Dhaka– Afif Hossain’s century of 137 and Tasamul Haque’s 98 runs helped Islami Bank East Zone close the gap against Prime Bank South Zone as they trailed by six runs with six wickets in hand in the first innings after…
Month: February 2017
Sk Kamal Football: TC Sports reach final eliminating Manang Marshyangdi 1-0
Dhaka – TC Sports Club of Maldives reached the final of the eight-team Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Football 2017 eliminating Manang Marshyangdi Club of Nepal 1-0 goal in the first semifinal at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on…
Shifat murder: Husband gets 10 yrs imprisonment
Dhaka – Husband Asif Pisly has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years behind the bar on charge of instigating his wife Wahida Shifat, a former student of Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Rajshahi University, to commit suicide…
Transport strike in Khulna division withdraws
Dhaka – The indefinite period transport strike at 10 districts of Khulna division was withdrawn this evening which was enforced by the Bus-Truck Workers Federation protesting the life-term imprisonment of a bus driver.The decision came after a meeting between road…
Road accident kills schoolboy in Gazaria
Dhaka – A schoolboy was killed and five others were injured in a road accident at Baluakandi under Gazaria upazila of the district today.The victim was identified as Bisal Chandr Das, 11, son of Biswanath Das, a resident of Narsingdi…
Mahfuz, Ruhul elected Ctg Taxes Bar president, GS
Dhaka -Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque Moni and Mohammad Ruhul Amin have been elected president and general secretary (GS) respectively of the Chittagong Taxes Bar Association (CTBA). Election Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Malek today in the morning declared the results of CTBA polls…
AL activist killed in Khulna
Dhaka -Miscreants killed an AL activist of Daulatpur Thana due to controlling over the supremacy of a shrimp gher at Beel Pabla area in the early hours of today.Police recovered the dead body from a shrimp gher at Beel Pabla…
Mourinho demands United trophy charge
Dhaka – Jose Mourinho has challenged his Manchester United stars to use their dramatic League Cup final win against Southampton as a springboard to bigger prizes.Mourinho lifted the first major trophy of his United reign on Sunday after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s…
Bangladesh Cricketers off to Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh national cricket team led by Mushfiqur Rahim left Sri Lanka today (Monday) to play a full series against their Sri Lankan counterpart starting next month. Tigers departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2pm on a flight…
Violence against Rohingyas more extensive than speculated: UN
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Monday said the magnitude of violence that Rohingya families have witnessed and experienced is far more extensive than she had originally speculated. Speaking at the end…
3 languishing in jail without trial get HC bail
The High Court on Monday asked the trial court to dispose of cases filed against three prisoners, who have been languishing in jails without trial for long, within three months. An HC bench of Justice AKM Abdul Hakim and Justice…
BNP backs Nat’l committee‘s Jan 26 half-day hartal
BNP on Sunday extended its support to a half-day hartal to be enforced by the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on January 26 demanding cancellation of Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans. BNP…
Child marriage bill passed with special provision
The much talked-about ‘Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2017’ was passed in the Parliament allowing marriage of both underage girls and boys in special cases. State Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs Meher Afroze (Chumki) moved the bill in the House…
Mexico will retaliate with tariffs if Trump imposes border tax
A day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s team met with top Mexican officials, Mexico has threatened to retaliate if the United States imposed a border tax. On Friday, Trump vowed to start building the border wall “soon, way ahead of…
HIV rash: What does it look like and how long does it last?
For many people newly infected with HIV, a rash is one of the earliest symptoms. A wide range of illnesses, infections, and allergic reactions can irritate the skin, however, so a rash alone is never sufficient to diagnose HIV. People…
Dumbphones survive rise of the smartphone
Dumbphones—handsets that just make calls and send texts—were set to disappear as technology moved on, but they have survived in emerging markets and among nostalgics of simpler devices in the West. Their continued appeal was underscored on Sunday in Barcelona…
Apollo 13’ star Bill Paxton dies at 61
Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a familiar face on US movie…
New urgency in fight to restore Florida Everglades
Rising seas, polluted coastlines and the specter of more frequent droughts and storms have lent new urgency to efforts to restore the ecosystem of the Florida Everglades, the largest freshwater wetland in the United States. The Everglades’ sawgrasses, swamps, tree…
New Saudi stock market opens with gains of 20 percent
Saudi Arabia on Sunday launched a parallel equity market designed to boost small and medium enterprises that closed up 20 percent, the maximum allowed in a single day, brokers said. The index on the parallel market, Nomu, listing seven companies,…
Daylong training Programme on “Skills for Bankers” held
IBCF Research & Training Academy arranged a daylong Training Program on “Skills for Bankers” was held on (Saturday) the 25th February, 2017 at BAB’s office, Gulshan, Dhaka. 21 Midlevel Officers of 9 Islamic Banks & having Islamic Banking Branches/windows &…
On-stage mixup: Winner is not ‘La La Land’ but Moonmlight
Los Angeles (CNN)It’s an Oscar moment that will go down in history. Not only did “Moonlight” pull out a surprise win over “La La Land” for best picture, but their big moment came after presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway…
Woman deported to Singapore despite 27-year marriage
A woman who has been married to a British man for 27 years has been deported to Singapore. Irene Clennel was being held in a Scottish detention centre, but has now told the BBC she has been sent back to…
Take two: ‘Moonlight’ wins best picture at Academy Awards
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Oscar winner, take two. Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” — not, as it turned out, “La La Land” — won best picture at the Academy Awards in a historic Oscar upset and an unprecedented fiasco that…
Emma Stone wins best-actress Oscar for ‘La La Land’
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Emma Stone sang and danced her way to a best-actress Oscar for “La La Land,” elevating the once struggling actress with roots in community theater to the heights of Hollywood. Stone’s victory on Sunday…
Bangladesh stumbles on path to child nutrition goals
Dhaka, February 27 – Four-year-old Maruf Hossain sits listlessly, staring with large, sunken eyes at the whitewashed walls of the health clinic. His mother, Monwara Begum, looks on with increasing anxiety as the doctor examines Maruf, who has been suffering…
Young man gunned down in Pabna
Dhaka, Feb 27 – The bullet-hit body of an unidentified young man was found near Pakshi Paper Mill in Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Monday.
It’s a challenge to teach diverse students in this age
Masum Billah The current social setting makes some students stressed and nervous about what their fate is going to be. Will education change significantly for these students? There are many unanswered questions at the moment. Teachers of English or any…
7th council of RU Chhatra Federation March 17
Rajshahi – The 7th council of Chhatra Federation, Rajshahi University (RU) unit, will be held on March 17 and 18 next, according to a press release.
College Principals concerned at shortage of teachers
Dhaka – Principals of different colleges across the country yesterday expressed their concern over the shortage of teachers in their educational institutions which they think would affect the quality of education. They also said that there is acute shortage of…
Court allows Khaleda time for statement in graft case
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Sunday granted BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia petition seeking time allowing her to give her statement on her defence in the Zia Charitable Trust Graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadear of…