‘Only JP can change people’s fate if voted to power’. Country passing thru’ ‘disastrous’ situation: Ershad ‘Only JP can change people’s fate if voted to power’ Dhaka, Jul 6– Mentioning that the country is now going through a ‘disastrous’ situation,…
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Killings – enforced disappearances up astronomically: BNP
Dhaka – The BNP on Thursday alleged that the incidents of extrajudicial killing, enforced disappearance and abduction are increasing astronomically.
€1.5 million for Cyclone Mora victims in BD and Myanmar
Dhaka, 6 July – The European Commission is providing € 1.5 million in humanitarian aid funding for emergency relief assistance to populations affected by Tropical Cyclone Mora, which ripped through parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar in late May. The aid…
Hill District pry schools closed fearing landslide
Dhaka, July 6 – Dighnala Upazila Administration in Khagrachhari on Wednesday closed three government primary schools for indefinite period apprehending landslide due to incessant downpour.
Israel-India series of accords signed during Modi visit
Jerusalem, Jul 5 (AP/UNB)- Israel and India have signed a series of agreements to cooperate in the fields of technology, water and agriculture.
Illegal structures in residential areas must go: HC
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave 10 months to the owners to remove their illegal establishments from Gulshan, Banani and Dhanmondi areas of the city.
Plane crashes off Venezuelan island with 9 people aboard
Caracas — A small jet with nine people aboard crashed Tuesday off the coast of Venezuela as it was attempting an emergency landing. It’s not known if there were any survivors. -UNB
Joint anti-militancy drive begins in Gaibandha
Dhaka, July 5 – Joint forces have launched anti-militancy operations in the remote char areas of three upazilas of Gaibandha district early Wednesday.
IAEA assures support for Rooppur nuke plant
Dhaka, July 4 – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday assured Bangladesh of its all support and cooperation in constructing Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
SC verdict on 16th Amendment people’s victory: BNP
Dhaka– Welcoming the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that upheld the High Court verdict declaring the 16th constitutional amendment illegal, BNP on Monday said it is a victory of people. “With the 16th amendment, Parliament had been given the authority…
Myanmar for boosting security cooperation with Bangladesh
Dhaka – Myanmar’s National Security Adviser Thaung Tun, now in Dhaka on a three-day visit, has emphasised the need for enhancing cooperation between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the security sector. -UNB
18 feared dead in fiery Bavarian bus crash; 30 injured
Berlin – Eighteen people are feared dead after a bus carrying a group of German senior citizens crashed into a truck on a highway in Bavaria early Monday and burst into flames, police said. –AP/UNB
AL, JP’s no comment now on 16th Amendment verdict
Dhaka – Though BNP hailed the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that upheld the High Court verdict declaring the 16th constitutional amendment illegal, Awami League and Jatiya Party opted to wait for making comments on it until they receive its full…
Ekram murder accused killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Jul 3 – One of the key accused in the Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekram murder case was killed early Monday, in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Birinchi area of Feni Municipality.
Avignon shooting: Eight injured near French mosque
Eight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France, officials have confirmed. Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded suspects at about 22:30 local time (21:30 GMT) on Sunday.
Khaleda’s appeal for graft re-investigation rejected
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that rejected a petition of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia seeking order for partial re-investigation in the Zia Orphanage Graft case.
Trader robbed, hacked to death in Jessore
Dhaka, Jul 2 – Some unidentified miscreants hacked a trader to death and escaped with his bag full of money on Saturday night at Dolakhola intersection of Monirampur upazila in the district of Jessore.
Expose those having money with Swiss banks: Khaleda
Dhaka, July 1 – Accusing the ruling party men of siphoning off their ill-gotten huge money, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night demanded the government disclose the names of those Bangladeshis deposited money with Swiss banks.
BD achieves revenue collection target for 2016-17
Dhaka, July 1 – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) exceeded the revenue collection target for the outgoing fiscal year 2016-17 as it collected Taka 1,08,571 crore, up Taka 71 crore from the revised target of Taka 1,85,000 crore.
DU Day marking 96th anniversary being observed
Dhaka, Jul 1 – The Dhaka University Day is being observed on the campus here on Saturday with much enthusiasm and festivity, marking the 96th founding anniversary of the country’s highest seat of learning. The theme of this year’s day…
Iranian city soars to record 53.7°C: Near hottest on Earth
A city in southwest Iran posted the country’s hottest temperature ever recorded Thursday afternoon, and may have tied the world record for the most extreme high temperature.
BNP is party of money launders, not AL: Quader
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday harshly criticized BNP for blaming his party’s role in depositing money to Swiss Bank and said it is not AL, it is BNP that is a platform of money launderers.
Iraq PM declares end to IS caliphate, fight continues
Mosul, Jun 30 (AP/UNB)- With anti-Islamic State group forces on the offensive in both the Iraqi city of Mosul and the Syrian city of Raqqa, Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday declared an end to the extremist group’s self-proclaimed caliphate.
Firearms of UPDP recovered in Langdu, Rangamati
Dhaka, June 29 – Army personnel in a drive recovered firearms and ammunition from a reported criminals’ den at Golachhari in Langdu upazila early Thursday.
19 livestock burnt alive in Gabtoli cattle market
Dhaka, Jun 29 – At least 13 cattle, five goats and one sheep were burnt alive when a devastating fire broke out at the Gabtoli cattle market in the city on Thursday.
Dhaka’s biggest cattle market at Gabtoli catches fire
Dhaka, Jun 29 – A devastating fire broke out at the Gabtoli cattle market in the city on Thursday. Enayet Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service control room, said the fire broke out around 10:00 am.
North Korea warns US it will keep building nuclear arsenal
United Nations — North Korea’s U.N. ambassador warned the United States and the rest of the world Wednesday that his country will keep building up its nuclear arsenal regardless of sanctions, pressure or military attack. –AP/UNB
Invention that could slash energy consumption
Cairo – An Egyptian inventor has successfully tested a safe electricity system for homes that eliminates the risk of electric shocks and reduces energy consumption significantly.
BD not doing enough to eliminate human trafficking: US
Dhaka, June 28 – The government of Bangladesh does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking though it is making significant efforts to do so, according to a new US report.
3 killed as bus overturns in Khagrachhari
Dhaka, June 28 – At least three people were killed and 15 others injured on Wednesday as a Chittagong-bound bus overturned after hitting a roadside tree in Kalapani area of Guimara upazila in the hill district of Khagrachhari on southeast…