Dhaka –Bangladesh’s celebrited golfer Siddikur Rahman teed off in the $3 million Maybank Championship and shared 19th place after the 1st round at Saujana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Month: February 2017
ICC WWCQ: Tigresses to face Scotland Friday
Dhaka – The 2nd slot holders in the points table Bangladesh women’s cricket team will face Scotland in their Group B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier at Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Sri Lanka on Friday.The match will…
Rumaisa clinches Open Women’s title in Ctg
Dhaka – Rumaisa Haier of Mohila Samity School & College emerged champion in the two-day Open Women’s Chess Tournament that concluded at the convention hall of MA Aziz Stadium here on Thursday.
U-18 National Football Championship begins on March 9
Dhaka – The Under-18 National Football Championship, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), will begin on March 9 at eight zonal venues across the country.Prior to the competition, the BFF will send coaches to all the participating districts in the…
Kohli, Vijay’s centuries lead India to 356/3 vs Bangladesh
Dhaka – India at stumps collecting 356/3 in the first innings on day one spurred by two centuries of skipper Virat Kohli and opener Murali Vijay against Bangladesh in the one-off Test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Thursday.Batting…
US keen to know more about Rohingya relocation plan
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Thursday said they need to know a lot more details about government’s proposal to relocate Rohingyas to Hatiya. “We asked lot of questions about the proposal because we are asked to support the…
PM urges Islamic scholars to prevent Islam’s misinterpretation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to Islamic scholars, imams and teachers, to prevent the misinterpretation of Islam and widely publicise that Islam does not believe in terrorism, militancy and killing people. “It’s my fervent call to…
JS body for early marriage in special cases
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry on Thursday submitted its report in Parliament on the much-talked-about Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2017, recommending allowing marriage of both underage girls and boys in special cases. On December 8…
51.20 lakh beneficiaries of social safety net: Nuruzzaman
State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed today said 51.20 lakh beneficiaries, including physically challenged persons, have been brought under social safety net and food security programmes of the government. “The Ministry of Social Welfare has undertaken various programmes for…
Steve Bannon Believes The Apocalypse Is Coming And War Is Inevitable
In 2009, the historian David Kaiser, then a professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, got a call from a guy named Steve Bannon. Bannon wanted to interview Kaiser for a documentary he was making based on…
Reject Rohingya Refugee Relocation Plan: HRW
The Bangladeshi government should immediately drop its plan to transfer Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited, undeveloped coastal island, Human Rights Watch said today. Relocating the refugees from the Cox’s Bazar area to Thengar Char island would deprive them of their…
Munnabhai 3 script ready, superb story: Arshad Warsi
Entertainment Desk Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi, who will reprise the much-loved character of ‘Circuit’ in the third film in the Munnabhai franchise, said the script for the third installment is ready. “Rajkumar Hirani spoke to me. He gave an idea…
Soak rice overnight to reduce risk of heart diseases, cancer
If you’re a rice lover you might benefit from this healthier way to cook it. A new study suggests that before eating rice, soak it overnight to reduce the chances of increase in heart disease, diabetes and cancer. According to…
Asif, Fahmida Nabi sings together for the first time
Culture Desk Asif Akbar and Fahmida Nabi have sung together for a song for the first time in history. The song “Omon Kore Takiyo Naa Bhalobasha Hoye Jabe” will be released on February 14. Recording of the song in currently…
Nissan says Mexico plant going ahead despite Trump warnings
Nissan said Thursday it is pressing ahead with plans for a new plant in Mexico, despite US President Donald Trump rapping rival Toyota over a factory in the Latin American country. Nissan and Daimler broke ground in 2015 on the…
Top agency scraps Oscars party in protest at Trump
One of the world’s largest talent agencies has scrapped its pre-Oscars party in protest at President Donald Trump’s travel ban, vowing instead to donate to civil rights groups, reports said Wednesday. Hollywood’s United Talent Agency (UTA), which has 300 agents…
Excellent litchi flowering makes farmers happy
The farmers are now happy over excellent litchi flowering with a hope of getting bumper production of the juiciest fleshy fruit this season in eights northern districts under Rangpur division. With advent of the spring at the eve of departure…
Anti-graft body arrests ex-Rajuk chairman, Partex director
Dhaka, Feb 9 – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested former secretary and former Rajuk chairman Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury and director of Partex Group Shawkat Aziz from the capital in a graft case.
Over 1,000 Rohingya feared killed in Burma army crackdown
More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims may have been killed in a Myanmar army crackdown, according to two senior United Nations officials dealing with refugees fleeing the violence, suggesting the death toll has been a far greater than previously reported.
Another war crime suspect held in Jamalpur
Dhaka, Feb 9 – Police in a drive arrested a suspect on charge of war crimes from Dameshwar Dakkhin Shekhpara village in Sadar upazila of Jamalpur on Wednesday.
Trump under fire in Nordstrom Ivanka row
Democrats have condemned President Donald Trump’s tweet attacking a clothing retailer after it dropped a fashion line owned by his daughter.
American women are rushing to get birth control
Usage of highly effective, long-lasting birth control has jumped after Donald Trump’s victory in the November presidential election, as American women consider what a Republican effort to reverse the Affordable Care Act could mean for access to intrauterine devices (IUDs)…
India score 86 for 1 in 27 overs against Bangladesh at launch
Dhaka, Feb 9 –India scored 86 runs for 1 in 27 overs against Bangladesh at lunch in the one-off Test match that began at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Let there be no friendly fire
I do not have any intention of erupting into friendly fire, especially in a situation where not just the BNP but all Bangladeshis have become local political Rohingyas. I have always maintained that in the face of ongoing and all…
Jihad’s death case verdict on Feb 26
The Special Court-5 of Dhaka on Wednesday fixed February 26 for delivering its judgment in a case filed over the death of four-year old child Jihad in the city’s Shahjahanpur area in 2014.
Women4Climate Conference in NYC March 15
New York City — On January 21, millions of women marched in solidarity on every continent around the globe to protect basic human rights. But when it comes to local government, women haven’t just broken through the glass ceiling –…
RU unit of BCL seeks trial of Faruque’s killers
Rajshahi – Observing the death anniversary of BCL activist Shaheed Faruque Hossain Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Rajshahi University (RU) unit brought out a mourn rally on the campus on Wednesday.
Five-man body to probe Teachers assault at RUET
Rajshahi – The authority of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has formed a five-member probe committee to probe Teachers assault and break the now going dead lock condition of the University on Wednesday.
Bangladesh protests Myanmar police firing on fishing boat
Bangladesh has “strongly” protested the Myanmar border police’s firing on a fishing boat in the Naf river that killed one fisherman and injured another.The foreign ministry on Wednesday said they protested the “act of aggression” in a diplomatic note sent…
BNP urges President to reconsider CEC
BNP on Wednesday urged President Abdul Hamid to reconsider the appointment of KM Nurul Huda as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) as he is a ‘controversial person’. “A controversial person has been appointed the Chief Election Commissioner. Even a crazy…