Dhaka – Eight players left Dhaka on Friday to join Bangladesh squad in Nagpur where Tigers will play the T20 series decider against India. However, these players will play only in the two-match Test series. The players are – Saif…
Day: November 8, 2019
Bangladesh men’s junior team win gold
Dhaka – Bangladesh men’s junior team clinched gold in the team’s Kata event on the opening day of South Asian Karate Championship 2019 at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium on Friday. Bangladesh’s Bijoy, Proshanto and Rabbi beat India’s Ajanka,…
GM Niaz Murshed maintains solo lead in round 7
Dhaka – Grand Master Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh Ansar maintained his solo lead securing 5.5 points after the 7th round matches of the Saif Powertec 45th National Chess Championship at the SREDA auditorium of the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh in…
149 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24hr
Some 149 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday.
Dr Anisuzzaman chosen for Khan Bahadur Gold Medal-2018
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has selected National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman for the Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal Award-2018 for his outstanding contribution to education.
Cyclone likely to hit Bangladesh Saturday evening
Country’s southwestern coastal districts have taken all-out preparations and kept 1377 cyclone shelters ready as severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ may hit the region on Saturday evening.
Bus with 50 bridal party men falls into pond in Noakhali
A bus plunged into a pond with over 50 passengers on board on Friday evening at Kalugazir Pukur area in Subarna Char upazila.
Screenwriters honored with film academy’s Nicholl award
Five emerging screenwriters gained the film academy’s stamp of admission into Hollywood with help from an ensemble of actors that included Tyrese Gibson and Rosa Salazar.
National Film Awards: Dhaka Attack, Putro win top prizes
Culture Correspondent The government has announced the winners of the National Film Awards for the last two years.
3 hurt as police vehicle ploughs through footpath in city
Three people, including two cops, were injured in a road accident near Chandrima Udyan at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the city on Friday.
DU IBA admission test held
The admission test for first year BBA courses under 2019-20 academic session at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University (DU) was held on Friday.
Bangladeshi youth shot dead by BSF in Jhenidah
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by Border Security Force of India at Shilgate here in Moheshpur upazila here early Friday.
Cyclone moves towards Sundarbans, signal-4 for sea ports
The cyclone Bulbul has intensified into a ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal and is moving towards the Bangladeshi coast with a wind speed of up to 115 kilometres per hour.
7 include bride killed in Panchagarh minibus, easybike collision
Panchagarh Correspondent Dhaka, Nov 07 – A head-on collision between a bus and an easy bike yesterday in Magurmari area on the Panchagarh-Tentulia Highway claimed seven lives including a newlywed bride.
Cyclone in Bay: Sea ports asked to up cautionary signal 3
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower distant warning signal number two but instead hoistlocal cautionary signal number three.
Dhaka halts Yangon’s entry into Indian Ocean Rim Assoc
Myanmar has been denied membership of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) amid its nonfulfillment of commitment over the Rohingya repatriation.
Saudi Arabia deports 96 more Bangladeshi workers
Ninety six more Bangladeshi workers were deported from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night.A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV804 carrying the deportees landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11:20pm.
US highlights need for “credible, contested” municipal polls
US acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice G Wells has stressed the importance of “credible and contested” municipal elections in Bangladesh.
Kushtia sub-registrar caught while taking bribe
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) caught red-handed a sub-registrar and office assistant while they were receiving bribe here on Thursday.
US court grants Ronaldo’s bid to block accuser in rape case
Nov 08, AP/UNB – Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers won a courtroom bid Thursday to block a Nevada woman accusing the soccer superstar of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009 from digging into the validity of their 2010 confidentiality agreement and…
One killed in Panchagarh as truck hits motorbike
Panchagarh, Nov 8 – A man was killed and another injured when a truck hit a motorbike on Boda-Debiganj road in Boda Upazila on Thursday night.
Iran 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills at least 5, injures 300
Tehran, Nov 8 (AP/UNB) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern
Dhaka Lit Fest 9th edition attracts readers from near & far
Dhaka Nov 08 – Fast emerging as a counterpart to February’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the Dhaka Literature Festival draws book lovers in the latter part of the year, with its notably more international participation.
Tigers go down in 2nd T20I: India stage strong comeback
Dhaka, Nov 7 -India made a strong comeback in the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh as they won the second match by 8 wickets at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday.
Is there a place for ethics in Smart Cities?
By Dr Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh It is difficult to win a debate on ethics when you are pitted against a crowd of tech-acolytes. I was taking the position that a more vital consideration in developing cities are ethical ones…
Unpacking supreme courts to restore checks and balances
by George Tyler on 7th November 2019 @georgertyler Democracy is threatened by politicisation of constitutional courts. Unorthodox tactics are required to restore their role.
Khoka laid to rest beside his parents at Jurain Graveyard
Dhaka, Nov 07 – The body of former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation and BNP vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka has been laid to rest at Jurain graveyard in the city beside the graves of his parents as per his…