Dhaka – What the Europa League lacks in glamor it more than made up for in late drama on Thursday. Sevilla’s pursuit of a hat trick of titles was kept alive with a shootout success and Liverpool reached the semifinals…
Day: April 15, 2016
Nadal, Federer, Murray reach Monte Carlo Masters quarters
Dhaka – Rafael Nadal was prepared for pain. Roger Federer hoped to avoid pain.They got what they wished for and reached the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Thursday.Eight-time champion Nadal saved 15 of 17 break points, scampering all over the…
Indefinite transport strike in Sylhet called off
Sylhet – The indefinite strike enforced by Sylhet District Transport Owners and Workers Oikya Parishad demanding the withdrawal of a case filed against the president of Sylhet Road Transport Workers’ Union in the district, was called off on Thursday.Samsul Haq…
26 fall sick after taking tea in Panchagarh
Panchagarh -Twenty-six people fell sick reportedly after taking tea at a function to see prospective bride at Balapara in Debiganj upazila on Thursday night.Rahimul Islam Bulbul, chairman of Sonahar union in the upazila, said Surendra Nath Roy of Nilphamari district…
Man stabbed dead by muggers in city
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by some muggers at Siddikbazar in the city’s Bongshal area on Friday morning.A gang of muggers intercepted Shaheed Hossain Shaheen, 35, an employee of a clothes store and son of Mohammad Ali,…
Woman ‘kills’ minor boy in Barisal
Barisa – A woman allegedly killed a three-year old boy after dashing him to the ground in Banaripara area of the district town early Friday.Quoting witnesses Ziaul Ahsan, officer-in-charge of Banaripara Police Station, said rickshaw puller Ripon Sheikh used to…
Shooter gun recovered after 2 ‘terrorists’ held in Jhenidah
Jhenidah – Police recovered one shooter gun and two rounds of bullets from Bujitala village of Sadar upazila on Friday following the arrest of two suspected terrorists from South Shikarpur village in the early morning.The arrestees were identified as…
Heatwave: Be prepared
Health Desk Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it’s too hot for too long there are health risks. As heatwave hits this summer, make sure the hot weather doesn’t harm you or anyone you know. The very young,…
Oil trades cautiously ahead of crunch producers’ summit
Oil prices rose slightly in Asia Friday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said it saw the crude supply glut easing by year’s end, but trading was cautious ahead of a crunch producers’ summit. The IEA report, released ahead of…
Long-time Met Opera music director James Levine to retire
Conductor James Levine, who led the Metropolitan Opera for 40 years as its music director, will retire at the end of the current season for health reasons, the company announced Thursday. The 72-year-old Levine, who has conducted more than 2,500…
Ananda Alo honours 12 personalities
Culture Desk Entertainment based fortnightly magazine Ananda Alo celebrated 12 years in production on the very first day of the Bengali New Year 1423 yesterday. The magazine celebrated their birthday celebration along with a prize giving ceremony yesterday. Ananda Alo…
Warming threatens the great barrier reef even more than we thought
The iconic reef depends on protective pulses of warm water to boost its heat tolerance. Climate change may eliminate these “practice runs.” This panoramic image reveals coral bleaching at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in March 2016. The…
Inky’s daring escape shows how smart octopuses are
The fleeing of a mollusk from a New Zealand aquarium has captivated the world. Here’s how he did it, and what it means. An octopus at New Zealand’s National Aquarium made a break for freedom by slipping out of its…
Music video of Baishakhi song to be released soon
Cultural Correspondent Music video of the song “Elo Re Bhai Notun Shaje Pahela Baishakh” will be released soon over the internet and on satellite channels. It has been sung by Dinat Jahan Munni, Pratik Hasan, Sabbir and Oishi and written…
William, Kate trek to Bhutan’s cliff-side monastery
Guwahati — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge trekked through blue pine forests to visit a famed Buddhist monastery in Bhutan on Friday during their weeklong tour of South Asia. Taktsang Monastery, also known as Tiger’s Nest, clings to the…
50 fall sick after taking Panta-Ilish in Bagerhat
Bagerhat (UNB) – At least fifty people including women and children fell sick after having Panta-Ilish at a Bangla New Year celebration programme organised by the Kachua Upazila Parishad on Thursday. Till Friday morning, 24 of them were admitted to…
Muggers stab man dead in city
Dhaka (UNB) – A man was stabbed to death by some muggers at Siddikbazar in the city’s Bongshal area on Friday morning. A gang of muggers intercepted Shaheed Hossain Shaheen, 35, an employee of a clothes store and son of…
Partial demolition of two tilted Ctg bldgs ordered
Chittagong –The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has instructed owners to partially demolish two of the nine buildings that got tilted during Wednesday’s earthquake in the port city. A three-member probe body, formed by the CDA, came up with the directive…
Cameron appoints Rushanara as BD trade envoy
Dhaka – British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Rushanara Ali, a Labour Party MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, to join the cross-party trade envoy network as a trade envoy for Bangladesh. The appointment, made on the occasion of…
Clinton, Sanders vigorously challenge each other’s judgment
New York — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders deepened their increasingly bitter feud Thursday night, challenging each other’s judgment to be president in a Democratic Party showdown that comes days before Tuesday’s high stakes New York primary.
Chimp flees Japan zoo, caught after falling from power pole
Tokyo — A chimpanzee escaped from a zoo in northern Japan, climbed a tall electricity pole and then plunged from the wires into a blanket held by a dozen workers after being hit with a sedative arrow. Chacha, a male…
Seoul says North Korean missile launch apparently fails
Seoul — A North Korean launch of a missile on the birthday of its revered founder appears to have failed, South Korean and U.S. defense officials said Friday. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency carried an unsourced report that the failed…
40 tribal women brought back from India
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) brought back 40 Bangladeshi tribal women from Indian territory of Baghmara Bazar on Wednesday night after they were detained by the police there following their entry into the country through Bijoypur border area of…
Strong quake kills 9, injures more than 760 in Japan
Tokyo — At least nine people were killed and 761 injured by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake Thursday night that toppled houses and buckled roads in southern Japan, the government’s chief spokesman said. Yoshihide Suga said he would visit the area…
Green village proves high value of low carbon living
A GREEN village with minimum 7.5 star energy efficiency ratings is proving near zero carbon communities are not only achievable but can also save residents money. The Lochiel Park Green Village in South Australia’s capital Adelaide, consists of about 100…
‘Extrajudicial killings, bloggers murders major HR problems’: US
Dhaka – The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took ‘limited measures’ to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed…
Development sans peace not possible, live with tolerance: PM
Dhaka – Putting emphasis on maintaining peace in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all to live with tolerance to ensure further development and prosperity of the country. “(Maintaining) peace is the biggest matter…development is not possible…
Tarana Halim receives death threat
Dhaka – State Minister for Posts and Communications Tarana Halim has received death threat from unidentified miscreants, unb news agency reported. A young man riding a motorcycle came to the gate of Tarana Halim’s Gulshan residence on Wednesday night with…
Police ‘misconduct’ with female student alleged
Dhaka – A female student of Dhaka University was harassed allegedly by a policeman on the university campus during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations, the first day of Bangla calendar unb news agency reported. The incident took place around 7pm when…