Rajshahi – A workshop on Patenting, Designing Trademark and Copyrights was held at Community centreof Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Thursday evening.
Day: February 10, 2017
Tigresses seal a 7-wkt victory against Scotland
Dhaka –Bangladesh Women’s cricket team sealed a 7-wicket victory against Scotland in their Group B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier at Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Sri Lanka on Friday.Scotland women were all out for 140 runs in…
Siddikur well-positioned going into weekend
Dhaka –Bangladesh’s celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman stayed in the race for the $3 million Maybank Championship moving up to joint 14th from 19th in the 2nd round at Saujana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur on Friday.Siddikur has carded two…
2 IU employees killed in Kushtia road accident
Dhaka – Two employees of Islamic University (IU) were killed as a truck ran them over in Gojnobipara area under Islamic University Police Station on Friday afternoon.
Shariatpur man hacked to death by son
Dhaka –A man was hacked to death allegedly by his son at Nagerpara Choto Kalinagar village in Gosairhat upazila on Friday morning.
2 bikers killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka- Two young men were killed as a bus crashed into their motorcycle in Kanaitola area of Monirampur upazila in Jessore district on Friday afternoon.
Taijul sends double centurion Kohli at India’s 495/5 back to pavilion
Dhaka – Indian skipper Virat Kohli finished his hammering completing a double century of 204 runs when the team collection was at 495/5 in the 1st innings on day two against Bangladesh in the one-off Test at Rajiv Gandhi International…
16 BD wrestlers to train in India for 1 year
Dhaka – Sixteen Bangladeshi wrestlers will be given higher training at Nababganj Ganadar Nandini Nagar Sports Complex in Uttar Pradesh, India for one year from the first day of March this year.Indian Wrestling Federation confirmed it to Bangladesh Wresting Federation…
Huge jatka seized in Barisal
Dhaka– Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 50 maunds of jatka (hilsa fry) from two trawlers in Kirtonkhola river in the city’s Beltala Kheyaghat area in Barisal early Friday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of coast guards…
Tk 80 lakh seized from UPDF leader’s house
Dhaka – A team of joint forces in a drive seized Tk 80 lakh in cash and various documents, including subscription receipts, from the house of the military chief of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) in Jamtoli area of Sadar…
Bangladesh included in Asia Model Festival 2017
Entertainment Desk Bangladesh is the latest entry in Asia’s top model hunting platform Asia Model Festival, and is getting ready for this year’s biggest modeling and fashion event in the country through the platform ‘Face of Bangladesh’. A three year…
Chekhov Studio performs in city
Cultural Correspondent Chekhov Studio, the theatre troupe attached to the Museum-estate of Anton Chekhov, is set to stage Chekhov’s plays at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on February 9 and 10 on invitation from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The…
1st Law Alumni Council held at IU
IU Correspondent The first Law Alumni Council-2017 of Law and Muslim Jurisprudence Department was held at Islamic University (IU) campus here on Thursday. Law and Muslim Jurisprudence Department organized the day long programmes on the occasion. The alumni and current…
Taiwan Uber drivers protest fine hike as app halts service
Protesting Uber drivers circled Taiwan’s transport ministry Friday as the ride-hailing app halted operations on the island following an impasse with the government which deems the service illegal. The US firm announced last week that it would suspend business in…
Diva battle perhaps politics in store at Grammys
Which diva will the music industry select for its top honors? Adele, who conquered the charts with time-tested ballads of heartache, or Beyonce, who has crafted an edgier, confident sound? The two singers face off in three top categories Sunday…
Beyonce faces $20M copyright suit from YouTube star’s estate
New Orleans, Feb 10 (AP/UNB)- The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over the use of his voice in her “Formation” video.
Slum catches fire in capital
Dhaka, Feb 10 – A fire broke out at a slum in the city’s Tejkunipara area on Friday morning.
‘Drug addict’ kills Imam of mosque in Chandpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – The imam of a local mosque was killed in an attack by a ‘drug addict’ at Daspara in Matlab Dakkhin upazila of Chandpur on Thursday.
Landslide kills 3 stone quarry workers in Sylhet
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Three stone quarry workers were killed when part of a hillock collapsed on them while lifting stones from Bichanakandi in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet in northeast Bangladesh early Friday.
BSF guns down BD national along Kurigram border
Kurigram, Feb 10 – A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Datbhanga border in Roumari upazila early Friday.
Trump loses appeal against immigration ban suspension
Federal appeals court unanimously votes against reinstatement of immigration ban Keegan Hamilton on Feb 9, 2017 A federal appeals court declined to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries on Thursday, potentially setting the stage for…
Ambitious science based GHG emissions targets initiative
Husqvarna Group is the first Swedish listed company and the world’s first forest and garden company, to have its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative. The Science Based Target Initiative works with companies to…
Rohingyas: Refugee Camp narrative of hope, despair
Abu Raihan MuammedKhalid This is a story of the most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The country they came in denies them. This is a story of the Rohingya refugees living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp…
Worsening inequalities: The courage to face the challenge
By Chandra Muzaffar It is not surprising that the Davos Forum held in the middle of January 2017 chose not to examine the obscene, grotesque, ever widening economic inequalities in the world brought to its attention by Oxfam, the global…
Warrant against Bulu, 28 other BNP-led pol. leaders
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 28 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu.
Uttara schoolboy Adnan murder: Seven on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed seven persons on a 3-day remand each in a case filed for killing schoolboy Adnan Kabir in Uttara area of the city.