Dhaka – Gary Russell cannot explain how in the first Olympic bout of his career he fell deaf to the chants, the horns, the fans stamping their feet on metal bleachers, and heard just one voice through the clutter:His father…
Month: August 2016
Argentina and Mexico eliminated at men’s soccer tournament
Dhaka – There won’t be a third soccer gold medal for Argentina. Nor a second for defending Olympic champion Mexico.The traditional powers were eliminated early from the men’s Olympic tournament, dealing another blow to Argentine soccer following the senior team’s…
Argentina ousted in soccer; Portugal and Honduras advance
Dhaka – Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along with Portugal.Two-time Olympic champion Argentina needed to win to reach the knockout round, but it wasn’t able…
White suicide bomber suspect killed near Toronto
Canadian police reportedly killed a lone suspect in a major anti-terrorist takedown operation on Wednesday. The suspect was linked to Islamic State and believed to be behind a suicide bomb plot on a major Canadian city. The suspect was identified…
US report notes inaction over vested property depriving Hindus
Dhaka – The government did not adjudicate any of the more than one million pending cases of land seized from Hindus declared ‘enemies of the state’ in pre-independence Bangladesh, said a report of the US Department of State, UNB News…
Work to pay debt of Bangabandhu, martyrs: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today made a fervent call to the public servants to work with utmost sincerity and devotion to materialize the dream of the Father of the Nation and millions of martyrs to whom the nation…
Khaleda secures bail in 10 cases, charge framing Oct 10
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 10 cases including eight sabotage cases filed under the Special Power Act and a sedition one. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah…
Photography Exibition held at BAU
A photography exhibition was inaugurated on Wednesday at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) memorializing founding leader of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
RUCC gets new executive committee
Rajshahi-Kazi Mahmud and Tanvir Morshed, students of Finance Department at Rajshahi University (RU) have been elected as president and general secretary of RU Career Club (RUCC) respectively for the executive committee of 2016-17, a press release said.
IBBL donates Tk.75 lakh to PM’s relief and welfare fund
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk.75 lakh to the Prime Minister’s relief and welfare fund.
Call for revoking industries near vital forest in Bangladesh
A Caritas official has joined calls by environmental activists for the Bangladesh government to ban all industrial activity near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.Environmentalists have expressed alarm after leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo reported Aug. 9 that about…
Kim Jong Un’s executed reappears on N.Korean media
Kim Jong Un’s executed uncle, Jang Song Thaek, appeared to briefly reappear on North Korean state-run media on Tuesday, during a one hour documentary about 11 historical North Korean figures.The emergence of Jang in a 1990s photo adjacent to the…
Fire at maternity ward in Baghdad hospital kills 12 babies
A fire ripped through a maternity ward at a Baghdad hospital overnight, killing 12 newborn babies, government officials said Wednesday, a deadly blaze that was likely caused by faulty electrical wiring.By morning, grief-stricken fathers searched for their missing newborns in…
Privacy Scandal Haunts Pokemon Go’s CEO
Within two weeks of its release last month, Pokemon Go, the augmented reality gaming sensation, surpassed, by one estimate, Twitter, Facebook, and Netflix in its day-to-day popularity on Android phones. Over on Apple devices, the game was downloaded more times…
Mime show at Alliance Francaise Friday
Alliance Française de Dhaka requests the pleasure of your company on the occasion of a solo Mime show titled ‘Circle’ by Mir Lokman at AFD Auditorium on Friday, August 12 at 6.30 PM. Your presence will be highly appreciated. Marcel…
Indian activist ends hunger strike after 16 years
One of India’s most prominent political activists ended a 16-year hunger strike Tuesday, licking honey from her hand and declaring “I will never forget this moment.”Irom Sharmila had been force-fed through a tube in her nose and held by police…
Error puts Chinese tourist in German migrant hostel
A Chinese tourist spent nearly two weeks in a German migrant hostel after mistakenly applying for asylum when he actually wanted to report a theft.German media say the 31-year-old backpacker, who spoke neither German nor English, underwent a medical check…
Emails show democrats waged “propaganda” campaign against Sanders
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke via video stream at the Green Party convention in Houston, Texas, over the weekend. Assange has been confined to the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for more than four years, fearing that if he were to…
North and South Korean gymnasts pose for Olympic selfie
North and South Korea gymnasts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have shown the world a brief moment of unity, in the form of a selfie.Lee Eun-ju of South Korea and Hong Un-jong of the North took a quick smiling…
Golfer Siddikur to feature in Olympics Thursday
Dhaka – Country’s celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman will make his debut in the 31st Olympic Games in Rio on Thursday taking part in the men’s individual stroke play.The first round of the event in which Bangladesh eyes better outcome will…
Rahmatganj move to 2nd slot with 2-0 win against Baridhara
Dhaka- Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society advanced to 2nd slot from 5th after the 4th round of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a 2-0 victory against Uttar Baridhara Club at Bir Muktijoddha Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on…
India on 234-5 at stumps on Day 1 of 3rd test in West Indies
Dhaka – A battling performance in the final session helped India recover from a poor start against West Indies and reach 234-5 at close of play on the first day of the third test on Tuesday.West Indies captain Jason Holder won…
Brazil coach defends Neymar ahead of decisive Denmark game
Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has leapt to the defense of misfiring star striker Neymar before the decisive game against Denmark at the Olympic football tournament on Wednesday.With Brazil facing another embarrassing elimination at home, Neymar has come under fire for his…
Khalmurzaev wins Russia’s 2nd judo gold of Rio Olympics
Dhaka – Undefeated all year, Khasan Khalmurzaev is now the Olympic champion.The sixth-seeded Russian beat Travis Stevens of the United States to win the judo gold medal Tuesday in the 81-kilogram division. It was Russia’s second gold in judo at the…
Real Madrid beats Sevilla 3-2 after extra time in Super Cup
Dhaka – A superb solo goal by Dani Carvajal just before the end of extra time gave Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over 10-man Spanish rival Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday.Madrid, the Champions League winners in May, took…
Out of sorts, Serena Williams upset at Olympics by Svitolina
Dhaka – Out of sorts and out of answers, defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Shanking shots of all sorts, including five – yes, five! – double-faults in one game alone, Williams lost to Elina Svitolina…
Williams injured at Olympics; to be sidelined for 6-9 months
Dhaka – Sonny Bill Williams dedicated a season to prepare for Rio. When the Olympic rugby sevens competition finally kicked off, he spent about eight minutes on the field. Now he’ll be sidelined for up to nine months with an injured…
China wins 2 golds as doping cases hit weightlifting
Dhaka – With weightlifting once again hit by a doping scandal, China won two Olympic gold medals in the sport on Tuesday.Deng Wei and Shi Zhiyong won their events hours after one of the top female lifters, Lin Tzu-Chi of Taiwan,…
Entangled in machine, worker dies in Ctg
Dhaka- A worker died after he got entangled in a machine in a steel mill in Bayezid Bostami area of the port city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Al Amin, hailing from Matlab upazila of Chandpur district,UNB news agency…
Mustafiz to undergo surgery in England Thursday
Dhaka – Famed Bangladeshi pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman will undergo surgery on his left shoulder at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London on Thursday.The surgery will be conducted by orthopedic surgeon Dr Andrew Wallace who has been involved with sports surgery for…