TURIN, Italy, (BSS/AFP) – Brazilian Douglas Costa scored the only goal as champions Juventus kept in hot pursuit of leaders Napoli with a 1-0 win against Genoa on Monday.
Month: January 2018
Australian Open: Nadal-Cilic among 4 quarterfinals Tuesday
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Quarterfinal play begins at the Australian Open on Tuesday, with top-seeded Rafael Nadal continuing his quest for a second Australian title and 17th Grand Slam championship overall, and Caroline Wozniacki looking for her first anywhere.
US shutdown ends as Congress passes bill
The U.S. government is almost back in business after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to end a shutdown that started on Saturday, imperiling both political parties and leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees out of work, The New York Times…
শান্তি প্রতিষ্ঠায় ওলামায়ে কেরামগণকে ইসলামের পক্ষে ঐক্যবদ্ধ হতে হবে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের প্রেসিডিয়াম সদস্য ও জাতীয় ওলামা মাশায়েখ আইম্মা পরিষদের কেন্দ্রীয় আহ্বায়ক আল্লামা নুরুল হুদা ফয়েজী বলেছেন, শান্তি প্রতিষ্ঠায় ওলামায়ে কেরামগণকে ইসলামের পক্ষে ঐক্যবদ্ধ হতে হবে। দেশের সর্বত্র অশান্তি বিরাজ করছে। দুর্নীতি, স্বজনপ্রীতি সমাজে মারাত্মক আকার ধারণ করছে। সমাজ…
২৫-২৬ জানুয়ারী আফতাবনগরে আন্তর্জাতিক ইসলামী মহাসম্মেলন
আগামী ২৫-২৬ জানুয়ারী’১৮ ইং বাড্ডাস্থ আফতাবনগরে “আহলে সুন্নাত ওয়াল জামাআত পরিষদ বাংলাদেশ” কর্তৃক আয়োজিত ২দিনব্যাপী ৫ম আন্তর্জাতিক ইসলামী মহাসম্মেলন সফল করার জন্য আহবান জানিয়েছেন পরিষদের সভাপতি আল্লামা নুরুল ইসলাম ওলীপুরী, সিনিয়ার সহ-সভাপতি আল্লামা মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম ও সেক্রেটারী…
No progress in BD proposal to invest in Nepal hydro power
Bangladesh has recently proposed to invest in hydroelectric projects in Nepal to expand its power options, reports Kathmandu Post. “In order to meet the growing demand, we are considering Nepal a big market that can fulfill our needs,” the premier…
Non-govt teachers take to streets for nationalising schools
Dhaka 22 Jan – Hundreds of teachers of the non-government primary schools are not caring to take classes rather they have taken the streets in the capital to meet their demand for nationalisation.
600 unapproved water jars destroyed in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, 22 Jan – The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, BSTI raided Motijheel and Paltan area in Dhaka to stop selling water in jars without its approval.
RUTA distributes warm cloths in Panchagarh
Rajshahi, 22 Jan – The Rajshahi University Teachers Association (RUTA) has distributed warm clothes to the cold affected poor and distressed people of Panchagarh to mitigate their sufferings.
Ferry services on 2 routes resume after 7 hrs
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route and Chandpur-Shariatpur route in the Padma and Meghna River resumed after seven and a half hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Monday morning.”The ferry services on Paturia- Daulatdia route remained suspended…
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Rangpur
Dhaka-A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Dharmadas in Rangpur early Monday.The deceased was identified as, Rajab Ali, 35, a member of an inter-district robber gang and hailing from Durgapur village in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha.
Father, son held with hemp in B’baria
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man and his son along with 224 kg hemp at Alinagar village in Bijoynagar Upazila in Brahmanbaria on Sunday evening.
3 Bangladeshis among 9 killed in Saudi road crash
Dhaka – Nine workers, including three Bangladeshis, were killed and six others injured in a road accident in Al-Baha province in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening, reports the Saudi Gazette.
