Dhaka- Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) arranged a seminar titled “Asia Cup and Bangladesh Hockey” at the Dutch-Bangla auditorium of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Wednesday ahead of the eight-nation Hero Asia Cup Hockey beginning in Dhaka on October 11.
Tehran, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) – With Turkey’s president by his side, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged Wednesday that they would ensure borders in the region remain unchanged after the recent Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced a 13-man squad for Bangladesh A to take on Ireland A in a four-day unofficial Test, starting on October 11 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.Apart from the only four-day-match, Bangladesh will play…
Dhaka – Dhaka Divisional Handball team beat touring Assam State Handball side by 23-22 goals in a keenly contested opening match of the four-match Index Dhaka-Assam Friendly Handball series at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on…
Dhaka – Newcomer Saif Sporting Club shared points with Sheikh Russel KC in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football tournament as the match between the two teams ended in 1-1 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on…
Dhaka, Oct 4 – The Miss World Bangladesh-2017 fracas has taken away the crown from Jannatul Nayeem Avril and announced Jessia Islam the new winner. Avril, who was crowned Saturday at the end of a gala night, was disqualified after…
Dhaka- Mohammedan Sporting Club secured 3-1 victory against Arambagh Krira Sangha in the 9th round match of the 12-team Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday.Samson Illiusu scored two in the 20th and 65th…
Dhaka – Kalabagan Krira Chakra and Gulshan Youth Club won their respective matches in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League at two BKSP grounds in Savar on Wednesday.
icddr,b has joined the launch of an ambitious new strategy to reduce deaths from cholera by 90 percent by 2030. The initiative was launched by the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC), a diverse network of over 50 UN…
Bangladesh today signed $4.5 billion third Line of Credit (LoC) agreement with India as both sides pledged to bolster the economic ties between the two close neighbors. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and Managing Director of Indian…
Humanitarian organisations helping Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh said on Wednesday they need $434 million over the next six months to help up to 1.2 million people, many of them children, who need life-saving help. There are an estimated 809,000…
A report shows that solar energy was the fastest-growing source of power last year, accounting for almost two-thirds of net new capacity globally. The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that the rise was due to a boom in photovoltaic panel…
Reiterating that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is sick, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said there is nothing to do politics over the issue. “Sickness is one’s individual matter and there’s nothing to do politics over the issue,” he…
BNP on Wednesday alleged that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has been forced to refrain from performing his duty in the name of his illness. Speaking at a press conference, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also urged the…
Narail Correspondent Farmers are expecting bumper T-Aman paddy yield in the current session as a total of 30,895 hectares of land have been brought under this paddy cultivation in three upazilas of the district. Department of District Agriculture Extension (DAE)…
Actress Orchita Sporshia and director Rafsan Ahsan had a married life together for just two years. Sources state that they applied for divorce this Sunday. This was confirmed by Rafsan himself. He told the press that he officially applied for…
KUWAIT CITY,(BSS/AFP) – Firas al-Khatib never imagined he would abandon Syria’s national colours for years only to return in search of World Cup glory for his war-battered country. The striker from the central city of Homs, regarded as a cradle of…
Thousands of festival-goers packed a historic neighbourhood of Hong Kong to watch a “fire dragon” lit with incense sticks dance through the streets in a century-old ritual. The 67-metre (220-foot) long dragon snakes around the network of narrow paths in…
Tom Petty has died after suffering cardiac arrest, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Petty’s manager says he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours in the morning and passed at 8:40 p.m after being taken…
The US Department of Justice said Tuesday that Level 3 Communications will have to sell networks in three American cities ahead of its planned acquisition by telecoms giant CenturyLink. To preserve competition in US telecoms markets, the department will also…
Dhaka- Nayeem Hasan’s five-wicket went to vain as Bangladesh U-19 team showed again another dismal performance when they suffered a 45-run defeat to visiting Afghanistan team in the fourth youth ODI of the five-match series held today (Wednesday) at Sylhet…
Sydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50 degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia meets its Paris global warming targets, a new study warned Wednesday. Other areas across the country should also prepare for extreme heat, said…
Wall Street stocks finished at records again Tuesday as a surge in automobile sales following US hurricanes kept the bull market alive. All three major US equity indices notched records for the second straight day, while European and Asian markets…
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Fast bowler Mitchell Starc warned England to expect a repeat of the carnage caused by Mitchell Johnson four years ago when Australia unleash their pace attack in the upcoming Ashes Tests. A fully firing Australian attack looks formidable, with…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a listed member of inter-country (Bangladesh-Myanmar) criminal group along with arms and bullets from a remote hilly region of Puran Pollanpara area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar…
Dhaka – Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from new Bus Terminal area in Sherpur town Tuesday evening.
Dhaka – Police recovered a body of a teenager from a jungle in Kashimpur Bagbari area in Sadar upazila in Gazipur on Tuesday night, 26 days after his going missing.The deceased was identified as Shaidul Islam, 16, son of Sirajul…
Dhaka – Two suspected drug traders sustained bullet-hit injuries in a clash with police personnel in Kadamtali Pukurpar area of the city early Wednesday.The injured were identified as Shah Jalal, 19, and Noman, 18, of the area.
International Rivers has just prepared a strategic plan named ‘Our Rivers, Our Water Future. Let’s hear the story from the organisations executive director Kate Horner. – “I’m excited to share International Rivers’ vision for the movement for rivers over the next…
A Burmese beauty queen has claimed she was stripped of her pageant title over a video she made on the ongoing violence in Rakhine state.