fears that the traditionally moderate South Asian nation…
BBC’s weekly global audience rises to record 348m
The BBC reaches a record weekly audience of 348 million people worldwide, a 13% increase on last year, according to new figures released today, says a message received from the BBC international service. The figures – the BBC Global Audience…
Two shot dead in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Two people were shot to death by miscreants at Rajibpur village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipurf, about 200 kilometres southeast of Dhaka early Friday, unb news agency reported.
Charge framing in Rana Plaza murder case on May 15
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday fixed May 15 for framing charges against 42 accused in a murder case filed over Rana Plaza collapse, unb news agency reported. Dhaka District and Sessions Judge SM Kuddus Jaman set the date…
Owners stop plying water transports
Dhaka – A day after workers’ withdrawal of strike, owners have now stopped plying goods-laden vessels to press for their demand, unb news agency reported. Cargo Owners’ Association Senior Vice-president Khurshid Alam told UNB that they went on the indefinite…
54th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla today
Dhaka – The 54th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haque is being observed today (Wednesday) with due respect, unb news agency has reported. Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque, popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, died on April 27, 1962.
France wins bid to build Australia’s new submarines
SYDNEY (BSS/AFP) – French naval contractor DCNS Tuesday won a Aus$50 billion (US$39 billion) contract to design and build Australia’s next generation of submarines, beating competition from Germany and Japan in the country’s biggest ever defence procurement programme. The announcement…
Marica urged Govt. to arrest the murderer of Xulhaz & Tanay
STAFF REPORTER US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat yesterday condemned the killing of Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Tanay Mojumdar by unidentified miscreants.
Law and order has collapsed, says BNP
Dhaka – Voicing deep concern over the growing incidents of killing and other criminal activities, BNP on Monday alleged that the law and order situation in the country has collapsed, unb news agency reported, unb news agency reported. Speaking at…
Khaleda to address May Day rally of workers at Suhrawardy
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a May Day rally of workers at Suhrawardy Udyan. Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, a front organisaiton of BNP, will organise the rally to mark the historic May Day.
River vessel workers to decide fate of ongoing strike today
River vessel workers, who have been enforcing an indefinite strike from Wednesday last, on Saturday came up with the decision to inform the government within 24 hours whether they will continue the strike or withdraw.
Shafik Rehman put on remand again
Dhaka – A court on Friday put eminent journalist Shafik Rehman on a fresh five-day remand for further interrogation in a case filed over an alleged plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, unb news agency…
U.S.-Mexico 800 yards drug tunnel found
By Azadeh Ansari, CNN A drug-trafficking tunnel nearly half a mile long underneath the California-Mexico border was discovered by federal agents, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Two tons of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana, worth nearly $22 million,…
New threat against affordable medicines in trade negotiations
New Delhi/Geneva: Access to affordable medicines could be severely restricted for millions of people around the world under the current proposals in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, the international humanitarian medical organisation M้decins Sans Fronti่res (MSF) warned…
Youth fined for grazing buffaloes on Sundarbans
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Wednesday fined a young man Tk 4,000 for grazing buffaloes on the protected Sundarbans, unb news agency reported.
Front-runners Trump and Clinton win NY primary
New York, Apr 20 (AP) – Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to victory with ease in Tuesday’s New York primary, with Trump bouncing back from a difficult stretch in the Republican contest and Clinton pushing closer to locking…
Obama faces ‘curveball’ in ties with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
When President Barack Obama arrives in the Saudi capital on Wednesday, he’ll face an increasingly assertive leadership still heavily dependent on U.S. weapons and military might that nonetheless has little trust in him and essentially believes it’s been thrown a…
Ecuador says death toll from quake jumps to 413
Portoviejo, Apr 19 (AP) – Ecuador’s government says the death toll from the weekend’s powerful earthquake has climbed to 413. The increase came in the government’s latest bulletin on casualties from the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake that hit the country’s Pacific…
Inquiry launched as suspected drone strikes passenger jet in London
London (CNN)British police and government aviation investigators have launched inquiries after a passenger jet was struck by what was believed to be a drone as it approached a London airport Sunday. British Airways Flight BA727 from Geneva, Switzerland, was coming…
‘Nearly 250,000 Japanese told to leave amid fear of tremors’
Nearly 250,000 people have been told to leave their homes amid fears of further quakes in Japan, an aid agency says. Naoki Kokawa, advisor to the Japanese Red Cross Society, told the BBC that more medical teams were being dispatched…
CPD pleads for pragmatic budget
Dhaka – , Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) a leading think-tank has suggested preparing the next budget with a more realistic approach so most of the fiscal policies could be implementable. The think-tank, also attached priority to four areas to…
Historic Mujibnagar Day being observed Sunday
Dhaka – The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed on Sunday marking the formation of Bangladesh’s first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971, unb news agency reported. Senior leaders of Awami League assembled at Baidyanathtala, a mango…
7.1 scale quake hits south Japan, people trapped
Mashiki – A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed nine people. Japanese broadcaster NHK said a number of calls were…
Tarana Halim receives death threat
Dhaka – State Minister for Posts and Communications Tarana Halim has received death threat from unidentified miscreants, unb news agency reported. A young man riding a motorcycle came to the gate of Tarana Halim’s Gulshan residence on Wednesday night with…
Govt decides to reduce fuel oil prices: Nasrul
The government has decided to reduce prices of fuel oil in the face of severe criticism as the prices in global market slumped. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said this at a press briefing held…
HC issued rule asking Govt. about the recovery of stolen money
STAFF REPORTER The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to recover $101 million heist money, which was taken away from the Bangladesh…
Friend of Tonu`s brother back home
Comilla- Mizanur Rahman Sohag, friend of murdered Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s brother Anwar Hossain, returned home on Tuesday after 16 days of his going missing, unb news agency reported. Khaleda Akhter, elder sister of Sohag, said his…
101,758 to perform hajj this year
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for amendments to the National Hajj and Umrah Policy-2016 (Hijri 1437) and Hajj Package 2016 (Hijri 1437) by doubling the number of hajj pilgrims to 10,000 under government management, unb news…
Burj Khalifa builder plans taller viewing tower
Dubai – Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of the world’s tallest building vowing Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of…