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Day: January 10, 2019
Victorians seek to bounce back against Kings
Dhaka – Comilla Victorians are seeking to bounce back when they play against Rajshahi Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 7pm on Friday.
Gov’t turns desperate to eliminate BNP, says Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is trying to ‘eliminate’ its opponents with its ‘repressive acts’.
Teenage girl’s slaughtered body recovered in Noakhali
Police recovered the slaughtered and hacked body of a teenag girl from her house at Purba Shullokia village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
EU election experts meet BNP female candidates
A two-member European Union (EU) election expert mission on Thursday held a meeting with BNP’s three female candidates who contested the 11th parliamentary election.
Asian Tennis: Alve reaches boys’ singles semifinal
Dhaka – Mahadi Hasan Alve of Bangladesh reached the boys’ singles semifinal of the ITF Asian U-14 Development Tennis Championship beating Aarav Huda of Nepal by 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the quarterfinal held in the Thai capital of Bangkok on…
Comilla lose captain Smith to hand injury
Dhaka – Comilla Victorians captain Steve Smith is flying back to Australia in the middle of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) due to a hand injury.
20-km tailback on Bd’s premier Dhaka-Chittagong highway
A 20-kilometer long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Daudkandi upazila on Thursday morning, causing immense sufferings to hundreds of passengers.
Bd RMG workers staging demo again in capital, suburbs
At least 35 people were injured in clashes between garment workers and police in different areas of Savar, Gazipur and the capital on Thursday.
BB heist: Philippine court jails former RCBC manager
A Philippine court on Thursday held former manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), Maia Santos-Deguito, guilty of money laundering offenses in connection with the $81 million Bangladesh Bank heist.
Ershad gets official recognition as Opposition Leader
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and Cochairman GM Quader have been officially recognised as Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Opposition respectively in the 11th parliament.
PM Hasina ridicules BNP’s expectation of election victory
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday questioned how BNP could expect win in the election after putting their nomination on auction.
New York announces universal health care plan
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday the city would spend $100 million to guarantee health care plan.
‘Gully Boy’ trailer: Ranveer Singh raps
Ranveer Singh is quiet and determined on the streets and angry and rapping on the stage in the trailer of Zoya Akhtar’s “Gully Boy” that was released on Wednesday.
Nabila-Siam pair up for the first time
Entertainment Desk Aynabaji’-famed Nabila and ‘Dahon’-famed Siam have paired up for the first time for a web film named ‘Lilith’.
Dhaka international film Festival begins
Entertainment Desk The 27th Dhaka international Film Festival -2019 begins today with organisers saying they would screen 220 movies from 72 countries during the week-long event to be ended on January 18.
Homecoming Day: PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the architect of the country’s independence.
Climate change: Complex challenges for agriculture
The unusually hot summer of 2018 showed that climate change affects a central part of our lives: agriculture. The severe drought in Liechtenstein led to large losses in the hay harvest.
The Rohingya – The forgotten genocide of our time
The Rohingya are a minority community living in Rakhine State in Myanmar. The Muslim Rohingya are considered intruders into Buddhist Myanmar – illegal immigrants from bordering Bangladesh. They have been always discriminated against, looked down upon, ostracized, and denied any…
US-China trade talks wrap up, with outcome unclear
Uncertainty over the outcome of China-U.S. trade talks cast a pall Thursday over Asian markets as both sides kept mum about what lies ahead.
Astronomers detect mysterious radio signals from deep space
Astronomers have revealed details of mysterious signals emanating from a distant galaxy, picked up by a telescope in Canada. The precise nature and origin of the blasts of radio waves is unknown. Among the 13 fast radio bursts, known as…
Amazon boss Bezos, wife divorce
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are to divorce after a 25-year marriage. The pair announced the move in a joint statement on Wednesday on Twitter. “After a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have…
Missing man found dead in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Jan 10 – A man, who had been reported missing Monday, was found dead at Sormongla in Godagari Upazila on Wednesday.
2 suspected drug traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 10 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Sabrang in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.
Kim Jong Un’s train leaves Beijing after his fourth trip
Dagyum Ji and Oliver Hotham January 9th – A train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed from the Chinese capital on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported, wrapping up a visit to the country in which he…