Paris,(AP/UNB) – Striker Keita Balde set up both goals as Monaco won at local rival Nice 2-1 to reach the French League Cup semifinals on Tuesday.Both sides were missing their top scorers: Mario Balotelli for Nice and Radamel Falcao for…
Month: January 2018
Argentina to play Spain, Italy in March in World Cup buildup
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – Argentina will play Italy and Spain in March as part of its World Cup preparations.The Argentine Football Association says on Tuesday the team will face the Italians on March 23 in Basel, Switzerland, then Spain four days…
How low-income Bangladeshis use loans
By Stuart Rutherford Washington DC, Jan 8 (IPS) – Bangladeshis have a long tradition of borrowing from family, neighbors and other informal sources. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have proliferated over the past three decades and offer a more formal loan service…
To resist robots invest in people
The rise of robots is inevitable, but the associated grim predictions around job losses aren’t. Asian Development Bank vice president Stephen Groff explains how countries can prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. By Stephen Groff A knitting factory in Bangladesh…
Humanitarian programme in Cox’s Bazar for Rohingyas
Report from BRAC • A total of 655,000 forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals have entered Bangladesh since 25 August (Source: ISCG report, 31 December) • BRAC’s total coverage (based on sanitation) is 638,600 people with installation of 15,965 latrines (16 today). BRAC…
’28 children killed, 49 raped monthly in Bangladesh’
As many as 28 children are murdered and 49 raped in Bangladesh every month, according to a report by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), a network of non-government organisations.
Trump gives 200,000 Salvadoreans deadline to leave US
Donald Trump’s administration has decided to cancel permits that allow nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador to live and work in the US. They were granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after earthquakes rocked the Central American country in 2001.
Balkan War Crimes: The promise and limits of int’l justice
The groundbreaking court brought many of the war’s worst criminals to justice, but more is needed to heal the region’s deep divisions. By Benjamin Ward and Param-Preet Singh Hundreds of men buried alive, men and women mutilated and slaughtered, children…
Penalty set for illegal human organ transplantation
Dhaka, Jan 9 – The Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday passed the “Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2018” aimed at providing with better health services riding on the improvement in technology and medical science in the country.
New Judges to Appellate Division of SC soon: Law Minister
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said said on Tuesday new judges will be appointed to both the Appellate Division and High Court Division of the Supreme Court soon.
Project to check air pollution in Dhaka and Chittagong
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Environment and Forest Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Tuesday said the government is implementing clean air and sustainable environment (CASE) project to check air pollution in Dhaka and Chittagong.
Flower research center at Jessore on cards
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury on Tuesday said the government has a plan to establish a regional flower research centre at Jessore. The minister said this while responding to a query placed by treasury bench lawmaker…
Socialist Student Front female activist forced out of BAU hall
Mymensingh, 09 Jan – Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student organization of ruling party Awami League activists forced an activist of Socialist Students’ Front (SSF) allegedly at midnight out of residential hall at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
BNP to select Dhaka North Mayor candidate Saturday
Dhaka, 09 Jan – The BNP will finalise its candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-poll at party standing committee meeting on Saturday.
IBBL distributes blankets to cold-hit people in Dhaka
Dhaka, 09 Jan – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited distributed blankets among the cold affected destitute people in Dhaka City. Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director of the Bank distributed the blankets at the Bank’s Head Office on Tuesday.
RU Information Cell in a chaos
Rajshahi, 09 Jan – The Information Cell of Rajshahi University (RU) is passing through a chaotic situation though 8 years have passed after the enactment of Information and Communication Act (ICT). Information sharing activities are not being smoothly done due…
2 killed as 2 buses collide in Rangpur
Dhaka – Two people, including a bus helper, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Bairagiganj on Rangpur-Bogra highway in Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur on Tuesday.
Sherpur man to walk gallows for killing wife
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a man for killing his wife in 2011.The convict is identified as Sohel Rana, 37, son of Sabed Ali of Madhabpur village in Sreebardi upazila in Sherpur .
Murray undergoes hip surgery, hopes to be back for Wimbledon
Melbourne, (AP/UNB) – Andy Murray underwent surgery on his right hip on Monday and said he hopes to be back playing in time for Wimbledon.The former No. 1-ranked Murray, a three-time major winner, has not played a competitive match since…
Rusty Nadal struggles in loss to Gasquet in exhibition match
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal struggled with his timing and normally potent shot-making as he started his delayed preparations for the Australian Open with an error-filled 6-4, 7-5 loss to Richard Gasquet in the Kooyong Classic exhibition event Tuesday.
Zimbabwe due Thursday to play tri-nation ODI series
Dhaka- A 15-member Zimbabwean Cricket team will arrive here on Thursday night to play the tri-nation ODI series also involving Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh beginning on January 15 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.An Emirates Airlines flight…
BCL: 1slami Bank East Zone scored 340 for 5 against Prime Bank South Zone
Dhaka – A brilliant century by Mominul Haque enabled 1slami Bank East Zone to score a comfortable 340 for 5 in 83 overs in the first innings against Prime Bank South Zone on the first day of the four-day first…
ITF Tennis: Rakib, Mashfia, Jolly, Jui reach pre-quarterfinals
Dhaka – Bangladeshi player Rakib Hossain, Mashfia Afrin, Jerin Sultana Jolly and Sraboni Biswas Jui reached the pre-quarterfinals in Division-2 of the ITF Asain Under-14 Tournament held in the Ho Che Minh city of Vietnam on Tuesday.
Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day Wednesday
The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed on Wednesday. On January 10 in 1972, Bangabandhu returned to independent and sovereign Bangladesh after over nine and half months of captivity in a…
Police deplore organogram disparity
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Assaduzzaman Mia on Tuesday said that there are imbalances and inconsistencies in the organogram of police force. “As a result, overall supervision including maintaining domestic discipline, law and order and intensive supervision is being hampered,…
Dhaka Metro Police Sr official removed for forcibly marrying woman
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner, Mizanur Rahman, was withdrawn from the DMP headquarters and attached to Police headquarters on Tuesday over allegation of his forcefully marrying a woman and torturing her. Assistant Inspector General (media) of police Soheli Ferdaus…
Opposition BNP wants army deployment in Dhaka North City polls
Hours after the announcement of its schedule, BNP on Tuesday demanded the deployment of army a week before the by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) meyoral post. Talking to reporters, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also said…
Apple urged to study iPhone addiction in children
Two large shareholders urged Apple to study whether iPhones are proving addictive for children and that intensive use of the smartphones may be bad for their mental health.
Eurozone unemployment falls to 9-year low as recovery strengthens
Europe’s economic recovery is deepening, data showed on Tuesday, with eurozone unemployment falling to its lowest level since January 2009.
Rare giant lily pads draw impressive crowds to Paraguay lagoon
An off-the-beaten-path corner of Paraguay has become a tourist attraction this month as visitors flock to see a rare delight floating on a hidden lagoon: giant round water lilies spanning over 1.5 meters (five feet).