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.
Day: June 29, 2018
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…
Japan advances on yellow cards despite losing at World Cup
Volgograd,(AP/UNB) – Japan advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup on a tiebreaker, fewer yellow cards than Senegal.
Players from Premier League, Spanish league scoring the most
Sochi, Jun 29 (AP/UNB) – Players from the Premier League and the Spanish league scored nearly half of the goals at the World Cup in the group stage.
Quader urges diplomats not to make adverse comments
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today urged foreign diplomats not to make any comments that could create adverse reactions among the people.
‘Social business can be best tool for doing CSR’
Speakers at a Social Business Day 2018 forum on Friday said social business can be the best tool for companies to implement their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ensure equity in society using the potential of individuals.
Brazilians finally see less diving from Neymar at World Cup
Sochi,(AP/UNB) – Brazilians finally got to see the Neymar they like, one that spends less time diving and more time trying to help the national team at the World Cup.
EU leaders hail migrant plan
European Union leaders declared victory Friday, claiming to have set aside major differences over how best to handle migrant arrivals as they commissioned new plans to screen people in North Africa for eligibility to enter Europe.
Non-govt teachers threaten tougher movement
Teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions threatened tougher movement if their demand for nationalsation of non-govt educational institutions is not met.
Michael Jackson returns posthumously on Drake album
NEW YORK,(BSS/AFP) – Michael Jackson returned posthumously Friday with new music as the late King of Pop starred on the new album by Drake.
Bangladesh women cricketers clinch Ireland series
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.
Villagers kill 54 cobras, destroy 52 eggs in Bogura
Dhaka – Villagers on Friday morning killed at least 54 baby cobras and destroyed 52 eggs from a kitchen in Shiali village in Dhunat upazila.
‘Countdown for farewell to govt has begun’: BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the next general election must be held under a non-party neutral administration as the ‘countdown for farewell to the government has begun’.
Beijing assures Dhaka of facilitating Rohingya return
China has assured Bangladesh of facilitating the return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh as Dhaka sought active support from Beijing to this end.
Road crashes claim 339 lives during Eid holidays
A total of 339 people were killed and 1,265 others injured in 277 road accidents across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays this year, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare platform, said on Friday.
The long and short of the digital revolution
Digital platforms are recasting the relationships between customers, workers, and employers as the silicon chip’s reach permeates almost everything we do—from buying groceries online to finding a partner on a dating website.
Five killed in ‘targeted’ attack on US newspaper in Maryland
A gunman opened fire at a local newspaper office in Maryland, killing five people and injuring others in what police said was a “targeted attack”.
Youth gets life term for rape in Sherpur
Sherpur, Jun 28 – A court on Thursday sentenced a youth to life term imprisonment for raping a teenage girl after the abduction at Akhrapara village in Nalitabari Upazila in Sherpur district.
Joe Jackson turned his children into stars, but at a price
New York, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — Joe Jackson once had his own dreams of success. He tried to be a boxer and then played the guitar with a group called The Falcons. But he realized early on that there was…
Don’t leave workplaces without permission, SC asks judges
Dhaka, June 28 – The Supreme Court administration has asked the lower court judges and officials not to leave their workplaces without informing the SC registrar. A circular issued on Thursday in this regard was published on the SC website.
One of every seven on earth a migrant: William L. Swing
By International Organization for Migration Jun 28, 2018 (IOM) – Migration is one of the major defining factors of our time. Today, one billion people – one out of seven people in the world – are migrants, including over 250…
25 programs bringing veterans to the new food movement
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Châlons-en-Champagne, France! Today I am speaking at the Planet A International Forum, where I’ll offer my take on efforts to enhance the changing world of agriculture. This Fourth of July, Food Tank is celebrating military…
‘Local temperature rise linked to antibiotic resistance’
A multi-disciplinary team of epidemiologists from Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Toronto have found that increasing local temperatures and population densities are associated with increasing antibiotic resistance in common bacterial strains. The researchers found that…