Brisbane,(AP/UNB) – Australia cricket captain Steve Smith says opener David Warner is “very confident” that will be able to play in Thursday’s opener of the Ashes series despite sustaining a neck injury in training.
Month: November 2017
Real Madrid, Besiktas advance in Champions League
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – Defending champion Real Madrid advanced again to the Champions League knockout stages after beating APOEL 6-0 and Tottenham piled the misery on Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on Tuesday.Besiktas also progressed, drawing with Porto 1-1 to reach the last 16…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said the decision was voluntary and he had made it allow a smooth transfer of power.
ITER project on schedule for first plasma in 2025
The Members of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project which is currently under construction in Cadarache, France gathered on 15 and 16 November 2017 at the 21 st ITER Council Meeting to evaluate the outputs of new project performance…
Banned outfit activist Sohel on remand
Dhaka, 21 Nov – Banned outfit Ansarul Al Islam activist Abu Siddik Sohel was yesterday placed on a four-day remand in the case filed for killing blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy, 28, two years back.
Comilla Mayor Sakku acquitted by court
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-8 of Dhaka on Tuesday acquitted Comilla City Corporation Mayor and BNP leader Monirul Haque Sakku in a case filed amassing wealth illegally and concealing the information of his assets in his wealth statement.
Wife testifies against Cricketer Sunny
Dhaka – Cricket Arafat Sunny’s wife Nasrin Sultana yesterday testified in a case filed with the Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal supporting the cricketer.
AL MP Nizam Hazari blamed for attacking Khaleda’s motorcade
Dhaka, 21 Nov -Feni district Awami League leader Azharul Haque Arzu accused his own party lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari of having hands in the attack on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Feni last month on her way…
Developing nations welcome COP23 decisions, worry over finance
Kuala Lumpur, 21 Nov (Jade Chiang and Meena Raman) – Despite the delayed ending of the climate talks at Bonn by nearly a day, developing countries, in welcoming some key decisions adopted at COP 23, also emphatically registered their unhappiness…
The Int’l debate on generic medicines of biological origin
The South Centre recently published Research Paper No. 82: ” The International Debate on Generic Medicines of Biological Origin,” authored by Germán Velásquez, Special Advisor on Health and Development of the South Centre. The debate on generic medicines is not…
Democracy À La Carte in Catalonia
by Manuel Serrano We live in the era of fake news and alternative facts. Fascism has been so debased as a phrase that fascists nowadays are simply those with whom we disagree. They are the others. The bad and the…
Desperate need to halt ‘world’s largest killer’ — pollution
By Baher Kamal Rome, Nov 20 (IPS) – Now that the lights of the UN climate change summit’s meeting rooms have been turned off in Bonn, after a week of intense negotiations and some partial results, another major environmental event…
At climate summit, two global energy alliances emerge
By Stella Paul Bonn, Nov 19 (IPS) – As the summit of governments known as COP23 reached its conclusion in Bonn, Germany this week, two clear alliances have emerged in the global energy landscape.
For a healthy, safe, and sustainable thanksgiving holiday!
Dear Mostafa, Greetings from St. Louis, Missouri! As many of us travel this week to spend American Thanksgiving with our families and friends, let’s really be mindful of the amount of food we are wasting. Between Thanksgiving and the New…
Cash transfers in Benin: A response to child trafficking
Za-Kpota, November ‒ The commune of Za-Kpota, in central Benin, has long had the unfortunate reputation of serving as the support base for child trafficking to Nigeria, where the children are exploited for cheap labour in the Abeokuta stone quarries…
IBBL highest taxpayer in BD banking sector
Dhaka – Fazle Kabir, Governor of Bangladesh Bank handed over a crest to Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited for the Banks being the highest taxpayer in the banking sector in 2016-2017 tax…
BD law ministry forwards draft judges conduct rules to SC
Dhaka – Law mMinisterAnisul Huq on Monday informed that his ministry has forwarded a draft on the conduct an disciplinary rules for lower court judges to the Supreme Court seeking its consideration on the matter.
Bus torched over road accident in Ctg
Dhaka – The agitated locals torched a bus in Solosahar area of Panchlaish in the port city on Tuesday as it hit a motorcycle rider, leaving him seriously injured.
37 Bangladeshis rescued at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued a total of 37 Bangladeshis, including women and children, from Sadipur border area under Benapole Port Police Station while entering into Bangladesh illegally on Tuesday morning.On secret information, a team of…
60 held in Jessore on various charges
Dhaka – Police arrested 60 people in separate drives in the district from Monday night to Tuesday morning.According to the Police Control Room here, the arrestees are accused of various criminal cases, including violence.
77 drug users, peddlers held in city
Dhaka – Police and members of Detective Branch (DB) under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) carried out anti-narcotics drives in the city and arrested 77 alleged drug users and peddlers from different areas in last 24 hours till 6 am on…
2 Jessore youths jailed for taking drugs
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced two youths to six-month imprisonment for taking drugs at Ghop Dhanpatti area of the district town.
BPL Cricket: Khulna Titans earn 4th win beating Rajshahi Kings by 2 wkts
Dhaka – Khulna Titans registered the 4th win in their 7th match of the seven-team franchised-based Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket beating lowly Rajshahi Kings by two wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
Asian Tennis: 8 boys’ singles, 4 girls singles matches decided
Dhaka – Eight boys’ singles and four girls’ singles matches were decided on the 2nd day of the Bengal Plastic Asian 14/U Series Tennis Tournament at the Raman National Tennis Complex here on Tuesday.
Premier Volleyball: PDB beat BGB by 3-0 sets
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) earned an straight 25-10, 31-29, 25-17 points victory over Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Badminton team to participate in two Indian tournaments
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Badminton team will participate in two Indian tournaments — India International Series and Tata Open India International Challenge — schedule for November-December next.
Dynamites skipper Shakib, Victorian bowler Hasan Ali penalised
Dhaka – Dhaka Dynamites captain Shakib Al Hasan and Pakistan bowler of Comilla Victorians Hasan Ali were penalised for breaching BCB Code of Conduct in the AKS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket match.Both the cricketers have been penalised for…
Premier Kabaddi: Army, Navy, BGB win
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) won their respective matches in the Adtouch Metropolis Premier Division Kabaddi League at Kabaddi Stadium on Tuesday.
BD experts for safe food production
Agriculture experts at a seminar in the city today underscored the need for ensuring safe food production by using the organic cultivation system. They said currently 87 countries across the globe are farming following the organic policy and standard.
Amnesty accused Myanmar of imposing Aparthied on Rohingya
Myanmar’s suffocating control of its Rohingya population amounts to “apartheid”, Amnesty International said Tuesday in a probe into the root causes of a crisis that has sent 620,000 refugees fleeing to Bangladesh. Distressing scenes of dispossessed Rohingya in Bangladeshi camps…