Dubai carrier Emirates has announced one of the biggest sponsorship deals “ever agreed in football” after renewing its agreement with English Premier League club Arsenal. The deal, described as the largest ever signed by the club, will see Emirates continue…
Geneva, 19 Feb (Kanaga Raja) – Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and targets applicable to work in accordance with a human rights-based approach will make a significant contribution to the realisation of the right to work.
Dhaka – A newly married housewife was found hanging at Hirapur village in Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday night.
Dhaka, Feb 19 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte to visit Bangladesh for launching the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 here this year.
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday distributed coveted Ekushey Padak-2018 among 21 eminent citizens for contributions to their respective fields.
Dhaka – Some 30 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in Tabalchhari BADC Colony in Rangamati on Monday night.
Dhaka – An alleged smuggler was killed in a gunfight between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and smugglers in Daulatpur frontier here in Benapole on early Tuesday.
By Adel Abdel Ghafar Doha, Qatar, Feb 19 (IPS) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is undergoing a process of change in its social, economic, and political structures unseen since its founding in 1932. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and…
The South Centre has announced the publication of Investment Policy Brief No. 10 entitled “How international investment agreements have made debt restructuring even more difficult and costly” by Yuefen LI, Special Advisor on Economics and Development Finance of the South…
Dhaka – A bus driver and an unidentified man were killed and at least 20 people injured following a collision between two buses on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Kamarpara area of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Tuesday morning.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-5 in a drive arrested a youth with 2.1 kilograms of contraband heroin from Alimnagar area of Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Monday night.
Manchester(AP/UNB) – Sergio Aguero was involved in a confrontation with a Wigan fan as ugly scenes marred the end of the third-division side’s shock FA Cup win over Manchester City on Monday.
Rome,(AP/UNB) – Ciro Immobile boosted his bid for Serie A’s top goalscorer award with another two goals as Lazio beat relegation-threatened Hellas Verona 2-0 on Monday.
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Manchester City’s pursuit of a quadruple ended on Monday when it was surprisingly eliminated from the FA Cup by losing at third-division Wigan 1-0.
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The Government of Zambia’s policy of turning export-oriented large-scale commercial agriculture into the driving engine of the national economy, in a situation where land protection is weak, runs the risk of pushing peasants off their land,…
A call to ensure the rights of unskilled domestic workers in Gulf countries has been issued by the Filipino community. It comes as the Philippines Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) on Monday issued an employment ban of overseas Filipino workers…
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Civilians continued to suffer the effects of armed conflict in Afghanistan throughout 2017, with 10,453 civilian casualties (3,438 deaths and 7,015 injured) being documented between 1 January and 31 December of that year, according to a…
By Orlando Milesi Santiago, Feb 19 (IPS) – Identifying territories where rural poverty is most entrenched in Latin America and the Caribbean to apply new tools and innovative policies to combat hunger is the new strategy that will be discussed…
By Jake Johnson US “can never camouflage its true identity as the gross violator of human rights,” Pyongyang says Just as U.S. President Donald Trump was preparing to lambast North Korea as “a menace that threatens our world” in his…
Savar (Dhaka), Feb 19 – A faction of pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday blockaded the administrative building for two hours protesting threat on their fellows.
Dhaka. Feb 19 – Dhaka. Feb 19 – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyer yesterday received the certified copy of the judgment of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against six persons including the BNP Chief. This paved the way…
Dhaka, Feb 19 – BNP is yet to get police permission to hold its planned rally on February 22 either at Suhrawardy Udyan or in front of party central office at Naya Paltan protesting jailing Khaleda Zia in a graft…
Dhaka, Feb 19 – BNP on Monday alleged that the government wants to make a goal in empty filed but the people would not allow them to do it.
Dhaka -Bangladesh Women’s Volleyball team, sponsored by Ifad Group, finished 4th in the PM Cup Women’s Volleyball Tournament in Nepal losing to Nepal Police by straight 0-3 sets in the 3rd place deciding match on Monday.
Dhaka – Jatrbari Jhatika Sangsad outplayed Gulbagh Araf Sporting Club by 4-0 goals in the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Prime Bank Cricket Club by five wickets in the 4th round match of the 12-team Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Monday.
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three muggers along with 13 stolen CNG-run auto-rickshaws from Tejkunipara area of the city on early Monday.
Dhaka- Three people were killed and two injured as a private car hit a roadside tree in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Monday. The deceased were identified as Mahbubur Alam Mabu, son Nur Alam of Jaiopara in Teknaf, Md Ismail, 32,…
Dhaka – More than 200 shanties were gutted on Monday as a fire broke out at three slums in Miakhanagar area under Bakolia police station in Chittagong.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited has given the final go-ahead to a consortium of two Chinese bourses to become strategic partners with 25 percent stakes in the company.