Dhaka – The Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship’2108 begins on Saturday (April 21) at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in the capital.
Month: April 2018
ID Kabaddi: Chattogram emerge Divisional Champions
Dhaka – Hosts Chattogram District clinched the Chattogram Divisional title of the Independence and National Day Kabaddi Tournament beating Cumilla District by 38-34 points in the final at the practice ground of Zahur Ahmed ChowdhuryStadium here in Chattogram on Thursday.
Club Cup Hockey: Abahani, Mariners emerge group champions
Dhaka- Dhaka AbahaniLimited and Dhaka Mariner Young Club emerged group champions to reach the semifinals of the KhawjaRahmatullah Club Cup Hockey Tournament on Thursday.
NASA’s Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planets
Cape Canaveral, Apr 19 — NASA’s Tess spacecraft embarked Wednesday on a quest to find new worlds around neighboring stars that could support life.
Trudeau lauds Hasina over Rohingya issue
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday highly appreciated Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her outstanding leadership in handling the protracted Rohingya crisis.
Queen puts forward her son as next head of Commonwealth
LONDON, April 19, 2018 – Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of the Commonwealth, opened the Commonwealth summit for what may be the last time on Thursday voicing hope that her son would be allowed to carry on her role.
Editors to meet standing committee on digital security act
Members of Editors’ Council, an association of newspapers editors, will be invited to a meeting with Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts, Telecommunications and ICT on April 22 to place their proposals regarding amendments to the Digital Security Act.
Greens call for restricting ship movements in Sundarbans river routes
Speakers at a roundtable in the city have called for making the river routes in Sundarbans off limit for the ships carrying oil, chemical, coal and harmful materials and preserve the mangrove forest.
Rosatom, Nat’l Geographic tie up to work on global warming
Dhaka, Apr 19 – Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom has tied up with National Geographic Channel to work on global warming.
Get united over next polls under neutral govt: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday urged all the political parties to get united over the issue of holding the next general election under a non-party neutral government.
Queen opens 25th CHOGM in London
The 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting-CHOGM-2018 kicked off here on Thursday with the theme “Towards a Common Future’.
Myanmar military must be held accountable: US
Visiting US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback on Thursday said the Myanmar military and other authorities must be held accountable for the ‘horrific and organised violence’ against Rohingyas.
650 CNG three-wheelers join OBHAI ride
Dhaka, April 19 – Ride sharing service provider OBHAI has added 650 CNG three-wheelers to its existing fleet in a move to strengthen its services.
A child of war dedicates herself to peace
“I was so angry, I felt like I wanted to blow up the whole world, but I didn’t. I decided I wouldn’t be pushed to become evil. I would choose peace.”
China wants to see smooth, stable elections in Bangladesh
China, the biggest trade partner with $15 billion exports to Bangladesh, wants to see the upcoming general elections “smooth and stable”.
Myanman military-men who massacred Rohingyas freed?
For about an hour on Wednesday, the website of Myanmar National Television carried a surprising report: A mass prisoner amnesty the previous day, it said, had included seven members of the country’s military who were briefly jailed for a massacre…
The social disinvestment state unleashed
After a very long and rather Kafkaesque election night in Hungary, FIDESZ secured a victory for a third term of governing with a two-thirds majority. After eight years in government, the vote for the radical right in fact increased, with…
Helmsman’s inefficacy behind coal cargo capsize in Pashur: Report
Bagerhat, April 19 – The vessel carrying 775 tonnes of coal capsized in the Pashur River in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans on Saturday due to inefficiency of its helmsman, according to a probe report.
Farmer electrocuted in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A farmer died from electrocution at Gollapara Cinema Hall area in Tanore upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday noon.
‘Robber’ killed in Cumilla ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and Detective Branch (DB) of police at Kongshonagar in Burichang upazila in Cumilla early Thursday.
Man shot dead by ‘robbers’ in Sylhet
Dhaka- A man was shot to death allegedly by some robbers at Chotodesh village in Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet early Thursday.
Two get life term for murder in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment in a case over killing a farmer at Narikelbaria village at Sadar upazila in Jhenaidah in 2004.
SSC examinee drowns in Khulna pond
Dhaka – An SSC examinee drowned in a pond at Boyra Police Lines area in Khulna on Thursday morning.
Argentina says Aguero is recovering after surgery
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – Sergio Aguero is recovering after surgery on his left knee and will start treatment soon, Argentina’s football association said on Wednesday amid uncertainty about the player’s fitness for this summer’s World Cup.
Ronaldo scores with backheel flick, saves Madrid from loss
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo came through for Real Madrid again, this time with a backheel flick that saved his team from a loss in the Spanish league.
Napoli closes the gap to Juventus ahead of title showdown
Milan,(AP/UNB)- Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw at Crotone as Wednesday and will not be able to clinch a seventh successive Serie A title this weekend against closest rival Napoli.
Researchers find ‘catastrophic’ coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered a “catastrophic die-off” of coral during an extended heatwave in 2016, threatening a broader range of reef life than previously feared, a report revealed Thursday. Scientists said some 30 percent of the reef’s coral died…
Asian markets rally as energy firms track oil surge
Asian markets enjoyed another day of gains Thursday as energy firms tracked a surge in oil prices, while fears over Syria and a possible China-US trade war eased. Fresh hopes that Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un…
SpaceX blasts off NASA’s new planet-hunter, TESS
NASA on Wednesday blasted off its newest planet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, a $337 million satellite that aims to scan 85 percent of the skies for cosmic bodies where life may exist. “Three, two, one and liftoff!” said a NASA commentator as…
ADB launches photo contest on clean energy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched a photo contest on Instagram to showcase how clean energy is being applied and used to the benefit of developing Asia and the Pacific. The online photo contest, which will be held using…