Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s cricket team lost the five-match ODI overseas series against South Africa (SA) losing the 3rd game by nine wickets at Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Wednesday.
Day: May 9, 2018
Lightning kills 24 in 13 dists
Dhaka-At least 24people were killed and21others injured inlightning strikes in 13 districts across the country on Wednesday.
College student dies at CMCH a day after suicide attempt
Dhaka- A female college student, who allegedly tried to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze at his house in Dakhshin Burischar area in Hathazari upazila on Tuesday night, died at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital early Wednesday.
FIFA fines Russia after fans racially abused France players
Geneva(AP/UNB) – Five weeks before the World Cup kicks off, FIFA fined the Russian soccer federation 30,000 Swiss francs ($29,900) on Tuesday because fans racially abused France players during a game in St. Petersburg.
DU student dies after falling off mango tree
Dhaka, May 9 – A Dhaka University (DU) student died falling off a mango tree on the campus on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Towfique Omar, 23, a first year student of Urdu Department.
‘Mugger’ lynched in city
Dhaka – A young man was beaten to death in the city’s Moghbazar area on Wednesday after he was suspected of being a mugger.
Lightning strike kills 18 in 8 districts
Dhaka, May 9 – At least 24 people were killed and 21 others injured in lightning strikes in 13 districts across the country on Wednesday.
Municipality councillor hacked dead in M’singh
Dhaka- A councillor of Phulpur municipality was chopped to death by miscreants in the municipality area on Wednesday evening.
BTV to telecast live BD’s first satellite launch
Dhaka, May 9 – State-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) has taken initiative to broadcast the launching of Bangabandhu-1, country’s first commercial satellite, early Friday.
11 get life term for murder in Kishoreganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced 11 people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Katiadi upazila in 2000.
AL expresses no confidence in KCC returning officer
Dhaka, May 9 – Prime Minister’s Political Adviser HT Imam on Wednesday alleged that the activities and behaviour of returning officer of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Yunus Ali is biased towards a particular party.
Bangladeshi archers win 4 gold medals in ISSF Archery
Dhaka – Bangladeshi archers clinched four gold medals in the 2nd ISSF International Archery Championship on Wednesday at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here.
Australia call off hosting Tigers for Test, ODI series
Dhaka- Cricket Australia (CA) has cancelled hosting Bangladesh for two-Test and three-ODI series under ICC’s Future Tours Program (FTP) scheduled to be held in August and September 2018.
Bangladesh Open: Siddikur shots one-over-par in 1st round
Dhaka – Country’s trailblazing golfer Siddiukr Rahman started his campaign in the $3 lakh AB Bank Bangladesh Open, carding one-over-par 72 on the opening day at home ground Kurmitola Golf Club course on Wednesday.
PM attends milad for Wazed Miah
A milad and doa mahfil was arranged for Dr MA Wazed Miah, an eminent nuclear scientist and husband of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at PM’s official residence Ganobhaban on Wednesday on the occasion of his 9th death anniversary.
Worker killed at Ctg port
Dhaka – A worker was killed while unloading goods from a vessel at Chittagong port on Wednesday morning.
BNP charges govt with conspiracy against KCC polls
BNP on Wednesday alleged that people are worried about the fate of Tuesday’s Khulna City Corporation polls as the government has various ‘evil designs’ to stop the voting.
Job quota protesters’ ultimatum for Gazette notification
Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Alliance on Wednesday gave the government a 24-hour ultimatum to publish a gazette notification on abolishing quota system in government jobs as per the Prime Minister’s announcement.
Encourage Int’l Criminal Court prove Rohingya issue: HRW
The government of Bangladesh should encourage the International Criminal Court (ICC) to exercise its jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the international crime of deportation of Rohingya Muslims, said Fortify Rights on Wednesday.
31m face legal issues every year in BD
Every year as many as 31 million people confront with legal challenges in Bangladesh, according to findings of a study presented at a report launch event in the city on Wednesday.
Helicopter taxi apps offer escape from traffic-choked mega cities
Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore — one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested…
How to attain sustainable peace amidst rising conflicts
The underlying message at the fifth annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development was summed up in its telling title “The politics of peace.”
Armenia’s velvet revolution
In 1978 Vaclav Havel wrote The Power of the Powerless in which he argued against the communist regime, maintaining that it forced people to “live in a lie”. For Havel, the resistance against the lie was to begin living in…
Riyadh says it’s ready to lift female driving ban next month
Saudi Arabia is ready to lift of its female driving ban next month, an official said. The director general of the General Department of Traffic, Mohammed Al-Bassami, said in a government statement that all the necessary preparations to go ahead…
Dubai bans shisha at Ramadan Iftars
Dubai has banned the smoking of shisha inside Iftar venues during the coming holy month of Ramadan. A newspaper cited a Dubai Municipality official as confirming the move following a similar ban last year. Shisha pipes will be banned at…
Oman adds China, Iran, Russia to visa on arrival list
Oman has added passport holders from China, Iran and Russia to a list of countries that do not require a pre-entry tourist visa. The move follows the introduction of new visa rules in the sultanate in March including a new…
Emirates reports 124pc surge in profit
Dubai airline Emirates has reported a 124 per cent increase in net profit for its 2017-2018 fiscal year after its income tumbled 12 months ago. The carrier made a net profit of $762m during in comparison to $354m in 2016-2017,…
Hearing on Gazipur City polls stay deferred for a day
Dhaka, May 9 – The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday deferred to Thursday the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that stayed Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.
2 suspected ‘criminals’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, May 9 – Two suspected criminals were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with the members of Detective Branch (DB) and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Demra and Narayanganj early Wednesday.
Nine zebras seized in Southwest BD district Jashore
Jashore, May 9 – Detectives in a drive seized nine zebras from Satmail Bazar area in Sharsha Upazila early Wednesday.