Dhaka – Six-time Bangladesh Premier League Football champions Dhaka Abahani Limited is ready to play April 25 Sports Club (4.25) of North Korea in an away match of the inter-zonal semifinal of AFC Cup 2019 at the Kim-ll-Sung Stadium in…
Month: August 2019
Bangladesh Army play goalless draw with Indian Army
Dhaka – The friendly football match between Bangladesh Army and touring Indian Army team ended in a goalless draw at the Army Stadium at Banani in the capital on Tuesday.
Commission soon to try Aug-15 carnage conspirators: Anisul
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said a commission will be formed soon to identity and ensure the punishment of those who were behind the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family…
Dhaka, Tokyo sign MoC for recruiting skilled workers
Dhaka – Bangladesh and Japan on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on accepting specified skilled workers by Japan from Bangladesh.
Unite for movement, BNP urges Hindu community
Dhaka – Stating that the country is passing through a critical time, BNP on Monday urged Hindu community members to get united to wage a movement for restoration of democracy and build a welfare state.
Dhaka needs to engage more with Beijing, Tokyo, Delhi
Dhaka – Bangladesh needs to get engaged with three pocket countries of Myanmar — China, Japan and India — in a much more “creative way” to find a sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis, said an international affairs expert on Tuesday.
Indian order leaves Kashmir police dispirited, even disarmed
Srinagar (AP/UNB) — Without weapons, riot gear or even clean uniforms, a group of police officers sat on the sidewalk outside a shopfront in Srinagar, the main city in the Himalayan region of Indian-administered Kashmir, weighing their allegiances. Thirty Kashmiri…
J&J ordered to pay $572 million for opioid addiction crisis
An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered US health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in damages for its role in fostering the state’s opioid addiction crisis.In the first civil trial of a drugmaker over an epidemic that…
Vivek Oberoi announces film on the ‘true story’
Vivek Anand Oberoi has announced “Balakot: The True Story,” a trilingual project to be produced in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. According to a press release given to Scroll.in, the film will go into production by the end of 2019, and…
Meenalap featured in Goethe’s through her eyes
Entertainment Desk Meenalap is about the transformation of life while living in a lonely city and about the theme of hope. The story revolves around a Bangali couple who migrate from a remote village of West Bengal to Pune city…
Documentary film show begins
Cultural Correspondent A six-day documentary film and project show begins in the city on Monday for the third time to promote independent filmmakers, directors and producers of the South Asian countries. The Dhaka DocLab, a south Asian project market for…
Why can’t dynamic Asia-Pacific beat poverty?
By Shuvojit Banerjee and Poh Lynn Ng Bangkok, Aug 2019 (IPS) – Asia and the Pacific is lauded globally for its rapid economic growth over recent decades and has lifted 1.1 billion people out of extreme poverty since 1990. Nevertheless,…
UN chief appeals for G7 pol will to tackle climate threat
26 August 2019 – People all over the world are calling for a shift towards a greener, cleaner future, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, stressing that “we have the tools to address the climate emergency, but we need…
Woman in Jamalpur DC video scandal faints as she seeks leave
Jamalpur, Aug 26 – After three days behind the shadows, Office Assistant Sanjida Yasmin Sadhana, whose indecent video with the now replaced Jamalpur DC went viral, fainted in the confidential section of the DC office when she appeared there to…
Bangabandhu’s vision on people’s ownership violated: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Aug 26 – Jatiya Oikya Front convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday accused the government of violating Bangabandhu’s vision, which has been written on the constitution, by depriving people of their ownership of the country.
National Poet Nazrul’s 43rd death anniversary Tuesday
Dhaka, Aug 27 – The 43rd death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed today (Tuesday). Nazrul, revered as Bidrohi Kobi (a rebel poet) for his activism for political and social justice, breathed his last in Dhaka…
No more power import from Tripura: It’s not cost effective
Dhaka, Aug 26 – The government will not import any more electricity from India’s Tripura State as it is not finding it “cost effective” to import that electricity at this stage, Power Secretary Dr Ahmed Kaikaus told the journalists yesterday.
Rohingya repatriation delay: Tension among locals feared
Dhaka, Aug 26 – Law enforcers are alert in maintaining peaceful situation in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar as tension may rise due to the delay of repatriation of these displaced persons who have been staying here for over…
Dengue: Govt, 2 city corporations can’t avoid liability – HC
Dhaka, Aug 26 – The government along with the two Dhaka City Corporations cannot avoid the responsibility for not procuring effective medicine to kill the Aedes mosquito that causes dengue fever among people, a High Court bench observed on Monday.
Thailand’s favourite dish made the highest level of luxury
World’s most exclusive papaya salad is accompanied by lobster and caviar and served with a choice of Champagne or Chardonnay, as part of an exquisite new Thai fusion menu Thailand – Media OutReach – 26 August 2019 – AKARYN Hotel…
G7 leaders vow to help Brazil fight fires, repair damage
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 26 (AP/UNB) — Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the damage as tens of thousands of soldiers got…
National footballers make training at BNS on Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh national football team made their training session on the 3rd day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) here Monday morning, ahead of their first match of the joint qualification (Round-1) for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and…
Langeveldt for bowling in right areas
Dhaka – Newly-appointed pace-bowling coach Charl Langeveldt has asked pace-bowlers to continue bowling in the right areas to make the success rate better, said the national team pace-bowler Shafiul Islam on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.…
Shakib eyes nothing but win over Afghanistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan has said he is looking forward to winning the solitary Test against Afghanistan which is set to begin on September 5 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. “Every team…
1300 cos from 11 nations to be at Textech Expo from Sept 1
Dhaka – The four-day 20th Textech Bangladesh International Expo will begin in the city on September 4 to showcase latest products and technology in the textile and garment sector. Conference and Exhibition Management Services Ltd (CEMS Global) will host the…
Govt has no diplomatic success in Rohingya crisis: BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Monday alleged that the government has no diplomatic success in resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis and repatriating the displaced Myanmar nationals to their place of origin from Cox’s Bazar.
Three UPDF men killed in ‘gunfight’ with army in the hills
Khagrachhari – Three members of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Bikash Khisa) were killed in a reported gunfight with army personnel at Boradom in Dighinala upazila early Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.“Criminals opened fire on…
BD High Courts: What steps taken against mob beating
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to inform it about steps taken against those involved in the incidents of recent mob-beating.
Salman, Alia starrer Inshallah postponed
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on Sunday evening announced that his upcoming film Inshallah will not be released on Eid 2020. The movie, also starring Alia Bhatt, is helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Salman tweeted, “The film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali…
1st invasive cardiac surgery conducted at govt hospital
A minimally invasive cardiac surgery was conducted yesterday at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), the first of its kind at any government hospital. A team of 10 doctors headed by Dr Ashraful Hoque Siam conducted the operation of…