AFC Cup: Saif SC to play TC Sports of Maldives Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) team Saif Sporting Club will play the Maldives Premier League runners-up TC Sports Club in a preliminary stage of the AFC Cup – 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday with both…
Tri-series: Favorite Bangladesh to face underdogs Zimbabwe Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face visiting Zimbabwe in the 5th match of the Tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Tuesday.The match will begin at 12 noon (Bangladesh time) where Graeme Cremer-led Zimbabwe will need…
1st Div Women’s Cricket: City Club notch 7 wkt win against Urban SCDA
Dhaka – City Club routed Urban Sports & Cultural Development Academy by seven wickets in their first phase match of the First Division Women’s Cricket League at City Club Ground on Monday.City Club chased down a target of 27 for…
East Zone declare 1st Innings for 735/6 against Central Zone
Dhaka- A brilliant double century by Zakir Hasan and two centuries by Yasir Ali and Alok Kapali guided Islami Bank East Zone to declare the first innings for massive 735 runs for 6 in 164 overs against Walton Central Zone…
Harsher punishment for disrupting law & order
A bill, titled ‘The Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (amendment) Bill, 2018’ was placed in Parliament on Monday, raising jail term by two years for committing crimes that disrupt law-and-order situation. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan placed the bill and…
2nd Div Cricket: Amber SC notch 10 wkt win against Matuail CA
Dhaka – Amber Sporting Club notched a huge 10-wicket victory against Matuail Cricket Academy in the curtailed 34-over-a-side match of the Dhaka 2nd Division Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) Ground 3 on Monday.
BD imports 13400 mt food from Myanmar
Bangladesh has imported over 13,400 tonnes of rice from Myanmar through the Maungtaw Trade Zone during the 10 months of the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Up to January 14, 2017-2018 FY in Myanmar, some 13420 tonnes of rice were exported to…
Asian Handball: Bangladesh concede 4th successive defeat
Dhaka – Bangladesh suffered 4th successive defeat in the 18th Asian Men’s Handball Championship losing to Australia by 22-35 goals in the Korean city of Suwon on Monday.
BNP seeks Constitutional amemdment
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday urged the government to amend the constitution to include the provision of having an election-time government.“The Prime Minister has recently said an election-time government will be formed, but there’s no existence of…
12pc BD families use electricity for cooking food
A survey, conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), found that some 12.1 percent people across the country use electricity for cooking purpose.According to the survey, the rate is 7 percent in the rural area, 20 percent in municipal area…
No polls by keeping BNP workers in Jail: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday warned that their party will not allow the government to hold the next general election keeping their leaders and activists in jail.
One year under Trump: An assault on women’s health
It was one year ago that millions of women worldwide marched against newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump. The marches were meant to send a message to Trump after a presidential election that “insulted, demonised and threatened” women, immigrants and…
Richest 1pc get 82pc of world wealth: Oxfam
Half of the world’s population received no share of all wealth created globally last year, while 82 percent went to the richest one percent, a report by Oxfam International revealed. Billionaires in 2017 increased their wealth by $762bn, enough to…
Austerity: From outrage to progressive alternatives
Social democracy in Europe is not in good shape. Perhaps the main reason for social democratic parties losing support has been their perceived association with austerity policies. Where, however, the centre-left has more categorically rejected austerity, as in the case…
Facebook makes blood donation easier
Facebook is set to launch a blood donation feature in Bangladesh tomorrow making the blood donation process easier for the people to get safe blood.
Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment firm for $11.6 bn
French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Monday it had reached an agreement to purchase US biotech company Bioverativ, which specialises in treatments for haemophilia and rare blood disorders, for $11.6 billion (9.5 billion euros).
Barrier Reef funding boost to tackle predatory starfish
A multimillion-dollar campaign to stop the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish devouring the Great Barrier Reef was announced by the Australian government Monday in a push to preserve the World Heritage-listed ecosystem. The coral-eating starfish are naturally occurring but have proliferated due…