Dhaka, Dec 14 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that whenever Awami League came to power it destroyed the spirit of the Liberation War.
Day: December 14, 2017
Walt Disney buys Murdoch’s Fox for $52.4bn
Walt Disney has agreed to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets for a total $52.4bn (£39bn). The deal includes Fox’s 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky, and the 20th Century Fox film studio, Disney announced.
SNV of Netherlands in deal to help improve RMG workers’ health
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation on Thursday signed partnership agreements with trade bodies and NGOs to leverage a collaborative approach to improve the health and well-being of Bangladesh’s readymade garment workers. The contracts were signed with Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies…
Martyred Intellectuals’ Day observed
The nation observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Thursday commemorating the intellectuals who were killed systematically by the Pakistan occupation army and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
At least 6700 Rohingyas killed in first month
At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in attacks during the first month of a military crackdown in Myanmar in late August, Médecins Sans Frontières estimates. The aid group interviewed several thousand Rohingya refugees in four camps in Bangladesh in late…
3 neo-JMB operatives arrested in city
Dhaka – Police arrested three operatives of militant outfit neo-JMB, including Abdus Samad alias Arif Mamu alias Ashique, one of its founders, in the city’s Mohakhali area on Wednesday night.The two other detainees are Ziadul Islam and Md Azizul Islam.
Man held with 2 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka -Custom intelligence officials arrested a man along with 2 pieces of gold bar from Benapole international check post in Benapole on Thursday.
Land Minister’s son expelled from Jubo League
Dhaka – Shirhan Sherif Tomal, Ishwardi upazila Jubo League president and son of Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, has been expelled from the organisation over the attack on journalists in Rooppur on November 29.
Indian citizen dies in Jessore jail
Dhaka – An Indian citizen has died of heart attack in Jessore Central Jail.The deceased was identified as Domi Ram, 50, son of Santo Ram.
England reaches 91-2 after 1st session of 3rd Ashes test
Perth,(AP/UNB) – Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood struck just before lunch to check England’s promising start to the must-win third Ashes test against Australia.
Siddikur makes ordinary starts in Indonesian Masters
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s star golfer Siddikur Rahman teed off in the $750,000 Indonesian Masters and showed an ordinary form in the first round at Royale Jakarta Golf Club on Thursday.
Itinerary of Tigers’ ODI, Test, T20 series announced
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced the itinerary of the tri-nation ODI home series involving Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, and the Test and T20 series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to be held in January and February next.…
Squads for Victory Day exhibition cricket match announced
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced Shaheed Jewel Eleven and Shaheed Mushtaque Eleven to play a T20 exhibition cricket match on the Victory Day on December 16 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The exhibition match, a regular…
V-Day Basketball: Navy, Army, Air Force, BGB advance to semifinals
Dhaka – Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) reached the semifinals of the Victory Day Basketball Tournament beating their rivals on the opening day at the Dhanmondi Wooden Floor Basketball gymnasium on Thursday.
One killed in Kurigram rival clash
Dhaka – A man was killed and 15 others were injured and six houses were torched in a clash between two rival groups over land dispute in Hologram union Chaar of Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was Nurjamal Mandal, 55,…
Bangladesh requires additional US$ 7b for environment by 2021
Bangladesh will require an additional US$ 7 billion to meet the targets of environmental development projects by 2021 under the government’s seventh Five-Year Plan, according to Bangladesh Country Investment Plan for Environment, Forestry and Climate Change.It reveals that the government…
Two astronauts, cosmonaut return from five-month ISS mission
Two astronauts, from the US and Italy, and a Russian cosmonaut on Thursday landed in Kazakhstan after almost five months on the International Space Station, footage from the Russian space agency showed. American Randy Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli of Italy and…
State minister inaugurated Bijoy Mela in Manikganj
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malek MP said that the government has implementing huge development projects to make the country a Middle income Nation. He said we have sufficient food, people were getting health service properly and…
ATM defends ‘Sense of Humor’ from Sani
Entertainment Desk Senior actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has defended Shahriar Nazim Joy’s popular celebrity roasting show ‘Sense of Humor’ after Dhallywood actor and producer Omar Sani criticized it for being disrespectful. Shamsuzzaman defended the show by appearing in one of its…
Actor-director Neeraj passes away
Bollywood actor, writer and filmmaker Neeraj Vora, in coma since a year, died at a Mumbai hospital in the wee hours of Thursday. He was 54.
More than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar, estimates MSF
At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the month after violence broke out in Myanmar in August, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says. Based on surveys of refugees in Bangladesh, the number is much higher than Myanmar’s official figure of 400.…
Saudi govt to increase electricity, fuel prices
The Saudi government has announced plans to increase prices of electricity, car and aviation fuel and diesel in the first quarter of next year. The announcement coincides with the first payments under a citizen’s account programme announced in December last…
Abducted couple rescued in Magura, 3 held
Magura, Dec 14 – Police rescued a couple from Elengkhali village in Mohammadpur Upazila of Magura district on Wednesday night a day after their abduction from Elengkhali Bridge area.
One million enslaved migrants, victims of ‘Europe’s complicity’
By Baher Kamal ROME, Dec 13 2017 (IPS) – “European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by Libyan immigration authorities in appalling conditions in Libya,” Amnesty International charged…
One killed in Kurigram rival clash
Dhaka- A man was killed and 15 others were injured and six houses were torched in a clash between two rival groups over land dispute in Hologram union Chaar of Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was Nurjamal Mandal, 55, son…
Football: Christmas congestion no excuse – Rodgers
GLASGOW,(BSS/AFP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says his side’s hectic festive fixture list is not an excuse for any dip in performances from the Scottish champions. A clinical first-half performance from the Glasgow giants saw them record a 3-1 win over…
Football: Pochettino spies good omens for Man City trip
LONDON,(BSS/AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino reflected with satisfaction on Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion despite the slightly fortunate nature of his side’s goals. Serge Aurier’s freakish first goal for Tottenham after 40 minutes broke the deadlock at Wembley…
South Asian Thinkers’ Workshop report launched
To discuss and deliberate the emerging issues and concerns in South Asia in the context of fallouts of neo-liberal economic policies adopted by all South Asian countries, SAAPE in collaboration with Social Scientists’ Association (SSA, Colombo) and Centre for Labour…
25 children’s books growing young minds
Danielle Nierenberg Wondering how to teach kids to eat better, especially during the holidays? Books can be a great way to tell the stories of food, farmers, and food and agriculture workers across the globe.
Fungi-resistant potato to save farmers Tk. 100 cr. a year
Dhaka, Dec 13 – Each year farmers in Bangladesh grow close to 10 million tonnes of potato, well surpassing the domestic demand of the tuber crop and export the surplus to 20 countries. But to save the prime vegetable from…