Dhaka(AP/UNB) – Cricket fans hoping for a swift resolution to the Australian test team’s ball-tampering admissions in South Africa won’t get it.
Month: March 2018
‘Riverine tourism has greater business prospects in BD’
Dhaka, Mar 24 – Speakers at a seminar on Saturday highlighted the prospects of riverine tourism in Bangladesh and urged the concerned government organisations to take effective measures to flourish the sector.
IRENA to help make low-carbon 2022 Winter Olympics in China
International Renewable Energy Agency to support Zhangjiakou, in Hebei Province, become China’s first energy transition pilot city Zhangjiakou (China) 24 March — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has today signed a co-operation agreement with the People’s Government of Hebei…
Nation observes Genocide Day Sunday
Dhaka, Mar 24 -The nation is set to observe the ‘Genocide Day’ in a somber mood on Sunday, commemorating the brutalities and cowardly attacks carried out by the Pakistani occupation forces on the unarmed Bangalees on the black night of…
38 shops gutted in Ctg fire
Dhaka- At least 38 shops were gutted in a fire in a market at Nayabazar under Patenga Police Station in Chittagong on early Saturday.
2 shot dead in Sylhet clash
Dhaka – Two youths were shot dead and 10 others were injured in a clash between residents of two villages over a disputed land at Shahutikar village in Goainghat Upazila in Sylhet on Saturday morning.
2 killed in Dhamrai road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday as a human-hauler plunged into a roadside ditch after being hit by a truck on Dhaka-Aricha Highway at Sutipara bus stand areain Savar.
Housewife hacked dead in Narsingdi
Dhaka – A housewife was hacked to death allegedly by her husband over family feud at Daripara village in Dulalpur union of Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi on Saturday morning.
Portugal beats Egypt 2-1
Zurich,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored with two stoppage-time headers and lifted Portugal to a stunning 2-1 win over Mohamed Salah-inspired Egypt in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams Friday.
Without Messi, Argentina beats Italy 2-0 in friendly
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Without a slightly injured Lionel Messi, Ever Banega and Manuel Lanzini provided late goals for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Italy in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday.
3rd South Asian Archery inaugurates
Dhaka- The Blazer BD BKSP 3rd South Asian Archery Championship, Organised by Bangladesh Archery Federation was inaugurated on Saturday at BKSP in Savar.
BCB arranges an T20 exhibition match on Independence Day
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has arranged an T20 Exhibition Cricket match on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur marking the Independence Day.
CW Games: BD shooting team leaves for Australia Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Shooting team is due to leave here for Australia Saturday night to participate in the 21st Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Coast from April 4-15.
Premier Cricket: Sk Jamal start super league in style
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club started the six-team super league stage battles of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League crushing Legends of Rupganj by seven wickets in the first round game at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 3 in…
Netrokona clinch DIG Cup Cricket title
Dgaka – Netrokona District Police team clinched the Mymensingh Range DIG Cup T20 Cricket Tournament title beating hosts Sherpur District Police team by 99 runs in the final at the local Police Lines ground in Sherpur on Saturday.
Dhaka seeks strong UN role in resolving Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has sought stronger role from the United Nation in resolving the Rohingya crisis and ensure voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland from Bangladesh.
Brazil beats Russia in friendly ahead of World Cup
Brazil cruised to a 3-0 friendly win at World Cup host Russia on Friday without the injured Neymar. In freezing temperatures at Moscow’s vast Luzhniki arena, the Brazilians worked hard to break down Russia’s deep defense before three goals in…
JP to create history by forming govt again
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said his party will create a history by forming the next government winning the upcoming general election.
Dire consequences if polls are mired in controversy: Sujan
Badiul Alam Majumder, secretary of civil society platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Saturday said that the country would face dire consequences if the upcoming parliamentary election is held controversially.He was speaking as the chief guest at its divisional meeting…
60 percent of Dhaka’s traffic jam loss can be lessened
Fifty lakh man-hour are lost daily and the nation counts a yearly economic loss of upto Tk. 55,500 crore due to Dhaka’s worsening gridlock where traffic speed is reduced to five kilometer per hour at rush hours. But putting a…
Asian-African migrants continue to face exploitation in ME
With more and more people living outside their country of origin, it is becoming increasingly clear that stronger legal parameters — within and between nations — are required to protect the most vulnerable of migrants from denial of access to…
US-Bangla flight makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport
Barely two weeks after its tragic plane crash in Nepal, a Malaysia-bound flight of US-Bangla Airlines made an ‘emergency landing’ at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Saturday.
Fish production up 1235 thousand tonnes in 8 years
Fish production in the country increased by 12.35 lakh tonnes in eight years as a result of various effective programmes taken by the present government.
The longest flight in the world
Qantas on Saturday launched the first non-stop passenger service linking Australia and Europe, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Perth for London on one of the longest flights in the world.The service makes Qantas one among a handful of airlines…
One-minute blackout in BD late Sunday evening marking ‘black night’
The country is set to stage a one-minute blackout from 9:00 to 9:01 pm tomorrow recalling the horror of the March 25, 1971 black night when the Pakistanis launched genocide on Bangladesh soil.
24th BD Veterinary annual scientific confce starts at BAU
Mymensingh, March 24 – The 24th annual scientific conference of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) on ‘Future Veterinary Education in Bangladesh’ was held at the Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin auditorium of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on…
BNP finds German Institute report on BD ‘shameful’
Dhaka, Mar 24 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said it is a matter of shame as Bangladesh has been enlisted as ‘one of five new autocratic countries’ by a German-based institution.
Cultural programme held at BAU
Mymensingh, March 23 – Trivuz, a cultural organization of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organized a cultural programme at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium on the campus recently.
Special protection for twelve RU teachers
Rajshahi, March 23 – The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has taken a decision to provide special security to 12 threatened teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) following the incident of attack on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) teacher Prof. Zafar…
Training for safe broiler production inaugurated at BAU
Mymensingh, March 23 – A two-day training workshop titled ‘Antibiotic free organic broiler meat production using different medicinal plants’ was inaugurated on Friday at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh for the farmers of different areas of Mymensingh.