Wimbledon (AP/UNB) – Simona Halep’s Wimbledon championship has lifted her from No. 7 to No. 4 in the WTA rankings, and runner-up Serena Williams moved up to No. 9, her best placing since returning to the tour last season after…
Day: July 15, 2019
ICC WC: Shakib features in team of the tournament
Dhaka – Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan featured in the ICC’s Team of the Tournament of the ICC Men’s World Cup.
8 BNP lawyers get advance bails in sabotage case
Dhaka, Sept 17 (UNB) – The High Court (HC) here on Monday granted advance bail to 8 BNP-affiliated lawyers, including Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, in a sabotage case. A bench with Justice Md Habibul Goni and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the…
Rangpur Jatiya Party against burial of Ershad in capital
Rangpur, July 15 (UNB) – A grave was dug here for Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who passed away on Sunday, as the leaders of the party’s Rangpur unit on Tuesday announced to thwart any move to bury him in…
JFA Football: Rangamati beat Manikganj 5-1
Dhaka – Rangamati District beat Manikganj District 5-1 in a Group B final round match of the JFA U-14 National Women’s Football Championship’ 2019 at the Bir Shrestra Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday.
PM for boosting waterway connectivity with India
Dhaka, Jul 15 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday emphasised strengthening waterway connectivity to promote trade and commerce between Bangladesh and India. She put emphasis on increasing the connectivity when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das…
Bride, bridegroom among 9 killed as train hits microbus
Sirajganj, July 15 (UNB) – Eight members of a bridal party, including the bridegroom and bride, and the driver were killed and three others injured as a train smashed a microbus at an unmanned level crossing at Panchakroshi in Ullapara…
Rains, landslides kill dozens, affect millions in South Asia
Patna, Jul 15 (AP/UNB) — After causing flooding and landslides in Nepal, three rivers are overflowing in northeastern India and submerging parts of the region, killing at least 14 people and affecting the lives of more than 2 million, officials…
Plan underway for education TV channel: BD Minister
Dhaka, July 15 (UNB) – A plan is underway to launch an education TV channel to air all the good classes of good teachers, taking the benefits to rural students, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni. “We can show the…
Locals demand Minni’s arrest over Rifat Sharif murder
Barguna, July 14 (UNB) – Alleging that she had a part to the gruesome murder of her husband Rifat Sharif who was hacked to death in front of her, locals here on Sunday demanded the arrest of Aysha Siddika Minni.…
Reshuffle in police admin: 26 SPs transferred
Dhaka, July 14 (UNB) – In the latest reshuffle in the police administration, 26 Superintendents of Police (SPs) were given new postings on Sunday. Police Section-1 of the Public Security Division under the Home Ministry issued two separate notifications in…
India aborts moon mission launch, citing technical glitch
India, July 15 (AP/UNB) — India aborted the launch on Monday of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon less than an hour before liftoff. The Chandrayaan-2 mission was called off when a “technical snag”…
Leave the US, Trump tells liberal congresswomen of color
Washington, July 15 (AP/UNB) — Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said Sunday that four congresswomen of color should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, ignoring the fact…
Djokovic tops Federer in historic final for 5th at Wimbledon
England, July 15 (AP/UNB) — For nearly five tight, tense and terrific hours, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer traded the lead, playing on and on and on until an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker was required to settle their memorable Wimbledon final.…
KAALO to screen ‘Khacha’
Entertainment Desk Counter Foto Students’ Forum (KAALO) will be holding two screenings of Akram Khan’s government-grant winning film ‘Khacha’, which represented Bangladesh at the 90th Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars on July 26. The film will be screened at…
Stay healthy during Hajj pilgrimage
The Hajj – the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and the largest mass gathering in the world. The Hajj pilgrimage is undertaken by millions of Muslims every year and staying healthy and strong during the physically demanding journey is…
India calls off Moon mission launch
India today dramatically scrapped the launch of a rocket that was aiming to land a probe on the Moon less than one hour before blast-off because of a “technical” problem. India wants the Chandrayaan-2 — or Moon Chariot 2 —…
Shah Rukh Khan to produce horror series
Entertainment Desk Bollywood’s King Shah Rukh Khan is gradually entering the streaming business. Indian Express reports that King Khan will co-produce a horror web series for Netflix, which will be titled “Betaal.” According to Indian Express “Betaal” will be directed…
Sangeet Bhaban presents Rainy Season
Cultural Correspondent Sangeet Bhaban, is a noted cultural organisation that is running in its 36th year this year. A regular respondent to calls for cultural programmes, the institution organised an event of music yesterday glorifying the coming Rainy Season. The…
Pamplona festival ends with 3 gorings in final bull run
Pamplona, Jul 14 (AP/UNB) — A bull broke from the pack and gored two Australians and a Spaniard during Sunday’s final bull run of this year’s San Fermin festival, health officials from the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said.
Queen sends message to World Cup finalists
London, July 15 (AP/UNB) — Buckingham Palace released a statement from Queen Elizabeth II after the final. “Prince Philip and I send our warmest congratulations to the England men’s cricket team after such a thrilling victory in today’s World Cup…
HM Ershad’s 2nd namaz-e-janaza held at Parliament complex
Dhaka, July 15 – The second namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was held at the Parliament Building Complex at around 10:55 am on Monday morning. His body will be taken to the party’s central office at Kakrail to…
Stokes steals World Cup beating Kiwis in nail-biting final
Dhaka, July 14 – After dramatic twists and turns, England beat New Zealand in the final at the cricket’s spiritual home- Lord’s – on Sunday to win their maiden ICC World Cup. After the match was tied, it went to…
HC asks BD Standards Inst: Test pasteurised milk of all cos
Dhaka, July 14 – The High Court on Sunday directed the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) to conduct test of pasteurised milk produced by its all the 14 registered companies in the market. The HC bench asked the BSTI to…
Seoul-Dhaka relations to reach new heights: South Korean PM
Dhaka, July 14 – South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon yesterday said the relation between Bangladesh and Korea will reach to a new height through cooperation in various fields of business and trade. “I am moved and impressed by the…
Destroy Aedes mosquitoes: HC directs Dhaka City corporations
Dhaka, July 14 – The High Court on Sunday directed the two Dhaka city corporations’ authorities to take effective steps within 24 hours on priority basis to eradicate and destroy Aedes mosquitos and take other preventive measures to stop the…
Aziz Coop chairman accused of Taka 3bn embazzlement
Dhaka, July 14 – Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against the chairman of Aziz Co-operative Commerce and Finance Credit Society Limited, M Tajul Islam, for allegedly embezzling Tk 300 crore of customers and on charge of money…
Wife complains of bid to save real killers of Refat Sharif
Dhaka, Julu 14 – Ayesha Siddiqa Minni on Sunday claimed that conspiracies were afloat against her in a bid to save the “real killers” of her husband Rifat Sharif, who was brutally hacked in broad daylight in Barguna.