Dhaka – It’s rare to see the U.S. women’s basketball team struggle during the Olympics. Then again, they’ve had Sue Bird running the show for over a decade.With the starting point guard sidelined with a knee injury, the Americans were…
Year: 2016
US election: Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort quits
Paul Manafort, campaign chairman for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has resigned just two months after taking the helm.Mr Trump confirmed Mr Manafort’s departure in a statement.He first took control of Mr Trump’s campaign after former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski…
Govt trying to use militancy issue for political gain: BNP
Dhaka: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government wants to use the militancy issue to make its political gain and suppress its opponents instead of eliminating the menace. “Militancy, a dangerous demon, is engulfing…
20,000 illegal billboards removed, says DNCC mayor
Dhaka: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Friday said they had taken steps much before the High Court to remove illegal billboards and other publicity materials from the city in order to turn it into a clean,…
JPC to stage human chain Saturday protesting militancy
Dhaka: Jatiyo Press Club will arrange a one-hour countrywide human chain on Saturday morning protesting militancy and communalism. Jatiya Press Club President Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman and its general secretary Quamrul Islam Chowhdury urged all the club members to attend the…
Mess-dwellers’ 10 proposals for addressing situation
Dhaka: Bangladesh Mess Organization (BMO) staged a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club on Friday morning to draw the attention of the authorities to their 10-point proposal for reviewing their living conditions in the wake of the…
Serbia to play Croatia for Olympic gold
Dhaka – Serbia’s rough start to the Olympics seems like a long time ago now. Filip Filipovic and company are headed to the men’s water polo final, and they got a little revenge along the way.Filipovic, Andrija Prlainovic and Slobodan…
Khaleda, new BNP committees to pay homage to Zia Monday
Dhaka: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia along with members of her party’s new executive, standing committees and advisory council will pay tributes to her late husband and party founder Ziaur Rahman on Monday by placing wreaths at his grave. BNP secretary…
Brazil wins beach volleyball gold medal in rain
Dhaka – Brazil’s Alison and Bruno won the men’s beach volleyball gold medal on Thursday night, rallying from deficits in both sets to beat Italy in a steady rain.The 21-19, 21-17 victory over Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai sparked a…
Soccer Club maul Uttar Baridhara in JB BPL
Dhaka – Soccer Club, Feni outplayed Uttar Baridhara Club by 4-1 margin in the 6th round match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Rohit Sarker put Baridhara ahead in the 10th minute by…
18 Jamaat-Shibir men held in city
Dhaka -Police in a drive detained 18 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from a house in the city’s Badda area on Friday morning.
Schoolboy found dead in Patuakhali
Dhaka – A schoolboy was found dead in Koborosthan area in Patuakhali on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Sabuj Mia, 15, a class X student of Patuakhali Technical Training Centre and son Motiur Rahman, a resident of the area.Motiur…
3 Ansarullah suspects held in Ctg
Dhaka – Detectives in separate drives arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from different parts of the city and Patiya upazila in Chittagong early Friday.The arrestees were identified as Farhad, a former student of Chittagong…
Noakhali boat capsize: 2 more bodies recovered
Dhaka -The bodies of two more girls, who went missing when an engine-run boat on a pleasure trip capsized in a river in Companiganj upazila in Noakhali on Wednesday, were recovered on Friday.The victims were identified as Rabita, a class…
3 killed in Tangail, Satkhira road crashes
Dhaka -Three people were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Tangail and Satkhira districts on Friday.In Tangail, two unidentified people were killed when a truck rammed into a pickup at Deuhata on the Dhaka-Tangail highway…
ASI found dead in Joypurhat Police Lines pond
Dhaka- A police officer was found dead in the district Police Lines pond here in Joypurhat on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as assistant sub-inspector of Detective Branch of police Shah Alam, 33, posted at the Police Lines.Additional police super…
Terror suspect detained in central Russia
A terror suspect has been detained in Samara, central Russia, a police source told media. Islamic State oaths, a Kalashnikov rifle and five blocks of TNT were found in the man’s apartment. “A suspected organizer of a terrorist act was…
Twitter suspends 360K accounts over ‘violent extremism’
New York — Twitter said it has suspended 360,000 accounts since mid-2015 for violating its policies banning the promotion of terrorism and violent extremism. The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post that it has also made progress in…
Naked Trump statues pop up in cities across US
New York — It’s Donald Trump like you’ve never seen him before. Life-size naked statues of the Republican presidential nominee greeted passers-by in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland on Thursday. They are the brainchild of an…
Seed Treaty meanders toward revising its ABS system
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has tasked a Working Group to develop an effective system for benefit sharing by companies that use crop seeds from the Treaty’s Multilateral System. The current system uses a…
US apologises for swimmers ‘unacceptable behaviour’
The United States Olympic Committee has apologised for what it called the unacceptable behaviour of four US swimmers who falsely said they had been robbed at gunpoint in Rio.
US tests confirm hepatitis A in scallops from Philippines
Honolulu (AP/UNB) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests found hepatitis A in scallops from the Philippines, which have been identified as the likely source of a Hawaii outbreak of the virus.
Businessman robbed of Tk6 lakh in Sylhet
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk6 lakh from a businessman at Gopatila area in Tilagar of Sylhet metropolitan city on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
No longer a mediocre’s job
Mahfuzur Rahman When I took up journalism as my career after my university over two decades back, I used to hear one of my former senior colleagues to say, ‘Journalism is a job of mediocre, but it requires devotion’. One…
Bolt takes Olympic 200 but comes short of record
Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) — Usain Bolt’s only real competition was the clock. He couldn’t beat it. Another gold medal isn’t such a bad consolation prize.
Undersea surprise: Big-eyed squid looks more toy than animal
Dhaka (AP/UNB) – A team of scientists and technicians scanning the rocky ocean floor off Southern California couldn’t contain their excitement when they spotted a bright-purple, googly-eyed stubby squid. They let out a collective “whoa” on video posted on the…
14 killed in attacks on police, military in Turkey
Ankara (AP/UNB) — A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said Thursday. Two of the attacks were car bombings that hit police…
Coup in Turkey has has changed geopolitical landscape
By Mile Whitney A failed coup in Turkey has changed the geopolitical landscape overnight realigning Ankara with Moscow while shattering Washington’s plan to redraw the map of the Middle East. Whether Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan staged the coup or…
Khaleda in meeting with newly formed standing committee
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sat with members of her party’s newly formed standing committee tonight (Thursday night) to discuss the country’s latest political situation, party’s organisational issues and work out its next course of action.
Let us unite in the name of humanity: Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged all to get united in the name of humanity and make sure that one is left behind in terms of human rights.