After a brilliant first match victory motivated Bangladesh embark in a new mission as they face Irelands in their second group A qualifying round match of the ICC World Twenty20 scheduled to be held tomorrow at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket…
Day: March 10, 2016
Cricket: Australia and South Africa confident for World T20
Australia clinched the series with a six-wicket win in the third and final Twenty20 international against South Africa at Newlands on Wednesday, but both teams believe they have reason to be confident ahead of the World Twenty20 in India next…
Football: Ibrahimovic silenced his doubters, says Blanc
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc said that Zlatan Ibrahimovic had answered his critics by inspiring his team to victory over Chelsea in the Champions League last 16.Ibrahimovic created the opening goal for Adrien Rabiot and then volleyed in a 67th-minute…
Men’s Beach Kabaddi to begin March 17
The 3rd Men’s Beach Kabaddi competition will begin on March 17 at the Laboni Point of World’s longest natural sandy beach in Cox’s Bazar.Organised by Bangladesh Kabddi Federation, a total of six men’s teams, split into two groups, will take…
2 armed robbers arrested in Ctg
Members of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested two robbers with arms from city’s Probortok area early today.The arrestees were identified as Hanif, 19, son of Mohammad Hasan, hailed from Jagatpur village under Daudkandi upazila of Comilla and Foyez, 20, son…
Biker killed in Rajshahi road mishap
A man was killed and another injured when their motorbike collided head-on with a truck at in front of Rajshahi Airport on Rajshahi-Naogaon Highway under Shahmukhdum Police Station today, police and hospital sources said.The deceased was identified as Polash Ahmed,…
20 injured in clash in Munshiganj
At least 20 persons were injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates in Khidirpur village under Latabdi union of Sirjadikhan upazila of the district on Wednesday night.During the clash two motorcycles, many chairs were damaged.Injured persons…
Five persons injured in cocktail blast in Jamalpur
Five day-labourers were injured when a cocktail exploded in Banpara area in the town this afternoon.According to police ten day-labourers were filling up a low land with earth in Banpara area in the town. During earth-filling, worker Saidur Rahman found…
Kremlin hits back in Maria Sharapova scandal
She’s the $195 million athlete at the center of a failed drugs test scandal but tennis star Maria Sharapova isn’t lacking for some heavy hitting support. “Attempts to politicize sports, attempts to add character to sports of some kind of…
March to Sundarbans against coal-based power plant begins
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resource and Power-Port on Thursday started its 4-day mass long march from the capital towards the Sundarbans in protest against the government’s move to set up a 1320 MW coal-fired power…
Mother, son killed in Rajshahi car-truck collision
A woman and her son were killed and her husband was injured in head-on collision between their private car and a truck in Muraripur area of Paba upazila on Wednesday night, reports UNB news agency.The deceased were identified as Jebunnesa,…
Depressive symptoms may indicate Alzheimer’s risk
People who are frequently diagnosed with depression may run higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease later as researcher have found that use of antidepressants is more common among people who go on to develop the most common form of dementia.Antidepressants…
Iqbal Mahmud made ACC chief
Former senior secretary of the public administration ministry, Iqbal Mahmud, was appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday.Cabinet secretary Md Shafiul Alam confirmed this to Prothom Alo. He said, “Iqbal Mahmud and a retired district judge, AFM Aminul…
US warns of Mosul dam collapse
A picture shows the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, around 50 kilometres north of the Iraqi city of Mosul. AFP file photoThe United States on Wednesday urged governments to quickly mobilize to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions”…
Suu Kyi’s former driver nominated for president
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party Thursday nominated her former driver and close aide to be Myanmar’s next president, as the Nobel laureate looks to rule her former junta-run homeland through a trusted proxy.Suu Kyi has vowed to rule “above” the…
Changing the future of fish
Danielle Nierenberg According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “Fish represents a valuable source of proteins and nutrients in the diet of many countries and its importance in contributing to food security is rising significantly.” This week, March…
Marcia Clark on ‘American Crime Story’
By Scott Huver1 day ago You only thought you knew Marcia Clark. Almost immediately after the then-Los Angeles assistant district attorney was tasked with heading the prosecution of former NFL standout O.J. Simpson for the 1994 murders of his ex-wife…
Sanders wins crucial Michigan election, Trump dominate GOP
By Liz Fields and Olivia Becker Bernie Sanders narrowly won the Michigan primary on Tuesday night, keeping his campaign in the race as Hillary Clinton continues to hold a strong delegate lead in the Democratic presidential primary. Sanders’ win in…
Leonardo DiCaprio, the Oscars and climate change
S Gopikrishna Warrier Leonardo DiCaprio packs energy into his acting. Remember him as he runs to catch the Titanic, or as the ambitious young stockbroker Jordan Belfort in The wolf of Wall Street. When DiCaprio spoke after receiving his Oscar…
How journalists cover ISIS and its vast propaganda machine
by Sharon Moshavi, Vice President, New Initiatives News organizations are struggling to cover ISIS, constrained by a lack of on-the-ground presence in the wake of its brutal murders of journalists, according to an International Center for Journalists’ panel of media…
North Korea and the nuclear question
By Chandra Muzaffar As expected, the North Korean leadership has escalated its rhetoric in the wake of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) new, harsh sanctions on Pyongyang. Whenever the international community speaks or acts against North Korea, it responds…
Criminals in $100m heist likely spy on BB’s workers
The perpetrators of a $100 million digital heist at Bangladesh’s central bank had deep knowledge of the institution’s internal workings, likely gained by spying on bank workers, security experts said.Unknown hackers breached Bangladesh Bank in early February, stole credentials for…
No cargo to UK from BD
The UK government will not allow cargo on direct flights from Dhaka until further notice.In a web post dated Mar 8, it said that their recent assessments of the Shahjajal International Airport found some international security requirements were not being…
Andy Wachowski comes out as a transgender woman
“The Matrix” filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy, came out as a transgender woman on Tuesday in a candid post entitled “Sex change shocker – Wachowski brothers now sisters!!!”, four years after her sister Lana Wachowski revealed she was…
N.Korea publishes pictures of ‘miniaturized’ nuclear device
JH Ahn North Korean state newspaper the Rodong Sinmun published pictures of what appear to be a “miniaturized” nuclear device on Wednesday, adjacent to a Hwasong-13 (KN-08) ballistic missile that could be used to deliver a weapon. The pictures –…
Freedom of expression is treated as ‘illegal and treason’: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that now freedom of expression is treated as ‘illegal and treason’ in Bangladesh.
UN for protecting right to assembly
Two United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday presented a new report to the UN Human Rights Council offering extensive recommendations to states and police forces around the world on how best to manage public gatherings. “The proper management of…
Poultry farming threatened by high prices of chicks
Continuous losses in the poultry business leads local poultry farmers to utter despair because of unusual price hike of the poultry feed and day old chicks (DOC) in the country. The perpetual losses in the poultry business for the last…
BJP stalwart Subramanian Swamy against “tilting” towards AL govt
New Delhi: Deploring attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government of being either “helpless” or “complicit” and asked the NDA government to “revaluate” its policy towards Dhaka.