Dhaka – Imtiaz Hossain scored an unbeaten century for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club maintaining the top slot with an all-win record in the List-A Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League as they crushed Brothers Union by 7 wickets in their 4th…
Day: May 4, 2016
Rousseff lights Olympic flame as protesters hit the streets
Brasilia – Brazil’s embattled President Dilma Rousseff ignited the Olympic flame on Tuesday, as a nationwide torch relay got underway with protests highlighting the country’s deep political and economic crisis.Rousseff presided over the flame ceremony in Brasilia, even though she…
Club Hockey: Abahani reach semifinal beating Mohammedan 4-2
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited emerged unbeaten Group B champions to reach the semifinal of the Marcel Club Cup Hockey beating Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd by 4-2 goals in the last group match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here…
Metro Premier Volleyball League kicks off Thursday
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League will begin at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Thursday. National Bank Ltd Managing Director AFM Shariful Islam is expected to inaugurate the meet as the chief guest. Ten teams will take part in…
I-Cup Football: Ctg Abahani reach final eliminating Sheikh Russel
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited booked their first-ever final berth in the KFC Independence Cup Football eliminating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 4-2 goals in tie-breaker at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.The 2nd semifinal between of the tournament…
Housewife kills self in B’baria
Brahmanbaria – A housewife allegedly committed suicide over a family feud at Kanikara village in Nabinagar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
JCD leader sent to jail in Sylhet
Sylhet -A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was sent to jail following his arrest in two cases filed over violence on Tuesday. Police arrested Abdul Kaiyum, acting general secretary of JCD of Bishwanath upazila unit and the convener of…
4 to die for killing man in Pirojpur
Pirojpur – A court here on Wednesday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a man at Polaran village in Jianagar upazila in 2010. Sheuli Begum, 30, Asad Majhi, 30, Farid Ahmed Foni and Belal Gazi were…
3 injured in clash between teachers at Kushtia IU
Kushtia – A teacher and two officials of Islamic University of Kushtia were injured in a clash between two groups of teachers in the campus premises on Wednesday morning. The injured teacher was identified as Deputy Registrar of the university…
Man found dead in Chuadanga
Chuadanga – Police recovered the body of a man from a field at Nehalpur village of Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Suspended Gazipur Mayor Mannan remanded
Gazipur – Suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan has been put on a three-day remand in two cases filed for sabotage.Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdul Hye granted a one-day remand when police produced Mannan before the court on Wednesday seeking…
Mahmudur Rahman on a 5 day remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman on a five-day remand afresh in a case filed in connection with an alleged plot to ‘abduct and kill’ Prime Minister…
Two charge sheets against 43 BNP-men
Court Correspondent Police submitted two more charge sheets naming 43 BNP and Jamaat leaders and activists, including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a sabotage case filed with Paltan Police Station of the city.
New Antivenom can treat 18 kinds of snakebites
Snakebites kill up to 94,000 people worldwide every year, with the highest number of deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The main obstacle to saving lives is the global availability of antivenom. Until fairly recently, the gold standard has…
From a wrestler to a music composer
Culture Desk After finishing shooting his much-awaited Dangal, Aamir Khan will be seen on-screen portraying the role of a music composer in his manager’s Advait Chandan’s directorial debut, tentatively titled as Secret Superstar. According to a report published on DNA…
Rock legends to perform at mega concert
The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who — the most celebrated acts in rock’n roll — will perform at a mega festival in October, organizers said Tuesday. The iconic artists have been confirmed…
Climate change adaptation must for food security: experts
Agriculture experts and environmentalists have put maximum emphasis on climate change adaptation, innovating and using effective technologies to keep cereal crop production increasing for ensuring food security. They also viewed that adaptation with adverse impacts of changing climate globally with…
Five reasons why talcum powder does you more harm than good
Health Desk Over the last three months, US courts have awarded millions of dollars in damages to two women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum powder products. We spoke to Dr Rohit Batra, consultant dermatologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and…
Your doc was wrong in prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs
Health Desk An often-used method of calculating a person’s risk of heart attack or stroke in the next five years could be overestimating the actual risk, say researchers in the US. This, in turn, leads to doctors unnecessarily prescribing cholesterol-lowering…
Pakistan needs peace in Afghanistan: Imran
The US’ “inhumane” use of drone strikes to target terrorists kills prospects for peace in Afghanistan, which in turn undermines security in Pakistan, as people in border regions become radicalized, prominent Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan told RT. In an…
Russia to deploy 3 new divisions to counter NATO buildup
Moscow – Russia is to deploy two new divisions in the west and one in the south to counterbalance NATO’s increased military presence near Russian borders, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced. “The Defense Ministry is taking a number of measures…
Occupational stickers in vehicles barred
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah declared on Wednesday that no stickers containing ‘Press’, ‘Police’ or ‘Advocate’ credentials can be used in private vehicles from now on.
AUST teacher held over sexual harassment
Dhaka – Police arrested a teacher of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) early Wednesday in a case filed over sexually harassing two female students of the university.
Fire at city slum doused
Dhaka -A fire, which broke out at a slum in the city’s Farmgate area on Wednesday morning has been doused.
City restaurant fire doused
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a restaurant in the city’s Rampura area on Wednesday morning.
US election: Ted Cruz pulls out of Republican race
Ted Cruz has announced he is ending his campaign for the US Republican presidential nomination, after losing heavily to Donald Trump in the Indiana primary.Mr Trump, a New York businessman who is unpopular with many in his own party, is…
Trump repeats unsubstantiated claim Cruz dad has Oswald ties
New York (AP/UNB) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump rehashed unsubstantiated claims Tuesday that his rival Ted Cruz’s father has links to President John F. Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. In a telephone interview broadcast by Fox News on Tuesday, Trump…
Shab-e-Meraj Wednesday
Dhaka – The holy Shab-e-Miraj will be observed in the country on Wednesday night with due religious fervour, unb news agency reported. On 27th of Arabic month of Rajab every year, the Muslims observe the Shab-e-Meraj, the night when Prophet…
BD Parliament panel reports on bills to increase President, PM’s remuneration
Dhaka – The parliamentary standing committee’s reports on five bills related to the rise of remuneration and privileges for the President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Ministers and MPs were presented today. Chairman of The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and…
Recounting the death of Usama bin Laden, five years later
By Nick Rasmussen, Director of US National Counterterrorism Center Five years ago, I watched in the Situation Room along with President Obama, Vice President Biden, and members of the President’s national security team to see if U.S. Special Operations Forces…