The PCB is gathering information from Pakistan’s foreign office as well as the ICC regarding the security situation in Bangladesh, with an eye on its team’s participation in two multi-nation events due to take place in Bangladesh in the next…
Day: December 21, 2013
Anglican priests to play Vatican team at cricket
The head of the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has accepted a challenge from the Vatican to play their first ever cricket match.
Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections
Thailand’s main opposition Democrat Party has announced it will boycott snap elections set for 2 February.
Billionaire Lam Kok feared dead after French vineyard sale
A Chinese billionaire is feared dead in a helicopter crash that happened as he was surveying his newly-purchased vineyard in south-west France.
China denounces Japanese military strategy
China has denounced Japan’s new national security strategy, accusing it of military expansion.
Syria crisis: ‘No deal’ on Iran presence at peace talks
International negotiators have failed to agree on whether to invite Iran to peace talks over the Syrian conflict, the UN-Arab League envoy on Syria said.
Astronauts step outside space station for holiday spacewalks
Two NASA astronauts have begun the first of three quickly planned spacewalks to fix a problem with the International Space Station’s vital cooling system.
Animal smuggling ring leader pleads guilty amid fresh slaughter
U.S. officials warned today of an “urgent” need to stop the increasing “slaughter of magnificent creatures” around the world, as they announced a “significant” step toward fighting animal poaching.
Inter-cropping with sugarcane always brings more profit to farmers
Inter-cropping with sugarcane has been found as more beneficial to the farmers as it can boost total crop production coupled with ensuring sustainable sugarcane cultivation with a higher economic benefit compared to other crops.
Sometimes, the whales watch you
The Mirror revealed a series of stunning photographs of a 50-ton southern right whale and her calves meandering in shallow waters off the coast of Argentina.
29 Indians held for illegal fishing in Bagerhat
Members of Bangladesh Navy arrested 29 Indian fishermen for illegally catching fish in Hiron Point area of the Bay of Bengal in Mongla upazila on Friday.
London’s initial theatre safety checks complete
Initial safety checks at a London theatre where a part of a ceiling collapsed have been completed.
Petrol bomb hurled at Sylhet BCL leader’s house
Miscreants threw a petrol bomb at the city house of Dr Jamil A Chowdhury, senior vice- president of city unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), on Friday.
Two killed in Jessore road accidents
Two persons were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents at Sadar upazila of the district last night.
RMG worker killed in Narayanganj road accident
A RMG worker was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in Shimultoli area on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway under Araihajar upazila of the district this morning.
Employment generation programme continues successfully
The first phase of the special Employment Generation Project for the Poorest (EGPP) at Taka 124.69 crore continues successfully benefiting the poorer section people in Rangpur division, official and local sources said.
What Phil Robertson’s ‘Duck Dynasty’ suspension really means?
Calm down, “Duck Dynasty” fans; family patriarch Phil Robinson might have gotten a time-out from the A&E reality series after making anti-gay comments in a GQ interview. But as far as the upcoming fifth season is concerned, it appears that…
Theatre actor Khaled Khan dies
Theatre and TV actor Khaled Khan has breathed his last at BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka after doctors removed his life support.
Syeda Zohra Tajuddin passes away
Dhaka – Awami League Presidium member Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, also wife of country’s first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad, died of old-age complications at a city hospital on Friday morning. She was 80. She breathed her last at the United Hospitals…
100 powerful hand bombs seized in city: 2 held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive seized nearly 100 powerful hand bombs and huge bomb-making materials from Geneva Camp in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Friday.
70-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
A 70-km tailback was created on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday after a truck overturned and another broke down at different points in Comilla.
BNP leader shot dead in Tangail
A local leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was shot to death by unidentified miscreants in Battala Bazar area of the district town on Friday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam Faruk, 48, vice-president of Sadar upazila unit BNP,…
Blockade again from Saturday
After a day’s pause, the BNP-led 18-party alliance enforces its 83-hour nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade at 6am on Saturday, demanding arrangement of the 10th general election under a non-party caretaker government. The fresh spell of blockade, the fifth of its kind,…
Ganojagoron Manch protest against Pak resolution continues
Ganojagoron Manch on Friday called upon the countrymen to boycott Pakistani products. The Manch will carry out a week-long campaign across the country urging the people to boycott the products made in Pakistan.
Kazi Zafar blasts govt for denying voting rights in JP council rocked by explosion
At least five people were injured when unidentified miscreants hurled five home made crude bombs in side the auditorium at the National Press Club immediate after inauguration the special council of Jatiya Party (Zafar) in the city on Friday afternoon.
EU halts deployment of polls monitoring mission
The European Union (EU) has decided to halt ‘for now’ the preparations for the deployment of an Election Observation Mission in Bangladesh as main political parties here could not create the necessary conditions for transparent, inclusive and credible elections.
ACC decision not to probe candidates’ wealth frustrating: TIB
Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over the statements of wealth of the candidates contesting the January 5 election that show they have amassed huge wealth during the past five years. The candidates submitted their statements before the…
Army to be on election duty from Dec 26
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Friday said members of the army will be deployed for 15 days from December 26 to January 9 for maintaining the law and order before, during and after the January-5 general election. “The army…
Muhith blames EU envoy for ‘msiconduct,’calls Pakistan ‘barbaric’
Minister for Finance Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Thursday compared the behaviour of the European Union Ambassador with sheer misconduct and termed Pakistan as a barbaric nation.
Hefazat firm to hold Dec-24 rally in Dhaka city
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) will organise its planned at Shapla Square in the city on December 24 at any cost.