Dhaka – Farhad Mazhar is still appears to be traumatized and panic-stricken. He often shivers after opening his eyes in his bed at a cabin of Birdem hospital, said his hospital attendant.
Day: July 5, 2017
BPL: Mahmudullah retains Khulna Titans captaincy
Dhaka – National star cricketer Mahmudullah Riyad has been kept as the captain of franchised team Khulna Titans for the next round eight-team Bangladesh Premier League which is expected to begin on November 4 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.Besides, it…
BCB HP Team beat Northern Territory by 1 wkt
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance (HP) Squad got off to a good start in the Australia tour beating Northern Territory Invitational Eleven by one wicket in the first match of the five-match one-day series at the Marrara Cricket…
Mount Murray is a coveted spot on Day 3 at Wimbledon
London, (AP/UNB)- Just after 10:30 a.m., the race was on to get the best spot on Mount Murray.The hill next to No. 1 Court at Wimbledon, formerly known as Henman Hill, is a coveted spot for Day 3 at the…
Messi to extend contract with Barcelona until 2021
Barcelona,(AP/UNB)- Lionel Messi will play out the best remaining years of his trophy-rich career at Barcelona.The Spanish club said Wednesday that Messi had agreed a three-year contract extension that will keep him at the club through the 2020-21 season. By…
27 baby snakes killed in Rajshahi house
Dhaka – At least 27 baby snakes have been killed at a house in Rajshahi Budhpara area.House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30 pm on Tuesday and beat it…
‘JMB man’ held in Chapainawabganj
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday night.The arrestee is Md Royen, 35, son of Motlabur Rahman of Chama Mushoribhuja village in the upazila.
3 get life for killing auto-rickshaw driver in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to death for killing a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur in 2013.
7 of a family burnt in city gas line blast
Dhaka – Seven people, including a minor boy, of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at a house in Dhalkanagar area in the city’s Gendaria early Wednesday.
Global shares mostly higher, shrugging off NKorea concerns
Hong Kong – Shares rose Wednesday, reversing early losses as investors shrugged off concerns over North Korea’s launch of a long-range missile a day earlier. Trading was thin following the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Investors are looking ahead to the…
Govt to import 5 lakh mts crude salt
Dhaka – The government will import some 5 lakh metric tonnes of crude salt to meet the domestic demand, keep its price and supply stable in the market as its local production has marked a fall. -UNB
Varun, Anushka’s ‘Sui Dhaaga’ locks release date
Bollywood young guns Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have joined forces for the very first time and will be seen together in Yash Raj Films’ ‘Sui Dhaaga—Made In India’. The venture was announced yesterday and since then social media is…
Grateful to my fans for watching Nabab: Shakib
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan has thanked his fans especially who have watch ‘Nabab’. Shakib made his remark celebrating the grand success of Nabab which has become the major hit of this Eid. Shakib starrer ‘Nabab’ and ‘Rajniti’ as…
Charges pressed against 4 for raping Garo girl
Dhaka – Police on Wednesday pressed charges against four young men, including prime accused Rafsan Hossain Rubel, in a case filed for gang raping a Garo girl in the city’s Badda area last year. -UNB
Nipun lashes out at Shakib Khan
Entertainment Desk National Award winning film actress Nipun Akter lashed out at Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan in a recent Facebook post. In a Facebook post on Monday, the heroine accused a lot of allegations against the superstar. Shakib Khan took…
RU to celebrate 64th founding anniversary tomorrow
Rajshahi University (RU) is going to celebrate its 64th founding anniversary tomorrow, a RU press release said today. To mark the day, RU authority has chalked out elaborate programmes, including tree plantation, colourful rally and discussion meeting. The university administration…
Russia to build new units of NPP in Hungary
ASE Group, an engineering company and member of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has launched tenders related to the construction of new units at Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant (NPP), the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Read also…
Monsoon floods kill 20 in India, leave thousands homeless
Gauhati – Heavy rains since the start of India’s monsoon season have triggered floods and landslides in parts of the remote northeastern region, causing at least 20 deaths, authorities said Wednesday. –AP/UNB
Plane crashes off Venezuelan island with 9 people aboard
Caracas — A small jet with nine people aboard crashed Tuesday off the coast of Venezuela as it was attempting an emergency landing. It’s not known if there were any survivors. -UNB
Joint anti-militancy drive begins in Gaibandha
Dhaka, July 5 – Joint forces have launched anti-militancy operations in the remote char areas of three upazilas of Gaibandha district early Wednesday.
7 of a family burnt in Dhaka city gas line blast
Dhaka, July 5 – Seven people, including a minor boy, of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at a house in Dhalkanagar area in the city’s Gendaria early Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia, allies to meet in Cairo on Qatar crisis
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed ties with the Gulf state.
US calls UNSC meet against N Korea’s missile test
The US has confirmed that North Korea tested a long-range missile which some experts believe could reach Alaska. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a “new escalation of the threat” and warned that Washington “will never accept a nuclear-armed…
Why war? Building on the legacies of Einstein, Freud and Gandhi
Robert J. Burrowes In 1932, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein conducted a correspondence subsequently published under the title ‘Why War?’ See ‘Why War: Einstein and Freud’s Little-Known Correspondence on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature’. https://www.transcend.org/tms/2015/04/why-war-einstein-and-freuds-little-known-correspondence-on-violence-peace-and-human-nature/ In many ways, this dialogue…
After injuries, Stephens plays 1st match of ’17 at Wimbledon
London, (AP/UNB) – Sloane Stephens hadn’t played a competitive match in nearly a year because of an injured left foot, so when she stepped on the grass of Wimbledon on Tuesday, simply being there was significant.”Just getting on the court,…
Wanderers sign striker Oriol Riera for 2 A-League seasons
Sydney, (AP/UNB) – The Western Sydney Wanderers have signed Spanish striker Oriol Riera as their marquee player for the next two League seasons.The team said Wednesday that Riera, 31, will arrive in Sydney this week before joining his teammates in…
‘Jessore housewife strangled to death’
Dhaka – A housewife of Shangkarpur Chopdarpara area in Jessore town, who reportedly committed suicide on April 2, had actually been strangled to death, according to autopsy report.Earlier, family members had taken Khukumoni to Jessore 250-bed Hospital citing that she…
Magura man dies from snakebite
Dhaka – A man died from snakebite at Tupipara village in Sreepur upazila in Magura on Tuesday night.
Teenage boy hacked to death over love affairs
Dhaka- A teenage boy was hacked to death by another one over previous enmity at Lalchandpur village in Monohorganj upazila in Comilla on Tuesday night.Quoting locals, police said Yusuf Kazi, 14, son of Wazed Kazi and Rahmat Ullah, 15, son…
Top 300 cooperatives generate $2.5 trillion annually
By IPS World Desk Rome, Jul 3 (IPS) – The top 300 cooperatives alone generate 2.5 trillion dollars in annual turnover, more than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of France, according to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs…