Dhaka- Bangladesh Grand Master Ziaur Rahman shared the 3rd slot in the 11th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Chess Tournament with 17 other players securing 5.5 points after the 8th round matches in the Indian city of Mumbai on Friday.
Year: 2018
Hasina attends outreach session of the G7 Summit
Quebec (Canada), Jun 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday joined the outreach session of the G7 Summit 2018 for the third time. When Sheikh Hasina reached the venue at Manoir Richelieu Hotel in La Malbaie here, Canadian Prime Minister…
Rafi carries Bangladesh flag in of FIFA F4F program opener in Moscow
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-12 footballer Rafi carried the Bangladesh national flag in the opening ceremony of the FIFA Football for Friendship (F4F) Program in Moscow on Saturday, ahead of the FIFA World Cup’2018.
4th time’s the charm: Halep tops Stephens to win French Open
Paris, (AP/UNB) – Simona Halep kept telling everybody who would listen: She was a different player. She was stronger mentally. She wanted so much to finally win a Grand Slam title and was sure that, one day, she would.
Bangladesh storm into final of Women’s T20 Asia Cup
Dhaka- Bangladesh women’s cricket team stormed into the final of the six-nation Women’s T20 Asia Cup for the first time after a huge 70-run victory against host Malaysia at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Pope urges action on clean energy
Pope Francis has said climate change is a challenge of “epochal proportions” and that the world must convert to clean fuel. “Civilisation requires energy, but energy use must not destroy civilisation,” he said. He was speaking to a group of…
Trump and Kim lookalikes hold ‘summit’ in Singapore
SINGAPORE,(BSS/AFP) – While access to the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be tightly restricted, hundreds of Singaporeans got the next best thing on Saturday when two lookalikes showed up at…
First James Bond girl Eunice Gayson dies at 90
Eunice Gayson – the actress who played the first “Bond girl” – has died at the age of 90. She played Sylvia Trench in 007’s 1962 debut, Dr No. During the filming Gayson helped calm Sean Connery’s nerves so he…
Step to be taken for Khaleda’s treatment at BSMMUH: Asad
Dhaka-Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said that they will take step for treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMUH) as per prescription of her personal physicians.
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no 3
Dhaka – Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three as the well-marked low over North Bay and adjoining area lies over Northeast Bay and adjoining coastal areas…
Tom Cruise makes 5-mile skydive in ‘Mission: Impossible’ stunt
Tom Cruise has jumped off buildings, slid off skyscrapers and clung onto the outside of a plane during take-off in his roles as action movie hero. Now he can stake a claim to being the first actor to perform a…
New movie ‘Komola Rocket’ to be released in Eid
Entertainment Desk The film ‘Komola Rocket’ produced by Impress Telefilm, will be released on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The 2 minute and 24 second long official trailer of the movie also has been released on Youtube channel titled Channel-i…
Bella Hadid denies plastic surgery rumors!
Bella Hadid brushed off rumors about getting a lip job done. According to People.com, in an interview with In style, she spoke extensively about her plastic surgery rumors and how it sent her into depression last year.
G7 summit dogged by divisions between Trump and allies
Talks at the G7 summit in Canada have failed to resolve deep differences between US President Donald Trump and leaders of major industrial nations. The divisions were laid bare on Friday, notably over trade.
A Climate-Friendly Response to Trump’s Protectionism
by Michael Kellner, Barbara Unmüßig Berlin – As US President Donald Trump translates his “America First” strategy into import tariffs, and the European Union prepares to adopt countermeasures moving the global economy toward a trade standoff, the real challenge facing…
Austria to close 7 mosques, expel imams
Berlin, June 09 (AP/UNB) — Austria’s government said Friday that it is closing seven mosques and plans to expel imams in a crackdown on “political Islam” and foreign financing of religious groups.
Assault on journos: 2 cops withdrawn in Chattogram
Chattogram, June 9 – Two police sergeants have been withdrawn as they allegedly assaulted three people, including two journalists, in Agrabad Badamtoli intersection in the port city.
Bangladesh needs to boost productive investment: IMF
Banking sector health can be improved by strengthening governance, it says Dhaka, Jun 8 – Bangladesh will need to boost productive investment by addressing infrastructure bottlenecks and strengthening the banking sector to keep ongoing momentum unhurt, the IMF said in…
11 BD state-run BRTC buses gutted in depot fire
Dhaka, June 9 – Eleven buses of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) were gutted as a fire broke out at Joar Sahar BRTC bus depot in the city’s Khilkhet area early Saturday.
Focus on food migration nexus
Lawmakers at the highest levels urgently need a “revolution in thinking” to tackle the twin problem of sustainable food production and migration. Starting with an inaugural event in Brussels, then travelling on to New York and Milan, an international team…
Study of rivers requires far more attention than generally given
Sharing our new section on Water – The study of rivers requires far more attention than has generally been given by historians or social scientists.
Trump isolated over trade, Russia on first day of G7 meet
Divisions between Donald Trump and other leaders of G7 nations were laid bare on the first day of their summit. The US leader made a surprise call for Russia to be readmitted to the group of top industrialised nations after…
Dalglish knighted, Joshua becomes OBE
Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The 67-year-old, who won the European Cup three times while playing for the Reds and later managed the club, said he was “humbled but gratified”.…
Russia records rises in latest global university rankings
Quacquarelli Symonds revealed the QS World University Rankings 2019. The list ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy.
Democratic space shrinks – ITUC Global Rights Index 2018
Restrictions on free speech and the right to protest unleash a wave of mass arrests and arbitrary detention of defenders of workers’ rights Brussels, 7 June 2018 (ITUC Online): Shrinking democratic space for working people and unchecked corporate greed are on…
Why corporate tax relief for Bangladesh’s banks and FIs: CPD
Dhaka, June 8 – The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday said the proposed budget has increased taxation on the middle and lower income groups compared to rich people, which will ultimately affect the livelihoods of the general people.
Bangladesh budget big blue empty balloon: BNP
Dhaka, June 8 – The BNP has termed the proposed national budget a big blue empty balloon which has been formulated keeping the next general election in mind.
Ruling on impunity for journo murder: IAPA, RFK HR rejoice
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the State of Colombia accountable for the ongoing impunity for murder of a journalist Miami (Washington DC), June 8, 2018 – The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebrate…
Woman killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A woman was killed as a bus knocked her down in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday morning.
Woman killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A woman was killed as a bus knocked her down in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday morning.