Dhaka, July 08 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday stayed for two months a High Court order that imposed a status-quo on a Bangladesh Bank circular that had allowed special concession for loan defaulters by rescheduling…
Day: July 8, 2019
Dhaka Mariner Youngs’ maintain all-win record
Dhaka – Dhaka Mariner Youngs’ Club maintained their all win record in the Cute Women’s Handball League beating Viqarunnisa Noon Sports Club 37-26 goals at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Monday. They dominated the…
BCB happy with security plan for Sri Lanka tour
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is happy with the security plan that was provided by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board for Bangladesh’s upcoming tour to play three-match one-day international series. The series was uncertain following a terror attack on…
BCB parts ways with Steve Rhodes
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday ended their contract with English coach Steve Rhodes who had been working as the head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team since 2018. The development came right after Bangladesh’s unexpected exit from the…
BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani beat Brothers Union by 5-3 goals
Dhaka – Holders Dhaka Abahani Limited managed 5-3 win over lowly Brothers Union in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Monday. With the day’s well-merited victory, Dhaka Abahnai have secured 48 points…
India face New Zealand in first WC semifinal Tuesday
Dhaka – Virat Kohli-led India, the only Asian team which remained in the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup, are all set to take on New Zealand in the first semifinal of the event on Tuesday at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.…
Rohingyas woes worsen as rains pound camps
Cox’s Bazar, July 8 (UNB) – Five days of heavy rains and winds have pounded Rohingya camps in the district displacing over 2,700, damaging over 3,400 houses and leaving two people dead, said IOM on Monday. “We’re only half way…
BD key opposition Oikya Front loses partner Kader Siddique
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB)-Kader Siddiqui-led Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) on Monday quit Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront ‘as the alliance has become inactive after the 11th parliamentary election’. Kader came up with the announcement at a press conference at…
Freedom of expression, media must in any democracy: UK envoy
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB) – British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Chatterton Dickson on Monday said freedom of expression and the media are essential qualities of any functioning democracy. “As Bangladesh continues its journey of reaching middle income status it…
2 killed in Rangamati landslide caused by heavy rainfall
Rangamati, July 8 (UNB) – A minor boy and a woman were killed and three others injured on Monday in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall for the last couple of days at Kalabagan in Kaptai upazila. The deceased were…
Gabriel Jesus scores, leads Brazil recovery at Copa América
Rio De Janeiro, July 8 (AP/UNB) — Three Brazilian stars will return to their European clubs boosted by their good performances and a Copa América title. Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and Barcelona midfielders Philippe Coutinho and Arthur were among…
Far-right Greek party crashes out of Parliament
Greece, July 8 (AP/UNB) — Golden Dawn, the far-right, anti-immigrant party that had shocked Greek politics by evolving from a marginal, violent neo-Nazi group into Greece’s third-largest party during the country’s economic crisis, was knocked out of Parliament in Sunday’s…
Gas price hike aimed at creating LPG market, alleges Menon
Dhaka, July 7 (UNB) – Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon on Sunday alleged that the recent gas price hike was aimed at creating a market for LPG in the country. Speaking in Parliament standing on the point of order,…
Three trawlers capsize in Bay of Bengal, 30 missing
Bhola, July 7 (UNB)- A total of 30 fishermen went missing as three trawlers with 43 fishermen on board capsized after being caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday. Officer-in-Charge of Char Fasson Police Station Shamsul…
‘Spider-Man’ soars with $185.1M over six-day holiday weekend
New York, July 8 (AP/UNB) — “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” the first Marvel movie after “Avengers: Endgame,” swung past any franchise fatigue to dominate the July Fourth holiday weekend, raking in an estimated $185.1 million since opening Tuesday and earning…
Amend labour code to benefit workers: Bahrain Trade Union
The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions has in a statement called upon the Government of Bahrain to ratify the new convention of ILO No 190, and thus realize a precedence in the workers’ legislation, compatible with its precedence in…
Syria: At least seven children killed in yet another airstrike
Humanitarian Aid, 7 July 2019 – According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), at least seven children were killed in an airstrike against displaced civilians on Saturday on the village of Mhambel, in the outskirts of Idlib, in northwest Syria.…
How visions of Moon inspired centuries of storytellers
By landing on the Moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin arrived at a place which, up until that point, had been the stuff of fantasy. But even after they transformed fantasy into fact, it is a place that…
Anjan Dutt to perform in city tomorrow
Culture Desk Widely popular singer, actor and director in Bangladesh and India, Anjan Dutt is going to bring his recent theatre production ‘Salesman-er Shongshar’ in Dhaka. A production of Anjan Dutt Productions, the play will be staged tomorrow( July 9).…
Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto dead
Joao Gilberto, the legendary Brazilian musician and songwriter who pioneered the lilting, melodious music known as bossa nova, has died, his son Joao Marcelo announced on Sunday. The legend was 88. The cause of death was not immediately known. “My…
Russia celebrates the 65th year of world’s first commercial nuke power plant
Russia celebrated the 65th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear power plant, which was connected to grid for commercial purpose. On June 27, 1954, Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant with just 5 MW capacity was commissioned by the then Soviet Union…
গ্যাসের মূল্যবৃদ্ধির সিদ্ধান্ত বাতিল না করলে কঠোর আন্দোলন
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, গ্যাসের মূল্যবৃদ্ধির সিদ্ধান্ত বাতিল না করলে দেশের জনগণ রাজপথে নেমে আসতে বাধ্য হবে। তিনি বলেন, সরকার একদিকে বাজেটে করের বোঝা চাপিয়ে দিয়েছে, অন্যদেিক ৩২.৮ শতাংশ গ্যাসের মূল্যবৃদ্ধি…
জাতীয় ইস্যুতে রাজনীতিকদের একসাথে কাজ করতে হবে -মুসলিম লীগ
নিত্য প্রয়োজনীয় পণ্যের ক্রমবর্ধমান উর্দ্বগতি জনজীবনকে দুঃর্বিসহ করে তুলছে। এজন্য উচ্চভিলাসী বাজেটই একতরফা ভাবে দায়ী। গ্যাসের মূল্য বৃদ্ধির সিদ্ধান্তও বাজেটের সাথেই সম্পৃক্ত। অপরদিকে গুম-খুন, নারী ও শিশু ধর্ষণ দিন দিন বেড়েই চলেছে। এর জন্য প্রশাসনিক ব্যর্থতার চাইতেও সুশিক্ষার অভাব ও…
Telecom regulator BRTC rules out arbitration with GP, Robi
Dhaka, July 07 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday ruled out any possibility of arbitration under the existing law over its recent action taken against the top two telecom operators of the country. BTRC Chairman Jahrul Haque said as…
450 fishermen with 32 Indian trawlers taken into Paira custody
Dhaka, July 07 – At least 450 fishermen with 32 Indian fishing trawlers have been taken in safe custody by Paira Sea Port coastguard in Kalapara under Patuakhali district on Sunday afternoon. As the sea was clogged due to hostile…
Bullet-hit body of rape accused killed in gunfight recovered
Police on Sunday recovered the bullet-pierced body of Abdur Nur, 25, who was accused of rape of a girl while returning from her workplace from Korean Export Processing Zone (EPZ) under Karnaphuli Upazila in Chittagong. He was the son of…