Dhaka – Arambagh Krira Sangha advanced to the semifinals of the 3rd Under-18 Football Tournament eliminating Saif Sporting Club by 2-0 goals in the 3rd quarterfinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Monday.
Year: 2018
ISSF Archery: Leading BD archers reach semifinals of respective events
Dhaka- Most of the leading Bangladeshi archers reached the semifinals of the 2nd ISSF International Archery Championship on the 2nd day of the four-day meet at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday.
Abahani’s winning spree continues in Premier Hockey
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Ltd registered four successive victories in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League after crushing Ajax Sporting Club by 5-1 goals at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Monday.
Experts for pre-marriage test to prevent Thalassemia
DHAKA, May 07 – Experts have suggested conducting blood tests of both male and female before getting married aiming to prevent giving birth of an infant with Thalassemia, a genetically inherited deadly disease transmitted to babies by parents.
Ramadan office-time from 9am to 3-30pm
Dhaka, May 7 – The government has fixed the office timing during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm on every working day.
False dowry cases to invite 5 years in jail
DHAKA, May 7 – The cabinet today gave final approval to the revised dowry law suggesting five years of imprisonment for making efforts to implicate one with false charges at its weekly meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the…
Writ filed challenging HC order on Gazipur polls
Dhaka, May 7 – BNP mayoral candidate Hasan Uddin Sarkar filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the High Court order staying the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.
BNP to stage demo on Wednesday in capital
Denied permission to hold a rally, BNP on Monday announced to stage demonstrations in all thanas of the capital on Wednesday.
Islamabad contradicts ICFM Dhaka Declaration text
Though Bangladesh ‘successfully hosted’ the 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Pakistan raised some questions regarding the Dhaka Declaration.
Standard dilemmas of left politics
On a day-to-day basis, it is hard to break free of a mindset dominated in the UK by the details of the Brexit negotiations or in the United States by the tweeting of an emotionally volatile president. But in both…
70 percent increase in ‘made-tea’ output in a year
Production of ‘made-tea’ increase by 70 percent last year than the previous year in the country’s two northern districts of Panchagarh and Thakurgaon, officials said. An all-time record quantity of 54.40-lakh kg ‘made-tea’, worth Taka 108.80 crore, was manufactured after…
Cannes golden couple Bardem and Cruz return to open festival
It was where Javier Bardem memorably declared his love for Penelope Cruz in 2010 — now the golden couple of Spanish cinema will open this year’s Cannes film festival together on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actors both star in Iranian master…
Salman Khan dodges media with early-morning court appearance
Salman Khan dodges media with early-morning court appearance Indian movie star Salman Khan managed to avoid the spotlight when he returned to court on Monday (May 7) over his five-year jail sentence for killing endangered wildlife.
Mustafa Zaman Abbasi named Prince of Bhawaiya
Cultural Correspondent Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, the master of folk songs, composition and research has been honoured with the honorific title “Bhawaiyar Rajputra”. Channel i hosted the awarding ceremony at their premises in Tejgaon in the capital. Along with Mustafa Zaman…
Asia markets mostly up after Wall St surge, Iran fears boost oil
Most Asia markets rose Monday following a blistering lead from Wall Street as a soft jobs report soothed concerns about rising US interest rates, while oil prices extended a rally ahead of Donald Trump’s decision on the Iran nuclear deal.
Chinese scientists develop new material for water purification
Chinese scientists have come up with a new membrane material which can efficiently separate salt from water and has other water purification functions.
Airbus, Boeing prepare for order cuts
Airbus and Boeing are preparing for possible changes to dozens of plane orders from Middle East carrier Etihad Airways as it presses ahead with a company-wide review, four sources familiar with the matter said. Etihad has been reviewing its business…
Proposal to include India is part of OIC reforms: Shahriar
Dhaka, May 6 – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said a proposal to include India in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with an observer status has been made as part of reform of the…
Time for a global financial makeover
Liu Zhenmin NEW YORK – In 2015, United Nations member states came together and committed to achieving a comprehensive and universal set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) spanning all dimensions of economic and social development.
Chocolate’s sustainability challenge
Jeff King HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA – In the 1970s and 1980s, when multinational firms first linked sustainability to business success, the chief catalyst was vulnerability, not altruism. Consumer pressure, political boycotts, and costly lawsuits were damaging companies’ bottom lines, and environmental…
Canada takes the lead on methane emissions
Scott Vaughan and Durwood Zaelke OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, DC – In the fight against climate change, carbon dioxide attracts the bulk of regulators’ attention. But while long-lived CO2 is a key contributor to rising temperatures, it is not the only culprit. Other…
Saudi crown prince sees new axis of ‘evil’ in Middle East
By Ishaan Tharoor Mohammed bin Salman, the youthful and ambitious Saudi crown prince, arrived in London on Wednesday for a three-day visit shrouded in controversy. Critics protested the British government’s close ties to Riyadh, lambasting the kingdom’s human rights record…
AL’s fear of defeat led to Gazipur election stay: BNP
Dhaka, May 6 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government has got the Gazipur City Corporation election stayed by the court resorting to tricks sensing the sure defeat of the ruling party mayoral…
Female college teacher, bank auditor found dead in Faridpur flat
Police launch an investigation to unveil the mystery Faridpur, May 7 – Police recovered the bodies of a female college teacher and a bank officer from a flat of a house at Dakhshin Jhiltuli of the Faridpur district town on…
Gunman injures Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal in Punjab
A gunman has shot and injured Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal while he was visiting his constituency in the north-eastern city of Narowal.
‘গাজীপুরের নির্বাচন স্থগিতে আবারো প্রমাণিত হলো ইসি ব্যর্থ’
নির্বাচনের মাত্র ৮দিন আগে গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচন ৩ মাসের জন্যে হাইকোর্টের মাধ্যমে স্থগিত হওয়ায় নির্বাচন কমিশনের অদূরদর্শিতা, অযোগ্যতা, অদক্ষতা ফুটে উঠেছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
মসজিদ-মাদরাসা ভাঙ্গার ষড়যন্ত্র বন্ধ না হলে তীব্র আন্দোলন
– জাতীয় ওলামা মাশায়েখ আইম্মা পরিষদ জাতীয় ওলামা মাশায়েখ আইম্মা পরিষদ-এর কেন্দ্রীয় সভাপতি আল্লামা নুরুল হুদা ফয়েজী ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক মাওলানা গাজী আতাউর রহমান রাজধানীর সদরঘাটে দীর্ঘদিনের পুরোনো মসজিদ ও ছিন্নমূল মাদরাসা সিটি কর্পোরেশন কর্তৃক ভেঙ্গে ফেলার তীব্র নিন্দা ও…
IBBL Jessore Zone business development conference held
Dhaka, May 6- The Jessore Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a business development conference at its office on 5 May 2018, Saturday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director (Current Charge) of the Bank was present in the program as…
Workshop on livestock production held at BAU
Mymensingh, May 6 – A workshop held on ‘KGF BKGET-funded project’ at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Sunday.
Verdict in Prof. Rezaul killing case May 8: Justice urged
Rajshahi, May 6 – The teachers and students of English department of Rajshahi University (RU) brought out rally and formed human chain at the university on Sunday demanding fair justice in their fellow teacher Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee murder…