DHAKA- Bangladesh chess team sharing 3rd position along with Iran, Mongolia and Iraq after 4th round games with 6 points in the points table of the Asian Nation Cup Chess-2016 now being held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate.Chain is…
Day: April 2, 2016
Wolfsburg will be better for Real, insists Draxler
Dhaka- Germany star Julian Draxler says Wolfsburg can turn things around for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final, first-leg, at home to Real Madrid despite their 3-0 drubbing at Bayer Leverkusen.”We played terribly. We were second best in a lot of situations,”…
Djokovic and Nishikori advance to Miami final
Dhaka – World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the ATP and WTA Miami Open final after straight-set triumphs Friday in which both were tested.Djokovic, an 11-time Grand Slam champion whose three titles…
Six appeal as England face Windies in T20 final
Dhaka – A new-look England and a resurgent West Indies will battle to become the first two-time winners of cricket’s World Twenty20 in a big-hitting showdown Sunday that promises to rain sixes.A year after exiting the 50-over World Cup with…
World Autism Day observed in Panchagarh
PANCHAGARH-The World Autism Awareness day 2016 was observed in Panchagarh today through different programmes.District Administration and District Social Welfare Department jointly organised the programme.The programme includes rally and discussion meeting. On the occasion a rally was brought out from government…
Seminar on Legal Aid held in Narsingdi
NARSINGDI- An awareness Seminar on government legal aid services organized by district Legal AID Committtee, here was held at the conference room of District judge here on Friday.Secretary of the Law and Judgment Division Abu Saleh Sheikh Mohammad Johirul Hoque…
Woman killed in Satkhira road accident
SATKHIRA- A woman was killed and his husband injured as a truck hit their motorcycle at Gunali Bazaar under Tala upazila of the district this morning.The victim was Saleha Begum, 35, wife of Masud.
‘Tonu killing’s quick trial not possible with obsolete laws’
Dhaka –Terming the existing laws of the country obsolete, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Saturday said it is not possible to arrange the trial of Tonu killing within a short time with the traditional and 18th century’s laws. The Chief…
Yellowstone: Wild Heart of a Continent
On August 7, 2015, a ranger found the chewed-upon body of a man near a hiking trail in Yellowstone National Park, not far from one of the park’s largest hotels. The deceased was soon identified as Lance Crosby, 63, from…
Russian tourist killed by a crocodile in Indonesia
A Russian tourist was mauled to death by a crocodile in a popular diving site in Eastern Indonesia, an official said Saturday. The body of Sergey Lykhvar was discovered on Tuesday in Raja Ampat islands of West Papua, four days…
How do cats always land on their feet?
Caracals are expert bird hunters, capable of catching them in mid-flight with incredible leaps. They are built for a vertical launch. But what goes up must come down – and come down in the right way. The exact mechanism by…
Teeth whitening: Call for action on ‘rogue’ beauticians
Health Desk Rogue” beauticians who offer teeth whitening and people who sell illegal kits should face tougher penalties, councils in England and Wales say. Some kits contain 300 times the legal limit of hydrogen peroxide, the Local Government Association said.…
Hindustani classical vocal music to be held in Tangail
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre will organise an evening of Hindustani classical vocal music titled “Raga Sangeete Dibos Parikrama” by Saraj – Pancham School in Tangail. The event will be held today. The group will sing Dhrupad and Tarana…
Films on Liberation War screened
Culture Desk A two-day festival featuring live music and films on independence struggles was held at the auditorium of National Art Gallery in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Chalachitram Film Society in association with the academy organised the event as a tribute…
Obama blames Putin’s military buildup for slowdown in arms control
(RFE/RL) — U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of slowing progress on nuclear arms reduction by focusing instead on building up Moscow’s military might. “My preference would be to bring down further our nuclear arsenal,” Obama said…
Hillary’s surprise appearance at ‘Black Girls Rock’
Newark — Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance Saturday at the taping of Black Entertainment Television’s “Black Girls Rock” show in Newark, New Jersey.
Saima addresses UN discussion on autism
Dhaka – Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh and member of the WHO’s Advisory Panel on Mental Health, Saima Wazed Hossain, on Friday said 14 ministries are now working coordinately in Bangladesh to ensure rights of…
Continued risk of violence to press in Pakistan
Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Senior Research Associate “Everyone will get their turn in this war, especially the slave Pakistani media,” warned Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban on Twitter this week. “We are just waiting for the appropriate time.”
3 held on garment worker gang-rape charge in Tangail
Tangail – A female garment worker was rapped in a moving bus allegedly by the vehicle’s driver and his two helpers in Dhanbari upazila on Friday morning, UNB news agency reported. Police arrested the three accused early Saturday.
Obama, leaders urge more action against nuclear terror
Washington — World leaders declared progress Friday in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.
Renewable energy sector seeks duty cut in next budget
Dhaka – Entrepreneurs in solar and renewable energy sector have placed a 13-point proposal seeking cut in customs duty (CD) and value added tax (VAT) on different items in the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2016-17, UNB Staff Writer,…
North Korea claims attack on US would be worse than 9/11
JH Ahn North Korea’s state-run publication DPRK Today said their attacks on the U.S. mainland will do more damage than the September 11 attacks, in an article published on Friday. The editorial claimed that North Korea’s destructive weapons are all…
Prime minister-like post for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar parliament votes to appoint Suu Kyi ‘state adviser’ after constitution blocked her from becoming president. The upper house of the Myanmar Parliament has passed a proposal to create a new position for political leader Aung San Suu Kyi as…
Cultural programme held at BAU
Podochinho, a culturally-based student organisation of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, organised a cultural programme at the University’s Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium recently. To mark their annual programme on the campus, they held a cultural programme titled ‘Jodi-17’.
AL out to hold people ‘hostage with muscle power’: BNP
Dhaka – The BNP on Friday alleged that the ruling party is now out to hold the country’s people ‘hostage using muscle power’UNB news agency reported.
Govt trying to put last nail on election process coffin: CPB
Dhaka – Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Friday voiced deep concern over ‘widespread violence, vote rigging, attacks on opposition parties’ candidates and supporters, and questioned whether the government is trying to put the last nail on the coffin of…
119 hurt in post-polls violence in 9 dists
Dhaka – At least 119 people were injured in post-election violence in Brahmanbaria, Jhenidah, Natore, Panchagarh, Sherpur, Pabna, Manikganj, Faridpur and Bhola districts on Friday, UNB news agency reported. In Brahmanbaria, 40 people were injured in a clash between two…
Over 100 tourists stuck at St Martin for inclement weather
Dhaka – Over 100 tourists have got stuck at Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar following inclement weather. Saint Martin Union Parishad chairman Nur Ahmed told UNB that over 200 tourists went…
Rawhide supply to Hazaribagh tanneries ‘stopped’
Dhaka – Police on Friday stopped rawhide supply to the city’s Hazaribagh areas as the tannery owners ignored the deadline to shift their factories to the designated estate in Savar, UNB news agency reported. “We stopped rawhide supply to Hazaribagh…
RAB arrest two allegedly with pistol 3 loaded bullets
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged criminals, including a gunrunner and recovered two firearms along with a pistol loaded with three rounds of bullets from Agargaon New Colony and Mohammafpur areas in the city in separate incidents on Friday…