Dhaka– Brothers Union Club clinched the CJKS First Division Kabaddi League title beating South End Club by 49-16 points in the last league match at MA Aziz Stadium on Wednesday. Little Brothers finished runners-up in the league.
Day: May 3, 2017
4 ‘drug peddlers’ held in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives arrested five alleged drug peddlers along with 4000 pieces of Yaba pills, 2 kg hemp and 155 bottles of Indian Phensidyl in Sharsha upazila in Benapole on Tuesday night.
42 held in Satkhira drive
Dhaka- In their separate drives in different parts of the district, police arrested 42 people from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning on various charges.
None will remain homeless: PM
Reaffirming her commitment to ensure accommodation and jobs for the poor and the homeless, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she does not want anyone to remain homeless after Bangabandhu’s birth centenary. “Our aim is to ensure home for…
Huge venison seized in Satkhira
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guards in a drive seized 51 kilograms of venison from Kalirkhal area of the Sundarbans under Satkhira range early Wednesday.
Hasina reject’s Khaleda’s remarks on India deals
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday dismissed BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s statement over the instruments signed during her recent India tour as totally untrue, whimsical and thoughtless, saying it is an ill-motivated attempt to mislead people. “None of the agreements/memoranda…
Tamim’s injury ‘not much of a worry’
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s leading run-scorer Tamim Iqbal had complained of a possible recurrence of a back injury during the practice session ahead of the first friendly match of their camp in England on Monday.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Chief Physician Debasish…
News digital security law to remove concern about ICT law
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the concern and confusion over section 57 of the ICT Act will be removed in the proposed Digital Security Act. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after a meeting…
AFC Cup Football: Dhaka Abahani upset Bengaluru FC 2-0
Dhaka – Two back to back goals by Saaduddin and Rubel Miah in the last four minutes enabled Dhaka Abahani Limited to earn an astonishing 2-0 goals victory over Group E leader Bengaluru FC of India in the AFC Cup…
4 to die for killing young Tutul
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced four people to death for killing Tutul, a student of class four, after abducting him on August 12, 2014.The four convicts are M. Dalim, Shohag Mia, Dulal Mia and Aminul Haque from…
3 schoolgirls go missing in Barisal
Dhaka – Three schoolgirls went missing from Banaripara in the city on Tuesday.The victims are—Swarna, a class VIII student of Banaripara Girls’ High School and daughter of Helal Khan of Rayerhat, her classmate Ankhi, daughter of Khalil Mistri, and Sumaiya,…
World Press Freedom Day but hundreds of journos in jail
For decades if not longer, repressive leaders around the world have defended restrictions on freedom of the press by citing examples of Western governments failing to live by their own professed standards. So when, in late-2016, Canadian photojournalist Ed Ou…
Twitter authorities verify Khaleda’s account
Dhaka – The authorities of Twitter, a social networking service, have verified BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s official account, eight months after she opened it. “The Twitter authorities verified the BNP chief’s account on Tuesday,” Khaleda’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir…
Main accused in Gazipur dad-daughter suicide case held
Gazipur, May 3 – Police arrested the main accused of the father-daughter suicide case from Karnapur village in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday night.
World Press Freedom Day 2017 main function in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia 03 May – from Manowara Begum Moni Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies Irina Bokova is Director General of UNESCO has just inaugurated the main event of the World Press…
Inquiry of ‘special’ city bus services or deep freeze
Dhaka, May 3 – Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Tuesday formed an eight-member committee to probe the necessity of operating ‘Sitting Service’ or ‘Gate Lock’ on the city streets.
World Press Freedom Day Wednesday
Dhaka, May 3 – The World Press Freedom Day is being observed today (Wednesday) in the country as elsewhere across the world.
What on earth might a Trump-Un meet look like?
Bangkok, May 3 (AP/UNB)- In one corner: the unpredictable dictator, the third-generation family ruler whose nation has a seven-decade reputation of being erratic, quick to take umbrage and insistent that it is powerful enough to upend the planet. In the…
Change needed in taxing policy to discourage smoking
Dhaka– Anti-tobacco campaigners have demanded introducing a ‘specific tax’ on tobacco products with the increase of tax rate from the upcoming 2017-18 fiscal, aiming to cut tobacco use in Bangladesh.“Tobacco taxation is very complex and a non-pragmatic system in Bangladesh,…
Bus plunge kills 7 in Tangail, about 100km north of Dhaka
Tangail, May 2 – Seven people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Haripur in Ghatail upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
The psychological importance of wasting time
Olivia Goldhill There will always be an endless list of chores to complete and work to do, and a culture of relentless productivity tells us to get to it right away and feel terribly guilty about any time wasted. But…
Islami Bank and Prime Exchange, S’pore sign remittance deal
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Prime Exchange Company Ltd, Singapore signed remittance agreement on 2 May 2017, Tuesday at Islami Bank Tower. Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Directorand CEO of Islami Bank and Ahmed Kamal Khan Chowdhury, Managing…
Judge stops bail of Mayor Nasir in journo murder case
Dhaka – The Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez Siddique of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the bail of suspect KM Nasir Uddin, granted by a High Court bench in the Shirajganj journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul…
‘BNP has candidates three times the No. of Parliament seats’
Dhaka – The BNP has 900 candidates against the 300 parliamentary constituencies across the country to take part in the next elections, says party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.