Dhaka – The ruling Awami League lawmaker MP Sanowar Hossain yesterday brushed aside the media reports that the party general secretary Obaidul Quader slapped him on Saturday night at the Padma rest house of Jamuna Resort in Tangail.
Day: February 19, 2017
Verdict in Masud-Munier accident deaths case Wednesday
Tangail -The verdict in the case filed on the tragic road accident that killed 5 persons including renowned filmaker Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier will deliver on February 22, Wednesday.
Third instalment of graphic novel Mujib launched
A ceremony to launch the third instalment of a graphic novel series depicting the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ‘Mujib-3’, was held Sunday as part of the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. The Centre for Research and Information (CRI), research…
Construction of Rampal power plant will begin next month
Construction works of two units 1320 (660 x 2) Megawatt coal based power plants at Rampal will begin at the end of next March. While visiting the area this correspondent found that earth (soil) filling work on the requisite 915…
Khaleda to pay homage at Shaheed Minar at first hrs Feb 21
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will pay homage to the Language Movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar on Dhaka University (DU) campus at the first hours on February 21. DU authorities gave the permission on Sunday as a BNP delegation…
PM returns home from Germany
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Sunday evening wrapping up her four-day official visit to Germany where she attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) and held bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. A flight of Etihad Airways carrying…
Digital voting machine could be introduced if all agree: EC Secy
Election Commission Secretary Muhammad Abdullah on Sunday said the Election Commission will introduce the digital voting machine (DVM) only after it gets positive responses from all quarters. “We must go for the system after satisfying all…if all want, the commission…
Britain attempts to brand journalists as spies
British journalists could be treated as spies, and given up to 14 years in prison for handling state secrets, if proposals by the UK’s Law Commission become law. In 2015, the Commission, whose remit is to review and recommend reforms…
Transplantation of Boro seedling ending in Rangpur region
Dhaka – Transplantation of Boro seedling has been ending as the farmers have already brought about 89 per cent of the targeted land area under its cultivation in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region. According to the Department of…
Man injured ‘by nephew ’dies in Nilphamari
Dhaka – Transplantation of Boro seedling has been ending as the farmers have already brought about 89 per cent of the targeted land area under its cultivation in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region. According to the Department of…
Truck kills college student in Magura
Dhaka- A college student died as a truck crushed him in stadium area in Magura today.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Biswas. He was a student of Govt. Shaheed Suhrawardi College of the town.Police said the accident took place at noon…
Zia maintains solo lead in Language Day Rating Chess
DHAKA, Feb 18, 2017 (BSS)- GM Ziaur Rahman Zia of Sheikh Russel Memorial Sporting Club maintained his solo lead in the points table with maximum 8 points after 8th or penultimate round games in the International Mother Language Day International…
Cricket: Root happy to rely on old friend Stokes
Dhaka – When Joe Root leads England out for the first time as Test captain he will be able to turn to a familiar face in Ben Stokes. Yorkshire batsman Root first came across Stokes in an Under-12s tournament when…
Bangladesh in last 16 of Roll Ball World Cup
Dhaka – Bangladesh stayed in the last 16 team race of the 4th Roll Ball World Cup after 11-0 victory against Myanmar in their Group D third match at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium (SSIS) in Mirpur on Sunday.In the day’s…
ICC WWCQ: Bangladesh lose to Sri Lanka by 42 runs
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team conceded a 42-run defeat (D/L method) against Sri Lanka in their 3rd and last Super League match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo on Sunday.In the day’s match, sent in to bat first,…
Tigresses’ ICC World Cup hopes shattered
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team’s dreams for playing the ICC Women’s World Cup got shattered losing to Sri Lanka by 42 runs via DL method in their last Super League match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers at…
Women’s Cricket League: Ansar, Keranigonj reach final
Dhaka – Bangladesh Ansar & VDP, and Keraniganj Cricket Academy reached the final of the Dhaka Metropolis Women’s First Division Cricket League eliminating their rivals at separate city venues on Sunday.The two teams will play each other in the final…
Star children who could be future superstars in Bollywood
Entertainment Desk Let’s move on from the year of break-ups and look towards the bright, bright future shall we? As we head towards a new year, here’s the…
Shah Rukh to host TED Talks India
TED Talks is a widely popular phenomenon around the world. And now, Shah Rukh Khan will be hosting TED Talks India: Nayi Soch, a global first Hindi TV talk show created in partnership with TED, a non-profit devoted to ‘ideas…
Kangana is super upset with the person
Kangana Ranaut was recently on the set of The Voice India with Shahid Kapur to promote Rangoon. But things didn’t go quite well when the shows host Sugandha Mishra, at the behest of Salim and Sulaiman, started mimicking Kangana. Things…
Tourism shows signs of recovery in Egypt
Tourists are slowly returning to Egypt, easing pressure on a key sector battered by years of turmoil and the 2015 bombing of a plane carrying Russian holidaymakers. “There is an increase in the number of tourists. This situation was much…
Tech tools gain traction amid Trump war on leaks
As President Donald Trump warns of a crackdown on US government leaks to media, interest is growing in technology tools that allow sources to share information anonymously. One such tool called SecureDrop, being used by at least 30 US and…
Weaning off oil, Scottish islands eye renewable future
Strong winds and stormy seas have helped turn the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic into a European renewable energy giant, producing more power than it knows what to do with. The tidal power underwater turbines that were completed last…
Adaptation to climate change must for food security
Agriculture experts and environmentalists underscored on the issues of adaptation to global climate change and its adverse impacts on the agriculture sector must get maximum priority in every country to keep agro-production increasing for ensuring food security. They expressed this…
Rain delays 1st ODI between NZ and South Africa
Dhaka — Rain has delayed the start of the first one-day cricket international between New Zealand and South Africa.Almost 130 millimeters of rain has fallen on Seddon Park over the past two days, leaving the outfield waterlogged. Head groundsman Carl…
Human hauler overturned in Khagrachhari; one killed
Dhaka – A man was killed and three people were injured as a human hauler overturned at Palashpur Zone in Matiranga upazila on Saturday evening.Officer-in-charge of Matiranga Police Station M Shahadat Hossain Titu said the deceased, M Kabir Hossain, 37,…
Atalanta beats Crotone 1-0 to move 4th in Serie A
Dhaka — Atalanta maintained its push for a European spot by defeating relegation-threatened Crotone 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday.It was more difficult than Atalanta perhaps expected but Andrea Conti scored to propel Atalanta into fourth spot, one point above…
Nice holds on to beat Lorient despite Balotelli’s red card
Dhaka— Nice striker Mario Balotelli has more red cards away from home than goals this season.The Italian has scored nine in the French league so far, but all have been at home. On Saturday he was sent off for the…
Sunamganj road crash kills 2 bikers
Dhaka – A motorcyclist and his co-rider were killed in a road accident at Baghmara Point on Bishwamvarpur-Tahirpur road in Bishwamvarpur upazila in Sunamganj on Saturday.