Moscow, (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia but said Moscow will not retaliate by expelling American diplomats.
Day: December 30, 2016
1240 killed in various workplace incidents in 2016
Dhaka – A total of 1,240 workers were killed and 544 others injured in various incidents in their workplaces in the country’s different sectors throughout 2016.
West Indies star Bravo’s BBL season cut short by injury
Dhaka – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out for the rest of Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash League with a hamstring injury, his Melbourne Renegades club said Friday.Bravo suffered the setback during a loss to the Perth Scorchers…
Tennis: Federer launches injury comeback at Hopman Cup
Dhaka – Roger Federer makes his long-awaited return to tennis after six months out with a knee injury in Sunday’s mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth ahead of next month’s Australian Open.The Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion has not played…
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 206 runs in 1st Test
Dhaka – Kyle Abbott struck twice in the first seven overs to set up a 206-run win for South Africa on the fifth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park on Friday.It took South Africa…
Australia declare on 624-8, lead Pakistan by 181
Dhaka- Skipper Steve Smith declared Australia’s first innings at 624 for eight to lead Pakistan by 181 runs on the final day of the second Melbourne Test on Friday,UNB news agency reported.
1 missing in Pirojpur trawler capsize
Dhkak – A person went missing as a trawler capsized in the Kourikhara canal of Kourikhara village in Nesarabad upazila on Friday.The victim was identified as Shahidul Islam, 50, of the Kourikhara village,UNB news agency reported.
7 Bangladeshi return home after languishing in Indian jail
Bhaka– Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, returned home from India on Thursday after languishing in jail there for nearly two years.Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed them over to Bangladesh authorities through Benapole check post at night,UNB news agency…
US kicks back 35 Russian diplomats: Russia to retaliate
Honolulu (AP/UNB): The United States struck back Thursday at Russia for hacking the U.S. presidential campaign with a sweeping set of punishments targeting Russia’s spy agencies and diplomats. The U.S. said Russia must bear costs for its actions, but Moscow…
Serena wins at love again; says ‘yes’ to engagement in poem
Dhaka (AP/UNB)-Court and spark: Serena Williams is tying the knot. The tennis great announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian on Thursday, posting a poem on Reddit that she accepted the proposal of the social news website’s co-founder.
Russia, Turkey broker Syria peace, sideline US
(CNN)Call it a pop-up alliance. After spending much of this year berating each other after Turkey shot down a Russian jet over the Syrian-Turkish border, the two governments are suddenly the “honest brokers” of a ceasefire in Syria — one…
My friends never call me Mr. President: Obama
Washington (CNN) – As his second term as President of the United States nears its end, Barack Obama reflected on the role friendship has played in his life in a wide-ranging exit interview with his friend and former senior adviser…