River vessel workers, who have been enforcing an indefinite strike from Wednesday last, on Saturday came up with the decision to inform the government within 24 hours whether they will continue the strike or withdraw.
Day: April 23, 2016
RU Teacher hacked to death, RUTA calls strike
Unidentified miscreaants hacked to death a teacher of Rajshahi University of English department professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee around 7.45am on Saturday .
CA says Chris Gayle welcome in Big Bash League
Dhaka – Cricket Australia says it will not take any steps to prevent West Indian batsman Chris Gayle playing in its Big Bash Twenty20 league next season.In what appears to be a reversal of position, chief executive James Sutherland told…
Nadal in Barcelona semifinals after avenging loss to Fognini
Dhaka – Eight-time winner Rafael Nadal beat 12th-seeded Fabio Fognini 6-2, 7-6 (1) to advance to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open on Friday, avenging a loss to the Italian at the tournament last year.The top-seeded Spaniard broke Fognini three…
Siddikur 14 shots behind leader in $1.3m Panasonic Open
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman is in the penultimate spot on the table after the 3rd round of the US$ 1,270,000 Panasonic Open Golf Championship at Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course in Japan on Friday.Siddikur scored five-over-par (218) after…
Volleyball: East End Club beat Bhai Bhai Sangha 3-0
Dhaka – East End Club earned an straight 25-14, 25-15, 25-14 points (3-0 sets) victory over Bhai Bha Sangha in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis First Division Volleyball League at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Saturday.
Surfing: Fahad emerges men’s senior champion
Dhaka – Fahad clinched the men’s senior title of the Brac Chicken 2nd National Surfing Championship that concluded on Saturday at the Laboni point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach.With the day’s outstanding performance, Fahad earned the surf board award from…
Football: Dhaka Abahani reach semis beating Sheikh Russel 1-0
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited reached the semifinals of the KFC Independence Cup Football Tournament from Group B beating Sheikh Russel KC by 1-0 goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday.Forward Jewel Rana scored the match-winner for Dhaka…
2 killed in Chittagong road crash
Chittagong -Two people were killed when a private car overturned at Sonapahar in Mirsarai upazila on Saturday morning.Farid Uddin, in-charge of Joralganj police camp, said the accident occurred when a Dhaka-bound private car from Chittagong skidded off the road as…
BD U-14 Girls football team reaches Tajikistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-14 Girls Football Team safely reached Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Friday night.Bangladesh girls’ team left home for Dushanbe on Friday morning to take part in the AFC U-14 Girls Regional Championship (South & Central).Reaching Dushanbe, the BD footballers…
Progress in RMG working environment slow: CPD
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil society think tank, on Saturday said there has been some sort of improvement in the country’s RMG sector working environment after the Rana Plaza tragedy, but the progress is slow. The CPD came…
175 states sign Paris deal to slow global warming
China and the United States, the world’s top producers of greenhouse gas emissions, pledged on Friday to formally adopt by the end of the year a Paris deal to slow global warming, raising the prospects of it being enforced much…
Journalists beaten in Sarail polling centre
Three journalists were injured in an attack allegedly by the supporters of the Awami League-backed chairman candidate while covering vote rigging at the Chunta AC Academy polling centre in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria on Saturday.Witnesses said the supporters of AL-backed…
BNP blasts govt silence about $300m in Joy’s US case
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday questioned the government’s silence about transaction of $300 million as mentioned in US court documents of the case involving prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.”The people [of Bangladesh] want to know the…
Father of Bengali Cinema: Satyajit Ray’s 24th death anniversary today
Culture Desk Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) is amongst the dozen or so master filmmakers of global cinema. His humanistic approach to films is considered unmatched to this day. He made his films mostly in Bengali, yet they are of universal interest…
Bill Cosby’s wife completes giving evidence
Bill Cosby’s wife has finished giving evidence in a defamation case filed by seven women accusing the comedian of sexual assault. Camille Cosby, 72, underwent more than five hours of questioning on her second and final day before lawyers in…
Prevent makeup from melting in heat
Health Desk An unrelenting heatwave has been sweeping the country for few days which results in raising mercury. The heatwave affects your skin and hair more than you realise. And more than anything, it gets difficult for your makeup to…
Dangerous times in U.S.-North Korea relations
By Keith Luse We are witness to an accelerating trajectory of events which may culminate with the loss of additional Korean and American lives on the Korean Peninsula as well as disorder in Northeast Asia. Increased attention has focused on…
Large fish catches marked in Munshiganj section of the Padma
Dhaka – For the last couple of weeks, the Padma River in this district has been abundant with big size fishes of different species such as roui, katal, boal and pangas thanks to the sudden influx of gushing waters from…
US won’t object to business with Iran: Kerry
New York – The US will not stand in the way of foreign deals with Iran that are in line with the landmark nuclear deal, US Secretary of State John Kerry said to clear up some “confusion” before his meeting…
Panama Papers warehouse raided
Panama City— Panamanian officials have raided a warehouse of the law firm Mossack Fonseca, which has been at the center of the huge document leak related to offshore accounts. Special prosecutor for organized crime Javier Caraballo says large quantities of…
RU professor stabbed dead
Rajshahi – Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiaue of Rajshahi University was killed by miscreants in the city’s Shalbagan area on Saturday morning. Witnesses said a group of miscreants swooped on Rezaul Karim, a professor of English Department of the university, around…
Polling in 614 more UPs underway
Dhaka – Voting in 614 Union Parishads (UPs) of 48 districts across the country began on Saturday morning. The balloting in the third phase of the election to the lowest tier of the local government body began at 8am and…
Sourav’s solo art exhibition begins at Alliance Francaise
A solo art exhibition titled Eternal Existence by artist Sourav Chowdhury has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Friday. Ms. Rupali Chowdhury, Managing Director, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited ,…
Our responsibility to act: Obama
Saturday is Earth Day — the last one I’ll celebrate as President. Looking back over the past seven years, I’m hopeful that the work we’ve done will allow my daughters and all of our children to inherit a cleaner, healthier,…
Green City concepts demonstrated on Expo 2016 Antalya
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and Turkish Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Association (OAiB) have joined forces to promote Green City concepts on their garden at Expo 2016 Antalya in Turkey. Designed by award-winning garden designer, Nilufer Danis,…
Four young entrepreneurs clinch professional fellowship to USA
The U.S. Embassy Dhaka and the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) at BRAC University announce the names of the four Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs who will be visiting the United States from April 30 to June 3 under the U.S. State…
Shafik Rehman put on remand again
Dhaka – A court on Friday put eminent journalist Shafik Rehman on a fresh five-day remand for further interrogation in a case filed over an alleged plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, unb news agency…
PM’s instruction to EC exposes its weakness: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Friday said the Prime Minister’s instruction to the Election Commission (EC) to check irregularities and faults in the remaining phases of Union Parishad polls has manifested the Commission’s weakness…
614 more UPs go to polls in phase 3 Saturday
Dhaka – Some 614 Union Parishads (UPs) in 48 districts across the country are going to polls on Saturday in the third phase of the election to the lowest tier of the local government body. The voting will be held…