Dhaka – Tofazzal Hossain of Bangladesh Army reached the Recurve Men’s Singles final of the ongoing 2nd International Archery Tournament in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday.
Day: September 5, 2019
Unofficial Test , Bangladesh score 208/3 against Sri Lanka on Day-3
Dhaka – A brilliant century by Afif Hossain enabled Bangladesh Emerging Cricket team to score 208 for 3 in 66 overs against Sri Lankan Emerging team on the 3rd day of the 2nd four-day unofficial Test match at the Sheikh…
AFC U-16 Women’s Champs: Bangladesh team reach Thailand
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team reached Thailand on Thursday to participate in the eight-nation AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 aiming to make a good start beating the hosts in the opener. The qualifying meet for FIFA Under-17 Women…
BD Women’s Hockey team make first training in Singapore
Dhaka -Bangladesh Women’s Juniors Hockey team made their first training session at the Premier Pitch in Balestier Road, Singapore on Thursday ahead of the Women’s Juniors (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers beginning on September 9 in the city-state. Assistant Coach…
Suspected criminal killed in gunfight hours after surrender
Chattogram, Sept 5 (UNB) – A suspected criminal was killed in an alleged gunfight with police in Chattogram on early Thursday, hours after turning himself in. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Belal, 43, son of Abdul Quader of Cumilla’s…
Help protect marine ecology: PM asks Indian Ocean Rim Assoc
Dhaka, Sept 5 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the IORA member states to respond quickly to save the marine ecological system as the protection of ocean and sea resources is essential to get long-term benefits from…
Dhaka North City earmarks Tk 490mn to control mosquitoes
Dhaka, Sep 5 (UNB) – The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has earmarked Tk 49.3 crore for mosquito extermination programmes in its proposed budget for the 2019-20 financial year. It was revealed when Mayor Atiqul Islam unveiled the city corporation’s…
BD telecom regulator BTRC serves notice to GP, Robi
Dhaka, Sept 5 (UNB) – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday issued show-causes notices to Grameenphone and Robi seeking explanation as to why their 2G and 3G licences should not be revoked for failure to pay dues. The two…
Jatiya Party faces split over picking leader in Parliament
Dhaka, Sept 05 – Dispute in the Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad), main opposition in the parliament, over its chairman position, has taken a serious turn as the party’s senior co-chairperson Raushan Ershad was declared chairperson by one of its faction yesterday.
Nations must have trade partners freely: Iran FM Javad Zarif
Dhaka, Sep 4 (UNB) – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has urged countries including Bangladesh not to bow to what he termed ‘economic terrorism’ by the United States government, and encouraged them to avail a number of alternative trading mechanisms…
No. of NGOs withdrawn from Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps now 43
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 4 (UNB) – The government has banned the activities of two more NGOs – ADRA Bangladesh and Al-Markazul Islami — for providing financial assistance for the August 25 rally of Rohingyas and campaigning against the Rohingya repatriation.…
Dr Akash suicide: Wife Mitu released on bail
Chattogram, Sept 4 (UNB) – Tanzila Haq Chowdhury Mitu, who was arrested for instigating the suicide of her husband Dr Mustafa Murshed Akash, was released from jail on Wednesday evening after over seven and half months. She walked out of…
Police constable among 2 held during mugging in city
Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) – Two people, including a ‘constable’, were held while fleeing after mugging a businessman in the city’s Motijheel area on Wednesday. The arrestees are Mamun, said to be a constable of Bangshal Police Station, and his…
9 jailed for selling wild birds in Chittagong
Chattogram, Sept 5 (UNB) – A mobile court here on Wednesday night sentenced nine people to one month in jail for selling wild birds at Reazuddin Bazar in the port city. During a drive at 11 shops, the court seized…
