Dhaka – Hosts Bangladeshi archers will fight for seven gold medals out of nine in the 16-nation First ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Monday.Bangladeshi archers entered the gold medal race in five more events…
Dhaka -City Club earned a 48-run victory against Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka Metropolis women’s First division cricket league division at the Gulshan Youth Club ground here on Sunday.In the day’s other match, Shisu Polli Plus outplayed East End…
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh U-16 girls football team made tremendous results in Japan securing two wins and a defeat on the 2nd and final day of the J Green Sakai lady’s festival in Osaka on Sunday.Bangladeshi girls made a good…
Stock faced major corrections on Sunday to open the week amid a cautious move when the central bank was unveiling its new monetary policy statement (MPS) for the second half of the current 2016-17 financial year. All the indices at…
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) here today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India to conserve and develop the existing social, cultural, environmental and archeological infrastructures in the city. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Joint Secretary of…
Indonesia today offered to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh to meet its (Bangladesh) growing energy demand. The proposal came when Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwan Wiranata-atmadja paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Jatiya…
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned of the High Court to prepare the paper book for hearing the death reference in the Narayanganj seven-murder case quickly. The Chief Justice will assign an HC bench to hear…
The High Court (HC) on Sunday rejected the writ petition filed seeking ban on airing of three Indian TV channels-Star Jalsha, Star Plus and Zee Bangla-in Bangladesh. An HC bench comprising Justice M Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan…
Around 40 Turkish soldiers stationed in NATO military bases have sought political asylum in Germany, according to German print media and the German public TV channel ARD on Saturday. Some of these Turkish armed forces members are officers, which according…
Dhaka- The all-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has selected the 14 member India ‘A’ squad for the two-day practice game to be played against Bangladesh at Gymkhana Ground.Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav…
Dhaka – A garment worker was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at section-7 of Mirpur in the city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Taslima, 32, wife of Nur-E-Alam. She used to live in a rented house at…
Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer, British food scientists are warning. Acrylamide is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried…
Dhaka – A fire broke out at in a readymade garment factory in Sagorika area in Chittagong on Sunday morning.The fire broke out in Bintax factory at about 9:40 am, said Mohammad Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chittagong fire service.
Entertainment Desk Filmmaker Karan Johar has praised Hrithik Roshan’s performance in Kaabil and has called him a “powerhouse of talent”. Karan took to Twitter to congratulate Hrithik for his act as a blind man driven to avenge. “As a filmmaker…
Dhaka – “La La Land” has won top honors at the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards.The guild recognized the candy-colored musical with its Darryl F. Zanuck Award for theatrical motion picture production at a ceremony Saturday night in Beverly Hills,…
While the shooting of the Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh starrer Padmavati was on in full swing at the Jaigarh Fort in Rajasthan, a mob of protestors barged in and vandalised the set. What comes in as a…
As US President Donald Trump pushes hard for goods to be “made in America,” how realistic is it to expect Apple to stop manufacturing its iconic devices in China? The freshly installed president vowed while campaigning that he would force…
French actress Emmanuelle Riva, star of 1959 classic “Hiroshima Mon Amour” and more recently the oldest best actress Oscar nominee in a late-career revival, died Friday from cancer. She was 89. Riva died in Paris “after a long illness,” her…
A fishing boat glides across the shimmering surface of Europe’s oldest lake, a haven of biodiversity and a UNESCO World Heritage Site—one that conservationists warn faces multiple development threats. Lake Ohrid, which straddles the mountainous border of Macedonia and Albania,…
A statue of Princess Diana has been commissioned by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, 20 years after her death. The two princes said that “the time is right to recognise her positive impact” with a permanent statue.
New York, Jan 29 (AP/UNB)— New York City’s Kennedy airport became a scene of anguish and desperation Saturday for the families of people detained after arriving in the U.S. from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Beverly Hills, Jan 29 (AP/UNB) — The motion picture academy calls “extremely troubling,” the possible visa ban of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose feature film “The Salesman” is nominated for a best foreign language Oscar.
Dhaka, Jan 29 – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Sutabil in Atgharia upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
Washington, Jan 29 (AP/UNB) — A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Dhaka – An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts recently concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to Belarus, which is constructing its first ever nuclear power plant with Russia’s assistance. The SEED team reviewed…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…