Pakistan said Saturday it would send a security team to India next week to survey the situation on the ground before the country’s cricket squad travels to play against their arch-rival during an upcoming India-Pakistan World T20 tie.The teams are…
Day: March 5, 2016
Mexico wants to host record third World Cup in 2026
Mexico’s football federation announced on Friday that it will launch a bid to host the World Cup for a record third time in 2026.The bidding process was suspended last year amid the furore over FIFA’s corruption scandal, but the world…
FIFA says World Cup inquiry ‘hampered’ by witnesses
Key witnesses have “hampered” FIFA’s inquiry into Germany’s bid to host the 2006 World Cup by refusing to give evidence, football’s world governing body said Friday.FIFA said it welcomed a German inquiry into the German campaign which said it could…
Boy rescued, abductors held in Manikganj
Police last night rescued a kidnapped boy and arrested one of the abductors after four days of abduction.The victim was identified as Oshim, 7, son of Ripon Sheikh of village Khalshi under Daulatpur upazila of the district. Nazmul Nishat, Officer-in-Charge…
10,000 hectares under jute cultivation in Panchagarh
A total of 10,000 hectares of land have been brought under jute cultivation in five upazilas of the district in the current season.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said, farmers cultivated jute on 10,000 hectares of land against the target of…
Eight business establishments gutted in Munshiganj
Eight business establishments were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at Dolagaon Bazaar under Sadar upazila of the district in the early hours of today.The fire originated from an electric short-circuit of a shop at about 3.30 am…
Several killed in collision between bus, three-wheeler in Madaripur
At least three people have died on the spot after a bus rammed a locally-made three-wheeler at Madaripur Sadar Upazila.The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Barisal Highway at Kalabarhi at around 3pm on Saturday, said Madaripur police’s Assistant Superintendent Moniruzzaman Fakir.Police…
Teaching teens about relationships can reduce dating violence
Teens indoctrinated in relationship issues have lower tolerance for aggression and dating violence, says a recent study which observed that healthier dating attitudes can be acquired after even a brief involvement in an anti-violence curriculum.Researchers in the US found that…
Luis Enrique relishing Barca’s treble tilt
After setting a Spanish record 35 matches unbeaten in all competitions, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is relishing the run-in to the end of the season with his side on course for a second successive La Liga, King’s Cup and Champions…
Rupert Murdoch marries ex-model Jerry Hall
Rupert Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London on Friday, the fourth marriage for the media mogul.The 84-year-old executive chairman of News Corp and owner of 21st Century Fox Inc, and Hall, 59, smiled…
Bangladesh and India are partners
The general secretary of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has said India is not “a big brother” to the “special neighbour” Bangladesh.“We are partners. We are partners in progress, peace and prosperity,” Ram Madhav said in Dhaka on Friday, on his…
Cricket fans clash with police
Cricket fans have clashed with police in Dhaka’s Mirpur following rumour that tickets for the Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India were sold out.The Tigers will take on India in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on…
The differing N.Korea sanctions and their goals
By Tristan Webb The first part of this series surveyed the wide variety of sanctions put on the DPRK by the UN and the relevant countries. Taken together, the result is a confused mess, where details of prohibited items stretch…
Donald Trump just referenced his organ size in a Republican debate
By Olivia Becker and Sarah Mimms Less than 10 minutes into Thursday night’s Republican debate in Detroit, Michigan, Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner for President of the United States, made a joke about the size of his penis. Trump was…
Scientists find cancer’s ‘achilles heel’ the body could be trained to attack
By VICE News A landmark discovery about the genetic make-up of tumors means scientists believe they have now found a way to get the human immune system to recognize cancer as an enemy and attack it. A team of scientists…
Why the E=West is keen dividing the Arabs
Ramzy Baroud When Arab streets exploded with fury, from Tunis to Sanaa, pan-Arabism seemed, then, like a nominal notion. Neither did the so-called ‘Jasmine Revolution’ use slogans that affirmed its Arab identity, nor did angry Egyptian youth raise the banner…
Katy Perry, Elton John perform at Hillary Clinton fundraiser
Dressed in a star-spangled pantsuit covered in sparkles and a monogrammed “H,” Katy Perry belted out a set of her hits—from “Roar” to “Firework”—at a campaign fundraiser for Hillary Clinton held on Wednesday night at Radio City Music Hall. “I’m…
Kim Jong Un criticizes S.Korea’s ‘hysterical’ president
Experts worry that harsh invective by leaders could escalate, lead to local provocations Ha-young Choi Kim Jong Un directly criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s “hysteria” and “rash behavior” on Friday, saying it would result in her destruction.
RAB arrests 12 foreigners cheating gang in city
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have arrested 14 members of an international cheating gang, including 12 foreigners, from different areas of the city.
BJP praises Sheikh Hasina’s efforts to sustain democracy
Indian ruling party National Secretary General Ram Madhav on Friday highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s endeavour to protect the democratic institutions, saying democratic freedom does not mean burning buses and public property.
2 arrested over snatching Tk 1.84 crore from ATM booth
Police arrested two suspected robbers in two separate drives in Kaliakair upazila and Gazipur city in connection with the snatching of Tk 1.84 crore from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank in Kaliakoir upazila.
BNP will rise like a phoenix through its national council: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said their party will rise like a phoenix through its 6th national council to restore people’s ‘voting and democratic rights’.
BNP doubt conpiracy to foil their council
Airing an apprehension that there can be a plot to foil their sixth national council, BNP senior leaders on Friday warned that they will strongly resist if any such move is taken.
Nomination papers of Khaleda & Tarique submitted
The nomination papers of Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman to contest the election to the posts of BNP chairperson and vice chairman respectively were submitted on Friday.