Asian markets climbed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street as easing trade and Syria concerns allowed investors to concentrate on earnings and upbeat data, while
Year: 2018
South Korean actress dies
A South Korean actress who was once kidnapped by the North’s agents on the orders of late leader Kim Jong-Il in a Cold War-style intrigue and forced to make movies for the regime has died aged 91, her family says.
Saudi Arabia to host cinema test screening with ‘Black Panther’
Blockbuster action flick “Black Panther” will play at a cinema test screening in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, the first in a series of trial runs before movie theatres open to the wider public next month. The conservative kingdom lifted a 35-year…
Shafin Ahmed brings up new song
Culture Desk Shafin Ahmed has returned with his own single. The new song titled “Fire Aiy” has been released as a lyrical video on YouTube marking the Bangla new year 1425. The song has been published by CD Choice. This…
Striking Syria: The real reasons
By Chandra Muzaffar The United States government has once again shamelessly violated international law. There was no legal or moral justification for launching more than a 100 missile strikes against so-called chemical weapons’ sites in Syria on the 14th of…
Corporal punishment makes children aggressive
Sir Frank Peters It’s a proven fact, the more caring that adults are in a child’s life; many times greater are the chances of the child achieving success and happiness. – You reap what you sow.
Whose passion is played : Mamun Rahman
Mamun Rahman is one of the more popular television actors of this generation. With a hectic schedule dedicated to both modeling and acting, Mamun gives more of time to acting compared to anything else, which has helped him towards his…
Canada, Britain call for ‘credible’ Rohingya investigation
U.K. and Canadian foreign ministers host Commonwealth colleagues in London Canada and Britain are calling for an urgent investigation of crimes committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya population.
Dhaka in talks with London to get Tarique extradited: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said they are trying to get the British government extradite BNP leader Tarique Rahman from London to face justice in Bangladesh, bdnews24.com reported early Wednesday.
Mike Pompeo, CIA chief, made secret trip to North Korea
CIA director Mike Pompeo travelled to Pyongyang for a secret meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, US media report. The meeting to prepare for direct talks between US President Donald Trump and Mr Kim took place over Easter weekend,…
Shamim M Afzal new Chairman, Islami Bank Foundation
Dhaka, April 18 – Shamim Mohammad Afzal has been appointed as the Chairman of Islami Bank Foundation. He was appointed in a meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. He is a member of Board of…
Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92
Barbara Bush, the former US first lady and literacy campaigner, has died at the age of 92. She was the matriarchal figure of a political dynasty that included two presidents – her husband George HW Bush and son George W…
Plastic pollution is killing the planet – Take it seriously
This is installment 1 of an Earth Day series: “Houston, we have a problem” In a series of emails from Worldwatch this month, learn why plastic waste is so deadly and how you can do your part in your life…
Govt should be forced thru movement to quit: Gayeswar
Dhaka, April 17 – BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy on Tuesday underlined the need to force the government to quit by waging tougher movement in a bid to ensure release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Report deferred in case against Khaleda for derogatory words
Dhaka, April 17 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the date for submission of the investigation report in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for making derogatory comments about Bangabandhu Sheikh…
3 ‘robbers’ killed in Dhamrai ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Three suspected robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and their cohorts at Kelia area of Dhamrai on Tuesday afternoon.
2 women killed in Chattogram road crashes
Dhaka – Two women were killed in two separate road accidents in Mirsharai Upazila here in Chattogram on Tuesday.
‘Save Mathabhanga-Churni River’ campaign in W Bengal
April 17, 2018 SANDRP On 10th April 2018 around 500 fishers assembled at Majhdia, a town bordering Bangladesh in the district of Nadia (W Bengal), to publicly voice their protest against killing of rivers Mathabhanga and Churni. Majhdia town reverberated…
BCL: North Zone score 204 for 5 against East Zone on day 1
Dhaka- League leader BCB North Zone scored 205 for 5 in 65 overs in the first innings against Islami Bank East Zone on the first day of the four-day 5th round first class Bangladesh Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket…
Shooting Federation arranges victory rally in the capital
Dhaka- Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation arranged a victory rally in the capital Tuesday afternoon highlighting its two silver medalist shooters of the just-concluded 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
3rd Div Football: Arambagh FA beat Tangail FA 3-0
Dhaka – A brilliant hattrick by Rimon Hossain enabled Arambagh Football Academy to earn a facile 3-0 goals victory over Tangail Football Academy in a super league match of the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football at Kamalapur Stadium…
Ceremonial draw of BFF U-18 Football held
Dhaka – The contract signing and ceremonial draw of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Under-18 Football Championship was held at the BFF House in the capital on Tuesday.
Sonali Bank storm into semis of Club Cup Hockey
Dhaka – Sonali Bank reached in the semifinals of the six-team Khawja Rahmatullah Club Cup Hockey Tournament with a 10-1 win against Bangladesh Police in their group ‘A’ match at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Tuesday.
Chemical weapons team in Syria kept from alleged attack site
Douma, Syria, April 17 — Syrian and Russian authorities prevented independent investigators from going to the scene of a suspected chemical attack, the head of the chemical watchdog group said Monday, blocking international efforts to establish what happened and who was…
Sundarbans ecology braces for disaster due to vessel capsizes
Bagerhat, April 17 – The repeated incidents of capsize of vessels carrying coal and different chemicals in the Sundarbans water routes have put the flora and fauna of the world’s largest mangrove forest at stake.
Make women empowerment cornerstone of society: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday underlined the need for building a future where world peace and women empowerment will remain the cornerstone to create a peaceful society free from poverty and discrimination.
BNP for army in Gazipur, Khulna city polls
Dhaka, April 17 – BNP on Tuesday demanded deployment of army seven days before the elections to Khulna and Gazipur city corporations billed for May 15.
Shab-e-Barat May 1
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on May 1 as the Shaban moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday.
Oriental Bank loan scam: 5 ex-officials get 68 years in jail
A court here on Tuesday sentenced five former officials of Oriental Bank Limited, now known as ICB Islamic Bank, to 68 years imprisonment each and fined them Tk 4.02 crore each in four graft cases.
Working people’s real income falls: CPD
Dhaka, April 17 – Bangladesh is sliding towards an ‘incomeless employment’ as real income of working class people has declined.