The body of former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation and BNP vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka arrived on Thursday morning from the USA.
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Ex-Mayor Khoka’s body to reach Dhaka Thursday morning
Dhaka, Nov 05 – The body of the former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka is expected to reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:10 am Thursday and he will be buried at Jurain graveyard after asr…
Tribute to Khoka: Dhaka South City holiday Thursday
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Wednesday declared November 7 as holiday, paying tribute to former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
Khoka to be buried in Jurain beside his parents’ graves
Dhaka, November 05 – Former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation and BNP vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka will be buried beside the graves of his parents at Jurain graveyard in the city as per his last wish.
Ex Dhaka Mayor Khoka’s body to arrive from US Thursday
The body of BNP leader and former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka is expected to arrive here from the USA on Thursday morning.
Dr Yunus gets bail upon surrender
A labour court here on Sunday granted bail to Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in three cases filed over sacking three employees of Grameen Communications.
Swedish activist declines prize: climate need no awards
Teen activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate movement does not need any more prizes.”
The most dangerous celebrity online is revealed
Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on “Gilmore Girls” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” But the actress herself is now officially dangerous.
Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme
Boston, OCT 23 (AP/UNB) — “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy parents accused of bribing their children’s way into elite universities…
Japanese Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne
Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Tuesday, proclaiming himself Japan’s 126th emperor as the audience shouted “banzai” to wish him a long and prosperous reign.
Thai king strips his consort of royal titles for disloyalty
Bangkok, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Thailand’s king has stripped his royal consort of her titles and military ranks for disloyalty, accusing her of seeking to undermine the position of his official wife, the country’s queen, for her own benefit.
Prince William and Kate go to Pak reception by auto-rickshaw
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a colourful entrance as they arrived by auto-rickshaw for a special reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan in Islamabad.
It’s a tie: Atwood and Evaristo share fiction’s Booker Prize
London, OCT 15 (AP/UNB) — Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo split the Booker Prize on Monday, after the judging panel ripped up the rulebook and refused to name one winner for the prestigious fiction trophy.
Kate in Blue Ombre Shalwar Kameez in Pakistan on Royal Tour
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s tour of southern Africa started the month, and Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal tour of Pakistan continues it. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge just arrived in Islamabad’s Pakistani Air Force Base Nur Khan…
Queen Latifah to receive Harvard black culture award
Cambridge, Oct 14 (AP/UNB) — Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions to black history and culture.
Economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize
Stockholm, Oct 14 (AP/UNB) — The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded Monday to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
Official: Prince William, Kate to visit Pakistan Oct. 14
Multan, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s foreign minister says Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate will arrive in the capital, Islamabad, on a four-day visit next week.
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize
Dhaka, Oct 11 (UNB)- The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, reports BBC.
2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe’s fault lines
Stockholm, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded Thursday to two writers enmeshed in Europe’s social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole who has irked her country’s conservative government and an Austrian accused by many…
25th death anniversary of SM Sultan being observed
Narail, Oct 10 (UNB) – The 25th death anniversary of renowned artist Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (SM Sultan) is being observed in a befitting manner on Thursday.
Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Nobel literature prizes
Stockholm, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes for literature on Thursday, a rare double announcement that came after no prize was announced last year due to…
2 Nobel literature prizes to be awarded after 2018 scandal
Two Nobel Prizes in literature — one for 2019 and one for last year — will be announced Thursday after the 2018 literature award was postponed following sex abuse allegations that had rocked the Swedish Academy.
3 win Nobel Chemistry prize for battery work
Stockholm, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
3 win Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in cosmology
Stockholm, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Three scientists won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved, and the Earth’s place in it.
Gucci launches diversity US scholarship program
Milan OCT 8. (AP/UNB) — Italian fashion house Gucci has launched a $1.5 million U.S. university scholarship program that is aimed at students who are “traditionally underrepresented” in the fashion industry.
Prince Harry lashes out at press for treatment of Meghan
London, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — Prince Harry has lashed out at the British media for its treatment of his wife, Meghan, accusing it of hounding her the way it did his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a 1997 car…
Meghan sues British tabloid over personal letter
London, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — British royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has sued a tabloid newspaper that she claims illegally published a personal letter she wrote to her father.
Meghan sues British tabloid over personal letter
British royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has sued a tabloid newspaper that she claims illegally published a personal letter she wrote to her father.
Swedish climate activist Thunberg wins ‘Alternative Nobel’
Denmark, Sept 25 (AP/UNB) — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is among four people named Wednesday as the winners of a Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “Alternative Nobel.”
Rituparna Sengupta in Bangladeshi film ‘Jam’
Entertainment Desk Indian actress Rituparna Sengupta will be seen in a Bangladeshi film, Jam. She reached Dhaka recently in order to begin shooting of the film. She will be busy shooting till September 26.