Mymensingh – An international seminar and internship closing and certificate giving ceremony of Animal husbandry faculty students held at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Saturday.
Day: December 9, 2017
IBBL seminar: Challenges of digital currency in BD
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited sponsored a seminar titled “The Prospect and Challenges of Digital Currencies in Bangladesh” organized by ICT Division of Government of Bangladesh held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center on December 9 Saturday.
New president and secretary of JU Leo Club
Savar – Leo Club of Liberty Jahangirnagar University (JU), on Friday, has announced a fresh committee for the session of 2017-18.
Persecution of Ruhingyas prove HR still vulnerable: EU
Dhaka – On 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has been accepted by virtually all States and has been incorporated into their laws and legal obligations. In 2017, the world…
Woman crushed under train in Gazipur
Dhaka – An unidentified woman was crushed under the wheels of a train in Chandra area of Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur on Saturday morning. The deceased couldn’t be identified immediately.S M Rakibul Islam, in-charge of Joydevpur Railway Police Outpost, said…
2 motorcyclists killed, one injured in Noakhali road accident
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured in a road accident at Chhataipaiya on Sonaimuri-Kankirhat road in Senbagh upazila in Noakhali on Saturday afternoon.Police said three young men – Parvez, 28, Sujan, 26, and Rasel, 30 –…
Asian Shooting: Arnab Shahar of Bangladesh wins silver medal
Dhaka- Arnab Shahar of Bangladesh won silver medal in the 10th Asian Airgun Championship in Youth Group of the Men’s 10-meter Air Rifles Shooting held in the Japanese city of Wako on Saturday.Arnab narrowly missed the gold medal just for…
Youth Kabaddi: Nine Surma, Karnaphuli zone matches held
Dhaka – Nine matches of the Surma and Karnaphuli Zones of the Adtouch IGP Cup National Youth (Under 21) Kabaddi Tournament were decided on Saturday.
BPL Cricket: Comilla Victorians-Rangpur Riders 2nd qualifier on Sunday.
Dhaka- The 2nd qualifier of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket between Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders will kick-off at 6:00 pm on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The winners of the match will play…
BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani beat Sheikh Russel KC 1-0
Dhaka – Defending Champions Dhaka Abahani Limited shared the top slot with league leader Chittagong Abahani Limited in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Sheikh Russel KC by 1-0 goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here…
‘Stop investing in fossil fuels to save climate’
The development of oil, gas, and coal energy must stop in order to avoid the worst ravages of global warming, 80 top economists said Thursday ahead of a climate summit in Paris. “We call for an immediate end to investments…
Two Palestinians dead in day of raze: US isolated at UN
Clashes, Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli air strikes killed at least two people and wounded dozens of others on Friday in violence linked to US President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In the latest diplomatic fallout, the…
Obaidul says corruption of Zia family already proved
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the corruption of Zia family, including Khaleda Zia and Tareque Rahman, has already been proved and there is no need to prove it again. At a press conference at party president…
Hasina urges int’l community to ensure rights of Rohingyas
Reaffirming Bangladesh’s full support to and cooperation with all UN human rights mechanisms, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to work for ensuring the fundamental rights of Rohingya people. “Bangladesh continues to urge the international community to…
Assuming power AL starts culture of disappearances-killings
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the ruling Awami League government starts the culture of disappearances and killings whenever they come to power. At a press conference in the district town, the BNP leader…
Stocks sluggish for second week in row
Indices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange passed another sluggish week as investors focused on profit booking. Week-on-week basis, the benchmark DSE General Index dipped 58.63 points, or 0.93 percent to 6,248.23 points. Four out of five…
Social business initiative launched
A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed among Yunus Centre, Grameen Creative Lab of Germany and Sports and Peace foundation, an international organisation based in Monaco to help sports world to address social problems around the globe through social…
Five receive Rokeya Award
Five persons on Saturday received prestigious Rokeya Padak, 2017 for their outstanding contributions to the society and the empowerment of womenfolk. They are– Freedom Fighter and organiser Mazeda Shawkat Ali, journalist Mahfuza Khatun Baby Moudud (Posthumous), Artiste Suraiya Rahman, writer…
UAE implementing 5pc value added tax on Jan 1
The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority has announced a final list of products and services that will be subject to an impending 5 per cent value added tax rate on January 1. Other select goods and services will be zero-rated or…
Bailey bridge collapses in Thakurgaon
Dhaka- Road communications of the district town with 10 union parishads remained snapped as a bailey bridge at Barunagaon in Sadar upazila collapsed in Thakurgaon on Friday evening.
New Zealand 173-3 at tea vs West Indies in 2nd test
Hamilton,(AP/UNB) – New Zealand lost two quick wickets close to tea Saturday on the first day of the second cricket test against the West Indies to go to the break at 173-3.Ross Taylor was 9 not out and Henry Nicholls…
England bats 1st in tour match against Cricket Australia XI
Perth,(AP/UNB) – England will bat first on Saturday in its two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI at Perth’s Richardson Park, where the hosts have opted to bowl.Moeen Ali, who is captaining England for the first time, is the…
Alaves keeps momentum with 2-0 win over Las Palmas in Spain
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Alaves defeated Las Palmas 2-0 Friday for its second consecutive victory in the Spanish league, moving a step closer to escaping the relegation zone.Ibai Gomez scored in the 23rd minute and Munir El Haddadi added another in the…
‘A little wind and they fall’: Mourinho’s derby jibe at City
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Jose Mourinho has noted a weakness in the Manchester City team that has swatted aside all-comers in the Premier League this season.”If you ask me one thing that I don’t like a lot, it’s that they lose the…
Draft on fisheries subsidies goes to WTO Ministerial
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 6 December agreed to forward a draft decision on fisheries subsidies to trade ministers to consider at the WTO’s eleventh ministerial conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires beginning on…
HRC condemns gross violations against Rohingya
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The UN Human Rights Council, at a special session on Tuesday (5 December), strongly condemned the alleged systematic and gross violations of human rights and abuses committed in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State, notably against…
Mobile money transaction by govt services urged
Sajeeb Wajed Joy, an advisor to PM, told in the digital world seminar at Dhaka recently that eighty percent government services will be done through a smartphone.
Role model Bangladesh!
Shiekh Hasina reiterates that Bangladesh is a role model of development. From the newspaper, we knew that one came in 30 minutes from Sylhet to Dhaka by air but it took four hours from the airport to the city.
BNP wants PM say sorry for ‘fabricted’ stance on Khaleda
Dhaka, Dec 8 – The BNP on Friday accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of providing ‘false and fabricated’ information about party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family members’ assets in Saudi Arabia and threatened to take a legal step against…
The Climate-Change fight returns to Paris
Laurence Tubiana In 2015, the so-called “high ambition coalition” of developed and developing countries pushed the Paris climate agreement past the finish line. But when global leaders reconvene in Paris for new talks on climate change at the upcoming One…