The hosts had already been assured of a spot in the semifinals after Sri Lanka beat Malaysia in the other Group A match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Bangladesh and Nepal both progressed to the knockout stage with five…
Day: January 15, 2016
BTRC sets nine criteria for mobile no. Portability
Telecoms regulators have finalised the reviewed draft of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) policy.Some criteria have been set in the draft guidelines for the contractor that will get the job to give the subscribers the facility to change mobile-phone operators…
Real, Atletico get two-window transfer bans
The sanction means that the clubs, currently third and first respectively in Spain’s top division, will not be able to register any new signings until July 2017 once the present transfer window closes at the end of the month.There was…
Trial begins for deposed Thai PM Yingluck Sinawatra
Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra went on trial Friday over a costly rice subsidy policy that could see her jailed for a decade, as the ruling junta seeks to ward off a political comeback by her family.Yingluck, Thailand’s first female…
14 Jamaat men held in Habiganj
Detectives in a drive arrested 14 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its Habiganj district unit ameer Mukhlesur Rahmanon, from Bhadai village in Sadar upazila on Friday morning on charges of sabotage plan.The other arrested are: district Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer Muhammad…
Poet Rafik Azad is at Hospital
Rafik Azad, one of the most prolific and versatile poets of the country, was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) today from Anwar Khan Medical College Hospital at Dhanmondi in the capital for better treatment.The poet has been…
Pulses mill looted in Bagerhat
Robbers looted 15 tonnes of pulses from a mill in Bagerhat BSCIC Industrial Area here early Friday.Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bagerhat Model Police Station, said a gang of bandits stormed into ‘Messrs Shakti Mills’ owned by Swapan Basu breaking open…
Govt to prepare 10-year ICT Roadmap
The government has taken initiatives to prepare a 10-year ICT roadmap under Bangladesh National Enterprise Architecture (BNA) to operate e-Government activities smoothly, official sources said.The World Bank financed Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) Project of Bangladesh Computer…
2 municipality councillors held in Bogra
Detectives arrested two newly elected BNP-backed councillors of Bogra municipality on sabotage charges on Friday, immediately after they took oath.The arrestees were identified as Tawhidul Alam Bitu, a councillor from ward No 2 and a member of district BNP, and…
Tigers win the first T20 against Zimbabwe
Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the four-match T20I series beating visiting Zimbabwe by 4 wickets with 8 balls remaining in the first match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Friday.Replying to Zimbabwe’s 163 runs, hosts Bangladesh…
6 shops gutted in Bhola
Six shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Mollahhat Bazar in Borhanuddin upazila early Friday.Locals said the fire originated from an electric short circuit in a shop around 4am and soon engulfed five other adjoining shops.
Jhalakathi District AL council tomorrow
The triennial council of Jhalakathi District Awami League will be held at Old Stadium here tomorrow (Saturday) after nine years of its schedule.Its last council was held in June in 2006 and the committee constituted at the council has so…
83 held with yaba, liquor in Ctg
Chittagong district police in separate drives arrested 83 people from different upazilas of the district last night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained 83 persons from different upazilas of the district for their…
1,500 leaders, workers of BNP join AL
Over 1,500 leaders and workers of BNP today joined formally the ruling Awami League (AL) being imbued with the ideologies of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.They joined the Awami League by handing over flower bouquets to Industries…
International waterfowl census begins
A seven-day International Waterbird Census covering 25-30 char areas of Bhola, Laxmipur, Noakhali and Patuakhali districts kicked off on Friday.A nine-member team of Bangladesh Bird Club (BBC), Nature Conservation Management (NACOM), and Prakity O Jibon Foundation.will carry out the counting…
China too putting sanctions against N.Korea: Seoul
South’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Friday that China has expressed intent to participate in the United Nations Security Council’s sanctions against North Korea.China’s agreement reportedly took place in a working-level defense policy meeting with South Korea.“During the meeting…
Australia beat India by seven wickets in second ODI
Australia scored 309-3 to beat India by seven wickets in their second one day international at the Gabba in Brisbane on Friday.
Sri Lanka beat Malaysia 2-1 in Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Sri Lanka shrugged off their previous match defeat as they beat Malaysia by 2-1 goals in the group A match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament held on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.The victory of Sri…
Trial of a new Painkiller Left a Person Brain Dead
The trial of a new painkiller has gone drastically wrong in France, leaving one person brain dead and five others in a serious condition.On Friday, one source apparently familiar with the situation initially said the drug was a cannabis-based drug.…
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 16 runs in Twenty20
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 16 runs in the opening Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.
Leave no refugee behind
Helen Clark and Filippo Grandi New York – The world has entered an era in which people are being displaced at an unprecedented rate. In 2014, conflict and persecution forced 42,500 people a day to flee their homes, nearly quadruple…
The right incentives for a low-crrbon future
Thomas Fricke Berlin – The climate agreement that world leaders reached in Paris last month has been widely celebrated for establishing the ambitious target of limiting the increase in global temperature to well below 2º Celsius above pre-industrial levels. But…
Has Leonardo DiCaprio lost the most Oscars
Olivia Truffaut-Wong Leonardo DiCaprio has, over the years, become the “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” of the Oscars. Constantly delivering great performances, DiCaprio has been up for an Oscar four times — first for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape in…
Is the cure for cancer real or rhetoric?
by Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN)President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address announced a new national “moon shot” effort to cure cancer. “For the loved ones we’ve all lost, for the family we can still save, let’s make America the…
Record global investment in clean energy in 2015 amid fossil fuel price crash
London and New York PRNewswire — Clean energy investment surged in China, Africa, the US, Latin America and India in 2015, driving the world total to its highest ever figure, of $329.3bn, up 4% from 2014’s revised $315.9bn and beating…
Spacecraft Jupiter breaks distance record
NASA’s first solar-powered spacecraft Juno to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary.The probe, launched from the Earth in 2011 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, achieved the milestone on Wednesday…
Killer whales at risk of extinction
Killer whales are at risk of extinction off industrialized regions of Europe from poisonous chemicals banned decades ago that are still leaching into the seas, scientists said on Thursday.The study, which took samples from 1,000 killer whales, dolphins and porpoises,…
Alan Rickman dies at 69
British actor Alan Rickman, whose roles ranged from Hollywood villains to Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, has died after a battle with cancer aged 69.With his aquiline features and cultured – if often menacing – English accent, he…
A cup of coffee can keep you fit
Struggling to stick to fitness regime? Have a cup of coffee! According to an interesting study, the use of caffeine could help people stick to their fitness plans.Researchers said that reducing perception of effort during exercise using caffeine (or other…
The beginning of a goodbye to Obama
By Vinson Cunningham Almost nine years ago, shortly after Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President, near the steps of the Illinois statehouse, I joined the staff of the then-Senator’s unlikely campaign, as a lowest-level fund-raiser in New York. My…