Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday underscored the need for engaging the womenfolk in the fight against poverty to eradicate it from Bangladesh. “We want to turn Bangladesh into a poverty-free country. However, we won’t be able to…
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Islamic State ‘has lost 50,000 fighters’ over two years
At least 50,000 militants from so-called Islamic State have been killed since the US-led coalition started fighting in Iraq and Syria two years ago, a US military official has said.
Man foretold USSR collapse, 9/11 attack; now sees US fall under Trump
A sociologist who predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union and 9/11 attacks warns that American global power will collapse under Donald Trump. Johan Galtung, a Norwegian professor at the University of Hawaii and Transcend Peace University, first predicted in…
Law to be enacted for appointment of judges: CJ
Dhaka-Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Wednesday said a law will be formulated for the appointment of judges.
Louis I Kahn’s design: Govt of trying to restore ‘Pak flag’: BNP
Dhaka-BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the government is conspiring to restore ‘Pakistani flag’ by taking a move to remove the establishments made reshaping Louis I Kahn’s original design of parliament.
Disinformation, not fake news, got Trump elected
Robert Mackey I made a mistake on Twitter on Sunday night. When I learned that a man with an assault rifle had stormed into a Washington pizzeria to “self-investigate” an online conspiracy theory for which there is no evidence —…
Pakistani plane crashes after takeoff with 48 people aboard
A plane belonging to Pakistan’s national carrier crashed on Wednesday with 48 people on board, apparently killing all of them, police and an airline spokesman said.According to senior police officer Khurram Rasheed, the plane crashed in a village near the…
Long March towards Myanmar Dec 18: IAB for opening border
Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) has announced a programme to organise long march towards Myanmar on December 18 if the atrocities on Rohingya Muslims aren’t stopped.
India mourns Amma: Jayalalithaa buried with full state honour
Dhaka – Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was laid to rest at MGR Memorial on the Marina Beach in Chennai on Tuesday evening with full state honours. The body was taken from Rajaji Hall in Triplicane at around…
5 die ‘eating patka fish’ in Sylhet
Five people died and five others fell sick reportedly after eating puffer (patka) fish at Uttarmail village in Jaintapur upazila on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, 60, his two sons Solaiman Hossain, 25, and Lokman Hossain, 20, and…
India’s iconic politician J Jayalalitha dies at 68
One of India’s most influential and colourful politicians, J Jayalalitha, has died at 68. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu state suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died at 23:30 local time (18:00 GMT) on Monday, Chennai’s Apollo…
Bullet-ridden bodies of 3 Natore JL men found in Dinajpur
Dhaka – On Monday, locals at a village in Ghorhaghat Upazila of Dinajpur reported to police after spotting three bullet-ridden bodies. Police recovered the bodies, found near a pond, around 10am. All of the bodies had bullet wounds on the…
Saudi Arabia sacks labour minister seven motnhs into the job
Dhaka: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Friday sacked the labour minister who headed efforts to help tens of thousands of unpaid foreign workers, according to a message received in Dhaka. After being in the position for only seven months, Mufarrej…
Citing differences, Philippine vice president quits Cabinet
Manila (AP/UNB) — There was no immediate reaction Monday from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the country’s vice president saying she will resign her Cabinet post, citing “major differences in principles and values” with Duterte and an unspecified plot to…
WB offers US$ 250mn to build Bus Rapid Transit Line-3
The World Bank (WB) has offered US$ 250 million loan to Bangladesh for the construction of Airport-Mohakhali phase of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line 3 in the capital.Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader disclosed this while talking to reporters…
Gazipur suspended mayor remanded in extortion case
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Sunday placed suspended Gazipur City Corporation mayor MA Mannan on a one-day remand in an extortion case filed with Joydebpur Police Station.Gazipur Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdul Hye passed the order when police produced MA…
California fire: Dozens feared dead in club night blaze
Dozens of people are feared dead after a fire broke out during a rave at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California. Authorities have confirmed nine deaths but say they are preparing for the death toll to rise as high as…
EU regional seminar on safer migration in South Asia
Dhaka – In light of the many challenges faced in the South Asian region with regards to migrant workers, the European Union Delegation to Nepal hosted a regional seminar on “Making Labour Migration Easy and Safe in South Asia” in…
Dhaka City’s Shyambazar kitchen market catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Shyambazar kitchen market in the old part of the capital on Saturday evening. Sources at the Fire Service Control Room said the fire broke out at a shop in the market around 6:10…
Malaysia defends rally against ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar
Malaysia (AP/UNB) — Malaysia’s government on Saturday defended plans for a protest rally to condemn what it called “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority, saying it has an obligation to ensure that its neighbor takes steps to prevent the…
Govt to set up HC benches in Sylhet, Chittagong
Dhaka – The government is likely to set up two separate High Court benches in Chittagong and Sylhet. Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha came up with the information while addressing the annual dinner of Sylhet Bar Association on Thursday evening.
Not time to comment on glitch in PM’s flight: Quader
Dhaka – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said it will be known after investigation whether the incident of technical glitch in the flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was an accident or negligence or conspiracy. UNB news…
People not to accept relocation of Zia’s grave: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday warned the government that the country’s people will never accept its ‘imprudent’ move to remove Ziaur Rahman’s grave from parliament area.”Bringing Louis I Kahn’s main design (of parliament) abruptly is a…
Obaidul for reasonable solution with Uber cabservice
Dhaka – Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government will be able to reach a reasonable consensus with the app-based taxicab service Uber, in a bid to give digital transport service to the country’s people. “I’ve…
HC stays trial proceedings against Moudud in Niko graft case
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday stayed the trial proceedings against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed in the Niko graft case for eight weeks. An HC bench comprising Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal and Justice Shahidul Karim passed the order…
BNP wants to bring out rally on December 16
Dhaka-The BNP wants to bring out a colourful procession and hold a rally of freedom fighters to mark the Vicotry Day on December 16.
Santu Larma threatens strike to implement peace accord
Dhaka – Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, popularly known as Santu Larma, on Wednesday threatened to go on a ‘non-cooperation movement’ to put pressure on the government to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)…
Indian Defence Minister arrives in city Wednesday
Indian Defence Minister Shri Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar arrives in the capital tomorrow on a two-day official visit.He will lead an 11-member high-powered Indian delegation comprising deputy chiefs of three services during his Dhaka tour, a press release of Inter…
HC asks Tarique to surrender before court in 30 days
The High Court on Tuesday asked BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to surrender before the lower courts concerned within 30 days in three extortion cases filed against him in 2007.An HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad…
37 Rohingyas sent back to Myanmar
Cox’s Bazar – Members of Boarder Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) sent back some 37 Rohingyas to Myanmar following their attempt to intrude Bangladesh territory though the Naf River on Monday night.