Dhaka – After washing out of the first match of their four-match T20I series, host Bangladesh conceded a 58-run loss against Pakistan in the second match at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday.
Day: October 3, 2018
Beach Volleyball: PDB emerges men’s champions, Ansars women’s
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) clinched the Biman Bangladesh National Men’s Beach Volleyball title beating Border Gurad Bangladesh (BGB) by 21-18, 21-11 points in the final at Sugonda points of Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach on Wednesday.
Dhaka Metro close to big win against Sylhet
Dhaka – Sylhet Division, forced to follow on, were trailing by 62 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 2nd innings against Dhaka Metro after third day’s paly of the Tier-2 match of the 20th National Cricket League (NCL) at…
BB Gold Cup: Philippines advance with Bangladesh to semis
Dhaka – The Philippines smartly qualified for the semifinal of the 5th version of the six-nation Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament eliminating hapless Laos 3-1 in their opening Group B match at Sylhet District Stadium here on Wednesday evening.
3 scientists awarded chemistry Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to two researchers in the United States and one in Britain.
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake
A volcano erupted Wednesday on the same central Indonesian island as an earlier earthquake and authorities warned planes about volcanic ash in the air.
7 top BNP leaders granted anticipatory bail
The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bails to seven top BNP leaders including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with Hatirjheel Police station.
If any party boycotts polls that’ll be its own decision: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday hoped that all political parties will join the upcoming national election and if any party does not do that will be its own decision.
‘Us Too!’ – The rise of middle-class populism in Sweden
The recent parliamentary election in Sweden stunned observers around the world. Up until now Sweden was often thought of as holding the moral high ground due to its relatively open borders, its extensive welfare state and its commitment to high…
Comilla court rejects Khaleda’s bail plea in ‘murder’ case
A court here on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed over the deaths of eight people in an arson attack here in 2015.
Cabinet nods quota abolition in 1st, 2nd class govt jobs
The cabinet today approved scrapping the quota system in government services accepting a high-level government committee recommendation for its complete abolition in recruiting first and second class officers.
4108 cases against 358 thousand BNP men in Sept: Rizvi
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the party’s around 3.58 lakh leaders and activists have been made accused in about 4,108 ‘ghostly’ cases in September alone.
Hand wash with soap can save a million lives
Health Desk Hand washing with soap can save at least a million lives annually by reducing water related diseases including Diarrhoea and pneumonia, said an article of Lancet, a UK based medical journal.
Facebook adds new tools to stem online bullying
Facebook on Tuesday stepped up ways to battle bullying and harassment at the leading social network.
Int’l Folklore Fest on Mymensingh Gitika today in Netrokona
Culture Desk A folklore festival will be held today at Muktar Para Field of Netrokona. Greater Mymensingh Cultural Forum, the organiser of the festival has claimed that it would be the first ever of its kind as it will be…
When SRK wanted to quit Bollywood
Bollywood’s King Khan might be a role model to many but do you know who his inspiration is? When the Indian Paralympic Contingent was headed to the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta this week, Shah Rukh Khan met with…
A biopic on Mashrafe?
Entertainment Desk Jaaz Multimedia is trying to do just the same. For over two years, Abdul Aziz, the founder of Jaaz Multimedia, is dreaming about making a biopic on this legendary player Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.
Indonesia tsunami death toll rises to nearly 1,350
The number of people known to have died in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 1,347, disaster response officials say. The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previously confirmed figure of 844. The 7.5-magnitude quake struck…
Entrepreneurial about gender equality
Asia and the Pacific needs more women entrepreneurs. Women’s economic empowerment and gender equality depend on it, as does the inclusive economic growth needed to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This drives a new initiative by the United Nations…
Aid slowly is tricking to Indonesian disaster-hit areas
Palu, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — Aid was trickling into areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that struck a central Indonesian island, with one neighbourhood’s residents clapping, cheering and high-fiving in their excitement Wednesday at seeing a stopped truck laden…
Fixing the crisis of confidence in the Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund’s mandate couldn’t be more crucial: accelerating climate action in developing countries by supporting transformational investments in adaptation and emissions reduction.
US ends diplomatic visas for UN same-sex partners
The US has announced it will deny diplomatic visas to same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and United Nations employees.
IBBL inaugurates Agent Banking outlet in Kharkhari Bazar, Rajshahi
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking outlet in Kharkhari Bazar of Boalia, Rajshahi recently. Hasne Alam, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the outlet as chief guest.
UNHR Council resolution adopts peasant rights declaration
Geneva – Seventeen years of long and arduous negotiations later, peasants and other people working in rural areas are only a step away from having a UN Declaration that could defend and protect their rights to land, seeds, biodiversity, local…