Paris, Jul 17 (AP/UNB) — Teenage World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe is giving his bonus to an association that puts sports in the lives of hospitalized children.
Month: July 2018
Bangladesh Bank rejects charge of gold alteration in vault
Dhaka, July 17 – The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has outright rejected the allegation by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) the gold preserved in its vault was altered.
Trump backs down, says he misspoke on Russia meddling
Washington, Jul 18 (AP/UNB) — Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he simply misspoke when he said he…
Higher blood-lead in pregnant BD women: Study
Powdered turmeric, agrochemicals, lead-soldered cans possible sources Dhaka, July 18 – Presence of higher blood lead level (BLL) has been found in pregnant women of rural areas in Bangladesh, said a recent icddr,b study done in collaboration with Stanford University,…
Hajj of 10,000 intending pilgrims uncertain for agency failure
Uncertainty looms for about 10,000 pilgrims who won’t be able to perform Hajj this year because some agency owners yet to collect tickets from the concerned airlines.
হাতপাখায় ভোট দিয়ে দুর্নীতি ও সন্ত্রাসের বিরুদ্ধে অবস্থান নিন -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, মানুষ সচেতন হচ্ছে, সন্ত্রাস ও দুর্নীতির বিরুদ্ধে জেগে উঠছে। যারা দেশের সম্পদ লুটেপুটে খায়, জনগণকে কষ্ট দেয়, জনগণের দু:খ কষ্ট লাঘব না করে নিজেদের আখের গোছাতে ব্যস্ত…
Bangladesh, India to participate in “Nuclear Kids” Musical in Hungary
In a spectacular amalgamation of music and nuclear energy, the International Children’s Creativity Project – “Nuclear Kids” – is being organized in Hungary by Russia`s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. Five students from India and Bangladesh are participating in the…
55 Erasmus+ scholarships for Bangladesh in 2018-19
Ambassador Rensje Teerink, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, hosted the Erasmus+ pre-departure event today in Dhaka for the 55 Bangladeshi students who will benefit from an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree scholarship under the Erasmus+ programme.…
US threatened Ecuador, WHO over breastfeeding resolution
A resolution to encourage breastfeeding at the recent World Health Assembly in May this year provoked the US to threaten Ecuador and the World Health Organization (WHO) with retribution.
Unhinge Europe from America!
by Michael Davies-Venn After several months massaging Canadians, then US President Barack Obama announced his decision on the Keystone XL pipeline: “America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change. And frankly,…
Minor girl drown in B’baria
Dhaka – A minor girl drowned in a pond at Karuatoli village in Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday morning.
5 villages flooded in Bhola
Bhola – At least seven hundred families of five villages in Tazumuddin and Char Fasson upazilas in the district have been flooded following tidal water and heavy rainfall for last two days.
Three killed in city road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed and seven others injured following a head-on collision between a bus and a humanhaulerat Beribadh in the city’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning.
Teenage girl ‘gang-raped’ in Cumilla
Dhaka – A teenage worker of a footwear factory has allegedly been gang-raped by four youths at Devpur of Burichang upazila in Cumilla.
Usain Bolt to trial with A-League’s Mariners
Sydney(AP/UNB) – Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt will trial for six weeks with the Central Coast Mariners from next month in a deal which could see him play for a season in Australian football’s A-League.
Bangladesh’s women crickets on a roll
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s cricket team have achieved a great feat by claiming triple title victories in T20 format on the trot.
Masters swimming, rally in Mirpur on Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) has arranged “Masters Swimming and Rally” at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Wednesday morning to celebrate the ‘International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Day’ 2018 marking the 110th annivesary…
Scaring voters was motive behind Rajshahi bomb attack: Rizvi
Dhaka – BNP on Tuesday alleged that ruling party men carried out a crude bomb attack on a rally of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in Rajshahi to spread panic for holding ‘voter-less’ city polls there.
BNP condemns ‘gold scam in Bangladesh Bank vault’
BNP on Tuesday strongly denounced the reported gold scam in the central bank’s vault, saying it is another sign of plundering by the government.
Attacks on quota demo: DU students for proctor’s resignation
Students of Dhaka University on Tuesday staged demonstration protesting the recent attack on the students and teachers and demanding resignation of the Proctor Prof AKM Golam Rabbani for his ‘failure’ to ensure security to the teachers and students of the…
UK for fair, peaceful elections in Bangladesh
The United Kingdom has said they will continue to stress long-term importance to Bangladesh’s development of “free, fair, inclusive and peaceful” elections, says a new report.
Don’t understand logic behind anti-quota movement: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she is unable to understand the logic behind the movement against the quota system in government jobs.
ICC: Strengthen court on its 20th anniversary
Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should increase their support for the court in the face of increasing challenges to delivering justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The court’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, was adopted 20 years…
Good agriculture practices to ensure sound public health underscored
Speakers at a function here called for following good agriculture practices to ensure food safety and free public health from various non-contagious diseases like cancer, heart ailment and liver cirrhosis. They said collective efforts of all the government and non-government…
Expanding ‘dead zone’ in Arabian Sea raises climate change fears
In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame. In his lab in Abu Dhabi, Zouhair Lachkar is labouring over a colourful computer…
Asif Akbar to appear on big screen
Cultural Correspondent Singer Asif Akbar has officially taken up the job of acting. He has been roped in for a full-length film titled VIP. He will be seen as a CID officer in the film. Shooting will start from the…
Aung Rakhine’s short film going to Locarno
Cultural Correspondent Aung Rakhine the director of first indigenous language based film “The Bicycle” has taken another homegrown film to international market. His second film a short one in terms of length has been selected in the Locarno International Film…
Ranveer teams up with Karishma
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on Saturday took to social media and shared a picture in which he is seen wearing a white overall while holding a weapon and wearing futuristic goggles. He captioned it as “Coming Soon”. While we wondered…
Four awarded death penalty for Moulvibazar war crimes
Dhaka, July 17 – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday handed death sentence to four for committing crimes against humanity in Rajnagar Upazila of Moulvibazar district during the 1971 Liberation War.
Crude bomb attack on BNP rally in Rajshahi, 5 hurt
Rajshahi, Jul 17 – At least five people including a journalist were injured in a crude bomb attack at an election rally of BNP candidate of Rajshahi City Corporation election in Sagorpara area on Tuesday morning.