Arlington, (AP/UNB)- Clint Dempsey is back in his home state of Texas, one goal away from a national scoring record for the United States team that is one win from playing in another CONCACAF Gold Cup final.The Americans play a…
Month: July 2017
Top-seeded John Isner reaches Hall of Fame semifinals
Newport, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Top-seeded John Isner beat fellow American Dennis Novikov 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships semifinals.The hard-serving Isner had 20 aces and did not face a break point in his bid…
Pele’s son’s in jail on drug trafficking charges in Brazil
Sao Paulo, (AP/UNB)- A son of Brazilian soccer legend Pele has returned to jail to serve a sentence of more than 12 years on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
Former Australian tennis pro Peter Doohan dead at 56
Sydney, (AP/UNB) – Former Australian tennis professional Peter Doohan, whose most famous victory was over Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, has died aged 56, Tennis Australia said in a statement Saturday.Doohan was diagnosed nine weeks ago with a particularly…
Folk Heritage Museum’ to open at Bangla Academy soon
The newly set up ‘Folk Heritage Museum’ at Bangla Academy here would be inaugurated soon as all relevant activities to open the museum have already been completed. The museum has been set up on the second floor of the Burdwan…
Microsoft ties up with local firm to train 50000 students
Microsoft has partnered with a leading youth network of the country for providing basic computer training to around 50,000 students in different educational institutions across the country. Young Bangla, the youth network, has involved 2100 educational institutions and started picking…
Thrones’ cast talk love as new trailer drops
“Game of Thrones” dropped a new trailer at San Diego Comic-Con Friday, showing the armies of the Seven Kingdoms gearing up for war, with an undead horde on the march. Queen Cersei warns the people in King’s Landing to beware…
Storm hits New Zealand’s largest city in South Island
Several cities in New Zealand’s South Island declared a state of emergency on Saturday as heavy rain caused flooding in Christchurch and nearby cities, with hundreds of homes evacuated. Due to continuous heavy rain, the Heathcote River burst its banks…
Microcredit programmes turn many women self-employed
Many women both rural and urban are getting privileges of becoming self-employed through various microcredit programmes in the district. Moreover 3,500 women were brought under the programmes and they were given loans worth Taka 2.46 crore along with requisite training…
Iran inaugurates production line for missile
Tehran, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — Iranian state TV is reporting the inauguration of a production line for a new version of an air defense missile.
Qatar’s ruler voices willingness to talk to solve Arab rift
Dubai, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty.
Cops cordon off suspected ‘militant den’ in Meherpur
Dhaka, July 22 – Police cordoned off a house in Bamondi area of Gangni Upazila in Meherpur on Saturday morning suspecting it to be a militant hideout.
Dhaka can reclaim its lost canals ‘as Seoul did’
Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, July 22 – Though it looks to be a daunting task to recover the capital’s 43 lost canals and many other wetlands to restore its natural drainage network, green activists think well-thought-out plans,…
Prince George photo marks fourth birthday
An official portrait of Prince George has been released to mark his fourth birthday. The picture, taken at Kensington Palace ahead of his birthday on Saturday, captures a smiling future king. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were “delighted” to…
White House press secretary Spicer quits
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at an organisational shake-up. Mr Spicer stepped down because he was unhappy with President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new communications director, according to reports. Combative Wall Street financier…
Qatar Emir willing to talk to solve Arab rift
Dubai- Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…
UK to engage with all BD parties for democracy
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jul 21 – The United Kingdom (UK) has said they will “engage constructively” with all Bangladeshi political parties and their international partners to strengthen democratic accountability and capacity to hold participatory elections.
BNP calls acting EC secretary ‘pro-AL’ bureaucrat
Dhaka, July 21 – Describing newly appointed Election Commission (EC) Secretariat’s acting secretary Helal Uddin as a pro-ruling party bureaucrat, BNP on Friday voiced doubt whether the government and the Commission are jointly heading towards holding a ‘unilateral and staged-managed…
Defamation case against UNO: AL leader suspended
Dhaka, July 21 – Barisal Awami League leader Obaidullah Saju, who filed a defamation case against a UNO for publishing a ‘distorted’ photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an official invitation card, was suspended from the party on Friday.
English shoppers shun plastic bags with 5p levy
London — The number of plastic carrier bags handed out by large stores in England fell by 83% since they started charging a levy for their use, government data showed on Friday.
Anisul meets CJ again over Judges’ conduct rules
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq met Chief Justice Surendra Kuman Sinha in connection with issuing a gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for the subordinate court judges.
Indian varsities offer ‘Study in India’ at 2-day event
Dhaka – Indian educational institutions are offering a wide range of opportunities for the Bangladeshi students to study there with a high-quality education at an affordable cost.
Bangladesh suffer 2nd loss in AFC U23 Champs Qualifiers
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23 Football team suffered the 2nd successive defeat in the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers as they conceded 1-3 defeat against Tajikistan U23 side in their Group E match at Dura Stadium in Hebron, Palestine on Friday.In the…
Int’l Rating Chess: 3 players share top slot after 7th round
Dhaka – Three players shared the lead in the category ‘A’ points table of the Saif Powertec 2nd International Rating Chess Tournament after the 7th round at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Friday.GM Ziaur Rahman, GM Enamul Hossain Razib and…
Green Varsity reach quarterfinals as football group champions
Dhaka – Green University rout City University 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals as Group D champions in the Walton 1st Inter-University Football Tournament at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Friday. A total of 20-team,…
Mother, son burnt in Chuadanga cylinder blast
Dhaka – A woman and her son sustained burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at Andulbaria village in Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga on Friday afternoon.Family sources said the gas cylinder went off with a big bang while Habiba Sultana,…
42 held in city with drugs
Dhaka – Police arrested 42 people from different areas of the city during 24-hour long drive till Friday morning for their alleged involvement in illegal drug trading as well as taking drugs.
Injured elephant dies in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – A pet elephant, who suffered injuries in her waist seven days back, died at Bridge No. 5 of Moulvibazar Road in Sreemangal Upazila in Moulvibazar on Friday morning.Sirajul Islam, owner of the elephant, said a resident of Brahmanbaria…
Dubai Municipality offers new drone survey service
Dubai – Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of a new aerial survey service using drones to provide orthophotos and topographic maps. The organisation said maps provided through this method would offer 200 times better clarity and 88 per cent…