People in remote Munnia char surrounded by mighty Jamuna river here are now so much happy as they are getting their long-cherished power supply from a solar plant.
Month: January 2018
Hawkish-tilting Fed could move rates quicker in 2018
The Federal Reserve likely will leave the benchmark US interest rate untouched next week, but economists say the changing composition of the policy committee could point to faster rate hikes in 2018. Markets are betting the first of the three…
Trump willing to sign a revamped Paris climate deal
President Donald Trump would be willing to sign the US back up to the Paris climate accord, but only if the treaty undergoes major change, he said in comments published Sunday.
Sonam Kapoor to get married in April
You can run, but you cannot hide. Especially from the prying eyes of the media. But Sonam Kapoor claims she never was hiding. Hiding, the fact that she is dating rumoured beau Anand Ahuja. And so it seemed when she…
Amitabh will soon feature in the music video
Amitabh Bachchan who has an amazing line up of films for the year 2018 with Brahmastra, Thugs of Hindostan and 102 Not Out will soon be seen singing an A cappella song. The actor recorded the song last night and…
Badrul Anam Saud busy with new script
Entertainment Desk Renown TV director and scriptwriter Badrul Anam Saud, who has recently made his silver screen debut with “Gohin Baluchor,” is back in action. The director is now busy working on a new script.
Cities must have river pollution abatement plans
Ranjan Panda Cities need to increase treatment, recycling and reuse of wastewater to reduce the amount of untreated wastewater discharged into freshwater bodies by at least 50 per cent by 2030. Ever since the new government at India’s centre came…
IBBL MD gets Best Banker of the Year Award
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu hands over ‘Best Banker of the Year’ Award to Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited in the ‘Arthakantha Business Award 2017’ program recently.
Students’ woes after affiliation of seven colleges to DU:
Masum Billah All colleges-public and private- had been under public universities but the session jam, exam jam, complexities to publish results engulfed the whole system. The public universities had been busy with their own academic and administrative affairs. To ease…
Padma Bridge 2nd span Installation again Sunday
Dhaka, Jan 26 – The 2nd span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge could not be installed between pillars 38 and 39 on Saturday.
Haste to deliver verdict against khaleda a plot: BNP high command
Dhaka, Jan 27 – The opposition BNP high command on Saturday night noted its indignation over what it called the haste in which the date for giving verdict in a graft case against their chairperson Khaleda Zia has been fixed…
Man sneaks off after being held with 2 kgs gold Joypurhat border
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held a man along with 2kgs gold bars from Chechra border in Pachbibi upazila while he was trying to smuggle the gold to India on Saturday afternoon.
Drug peddler held in Jessore
Jessore, Jan 28 (UNB) – Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 200 grams of heroin from Chachra Check Post area in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
Juventus moves top of Serie A after beating 9-man Chievo 2-0
Milan,(AP/UNB) – Juventus moved to the top of Serie A after struggling to beat nine-man Chievo Verona 2-0 on Saturday.
Ronaldo nails 2 penalties as Real Madrid beats Valencia 4-1
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – A beleaguered Zinedine Zidane got the win he needed to take some pressure off as Real Madrid’s manager.
Bayern recovers to crush Hoffenheim 5-2, keeps 16-point lead
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Sandro Wagner scored his first goal for Bayern Munich to wrap up a 5-2 win over his former team Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday.League top-scorer Robert Lewandowski scored one and set up another as Bayern stayed on…
The Balfour Declaration planted terror In the Middle East!
By Dr Salim Nazzal I believe that there is no political declaration throughout history that has had devastating effects such as the Balfour Declaration. The Balfour Declaration has ignited wars lasting 100 years in addition that it has posed a…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrives on 2-day visit
A red carpet was rolled out at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived here on Saturday afternoon on a two-day visit.Joko Widodo arrived here at the invitation of President Abdul Hamid.
Indian national found dead in Magura; 1 held
Dhaka – An Indian national was found dead in front of a five-storey building at Natun Bazar in the district town on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Gobinda Bhattacharja, 38, a resident of Madhyapara village in 24 Parganas district…
Sri Lanka clinch Tri-nation series
Bangladesh lost the tri-nation ODI series conceding a 79-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the final at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
No injudicious verdict against Khaleda acceptable: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday warned that people will not accept it if any injudicious verdict is given in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case against Khaleda Zia and others.
Independence Cup Football: Sheikh Jamal first to reach semis
Dhaka – Former Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club became the first team to reach the semifinals of this year’s Independence Cup, after eliminating Brothers Union 2-0 in the first quarterfinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here…
12 Bangla Academy Award winners declared
Twelve personalities have been declared as recipients of the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puraskar 2017.Director General of Bangla Academy Shamsuzzaman Khan announced the names at a press briefing at the Shamsur Rehman auditorium on Saturday.
Siddikur clinches City Bank American Express Dhaka Open crown
Dhaka – Bangladeshi celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman returned to the winning note clinching the inaugural US$60,000 City Bank American Express Dhaka Open Golf title carding two-under-par 70 in the 4th and final round at Kurmitola Golf Course here on Saturday.
Investigate fates of the disappeared: HRW
The Bangladesh government should take urgent steps to confirm the whereabouts and release of men held by its security authorities outside the authority of the courts, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that was…
Shakib ruled out of 1st Test against Sri Lanka
Dhaka -Bangladesh cricket Test side skipper Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka due to finger injury, after missing out batting on the final of the Tri-nation ODI series…
Don’t work for any party during polls: Dr. Kamal asks police
Ganoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday urged police not to work for any specific political party during the next general election.
95 killed, 158 wounded in Afghan ambulance bomb attack
A suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 more in an attack claimed by the Taliban in the Afghan capital Kabul, authorities said. The bombing Saturday came just a week after Taliban militants killed…
Bangladesh team leaves for Oman Saturday night
Dhaka- A-six member Bangladesh team are set to leave here for Oman tonight (Saturday night) to participate in the Davis Cup Asia/Occania Zone, Group-IV matches in Muscat on January 27-February 4.
2 motorcyclists killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed as a bus knocked down their vehicle on Chittagong- Cox’s Bazar highway at Kagojipara in Patia upazila in Chittagong on Saturday morning.One of the deceased was identified as Mahbubul Alam, 26.