Dhaka Dec, 5 – After securing bail from the lower court in two graft cases, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday concluded her self-defence statements in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Day: December 5, 2017
Brazilian businessman details FIFA bribery at US trial
New York,(AP/UNB) – A Brazilian businessman testified on Monday that he participated in a bribery scheme to buy the influence of FIFA soccer officials to win commercial rights to major tournaments, a decision he later regretted.”I made a mistake,” Jose…
BPL 5: Khulna moves to 2nd spot beating Comilla by 14 runs
Dhaka – Khulna Titans on Tuesday defeated the table toppers, Comilla Victorians by14 runs in the 39th match of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
IGP Cup Kabaddi: 11 zonal matches decided
Dhaka- Eleven matches of Padma,Teesta and Brahmaputra zones of the Adtouch IGP Cup National Youth (Under-21) Kabaddi Tournament were decided at different venues across the country on Tuesday.
BPL Football: Ctg Abahani plays 2-2 draw with Sheikh Russel KC
Dhaka- League leader Chittagong Abahani Limited dropped important points with Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra as the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match between them ended in 2-2 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday.Despite the…
BPL Cricket: Chittagong Vikings score 194 for 2 against Rajshahi Kings
Dhaka – Chittagong Vikings piled up a formidable total of 194 for 2 in stipulated 20 overs in the dead rubber against number 6th placed Rajshahi Kings in the seven-team 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket…
Karan Johar to announce next film with Sonakshi soon
Filmmaker Karan Johar said he will announce a new film with actress Sonakshi Sinha within the next two weeks. Their last collaboration was ‘Ittefaq’, directed by Abhay Chopra and produced by his production house. “I am very happy that I…
Actor Paoli Dam ties the knot
West Bengal actor Paoli Dam is finally set to tie the knot with her long time boyfriend and businessman, Arjun Dev, on Monday. The “Moner Manush” actor’s mehedi ceremony was held at her Lake Garden home on Saturday. The couple’s…
Kamal expects record ADP implementation in FY18
Planning Minister AHM Muftafa Kamal yesterday expected a record implementation of Annual Development Programme (ADP) in fiscal year 2017-18 if the economic activities are not affected by any natural disaster. “The Tk 1, 64,085 ADP will absolutely be implemented .…
Trump removes protection for swaths of Utah parks
US President Donald Trump slashed the size of two Utah conservation areas Monday, the first such large-scale reversal in more than 100 years. Trump traveled to Salt Lake City to announce that he was cutting 85 percent of the vast…
Bijoy Itihash app to display country’s glorious history
Innovative app “Bijoy Itihash” was launched today which would display the glorious historical events that led to the emergence of independent Bangladesh in 1971. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, MP inaugurated this innovative digital app as chief guest in city’s…
UK design star JW Anderson wins big at London Fashion Awards
Rising fashion star Jonathan Anderson struck a double blow at London’s Fashion Awards on Monday, claiming the prizes for best Accessories Designer and best British Designer for Womenswear. Considered one of the most influential designers of his generation, 33-year-old Anderson…
Sierra Leone’s huge ‘peace diamond’ fetches $6.5 mn
A huge so-called “peace diamond” sold by the government of Sierra Leone to discourage crime-tainted “blood diamonds” fetched $6.5 million on Monday. The 709-carat stone, which was unearthed in March, is the largest discovered in Sierra Leone in almost a…
Indigenous people guardians of Brazil’s threatened forests
By Mario Osava Rio De Janeiro, Dec 4 (IPS) – Indigenous peoples, recognised as the best guardians of the world’s forests, are losing some battles in Brazil in the face of intensified pressure from the expansion of agriculture, mining and…
When medicines don’t work anymore
By Martin Khor The crisis of antibiotic resistance has gotten worse, and a global action plan must be launched urgently, most appropriately at the World Health Assembly in May. PENANG, Malaysia, Dec 4 (IPS) – The growing crisis of antibiotic…
Phensidyl, hemp seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,140 bottles of phensidyl and 28 kg of hemp worth Tk 6 lakh from Roghunathpur border village here on Monday night.
19 fishermen fined in Shariatpur for catching jatka
Dhaka – A mobile court on Monday fined 19 fishermen Tk 5,000 each for catching jatka (hilsa fry less than 9 inches or 23 centimetres in length) in Meghna river of Naria upazila.
Unicef tackling ‘disconnect’ with evidence tool
Unicef has been testing an evidence-mapping tool to bridge a “big disconnect” between its activities and the evidence behind them, according to Kerry Albright, chief of Research Facilitation and Knowledge Management at the UN agency’s Office of Research-Innocenti.
World gathers in Nairobi to tackle menace of pollution
Over 4,000 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives gathered Monday at the third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle the global menace of pollution.
India’s Rahul Gandhi set to take over as Congress chief
New Delhi, Dec 4 (BSS/AFP) – Rahul Gandhi could be named the head of India’s opposition Congress Party within hours, a source said, shortly after he filed his candidacy for the role on Monday.
Plight of Rajshahi-Dhaka train passengers
We started a journey from Rajshahi station at 7:40 am by Silk City Express Train on Saturday 2, 2017 but when we reached Dhaka, it was about 3 and a half in the afternoon. It was a government holiday so…