Dhaka, Aug 6 – Bangladesh outplayed West Indies by 19 runs in the series-deciding third T20I of a three-match series at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, the USA on Monday.
Month: August 2018
Cops fire teargas shells at East West university: Demo at DU
Dhaka, Aug 6 – A clash broke out between the students of Eas t-West University and police in front of its campus at Aftabnagar in the city on Monday morning while the students were staging demonstrations protesting Saturday’s attacks on…
Bus services resume in BD after nearly a week of suspension
Dhaka, Aug 6 –After a suspension for several days following student protests, bus services resumed on Monday morning across the country, including the capital. The Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Samity on Sunday night decided to operate buses from Monday morning.
Drik Gallery MD Shahidul Alam detained for Facebook posts
Dhaka, Aug 5 – Detectives detained Shahidul Alam, Managing Director of Drik Gallery and Chairman of Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, here on Sunday night.
আন্দোলনের সুযোগে ‘জনবান্ধব গণপরিবহন ব্যবস্থা’ গড়ে তুলুন
রোড সেফটি ফাউন্ডেশনের চেয়ারম্যান অধ্যাপক ড. এ আই মাহবুব উদ্দিন আহমেদ, ভাইস চেয়ারম্যান আব্দুল হামিদ শরীফ, ব্যারিস্টার জ্যোতির্ময় বড়ুয়া, অধ্যাপক হাসিনা বেগম এবং সাধারণ সম্পাদক সাইদুর রহমান নিরাপদ সড়কের দাবিতে শিক্ষার্থীদের স্বত:স্ফুর্ত অহিংস আন্দোলনে বিভিন্ন মহলের উসকানি ও হামলার ঘটনায়…
Herbicide can save Tk 7,000-cr crops annually: expert
A proper application of herbicides adopting recommended weed management methods could substantially increase food production along with saving huge crops worth over Taka 7,000 crore annually. “An effective weed management side by side with adopting conservation agriculture technologies remarkably increases…
Indian legendary Rahman’s music flows beyond borders
India’s Oscar-winning legendary musician A.R Rahman is set to tie up with Amazon Prime for his musical document series named “Harmony with A.R Rahman.”
Mahrat of ‘Operation Jackpot’ movie on Sept 16
Culture Desk The Mahrat of ‘Operation Jackpot’, a movie based- on historic operation of the Naval Commandos during the War of Liberation,will be held on September 16.
Japan marks 73rd anniversary of atomic attack on Hiroshima
A bell tolled today in Hiroshima as Japan arked 73 years since the world’s first atomic bombing, with the city’s mayor warning that rising nationalism worldwide threatened peace.
Marches and tears as Argentina abortion law vote approaches
With Argentina on the verge of a Senate move on legalizing abortion, women in favor marched, banged pots and made their voices heard Sunday.
দুর্নীতি, সন্ত্রাসের জন্যে সরকার থেকে মানুষ মুখ ফিরিয়ে নেয়
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম বলেছেন, বর্তমানে দুর্নীতি, সন্ত্রাস মহামারি আকার ধারণ করেছে। ব্যাংক লুট, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের লকার থেকে র্স্বণ চুরি হয়ে যাওয়া এবং ৮২৭ কোটি টাকার কয়লা লুটের কারণে তাপ বিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র বন্ধ হয়ে…
BD Students’ Union, BAU unit protests attack on students
Mymensingh, Aug 5 – Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU) of Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, organized a torch rally protesting against police and terrorist attacks on students across the country. They demonstrated on the campus at 7:30 on Sunday night.
Will we kiss them if they advance towards AL office: Quader
Dhaka, Aug 5 – The ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader Sunday alleged that BNP-Jamaat nexus is conspiring to cause stepping down of the Sheikh Hasina government by riding on the ongoing student’s movement for safe road and justice…
BNP urges united movement to unseat govt for ‘anti-people stance’
Dhaka, Aug 5 – Accusing the present government of taking a stance against the people, the BNP yesterday called upon all to get united to unseat the AL from power. The present government has pounded heavily on the nation. Indeed, the government…
Youth stabbed to death in Pabna
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death by adversaries following a land dispute at Kulunia village in Sadar upazila in Pabna on Saturday night.
Two killed in separate incidents in Savar
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate incidents in Savar on Sunday.
SAFF U-15 Women’s Champs: BD team leave for Bhutan Monday
Dhaka – With a hope to retain the title, a 23-member Bangladesh Women’s Football team will leave here for Bhutan on Monday to participate in the 2nd SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship-2018 to be held in Bhutanese capital Thimphu on August…
Pacer Abu Hider fined for breaching ICC code of conduct
Dhaka – Bangladesh pace bowler Abu Hider has been fined 20 percent of his match fee for using inappropriate language during his side’s second T20I against the West Indies at Lauderhill on Saturday (Sunday in Bangladesh).
University Football: Fareast University emerge as new champions
Dhaka – Last year’s runners-up Fareast University emerged as the new champions in the Shahjalal Islami Bank Faraaz Gold Cup Inter-University Football Tournament beating South East University by 8-7 goals in tie breaker at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on…
3rd T20I: Bangladesh, Windies to play series decider Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play host West Indies in the series decider third T20I at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill in Florida of the USA on Monday.
4 to die for murder in Sylhet
A tribunal here on Sunday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a girl after rape.
Alwaleed’s firm takes $266.7m stake in Deezer
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding has completed a SAR1bn ($266.7m) deal to buy newly issued shares in the French music streaming service Deezer, the company said in a statement. Shares in Deezer will be bought through Kingdom Holding and…
Govt wats to implicate BNP with student movement: Fakhrul
BNP on Sunday alleged that the government is trying to implicate the party with the student movement and violence as part of its plot to divert the agitation to a different direction.
B Chowdhury for special JS session to update laws
Jukta Front chairman AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urged the government and the President to convene a special session of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) immediately to amend the existing laws to ensure road safety.
UN urgently urges all to keep everyone safe on Dhaka roads
The United Nations (UN) on Sunday urgently called upon all parties to keep everyone – including children and young people – safe on the roads and safe from any kind of violence.
Education Minister asks teacher: Take pupilsts back to classes
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday directed the principals of government and private colleges of Dhaka to convince their students to vacate roads and return to their classes at any cost.
Indian women, inordinately burdened by housework
Underneath two gigantic chandeliers in the conference room of a posh Gurgaon hotel, 250 elegantly dressed women are ferociously beating drums. Faster, slower, louder, stop. It’s easier than it looks. The women break out into a sweat as they whistle…
Facebook opens up on vote meddling, but is the shift real?
For a company bent on making the world more open, Facebook has long been secretive about the details of how it runs its social network — particularly how things go wrong and what it does about them.
Arab world’s resources being mismanaged: Sheikh Mohammed
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s Prime Minister and Vice President, has spoken out against the mismanagement of resources in the Arab world, criticising politicians for their lack of action. In a series of messages on Twitter, Sheikh…
Uber completes 1bn rides in South Asia
Uber, the world’s largest ridesharing company, hit yet another milestone in South Asia as it rolled past the 1 billion mark.