Dhaka, Jan 25 – Ekushey Padak winning author Shawkat Ali passed away at a city hospital on Thursday morning. He was 82.
Year: 2018
Rohingya crisis: US diplomat quits Suu Kyi’s advisory panel
Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on the Rohingya crisis.
Trump to face interview on alleged Russian meddling
President Donald Trump has said he is “looking forward” to being interviewed in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.
Youth killed in Ctg ‘cop firing’
Dhaka- A young man was killed and two people suffered injuries allegedly in police firing at Telipara in Sitakunda in Chittagong on Wednesday night.
Road crash leaves one dead in Ctg
Dhaka – An unidentified man was killed in a road accident on the flyover in port city’s GEC intersection in Chittagong on Thursday morning.
Australia ODI woes continue with Finch to miss Adelaide
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Australia’s in-form opener Aaron Finch is set to miss the fourth one-day international against England on Friday, in a setback for the hosts as they seek their first win of the series.
Zidane takes blame as Real Madrid suffer humiliating defeat
MADRID,(BSS/AFP) – Real Madrid crashed to a humiliating Copa del Rey exit on Wednesday when they were knocked out by little Leganes in the quarter-finals with under-fire coach Zinedine Zidane taking the blame.
‘Remember the world’s poorest and most marginalized’
Rome, 24 January– As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a ‘fragmented world’, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
CEE Group acquires 50th renewable energy power project
Hamburg, 24 Jnsusty (PresseBox) – The Hamburg-based CEE reaches a new milestone – with its latest acquisition, the asset manager has increased its portfolio to 50 wind and solar farms. The total capacity of all renewable energy sources under the…
JU introduces multi-disciplinary int’l confce on science
Savar (Dhaka), 24 Jan – A 3-day inter-disciplinary international conference on Mathematical and Physical Sciences Faculty subjects will begin at the Zahir Raihan auditorium and the Mathematics-Statistics Building in Jahangirnagar University (JU) on January 27.
BAU BCL hall conference held
Mymensingh, 24 Jan – The Hall conference of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) chapter was held on Wednesday.
Gremeenphone offers new call tariff
Grameenphone Ltd. introduces a new call tariff for customers. With this offer all Grameenphone customers (excluding MyPlan and Business Solution post-paid users) can enjoy an attractive call tariff of 0.5 paisa per second.
UNESCO sends 5 certificates over March 7 speech
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has sent five certificates to Bangladesh endorsing the inscription of the historic 7th March Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
HC confirms death in JU student Jubair murder case
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty of five convicted people in the 2012 murder case of Jubair Ahmed, a student of Jahangirnagar University.The court also upheld life term to two convicts and acquitted four others.
PM criticises BD civil society calling it dustbin of politics
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday came down heavily on the civil society again describing them as the ‘dustbin of politics and power’.
5 Jamaat men held in Khulna
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested five local leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islam Bangladesh along with four hand bombs and some Jihadi books from a Madrasah at Phultala Jamira area in Khulna on Wednesday morning.
Asean rights body for arms embargo on Myanmar
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the Rohingya crisis on Wednesday laid emphasis on imposing arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar and its senior officials respectively to create a safe environment for Rohingyas to return to their homeland…
7 to die for killing farmer in Habiganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people, including a woman, to death in connection with the killing of a farmer in Nabiganj upazila on June 22, 2008.
Chung’s amazing run continues into Australian Open semis
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Hyeon Chung has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time, following up his upset victory over six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win Wednesday…
BCL: Both BCL matches end in draw
Dhaka – Both the 3rd round first class matches of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) ended in draw on the 4th and final day at two separate venues across on Wednesday.
IC Football: Sheikh Jamal, Rahmatganj play 2-2 draw
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society played a calculative 2-2 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday to assure their quarterfinal berths in the Independence Cup Football.
Tri-nation series: Sri Lanka meet Tigers in must-win match Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play against Sri Lanka in the 6th match of the seven-match Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Russia exporting 6 SU-30 fighters to Myanmar
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27/30/35 Flanker family continues to rack up export successes in Asia, with Myanmar being the latest regional country to acquire the combat-proven jet.
Contest for second Amazon HQ heats up as finalists named
With billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs at stake, Amazon’s quest for a second North American headquarters has thrust 20 cities into a cutthroat “Hunger Games” style contest—but at what cost? The US technology and lifestyle giant…
BD creates framework to monitor SDGs progress
The government has approved the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Bangladesh aimed at tracking the implementation progress of SDGs in the country. The M&E Framework for SDGs was approved at an inter-ministerial meeting titled…
Cape Town now faces dry taps by April 12
As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents were warned Tuesday that they face losing piped water to their homes on April 12 — a whole nine days earlier than predicted.
Europe watches as German unions battle for more pay
Emboldened by an economy running at full steam, workers in other sectors of the German economy are following the call of the metalworkers’ union for higher pay—and Germany’s trading partners are rooting from the sidelines. Leading the fight is the…
BNP criticises AL student associate BCL for attack on DU
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said Awami League’s true colour has got exposed once again with the attack on demonstrating students on Dhaka University campus by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists. “Awami League’s character has got…
Spano to leave Atlanta orchestra after key two decades
Conductor Robert Spano, who made the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra a major force as he championed contemporary composers, said Tuesday he would step down after two decades.
US fantasy author Ursula K Le Guin dies
Award-winning US science fiction and fantasy author Ursula K Le Guin has died, aged 88, her family said. The best-selling writer passed away on Monday at her home in Portland, Oregon, after a period of ill health. Le Guin’s books…