Dhaka – Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a road crash at Paglapir in Sadar upazila in Rangpuron Thursday.
Month: April 2018
Mother daughter killed as Moulvibazar house catches fire
Dhaka – A woman and her daughter were burnt to death and her son received burn injuries as the house they lived in caught fire at Bujbal village in Rajnagar upazila in Moulvibazar early Thursday.
Madrid beats Bayern 2-1 away to take control of semifinal
Munich (AP/UNB) – For once, Real Madrid didn’t need Cristiano Ronaldo to score.
Djokovic loses to 140th-ranked Klizan; Nadal advances
Barcelona(AP/UNB) – While Novak Djokovic struggles, Rafael Nadal keeps impressing.
South Zone lift BCL title for 3rd time
Dhaka – Although they were 13 points adrift before the final round, Prime Bank South Zone smartly clinched the title of the country’s first class cricket tournament, Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), for a record third time crushing holders BCB North…
Samsung Electronics Q1 net profits up by more than half
South Korean telecoms giant Samsung Electronics saw net profits leap by more than half in the first quarter, it said Thursday, thanks to strong demand for memory chips and its latest high- end smartphone.
Cruise control: ‘MI6’ star shows off stunt skills
Tom Cruise regaled CinemaCon Wednesday with a demonstration of his renowned stuntman skills, as Paramount Pictures led the showcase of its upcoming movies with a preview of “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” Appearing on stage with Christopher McQuarrie, who returned to…
After Cape Town, Ivory Coast city feels the thirst
Earlier this year, Cape Town grabbed the world’s headlines as it careened towards a water armageddon. Crippled by a three-year-long drought, the South African city braced for a complete shutdown of domestic water supplies.
Fuad to take part in Wind of Change
Cultural Correspondent Fuad-al-Muqtadir is the engineer behind a big number of successful young vocalists in the country. Bred in USA the talented musician spent some time in the country in the last decade and brought about rapid change in the…
Paradise Nest wins Best Film of Nature Award
Cultural Correspondent Arif Ahmed’s famous film “Paradise Nest” has been named as recipient of Best Film of Nature Award at 17th Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. The film is the first film on wildlife in the country and also became…
Qatar Airways posts ‘substantial’ loss
Qatar Airways made a “substantial” loss in its last financial year because of a regional dispute that has banned the airline from four Arab countries, its chief executive said on Wednesday without revealing the extent of the losses. Qatar Airways…
IBBL board recommends 10% cash dividend for shareholders
Dhaka, April 25 – The Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited recommended 10% cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2017 subject to approval of the 35th Annual General Meeting of the Bank.
Tk 40m ‘unusual deposit’ in ex-Chief Justice Sinha’s account
Dhaka, April 25 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently investigating against former chief justice SK Sinha over the allegation of unusual transaction of Tk 4 crore in his account on November 9 last year.
Hold elections by dissolving Parliament, resigning from govt: BNP
Dhaka, April 25 – BNP leaders Wednesday demanded holding next general elections by dissolving the present parliament and after resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
21 young AL, BNP leaders complete DI fellowship together
Dhaka, April 25 – The Democracy International (DI) on Wednesday organized a graduation ceremony under the `Young Political Leaders Fellowship Program’ and awarded certificates to 21 young leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party at the Long…
Have 10pc power from renewable energy; govt urged
Dhaka – Speakers at a discussion at Metropolitan Chamber on Wednesday urged the government to ensure specific policy, budgetary allocation and project approach to achieve the goal of generating 10 percent of electricity from the renewable energy by 2020.
Rights bodies concerned at rising rape incidents
Dhaka – Expressing deep concern over the rising incidents of rape in the country, different women and child rights organisations on Wednesday urged the government to take effective steps to prevent the ongoing violence against women and children.
Indian court jails spiritual guru for life in rape case
New Delhi(AP/UNB) — An Indian court on Wednesday found a high-profile spiritual guru guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013 and sentenced him to life in prison.
World is changing ten years after the great recession
Dhaka-A decade after the outbreak of the global economic crisis, the deepest since the Great Depression, a question remains open: what has changed in the international economy? For some analysts, there is a shared feeling of a return to business…
New tax paradigm in the digital age
Dhaka-Much of the western world is experiencing a social crisis. Basic public services—in the UK, for instance, the National Health Service—are set at unsustainably low levels of funding. Unemployment, already high amongst the young, is set to rise rapidly as…
DB man held with ‘4,000 Yaba pills’ in Cumilla
Dhaka- Police arrested a member of Detective Branch (DB) of police and his accomplice allegedly along with 4,000 Yaba pills from Katherpool area in Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday night.
BCL: East Zone trailing by 282 runs against Central Zone on Day-2
Dhaka – The Islami Bank East Zone were trailing by 282 runs with seven wickets in hand in the first innings against Walton Central Zone on day 2 of their Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) – the domestic first class competition…
AFC Cup: Abahani, Aizawl play 1-1
Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani Ltd played out 1-1 draw against I-League champions Aizawl Football Club of India in their group match of the AFC Cup Football Tournament at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday.
BCL: North Zone trailing by 146 runs against South Zone
Dhaka – Defending champions BCB North Zone were trailing by 146 runs against Prime Bank South Zone in the 2nd innings with 10 wickets in hand after the 2nd day of the four-day first class Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) match…
Asian Volleyball: Bangladesh to play Turkmenistan in final Friday
Dhaka – Defending champions Bangladesh reached the final of the six-nation Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship eliminating Kyrgyzstan by 3-2 sets in the keenly contested 2nd semifinal at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium here on…
U18 football tournament kicks off Thursday
Dhaka- The 3rd edition of the Under-18 Football Tournament will begin at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.
RSF criticises Bangladesh’s ICT Act
Dhaka, April 25 – Criticising the Information and Communication Technology Act of Bangladesh, Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) has said growing media self-censorship is the result of endemic violence against journalists and media outlets in the country.
Shire board says it favours o46 billion Takeda takeover bid
The board of Irish pharmaceutical company Shire will recommend a new o46 billion ($64 billion) takeover bid by Japanese firm Takeda to its shareholders, it said in a statement released Tuesday night. The decision comes after Dublin-based Shire rejected a…
In southern Iraq, drought tightens its grip
Abu Ali carefully crank- starts a generator to pump water from a well out into his parched field in southern Iraq. There used to be no need for a well in his village, but a creeping drought is now threatening…
Disney delights ‘Star Wars’ devotees at CinemaCon
Disney treated attendees at Las Vegas movies convention CinemaCon to footage from its hotly-anticipated “Solo: A Star Wars Story” on Tuesday as it whetted appetites for its upcoming slate of blockbusters.