About 243 new faces have been inducted in the central bodies of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
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Existence of indigenous people at stake: Santu Larma
The existence of many indigenous people living in hard to reach areas of the country is at stake despite the government’s claim of becoming a lower-middle income country, said president of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanhati Samity (PCJSS) Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma…
Blaze kills 13 at birthday party in French bar at Rouen
A fire during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen has killed at least 13 people and injured six. The blaze in the Cuba Libre bar began in the basement room around midnight on…
Indian BSF kills Bangladeshi at Jhenidah border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Baghadanga border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenidah district early Friday.
SQ Chy case of verdict draft leak, judgement Aug-14
The Cyber Crime Tribunal of Dhaka Thursday fixed August 14 to pronounce it verdict in the case filed for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that awarded him death sentence to BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury…
Hasnat, Tahmid held over terror link
Dhaka – North South University former teacher Abul Hasnat Rezaul Karim and University of Toronto student Tahmid Hasib Khan, who remained missing for a month after Gulshan attack, were arrested from the city’s Gulshan and Bashundhara areas respectively for their…
Militants were believed to launch a new attack in the city
Militants who were killed in Kalyanpur police rair were brought together to launch new attack in the capital. Some of them were also members of suicide squad of a militant outfit, said investigators. They were also hunting a militant who…
Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai, firefighter killed
An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai’s main airport Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East’s busiest airport. There were no fatalities and all…
AL central leaders, ministers visit flood affected areas
As per the direction of the Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the central leaders of AL as well as ministers have started to visit the country’s flood-affected areas in a bid to stand beside flood victims.
Indian team arrives to rescue the stranded elephant
A three member team from the Indian Forest Department wild life circle arrives in Dhaka Today in a bid to rescue an Elephant that has been stranded in a charland of the Jamuna river of the Jamalpur after it came…
One killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka-An alleged criminals was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Ashrafer More area of Rajshah city early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. Identity of the deceased could not be ascertained yet, police said.
Lizzie Armitstead wins anti-doping rule appeal over missed test
British world road cycling champion Lizzie Armitstead has won an appeal against an anti-doping rule violation that could have seen her miss the Rio Olympics. Armitstead faced suspension for three failures relating to her whereabouts which led to her missing…
Tokyo elects 1st female governor to lead city into Olympics
Tokyo on Sunday elected its first female governor to lead the city as it prepares to host the 2020 Olympics, as voters turned to a leader promising clean politics after two predecessors resigned over money scandals.Yuriko Koike was announced the…
Strengthening agriculture-biodiversity linkages for food security
Since 1993, the Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity have provided a valuable forum for dialogue amongst stakeholders on key issues relating to implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Against the backdrop of the CBD’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020…
Unnecessary delay in tannery relocation irks PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed displeasure over the unnecessary delay in relocating tanneries from the city’s Hazaribagh area by their owners although the government has provided them with various facilities at Savar. “We don’t know why…
GMO wheat found in Washington state could affect US trade
Seattle (AP/UNB) — Genetically modified wheat not approved for sale or commercial production in the United States has been found growing in a field in Washington state, agriculture officials said Friday, posing a possible risk to trade with countries concerned…
Bachelor tenants are passing their days with fear
Bangladesh Mess Organisation (BMO) on Saturday expressed their concern as a section of landlords have asked their bachelor tenants, both students and low income people, to vacate their lodgings immediately.
Bangladesh ranked 8th in Happy Planet Index 2016
Bangladesh ranked eighth among 140 countries globally in the Happy Planet Index 2016.
Flood snaps Jamalpur-Dewanganj train service
Jamalpur -The train service on Jamalpur-Dewanganj route was suspended on Friday night due to flooding and heavy rainfall in the district. Train communication has remained snapped since 8pm, said Jamalpur Railway Station master Jahurul Islam.
Govt. is making field to hold another ‘farcical’ election: BNP
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday alleged that their senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman was convicted as part of the government’s plot to hold another ‘farcical’ national election like the January-5 one. “Tarique Rahman’s conviction is politically…
BNP protests police attack on protect-Sundarbans campaigners
Strongly protesting the police attack on a march of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports towards the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), BNP on Friday alleged that the government is setting up Rampal Thermal Power…
Two ‘criminals’ killed in Pabna, Jessore ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Two alleged criminals were killed in two incidents of ‘gunfight’ with police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Pabna and Jessore districts early Friday. In Pabna, an alleged robber gang leader was killed in a gunfight…
No medals for sanitation at Rio Olympics
The biggest frustration at the Olympic Games, to be inaugurated in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on August 5, is the failure to meet environmental sanitation targets and promises in the city’s beaches, rivers, lakes and lagoons.The opportunity…
Russia sees off first contestants on flight to Brazil
About 70 members of Russia’s Olympic team have left a Moscow airport for Brazil to take part in Rio 2016 while others stay at home, banned for doping.
Ten including 9 killed in Tuesday’s police operation sued
Dhaka – A case was filed accusing 10 people over the busting of Kalyanpur ‘militant’ hideout at Kalyanpur in the capital under the Anti-terrorism Act. The accused included the nine suspected militants who were killed in an operation by a…
Nobody came to take the 9 dead bodes
Dhaka-No relative of the nine killed militants went to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) till last night to claim their bodies after completion of the postmortem examinations by forensic experts of the hospital at 2:00pm.
Court upheld verdict against OC Helal
Dhaka-The Fifth Additional District and Session Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday upheld a verdict of lower court that sentenced Helal Uddin, former Officer-in-Charge of Khilgaon Police Station to three years’ imprisonment for torturing a Dhaka University student in police…
3.5 lakh people are affected by flood
Floods take a see saw situation- steadying in Sunamganj but deteriorating in kurigram, Gaibandha and Jamalpur with rivers around Dhaka and Narayanganj in spate, threatening to rise in next 48 hours, Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) warned yesterday.
Rizvi, 8 other BNP-men face arrest in explosives case
Dhaka – A Dhaka Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant against nine BNP leaders including BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in an explosive substances case filed with Dhaka’s Pallabi Police Station, UNB news agency reported.
BNP’s half-day hartal in Bogra passes off
Bogra – The half-day hartal, enforced by the local unit of BNP to protest the conviction of party’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money-laundering case, is going on peacefully in the district on Monday. The shutdown begun at 6.00…