by Aathira Perinchery on 16 August 2019 • Kerala researchers have found that alien fish species, arapaima and alligator gar, were caught from four rivers after the floods of 2018. • The fish probably escaped from aquaculture facilities during the…
Day: August 16, 2019
BFF announces preliminary squad for FIFA, AFC qualifiers
Dhaka- Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Friday announced a 25-member preliminary team of Bangladesh national football for the joint qualification (round 1) for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023.
Bangladesh to take part in Asian Women’s Handball
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s Handball Team will participate in the 8th Asian Women’s Youth Handball Championship’ 2019, scheduled to be held on August 21-30 at Jaipur, India.
BCB announces 15-member one-day squad for HP
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNB) — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the High-Performance Unit (HP). They will play a three-match one-day and two-match four-day series against their Sri Lankan counterparts. Najmul Hossain Shanto, the 20-year-old…
Repay Bangabandhu’s blood debt fulfilling his dream: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the debt of Bangabandhu’s blood will have to be repaid through materialising his dream to build a poverty– and hunger-free ‘Golden Bangladesh’.
Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests
Hong Kong, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — Hong Kong’s government announced tax cuts and higher social spending Thursday to reverse a deepening economic slump aggravated by anti-government protests and the U.S.-Chinese tariff war. The territory’s financial secretary, Paul Chan, cut this…
UN says 2nd attempt to return Rohingya to Myanmar planned
Bangkok, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than 700,000 of them fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago, Bangladeshi and U.N. officials said Friday.…
BNP accuses govt of destroying leather industry
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNB) – BNP on Friday alleged that the government has destroyed the leather industry after that of jute in a planned way to make the country dependent on others. “We earn foreign currency through the leather industry…
Novelist Rizia Rahman passes away
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNB) – Noted novelist RiziaRahman died at a hospital in the city on Friday. She was 79. Rizia breathed her last at Apollo Hospital in the morning, said an official release. Born on December 28, 1939 in…
4 of a family killed as bus hits car in Mymensingh
Mymensingh, Aug 16 (UNB) – Four members of a family were killed and two others injured in a collision between a private car and a bus at Ramgopalpur in Gouripur upazila here on Friday. The deceased were identified as Rafiquzzaman,…
Diploma engineering student dies falling into Ctg fountain
Chattogram, Aug 15 (UNB) – A diploma engineering student died after falling into a fountain from a hillock in Mirasarai upazila on Thursday. The deceased is Mehedi Hasan, 21, a student of National Institute of Technology (NIT). He slipped into…
Nick Kyrgios fined more than $100,000 for vulgar conduct
Mason, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — Nick Kyrgios was fined $113,000 by the ATP for expletive-filled outbursts in which he smashed rackets, insulted a chair umpire and refused to get ready to return serve during a second-round match at the Western…
Man held for ‘rape attempt’ on minor girl in Jessore
Jashore, Aug 15 (UNB) – A man was held on Thursday for his alleged rape attempt on a four-year-old girl in Chaugachha upazila. The arrestee is Khairul Islam, 38, son of Khelafat Ali of Ichhapur village in the municipality. The…
Gibraltar frees held Iran oil tanker that US sought to seize
Madrid, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — Gibraltar on Thursday allowed a detained Iranian supertanker to leave the British overseas territory after a last-minute U.S. attempt to seize the vessel, potentially defusing tensions between London and Tehran as a British-flagged tanker remains…
Russian pilot safely lands jetliner disabled by bird strike
Moscow, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — A Russian pilot whose passenger jet lost power in both engines after colliding with a flock of gulls shortly after takeoff Thursday managed to land in a cornfield smoothly enough that only one of the…
Messi, Ronaldo, Van Dijk nominated for UEFA award
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk have been named as the finalists for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award, reports ESPN soccer. While Ronaldo, a three-time winner, has been ever-present in the final three since the…
Winner of DSC Prize to be announced on Dec 16
Culture Desk The winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature -2019 will be announced at the Nepal Literature Festival in Pokhara on December 16. The final announcement and award-giving ceremony will constitute the final event of the festival,…
Kona finally reveals her secret marriage
Culture Desk Popular singer Dilshad Nahar Kona revealed yesterday that she had tied the knot with the person she loved, on April 21 of this year. Her husband, Golam Md Iftekhar, is a businessman, and has been in a relationship…
Unbelievable but true: Extinct wolf attacks livestock in BD
Dhaka, Aug 16 – A wolf was trapped and beaten to death after it ventured into villages in Bangladesh’s Taltali Upazila in Barguna District recently. The poor animal came into conflict for killing the livestock.
Begum Rokeya University observes National Mourning Day
The authorities of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) observed the National Mourning Day and 44th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman paying rich tribute to him.
‘Hollywood Ripper’ found guilty of two murders including Kutcher date
A man dubbed the “Hollywood Ripper” was found guilty yesterday of the murders of two women, including a student who was due to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher the night of her death. Michael Gargiulo, 43, was convicted of…
Two Assemblywomen organise Eid-ul-Adha reuinon in New York
From Mahfuz Adnan, US Correspondent New York, (USA) – An Eid reunion was held in New York’s Bronx park Chester organised by two Women of the Assembly on August 14. Assembly Member Carinus Reyes (Assembly District-87) and Assembly Member Nathalia…
French ‘Spiderman’ scales Hong Kong skyscraper urging peace
A French climber known as “Spiderman” has scaled a Hong Kong skyscraper and put up a banner urging peace in the city rocked by political unrest. Alain Robert unfurled a banner showing a handshake and the flags of Hong Kong…
American camper injured in wolf attack, says Parks Canada
Toronto, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — A wolf attacked campers at Banff National Park and tried to drag an American tourist away before being driven off, the agency overseeing Canada’s national parks says.
Dhaka to introduce an app to check tax evasion cases
Dhaka, Aug 16 – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) of Bangladesh has taken an initiative to introduce a mobile application and a software, aiming to check the cases of tax evasion and increase the number of taxpayers.
চামড়া শিল্প ধ্বংসে সিন্ডিকেট সরকার দায় এড়াতে পারবে না -আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর ভারপ্রাপ্ত মহাসচিব অধ্যাপক মাহবুবুর রহমান বলেছেন, প্রভাবশালী সংঘবদ্ধ চক্রের কারণে এবার ‘গরিবের হক’ কোরবানির পশুর চামড়ার বাজারে বড় ধস নেমেছে। বাড়তি মুনাফার লোভে ট্যানারির মালিকদের বেশির ভাগই সিন্ডিকেট করে কোরবানির পশুর চামড়া কিনছে না।
Police probing sexual harassment of RUET teachers’ wife
Dhaka, August 15 – The police of Boalia thana of Rajshahi are investigating the assault incident on a teacher of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) by a group of miscreants, for protesting sexual harassment of his wife at…
BNP’s doa mohfil across BD Friday on Khaleda’s 75th birthday
Dhaka, August 15 – The BNP will arrange ‘doa’ and ‘milad mahfil ‘ across the country including the capital city of Dhaka Friday on the occasion of 75th birthday of party chairperson Khaleda Zia in an apparent shifting of her…
Restore Internet in Jammu and Kashmir – ARTICLE19
Faruq Faisel, Regional Director, ARTICLE 19, Bangladesh and South Asia, has stated: “ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned about this blanket restriction on communication imposed by the Indian Government in Jammu and Kashmir. The shutdown is a clear violation of international…