Dhaka – Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been sidelined for at least two weeks due to an injury to his left hamstring. He will miss the remainder of the ODI series and the three T20s against New Zealand, and is a…
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Report against Khaleda for hurting religious sentiment
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday set January 23 for submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting religious sentiments of people and inciting communal hatred.
Similarities in some proposals of political parties found over new EC
President Abdul Hamid today said that he found similarities in some proposals of political parties regarding the formation of a new Election Commission (EC).The President said this during discussion with Workers Party, a component of the ruling Awami League led…
Arson Attack on Santals: Judicial probe body visits victims in Gaibandha
A judicial probe body that was formed to investigate the forced eviction, killing and arson attacks on the Santal community at Sahebganj in Gobindaganj upazila visited Madarpur and Joypurpara areas on Tuesday morning to hear the affected people and witnesses…
India’s border with BD to be sealed by mid 2018: Rajnath Singh
Dhaka – Indian Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the BJP government was committed to sealing the 223.7-km Indo-Bangladesh border in next one and a half years.
Nat’l Committee threatens half-day hartal in Dhaka Jan 26
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resources and Power-Port will observe a half-day hartal in the capital on January 26 if the government does not cancel the Rampal coal-fired power plant project near the Sundarbans by then.…
Tigers lose first ODI to Kiwis by 77 runs
Dhaka – Bangladesh started their three-match ODI series campaign losing to New Zealand by 77 runs in the 1st match at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Monday. Tom Latham’s century of 137 runs spurred the victory for the hosts Kiwis that…
Government to make Bangladesh a failed state: BNP
The ‘unelected and illegal’ government is trying to turn Bangladesh into a failed state, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.His remarks on Sunday came in the context of comments by the chief justice concerning the competition for dominance…
Muhammad Yunus leaves Grameen Bank Complex after 30 years
Muhammad Yunus has left the Grameen Bank Complex nearly six years after his removal as the bank’s managing director.Yunus left the place where he lived for 30 years on Wednesday evening, Yunus Center General Manager MFM Amir Khashru said in…
‘Militant Musa who fled early Saturday to be arrested soon’
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said militant Musa, who managed to flee the militant’s den at Ashkona, will be arrested soon.
70,000 improved cookstoves distributed in Bangladesh
Rafiqul Islam, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka – As part of government target to distribute 30 million improved cook stoves by 2030, some 70,000 improved stoves have been installed in the country’s coastal region, aiming to reduce household air pollution and…
China opposes call for nuclear weapons boost by Trump, Putin
Beijing – China opposed on Friday the call for a nuclear weapons boost by Russia and the United States. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had called for enhancing nuclear weapons capabilities.
UN adopts Bangladesh’s resolution on ‘Culture of Peace’
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution titled “Culture of Peace” proposed by Bangladesh.The resolution was adopted at a meeting of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, according to a release of the Permanent Mission of…
Most heavily dammed rivers in US are being restored
By Jenny Rogers Sally Brown knows how to throw a party. On the second floor of an old mill factory in rural New Hampshire, she gathered several friends to watch a dam—her dam—be removed from the Ashuelot River. “It was…
“Let it be an arms race”
President-elect Donald Trump dropped a proverbial bomb Thursday on Twitter, declaring the United States “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” The 140-character missive, which came less…
Quader dismisses BNP’s ‘vote rigging’ allegation
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday dismissed BNP’s allegations of ‘a subtle vote rigging’ in Narayanganj City Corporation election as absurd and fabricated.
Plane hijacking in Malta ends peacefully; 2 men surrender
After hours of tense negotiations, two Libyans who hijacked a plane from Libya to Malta and threatened to blow it up surrendered peacefully Friday, allowing 118 passengers and crew to leave the plane before walking out themselves with the last…
UN votes to set up body to help document crimes in Syria
The U.N. General Assembly voted Wednesday to establish an investigative body that will assist in documenting and prosecuting the most serious violations of international law in Syria, including possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.The 193-member world body adopted a…
Biosafety Protocol stalled on risk assessment
Further work on biosafety risk assessment which is a key pillar under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has received a setback at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference which ended on 17 December in Cancun, Mexico.The 8th meeting of the Conference…
EU supports forming strong, independent EC in Bangladesh
Dhaka – The European Union (EU) has encouraged Bangladesh in forming an independent, impartial, non-partisan and highly-qualified Election Commission to hold the next general elections in a fully participatory way.
Leaving Aleppo: ‘They started firing in the air’
The Syrian army has called on the last remaining rebels to leave the eastern districts of Aleppo, as the evacuation process continues.The BBC has been speaking to activists who left eastern Aleppo over the past couple of days. They told…
EU offers BD support to develop women, peace, security plan
Dhaka – The European Union offered the EU’s support to Bangladesh on developing its Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security and Bangladesh welcomed this offer. The offer has been given at a biennial meeting of the Sub-group on Good…
PM will not attend National Judicial Conference, HC official says
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not attend the inaugural session of the National Judicial Conference organised by the Supreme Court.The prime minister’s office, in a letter on Dec 14, has informed thisr to the apex court, High Court Division’s Additional…
Police frame charges on Pahela Baishakh molestation suspect
Police have filed its chargesheet over the molestations of women during the Bangla New Year celebrations in Dhaka last year.Charges have been pressed against Md Kamal Hossain, who was arrested earlier this year, more than nine months after the incident.”The…
CID questions ex BB Governor Dr Atiur Rahman
Dhaka – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday questioned the former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr Atiur Rahman for about two hours on the stealing of BB reserve by hackers earlier on February this year. The former governor turned…
Workers of 25 garment factories abstain from work for higher pay
Dhaka – Workers of at least 25 ready made garment (RMG) factories in Ashulia area at Savar abstained from work in their units demanding a minimum Tk 16,000 as monthly salary. They started work abstain programme of the factories Monday…
Indonesian FM to visit Rohingyas at Ukhia Tuesday
Dhaka – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi will visit Ukhia upazila of the Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday morning to witness the Rohingya situation over there.
Rights group counts 100s of deaths in Indian police custody
New Delhi – Nearly 600 people died in Indian police custody from 2009-2015, many of them after being tortured, a human rights group said Monday, urging India to enforce often-ignored regulations and prosecute officers who mistreat prisoners. -AP/UNB
Ershad seeks law for EC formation
Jatiya party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday stressed the need for formulating a law for formation of the Election Commission so that no one can raise question over the EC.
Citizens’ Unity leader Manna walks out of jail on Bail
Nearly 22 months after his arrest, Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was released from jail on bail on Sunday.Manna walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 6:45 pm after the bail order had reached the jail, senior…