DOHA, Oct 7, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Exit Usain Bolt, enter the United States.
Month: October 2019
Vivo launches dual pop up selfie camera phone
DHAKA, Oct 5, 2019 (BSS) – Global Smartphone brand, Vivo launched new flagship phone V17Pro equipped with world first dual pop-up front camera along with quad-rear camera setup.
Woman dies of dengue in Khulna: 314 new cases recorded
Khulna, Oct 7 (UNB)- A woman died of mosquito-borne disease dengue at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) on Sunday night.
Dhaka ranks worst in Air Quality Index for two days
Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital was ranked the worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning for the second consecutive day.
‘৬ মাসে ধর্ষণের শিকার ৪১ শতাংশ শিশু!’
শিশু হত্যা, ধর্ষণ ও গৃহকর্মী শিশুর ওপর অত্যাচার বেড়েই চলছে। বিশেষ করে ধর্ষণের ঘটনা অনেকাংশেই বেড়ে গেছে। চলতি বছরের জানুয়ারি থেকে জুন পর্যন্ত ৪৯৬ জন শিশু ধর্ষণের শিকার হয়েছে, যা গত বছরে ছিল ৫৭১ জন। গত বছরের তুলনায় চলতি বছরের…
26th Build Bangladesh International Expo 2019, Oct 17-19
CEMS Global will be hosting the 26th Build Bangladesh International Expo 2019, previously known as Con-Expo, the 3 day comprehensive exhibition for infrastructure developers, where they will be able to find all major equipment and services pertaining to infrastructure development.
Hilsa catching ban for 22 days starts October 9
Dhaka, Oct 06 – The government has imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling and transporting Hilsa (popularly known as ilish) to ensure safe spawning of the fish, during its peak breeding period in a 7,000km breeding ground starting from…
Lightning kills 6 including 4 of one family
Dhaka, Oct 6 (UNB) — Six people, including four members of a family, were killed by lightning strikes in Chandpur and Magura districts on Sunday.
Ginger Baker, Cream’s volatile drummer, dies at 80
London, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — The family of drummer Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, says he has died. He was 80.
Samrat, Arman arrested, jailed for 6 months
Dhaka – A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) here on Sunday sentenced Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat to six months’ jail under the Wildlife Conservation Act following a raid on his Kakrail office. His…
Senior trio likely to get NCL ticket despite fitness failure
Dhaka— Three veteran national cricketers and domestic campaigners who have failed to score 11 in fitness test ahead of the National Cricket League (NCL) 2019 are likely to get tickets to participate in the event. National selector Bangladesh Cricket Board…
Bangabandhu Amateur Futsal Cup in November
Dhaka – The first Bangabandhu Amateur Futsal Cup’ 2019, organised by Soccer League UK’s Bangladeshi Franchise Soccer League BD, under the initiatives of ATN Events Ltd and AIM Sports, will be held in November in the capital. The qualifying round…
Sri Lanka A takes lead as match heading for a draw
Dhaka — Sri Lanka A took a 64-run against Bangladesh A team on the 3rd day of the ongoing four-day match on Sunday that almost heading for a draw at Hambantota in Sri Lanka.
Siddikur finishes 5th with three other golfers
Dhaka –Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman finished tied for 5th with three others players in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters carding total four-under par (70+71+68+75) 284 after the 4th and final round of the meet at the Taiwan Golf and Country…
800 kgs of venison seized in Barguna; one held
Barguna – Coast Guard members in a drive arrested a man along with 800 kgs of venison from a boat at Bihanga Island in Patharghata upazila on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Abdus Sobhan, 56, the boatman of…
BNP demands cancellation of documents signed with India
Dhaka, Oct 6 (UNB) – Accusing the government of violating the constitution by signing ‘anti-state’ bilateral documents with India, BNP on Sunday demanded the annulment of the deals Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed on Saturday.
Dhaka, Delhi for greater cooperation on 2 historic years
Dhaka, Oct 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh and India have emphasised the need for “greater cooperation” to commemorate 2020 and 2021, two historic years in Bangladesh-India relations.
Museum of the Bible quietly replaces questioned artifact
Oklahoma City, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The Museum of the Bible in Washington quietly replaced an artifact purported to be one of a handful of miniature Bibles that a NASA astronaut carried to the moon in 1971 after an expert…
Congress chief Sonia meets PM Hasina
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNB) – Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi.
10 missing as passenger boat sinks in Teesta River
Kurigram, Oct 6 (UNB) – Ten people went missing when a passenger boat sank in the Teesta River in Burirhat area under Rajarhat upazila on Sunday noon.
Iran urges steps to protect nuclear interests
The spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrooz Kamalvandi, on Sunday urged the signatories to the landmark Iranian 2015 nuclear deal to take steps to protect Iran’s nuclear interests.
‘The Captain’ leads Chinese mainland box office
Domestic disaster film “The Captain” topped the Chinese mainland box office on Saturday, the China Movie Data Information Network said Sunday.
RMG official killed as covered van hits private car in Savar
An official of a readymade garment factory was killed after a covered van hit a private car on Baipail-Abdullahpur road in Moragang area of Ashulia on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Tajimul Islam, 35. He was the assistant general…
Juba League suspends Samrat, Arman
Jubo League Executive Committee on Sunday suspended its Dhaka south unit chief Ismail Hossain Samrat and Vice-President Enamul Haque Arman for their ‘unsocial and anti-party activities’.
Youth ODI series: Mahmudul stars with bat as BD beat NZ
Bangladesh U-19 sealed the five-match series 3-0 beating New Zealand by eight wickets on Sunday at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln riding on a magnificent century by Mahmudul Hasan Joy.
Biles tops women’s qualification at Gymnastics Worlds
Olympic champion Simone Biles, performing two new ultra-difficult elements, spurred the US team to lead the women’s qualification at the 2019 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships here on Friday.
তিস্তা অধরাই, তবু কেন ভারতকে ফেনী নদীর পানি দিল বাংলাদেশ?
বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার চলমান ভারত সফরে তিস্তা নদীর জল ভাগাভাগির ক্ষেত্রে সুনির্দিষ্ট কোনও অগ্রগতি না-হলেও আর একটি অভিন্ন নদী ফেনী থেকে ভারতকে জল দিতে রাজি হয়েছে বাংলাদেশ।
Adesanya floors middleweight champion Whittaker at UFC 243
Melbourne, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Interim champion Israel Adesanya has dethroned UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with a stunning knockout in the second round of their highly anticipated 185-pound unification bout which headlined UFC 243 at Melbourne’s Docklands Stadium on…
Hindu Community offer Kumari Puja Sunday
Dhaka, Oct 5 – Hindu devotees will offer Kumari Puja where a pre-pubescent girl is worshipped as “Mother Goddess” on Sunday.
Egypt says Nile dam talks with Ethiopia, Sudan reach deadlock
Cairo, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) — The recent negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the Nile River reached a “dead end,” a spokesman for Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation,…