Dhaka – The body of a day labourer, who went missing as a boat capsized in the Old Brahmaputra river in Dakpara area of Sadar upazila in Sherpur on Thursday evening, was found dead in Sarifpur area of Jamalpur district…
Month: September 2017
Human hauler driver electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A human hauler driver died from electrocution in Durgapur area of Sadar upazila in Jessore on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Md Sabuj Hossain, 30, son of Mizanur Rahman.
Tigers end 1st innings with 176 runs behind Proteas
Dhaka – Bangladesh collected 12 off 19 balls for 2 in the 3rd session on day three to finish the 1st innings giving a 176-run lead advantage to South Africa 496/3-d in the first Test at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom…
Chandimal ton leads Sri Lanka to 419, Pakistan 64-0 on Day 2
Abu Dhabi,(AP/UNB) – Dinesh Chandimal scored his ninth test century and first as captain as Sri Lanka posted 419 against Pakistan on day two of the first test on Friday.By stumps, Pakistan was a chanceless 64 without loss, Sami Aslam…
Brazil great Marta to stay on national soccer team
Sao Paulo,(AP/UNB) – Brazil great Marta will remain on the national soccer team despite growing player discontent after the firing of coach Emily Lima.The five-time FIFA player of the year said Thursday night she will not follow the actions of…
England crushes West Indies by 9 wickets to win final ODI
Southampton,(AP/UNB) – Jonny Bairstow top scored with 141 not out as England chased down its target of 289 in 38 overs to win the fifth and final one-day international against West Indies on Friday.England finished on 294-1 after Joe Root…
Tigers escape follow-on before tea against Proteas on day 3
Dhaka- Bangladesh trailed by 188 runs with 2 wickets in hand at tea on day three in the 1st innings against South Africa 496/3-d in the first Test at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Saturday.Mehedi Hasan Miraz (8*) at the…
Theme song of the Hero Men’s Asian Cup Hockey unveiled
Dhaka – The theme song of Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey 2017 was officially unveiled at the Dutch Bangla Bank auditorium of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Bhaban in the city on Saturday to inspire the players as well as to…
9th round of BPL Football begins Monday
Dhaka – The 9th round of the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football begins here on Monday (Oct 2) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) after a recess of 17 days for international engagements of national junior and…
Bangladesh-Afghanistan 2nd Youth ODI washed out
Dhaka – The 2nd Youth ODI match of the five-match series between hosts Bangladesh U-19 team and touring Afghanistan U-19 side was washed out at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium due to rain on Saturday.Sent into bat first, Bangladesh Youth team…
Taiwan Masters: Siddikur shares 28th spot after 3rd round
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s golfer Siddikur Rahman slipped to joint 28th slot from 23rd after the 3rd round of the $800,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club on Saturday.
Syria’s survival is blow to jihadists
By Alastair Crooke Syria’s victory in remaining still standing – still on its feet, as it were – amid the ruins of all that has been visited upon her, marks effectively the demise of the Bush Doctrine in the Middle…
Two university admission tests on the same date
We heard that Rajshahi University has earned taka 4 crores from the undergraduate admission test and almost same is the case of the Jahangirnagar University. Around 4 lakh students applied against around 2 thousand seats for Jahangirnagar and one applied…
Plastic sheets to cover Rohingyas in open-air camps
Dhaka, Sept 30 – The United Nations refugee agency has announced that it has started distributing plastic sheeting and essential relief items to Rohingyas arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar as part of a massive effort to cut the time refugees…
US health secretary Price quits after plane scandal
US Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned over the use of expensive private planes for official business. He previously apologised after making 26 private flights since May at a cost of $400,000 (£300,000) to taxpayers. Government officials, except those dealing…
‘Yarn Bank’ helping BD’s ethnic women to earn more
GreenWatch Dhaka with Rafiqul Islam, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Sept 29 – A community-based ‘Yarn Bank’ has been helping ethnic women of Bangladesh’s hill district of Bandarban improve their livelihood as loans from the bank help the invest more and…
Aguero, Mendy absences give Chelsea boost
LONDON – Manchester City’s defensive resilience and offensive brilliance so far this season face arguably their sternest tests on Saturday against champions Chelsea, with the Premier League leaders without full-back Benjamin Mendy and star striker Sergio Aguero. France full-back Mendy looks…
Mickelson celebrates record-equalling win in style
JERSEY CITY, United States,(BSS/AFP) – With 12 Presidents Cups — and 23 US match play appearances under his belt, Phil Mickelson knows what matters. The five-time major champion drained a 12-foot birdie putt at the 18th to seal a 1-up win…
10 Jamaat activists arrested from building in Kadamtali
Dhaka-Police in a drive arrested ten suspected Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami-Chhatra Shibir men from Bikrampur Garden City in Kadamtali area of the city on Friday night.
Microbus-autorickshaw collision kills CNG driver; 5 others injured
Dhaka – A man was killed and five others were injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and a CNG-run autorickshaw at Sylhet-Tamabeel highway in Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet on friday night.
Myanmar: Global appeal for UN action – HRW
Stop Crimes Against Humanity The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council should take immediate steps to address the human rights abuses and humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya population, Human Rights Watch and 87 other nongovernmental organizations said today.
Mercury rising: Gold mining’s toxic side effect
Published in The Mail and Guardian Across Africa, from Mali to Tanzania to Zimbabwe, millions of people, including children, work in small gold mines. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is a vital source of income, but it is also very…
Burma is playing politics with the dead
Alleged Atrocities Need International Inquiry Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director, HRW Burma’s military announced this week that it had dug up 28 bodies in a mass grave in northern Rakhine State. The following day, they claimed to have found another 17…
The effects of a single terrorist nuclear bomb
Matthew BunnNickolas Roth The escalating threats between North Korea and the United States make it easy to forget the “nuclear nightmare,” as former US Secretary of Defense William J. Perry put it, that could result even from the use of…
Can circular economy really make world more sustainable?
John Mulrow Imagine that 100 percent of the recyclable materials that are currently headed for landfills are captured and re-processed into new products. This dreamy vision of the future is often referred to as “the circular economy,” and we aren’t…
New stunting prevention initiative launched in Balochistan: WFP
Quetta: A new programme to prevent stunting among children in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has been launched by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with the provincial government’s Planning and Development Department.
Children of 5 -13 years are the most stunted in India
The results were found in a study by country’s premier National Institute of Nutrition. Children between 5 and 13 years are the most undernourished in the country (India), finds a study by the country’s premier National Institute of Nutrition.
Merkel’s defeat confirms dismal trend for Europe
By Roberto Savio Rome, Sep 29 (IPS) – Generally, media have failed to analyse why the result of German elections is the worst possible. Merkel is not a winner, but a leader now in a very fragile position, who will…
Falling off the health-care radar
By Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha Philadelphia and New Delhi, Sep 28 (IPS) – Care for the elderly needs to be better targeted by the health system and social networks.
Worsening Rohingya crisis BD’s diplomatic failure: BNP
Dhaka – The opposition BNP on Friday alleged that the present government has been failed to bring neighbouring leading nations and the United Nations together in resolving the Rohingya crisis.