London,(AP/UNB) – A chastening night for Real Madrid coincided with a coming of age moment for Tottenham.The European champions in three of the last four seasons were not just beaten in north London, but dismantled with ease by a Tottenham…
Month: November 2017
Aguero gets City record in Maradona’s stadium
Naples,(AP/UNB) – Anything related to Diego Maradona at Napoli’s San Paolo stadium is cause for celebration.So when Sergio Aguero – Maradona’s former son-in-law – became Manchester City’s all-time top scorer with a goal in a 4-2 victory over Napoli on…
Liverpool beats Maribor 3-0, tops Champions League group
Liverpool, (AP/UNB) – Liverpool overcame its latest penalty failure at Anfield to wear down Maribor in a 3-0 win that moved the English team within sight of the Champions League knockout stage on Wednesday.All three of Liverpool’s goals – from…
Nadal beats Chung to guarantee ending the year as No. 1
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal will finish the year as the top-ranked player for the fourth time, surprising even the fiercest of competitors after a wrist injury and a lack of form severely dented his steely confidence.The 31-year-old Spaniard assured himself…
The assertion of identity
By Chandra Muzaffar News reports about communities and regions asserting their identity are capturing media headlines everywhere. While the media gives a lot of coverage to an event or action connected with the phenomenon — a referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan…
A sustainable food journey
by Clelia Daniel cdaniel@csr-asia.com and Janet Salem janet.salem@unep.org Do I need to be vegan to eat responsibly? Does my seabass come with a side of slavery? Do I need to finish my plate? On average, consumers take less than two…
Global media and info literacy confce underlines collaboration
Montego Bay, Jamaica – The sixth annual celebration of global media and information literacy (MIL) was held in West Indies university Mona, Kingston, Jamaica from 24-27 October last.
‘A Delightful Journey’ by Art Stories at AF Dhaka on Friday
Dhaka – ‘A Delightful Journey’ by Art Stories, a group exhibition, will open at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise, Dhaka on Friday, 3 November at 5.30 pm. The exhibition will continue until 10 November, says an AF Dhaka press release Actor,…
Islami Bank inaugurates Customer Care Campaign
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has formally inaugurated month long ‘Customer Care Campaign’. Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director and CEO of the bank inaugurated the campaign as the chief guest on 1 November 2017, Wednesday at Head Office…
Move to reduce traffic jam on Moghbazar flyover exit ramps
Dhaka – Traffic congestions at the end of different exit ramps of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover will be reduced further within a month as the authorities are working with the traffic department, said the chief engineer of Local Government Engineering Department.
JU journos boycott BCL news protesting abuse
Savar – The journalists, at work in Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus, announced a boycott of all news related to Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit.
Familiarize online tax return filing in the fair.
Revenue collection from submission of tax returns is very important for developing a country. About fifteen and a half lakh tax-payers submitted their return in the last tax year 2016-2017 and five lakh of them were new taxpayers.
National GHG pledges bring only one-third of Paris deal reductions
The eighth edition of UN Environment’s Emissions Gap report, released ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, finds that national pledges only bring approximately one-third of the reduction in emissions required by 2030 to meet climate targets, with…
2 JSC examinees killed, 3 missing in B’baria boat capsize
Dhaka- Two examinees of Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam, drowned as a boat carrying them sank in the Pagla River in Nabinagar upazila on Wednesday morning.At least 10 more students were injured and three others remained missing in the incident.The…
Eight members of Robber gang held in city
Dhaka- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested eight members of a robber gang from Shyamoli near Shishu mela in the city on Tuesday night.The elite force recovered five sharp weapons and four mobile phones from their possessions.The arrestees are-Md Babul, 45,…
Fire breaks out at jute mill in Jessore
Dhaka – A fire broke out at two godowns of a jute mill in Nawapara of Abhaynagar upazila in the district on Wednesday afternoon.
United beats Benfica 2-0 after more agony for keeper Svilar
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Another Champions League victory for Manchester United. Another moment to forget in the competition for young Benfica goalkeeper Mile Svilar.Two weeks after carrying the ball over his own goal-line to gift United a 1-0 win in Lisbon, the…
Nazmul Hasan reelected BCB president
Dhaka – Nazmul Hasan Papon has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) unopposed in a meeting of BCB board of directors at Mirpur on Wednesday afternoon.
AFC U-19 Champs: Bangladesh to play Maldives Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 Football team will play the Maldives Under-19 side in their 2nd match of the five-team Group B of the AFC Under-19 Championship Qualifiers on Thursday at the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.The match will kick off…
Premier Volleyball: Titas Club earns 2nd win beating Dhaka Sabuj 3-0
Dhaka- Titas Club earned 2nd consecutive victory in the 10-team Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League beating Dhaka Sabuj by straight 25-10, 25-10, 25-11 points (3-0 sets) at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Wednesday.In premier league opener on…
Final round of JFA U-14 Women’s National Football begins Thursday
Dhaka – The eight-team final round of the JFA Under-14 Women’s National Football Championship, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), will begin on Thursday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.Rajbari District will play Thakurgaon District in the opening match at…
BPL T20: Mashrafe’s Rangpur Riders reaches in Sylhet
Dhaka – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Rangpur Riders reached in Sylhet on Wednesday ahead of their campaign in the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 starting at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on November 4.R Riders will play defending runners-up Rajshahi…
BCL Football: Uttar Baridhara beat Fakirerpool Youngmen’s Club 2-1
Dhaka- Uttar Baridhara Club managed 2-1 goals victory over Fakirerpool Youngmen’s Club in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football at Kamalapur Stadium here on Wednesday.
Zoar takes solo lead in Metro Chess
Dhaka- Zoar Haque Prodhan took the solo lead in the Metropolis FIDE Rating Chess Tournament after the 5th round games held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hallroom of National Sports Council (NSC) on Wednesday.Zoar collected full five points after five rounds…
Malaysia probes leak of 46m phone users’ data
Malaysia is investigating an attempt to sell details of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers that were leaked online in a massive data breach, a minister said Wednesday. The breach was originally reported by local technology website Lowyat.net after…
Income Tax fair begins: Revenue collection target Tk 3000 crore
The weeklong Income Tax Fair-2017 kicked off in the capital and other parts of the country today with a revenue collection target of more than Taka 3,000 crore and to facilitate individual taxpayers to complete tax related procedures including filing…
PM thanks Unesco for recognising Bangabandhu’s 7 March address
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended her thanks to UNSECO for recognizing the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage. “The recognition is a great pride for Bangalee nation and Bangla language,” she…
SC extends stay on mobile court by five weeks
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday extended for five more weeks the stay on the High Court (HC) order that declared illegal running mobile courts by executive magistrates. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by acting Chief Justice…
BNP’s 2-day program to protest attack on Khaleda’s convoy
BNP on Wednesday announced a two-day demonstration programme protesting the recent attacks on its party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s convoy in Feni. As per the programmes, the party leaders and activists will either stage demonstrations or hold protest rallies in all…
Gas extraction from Bangladesh’s new field begins
The extraction of gas from a new well, Shahbazpur East-1, of Shahbazpur Gas Field began on Wednesday on an experimental basis. The gas extraction began with lighting fire through DST-1 at Mulaipattan village of Borhanuddin upazila in the morning. Top…