February of this year is notable for the fact that the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is celebrating her sapphire anniversary, marking 65 years on the British throne. She has reigned as queen of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the…
Day: February 16, 2017
ISPS HANDA WS 6 Perth: Siddikur shares 128th slot after 1st round
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s golfer Siddikur Rahman made a dismal start in the AUD 1.75 million ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth sharing 128th slot after the 1st round at Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Australia on Thursday. Siddikur carded three-over-par 75…
One held with 15 gold bars at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – Customs intelligence officials detained a passenger and recovered 15 gold bars worth Tk 70 lakh from his possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday. Sources at the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) said its officials challenged…
ICC WWCQ: Bangladesh face India Friday
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s cricket team will face India in the six-team Super League of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers at Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC), Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday.The match will begin 10:30am Bangladesh time.Bangladesh started the super…
Women’s 1st Div Cricket: Keraniganj beat City Club by 2 wkts
Dhaka – Keraniganj Cricket Academy secured a two-wicket victory against City Club in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) Ground 3 on Thursday.
1st Div Cricket: Orient SC beat Udayachal by 42 runs
Dhaka – Orient Sporting Club defeated Udayachal Club by 42 runs in the super league stage match of the Dhaka First Division Cricket League at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium-outer on Friday.Orient SC batted first to collect 282 for 9…
BD Women’s concede 0-3 defeat to Singapore
Dhaka –Touring Bangladesh Women’s Football team conceded 0-3 goals defeat against hosts and stronger Singapore in a well-fought match in Singapore on Thursday.The Asian city state ranked 98th in FIFA, Singapore opened the score in the very 9th minute and…
70 tons of jatka seized in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive seized 70 tons of jatka (Hilsha fry) from a ship at Sadarghat in the port city in Chittagong on Thursday.
15 individuals, BAF named for Independence Award
Fifteen individuals and Bangladesh Air Force have been picked for the Independence Award-2017 in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions to their respective fields. The award recipients are Group Captain (retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttam, Ashraful Alam, Shaheed M…
Myanmar says army ends operation in troubled Rakhine state
Myanmar’s national security adviser says the military has ended its four-month counterinsurgency operation in troubled Rakhine state, where it had been accused of rape, torture and other abuses against Muslim Rohingya minority residents.
Anti-Muslim hate groups nearly triple in US since last year, report finds
The number of organized anti-Muslim hate groups in America nearly tripled last year, from 34 to more than 100, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a left-leaning non-profit that tracks extremist groups. The center credited…
Saudi bans importing live birds and hatching eggs from Bangladesh
Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, announced on Wednesday a temporary ban on the import of live birds and hatching eggs from Bangladesh. This came following official reports by the World Organisation for Animal Health, OIE, confirming outbreak of…
Trump Should Press Netanyahu on Settlements
For Israel and Palestine, 2017 marks several major anniversaries: the 100th of the Balfour Declaration, which proclaimed British support for establishing a national home for the Jewish people in historic Palestine, the 70th of Palestine’s partition into Jewish and Arab…
Rana Dagubatti writes a letter to the President
Rana Dagubatti will next be seen in The Ghazi Attack, a film based a true event that took place just before the 1971 Indo-Pak war broke out – Pakistani Submarine – PNS Ghazi had set out to destroy the one…
Legendary Japanese film Tora-san on TV
Entertainment Desk The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, the Japan Foundation and the International Television Channel Ltd. are pleased to announce that an all-time Japanese box-office hit Tora-san’s Many Splendored Love will be aired on NTV at 8:45 am on…
Jhanavi Kapoor to get a hot bod!
One of the many star kids to hit the 70mm soon, Sridevi’s daughter Jhanavi Kapoor has begun preps for her big debut. An insider tells us that the Kapoor gal has joined renowned fitness expert Yasmin Karachiwala to get in…
New Facebook job-hunting features challenge LinkedIn
Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from jobseekers,posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The platform’s users will be able to find help-wanted posts at business pages on Facebook or by…
Mongolia herders face dreaded ‘dzud’ losses: Red Cross
Thousands of Mongolian herders face disastrous livestock losses from dreaded severe weather known as the “dzud”, the Red Cross said Thursday in launching an international emergency aid appeal. Landlocked Mongolia is grappling for the second straight year with losses from…
RAKUB to improve NW region’s socio-economic condition
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) is pledged bound to elevate socio-economic condition of people in the country’s Northwest region. The bank will also put in its level best towards attaining target of agricultural loan disbursement set for the region in…
Bite-mimicking malaria vaccine shows promise
A malaria vaccine that mimics a mosquito bite yielded encouraging results in human trials, its makers said Thursday,raising hopes for thwarting a parasite that kills a child every two minutes. The candidate drug, called PfSPZ, provided up to 100 percent…
EU-BD to raise awareness on irregular migration risks
Dhaka – The Eurpean Union and Bangladesh have agreed to launch an information and awareness raising campaign on the risks of irregular migration. A workshop in this regard will be held in Dhaka on 28 February next. This has been…
Atlas Copco awards innovative breaker, compressor monitoring tech
Stockholm, Sweden, February 15 – Atlas Copco’s most prestigious awards this year recognize the development of a highly energy-efficient and ergonomic breaker, and a compressor monitoring technology that is generating significant savings for customers. The John Munck Award for technical…
UK gets “final warning” from EU for breaching air pollution limits
The UK government must introduce Clean Air Zones across the country and commit to cleaning up the UK’s air faster says Friends of the Earth, as the European Commission today (15 February) issues a “final warning” demanding that the UK…
20-yr-old buses to be driven out: Dhaka South Mayor
Dhaka, Feb 15 – Buses that are 20 years old cannot ply the roads under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) from the next month.
CEC promises fair polls – urges govt not to influence
Dhaka, Feb 15 – Urging the government not to influence the Election Commission, New Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday promised to hold fair polls wining the trust of all political parties, including BNP.
Pesticide firms challenges ban on bee-harming pesticides
A pesticide industry legal challenge to current EU restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides is taking place Tuesday and Wednesday (15-16 February).
The political assassination of Michael Flynn
By Eli Lake If we are to believe the Trump White House, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn just resigned because he lied about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the vice president. As White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway told…
Development should consider indigenous cultures: Pope Francis
Rome, 15 February – In a private meeting with indigenous peoples’ representatives, Pope Francis stressed the need to reconcile development, both social and cultural, with the protection of indigenous peoples and their territories, “especially when planning economic activities that may…
Russian isotopes for Indian space programme
Dhaka – Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s sister concern Isotope has recently supplied Radionuclide curium-244 (Cm-244) to the Indian Physical Research Laboratory for their space programme.