KUALA LUMPUR- NOVEMBER 25, 2019, AP/UNB – The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer.
Month: November 2019
Dhaka again ranks very unhealthy worst Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Nov 25 – Bangladesh’s capital city was ranked the very unhealthy worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning.
Bangla Bond attracts interests of overseas investors
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Overseas investors have shown interest in ‘Bangla Bond, the first-ever Bangladeshi Taka-denominated bond listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on November 11.
Shakib, Tamim’s absence creates huge void for BD: Kohli
KOLKATA – India skipper Virat Kohli found massive loopholes in Bangladesh team because of the absence of their two most experienced players-Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, stating that it was tough for them to fight against a ruthless Indian…
India sweeps series with emphatic victory over Tigers
KOLKATA – Bangladesh could survive only 48 minutes of the third day before India completed an innings and 46-run win over them in the second Test, a maiden day-night affair for both of the teams with pink ball, to seal…
Music legend Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Renowned Bangladeshi musicologist, classical musician and writer Mobarak Hossain Khan (81) breathed his last on Sunday at his residence in West Rampura in the capital. Reenat Fauzia, educationist and daughter of the Swadhinota Padak- winning classical…
BNP renews call for mass movement to free Khaleda
Dhaka, Nov. 24 – Criticising the government for its ‘failure’ to control the soaring prices of essential items and take action against unscrupulous business syndicates, BNP senior leaders on Sunday declared to wage a mass movement to ensure its fall…
Asian Archery: Bangladeshi archers shine on day-2
Dhaka – Eight Bangladeshi archers – 4 men and 4 women – reached the round of 24 of the men’s and women’s recurve singles respectively in the 21st Asian Archery Championships at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Thai capital Bangkok…
Bangladesh Bank eases credit card online use restrictions
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Bangladesh Bank on Sunday withdrew its restriction on buying products online from the international market place using credit cards.
1st SAARC Chess Championships begins Monday
Dhaka – The 1st SAARC Chess Championships (Open & Women’s), sponsored by Rosatom (Russia), begins on Monday (Nov 25) at New Sindhurful Hall of FARS Hotel & Resorts in the capital. State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan…
Manikganj 1st Div Football League underway
Manikganj – The Hafizul Islam Smrity Manikganj First Division Football League, jointly organized by Manikganj District Sports Association and District Football Association began at Shaheed Miraj Topon Stadium here on Sunday. Sakuchiya Club of Harirampur Upazila beat Koshunda Young Sporting…
Manchester United may play friendly match in Dhaka next year
Dhaka – The English Premier League giants Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) will play a friendly match in Dhaka in June next year marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A 4-member MUFC delegation…
2nd IDLC Theatre Festival cocludes at Shilpakala Academy
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The second edition of IDLC Theatre Festival, a five-day special initiative of IDLC Finance Limited, concluded on Saturday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
Over 50 injured in Chandpur orphanage floor collapse
Chandpur, Nov 24 – Around 50 students and a teacher were injured as the dilapidated floor of an orphanage caved in along with them in Matlab Uttar Upazila on Saturday night.
BD Supreme Court asks GP: Pay Tk 2000 crore to BTRC in 3 months
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The BD Supreme Court on Sunday asked mobile phone operator Grameenphone to pay within three months Tk 2,000 crore of the Tk 12,579.95 crore dues as claimed by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
2 dead, 20 hurt in Manikganj bus-truck collision
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Two people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Pukhuria in Ghior Upazila early Sunday.
Teacher held for allegedly raping schoolgirl in Chittagong
Chittagong, Nov 24 – Police have arrested a teacher in Sitakunda Upazila for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. The arrestee is Mohammad Tareque, a teacher of Sitakunda Girls’ High School and son of Zahir Ahmed of Muradpur union in the Upazila.
15 alleged militants arrested in Chittagong
Chittagong, Nov 24 – A total of fifteen militants were arrested as police conducted a combing operation in the city here on Saturday.
Dhaka again ranks 2nd worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The capital city of Dhaka has ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI). Dhaka had a score of 258 at 9am on Sunday, indicating that the air quality was very unhealthy.
Refused permission, BNP’s rally in city reset for Sunday
Dhaka, Nov 23 – Refused permission, BNP has decided to hold its rally in the capital on Sunday instead of today demanding the release of its ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Bangladesh finish runners-up losing to Pakistan by 77 runs
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh handed a huge 77-run defeat against Pakistan in the high-scoring final of the eight-nation ACC Emerging Teams Cup (Under-23) Cricket Championship at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. Hosts Bangladesh, which stormed the…
Girl ‘gang-raped’ in Pirojpur; 2 held
Pirojpur, Nov 23 – An 18-year-old girl has allegedly been gang-raped at Kalakhali of Sadar Upazila of Pirojpur here.
Shana finishes 14th in ranking round of men’s recurve single
Dhaka- Bangladesh’s celebrated archer MohamamdRuman Shana scored 660 to finish 14th in the ranking round of men’s recurve singles in the 21st Asian Archery Championships at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday. Mohammad Tamimul Islam was…
Bangladesh to compete in both men’s and women’s cricket
Dhaka -A 15-member Bangladesh Men’s Cricket team will leave Dhaka for Nepal on December 1 to participate in the 13th South Asian (SA) Games Cricket beginning on December 3 in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. The 13th edition of the 7-nation…
Armed Forces Golf: Mamun-ur-Rashid emerges winner
Dhaka –Colonel Mamun-ur-Rashid emerged winner in the 3rd Armed Forces Day Cup Golf Tournament. AFM Sarwar Kamal became veteran winner, Real Admiral AKM Azad senior winner, Momtaz Begum Ladies winner and master Mahin Tasnim Bin Tariq Junior winner of the…
96 Cox’s Bazar robbers surrender; lay down arms
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 23 – A total of 96 robbers and arms traders laid down their arms on Saturday in Maheshkhali Upazila aiming to return to normal life.
Battered and bruised Bangladesh make it to Day 3
Kolkata — Despite losing their first four wickets for just 13 runs, Bangladesh managed to make it to the third day of Kolkata Test
A $650 mn pledge aimed at eradicating extreme hunger by 2030
By Thalif Deen UN, Nov 22 2019 (IPS) – When a coalition of international donors pledged more than $650 million to provide assistance to over 300 million smallholder farmers in developing countries, the primary aim was to help increase agricultural…
Salim Merchant claims YRF haven’t paid royalties for 4 years
Musician Salim Merchant, of the composer duo Salim-Sulaiman, shocked Bollywood buffs on Thursday by alleging that the prestigious production house Yash Raj Films (YRF) has not paid him royalties despite having collected the same.
Two astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk
Two astronauts completed on Friday the second complex spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to repair a cosmic particle detector in searching for dark matter and antimatter.