Dhaka – Dhaka United Sporting Club earned 1-0 goal victory over Kashaitoly Samaj Kallyan Parisad in the TVS Senior Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Thursday. Sajal Hossain scored the match-winner for Dhaka United SC in the…
Month: September 2019
Mosharraf close to beating brain cancer
Dhaka — Mosharraf Hossain Rubel, the all-rounder who earlier this year was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer, is upbeat about his chances of playing in the forthcoming national cricket leagues, scheduled to start from October 5. Mosharraf started…
Woman dies, 388 new dengue patients hospitalised
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – A woman has died of dengue at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) while a total of 388 more people infected with the mosquito-borne disease have been hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Thursday…
Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to US, dies at 86
Paris, Sep 23 (AP/unb) — Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France’s role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, died Thursday at age 86.
Here’s how you can save your teeth from coffee stains
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – Discolouration of teeth caused by caffeine is real. A lot of people enjoy their first cup in the morning, and continue to consume coffee throughout the day. Over time, this can cause stains on teeth,…
BNP should greet govt for current drive: Quader
Sylhet, Sept 26 (UNB) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP should greet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she started the ‘purification drive’ in her own party in contrast to Khaleda Zia.
Arrest main organisers of casino business: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Thursday asked the government to arrest the main organisers of casino business and put them on trial instead of detaining some ‘gamblers’ only.
Woman behind French #MeToo movement fined for defamation
A Paris court ruled on Wednesday that the woman who launched the French version of the #MeToo movement must pay 20,000 euros ($22,000) for defaming the man she accused of harassment.
4 members of a family found dead in Cox’s Bazar
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of four members of a family, including two children, from a house at Purba Ratnapalong village in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday.
World must force Myanmar to take Rohingyas back: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the world must take all the measures to force Myanmar to create conditions enabling the safe, dignified and voluntary return of Rohingyas to their place of origin.
4 nations seek safety of Rohingyas, host communities in BD
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland on Thursday said a “safe and secure” situation in the Rohingya camps and surrounding areas in Cox’s Bazar must be upheld so that Rohingyas and host communities can feel safe and protected.
Reconciliation must drive development
By Rémy Rioux Paris – In a profoundly volatile world riddled with fractures, the temptation to embrace a seemingly reassuring path of withdrawal or isolation may be strong. In fact, avoidance of potential hazards seems only natural. For lack of…
Climate code red
By Rachel Kyte Washington, DC – When emergencies strike, special processes within governments and communities swing into gear. And everyone steps up to help.
Islands of climate ambition
By Andrew Holness and Frank Bainimarama Kingston/Suva – Small island developing states like ours are barometers of the world’s commitment to climate action and sustainable development. Our economies and societies thrive when national ambitions and progress are supported by bold…
Nature’s solution to climate change – whale cabon captor
By Ralph Chami, Sena Oztosun, Thomas Cosimano, and Connel Fullenkamp Scientific research now indicates more clearly than ever that our carbon footprint—the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere where it contributes to global warming through the so-called greenhouse…
How to ‘fix the business of food’ and save the planet
By Samira Sadeque Reprint UN, Sep 25 2019 (IPS) – With up to one billion undernourished people around the world, and agriculture and land use systems increasingly vulnerable to climate change and land degradation, more companies within the global food…
Oceans paying price for ‘taking the heat of global warming’
25 September 2019, Climate Change – Our oceans and frozen spaces have been “taking the heat” for global warming for decades, climate experts said on Wednesday, warning that without a radical change in human behaviour, hundreds of millions of people…
Live up to promises for SDG benefits to the marginalised: PM
New York, Sept 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the global leaders to live up to their commitments they made to protect the planet aiming to ensure the benefits of SDGs for the most marginalised people.
‘Big fish’ still out of net: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 25 (UNB) – BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government’s current drive against gambling and corruption is mere eyewash as no ‘major corrupt’ person and their godfathers has so far been arrested.
Suspected drug trader killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’
Khulna, Sept 26 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Dhanibunia in Dumuria upazila early Thursday.
World faces ‘unprecedented threat’ of intolerance: UN Chief
United Nations, Sept 26 (AP/UNB) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is facing “an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism” that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts and destabilizing entire regions.
Criminals hack young couple to death in Gazipur
Gazipur, Sept 26 – A young couple was hacked to death by miscreants at their Pubail residence in the city early Thursday.
Casino culture started during BNP-Jamaat rule: Quader
Savar, Sept 25 (UNB) – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday reiterated that the casino culture was introduced in the country during the BNP-Jamaat regime.
Humanoid robot made by Comilla students turns head
Cumilla, Sept 26 – Two students of a private university in Comilla say they have built, what they call, Bangladesh’s first open source humanoid robot.
500 tonnes of hilsa export to India allowed
Dhaka, Sept 25 (UNB) – The government has allowed the export of highest 500 tonnes of hilsa to India on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community.
An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
London, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled…
United States BNP holds protest rally at JFK Airport
From Mahfuz Adnan New York: BNP leaders and activists held a protest rally at JFK International Airport in protest Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s arrival in New York to attend the UN General Assembly on September 22. For a long time,…
IHS Markit launches first global index for carbon credits
Global Carbon Index combines proprietary information and futures markets data to produce the first benchmark for the global price of carbon London (September 25, 2019) – IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today…
Emissions must halve by 2030: C40 on IPCC special report
London, 25 September 2019 – In response to the publication of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), Mayor of Paris & Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo, said: “The IPCC report on…
Casino chips imported declaring as shoe raw materials
Dhaka, Sept 25 – Casino chips were imported illegally in the country in the name of importing shoe manufacturing materials and under different invoices by some companies, members of Customs Intelligence unit detected this during their investigation.