Dhaka – Australia’s Nick Kyrgios said Saturday he was ready for scrutiny at next month’s Australian Open, as the volatile star prepares for his comeback after a playing ban.The controversial 21-year-old said his forced hiatus from tennis — when a…
Day: December 24, 2016
Football: Chinese parents shy away from World Cup dreams
Dhaka – Beijing’s dream of making China a football powerhouse depends on millions of children taking up the sport, but even coaches say tradition-minded parents view the game as a wasteful distraction from school.China’s President Xi Jinping, an avowed fan…
Asian Men’s Volleyball: BD to face Kyrgyzstan Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face Kyrgyzstan in the must-win game for their final berth in the Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone Volleyball Championship at Saheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium on Sunday.The vital game for both sides will begin at 4pm.
2 arms traders held in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two arms traders along with firearms from Barikbazar area in Shibganj upazila in C’nawabganj on Friday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Masum Ali Babu, 25, son of Mahidul…
SAFF Women’s Champs: BD team to leave for India Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh team will leave here for India on Monday noon to take part in the seven-nation SAFF Women’s Championship scheduled to be held at Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri.Bangladesh will start their campaign taking on Afghanistan on December 29…
Journalist arrested over Savar RMG labour unrest
A local journalist in Savar has been arrested for ‘fomenting unrest’ among agitating workers at readymade garment factories in Ashulia.Ekushey Television’s Savar Correspondent Nazmul Huda has been detained from Ashulia’s Baipail on Friday on the basis of definite proof, said…
Rohingya man who spoke to media killed in Myanmar
Myanmar authorities reported the death of a Rohingya Muslim in Rakhine state days after he spoke with the media visiting the region, officials said on Saturday.The decapitated body was found on the outskirts of Doe Dan, while his head was…
5,000 migrants drowned in Mediterranean this year: UN
A total of 5,000 boat migrants drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe this year, the highest annual total yet, the United Nations said on Friday.The latest figures, released by the UN’s refugee agency, include 100 deaths reported on…
UN adopts Bangladesh’s resolution on ‘Culture of Peace’
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution titled “Culture of Peace” proposed by Bangladesh.The resolution was adopted at a meeting of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, according to a release of the Permanent Mission of…
NCC fair polls outcome of BNP’s movement, says Fakhrul
BNP on Saturday said it considers Thursday’s Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election as a partial victory of the party’s movement for ensuring fair polls in the country.”I assess Narayanganj polls from a different angel. Through this election, we’ve achieved a…
Christmas Sunday
Dhaka – The Christian community celebrates Christmas Day in Bangladesh tomorrow commemorating the birthday of Jesus Christ as elsewhere in the world.
2 ‘militants’ killed in blasts, 2 women surrender in Dhaka city
Dhaka – Two militants blew themselves up while two women and two children surrendered during a raid in a house in the capital’s Ashkona area on Saturday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque…
AL, BCL leaders force-stop recruitment test at RU campus
Rajshahi – Some leaders and activists of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its student affiliate Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi city unit and Rajshahi University (RU) unit have forced the postponement of a recruitment test at the university.
Most heavily dammed rivers in US are being restored
By Jenny Rogers Sally Brown knows how to throw a party. On the second floor of an old mill factory in rural New Hampshire, she gathered several friends to watch a dam—her dam—be removed from the Ashuelot River. “It was…
“Let it be an arms race”
President-elect Donald Trump dropped a proverbial bomb Thursday on Twitter, declaring the United States “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” The 140-character missive, which came less…
The sheer size of Yahoo’s breach a challenge to regulators
Earlier this month, Yahoo revealed that it suffered a massive hack in 2013 that affected at least 1 billion user accounts. That came just three months after the company disclosed a hack from 2014 that affected 500 million accounts. The…
Kareena, Saif bring baby Taimur home
Dhaka: New mom Kareena Kapoor Khan, who welcomed a baby boy on December 20, was discharged from Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Thursday afternoon. Kareena and son Taimur went home from hospital Friay with Saif by their side. NDTV via UNB.…
Iran, 6 powers make public restricted nuke deal documents
Vienna (AP/UNB) — In an unusual move, Iran and six world powers on Friday released previously restricted documents about their nuclear deal to enforce their view that Tehran is not circumventing limits on its limit of enriched uranium, which could…
Police raid ‘militant hideout’ in Dhaka: 2 women surrender
Dhaka – Police has unearthed a militant hideout at Ashkona of Uttara area in capital Dhaka early Saturday. Two women along with two children surrendered to police during a raid on a militant den at Ashkona of Uttara area in…
UN Security Council calls for an end to Israeli settlements
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution urging an end to illegal Israeli settlements after the US refused to veto it. The Egyptian-drafted resolution had been withdrawn after Israel asked Donald Trump to intervene but it was proposed…
World-famous diamond inspires new and bloody history
New Delhi (BSS/AFP) – Many precious stones have a blood-soaked history, but a new book reveals the world’s most famous diamond the Koh-i- Noor surpasses them all, with a litany of horrors that rivals “Game of Thrones”. The Koh-i-Noor (“Mountain…
NCC polls set example for future elections: Monitors
Dhaka – Elections monitors and experts Friday termed Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls could appear as a model for future elections appreciating efforts of all stakeholders in ensuring its fairness and credibility. They said expected the NCC polls to have…
All elections under AL were fair, says Hasina
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said all the elections held under the Awami League government were free and fair, but BNP has no right to seek votes from people for indulging in corruption, looting and killings. The…
Quader dismisses BNP’s ‘vote rigging’ allegation
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday dismissed BNP’s allegations of ‘a subtle vote rigging’ in Narayanganj City Corporation election as absurd and fabricated.