Dhaka – Sri Lanka took 1-0 lead in the two-test Joy Bangla Cup series with a huge 259-run victory against touring Bangladesh in the first match which ended on the 5th day at Galle International Stadium on Saturday.Bangladesh, which required…
Year: 2017
Premier Basketball: Gregs beat Flame Boys by 70-56 points
Dhaka – Gregs Club earned facile 70-56 points victory over Flame Boys in the Uni Med Uni Health Premier Division Basketball League at the Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium in the city on Sunday.They led the first half by 41-27 points.UNB agency
SC rejects Khaleda’s appeal for stay on trust graft case
Dhaka – By dismissing a petition the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday paved the way for the concerned trial court to continue the proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
2 siblings die taking tea made of pesticide in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – Two minor siblings died and four people fell sick after taking tea mistakenly made with pesticide instead of tea leaves at Harinda village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Sohan, 7, and his sister Sohana,…
B’desh to give befitting reply if attacked: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh must have the preparation to give a befitting reply if it is attacked by anyone although it is a peace-loving nation. “We never want to get engaged in any war with anyone,…
Prove remark against Khaleda or apologise, BNP to PM
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Sunday urged the Prime Minister either to prove that their party chief Khaleda Zia took BNP to power by giving an undertaking to India in 2001 or apologise to the nation for…
Lifestyle diseases becoming ‘serious challenge’ for BD, world
Lifestyle diseases, in medical term ‘non-communicable’ diseases, are becoming a ‘very serious challenge’ for the world, including Bangladesh, says a global expert having 40 years of experience about international public health. “It’s very clear there’s a set of new diseases…
U-18 Football: 14 matches finalized
Dhaka – Fourteen matches of the U-18 National Football Championship were held on the 4th day of the meet at different zonal venues across country on Sunday.UNB agency
Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Faced A Fake News Tsunami.
Last June, John Mattes started noticing something coursing like a virus through the Facebook page he helped administer for Bernie Sanders fans in San Diego. People with no apparent ties to California were friending the page and sharing links from…
Hockey World League: Malaysia clinch title; BD finish 5th
Dhaka – Coming from behind, Malaysia clinched the eight-nation round-2 title of the 2017 Men Hockey World League beating China by 5-3 goals in penalty shootout in the final at Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.The title-deciding match…
Youth held with three bombs in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man along with three hand bombs from Kalidaspur village in Alamdanga upazila early Sunday. Tipped off, a team of police raided the house of Tutul Hossain, 30, son of Shahidul Islam, and arrested him…
Ranbir will spend week in jail
Entertainment Desk We know Ranbir Kapoor has put on weight and beefed up his body to play Sanjay Dutt for the biopic made on the maverick actor but now we hear something that has come as a shock to us.…
Sunny Leone not offended by Ram Gopal Varma
While the rest of the country frothed at the gills about Ram Gopal Varma’s Women’s Day tweet involving Sunny Leone, what with even an FIR being filed against him in Goa, the actress herself toned down the incident. She is…
Shah Rukh, Anushka starrer sold
Shah Rukh Khan is known for his good openings but nowadays he’s also become the king of earning moolah for his filmmakers even before the release. There is a buzz in trade circles that the rights to Shah Rukh-Anushka starrer…
California gives green light to self-driving car tests
The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver. The new rules have yet to be submitted for public consultation, with a final version…
Flourishing of rural small, cottage industries stressed
Speakers here underscored that small,cottage and handloom industries in rural areas can promote trade and business while creating job opportunities for the local unemployed youths would enhance rural economy. The opinion came at a discussion arranged in the concluding ceremony…
17 ‘militants’, Jamaat men held in Ctg
Dhaka– Police in a drive arrested 17 suspected members of Jamaat-e-Islami, banned militant outfits Hizb ut-Tahrir and Ahle Hadith from Jhornapar in the city on Saturday afternoon.UNB agency
Two traders killed in Magura road crash
Dhaka –Two traders were killed in a road accident at Huglinagar on Magura-Kamarkhali highway in Sadar uapzila in Magura on Saturday night. UNB agency
3 ‘militants’ held in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Hizb-ut-Tahrir from Baghmara and Poba upazilas here early Sunday.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Bagmara Police Station Nasim Ahmed said a team of police…
Dutch expel Erdogan’s minister amid protests
Dutch riot police have used water cannons and horses to disperse protesters outside the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam, as the city expelled a Turkish minister. More than 1,000 people had gathered outside the building as the diplomatic row between the…
2 submarines commissioned: 3-dimensional Navy planned: PM
Dhaka, Mar 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has already taken various short- and long-term plans to build Bangladesh Navy as a three-dimensional force by 2030.
BD garment owners get 6 months to demolish illegal office
Dhaka, Mar 12 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday gave the BGMEA authorities six months’ time for demolishing the ‘BGMEA Complex’ constructed at the city’s Hatirjheel.
Two ‘outlaws’ killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Mar 12 – The head of a faction of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) and his associate were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Rahimabad Ambagan in Tala upazila of Satkhira early Sunday.
$12 for a blanket on air!
A 66-year-old male passenger reportedly on a Hawaiian Airlines flight asked for a blanket as he was feeling cold. When the crew demanded a fee of $ 12 for the blanket, an altercation started. At one stage, the passenger made…
Parliament adopts resolution: March 25 is Genocide Day
haka, Mar 11 – Parliament on Saturday unanimously adopted a motion to declare March 25 as Genocide Day, mark the start of atrocities unleashed by the Pakistani occupation forces on the people of then-East Pakistan on this date in 1971.
Jubadal protests suing Khaleda in Comilla arson case
Dhaka, Mar 11 – Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, BNP’s youth wing, on Saturday staged a demonstration in the city protesting the submission of a chargesheet against party chairperson Khaleda Zia, besides 77 others in an arson attack case in Comilla.
PM blasts BNP: In 2001 it won with India’s help
Dhaka, Mar 11 – Taking a swipe at BNP for its recent anti-Indian remarks, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday alleged that this party came to power in 2001 through giving undertaking to sell gas to India.
All the sustainable ladies: 10 women who will inspire you
As the effort to achieve equality for all women and girls continues this International Women’s Day, here are 10 women who are leading the global push towards climate action, genChinese revolutionary Mao Zedong’s popular saying proclaims that women hold up…
IBBL Shariah awareness programme held
Dhaka – The Dhaka Central Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a day long Shariah Awareness Programme at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower on Saturday, 11 March 2017. Arastoo Khan, Chairman, Board of Directors of the bank…
Bangladesh self-sufficient in rice, fish by 2018
Dhaka – Bangladesh will attain self-sufficiency in rice and fish by 2018, fisheries and livestock minister Sayedul Haque said on Saturday. The country earned the status of fourth major fish producer in the world. Fish production is increasing every year…