Dhaka – Let your weekend nights be full of excitement with the aroma of barbeque at Amari Dhaka. Every weekend, hangout with you friends and your loved ones overlooking the city view and enjoy the wide range of BBQ items…
Day: February 15, 2017
Cricketer Sunny denied bail again
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Wednesday denied bail to national cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.Cyber Tribunal Judge M Saiful Islam sent him back to jail turning down the bail…
HC issues rule for rehabilitation of Gaibandha Santal
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday wanted to know what initiatives have been taken to rehabilitate the evicted Santal people in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district.A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah…
22 hurt, 12 with bullets, in Sunamganj clash
Dhaka – At least 22 people were injured, including 12 with bullets, in a clash between two rival groups over previous enmity in Jagannathpur upazila in Sunamganj onWednesday.Locals said Abdul Malik and Jabed Koureshi of Sridharpasha village had long been…
2nd Div Football: Purbachal Parishad crush Prantic KC 6-0
Dhaka – Purbachal Parishad earned a comfortable 6-0 goals victory against Prantic Krira Chakra in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Wednesday.
Faruk murder: Charge-framing hearing deferred again
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday deferred until March 15 the hearing on the charge-framing in the Awami League leader Faruk Ahmed murder case.According to the court sources, the court fixed the new date for hearing as police could…
ICC WWCQ: Bangladesh beat Ireland by 7 wkts
Dhaka – Bangladesh made a good start in the six-team Super League of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers beating Ireland by seven wickets at Colombo Cricket Club ground in Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Bangladesh need to finish at least 4th…
DU Volleyball: Ekattar Hall emerge boys champions, Shamsunnahar Hall girls
Dhaka – Bijoy Ekattar Hall emerged champions in the boys group and Shamsunnahar Hall in the girls group in the Dhaka University Inter-Hall Volleyball Championship that concluded on Wednesday at the university central playground.Jagannath Hall finished runners-up in boys group…
Malaysian relief being distributed among Rohingyas
Dhaka – The distribution of the relief materials sent here by Malaysia for the Rohingyas began on Wednesday.The relief items reached Ukhiya and Teknaf from Chittagong port around 8:30 am.According to the local administration, the relief was distributed among 150…
India launches record 104 satellites in single mission
India has created history by successfully launching 104 satellites on a single mission, overtaking the previous record of 37 satellites launched by Russia in 2014. All but three of the satellites are from foreign countries, most of them from the…
Esha Gupta: Ajay Devgn is a non-interfering actor
Esha Gupta is working with Ajay Devgn for the first time in ‘Baadshaho’ and the actress is impressed with the actor’s immense knowledge, calling the process of working with him a learning experience. Esha will be seen with Devgn in…
An Evening of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music in city
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Culture Centre oraganised ‘An Evening of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music’ by eminent classical vocalist of Bangladesh Anil Kumar Saha, at Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka on February 11. Anil Kumar Saha made a soulful…
India puts record 104 satellites into orbit
India successfully put a record 104 satellites from a single rocket into orbit on Wednesday in the latest triumph for its famously frugal space agency. Scientists gathered for the launch in the southern spaceport of Sriharikota burst into applause as…
Enter the dragon: Rural Chinese honour mythical beast
Dragons several hundred metres long snake their way down pastoral roads and through country hamlets, part of centuries-old Chinese folk celebrations for a mythical creature revered as a blessing. The visually striking festival is among a range of colourful traditional…
Tokyo stocks open higher, but Toshiba hit again
Tokyo stocks surged at the open Wednesday on a weaker yen after Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen signalled the US central bank’s next rate increase could come at any time. But troubled conglomerate Toshiba suffered another collapse, diving almost 13…
El Nino gobbled up California’s beaches
Last year’s unusually potent El Nino produced monster waves that carved away record-breaking swathes of the US West Coast’s beaches, said a study Tuesday, warning that recovery may take years. Erosion at 29 beaches from Washington to southern California during…
Former Prime Minister of Togo to head IFAD
Rome, 14 February – Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, former Prime Minister of Togo, has been appointed as the sixth President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized United Nations agency and international financial institution that invests in eradicating…
Peacempire forms coalition to fight child marriages
Rakibul Hasan Peacempire, an initiative to scale down Early Marriage, undertook major activities among 2805 adolescents, youths and adults, mostly aged 13 to 25 years, who represent over 32 villages in the district of Narayanganj, Bangladesh. We have surpassed the…
‘No ocean wide enough, no fence high enough’
Rome, 14 February – Describing rural development as a “moral obligation,” Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), made his final appeal to governments on behalf of poor rural people across the globe at today’s…
Charge framed against former JMB chief
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday framed charge against former chief of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Moulana Saidur Rahman in a case lodged for creating subversive activities in 2010.
Six persons on remand for question paper leakage
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed six persons on a 4-day remand each for leakage of question paper.
Anti-Valentine’s day rally at RU
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University Single Group (RUSG), an anti-valentine’s Day association of the university has celebrated the Valentine’s Day in an exceptional way staging their demonstration on the campus. Students under the banner of “Deprived Association of Love” brought…
Int’l confce on ‘Conservation Agri for Smallholders’ at BAU
Mymensingh – A three-day long second conference on ‘Conservation Agriculture for mallholders’ began at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Tuesday in Mymemsingh. BAU pro-VC Prof Dr Jasimuddin Khan inaugurated the conference as chief guest with…