Over 1.1 million Bangladeshis have been talking about environmental conservation on Facebook in the past three months.
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US-Bangla to operate special flight from Saturday
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – US-Bangla Airlines is going to start a weekly special flight on Dhaka-Guangzhou route from Saturday. Civil Aviation Authority has permitted the airline to run this flight maintaining special health protocols.
Voice for genocide’s global recognition rings throughout Bangladesh
Dhaka, Mar 26 : More than 1,500 anti-war crimes campaigners in Bangladesh took to the streets to press home their demand for getting the recognition of March 25 as the international genocide day by the United Nations.
KOICA provides online training on eye disease prevention in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Mar 25 : Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Inje University Busan Paik Hospital concluded a month-long online capacity building training programme on Thursday.
MoFA releases video marking Bangabandhu’s historic March 7 Speech
Dhaka, Mar 6 (UNB) : Public Diplomacy wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday released a video on historic 7th March Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangabandhu delivered the historic 7th March Speech…
Children spread COVID-19 for weeks even without symptoms
A group of South Korean medics observed the recovery of children from COVID-19 and concluded that the children continue producing large amounts of virus particles for two to three weeks, despite a frequent absence of observable symptoms of the disease.
‘Little Chef’ charms Myanmar with lockdown cooking classes
From boiled catfish soup to spicy fried frog, an eight-year-old in pyjamas and a chef’s hat is delighting Myanmar with her culinary prowess in a nation still being told to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Army’s vegetable procurement reduces farmers’ woes
When vegetables growers of Kushtia were passing days in great worries about marketing of the produces, the army came forward to give them relief to some extent by buying vegetable directly from the field.
Dogs to be trained to detect coronavirus
Specialist sniffer dogs are to be tested to see if they can detect coronavirus. The charity Medical Detection Dogs has already trained dogs to spot the scent of malaria, cancer and Parkinson’s.
An orangutan extends helping hand to man
An incredible photo has captured the moment an orangutan reached out to help a conservationist who appeared to be stuck in a river.
Woman branded ‘witch for 31 fingers ,19 toes
A woman boasting a record breaking 31 fingers and toes has been branded a ‘witch’ by her superstitious neighbours. Kumari Nayak, 63, is set to enter the Guinness World Records for having the most digits in the world – 19…
Wheelchair cricket
Abdus Sattar Dulal In Bangladesh persons with different types of disability run wheelchairs crickets that not just sports of disabled persons.
FBCCI chief for exclusive D-8 Economic Zone in BD
Dhaka, Oct 28 (UNB) – President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Sheikh F Fahim has urged the D-8 countries to develop an exclusive D-8 economic zone in Bangladesh.
Why radical right no longer exclusive domain of older, male voters
by Caroline Marie Lancaster on 26th September 2019 The typical radical-right voter is often assumed to be older and male, with conservative views on women’s and LGBT rights—an assumption which should now be reassessed. Today’s European radical right is rife…
Exclusive tourist zone in Cox’s Bazar for foreign tourists
Dhaka, Jun 13 (UNB) – The work on establishing an exclusive tourist zone for foreign tourists is underway at Sabrang in Cox’s Bazar. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal disclosed this while placing the national budget in parliament for fiscal 2019-20…
Dhaka offering exclusive economic zone to Japanese investors
Dhaka, May 25 (UNB) – An exclusive economic zone for Japanese investors is going to be developed at Araihazar upazila in Nayaranganj alongside Dhaka-Syhet Highway. Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) will sign a joint venture agreement with Sumitomo Corporation of…
Exclusive: Seven years jail for illegal recruiters
Special Correspondent Those who indulge in illegal recrutiment can be jailed for seven years and fined OMR2,800, (Rs500,000) a draft of Indian Emigration Bill 2019 reveals. According to the draft, which is likely to be tabled in the February Budget…
Cow urine can sell for more than milk in India
Carrying a large aluminum bowl, Susheela Kumari bustles around the back ends of two dozen cows in a shelter in northern India, ready for a lifted tail or squat that could signal an impending tinkle from one of her charges.…
Pune ‘gold man’ stoned to death
44-year-old Dattatray Phuge, who had hit the headlines for making a Rs 1.27 crore gold shirt, was stoned to death in Dighi near the city early on Friday. Reports said that the murder was linked to the alleged financial irregularities…
NASA’s Juno mission risks daring plunge to reach Jupiter
The spacecraft has already entered the planet’s danger zone, and things will only get more intense as it prepares to reach orbit on July 4. This Hubble image shows auroras on Jupiter. These massive structures are created by the planet’s…
World must focus on poorest children: UNICEF
The world must focus more on helping the poorest children to build on progress achieved in health and education over the past 25 years, UNICEF said Tuesday. In its annual “State of the World’s Children” report, the UN children’s agency…
Breaking Ramadan fast the Sudanese way
As the sun sets over the Sudanese village of Al-Nuba, Ibrahim Abdelrahim rolls out carpets by the side of the Khartoum highway and his friends line them with plates of food. Minutes later, groups of villagers rush into the road,…
7 youths drown in India’s river Ganga after trying to take selfie
Seven youth were drowned in India’s river Ganga after a selfie session went awry, police said Thursday. The deaths took place at Kanpur district, about 89 km west of Lucknow city, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. “Seven youths had gone…
Transport strike heaps sufferings on thousands
Thousands of passengers suffered for hours as no long-route buses left Sayedabad bus terminal since morning following a strike enforced by a group of transport workers. Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Union (BSPSU) which began the strike at 6am initially for…
Hillary, Bill ‘over the moon’ about birth of newest grandchild
Hillary and Bill Clinton welcomed the birth of their second grandchild Saturday, gushing that they are “over the moon.” “We are overjoyed to be grandparents again with the arrival of our grandson, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky, born on Saturday, June 18,…
Syria’s beloved sweet shops follow its refugees into exile
Civil war has scattered Syria’s bakers, pastry chefs, and restaurateurs. For the foodies—and children—in their new communities, it’s a tasty turn of events. Picture of syrian pastries that look like birds’ nests filled with nuts Syrian sweets made with nuts…
Sumner Redstone ex-companion invokes Shakespeare in appeal
The ex-companion of media mogul Sumner Redstone filed an appeal on Monday against a judge’s decision to dismiss her bid to be re-installed as the 93-year-old billionaire’s caretaker, likening her case to a Shakespearean tragedy. “The comparison of waning Sumner…
Woman gives birth after four months of declaring dead
A woman who had been brain dead for nearly four months has given birth to a healthy baby in Portugal. “The baby boy, weighing 2.35 kilos, was born after 32 weeks without complications and by cesarean section,” announced the Lisbon…
US zoo kills gorilla after boy falls into enclosure
Workers at the Cincinnati Zoo in the US state of Ohio shot and killed a gorilla on Saturday after a three-year-old boy fell into its enclosure, officials said. The boy crawled through a barrier into the enclosure and fell into…
Why is Taj Mahal turning green?
India’s iconic Taj Mahal has been threatened in recent weeks by insect poo – environmentalists say that bugs from the polluted Yamuna river nearby are invading the monument, leaving greenish-black patches of waste on its pristine white marble walls. Over…