“If a CD or DVD is found stuck in your player, you’re in deep trouble” Ji-Min Kang This week’s Ask a North Korean deviates somewhat from our usual formula. Instead of publishing answers to reader’s questions, we’re publishing the second…
Day: January 28, 2017
Woman’s bullet-hit body recovered in city
Dhaka – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a woman from the city’s Gulshan area early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rani, 35, daughter of late Shahjahan. Hailing from Jamalpur, she used to reside at Kuril in the city with…
1st Div Cric: Shinepukur notch 8 wkt win against Uttara SC
Dhaka – Table topper Shinepukur Cricket Club enjoyed an eight-wicket victory against Uttara Sporting Club in the nine-round game of Dhaka First Division Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) Ground 3, Savar on Saturday.Batting first after winning the…
2nd Div Football: East End Club, Purbachal Parisad win
Dhaka – East End Club and Purbachal Parisad won their respective matches in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium on Saturday.East End Club beat City Club Uttara by 3-1 goals. Samir, Gani and…
5th BCL: East Zone pacer Jayed’s 5/37 restrict Central Zone 224/10
Dhaka – Islami Bank East Zone pace bowler Abu Jayed’s five-for debacle the Walton Central Zone’s batting-line restricting them at 224 runs in the1st innings on day one of the four-day-match Bangladesh Cricket league (BCL) at Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra…
UN agencies urge Trump to allow refugees entry
The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration on Saturday to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement programme was vital.US President Donald Trump on Friday put…
Poor deprived of justice for lack of capable lawyers: CJ
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Saturday lamented that justice cannot be ensured in many cases for the hapless people for lack of capable lawyers to defend them at district level. “The Constitution stipulates that everyone is equal in the…
Search panel to recommend neutral persons for EC, hopes Ershad
Dhaka – Describing the search panel members as revered persons, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday hoped that they will propose the names of acceptable persons to constitute a neutral Election Commission (EC). Speaking at a programme at his…
Govt sincere to protect human rights: Minister
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said the present government is committed to protecting human rights and dignity of the country’s all citizens.
Council of EU finds Gaza blockade ‘Collective punishment’
The leading European human rights organization, Council of Europe, has slammed both Israel and Egypt over the blockade against Gaza in a new report, branding the policy a form of “collective punishment” against Gazans. The report also accuses Israel of…
BB to unveil 2nd half yearly monetary policy Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank will unveil its 2nd half yearly (January-July) monetary policy statement (MPS) of the current fiscal year on Sunday. There will be a plan in the new policy to continue support towards achieving GDP growth target set…
British journalists are stopped from entering the White House
British journalists were locked outside of the White House because their dates of birth were submitted in UK format – and it baffled the Secret Service. Prime Minister Theresa May today became the first world leader to visit the new…
Speaker stresses effective law to make roads safe
Dhaka – Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday stressed the need for taking measures to enact an effective law with collective efforts to make the country’s roads safe.
Serena wins record 23rd major title, goes ahead of Graf
Melbourne, Jan 28 (AP/UNB) — Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in Saturday’s Australian Open final.
Bangladesh PM blasts anti-Rampal plant campaigners again
Dhaka, Jan 28 – Lambasting again those who are opposing Rampal power plant project Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there is no possibility of environmental damage for implementation of the project.
Search panel seeks 5 names from each pol party
Dhaka, Jan 28 – The search committee formed by President Abdul Hamid for reconstituting the next Election Commission on Saturday asked the 31 political parties which took part in talks with the President to propose 5 names within Tuesday.
Boro seedling transplantation gets momentum in Rangpur region
Transplantation of Boro rice seedling has been continuing in full swing as the farmers already completed the process on around 21 per cent of the targeted land area in Rangpur agriculture region this season. According to sources in the Department…
The Great Wall at Star Cineplex
Entertainment Desk The Matt Damon starrer, The Great Wall was released in Bangladesh yesterday, January 27 and is now available for movie enthusiasts at Bashundhara City’s Star Cineplex. Interestingly, the film is yet to be released in its country of…
Rekha goes behind the scenes
At a recent award function the gorgeous Rekha was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The perfectionist that she is, she made it known to the organizers that the AV which would be played at the event should be according…
When AbRam wanted to photobomb daddy
Shah Rukh Khan left us crackling when he narrated this incident from the airport. So the actor was returning to Mumbai along with AbRam and naturally, there were tons of photographers waiting to click pictures of SRK. To protect AbRam,…
Proper use of inhaler must to control asthma: Expert
Asthma patients must learn the proper way of using inhaler as the device has been proved to be the most effective means to control the disease, a leading chest disease expert told BSS. “Inhaler is an effective way of treatment…
Cloud boosts Microsoft as it absorbs LinkedIn
Microsoft on Thursday reported a rise in profits over the past quarter, showing gains in cloud computing and other new areas of focus as it absorbed the LinkedIn social network. The US tech giant said profits rose 3.6 percent in…
BB to unveil monetary policy for H2 tomorrow
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir will unveil the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half (H2) of the financial year 2016-17 (FY17) tomorrow at 11 am at the central bank headquarters in the city. The governor would also…
Two burn victims of building fire die at Chittagong hospital
Dhaka, Jan 28 –An elderly woman and her grandchild, who suffered burn injuries in a fire following explosion in a building at Paschim Bakalia Dewan Bazar of the city on Friday, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital in the post…
2 victims of Ctg building fire die at CMCH
Dhaka –An elderly woman and her grandchild, who suffered burn injuries in a fire following explosion in a building at Paschim Bakalia Dewan Bazar in Chittagong on Friday, died at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital early Saturday.The deceased were identified…
Two alleged ‘Huji men’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka 28 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad Bangladesh (Huji) from Karpashdanga village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday morning.
West Ham signs striker Robert Snodgrass for $13 million
Dhaka – West Ham has made forward Robert Snodgrass its second signing of the January transfer window.The 29-year-old Scot joined for 10.2 million pounds ($13 million) from Premier League rival Sunderland on a contract through June 2020.
Heroin worth 20lakh seized in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1kg of heroin worth TK 20lakh in ‘C and B’ intersection area of Godagari upazila on Friday afternoon.
Man killed by ‘wife’ in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a man, alleged to have killed by his wife, from a septic tank of his house in Charpata area of Raipur upazila on Friday night, two days after he went missing.The victim was…
New network to help bridge multi-billion-dollar rural financing gap
Rome, 27 January – The establishment of a new network to help bridge the estimated US$150 billion financing gap that prevents small rural producers and businesses in developing countries from growing their operations and strengthening rural economies, was announced today.