Dhaka – Bangladesh have played 51 overseas Tests and won just four of them. Ahead of another Test series away from home of the Tigers against New Zealand starting from February 28, a common question was raised- will Bangladesh be…
Day: February 27, 2019
Premier Cricket: Prime Bank, Sheikh Jamal advance to semifinals
Dhaka – With the back-to-back wins, Prime Bank Cricket Club and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club advanced to the semifinals of Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League on Wednesday. Both the semifinals will be held on Friday (March 1) at the…
Premier Football: Saif SC beat Sheikh Jamal 3-0
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club outplayed formidable Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 3-0 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday. Saif SC played to a goalless draw with Chattogram Abahani Ltd…
Southeast Asia’s eastern hog deer found in Manipur, India
Researchers at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, had been, for long, puzzled by the features of hog deer at the Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP) in Manipur. Although larger, with no speckling, and sporting a brighter ochre coat and bulkier antlers compared to…
The impact of trade conflict on developing Asia
The 2018 trade conflict between the United States and the People’s Republic of China presents a stumbling block to the global manufacturing and international trade that has driven growth and prosperity in Asia. Findings suggest that if all documented threats…
Trump, Kim open 2nd nuke summit with handshake, smiles
Hanoi, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, leaders of nations with a long history of hostilities, opened their second summit Wednesday with smiles and friendly banter before sitting down for a dinner…
FB pledges to follow Bangladesh culture, legal framework
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – Facebook authorities have pledged to follow the legal framework and culture of Bangladesh in publishing contents. They came up with the promise during a meeting with Tele Communication and ICT Minister Mostafa Jabbar at Mobile…
UN envoy for political solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – UN Secretary General’s Humanitarian Envoy Dr Ahmed Al Meraikhi on Wednesday laid emphasis on working together to find a political solution to Rohingya crisis saying humanitarian aid or action is not the only solution. “I…
Khaleda seeks HC bail in Comilla arson case
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed an appeal with the High Court seeking bail for her in a case filed over the killing of eight people in an arson attack on a bus in 2015 in…
Hailstorm kills ‘several thousand birds’ in Narail
Narail, Feb 27 (UNB) – Several thousand birds, mostly migratory birds, were killed in ‘Anurima Eco Park’ at Panipara village of Kalia upazila in hailstorm accompanying rain that ripped through the country in last three days. Erfan Ahmed, the managing director…
Bangladesh needs to invest more to ensure quality education: WB
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – Bangladesh needs to invest more in education to improve its quality and do it more effectively to address its learning crisis, a World Bank report said on Wednesday. Despite Bangladesh’s remarkable success in bringing nearly…
Pragmatic movement necessary to oust govt: Dr Moyeen
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday said a pragmatic movement needs to be launched to ensure the fall of the current government. “The way the ruling party is running the country, no one…
Helicopter with 6 on board missing in Nepal’s mountains
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Police say a helicopter with six people on board that was flying in bad weather is missing in Nepal’s mountainous region. Nepal Police spokesman Uttam Raj Subedi says the helicopter lost contact with the airport…
India not looking for escalation with Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — India says it does not wish to see a further escalation of the situation with Pakistan and will continue to act with responsibility and restraint. This shortly after Pakistani police said mortar shells fired by…
Police say Indian mortar shells kills 6 civilians in Kashmir
Pakistan, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani police say mortar shells fired by Indian troops from across the frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir have struck homes, killing six civilians and wounding several others amid increasing tensions between the two…
Pakistani PM Khan calls for talks with India
Islamabad, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended an offer to Indian Prime Minister Nerendra Modi for talks to de-escalate rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Khan says that war benefits neither nation and that…
Pakistan says it downed 2 Indian warplanes, captured pilot
Muzaffarabad, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday and captured one Indian pilot, a military spokesman said.…
India: Pakistan engaging in cross-border fire
Islamabad, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) —India says Pakistani soldiers are firing mortar shells and small-arms fire along the boundary separating Pakistan’s and India’s sector of control in the disputed region of Kashmir. Lt. Col. Devender Anand, an Indian army spokesman, says…
Aircraft hijack bid an isolated incident: Police IG
Rangamati, Feb 26 (UNB) – Terming the bid to hijack a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft an isolated incident, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary on Tuesday claimed that the country’s law-and-order situation is better than any time…
Nine BNP leaders expelled
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – Nine grassroots BNP leaders have been expelled from the party on charge of violating its discipline. They are Panchagarh Sadar upazila BNP president Abu Daud Prodhan, its Pirojpur’s Kawkhali upazila joint secretary Kafi Chowdhury, women…
30 years ago European Walls were destroyed
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Feb 25 2019 (IPS) – On January 25, 2017, the Trump administration signed Executive Order 13767, instructing the Government to begin new constructions and replacements of walls between the US and Mexico. From December 22, 2018 to January 25,…
Survivors protest sexual, gender violence in India
NEW DELHI, Feb 26 2019 (IPS) – In an historic first, thousands of people participated in a 10,000-kilometre long Dignity March across India to raise awareness about sexual violence, bring an end to stigma faced by survivors, and highlight the barriers women and…
Two killed, houses razed in BD localised Nor’Westers
Dhaka, Feb 26 – An elderly man was killed in hailstorm in Satkhira while another man died in a lightning strike in Brahmanbaria as localised storms struck during transition of season on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Zamshed Ali,…
Fuel loading at unit-2 of Novovoronezh NPP-2 in Russia ends
Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has announced the successful completion of the fuel loading at Unit-2 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant-2. The Unit 2 is scheduled to become operational by the end of 2019. It is one of the…
EU Del to Bangladesh condole Chawkbazar fire victims
“The EU Delegation expresses its heartfelt condolences for all those affected by the fire which occurred at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar on 20 February. Our thoughts are with the Government and people of Bangladesh as well as with the bereaved families…
Production Warrant issued against jailed Khaleda
Dhaka, Feb 26 – The Special Judge’s Court-2 of Dhaka on Tuesday issued a production warrant (PW) against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear before the court on March 13 in the Barapukuria coalmine graft case. Judge ASM Ruhul…
Dhaka Bar Association election begins Wednesday
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Voting in the two-day polls to elect the office bearers for 2019-2020 of Dhaka Bar Association, kicks off on Wednesday. Seven thousand eight hundred ninety seven voters are expected to cast their vote, starting from 9…
Investigation on in Biman hijack attempt case
Dhaka, Feb 26 – The Investigation Officer (IO) of the reported Biman aircraft hijack case on Tuesday seized the Bangladesh Biman Airlines BG-147 and wanted the black box as the evidence of the case lodged on Monday with Patenga police…
