Dhaka – Bangladesh will face hosts South Africa in the 1st T20I of the two-match series at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Thursday.The match will begin at 10pm Bangladesh time with all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan leading the Bangladesh side for…
Year: 2017
CJKS Cricket: Satadal Club beat Sitakunda UKS by five wkts
Dhaka – Satadal Club Juniors made a good start in the Confidence Cement-CJKS First Division Cricket League beating Sitakunda Upazilla KS by five wickets in the opening match at the MA Aziz Stadium here in Chittagong on Wednesday.Earlier, Chittagong City…
Nepal U-19 team due Oct 30 to play 3 one-day matches
Dhaka – Nepal Under-19 Cricket team will tour Bangladesh from October 30 to November 6 next to play a three-match one-day series against Bangladesh Under-19 side, all at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) ground in Savar.
Anti-stroke drugs also protect against dementia
People with heart trouble who take blood- thinning medication to avoid strokes may also significantly reduce their risk of dementia, a study published Wednesday said. Researchers found that of 444,106 patients in Sweden who had atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart…
Pixar’s ‘Coco’ celebrates Mexico in times of Trump
With US-Mexican relations at their lowest point in recent memory, Disney Pixar is set to release “Coco,” a cinematic celebration of Mexico that its director said Tuesday is an antidote to the “negativity” of the current political climate. Set in…
IMF chief warns of ‘dark future’ over climate change
The world will be in deep trouble if it fails to tackle climate change and inequality, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde warned on Tuesday. “If we don’t address these issues… we will be moving to a dark future” in 50…
Tokyo set to extend record as Asian markets track Wall St rally
Japanese investors pressed on with their buying on Wednesday, pushing the Nikkei towards a 17th straight gain following another record close on Wall Street, while other Asian markets edged up. A fresh round of strong earnings in New York reinforced…
Five things to see at the Tokyo Motor Show
From a car that wants to be your friend to another that burns off the fat: here are five hot vehicles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. The biennial event opens for a media preview on Wednesday, before throwing…
Doob premier moved to Kolkata from Dhaka
Entertainment Desk Director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s bilingual film Doob – No Bed Of Roses, starring Irrfan Khan and Tisha, will not have its premiere show in Dhaka. The premier show has been shifted to Kolkata instead, which also scraps Irrfan’s…
Pori Moni celebrates birthday with street children
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood actress Pori Moni planned something special to celebrate her birthday yesterday. She celebrated the ‘special day’ with some ‘special guests’ and they are street children who never get such opportunity. Pori Moni said she will share her…
Xi’s accrual of power seems to resonate with Chinese public
Beijing, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — The model lunar rover didn’t much impress the retiree in a cotton Mao jacket visiting an exhibition of Chinese achievements under President Xi Jinping. Nor did the displays charting China’s climate change progress or other…
Biman’s domestic flight lands safely with one wheel damaged
Dhaka, Oct 25 – A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, which faced problem in a wheel after taking off from Syedpur Airport, landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday morning.
Tillerson, Ghani and the doctored photo
A photograph of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Afghanistan appears to have been altered to suggest he was in Kabul, not at a US air base miles away. Images show him meeting President Ashraf Ghani in a windowless…
BD govt’s central office complex declared smoke-free zone
Dhaka, Oct 25 – Declaring Bangladesh Secretariat a smoke-free zone, the Cabinet Division has asked the secretaries of all the ministries to make sure that no one smokes in the country’s administrative hub.
Thailand prepares for King Adulyadej’s funeral
Big crowds are gathering for a five-day funeral ceremony for Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last October aged 88. The monarch will be cremated in Bangkok on Thursday, in a royal pyre representing heaven. Preparations – including the…
Republican senator Flake quits with attack on Trump
A US Republican senator says he will not seek re-election, delivering a fierce attack on President Donald Trump. Arizona Senator Jeff Flake said “reckless, outrageous and undignified behaviour” at the top of the US government was dangerous to democracy. Mr…
No food-no water-no shelter: Two days of muck-rain-uncertainty
By International Organization for Migration Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct 24 (IOM) – Last week, the Government of Bangladesh moved near 7,000 Rohingya refugees, who had been stranded in “no man’s land” near the Anjuman Para border crossing point in Cox’s…
Let’s harness the egalitarian spirit of sport for global cohesion
By Ann Therese Ndong Jatta and Siddharth Chatterjee Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 24 (IPS) – 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In his message to the world the UN Secretary General, Mr Antonio Guterres remarked, “When…
Lack of int’l action on Rohingya crisis – a “disgrace”
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Oct 23 (IPS) – As the crisis in Myanmar reaches unprecedented levels, frustration is at its peak as the international community remains slow to respond and act cohesively. Over 600,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed into Bangladesh…
Asia leading the way with new nuclear
on Tuesday the World Nuclear Association launched a special update to its 2017 World Nuclear Performance Report, focusing on developments in Asia.
BD – EU climate dialogue for success of Paris Agreement
Dhaka – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh organized a day-long seminar titled “Bangladesh…
Court sends Apan Jeweler owners to jail
Dhaka – Three owners of Dhaka’s Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases as they misused the privilege of their bail which they earlier secured from the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
Phensidyl seized in JU, 1 arrested
Savar – The security office of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday, recovered a total of 112 bottles of phensidyl in the university campus and detained a rickshaw-puller.
এম কে আনোয়ারের মৃত্যুতে জাতীয়তাবাদী গবেষণা কেন্দ্রের শোক প্রকাশ
ঢাকা – বিএনপির জাতীয় স্থায়ী কমিটির সদস্য, সাবেক এমপি-মন্ত্রী ও কেবিনেট সচিব এবং বরেণ্য রাজনীতিবিদ এম কে আনোয়ারের মৃত্যুতে গভীর শোক ও দু:খ প্রকাশ করেছেন বিশিষ্ট সমাজ সেবক ও রাজনীতিবিদ বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী গবেষণা কেন্দ্র’র প্রতিষ্ঠিতা চেয়ারম্যান ইঞ্জিনিয়ার একেএম রেজাউল করিম…
Islami Bank workshop on anti money laundering held
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a workshop on ‘Anti Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing’ with the participation of representatives of all scheduled banks of Cox’s Bazar District on 21 October 2017 in a local resort.
Hilsa-soup, noodles evolved for year-round consumption
Mymensingh – Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) got recognition as a geographical indicator (GI) product of Bangladesh this year. With this recognition of Ilish, the national fish of Bangladesh tagged as a Bangladeshi product. It is a very popular, tasty and high…
Canada’s special envoy to press Myanmar on Rohingya
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed a special envoy to Myanmar on Monday tasked with pressing its leadership to resolve the Rohingya crisis. Trudeau also announced in a statement that Canada would be doubling its contribution this year of humanitarian…
BD Telecom minister for fighting cyber crime globally
Noting that cyber crime is the largest challenge in the modern world, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Tuesday said it should be dealt with globally. Inaugurating the three-day 8th APT Cyber Security Forum (CSF-8) in a…
Dhaka-Ashulia expressway gets Govt. nod
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 16,901.32 crore project for constructing a ‘Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway’. The 24-kilometer Elevated Expressway is aimed to ease traffic congestion in and around capital Dhaka. The approval was…
Bangladesh researchers develop new drug for Hepatitis B
Patients infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may get much better and more effective treatment than even before as an advanced prescription medicine, developed by two Bangladeshi researchers, is set to hit local drugstores early next year after getting approval…