Dhaka – Victoria Sporting Club rout Fakirapool Young Men’s Club 2-0 in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League football at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Friday.
Month: August 2017
Pro-BNP lawyers to stage demo for Khairul Haque’s removal
Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a pro-BNP lawyers’ platform, on Friday announced a three-day countrywide demonstration programme to press for its various demands, including the resignation and arrest of Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque, for belittling the Supreme Court.Barrister Mahbub Uddin…
BPL: Holders Abahani drop points with BJMC in goalless affair
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd dropped important point with lowly ranking Team BJMC as their 4th match of the 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football ended in a goalless draw at Bangabandhu National Stadiumon Friday.With the day’s frustrating…
Day 3 between Tigers’ Green & Red teams washed out
Chittagong – The three-day practice match between Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh Green team and Test captain Mushifiqur Rahim’s led Red team ended in draw as the 3rd and final day’s play was washed out without a single ball being bowled due…
Family bonds survive India-Pakistan split
I was 9 the first time I traveled on an airplane, in 1986. We were headed to Pakistan, a country that was foreign yet held a part of us. For my younger brothers, the flight from New Delhi to Lahore…
China to remain neutral if North Korea attacks first
A Chinese state-run newspaper has suggested Beijing would “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first in a conflict with the United States, despite a mutual defence pact between the Asian allies. The nationalistic Global Times tabloid said on Friday in…
FBI says terror network stretches fron Britain to Bangladesh
US investigators have uncovered a global financial network run by an Islamic State leader from Britain to Bangladesh, The Wall Street Journal reports. The network also funnelled money to an alleged ISIS operative in the US through fake eBay transactions,…
Fire forces evacuation of Oxford Circus Tube station
Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire on a Tube train at Oxford Circus station in central London. The station was evacuated shortly before 09:00 BST and trains did not stop at the station for nearly…
Fipronil tainted eggs found in 15 EU countries, Hong Kong
Fifteen EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, the European Commission says. The Commission will hold a meeting with ministers and regulators on 26 September. Its food safety chief has…
Man jailed for 21 years in arms case
Dhaka- A court here has sentenced a man to 21 years’ imprisonment in an arms case.Special Tribunal Judge of Magura Md Mizanur punished Rayees Uddin, 37, son of Rahim Mollah of Majhail Mandartala village of Sripur upazila in Magura on…
Sherpur man gets 1 year in rape case
Dhaka – A court here has convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a minor girl in Nakla upazila in Sherpur 2015.Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Moslem Uddin on Thursday convicted Munir Hussain, 26,…
Donald Trump & Kim Jong-Un need to find a diplomatic off-ramp
By Daryl G. Kimball Washington DC, Aug 9 (IPS) – Just six months into the administration of President Donald Trump, the war of words and nuclear threats between the United States and North Korea have escalated, and a peaceful resolution…
50 injured in Noakhali tornado
Dhaka – A tornado hit three villages in Companiganj upazila in Noakhali on Thursday, leaving at least 20 people injured and 50 establishments damaged.
Barisal division bus strike called off
Dhaka – Barisal-Patuakhali Bus and Minibus Owners’ Association called their indefinite strike off on 38 routes of six districts under Barisal division following a fruitful meeting with the local administration in Barisal on Thursday night.
Farmer killed in Sherpur elephant attack
Dhaka – An elderly farmer was killed and his wife and son were injured in an attack by wild elephants at Haluahati village in Sreebardi upazila in Sherpur on Thursday night.A herd of elephants, numbering 30-40, came down the hills…
‘Extremist’ held with ‘arms’ in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected extremist along with ‘firearms’ from Belgachchi village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Thursday night.
Federer beats Ferrer in 3 sets
Montreal,(AP/UNB)- Roger Federer overcame a weak first set to post a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over David Ferrer in the third round Thursday at the Rogers Cup.In Friday’s quarterfinals, the second-seeded Federer will face 12th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain,…
Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova advances at Rogers Cup
Toronto,(AP/UNB)- Karolina Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup on Thursday when Japanese qualifier Naomi Osaka was forced to retire because of an injury.The world’s top-ranked player moved on with a 6-2, 6-7 (4), 1-0 victory when Osaka…
Indigenous peoples help curb gas emissions, end hunger
By IPS World Desk Rome, Aug 10 (IPS) – A third of global forests, crucial for curbing gas emissions, are primarily managed by indigenous peoples, families, smallholders and local communities, according to the United Nations.
BD now on global tourism map: Minister
Dhaka, Aug 10 – Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Thursday said Bangladesh is now on the global tourism map with its growing presence though it could not successfully attract the international tourists in a significant way…
BNP finds Justice Khairul’s remarks on SC verdict indecent
Dhaka, Aug 10 – BNP on Thursday termed ‘indecent and tantamount to contempt of court’ the remarks of Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque on Chief Justice SK Sinha and the Supreme Court’s verdict that annulled the 16th constitutional amendment.
Chief Justice welcomes constructive criticism of verdict
Dhaka – Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday turned down a call for a contempt rule against the Law Commission Chief for his remarks on the verdict that declared the 16th constitutional amendment illegal.
Khaleda undergoes eye surgery in London
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has undergone a successful eye surgery at an eye hospital in London. The BNP chief underwent the surgery for the cataract in her right eye at Moorfields Eye Hospital on Tuesday evening (London time), said her…
Govt scrutinising 16th Amendment verdict: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the government is scrutinising the Supreme Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to the Constitution for its next course of action. “As the government is not happy with the verdict, so we’re…
Remembering Partition 70 years after
It’s been 70 years since India and Pakistan were carved from the former British Empire as independent nations, a process that triggered one of the largest human migrations in history. Overnight, Hindu and Muslim neighbours became fearful of one another.…
Cam girls: Inside Romania’s sexscam industry
Interactive webcamming is the fastest-growing sector of the global pornography business. In Romania, thousands of women work as “cam-girls” from studios and from home. It is a 24/7 market, the majority of clients logging in from North America and Western…
20 EU countries see rise in modern slavery
Modern slavery risks have risen in nearly three-quarters of the 28 member states of the European Union over the last year, reveals an annual study from global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. According to the 2nd edition of the Modern Slavery…
N. Korea threatens Guam hit plan within days
North Korea’s Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on Wednesday repeated threats that the DPRK military was in the final stages of developing a plan to strike the island of Guam. The KPA Strategic Force said it was…
Teletalk to provide technological supports for fertilizer management
State-owned mobile operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited will provide all sorts of technological supports to the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) to ensure transparency in fertilizer management. In this regard, a corporate memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed today between Teletalk…