Dhaka – Bangladesh will play their giant neighbor India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20 tournament at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
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WHO launches health review of plastics in bottled water
Researchers found levels of plastic fibres in popular bottled water brands could be twice as high as those found in tap water The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water…
Nidahas Trophy: Tigers final berth exits Lankans
Bangladesh win by 2 wickets with death over thriller Dhaka, Mar 16 – Bangladesh stormed into the final in the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20I tournament eliminating hosts Sri Lanka by two wickets with one ball remaining in the 6th match…
PM calls for building prosperous country
DHAKA – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the people to build a non-communal, hunger-poverty-free and happy-prosperous ‘Sonar Bangladesh’ as dreamt by the Father of the Nation.
Three more plane crash survivors back home
DHAKA – Three more Bangladeshi survivors of the US-Bangla plane crash arrived here today among the 10 injured Bangladeshi passengers of the deadly aircraft accident at Kathmandu’s Trivubhan International Airport on Monday last.
Dhaka eyes 2000 megawatts power from renewables by 2020
Rafiqul Islam Azad Dhaka, March 16 – Bangladesh plans to generate 2,000-megawatt electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020 to ensure the future energy security of the county.
Burma Violations amounting to international crimes: UN probe
Geneva, 13 Mar (Kanaga Raja) – The United Nations-mandated Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has reported that the body of information and materials it is collecting is “concrete and overwhelming” and points at “human rights violations of the most…
ACC, Govt file leave to appeals against Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka, March 15 – The government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday filed separate leave-to- appeal petitions with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in…
Bangladesh mourns plane crash victims
DHAKA- Bangladesh today observed state mourning for the victims of Monday’s US-Bangla aircraft crash in Nepal that left 49 people dead.
One plane crash injured admitted to hospital burn unit
Dhaka – Shahreen Ahmed, one of the injured passengers of the crashed US-Bangla Airlines aircraft, arrived here on Thursday afternoon from Kathmandu, Nepal.
SC stays Khaleda’s bail until Sunday: Lawyers protest
Dhaka, March 14 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the High Court order that granted a four-month interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case until Sunday. This ignited protest…
US-Bangla suspends Dhaka-Kathmandu oprations
Dhaka– The authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Wednesday suspended its flight operations between Dhaka and Kathmandu.
National mourning for airplane tragedy announced
DHAKA – Bangladesh is to observe “State Mourning Day” tomorrow in view of the Monday’s aviation tragedy when the private US- Bangla craft crashed in Nepal claiming over 50 lives.
‘People were burning, screaming and falling, it was horrific’
Dhaka – Bangladeshi citizen Shahreen Ahmed, 29, is one of the passengers of US-Bangla aircraft who survived the crash and is undergoing treatment for burn injuries at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, reports The Himalayan Times.
Civil Aviation-men in Nepal to assist aircraft crash probe
Dhaka, Mar 12 – The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (Caab) has sent two of its officials to Nepal to assist the Nepalese probe body looking into the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crash at the Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital of…
PM seeks Singapore help on Rohingya issue: Shortens visit
Singapore, Mar 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday urged Singapore to pursue Myanmar government being the current chair of ASEAN to take back the Rohingyas she held bilateral talks with her Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsein Loong here. “Stability and…
US-Bangla aircraft crashes in Nepal: 50 killed
Dhaka, 12 March – At least fifty people were killed after an aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport Monday in the biggest ever aviation disaster involving a Bangladeshi passenger aircraft. Seventeen people were reportedly…
Myanmar ahead of Bangladesh in Global Fire Power Index
Dhaka, Mar 11 – According to the Global Fire Power Index 2017, Myanmar is ranked the world’s 31st powerful military while Bangladesh’s position is 57th.
UN plans to amass evidence of genocide on Rohingyas
Dhaka, March 11 – United Nations Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention Adama Dieng Sunday said the UN planned to amass evidence of genocide on Rohingyas through a judicial investigation a s he met with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman…
Unlock new dynamics in renewable energy, BD President tells ISA
New Delhi, Mar 11 – President Abdul Hamid on Sunday said Bangladesh is ready to cooperate with all the International Solar Alliance (ISA) members countries in ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable energy, and urged all to protect the environment for the…
PM opens Youth Games at Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dhaka, Mar 10 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said social menaces like militancy, terrorism and drug addiction will be tackled through sports to build youths as worthy citizens.
Wild animals go hungry at Karamjal reproduction centre
Khulna, March 10 – Feed crisis deepens at Karamjal Wildlife Reproduction Centre where animals are feared to fail to reproduce, according to the authorities concerned.
‘Low quality medical and surgican equipment cause deaths’
Rajshahi, March 10 – A daylong seminar on medical technology titled ‘Seminar on High-tech Medical Equipment and Modular OT’ held in Rajshahi on Saturday.
March 7 speech on of the best in world: Hasina
Dhaka, Mar 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is quite different from those of other great leaders of the world.
Trump accepts Un’s invitation
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Donald Trump to meet him, an unprecedented overture which the US leader has said he will accept.
8000 flats planned for insolvent BD freedom fighters
Dhaka, March 8 – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of six projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 7,466.73 crore including one to construct some 8,000 flats for the insolvent freedom…
Drive on to track down college girl molesters: Home Minister
Dhaka, Mar 8 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said drives are underway to arrest those who sexually harassed a college girl at Bangla motor intersection reportedly on way to an Awami League meeting at the Suhrawardy Udyan on…
‘BD govt committed to introducing midday meals in pry schools’
Dhaka March 9 – Primary and mass education ministry is committed to introducing midday meal in all government primary schools across as an initiative to retain the students in the classroom and reduce the dropout.
Fire at Gazipur cotton godown, 3 CNG garrages gutted
Gazipur, Mar 8 – A fire broke out at a cotton godown of a spinning mill at Bagher Bazar in the city on Thursday. AktaruzzamanLiton, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the godown…
UN for expediting criminal proceedings against ethnic cleansing
The UN Human Rights Council has decided to ask the General Assembly to establish a new independent and impartial mechanism to prepare and expedite criminal proceedings in courts against those responsible in Myanmar for launching ethnic cleansing.