When we celebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD) this year we shine the brightest light on the vast majority of women – especially in developing countries that live and work in rural areas and whose empowerment is about bringing the…
Month: March 2018
Nidahas Trophy: Bangladesh to face India Thursday
Dhaka – The Tigers will start their Nidahas Trophy campaign on Thursday taking on India at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka blocks social media as anti-Muslim riot flares up
Religious violence flared anew in the hills of central Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs sweeping through towns and villages, burning Muslim homes and businesses and leaving victims barricaded inside mosques.
Youth trying to enter chief whip’s meeting venue with knife held
Police arrested a young man armed with a knife as he reportedly tried to enter the meeting venue of Chief Whip ASM Feroz at the Bauphal upazila parishad auditorium on Wednesday afternoon.
UN for expediting criminal proceedings against ethnic cleansing
The UN Human Rights Council has decided to ask the General Assembly to establish a new independent and impartial mechanism to prepare and expedite criminal proceedings in courts against those responsible in Myanmar for launching ethnic cleansing.
47 artists mark the anniversary of 7th March speech
An 11-day long ‘Bangabandhu Cultural Festival’ began with the inauguration of an art camp at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Wednesday.BSA organized the festival on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic speech of 7th March.
AFC Cup: Abahani start with 1-0 loss against New Radiant
Dhaka- Bangladesh Premier League and Federation Cup Football champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd starter their Group ‘E’ campaign of the AFC Cup Football 2018 with a 1-0 loss against New Radiant Club (Maldives) at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.
War criminals, looters must not be in power: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to remain united so that war criminals, killers, looters and embezzlers of orphans’ money can never come to power.
UK video game industry, home of Lara Croft, fights gender imbalance
Giving life to a black elf in a fantasy video game, softly spoken schoolgirl Hannah leans into the microphone to deliver an ominous warning: “This world, and everything in it, will burn!”
Veteran Bollywood actress Shammi passes away
Veteran actress and Bollywood’s beloved ‘Shammi aunty’ has passed away at the age of 89 on March 6. She was seen in Coolie No 1, Khuda Gawah, Hum, Arth, The Burning Train and the recent Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal…
Joy Bangla Concert at Army Stadium Wednesday
Cultural Correspondent The Joy Bangla Concert will be held for the fourth time today the capital. In the Army Stadium, Banani the concert will run from 3.15pm to 11pm. A total of eight bands will sing to propagate the fusion…
Trump hopefully will change his mind about climate: Bloomberg
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg said Monday he hopes President Donald Trump will change his mind about climate change, as he took on the role of UN special envoy for climate action.
Slowing Australia economic growth puts off rate hike expectations
A slowdown in Australia’s economic expansion will keep interest rates at a record-low for much of this year, analysts said Wednesday, as net exports weighed on growth even as consumer spending lifted.
Investor ‘terminates’ Weinstein Company assets deal
The deal to buy assets of Harvey Weinstein’s former production company collapsed Tuesday as a former official in president Barack Obama’s administration said her investor group was abandoning the venture — for now.
Girls, women must gain equality in all aspects of life: EU
Brussels, 6 March – Equality between women and men is one of the fundamental values of the European Union enshrined in our treaties. Our Union is a pioneer in tackling gender-based discrimination and we can be proud of the progress…
Democratising governance in transboundary Brahmaputra Basin
The Brahmaputra River has repeatedly been the centre ground of diplomatic hostility between China, India and Bangladesh. With no transboundary treaty or common understanding between the countries sharing the river, downstream countries have repeatedly raised concerns that China, the upstream…
5,000 yaba tablets seized in Chapainawabganj; 1 held
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) held an alleged drug trader along with 5,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Gopinathpur area in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday evening.
‘Robber’ killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police at Patka in Sreepur upazila here in Gazipur early Wednesday.
Man kills elder brother in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A younger brother killed his elder brother at Bhosana village under Mohonpur union of Godagari upazila of the district over land dispute on Tuesday.
Real Madrid beats PSG 2-1 to reach Champions League quarters
Paris(AP/UNB) – Paris Saint-Germain’s dream of joining Europe’s elite with a Champions League trophy will have to wait another season, as Real Madrid delivered a brutal reality check by cruising through to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win on Tuesday…
9 years later, Liverpool back in Champions League quarters
Liverpool, Mar 6 (AP/UNB) – There’s a familiar name back in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.”It’s time we showed up again,” Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said after his team secured a place in the last eight for the first…
Sri Lanka beats India by 5 wickets in the tri-nation opener
Colombo(AP/UNB) – Kusal Perera smashed 66 runs off 37 deliveries to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over India in the opening match of the Independence Cup three-nation Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday.
England blasts 335-9 in 4th ODI vs New Zealand
Dunedin,(AP/UNB) – Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root made centuries and shared a 190-run second-wicket partnership to lift England to 335-9 as it batted first after losing the toss Wednesday in the fourth one-day international against New Zealand.
N Korea used VX nerve agent to kill Kim Jong-nam: US
The half-brother of Kim Jong-un was killed by a chemical attack in Malaysia on the orders of the North Korean government, the US has concluded. Kim Jong-nam died after a bizarre encounter at Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017, when two…
Key Trump economic policy adviser Cohn quits
US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Gary Cohn is resigning, the White House has said. It is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from President Trump’s team. There has been speculation that Mr Cohn, a supporter of…
State of emergency in Sri Lanka to face communal violence
Sri Lanka’s government has imposed a nationwide state of emergency to “take stern action” against people instigating communal violence, according to a government spokesperson.
France to set age of sexual consent at 15
France plans to fix the legal age of sexual consent as 15, meaning sex with someone younger than that would be considered rape.Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa welcomed the move, which follows advice from doctors and legal experts.
BD developing more bio-tech crops: Minister Matia
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury today acknowledged the positive impact of biotech crops and their potential to help Bangladesh meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger by 2030.
Historic March 7 Wednesday
Dhaka, Mar 6 – The Historic 7 March, a memorable day in the history of Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, will be observed on Wednesday with elaborate programmes.
Ferdousi Priyabhashini passes away
Noted sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini passed away in a city hospital on Tuesday noon. She was 71.Ferdousi Priyabhashini, who has been suffering from multiple complications includingkidney ailment, diabetes, high blood pressure, orthopedics and heart disease, and undergoing treatment…