London, Sunday 06 October – The UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI), on Sunday paid tribute to the invaluable impact of the Bangladeshi community on the British Economy.
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Teen missing at Sylhet tourist spot
Sylhet, Sept 21 (UNB) – A teenage madrasa student went missing while swimming at Bholaganj, a tourist attraction in Companyganj famous for abundance of white stone, on Friday afternoon.
Oats mixed flour for health-conscious consumers
Dhaka – ACI Pure Flour Ltd has launched ‘Nutrilife Atta Oats Plus’ for health-conscious consumers in an event held at ACI Center here on Monday.
Cop ‘shoots’ himself to death in Kurigram
Kurigram – A sub-inspector of police reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his rented house in the district town on Wednesday afternoon.
TV viewership down, social media up for VMSs
New York, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — If Taylor Swift, Missy Elliot and a 1990s rap reunion couldn’t halt the shrinkage of MTV’s television audience for its Video Music Awards, perhaps nothing can.
Dhaka-based Chandpur Journalists’ Forum committee formed
Dhaka – Daily Jugantor’s special correspondent Mizan Malik and news agency United News of Bangladesh’s district editor Rashed Shahriar Polash have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka-based Chandpur Journalists’ Forum for the next two years. Forum’s adviser…
‘Miss us?’ Twitter hit with hour-long outage
San Francisco, Jul 12 (AP/UNB) — “Miss us?” Twitter tweeted from its official account as the Great Twitter Outage wound down. We did, apparently. For nearly an hour Thursday, the service we use to keep up with everything and nothing…
Prof Abu Sayeed chief guest at Fobana Convention, NY
Prof. Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Chairman of the Bishwa Shahitto Kendro, has consented to be the chief guest at the Fobana Convention being held in New York from August 30 to 01 September next. The 33rd Convention of the Federation of…
Shakib hands Afghanistan 7th WC defeat
Dhaka, June 24 – A scintillating Shakib Al Hasan handed Afghanistan their seventh consecutive defeat in the ongoing World Cup as Bangladesh won the match by 62 runs at Southampton on Monday. The southpaw hit a fifty while batting and…
‘Grits and Grains’ has begun at La Galerie, AF Dhaka
The first solo art exhibition by Iqbal Bahar Chy ‘Grits and Grains’ has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Friday, 14 June 2019. Eminent artist Shahid Kabir attended the opening ceremony as the chief guest while Architect…
Two suspected Ansarullah men held in Narayanganj
Narayanganj, May 20 (UNB) – Rapid Action Battalion members arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from Fatullah on Sunday. The arrestees were identified as Abu Sayeed, 24, of Munshiganj’s Tongibari upazila and SM Mahadi Hasan…
Dog rescues baby buried alive in field in Thailand
Dhaka, May 18 (UNB/BBC) -A dog in northern Thailand has rescued a newborn baby after it was buried alive, allegedly by its teenage mother, reports BBC. The baby boy is said to have been abandoned by his mother, 15, to…
Madhuri’s dance track in Kalank in news
Dharma Productions’ upcoming film Kalank has been in the news since its inception. The film stars Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Sanjay Dutt in pivotal parts and is directed by Abhishek Varman.…
State of emergency in Ethiopia, 1600 held
Dhaka-The Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 1,600 people under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the BBC. A statement, quoted by state-affiliated FBC website, lists arrests in the Oromia and Amhara regions, which have recently seen…
Fire at Benapole land port
Benapole – A fire broke out at No 23 shed of Benapole land port, the country’s largest land port, in Sharsha upazila early Sunday. Port director Nitai Chandra Sen said the blaze erupted from an electric short circuit early around…
Gazipur spinning mill catches fire
Gazipur– A fire broke out at two spinning mills at Shafipur in Kaliakoir upazila early Sunday. Akhteruzzaman Liton, assistant director at Gazipur fire services, said the fire broke out from jhut godawn of recycling plant of ‘Shamim Spinning Mill’ of…
Machete-wielding man causes evacuation in Liege
A neighborhood in the Belgian city of Liege was evacuated after a machete-wielding man was spotted in the area, local media reported citing the authorities. Police detained the suspect, who is said to be of Turkish origin. The Liege police…
PM fears more terror attacks, alerts people
Apprehending more terror attacks like ones at Gulshan and Sholakia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to be more alert and careful. “We’ve had intelligence reports that the terrorists have planned to launch more attacks,” she said. The…
PM to hold talks with global leaders in ASEM Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave for Mongolia on Thursday morning to attend the 11th ASEM Summit which would issue a clear message to the international community that terrorism could never be tolerated.
Khaleda conveys condolences to Obama, Japanese, Italian, Indian PMs
Dhaka-BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has conveyed her condolences to the US President and the Prime Ministers of Japan, Italy and India over the killings of their citizens in Gulshan café attack.
Gulshan attack: Families identify 5 militants
Family members have confirmed the identities of the five militants who were killed in a commando operation in the Holey Artisan Bakery after a hostage crisis.
5 hurt in gas cylinder blast in Chuadanga
Dhaka-Five people suffered burn injuries as a microbus gas cylinder exploded at Natun Bazar in the district town on Monday afternoon.
Nation mourns Gulshan terror attack victims
The nation observed a two-day mourning in commemoration of those killed during the hostage standoff at a Gulshan café.
5 Chinese nationals held for distributing relief among Rohingyas
Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday arrested five Chinese citizens and two Bangladeshis for distributing relief at a Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila without permission of the administration.
4 killed in Gaibandha road accident
Dhaka-Four people were killed and at least 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Tilakpara in Sadullapur upazila on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway on Monday afternoon.
Binge drinking, eating leaves Kim Jong Un leader overweight
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has weight issues according to South Korea’s spy agency, which states that he has put on around 40 kilos since becoming the country’s head of state in 2012. Paranoia and insomnia are believed to be…
Lailatul Qadr on Saturday
The holy Lailatul Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed nights for Muslims, will be observed across the country on Saturday night with due solemnity and religious fervour. Muslim devotees will spend the night seeking divine blessings for peace…
Al-Qaida branch in subcontinent on US terror list
Washington — The State Department is putting al-Qaida’s branch in the Indian subcontinent on its list of foreign terrorist groups. Thursday’s action bans Americans from engaging in transactions with the group or its leader, Asim Umar, and freezes any assets…
BD signs US$ 200mn loan deals with WB
The government on Thursday signed two financing agreements totalling to $200 million with the World Bank, aiming to improve health services and the living condition of urban poor in selected municipality areas. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Additional Secretary Kazi Shofiqul…
Agrani Bank MD removed for irregularities
Managing director of state-owned Agrani Bank Syed Abdul Hamid has been removed from his post for granting huge loans violating rules. A letter, singed by Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir, containing removal order of the central bank, was sent to…