Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday formed a five-member election commission responsible to conduct the board of directors election 2017.
Year: 2017
Mominul called for ODI series against SA
Dhaka – Mominul Haque has been included in the Bangladesh squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa.A genuine Test batsman, Mominul got the call for ODI side after around a three-year break as the left-hander played an…
Walton opens smartphone plant in Bangladesh
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim has said the launching of Walton Smartphone Plant has opened up a new era of ‘Digital Bangladesh’. “Today is a historical, a joyful and a glorious day for us. Through starting the…
british author Kazou Ishiguro wins Nobel Price for Literature
British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel “The Remains of the Day”, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the Swedish Academy said. The 62-year-old, “in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory…
CJ to retire with dignity, hopes Nasim
Spokesperson of the Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance Mohammad Nasim on Thursday hoped that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will go on retirement with dignity. “The post of the Chief Justice is a glorious and dignified one. Chief Justice Surendra…
Putin opens talk with Saudi King at the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman have opened talks at the Kremlin in the first official visit of a Saudi monarch to Russia. The king’s talks with Putin on Thursday are expected to focus on the global…
16-day film festival begins Friday
Bangladesh Film festival 2017, a 16-day film festival, will begin across the country on Friday. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) is organizing the festival for the second time in collaboration with Zila Shilpakala Academies with the theme ‘film for all, art…
Duronto TV launches today
Culture Desk The first ever child and family based TV channel Duronto TV is going to unveil their logo today. The launching programme will be held at 3pm at the Balcony of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Information Minister Hasanul Haque…
BIWTA to use digital flow meter to monitor fuel supply
With a view to making fuel supply activities more transparent and modernized Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will start using Portable Digital Ultrasonic Flow Meter for its vessels across the country. The decision came out at a meeting held…
Life Style Fair Fest begins in city
The month-long fair titled ‘Life Style Fair Fest” began in Bashundhara city shopping complex. Dr Shakti Ranjan Paul, chairman of Life & Health Ltd, inaugurated the exhibition yesterday afternoon. The Life & Health Ltd is organising the event. Organisers said…
IU admission process begins on Oct 15
The online admission process for first year honors courses under 2017-18 academic sessions at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will begin on October 15 and continue till November 20. IU acting registrar SM Abdul Latif said the admission tests of…
Salman issues directives to pay unpaid salaries of foreign workers
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has allocated SAR 100m ($266.5m) and issued a series of directives with the intention of resolving all cases of unpaid salaries in the kingdom. This follows complaints from hundreds of thousands of workers in the construction…
Chief Justice now at his govt residence: Acting CJ
Dhaka, Oct 5 – Acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah on Thursday said that he had inquired about the health condition of the Chief Justice and he is now at his government residence.
Back-to-back hurricanes take heavy toll on the Caribbean
By António Guterres UN, Oct 4 (IPS) – As you know, we are coming off a jam-packed High-level week and the opening of the General Assembly. Some of the most important speeches during that period came from leaders of Caribbean…
The world running out of much needed new antibiotics
By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 4 (IPS) – The world is running out of new antibiotics to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a new specialised report warns ahead of this year’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week, adding that most…
Mother jailed for refusing to vaccinate son
A mother in the US state of Michigan has been sentenced to seven days in jail after she refused a judge’s order to have her son vaccinated. Rebecca Bredow would not let her nine-year-old be immunised after initially agreeing with…
Gomti banks in Comilla offer new tourist attractions
Dhaka, Oct 5–The banks of the River Gomti with several small entertainment centres dotting the riverside in Comilla offer new promises of becoming a tourist attraction.
Hundi trader arrested with $22,500 at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected Hundi trader along with $22,500 from Benapole check-post here on Wednesday.
Madrasah employee held over Facebook comments on PM, Bangabandhu
Dhaka – Police on Wednesday arrested a young man from a madrasah in Ramganj upazila in Laxmipur for posting derogatory comments about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his Facebook wall.The…
Rabada main second Test threat to Bangladesh
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa,(BSS/AFP) – Having failed to take advantage of favourable first Test conditions, the Bangladesh batsmen have a chance to make amends against the least experienced bowling line-up South Africa have fielded in many years.
Cricket: Australia’s Pattinson ruled out of Ashes
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – Injury-prone James Pattinson has been ruled out of the Ashes series with England after aggravating a lower back stress fracture, dealing Australia’s fast bowling stocks a blow. It is the same problem that kept the 27-year-old out of…
Burma: Military Massacres Dozens in Rohingya Village
Soldiers Shot, Stabbed Men and Boys in Maung Nu, Rakhine State Dhaka – The Burmese military summarily executed several dozen Rohingya Muslims in Maung Nu village in Burma’s Rakhine State on August 27, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. Witnesses…
Five reasons US gun control won’t happen
Anthony Zurcher In the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, gun control advocates are renewing calls for tightening regulation on firearms.
Princess Sumaya UNESCO Science Peace Envoy
The UNESCO recently made Jordanian Princess Sumaya a UNESCO Special ‘Envoy for Science for Peace’ (2017-2019). This appointment has been given to the Princess in recognition of her contribution and commitment to promoting science for peaceful application to bringing peace…
No more flyover rather run large-comfortable bus services!
Soma working in a government hospital goes to her office from Arambag to TB gate regularly by public transport. She at the early stage of pregnancy. She can go to the office, either way, moghbazar to link road and then…
Report on raid at militant den of Kalyanpur deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the submission of the report in the case filed over operation at a militant den in the capital's Kalyanpur to November 12.
2 killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and five others injured when a covered van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Comilla-Noakhali road at Bhatiabhita in Laksam upazila in Comilla on Wednesday.
5 fishermen arrested for defying hilsha ban
Dhaka- Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) arrested five fishermen on charge of catching hilsha defying the government’s 22-day ban that is currently in place.The law enforcers also seized six boats, 10,000 meters of illegal current nets, 5,000 meters Charghera…
Injured Tamim ruled out of 2nd Test against SA
Dhaka – Dashing Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the 2nd Test against South Africa due to thigh injury what he suffered on September 21 during the three-day pre-series warm-up match at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.Tamim played…
S Africa announce squad for ODIs against BD
Dhaka – Cricket South Africa on Wednesday announced a 14-man ODI squad with Dane Paterson making a maiden call-up for a three-match series, starting on October 15, against touring Bangladesh.Pace bowler Paterson has been included in the squad to replace…