Dhaka – Riding on the unbeaten century of 110 runs by Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh set a target of 279 runs against hosts South Africa in the 1st ODI of the three-match series at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday.Batting…
Month: October 2017
City beat Victory 2-1 in Melbourne A-League derby
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Bruce Kamau scored his third goal in two games to lift Melbourne City to a 2-1 derby win over Melbourne Victory in Australian football’s A-League, leaving the star-studded Victory without a win after two games.The 22-year-old Kenya-born Kamau…
More women accuse Weinstein of rape
Two more women have accused Harvey Weinstein of raping them as the top Hollywood producer finds himself increasingly shunned by his peers. British actress Lysette Anthony says he attacked her at her London home in the late 1980s while another,…
Adaptation to climate change suggested for reducing disaster risks
Officials and experts at a post-rally discussion here today suggested for taking comprehensive steps to adapt to climate change for reducing risks of natural disasters and calamities. They forwarded the suggestion at the discussion organised by the district administration in…
Hema Malini delighted over PM Modi’s foreword to her biography
Actress and BJP MP Hema Malini feels honoured that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned the foreword for her authorised biography Beyond The Dreamgirl. “I am truly honoured that Narendra Modiji has penned the foreword,” Hema tweeted on Saturday. Beyond…
Alia becomes victim of trolls for supporting cracker-free Diwali
With the Supreme Court refusing to modify its earlier order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the NCR, a lot of Bollywood celebrities are stepping forward to support a cracker-free Diwali. Amidst all the debate, actress Alia Bhatt…
Doob promotion on campuses begins
Entertainment Desk The official promotional campaign titled ‘Doob Goes to Campus Campaign’ of film Doob kicked off on Saturday with Notre Dame College. The production house, Jazz Multimedia, revealed this on Friday on its official Facebook page. It said, ‘The…
Mexico City to reinforce earthquake alert system
Mexico City will reinforce its earthquake alert system by installing between 800 and 1,000 new speakers on the streets, after the 7.1 earthquake which hit the capital on Sep. 19 and killed 228 people, the government announced on Saturday. Mayor…
US-world divide spills out at IMF-World Bank meetings
The growing split between the United States and the rest of the world spilled into the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington this week. The US administration showed a diminished view of the Bretton…
Queen supports modern slavery legislation across C’wealth
The Queen has asked lawmakers to replicate the 2015 Modern Slavery Act in the 52 Commonwealth nations. The Guardian reports:
Opinion: Giving capitalism a social conscience
David Bornstein For more than 40 years, Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi founder of the Grameen Bank and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has been asserting that the most powerful way to eradicate poverty is to unleash the untapped…
BAU observes world egg day
Mymensingh – The teachers, students and employee of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry (AH) of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) celebrated World Egg Day on Saturday with much enthusiasm and amid festivity on the campus. A colourful procession with different types…
Humanitarian needs surge with continued Rohingya influx: IOM
Dhaka, Oct 15 – The Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) led by the International Organisation on Migration (IOM) has estimated the number of forcibly displaced Rohingyas of Myanmar to stand at 536,000 saying their continued influx to Bangladesh spiked humanitarian needs.
Military junta captured all from judiciary to Parliament: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that various incidents like changing constitution happened through martial law ordinances. The military junta captured everything from the judiciary to Parliament.
British man falls to death in India
A British man has fallen to his death while taking photos at a temple in India during a year-long world trip. Roger Stotesbury, 56, was visiting Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, with his wife Hilary on Friday…
Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica
Sydney, Oct (BSS/AFP) – Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea ice forcing their parents to forage further for food in what conservationists Friday called a “catastrophic breeding failure”.
California wildfire toll rises as blazes continue
Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in California after six days of wildfires that have devastated swathes of countryside and destroyed thousands of homes. California’s governor said it was “one of the greatest tragedies” the state had…
Burma must resettle Rohingyas at their homes: Kofi Annan
Former UN chief Kofi Annan has urged the Security Council to press for the return of half a million Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Loudspeakers reinforce quake alert system in Mexico City
Mexico City, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) – Mexico City will reinforce its earthquake alert system by installing between 800 and 1,000 new speakers on the streets, after the 7.1 earthquake which hit the capital on Sep. 19 and killed 228 people,…
Digital Marketing Summit ends in Dhaka
Dhaka, Oct – The fourth edition of Digital Marketing Summit of Bangladesh Brand Forum ended in capital Dhaka on Saturday and initiated the first edition of Digital Marketing Award.
City beat Victory 2-1 in Melbourne A-League derby
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Bruce Kamau scored his third goal in two games to lift Melbourne City to a 2-1 derby win over Melbourne Victory in Australian football’s A-League, leaving the star-studded Victory without a win after two games.The 22-year-old Kenya-born Kamau…
Suarez scores late as Barcelona draws Atletico Madrid 1-1
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Atletico Madrid was able to contain Lionel Messi and yet still couldn’t top Barcelona in the Spanish league on Saturday.Atletico was a few minutes away from ending a seven-year winless streak against Barcelona in the league until Luis…
Motion Picture Academy expels movie mogul Harvey Weinstein
Los Angeles, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — In a move virtually unprecedented, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was revoked Saturday by its board.
Late Ronaldo goal gives Real Madrid vital win in Getafe
MADRID,(BSS/Xinhua) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first league goal of the season five minutes from time to give Real Madrid a vital away win against Getafe on Saturday afternoon.Ronaldo accepted a pass from substitute Isco, before scoring with a right…
FIFA grants extra day for New Zealand, Peru play-off
WELLINGTON, (BSS/AFP) – New Zealand and Peru’s intercontinental World Cup play-off will begin in Wellington on November 11 with an extended four-day break before the return match in Lima, according to dates released Sunday. The two-legged play-off has been extended by…
Leave no one behind: Disaster resilience for sustainable dev
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017 from UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UN report says natural disasters to become more destructive in Asia-Pacific without action on disaster resilience Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and intense and…
Hunger does discriminate
By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 13 (IPS) – In a world where only 8 individuals – all of them men—possess as much as half of all the planet’s wealth, and it will take women 170 years to be paid as…
Las Vegas massacre: The media narrative deceptive
By Edward Curtin “Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of ‘facts’ they feel stuffed, but absolutely brilliant with information. Then they’ll feel they’re thinking, they’ll get a sense of motion without moving.”
SC statement complains of 11 allegations against CJ
Five Appellate Division judges had declined to conduct the judicial activities together with Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha as there are 11 specific allegations, including ‘moral turpitude and corruption’, against him, the Supreme Court said on Saturday. An SC statement…
Conflicting press conferences at SC Bar on Justice Sinha
Dhaka – Leaders of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association on Saturday held two conflicting press conferences over Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s statement that he made before leaving for Australia.