Dhaka – Captain Eoin Morgan’s explosive century helped England post a massive total of 397 runs for 6 against winless Afghanistan on Tuesday at Old Trafford in Manchester. It is now England’s highest-ever total in the world cups.Morgan struck a…
Day: June 18, 2019
JFA Football: Magura District crushes Khulna by 13-0 goals
Dhaka – Magura District crushed Khulna District by a massive 13-0 goals in the JFA U-14 National Women’s Football Championship at the Shamsul Huda District Stadium in Jashore on Tuesday, featuring hattricks by Ria, Anika and Ankhi. In another match…
2nd Div Hockey: Rayer Bazar beat East End Green 4-0
Dhaka – Rayer Bazar AC beat East End Green Club by 4-0 goals in the day’s lone match of the Metropolis 2nd Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday. Moon struck twice, Arif and Al…
Petrol pump fire in capital extinguished
Dhaka, June 18 (UNB)— Firefighters put out a fire that broke out at a petrol pump in Kalyanpur on Tuesday afternoon. The fire originated at M/S Shahil Filling Station around 5:25pm, said Atiqul Islam, duty officer at the control room…
11 infrastructure projects involving Tk 80bn okayed at Ecnec
Dhaka, Jun 18 (UNB) – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 11 projects involving an overall outlay of Tk 8,053 crore. The approval came from the Ecnec meeting held at NEC conference room here…
Rampal power plant won’t harm Sundarbans: says Minister
Dhaka, Jun 18 (UNB)– The proposed coal-fired power plant adjacent to the Sundarbans will not do any harm to the world’s largest mangrove forest, claims Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin. “Fears about damage to Sundarbans are…
Budget undermined role of telecom sector: operators
Dhaka, June 18 (UNB)- Stating that the newly placed National Budget for FY 2019-20 is going against the vision of digital Bangladesh, The Association of Mobile Telecommunication Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) urged the government reconsider it in the telecom sector.…
Bangladesh’s first iron ore mine discovered in Dinajpur
Dinajpur, June 18 (UNB) – For the first time in Bangladesh, a magnetite (iron ore) mine has been discovered at Isabpur village in Hakimpur upazila of the district, bringing new hopes for the country’s economy. The Geological Survey of Bangladesh…
Remove and destroy expired medicines in 30 days: HC
Dhaka, June 18 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to remove expired medicines from pharmacy shelves across the country and destroy those within 30 days. The HC bench of Justice FRM…
Fish skin, new source for leather industries
Steinunn Gunnsteinsdóttir admits that it took her family more than a few attempts to be able to make leather from fish skins. “The first 200 times we just made smelly fish soups,” she says. Ms Gunnsteinsdóttir is the sales manager…
Global FDI flows fall for third consecutive year
Geneva, 13 Jun (Kanaga Raja) – Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell by 13 percent in 2018 to $1.3 trillion, the third consecutive year of a decline in FDI, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has…
Air pollution, biggest environmental threat to human health
By Emily Thampoe UN, Jun 17 2019 (IPS) – In a world that is becoming more and more industrial by the day, air pollution appears to be on the rise. While there have been efforts in major cities to combat…
Facebook to unveil new cryp to currency
Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring crypto currency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants. The world’s biggest social network is expected to outline details of a virtual currency launching…
No continent, no country not impacted by land degradation
By Desmond Brown Ankara, Jun 17 2019 (IPS) – The coming decades will be crucial in shaping and implementing a transformative land agenda, according to a scientist at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) framework for Land Degradation…
Dipankar Dipon to make film on RAB
Entertainment Desk After the record breaking local and international success of his debut cop thriller “Dhaka Attack,” director Dipankar Dipon has announced a new film based on the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the…
Miles announces 40 year anniversary plans
Culture Desk A press conference on the 40 years anniversary celebration of Miles was held yesterday at the Seminar Hall of The Daily Star office in Dhaka. The band will perform in Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Khulna after completing an…
All-girl pop band Lace Fita releases first single
Entertainment Desk Reality show “Sunsilk Divas” ended a couple of months ago. The winners of the competition Antara, Moumita, Sheetal, and Sunanda formed an all-girl pop band, Lace Fita, as announced before the competition. A song by the newly formed…
What to expect from the Bonn climate talks this month
Bonn, 17 June, 2019 (Meena Raman) – As students, youth and environmental activists around the world staged recent protests and continue to do so demanding for urgent and greater climate action on the part of governments in combatting climate change,…
China will oppose attempts to suppress its dev, says envoy
Geneva, 13 Jun (D. Ravi Kanth) – China is ready to offer a package of market access concessions to the United States for reaching an agreement in the trade war launched by Washington, but will fiercely oppose attempts to “demonize”…
Brain disease kills more than 100 Indian children
PATNA, India, June 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – More than 100 children in the Indian state of Bihar — home to some of the country’s worst health indicators — have now been killed by a brain virus potentially linked to lychees,…
How indigenous people in Sikkim united in anti-dam movement
by Sahana Ghosh on 17 June 2019 • Territoriality through traditional self-governance played a key role in successful and sustained anti-dam protests by two indigenous communities in Lachen and Lachung in the eastern Himalayas. • While many anti-dam protests have…
BD embassy holds ‘Voice of Conscience’ premiere in Washington
Dhaka, June 18 (UNB) – The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, DC organised the premiere of documentary ‘Voice of Conscience’ by eminent journalist and human rights activist Shahriar Kabir in the USA on Monday. The premiere was held as a part…
Egypt’s ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial
Cairo, Jun 18 (AP/UNB) — Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on trial Monday and died, state TV and his…
Tensions rise as Iran speeds up enrichment, US sends troops
Tehran, Jun 18 (AP/UNB) — Iran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal…
Don’t use EVM in Bogura-6 by-polls: BNP
Dhaka, Jun 17 (UNB) – BNP on Monday demanded the Election Commission withdraw its decision of using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the by-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary seat billed for June 24. “The Election Commission, which is subservient to the government,…
“We are eroding the foundations of our livelihoods”
07/05/2019 – by Hans Dembowski As the latest UN report on biodiversity shows, the international community must change consumption and production patterns. Otherwise, we are risking our food security, health and quality of life. It is striking that many of…
Ex-OC of Sonagazi refused bail, sent to jail
Dhaka, June 17 – Dhaka Cyber Crimes Tribunal yesterday sent former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi police station Moazzem Hossain to jail after rejecting his bail plea in connection with a case filed for recording Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s statement on video…
Give up Rampal power plant project: TIB urges govt
Dhaka, June 17 – Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday urged the government to stop all ‘controversial projects’ including Rampal power plant which might pose a threat to largest mangrove Sundarbans. Expressing concern over the UNESCO’s recent proposal of listing…
Shakib, Liton stars as Tigers maul West Indies
Shakib hits back-to-back centuries, becomes top scorer Dhaka, June 17 – Riding on the back-to-back tons by Shakib Al Hasan and a brisk half-century by Liton Das, Bangladesh outclassed West Indies by seven wickets with 51 balls to spare in…