Bolivia’s fires destroy ‘heritage’ rock art sites
Wildfires that have raged across forests and grassland in eastern Bolivia for weeks have destroyed rare rock art sites, archeologists announced Tuesday. “We believe that the damage is big and wide in terms of our heritage of rock art,” said…
Samsung to launch foldable smartphone after major delay
Tech giant Samsung has said it will launch its hotly anticipated first foldable smartphone on Friday, months after faulty screens forced an embarrassing delay of its release. The world’s largest smartphone maker spent nearly eight years developingthe Galaxy Fold, but…
Selfies from the zone: How TV show changed Chernobyl tourism
The hit TV series “Chernobyl” has attracted a new generation of tourists to the nuclear disaster zone but guides say that many are more interested in taking selfies than learning about the accident. “They do not need information anymore, they…
Organic farming changes life in Madaripur
Organic farming or chemical free farming has changed the lives of many like Kalachand Madbor, who once struggled to make the ends meet and provide for his family. Five years ago Kalachand, 70, and his family including his wife, three…
Scarlett Johansson stands by Woody Allen: ‘I believe him’
Scarlett Johansson says she’s standing by Woody Allen because, “I believe him.” Much of Hollywood has distanced itself from the filmmaker since the MeToo movement prompted a re-examination of child sexual abuse allegations from his now-grown daughter, Dylan. Michael Caine,…
East Punjab firecracker factory blast: 23 killed, 27 hurt
At least 23 people were killed and 27 injured after a massive explosion on Wednesday at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing factory in a densely-populated residential area in East Punjab’s Gurdaspur, India. Several people were feared trapped under the debris and…
Fashion Summit (HK) 2019 on 5 – 6 Sept to achieve SDGs
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – 4 September 2019 – Asia’s largest sustainable fashion event, Fashion Summit (HK) 2019 (‘the Summit’), will be held on 5 th and 6 th September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
জমিয়তের গোলটেবিল: কাশ্মিরে মানুষের ন্যায্য অধিকার ফিরিয়ে দিন
‘ভূলুন্ঠিত মানবতা, নির্যাতিত মুসলিম উম্মাহ, নির্বিকার বিশ্ববিবেক ও আমাদের করণীয়’ শীর্ষক গোলটেবিল বৈঠক করেছে জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ। জমিয়তের সভাপতি সাবেক মন্ত্রী আল্লামা মুফতি মুহাম্মদ ওয়াক্কাসের সভাপতিত্বে আজ বিকালে পল্টনস্থ ভোজন রেস্তোরায় এ গোলটেবিল অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
Moscow streets to be made green, healthy by 2030
Moscow has joined 28 pioneering cities in committing to ensure a major area of the city is free from exhaust gases by 2030 and procure only zero-emission buses from 2025.
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ইসলামী ঐক্যজোটের চেয়ারম্যান ও বাংলাশে নেজামে ইসলাম পার্টির সভাপতি মাওলানা আবদুল লতিফ নেজামী জাতিসংঘের নারীর প্রতি সকল প্রকার বৈষম্য বিলোপ সনদ-সিডও-এর ইসলাম বিরোধী ধারা ২ এবং ১৬.১-এর ওপর আরোপিত বাংলাদেশের আপত্তি প্রত্যাহারের জন্যে মহিলা পরিষদের দাবির তীব্র সমালোচনা করে বলেছেন…
The growing inequality in South Asia – SAAPE
04 September 2019, Kathmandu – South Asian countries have failed to make the use of economic growth in the region to improve the lives of the poor and marginalized people of the community, mostly women, girls and marginalised communities and…
Raushan, GM Quader fight for Leader of Opposition post
Dhaka, Sept 04 – Fighting has erupted in Jatiya Party (JP) over the appointment of opposition leader in parliament between sister-in-law Begum Raushan Ershad and brother-in-law GM Quader. Both the followers of GM Quader and Begum Raushan Ershad demanded to…
Food sovereignty Africa’s solution to food, climate crises
For Africa, the climate crisis is a food crisis. The continent will need more food to cope with a growing population, but it is estimated that global warming could cause a 10-20% reduction in Africa’s overall food production. If nothing…
Inequality in Europe—wider than it looks
by Michael Dauderstädt on 3rd September 2019 Most discussion of inequality in Europe is confined to individual member states. Aggregating incomes across the EU, however, presents a sobering picture. How unequal is the distribution of income within the European Union?…