Dhaka – A youth was killed as a bus hit his motorbike in Daudpur area on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway under Dakhin Surma upazila in Sylhet this noon. The deceased was Sayed Parvej Ahamed, 21, son of Sayed Rana Ahamed, a resident…
Year: 2017
Teenage boy ‘kills self’ in Jessore
A teenage boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself over a family feud in Nilganj area of the district town on Tuesday. Officer-in-charger of Jessore Kotwali Police Station Sheikh Ilius Hossain said Sujan, 19, son of Abdus Sattar, a resident…
Dhaka International Poets Summit hits floors on Feb 3
Cultural Correspondent The Dhaka International Poets Summit 2017 will be held on February 3 at 6pm at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital. Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Rashed Khan Menon will be present…
Brain teasers may protect you against mild cognitive impairment
Keeping your brain busy and sharp with a steady flow of activities is likely you help you fight against mild brain disabilities. Rochester-based Mayo Clinic researchers have found that engaging in mentally stimulating activities, even late in life, may protect…
iPhone sales lift Apple to record quarter
Apple on Tuesday reported a rebound in iPhone sales to lift the tech giant to record revenue in the past quarter in quarterly results that eased concerns of slowing growth. The results showed strong demand for Apple’s iPhone 7 models…
Johnny Depp almost ruined by lavish spending
Johnny Depp’s lavish spending—including $3 million to blast author Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes from a cannon—led him to the brink of financial ruin, according to an explosive lawsuit filed Tuesday. Over the best part of two decades, the 53-year-old actor…
Beleaguered bees hit by ‘deformed wing virus’
A wing-deforming virus shortens the lifespan of wild honeybees already contending with a startlingly long list of existential threats, researchers said Wednesday. Spread by microscopic mites, the microbe disrupts bees’ foraging and curtails their lives, experiments confirmed for the first…
CSO revises GDP growth for 2015-16 upwards to 7.9%
Government has marginally revised upwards GDP growth for 2015-16 to 7.9 per cent from the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent after factoring in latest data on agriculture and industrial production. “Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for…
Trump’s entry ban – linked to the Neo-Con agenda
By Chandra Muzaffar President Donald Trump’s ban on nationals from 7 Muslim majority countries in West Asia and North Africa (WANA) entering the United States of America for a period of 90 days has brought to the fore the role…
30 Passengers hurt as bus overturns in Savar near Dhaka
Savar, Feb 1 – At least 30 passengers were injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday morning.
Trump picks conservative Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
US President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old to restore the court’s conservative majority and shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights. The…
Food waste to be halved by 2030
Countries across the Europe, including Britain, have formally pledged to try and cut their food waste by 50% by 2030 campaigners call for target to be binding Pressure from Friends of the Earth and people across the continent, including 60,000…
Unseen force pushes Milky Way galaxy across the universe
(CNN) Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is being pushed across the universe by a large unseen force, according to new research. Although it may not seem like a friendly gesture, the newly discovered Dipole Repeller is actually helping our…
India mourns one of its oldest elephants, Indira
One of the world’s oldest elephants, Indira, has died in her eighties in southern India, forest officials say. She had been unwell and stopped eating earlier this month.
Philippine drug war killings, crimes against humanity: Amnesty
Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of “systematically planning” extrajudicial killings in the controversial war against drugs.
Two alleged robbers killed in Rangpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Feb 1 – Two alleged robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Jigatala on Rangpur-Sayedpur highway in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur district early Wednesday.
Youngman gets life term in Chapainawabganj arms case
Dhaka, Feb 1 – A tribunal in Chapainawabganj, northwest Bangladesh, has convicted a young man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for possessing illegal arms.
Four suspected JMB men held in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, Feb 1 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four suspected militants of JMB outfit from Dhonia in Jatrabari area of Dhaka City early Wednesday.
Bold US voices against Trump’s Immigration Order
As the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new immigration rules is being felt by tens of thousands of people in the US and around the world, two bold voices have emerged from the US against the same. Acting Attorney…
Nearly 60 percent of children like reading for fun
New York — Nearly 6 out of 10 young people ages 6-17 say they read for fun, according to a new study from Scholastic and YouGuv, a percentage that has dipped slightly since a 2010 report.
Daily Observer editor Iqbal Sobhan Chy sued
Dhaka – Two cases were filed on Tuesday against Prime Minister’s Media Adviser and the Daily Observer Editor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury for publishing a report in his daily.
EC search body shortlists 20 out of 125 names received
Dhaka – A total of 25 registered political parties including the ruling Awami League and its arch rival BNP yesterday submitted names for the posts of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other election commissioners to reconstitute the next EC.
‘Drugs were biggest problem in my life’: Diego Maradona
Dhaka – Diego Maradona has revealed his drug problems began when he was at Barcelona in the 1980s, reports EUROSPORT.The 1986 Argentina World Cup winner said his habit began in his early 20s and continued beyond the end of his…
3 BCL men injured in Sylhet knife attack
Dhaka – Three local leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in a knife attack at Tilagar in the city on Monday night.The injured were identified as Rajon Chowdhury, a former BCL leader and president of ‘Shapla…
Village doctor killed in Jhenidah road crash
Dhaka – A village doctor was killed as a truck crashed into his motorcycle in Natun Bridge area of kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Azizur Rahman, 60, son of late Rahim Uddin Bishwas in Niyamatpur…
BCL: North Zone play out draw against South Zone
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) North Zone played draw against Prime Bank South Zone in the four-day-match of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) which ended on day-4 at Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Tuesday.Replying to North Zone’s 1st innings score of…
Golf: BBO kicks off Wednesday
Dhaka – The 3rd edition of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open golf tournament will begin at Kurmitola Golf Club on Wednesday. Famed Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman who was in off form for last two years, is expected to get back his…
Tongi KC, Azampur FC register wins in 2nd div Football
Dhaka – Tongi Krira Club and Azampur Football Club beat their rivals in the Dhaka Mahanagori Saif Power Tec 2nd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Tuesday.
Women’s Cricket: Ansar notch 9 wkt victory against DMP
Dhaka – Ansar & VDP team handed a nine-wicket defeat to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) team in the in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Tuesday.Batting first, DMP team collected 71/10 in 20.2 overs…
School Cricket: Jhalakathi Govt rout Kirtipasha by 69 runs
Dhaka – Jhalakathi Govt High School outplayed Kirtipasha PK High School by 69 runs in the district final of the Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Tournament at Birshreshtha Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Stadium on Tuesday.Jhalakathi Govt batted first and…