প্রাচীন কালে মানুষের গড় আয়ু ছিল ৮০০ থেকে ৯০০ বছর। সে সময়ের এক রাজার কাহিনী। রাজার সবই ছিল, হাতি-ঘোড়া, সৈন্য-সামন্ত, মনমুগ্ধকর রাজপ্রাসাদ, বিশালতম রাজ্যের সীমানা। তার উপরে ছিল ১০০জন পুত্র সন্তান। পুত্র গর্বে গর্বিত পিতার মাটিতে পা পরে না। দেবতাদের…
Year: 2018
Food commodity prices fall amidst rising trade tensions
Geneva, 11 Jul (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural food commodities fell in June, representing the first month-on-month decline since the beginning of this year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has…
Are we still good Europeans?
by Jürgen Habermas When I graduated from high school, my career aspiration was listed on my diploma: Habermas wants to become a journalist, it said. Yet once I began working for the Gummersbach section of the Cologne daily Kölner Stadtanzeiger,…
2nd Test: Windies 295/4* dominate day-1 against Bangladesh
Dhaka – West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite hit a century of 110 runs in the 1st innings on day one to dominate over visiting Bangladesh bowlers in the series-decider second Test at Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica on Thursday.
Huge iceberg near Greenland village sparks flooding fears
A massive iceberg drifting near the coast of Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
69 people die in election violence ahead of Sharif’s return
The deadliest attack in Pakistan’s troubled election campaign killed 65 people at a rally in southwester Baluchistan on Friday ahead of the return to Pakistan of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Indonesia Open: Siddikur’s cut sees bumpy show
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s star golfer Siddikur Rahman has stayed in the race of the US$500,000 Bank BRI Indonesia Open, making the cut with one-over joint 66th place after the second round at the Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta on…
BNP says PM breached her promise on quota reform
BNP on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina breached her promise to abolish the quota system in public jobs as she said on Thursday it is not possible to reform the freedom fighters’ quota due to a High Court…
Massive relief’ finding trapped Thai boys in cave, say divers
LONDON, (BSS/AFP) – The British diver who found 12 Thai boys and their coach trapped alive in a flooded cave has described his “massive relief” as he counted them one by one, in what he called an unprecedented rescue operation.
12 BD fishermen ‘abducted’ in Khulna
A group of forest robbers reportedly abducted 12 fishermen from Mora Pashur and Andaria area of Sundarbans early Friday.
Suspended cop among 3 held with Yaba in Ctg
Detectives arrested a suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and two of his associates along with Yaba tablets from Bahaddarhat area in the city on Thursday.
Women’s WT20Q: BD, Ireland to play final Saturday
Dhaka – Setting their seats in the ICC Women’s World T20, Bangladesh and Ireland are now taking on each other in the qualifiers tournament final at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht in Netherlands on Saturday.
Elephant kills elderly man in Chittagong
Dhaka– A wild elephant trampled an elderly man to death in Mohammedpur area of Anowara upazila in Chattogram on Friday morning.
The future of int’l justice amid boundless cruelty
You were there when the treaty establishing the ICC was completed 20 years ago. What was that like? It was a six-week rollercoaster ride of intense negotiations, preceded by three years of negotiations at United Nations headquarters in New York…
FIFA president Infantino celebrates best World Cup ever
MOSCOW, (BSS/AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino celebrated what he described as the “best World Cup” ever on Friday, thanks to the quality of football and organisation in Russia.
UN Parliamentary Assembly move gains support
A long standing proposal for the creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) is slowly gathering momentum.
Time should be on France’s side in World Cup Final
France are clear favorites to win Sunday’s World Cup final against Croatia. Anyone who has seen the performances of this French side, which has no apparent weaknesses and that has gone from strength to strength over their six matches in…
‘No role in Khaleda’s counsel Carlile’s India deportation’
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said that the government had no role in denial of permission to Khaleda Zia’s British legal consultant Lord Carlile to enter India.
2 suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Two suspected drug traders were killed in ‘gunfights’ with police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Tangail and Bogura districts early Friday.
Dhaka, Delhi to discuss security, border cooperation
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives here on Friday on a three-day visit to further discuss on how two neighboring countries can strengthen cooperation in security areas showing zero tolerance to terrorism and radicalization.
Patti Smith to lead new climate benefit show
Rock icon Patti Smith will lead a fresh benefit concert to combat climate change on the sideline of talks in San Francisco, organizers said Wednesday. The September 14 concert will close a three-day “summit” of local leaders on climate change…
Janhvi Kapoor-Ishaan Khatter promote Dhadak with Madhuri
Dhadak actors Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter dropped by at the sets of a dance reality show which is judged by Dhak Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit Nene to promote their movie.
Game of Thrones’ storms back into Emmys race with 22 nominations
Record-breaking fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” made a storming comeback Thursday to Hollywood’s awards circuit after a year off, dominating this year’s Emmy nominations with a whopping 22 nods.
Puja Cherry busy with multiple films
Entertainment Desk Puja Cherry Roy has stepped into big screen not so long ago. Already this young actress has been praised critically for her outstanding performance in ‘Noor Jahan’ (Bangladesh-Kolkata) and ‘Poramon 2’ (Bangladesh). She has already earned a large…
J & J to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation…
‘Vaping’ pilot causes Air China plane to plunge 6,500m
A co-pilot smoking an e-cigarette on an Air China flight caused the plane to start a rapid emergency descent, investigators have said. They say he tried to hide the fact that he was smoking but accidentally shut off the air-conditioning,…
বিশ্বকাপ: হুইলচেয়ারে ক্রোয়েশিয়া থেকে রাশিয়া
ক্রোয়েশিয়া থেকে খেলা দেখতে এসেছেন ইভা খ্রোমেন। ‘গ্রাদা থেকে প্রথমে আমি এসেছি ওয়ারশ সেখান থেকে মস্কো, এটা আমার জন্য অবশ্যই কঠিন সফর তবে আমি এক ফোটাও কষ্ট অনুভব করছি না।’ মস্কোর ক্রেমলিনে হুইলচেয়ারে বসা এক ব্যক্তি এভাবেই তার অনুভূতি ব্যক্ত…
Twins drown in Pabna pond
Pabna – A pair of twins aged just two-and-half, drowned in a pond in Boalmari village in Sathia upazila on Thursday.
Bangladesh book their place in ICC women’s showcase
Dhaka – The Bangladesh women’s cricket team earned the right to play the ICC’s biggest platform for women yet, the 10-nation ICC Women’s World T20 finals later this year, beating Scotland by 49 runs in the 2nd semifinal of the…
Will trade unions survive in the platform economy?
A new publication by our partners from the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI). Via a non-exhaustive mapping of various examples in Western European countries, this Working Paper explores to what extent the collective representation and voice of digital platform workers…