Dhaka,(AP/UNB) -Portugal has received assistance from Real Madrid in its quest for a first World Cup title, even though it plays Spain in the opening game.
Day: June 11, 2018
BCB announces Tk 2 crore for Tigresses
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a Tk 2-crore bonus for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup champions Bangladesh women’s cricket team.
১৬ বছর পর মেহেদীর মিক্সড অ্যালবাম
ঈদানন্দে সঙ্গীতপ্রেমীদের মাতাতে দীর্ঘ ১৬ বছর পর মিক্সড অ্যালবাম প্রকাশ করেছেন প্রতিভাদীপ্ত সুরকার ও সঙ্গীত পরিচালক মেহেদী। দেশের প্রথমসারির অডিও ভিডিও কোম্পানি জি সিরিজ-এর অঙ্গ প্রতিষ্ঠান অগ্নিবীণার ব্যানারে প্রকাশ পেয়েছে নতুন এই অ্যালবাম।
Lailatul Qadr Tuesday
Dhaka- Muslims across the country will observe holy Lailatul Qadr on Tuesday night with due religious fervour and solemnity.
Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka for ‘confidential’ mode of submission to ICC
Dhaka- Bangladesh opted for ‘confidential’ mode of submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Rohingya issue which Bangladesh thinks as a testimony of her ‘keenness to seek bilateral solution’ to this problem. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, globally known as…
Govt urged to stop sending maids to Saudi Arabia
Dhaka – Speakers at a programme on Monday urged the government to stop sending country’s women to Saudi Arabia as housemaids and also take steps for immediate returns of the female workers who are already being treated inhumanly by their employers there.
BNP to submit memo to DCs seeking Khaleda’s release before Eid
BNP leaders and activists will submit memorandums to deputy commissioners across the country on Thursday demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proper medical treatment and her release from jail before Eid-ul-Fitr.
4 to die for killing minor girl after rape in N’ganj
A tribunal here on Monday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a minor girl after rape in 2003.
Mild tremor jolts Sylhet
A mild earthquake jolted different parts of Sylhet on Monday morning.
HC asks Cumilla court to dispose of Khaleda’s bail petition
The High Court on Tuesday directed Cumilla special tribunal to dispose a bail petition as soon as possible filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed in Cumilla over the February 3, 2015 arson attack.
Rainfall brings severe waterlogging to Cattogram port city
Torrential rains for the last two days, triggered by monsoon depression over North Bay and its adjoining areas, caused severe waterlogging in low-lying areas of the port city, putting thousands of people in trouble.
Khaleda to be taken to BSMMUH Tuesday if she agrees: IG Prisons
Inspector General (Prisons) Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin said on Monday that if BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia agrees, then she will be taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMUH) on Tuesday.
New educational institutions to be in MPO list: Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said new educational institutions will be included in the MPO list though it was not announced in the new budget.
SC upholds HC orders on disposal of Khaleda’s bail pleas
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld a High Court order that had asked the lower court to dispose BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail pleas speedily in connection with two defamation cases.
Don’t call me ex-Jatiya Party minister: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday threatened to take proper steps if Jatiya Party members call him a former minister of the party again.
Heavy rains hit Rohingya camps; cause structural damages: IOM
Heavy monsoon rains that began on Saturday have caused severe structural damage to Cox’s Bazar Rohingya refugee camps, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday.
Reform freedom of movement to help workers, reduce migration
We now have a glimpse into the hard Tory vision of how a fully Brexited Britain will treat Europeans who want to work here. All during the 20th century after 1945, Britain had to import workers to do the jobs…
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait pledge $2.5b aid to Jordan
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates pledged $2.5bn of aid to Jordan on Monday, a joint statement from the Gulf states said, following austerity measures that have sparked massive protests in the country. Price hikes and subsidy cuts…
Dynamic test runs begin on Riyadh Metro project
French company Alstom has started conducting initial dynamic tests for the Riyadh Metro project in Riyadh. The tests have been ongoing for the past few weeks at the Line 4 depot test track in Riyadh. The test campaign includes the…
10kgs tumour removed from farmer’s stomach
“I feel I have delivered four babies in one go. I feel so light and empty in the stomach,” says a farmer from Bikaner who got a 10-kg tumour off his stomach after a gruelling surgery.
Dhallywood stars dance for Brazil fans
Entertainment Desk The 2018 FIFA World Cup is just four days away. Bangladeshi football fans have already engaged in a tug of war in social media over the probable winners of this gala event. However, the debate is mostly surrounding…
5 films ready for Eid release
Entertainment Desk Five local films having received censor certificates are ready to hit cinemas across the country in Eid-ul-Fitr. The films are Uttam Akash’s ‘Chittagaiya Poya Noakhailla Maiya’, Shamimul Islam Shamim’s ‘Amar Prem Amar Priya’, Raihan Rafi’s ‘Poramon 2’, Abdul…
UN says world choking on plastic as environmental crisis grows
Up to five trillion grocery bags are used each year and like most plastic garbage barely any is recycled, the UN said Tuesday as it warned the world was choking on trash. In a report for International Environment Day, the…
Fleetwood Mac’s Danny Kirwan dies in London
Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan, a pillar of the wildly successful group in its early years, has passed away in London according to the band’s co-founder Mick Fleetwood.
Final preparations begin for Trump-Kim high-stakes summit
Singapore, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) — Final preparations are underway in Singapore for Tuesday’s historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Merkel: G-7 summit with Trump was a ‘sobering’ experience
Frankfurt, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel found the contentious Group of Seven summit with U.S. President Donald Trump a “sobering” and “depressing” experience but said European leaders won’t be “taken advantage of” on trade.
PM urges Canada to deport Bangabandhu’s killer Nur Chy
Quebec (Canada), Jun 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Canada for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Bangladesh.
7 DB men among 10 sued for extortion of dairy farm owner
Narayanganj, Jun 10 – A case was filed against 10 police officers including 7 members of the Detective Branch on Sunday, on charges of extorting a dairy farm owner by trapping him at the district DB office for four consecutive…
Send Khaleda to London for treatment of mild stroke: B Chy
Dhaka, June 10 – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday urged the government to send BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London for ensuring her best medical treatment as she might have suffered a mild stroke.
Youth killed in capital Dhaka ‘gunfight’ with DB – 3 murdered
Dhaka, June 11 – A youth was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Bhatara area in the capital early Monday. The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam, 28.