Dhaka – A van-puller was killed and four others were injured when a pick-up van hit a van on Jessore-Chuknagar road at Jaljhara in Manirampur upazila in Jessore on Wednesday.
Day: September 27, 2017
City belt factory fire burns 3
Dhaka – Three workers suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a belt factory in Mogoltuli of the city on Wednesday.The injured are Ekramul, 13, Sanjoy, 14, and Ranjit, 27, workers of ‘Aziz Belt Factory’ situated on the…
Expelled Juba League leader lands in jail
Bogra, Sep 27 (UNB)- A suspended leader of Juba League, youth wing of ruling Awami League was sent to jail on Wednesday after he surrendered to the court in connection to a murder case filed against him in 2001.The accused…
Doctor sent to jail in Shariatpur
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sent a physician to jail in a case filed in connection with the deaths of a woman and her child, allegedly due to wrong treatment.Shariatpur Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sheikh Muzahidul Islam passed the…
SAFF U-18 Champs: Nepal retains title beating India 2-0
Dhaka – Two first half goals by Dinesh Henjan enabled Nepal Under-18 team to clinch the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship title for the 2nd consecutive times upsetting giant India by 2-0 goals in the last and title deciding match at…
Tigers have chance to improve Test rankings
Dhaka – Bangladesh can expect their Test ranking up in the ICC list producing a tough fight against home side Proteas in their two Tests series starting on Thursday at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.Though Bangladesh never secured any victory against…
SAFF U-18: BD beat Bhutan 2-0
Dhaka – Two brilliant goals by Jafar Iqbal in a span of only two minutes helped Bangladesh Under-18 football beat Bhutan by 2-0 goals in their last match of the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship goals at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu…
World Tourism Day observed: High forex income potential
The World Tourism Day was observed here today with much enthusiasm in line with this year’s theme ‘Sustainable Tourism – A Tool for Development’. Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB), Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), under the supervision of Civil Aviation and Tourism…
BSJA Media Football: 7 more teams reach quarterfinals
Dhaka – Seven more teams reached the quarterfinals of the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament eliminating their rivals on the last day of the group matches at the BFF artificial turf in Motijheel on Wednesday.The quarterfinalists are: Dainik Janakantha (Group…
A Wife’s hillariously extra grocery list husband
Some people prefer to bring a detailed list when they go grocery shopping. Era Golwalkar’s husband Gaurav gets one with diagrams and bullet points. The couple, who live in Pune, India, takes turns grocery shopping every other week, Era told…
Tigers face Proteas in 1st Test from Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face hosts South Africa in the 1st match of their two-match Test series starting at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday.The match will begin at 2pm Bangladesh time where ICC’s new rules, including DRS and sending…
Dhaka signs nuclear nonproliferation treaty
Bangladesh signed nuclear disarmament treaty outlawing nuclear weapons, according to a statement issued today in New York. The United Nations on July 7, 2017 adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which, Bangladesh signed last week from first…
BD up seven places in competitiveness index
Bangladesh advanced seven placers to rank 99 out of 137 countries in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2017-18 published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) today. “Bangladesh has improved its scores across all pillars of competitiveness and its overall score…
Saudi ban on women driging to be lifted soon
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists. The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving. Until now, only men…
Dhaka seeks steps thru UN to send back the Rohingya
Bangladesh expects concrete steps through the UN Security Council so that the ‘forcibly displaced people from Myanmar’ in Bangladesh can go back to their homeland smoothly and without any fear. “…we expect such steps through which they (Rohingyas) will return…
US to test eight types of border walls
The US government has announced the start of construction on eight prototype barriers for the border with Mexico, a campaign promise of President Donald Trump. The Customs and Border Protection says four of the prototypes will be made from concrete,…
Trump’s candidate Strange loses Alabama primary
US President Donald Trump’s pick for Alabama’s Senate race has lost the state’s Republican primary to a firebrand Christian conservative. Incumbent Luther Strange, 64, said he had called rival Roy Moore to concede the race. “We wish him the best…
ASEAN at 50. What’s Next?
– Jayant Menon and Anna Cassandra Melendez The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has just turned 50. Now well into middle age, it has some significant achievements under its belt.
Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists. The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving. Until now, only men…
‘Cannibal couple’ in Russia admits killing 30
A couple arrested for murder in the south-west Russian city of Krasnodar have admitted killing up to 30 people, local media report. Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, were reportedly arrested after a dismembered body was found at the…
35,000 more Rohingyas reach Cox’s Bazar: ISCG
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Some 35,000 more Rohingya refugees reached the makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar district in the last couple of days fleeing the persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar rising the cumulative arrival to 4,80,000 since fresh…
Wrong side driving: Govt secy’s driver relieved of duty
Dhaka, Sept 26 – The driver of acting Rural Development and Cooperatives Division Secretary Mafruha Sultana, who was caught plying vehicle on the wrong side of the road on two consecutive days, was relieved of his duty on Tuesday.
Misfiring Liverpool held to 1-1 draw by Spartak Moscow
Moscow,(AP/UNB) – Missed chances cost Liverpool as it dropped Champions League points in a 1-1 draw at Spartak Moscow on Tuesday.After falling behind to Fernando’s free-kick for Spartak in the 23rd minute, Liverpool responded soon afterward with a fine finish…
De Bruyne, Sterling score as City beats Shakhtar 2-0
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Sergio Aguero’s missed penalty cost him the chance to become Manchester City’s joint-top scorer of all time. It didn’t cost City victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, though.Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling scored either side…
Napoli beats Feyenoord 3-1 to get on the board in Group F
Naples,(AP/UNB) – Napoli bounced back from a poor start to its Champions League campaign with a convincing 3-1 win over Feyenoord on Tuesday.Dries Mertens extended his red-hot form by scoring one goal and setting up another, while Lorenzo Insigne and…
Ronaldo scores 2 as Real Madrid wins 3-1 at Dortmund
Dortmund,(AP/UNB) – A brace from Cristiano Ronaldo helped two-time defending champion Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.Ronaldo, yet to score in the Spanish league where he sat out a five-game suspension…
Teenager jailed for ‘raping minor girl’
Dhaka – A teenage boy was sent to jail on Tuesday on charge of raping a seven-year-old girl at Koila ghat in Chandpur town.According to case statement, the seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by Rakib Bepari, 12, son of Mostafa Bepari…
BSF sends back 17 Bangladeshis through Satkhira border
Dhaka- India’s Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 17 Bangladeshi including women and children through two separate flag meetings with Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in Kalaroa border point area in Kalaroa upazila on Tuesday morning.
Canada denies Chelsea Manning entry
BY TERESA WELSH Chelsea Manning has been denied entry to Canada because she violated the U.S. Espionage Act, according to a letter she posted to Twitter.
6th mass extinction of wildlife threatens global food supplies
Plant and animal species that are the foundation of our food supplies are as endangered as wildlife but get almost no attention, a new report reveals The sixth mass extinction of global wildlife already underway is seriously threatening the world’s…