Birmingham (AP/UNB) – Steve Smith moved within touching distance of a second century of the match as he led Australia to a 141-run lead at lunch Sunday on the fourth day of the Ashes opener at Edgbaston.
Day: August 4, 2019
BPL T20: BCB denies Shakib’s move to Rangpur Riders
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) denied Shakib’s move to the Rangpur Riders for the 7th season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket without a fresh contract.
Emerging Women’s Cricket: South Africa whitewash Bangladesh 3-0
Dhaka – Hosts South African Emerging Players Women’s Cricket team whitewashed Bangladesh Emerging Players Women’s team in the three-match unofficial one-day series beating them in the one-over eliminator after the 3rd and last match between two the teams ended in…
‘High BI in many city areas conducive to dengue spread’
Dhaka – Mentioning that the BI (Breteau Index) is higher than 20 in different areas of the city which is conducive to dengue spread, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has stressed destroying the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquito…
PM to visit India in Oct with water issues on agenda
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India in October next to discuss bilateral issues, including the ones related to common rivers, to take the growing relations between Bangladesh and India forward.
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Turning agro-waste into environment-friendly plastics
by Sahana Ghosh on 30 July 2019 • Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy’s port city of Genoa is making bioplastics from agro-waste. The institute has tied up with the city’s central vegetable market for sourcing raw material. • The…
18 people died of dengue in Dhaka, says DG Health Services
Dhaka, Aug 3 (UNB) – Eighteen dengue patients died in the capital city since the beginning of this year, the government said Saturday. Officially, the death toll was 14 until the morning. The Health Emergency Operations Center of the Directorate…
Minister asks police: Rescue missing Mohona TV journalist
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB)— Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday directed Gulshan police to take immediate steps to rescue missing Mohona TV journalist FM Mushfiqur Rahman. He came up with the instruction at a programme in Karwan Bazar. Minister…
40 injured in AL infighting in Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah, Aug 4 (UNB) – At least 40 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League over establishing supremacy at Paikpara village in Shailkupa upazila on Sunday. Ariful Islam, assistant superintendent of police (Shailkupa circle), said…
Dengue: BD Red Crescent Society opens hotline for safe blood
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) – Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has opened hotline for safe blood and blood platelets (01811458537, 02- 9139940). It has also started distributing leaflets among homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as part of its drive to…
BD Police Additional Inspector General’s wife dies of dengue
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) – The wife of Additional Inspector General of Police Shahabuddin Quraishi died of dengue at a hospital in the city on Sunday. Sayeda Akhter, 54, passed away around 11:30am, said Shahin, a staff of the Anti-Terrorism…
9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
Dayton, Aug 4 (AP/UNB) — Nine people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. Dayton police tweeted that an active…
Oscar-winning documentary maker D.A. Pennebaker dies at 94
Sag Harbor, Aug 4 (AP/UNB) — D.A. Pennebaker, the Oscar-winning documentary maker whose historic contributions to American culture and politics included immortalizing a young Bob Dylan in “Don’t Look Back” and capturing the spin behind Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign…
Dengue claims two lives in Khulna: Eid poses nightmare
Khulna, Aug 4 (UNB)— A 70-year-old woman and a schoolboy died of dengue on Sunday – the first reported deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the district. The deceased are – Morjina Begum, wife of Ismail Sardar; and Monjur Sheikh,…
Sacrificial animals being brought to capital’s markets before Eid
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) – Cattle markets in the city are getting prepared ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in full swing as traders bring a huge number of sacrificial animals from across the country to the capital for sales. Visiting different cattle…
Chandpur town protection bundh collapses partially in Meghna
Chandpur, Aug 4 (UNB) – A 200-metre block of the town’s protective embankment and 15 houses had been washed away by the Meghna River since Saturday night, triggering fears of massive erosion. Four temples and a street are now vulnerable…
In a world record, Ethiopia has planted over 350mn trees
In a record-breaking day this week, at the Gulele Botanical Garden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia launched a historic tree planting campaign. Over 350 million trees were planted in an ambitious move to counter the effects of deforestation and climate change.
Walmart gun attack leaves 20 dead in El Paso City, Texas
Twenty people have been killed and 26 injured in a mass shooting in the Texas city of El Paso. Governor Greg Abbott described it as “one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas”.
দেশ ক্রমেই ভয়াবহ অবস্থার দিকে এগুচ্ছে -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
রংপুর উপনির্বাচনে আইএবি’র অংশ না নেয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, রংপুর উপনির্বাচনে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ অংশ গ্রহণ করবে না। আজ বিকেলে ইসলামী আন্দোলনের এক জরুরী সভায় এ সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণ করা…
ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলন-এর ২৮তম প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী সমাবেশ অনুষ্ঠিত
ডেঙ্গু প্রতিরোধে এ পর্যন্ত সরকার কার্যকরী কোন পদক্ষেপ গ্রহণ করতে পারেনি। এমনকি নিজেদের ব্যর্থতার দায় এড়াতে ডেঙ্গুতে আক্রান্ত হয়ে মৃত্যুর প্রকৃত সংখ্যাও প্রকাশ করছেনা তারা। বেসরকারি ও সরকারি তথ্যের মাঝে রয়েছে বিশাল পার্থক্য।
Will work till last breath to fulfil Bangabandhu’s dream: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to work as long as she is alive to materialise the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to establish a Sonar Bangladesh. “I have nothing…
BNP wants govt to ensure free treatment of dengue patients
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Opposition BNP on Saturday demanded of the government give necessary subsidy to public and private hospitals to provide free treatment to dengue patients.
Dhaka records 2 more dengue deaths 1649 new cases Saturday
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Two people died of dengue and 1,649 new patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 on Saturday morning as the situation remained alarming although the number of new cases was 38 less…