Dhaka – Defending champions Bangladesh started their SAFF Under-15 campaign crushing Bhutan by 5-2 goals on Friday at Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal.
Month: August 2019
New Zealand pushes Sri Lanka to 144-6 at stumps on Day 2
Colombo (AP/UNB) — Fast bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee took two wickets apiece to put Sri Lanka on the back foot on a rain-curtailed second day of the second test as the hosts reached 144-6 before rain caused early…
Bangladesh eliminated from Recurve Junior Boys team
Dhaka – Bangladesh team were eliminated from Recurve Junior Boys team in the ongoing World Archery Youth Championship.
Strong global move must to resolve Rohingya crisis: BD FM
Dhaka, Aug 23 (UNB) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday said Bangladesh will take a tougher position over Rohingya issue saying the global leadership must resolve it quickly to ensure greater peace and stability in the region.…
Enemies of Hindus are enemies of the nation: Quader
Dhaka, Aug 23 (UNB) – Ruling Awami League’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the enemies of the country’s Hindu community are also the enemies of the nation. “Those who are your (the Hindu community) enemies and hostile to…
BNP’s forum to support victims of rape, repression
Dhaka, Aug 23 (UNB) – Amid the growing incidents of rape and violence against women and children, BNP has formed a forum to stand by the victims of such repression with legal and other support, and create a social movement…
Language Movement veteran Dr MA Gafur dies
Chandpur, Aug 23 (UNB) – Language Movement veteran Dr MA Gafur passed away on Friday at a Dhaka hospital. He was 85. He breathed his last at Samarita Hospital, said his eldest son Dr Shakil Gafur. Education Minister Dr Dipu…
BNP blames govt for failure to repatriate Rohingyas
Dhaka, Aug 23 (UNB) – BNP on Friday alleged that the government has diplomatically failed to initiate the repartition of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar. “The government couldn’t do anything to start the repatriation of Rohingyas. It’s been a…
Who’s Afraid of Arabic Numerals?
Should Americans, as part of their school curriculum, learn Arabic numerals? CivicScience, a Pittsburgh-based research firm, put that question to some 3,200 Americans recently in a poll seemingly about mathematics, but the outcome was a measure of students’ attitudes toward…
Amazon fires stir bitter dispute over who is to blame
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — As fires raged in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government on Thursday denounced international critics who say President Jair Bolsonaro is not doing enough to curb massive deforestation. The growing threat to what…
With autarky, BD challenge to provide safe, nutritious food
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – Agriculture Minister Md Abdur Razzaque on Thursday said the government is determined to ensure safe and nutritious food for the country. “The country’s agricultural sector witnessed huge growth over last several years. There was a…
Primary school and Ebtedayi madrasah exams from Nov 17
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – This year’s primary and Ebtedayi examinations will be held from November 17 to 24. National steering committee on Primary and Ebtedayi terminal examinations in a meeting Thursday fixed the dates. M Zakir Hossain, State Minister…
First-round fireworks: Serena, Sharapova to meet at US Open
New York, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match. A long-awaited Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal showdown could come only in the final. Williams…
Dhaka South City fines 6 owners for Aedes larvae at homes
Dhaka, Aug 22 -Mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation(DSCC) on Thursday fined owners of six buildings Tk 44000 in different parts of the city as larvae of Adese mosquitoes were found in the buildings.
EPA rule may absolve power producers of coal-ash liability
On July 2, 2019, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a proposed rule to not impose financial responsibility requirements for Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution facilities (electric power industry).
Hindu Community celebrates Janmashtami Friday
Dhaka, Aug 22 – Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna of the Hindu Community, will be celebrated in the country on Friday with due religious fervour.
দেশের স্বাধীনতা সার্বভৌমত্ব চরম হুমকির মুখে -ইসলামী আন্দোলন
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম শায়খে চরমোনাই ও ভারপ্রাপ্ত মহাসচিব অধ্যাপক মাহবুবুর রহমান এক যুক্ত বিবৃতিতে বলেছেন, দেশের স্বাধীনতা সার্বভৌমত্ব আজ চরম হুমকির মুখে।
Rohingyas adamant not to return till their rights recognised
Dhaka, Aug 21 – The stage was prepared to orchestrate the act of sending back the displaced Rohingya persons to their homeland in Myanmar but the protagonists the Rohingyas ignored the call of the authorities to return until their several…
SC restrains 3 HC judges from duties as they face probe
Dhaka, Aug 21 – The Supreme Court authority has ordered the three judges of the High Court Division to refrain from performing their duties following a primary investigation against them on allegation of ‘corruption and misconduct.’
Regulators tell HC 3 mobile operators paid Google Taka 87 bn
Dhaka, Aug 21 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has submitted a report before a High Court bench stating that three mobile operators, Grameen Phone, Banglalink and Robi had given over Tk. 87.44 billion to Google and Facebook in last…
4 more died of dengue, 1597 new patients recorded on Thursday
Dhaka, Aug 21 – Four more patients died of dengue in Dhaka and Barisal on Thursday, as hospitals across the country admitted a large number of dengue patients every day.
21 organisations transforming food systems
Danielle Nierenberg It’s hard to be hopeful around food and agriculture—the climate crisis, social and racial injustice, lack of opportunity for youth, political chaos, conflict, famine, hunger, and poverty can make it seem like there aren’t solutions.
Mominul glad as Bangladesh will play more Tests in coming days
Dhaka- In the last three years, Bangladesh played 21 Tests but in the next three years, they will play 32 Tests, including those of the World Test Championship and this has made left-handed top order-batsman Mominul Haque, who is often…
BFF picks 21 BPL booters for U-18, U-19 training
Dhaka – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has selected 21 footballers from the just-concluded Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for the ongoing residential training camp of Bangladesh Under-18 and Under-19 teams at BFF Fortis Football Academy in Beraid area of the capital.…
India’s ‘patriotism pop’ songs celebrate settling in Kashmir
New Delhi (AP/UNB) — The music videos began appearing on social media within hours of the announcement by India’s Hindu-led nationalist government that it was stripping statehood from the disputed region of Kashmir that had been in place for decades.…
PM inducts ‘Gaangchil’ 3rd Boeing 787-8 to Biman fleet
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to improve the standard of passenger services of Biman Bangladesh Airlines so that it can brighten the country’s image abroad. “We hope you’ll uphold and…
Film on factory is first Netflix project endorsed by Obamas
New York, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — A documentary about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor debuted Wednesday on Netflix as the streaming service’s first project backed by Michelle and Barack Obama’s new production company.…
Two buses collide, kill 3, injure 30 others in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon, Aug 22 (UNB) – A head-on collision between two buses on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh Highway left four people dead and 29 others injured on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Babul, 28, a minibus driver AbulKalam Azad, 50, son of…
Aug-21 grenade attack: BNP says govt misleading people
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday alleged that the Prime Minister and some ruling party leaders are making ‘futile’ efforts to mislead people with their ‘false’ propaganda involving Khaleda Zia and her on Tarique Rahman with the August-21…
‘Rohingyas refuse to go back’: Repatriation move fails again
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 22 (UNB) – Despite all the preparations, no Rohingya turned up on Thursday to avail of the “voluntary” repatriation offer given to them to go back to their place of origin in Rakhine State of Myanmar prompting…