Dhaka- One year is to go until the greatest celebration of cricket ‘ICC Cricket World Cup 2019’ begins in England on May 30 next year when hosts England take on South Africa at The Oval in London.
Year: 2018
Bangladesh team announced for Women’s Asia Cup
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup T20I 2018.
Godfathers won’t be spared in anti-drug drive: PM
Iterating her firm stance on the ongoing countrywide drive against narcotics, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the people are now getting relief from such drives and none, even ‘godfathers’ and ‘dons’, would be spared in this regard.
Zia’s 32nd death anniversary observed
Dhaka – BNP and its associate bodies on Wednesday observed the 37th death anniversary of its founder and former President Ziaur Rahman across the country with holding various programmes.
BB instructions to arrest increasing trend in bank credit
Bangladesh Bank (BB) today issued new instructions for banks to avoid the increasing trend of lending rate.
No killing by law enforcement agencies, says Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the government would take steps as per law if any killing of innocent people takes place while conducting drives against drug traders.
President pardons murder convict Joseph: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said President Abdul Hamid has pardoned Tofayel Ahmed Joseph, a ‘top terror’ of the 90s, who had been serving life imprisonment in a murder case.
Last Bangladesh releases new early maturing rice variety
Dhaka – Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has developed an early maturing highly productive monsoon rice variety suitable for Aman season.
Food security and growth in South Asia
A disquieting finding of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017, Building resilience for peace and food security, or (SFSN2017), Rome, is that, in 2016, the number of chronically undernourished people in the world increased to…
US for capturing, convicting drug kingpins: Envoy
Expressing concern over the growing number of people dying in crackdown on drug dealers, the United States on Wednesday laid emphasis on catching “kingpins” and finding the sources of illegal drugs and bringing responsible persons to justice respecting human rights.
Frequent power load-shedding worsens Khaleda’s jail ordeal
BNP on Wednesday alleged that its chairperson Khaleda Zia has been undergoing a terrible ordeal in Old Dhaka Central Jail as she has to use hand fan and candle due to frequent power outages amid sultry weather.
Harakiri, Italian style
Liberals across Europe seem happy: President Mattarella has prevented populists from taking over the Italian government and averted another Euro crisis. Their joy will be short-lived, however.
Cauvery issue: Few random thoughts
In most of the rivers, it is all about taking from Shyam and giving to Ram. Both are users, and it is only a question of how much I have with the resources dwindling. With extensive ground water over extraction,…
জি-সিরিজ থেকে প্রকাশিত হলো মনিরের ‘কান্দি ঝর ঝর’
সুরের মোহে আকুল হওয়া বাঙালির চিরায়ত বৈশিষ্ট্য। তাইতো আবহমান বাংলার বহুমাত্রিক সুরের ধারায় প্রতিনিয়ত ব্যকুল হয়ে ওঠে মন-প্রাণ। সেই ব্যকুলতার সাথে যদি ওই মানুষটি পেয়ে থাকের স্রষ্টা-প্রদত্ত কারুময় কণ্ঠস্বর তাহলে তো কথাই নেই। রকমারি সুরের স্রোতে যেমনি করে নিজে ভাসেন…
Dolphin ‘happiness’ measured by scientists
Scientists working with dolphins at a marine park near Paris have attempted to measure how the animals feel about aspects of their lives in captivity. In what researchers say is the first project to examine captivity “from the animals’ perspective”,…
Krishoker Eid Ananda goes to Chalan Bil
Culture Desk In this Eid, Krishoker Eid Ananda will take viewers to the Chalanbil area in North-West Bengal. According to agricultural personality Shykh Seraj the area is immersed with dynamic agricultural activities that reflect multidimensional aspects of culture in the…
Humayun Faridi’s birth anniversary observed
Cultural Correspondent Humayun Faridi was a veteran actor, director and cultural activist. He was born on May 29 in 1952 at Narinda in Old Dhaka. Yesterday marked his 66th birth anniversary. In the face of crisis of opera house in…
Bangladeshi liberation war short film to compete in Busan
Entertainment Desk Young director Sabbir Ahmed Shohag’s Ekattorer Din (Day of ’71) has been selected to represent Bangladesh at Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival. Starting in the first week of July in South Korea, this short film is…
Great Barrier Reef on sixth life in 30,000 years
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, under severe stress in a warmer, more acidic ocean, has returned from near-extinction five times in the past 30,000 years, researchers said Monday. And while this suggests the reef may be more resilient than once thought,…
UK couple convicted of trying to force daughter to wed in BD
London, May 30 (AP/UNB) — A British jury has convicted a couple of attempting to force their teenage daughter to marry her first cousin in Bangladesh.
Nine more killed on Wednesday in ‘gunfights’
Five others found dead in Magura, Benapole Dhaka, May 30 – Nine more alleged drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with law enforcers early Wednesday during the ongoing anti-narcotics drive across the country.
Pakistan, India agree to stop exchanging fire in Kashmir
Islamabad, May 30 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani and Indian military officials in a rare move have agreed to avoid artillery exchanges in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, where several soldiers and civilians have died this month.
Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukrainian capital
Kiev, May 30 (AP/UNB) — A Russian journalist harshly critical of the Kremlin was shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, and the national police said they are assuming he was targeted because of his work.
First flight lands at new King Abdul Aziz International Airport
Jeddah’s new King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAAIA) welcomed its first commercial flight on May 29, as part of the soft launch of operations at the new facility. The airport will have a four-phase launch with the official opening in…
Conflict theory and biosphere annihilation
Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out that existing conflict theory pays little attention to the extinction-causing conflict being ongoingly generated by human over-consumption in the finite planetary biosphere (and, among…
১৩ বছর হাওয়ার সাথে যুদ্ধ – ইতিহাসের পাতা থেকে।
মোতাহার হোসেন। শ্রীমতী ইন্দিরা গান্ধীর দাদা, জহর লাল নেহেরুর পিতা মতিলাল নেহেরু যখন এলাহাবাদ হাইকোর্টে ব্যারিস্টারি করতেন সেসময়ের কথা। ভারতের উত্তর প্রদেশে জশোবন্ত সিং নামে একজন সম্ভান্ত কৃষক ছিলেন। চাষাবাদের জন্য তার ছিল জমিজমা, মৎস্য চাষ ও পশু পালনের জন্য…
Farmers Create ingredients to reverse climate change
Danielle Nierenberg I am here at the 2018 General Assembly of the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO), an organization representing farmers and agribusinesses of all sizes. This year’s theme is how farmers around the globe are coping with climate change. Last…
JU Youth Journalists’ Forum forms new committee
Savar (Dhaka) May 29 – The Youth Journalists’ Forum Bangladesh (YJFB), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, formed a new committee with Saiful Islam of United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and Yousuf Jamil of priyo.com as President and Secretary respectively for the…
AL-backed Teachers’ Forum holds Iftar Mahfil at BAU
Mymensingh, May 29 – An ‘Iftar Mahfil’ was held at the community centre of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organized by BAU Awami backed teachers association “Gonotantrikh Shikkhok Forum” on Tuesday.
Recast EC; JS-Govt must go before next polls: BNP
Dhaka, May 29 – The BNP on Tuesday asserted that the government must step down before the national election, dissolve parliament, reconstitute the Election Commission and ensure poll-time army deployment.