Dhaka – Entire Bangladesh has been brought under stringent security blanket with the deployment of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police for peaceful and smooth celebration of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Traffic chaos dilute the enthusiasm of Eid-goers
A photo posted in the Facebook on Saturday depected the desperateness of people to make their trips to village homes during the last th4ree days and celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Fitr with their parents and relatives.
Eid likely on Monday
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims ending Ramadan fasting, will be observed across the country on Monday, if the Shawal moon is sighted tomorrow (Sunday). A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held…
BNP slams govt for ‘counter case’ in Fakhrul attack
BNP leader Moudud Ahmed sees an ulterior motive of the government in the counter case that has been filed following attacks on Mirza Fakhrul Islam’s motorcade in Chittagong.
Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis
Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran, an official of one of the four countries said.
PM seeks AL’s reelection to continue dev
Dhaka, Jun 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged people to give their verdict in favour of Awami League in the coming elections to maintain the pace of development defying all conspiracies and evil designs.
First consignment of rice from Vietnam in 15 days
The first consignment of rice from Vietnam is scheduled to arrive in Chittagong within 15 days, said newly appointed Ambassador of Vietnam to Dhaka Tran Van Khoa. The Vietnamese Ambassador said this when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at…
Eid vacation goers face long tailbacks on highways
Dhaka – Long tailbakcs on highways have put people who started their journey home into immense sufferings on Thursday. Failure of the railwayb signalling system on the other hand put schedule of special Eid Trains in disarray. An estimate made…
Asia-Pacific: Farming rice and fish together to reduce poverty
By IPS World Desk Rome/Bangkok, Jun 20 (IPS) – Rice is a major food commodity and staple food for many, and adding fish to flooded rice paddies has been a farming tradition practiced in a number of Asian countries for…
Worst landslide-hit Rangamati roadlink partially restored
Dhaka – The 70km Chittagong-Rangamati road link has been restored yesterday by connecting it a Sapchhari point, after nine days after the devastating landslides in Chittagong and the three hill districts of south-eastern Bangladesh. With assistance from the Engineering Corps…
US will be replaced it it disengages from world: UN chief
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from many issues confronting the international community it will be replaced – and that won’t be good for America or for the world. Guterres made…
7 million residents to vacate BD Capital Dhaka during Eid
Around 70 lakh people will leave the capital city of Dhaka for their village homes to celebrate upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones. Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the…
Suspect fatally shot in Brussels Central Station terror attack
A suspect was fatally shot at Brussels Central Station Tuesday after a failed bombing that Belgian authorities are calling a terrorist attack.
The Economist incorrectly characterised PM, her govt: BD
Bangladesh has reacted to an article published by The Economist saying the media outlet ‘incorrectly characterised’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government as being ‘pro-Muslim’. “The Prime Minister is a Muslim, but she and her government are proudly secular…
FAO warns of tilapia virus as outbreak spreads
Bangkok – An emerging viral disease observed in both wild and farmed tilapia could impact global food security and nutrition if biosafety measures are not introduced, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other organisations have warned.
Car rams into police vehicle on Champ-Elysees
Police said that the driver of the car is the only casualty in what they described as an ‘attempted attack’. Paris – A car loaded with gas canisters rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in France’s capital,…
Men commiting femicide lose rights over their children
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Jun 16 (IPS) – In January 2008, Rosana Galliano was shot to death in Exaltación de la Cruz, a rural municipality 80 km from Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Her ex-husband, José Arce, who was sentenced…
Charge sheet against 9 submitted to BD war crimes tribunal
Dhaka – The prosecution yesterday pressed eight charges against nine persons in a case filed for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War of 1971.
Online media to go under commission
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The National Online Mass Media Policy, 2017’ incorporating a proposal for constituting a National Broadcast Commission to facilitate the operation of online mass media in a well-organised manner. The approval was given…
EU shifting rescue of migrants risks lives: HRW
(Milan) – Libyan forces have engaged in reckless conduct during recent rescue operations that endangered people being rescued in international waters in the Mediterranean, Human Rights Watch said today. These incidents indicate that Libyan forces lack capacity to safely perform…
Iran fires missiles at Syria ISIL positions
Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it targeted ISIL bases in Deir Az Zor in retaliation for the June 7 attacks in Tehran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has fired several missiles at ISIL positions in Syria’s Deir Az Zor province in…
Van ploughs into pedestrians near London mosque
A man has died and eight people have been injured after a van ploughed into pedestrians near a north London mosque. The van mounted the pavement and struck a group of people just after midnight near Finsbury Park Mosque in…
Pakistan wins Champions Trophy, crushes archrival India
London – Embarrassed by India in its opening match, Pakistan astonishingly turned the tables on its archrival to win their Champions Trophy final by a crushing 180 runs at The Oval on Sunday. –AP/UNB
Fresh landslide kills 5 in BD southeastern districts
Two siblings were killed in a fresh landslide triggered by heavy downpour in Budungpara of Ramgar upazila in the district on Sunday. The identities of the latest two, aged around 10 years and 8 years, landslide victims could not be…
Fakhrul among 4 injured in attack on way to CHT
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and three other party senior leaders were injured as local Awami League supporters allegedly attacked his motorcade at Isakhali in Rangunia upazila on their way to hillslide-hit Rangamati area. Fakhrul along with six…
Indo-Pak cricket rivalry transcends sport
– An intense love of cricket is shared by these nuclear-armed neighbors, as profoundly as their deep and mutual mistrust. The players from India and Pakistan will be cordial before and after the Champions Trophy final in London on Sunday…
BD Landslide: Rangamati hill district struggling to get back to normal
Dhaka – The roads connecting the Rangamati the hill town with and port city of Chittagong – badly damaged by last week’s landslide – is likely to be restored from Tuesday, according to sources in the Bangladesh Army.
Two more bodies in Rangamati: Landslide death toll 156
Rangamati, June 17 – Two fresh bodies of hill track massive landslide victims were recovered from Dumdumia area of Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.
PM asks Swedes business to be Partners of Bangladesh
– Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Swedish business leaders and entrepreneurs to be Bangladesh’s partners in investment, trade, and innovative businesses for a shared prosperity. “Together we can bring a change in the lives of millions in both…
Landslide-hit Rangamati hill-district still cut off from Dhaka
Dhaka – The people of Rangamati hill district, cut off from the rest of the country by roads due to unprecedented landslides, got some relief with resumption of partial supply of electricity and start of launch service, but they are…