Dhaka – Twin sisters were drowned in a pond inBaishorvillage of Mirsharaiupazilaon Saturday.
Month: June 2018
Queens Cup Golf: Siddikur shares 51st place with 3 others
Dhaka – Bangladeshi celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman shared the 51st slot jointly in the US$300,000 Queen’s Cup with three other golfers carding one-over-par 72 in the 3rd round at Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Thailand on Saturday. Siddikur…
Mbappe, not Messi, stars as France beats Argentina 4-3
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in a five-minute span to lead France over Argentina 4-3 Saturday and into the World Cup quarterfinals.
Pinch of pressure’ mounts on Myanmar
Dhaka – A number of high-profile visits to Bangladesh, including that of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, indicate that Myanmar is under ‘another spell of pressure’ from the international community over Rohingya issue, experts say.
ICRC President in Dhaka – Rohingya camp visit soon
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer arrived here on Saturday afternoon to observe ICRC’s work in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
Help carry on anti-drug drive, PM asks AL workers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought cooperation from her party’s grassroots leaders and activists in carrying out the government’s ongoing drive against drugs effectively.
10 hurt in BCL infighting at Habiganj college
At least 10 students were injured during a factional clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over establishing supremacy at Brindaban Government College in the district on Saturday.
Ex-mayor Puthia municipality held in sabotage case
A former mayor of Puthia municipality was arrested in a sabotage case from his house in Puthia upazila on Saturday.
Barking Deer rescued in Shrimangal
A barking deer (Maya Horeen) was rescued from a pond in Bhurbhuria Tea Estate in Shrimangal of Moulvibagar on Saturday.
6 quota protest leaders injured in ‘BCL attack’ at DU
At least six leaders of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council, the platform of students that led the quota reform movement,were injured in an attack allegedly by some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)activists on Dhaka University campus on Saturday.
GCC election results show path of AL victory: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the victory of Awami League’s candidates in the recently-concluded Gazipur City Corporation election is showing the path for the party’s victory.
39 JCD men held from Kushtia house of BNP leader
Kushtia, June 30 – Police arrested 39 leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) while they were ‘planning sabotage’ at the house of a BNP central leader in the town on Friday night.
Shah Rukh, Madhuri , Anil to be a part of Academy Awards jury
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has just made its record breaking number of invites to new members last night. The whopping list of 928 new members includes names like Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Manish…
‘Sultan’ to release on July 6 in Bangladesh
Entertainment Desk Bangladeshi actor Bidya Sinha Saha Mim and Indian actor Jeet starrer ‘Sultan: The Saviour’ will hit the theatres of Bangladesh on July 6.
Swapnajaal’ to release in Kolkata in August
Entertainment Desk Giasuddin Selim’s second directorial venture ‘Swapnajaal’, featuring a tragic love story of a couple belonging to two different religions, will be released on August 31 in the Indian city Kolkata.
Maverick entrepreneur’s space rocket fails at blast off
A rocket developed by a maverick Japanese entrepreneur and convicted fraudster exploded shortly after liftoff Saturday, in a major blow to his bid to send Japan’s first privately backed rocket into space. Interstellar Technologies, founded by popular internet service provider…
The ancient giants of Yosemite, under a billion stars
The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, at the heart of California’s Yosemite National Park, is home to 500 of the towering trees — many at least 2,000 years old, having sprouted around the time of Jesus Christ. One of the…
Youth’s bullet-hit body found in Jashore, one killed in ‘gunfight’
Jashore, Jun 30 – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a young man from Kayemkhola intersection in Jhikargachha upazila headquarters on Saturday morning.
Bamboo, a sustainability powerhouse
By Ed Holt Vienna, Jun 29, 2018 (IPS) – A landmark conference bringing more than 1,200 people from across the world together to promote and explain the importance of bamboo and rattan to the global sustainable development and tackling climate…
Football, xenophobia, racism, discrimination and …
By Pablo Alabarces Buenos Aires, Jun 29, 2018 (IPS) – Football tells us a great deal about identity. Even a budding sports journalist knows that. And it has come to be a meeting point and even an advertising theme. But…
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency plans bureau in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko South Korea’s state-funded Yonhap News Agency is planning to open a bureau in North Korea, a company official confirmed to NK News on Friday. A formal proposal for bureau already submitted to North Korea’s KCNA, reports Yonhap.
Web-based tool offers innovative solutions to rural dev
Rome, 29 June 2018 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today launched the world’s first web-based tool designed to collect and share agriculture and rural development solutions implemented in developing countries.
FIFA says video reviews have been 99.3 percent correct
Moscow, June 29 (AP/UNB) — FIFA says video reviews are “close to perfection” at the first World Cup to use the system, claiming 99.3 percent of “match-changing” plays were called correctly.
UNHCR chief, UN Special Rapporteur in Dhaka
Dhaka, Jun 29 – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee arrived here on Friday to meet Rohingyas in various locations of Cox’s Bazar. Filippo…
3 held with 19000 Yaba tablets in Chattogram
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 19,000 Yaba tablets from a bus in the city on Friday.
Man held with 1.5kg gold at Darshana check-post
Dhaka – Customs officials detained a man along with 13 gold bars weighing around 1.5 kg at Darshana check-post in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Friday.
Student hacked dead in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – A college student was hacked to death reportedly by a group of drug traders while he was campaigning for a ward councillor aspirant of the municipality election at Rumaliarchara in Cox’s Bazar town on Friday noon.
Bangladesh women cricketers clinch Ireland series
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s cricket sealed a three-match T20I series by 2-0 with another four-wicket victory against host Ireland in the second game at The Village, Malahide in Dublin on Friday.
Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka As’ 1st 4-dayer ends in draw
Dhaka – The first four-day match of a three-match series between Bangladesh A team and visiting Sri Lanka A team ended in a draw on day-4 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here on Friday.
Bangladesh post 403 against Windies President’s XI in warm-up match
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team posted 403 for all against West Indies President’s XI in the 1st day of a two-day warm up match at Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge in Antigua on Friday. Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh…