Dhaka, April 30 – A Dhaka court Monday placed 17 persons including Secretary-in-Charge of Dhaka Metropolitan South BNP, Habibur Rashid Habid on 4 days’ remand each in three sabotage cases.
Month: April 2018
9 journos among 25 killed in twin Kabul blasts
At least 25 people were killed, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer for Afghanistan Shah Marai and eight other journalists, when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul on Monday.
Lightning kills 17 in 10 BD districts
Seventeen people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Narayanganj, Sunamganj, Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Pabna, Moulvibazar, Rajbari, Cumilla, Habiganj and Nilphamari districts on Monday.
Young mother 2 daughters found dead in city home
A young mother and her two daughters were found dead at their government staff-quarters residence in the city’s Darus Salam area on Monday evening.
Coast Guard seizes Yaba worth Tk. 312 cr in four months
Dhaka – Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) has seized contraband Yaba pills worth Tk 312 crore in last four months, which is more than double the amount (Tk. 152.67 crore) of Yaba seizure in the entire last year.
Barcelona wins league title in an almost perfect season
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Barcelona is celebrating yet another Spanish league title to cap a nearly perfect season.
World’s oldest known spider dies in Australia
The world’s oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday.
Nadal wins 11th Barcelona title, unbeaten in 46 sets on clay
Barcelona(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal continues to make winning on clay look all too easy.
Khaleda must face court for release
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has no other way to get release from jail without facing the court procedures.
Monday’s U-18 Football matches postponed
Dhaka – Both the matches of the Walton Under-18 Football Tournament scheduled for Monday (April 30) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium have been postponed due to heavy downpour in the capital.
May Day on Tuesday
Dhaka, April 30 – The historic May Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Tuesday with a pledge to establish the rights of workers.
Eco-friendly production prerequisite to achieve SDG, say expert
Dhaka, April 30 –To achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030, the private industries have to be more eco-friendly, said experts at a roundtable in the city on Monday.
JFA Football: Rangpur crushes Laxmipur by 14-0 goals
Dhaka – Rangpur District earned a massive 14-0 goal victory against Laxmipur District in a final round match of the JFA Under-14 Women’s Football Championship at Bir Shrestra Shaheed Sepoy M Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday. Nasrin made…
Wholesale arrest going on ahead of city polls: BNP
Dhaka, April 30 – BNP on Monday alleged that the government has been making wholesale arrests of BNP leaders and activists to spread panic among voters in Gazipur and Khulna city corporations as their elections are billed for May 15.
SA tour: Tigresses keen on gathering experience
Dhaka – The Bangladesh women’s cricket team is now touring South Africa, having left Saturday, for a five-match ODI series followed by a three-match T20I series that will take up the best part of May.
SC Bar demands quick appointment of SC judges
Dhaka, April 30 – Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday called for the quick appointment of Supreme Court judges as per the Constitution.
Sub Junior Chess: Eight players sharing top slot
Dhaka- Eight players shared the top slot in the open section of the Saif Power Battery 37th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championship securing three points each after the 3rd round matches at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation on…
Road crashes claim 2123 lives in 4 months; passengers’ assoc
Dhaka, April 30 – Some 2123 people were killed while 5558 others were injured in as many as 1871 road accidents across the country in the first four months of the year.
Premier Hockey: Mohammedan SC outplay Ajax SC 4-0
Dhaka- A brilliant hat-trick by Rasel Mahmud Jimi enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to earn a convincing 4-0 goals victory over Ajax Sporting Club in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here…
Solar power changing lifestyle in remote charlands of BD
By virtue of solar power, the lifestyle of around two lakh people, living in some 200 remote and hardly reachable riverine char villages of all five districts in greater Rangpur region, is changing fast.
Holy Shab-e-Barat Tuesday night
The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country tomorrow night with due religious fervour and devotion.
How Europe gets Roma culture wrong
There are several different social groups known as Roma which share common historical and cultural elements, formerly called Gypsies, Tzigane, Zingari, Gitanes, Zigeuner, Bohemians and Gitanos. According to the prevailing approach, based mainly on linguistic – rather than historical –…
Why we need to socialise competition law
Until January 2018 Carillion was a huge British conglomerate before going bankrupt. From its roots as a construction company, it expanded into a grand-scale facilities management company: The construction projects such as schools, prisons and road-building that it undertook were…
Amber Rudd resigns as UK home secretary
Amber Rudd has resigned as home secretary, saying she “inadvertently misled” MPs over targets for removing illegal immigrants. The Windrush scandal had heaped pressure on Ms Rudd, who faced renewed criticism after saying she did not know about Home Office…
Japan’s strategy to yield fourth industrial revolution suggested
Productivity experts laid emphasis to apply the total productive maintenance (TPM) of Japan to get the result of fourth industrial revolution. The appropriate application of TPM would also capable to boost up the “smart productivity” in industry, they opined at…
Asia markets rise as Seoul, won extend gains after Moon-Kim talks
Hong Kong led a rally across most Asian markets on Monday as traders brushed off a slowdown in the US economy, while the boost from last week’s historic North-South Korea summit continue to support Seoul and the won.
Dhaka Book Fair starts at Shahbagh
Cultural Correspondent National Book Centre and Department of Public Libraries have jointly initiated a weeklong book fair at Central Public Library, Shahbagh in the capital. The fair was inaugurated on Friday by Professor Emeritus Anisuzzmana. Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Noor was…
Poramon 2 to premiere in Cannes
Culture Desk Poramon 2 has been selected for the Marche du Film section in the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. The film will have its premiere at Cannes. On May 13 the film will be screened before international film critics, producers.…
‘Dance entertains people, glorifies cultural identity’
Cultural personalities at a discussion here have said dance always entertains the common people side by side with glorifying cultural identity and emotion of a civilised nation.
ADNOC finalises $1.5b offshore sale with OMV
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has finalised the sale of a 20 per cent interest in two offshore oil fields to Austria’s OMV for $1.5bn. The latest deal pushes total concession awards by ADNOC this year to $8bn after…