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Day: November 14, 2018
Dr Yunus now in Spain on his book tour; meets star players
Completing his German book tour, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus now reached Spain with his book — A World of Three Zeros.
11 years after Cyclone Sidr: Victims still recall disaster
Eleven years after the devastating Cyclone Sidr, the survivors of Sharankhola upazila, the worst affected area of the district, are still recalling the nightmare of the cyclone that claimed hundreds lives as well as destroyed cattle, crops and dwelling houses.
BD-ZIM 2nd Test: Bangladesh still need 8 wickets to win
Dhaka – Bangladesh bowlers have to snap up eight wickets on the fifth and final day to win the second game and level the two-match Test series against visiting Zimbabwe at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Rubel named as captain of BCB XI
Dhaka- The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announceda 13-member BCB Eleven to play a two-day warm up match against touring West Indies beginning on Sunday (November 18) at the MA sAziz Stadium in the port city of Chattogram.
10 West Indies cricketers arrive in Bangladesh
Dhaka – A 10-man first batch of the West Indies Cricket team arrived here on Wednesday to play a two-match Test, three-match ODI and three-match T20I series against Bangladesh in Chattogram, Dhaka and Sylhet.
National Handball: 12 matches decided on 2nd day
Dhaka – Twelve matches of the Exim Bank 28th National Men’s Handball Tournament were decided on the 2nd day on Wednesday at the Shaheed Captain (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.
Bd minister sees planned attack on police to foil election
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the attack on police at Nayaplatan was carried out in a planned, conspiratorial and motivated way to foil the forthcoming national election.
Bd opposition BNP blames police for Naya Paltan clash
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday blamed police for the clash in front of their Nayapaltan central office and said it will only hamper the election atmosphere.
Work for party candidates, Bd PM Hasina tells aspirants
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the nomination seekers to work for the party-nominated candidates shunning personal conflicts in the coming 11th general election scheduled to be held on December 30.
‘Bd Oikya Front’s part polls dependent on EC, govt attitude’
Dhaka, Nov 14 – Jatiya Oikya Front on Tuesday said their participation in the elections depends on the behaviour of the government and the Election Commission (EC).
Creating good quality jobs: If not now, then when?
Everybody at the European level agrees that we need more quality jobs to build momentum for recovery and climb out of the years of crisis. But what does this actually mean? And what realistic plans are in place to achieve…
Two thirds of African cities face ‘extreme climate risk’
Rapid population growth and poor infrastructure have put two out of three cities in Africa at “extreme risk” of the threats posed by climate change, according to a new analysis released Wednesday.
Humayun Ahmed’s birthday celebrated in Nuhash Polli, Netrakona
Entertainment Desk At Nuhash Polli, located in Pirujali area of Gazipur Sadar’s upazila, Humyun’s wife Meher Afroz Shaon and their two sons Nishad and Ninit.
South Korea boyband’s management apologise for nuclear blast T-shirt
The managers of hugely popular South Korean boyband BTS have issued an extensive apology after controversy erupted in the lucrative Japanese market over a T-shirt worn by one of the vocalists showing a nuclear blast.
Hopper, de Kooning hit new auction records in New York
Paintings by Edward Hopper and Willem de Kooning sold for nearly $92 million and $69 million respectively in New York on Tuesday, setting new world record auction prices for each artist, Christie’s said.
BNP workers-police clash as crowd builds for polls tickets
Dhaka, Nov 14 – In a sudden development, the BNP activists on Wednesday got locked in a violent clash with police in front of party central office leaving at least 20 party activists and supporters injured and heating up the country’s…
Greek archaeologists locate lost ancient city of Tenea
A city thought to be founded by survivors of the Trojan War has been located in Greece. After years of excavations, archeologists have collected tangible evidence of a city that previously only existed in ancient texts. The ruins of a…
Myanmar must show seriousness about Rohingya return from Bd
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the government of Myanmar to show its seriousness in creating the conditions for return by addressing the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine state, particularly the systematic…
Enforce electoral code of conduct, EC asks IGP
The Election Commission has asked the law enforcers to take necessary measures so that the election aspirants and their supporters follow the electoral code of conduct while collecting and submitting nomination forms from and to the offices of their parties.
Melania calls for national security aide Mira’s firing
US First Lady Melania Trump has called for a top national security aide to President Donald Trump to be fired. The first lady feuded with Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security adviser, during her tour of Africa in October, US…
AL gs Quader says, demand for election deferment funny
Dhaka, Nov 13 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said BNP’s demand for deferring the general election to facilitate the foreign observers to monitor the polls is funny, irrelevant, baseless and illogical.
Suspected Bd drug trader killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, Nov 14 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives at Shambhuganj Charpuliamari in Sadar Upazila early Wednesday.
Austerity inside a wagon in the forest of compiègne
What is the link between the current civil war in Syria, the austerity policy imposed by Germany during the last economic crisis or the Arab-Israeli conflict? Its origin, which lies in the world that was born a hundred years ago,…
Bd job site, IOM partner to fight unethical recruitment norm
Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 13 2018 (IOM) – The UN Migration Agency (IOM) is partnering with Bangladesh’s largest online job portal Bdjobs.com Ltd. to provide the latest information to job seekers on overseas employment opportunities and connect them directly with employers.
Using data to restore land
A new landmark initiative aims to make quality data and tools available to the international community in order to combat an “existential crisis”: land degradation.
New faces dominate as BNP sells 3,222 nomination forms
Dhaka, Nov 13 – Amid huge enthusiasm like the previous day, BNP sold 1,896nomination papers on the second day on Tuesday among those old guards and new faces want to contest the 11th parliamentary elections with its tickets.
IBBL awarded the highest taxpayer in banking sector
Dhaka, Nov 13 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has been awarded as the highest taxpayer in the banking sector in the 2017-2018 tax year.
Charge hearing against Barrister Mainul Nov 29
Dhaka, Nov 13 – Charge hearing against former Caretaker Government Adviser and former Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister Mainul Hosein will be held at the Cyber Tribunal (Bangladesh), Dhaka on November 29 in the case filed under the Digital…