Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s National Football team will fly to Thailand on Thursday to participate in the eight-team AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019.
Year: 2019
Hockey players Association wishes Women’s Hockey team good luck
Dhaka – Bangladesh Hockey Players Welfare Association wished Bangladesh Women’s Hockey team a good luck over their maiden participation in the Women’s Junior (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers scheduled to be held from September 9–15 in Singapore. Bangladesh Women’s Hockey…
Thrill is worth a try, risk it
Sudhirendar Sharma It is only recently, after he turned 70, that he sought to do away with the impulsive act he defined as ‘thrill’, something that seems to have eluded the forthright government official. Having known him from his pre-retirement…
Women’s T20 WCQ: Bangladesh make hay before rain
Dhaka-Bangladesh Women’s team scored 104 for 4 in 17 overs, before rain interrupted their third and last group match of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers against hosts Scotland, at Forthill in Dundee on Tuesday.
China to ‘closely cooperate’ with North Korea on int’l issues: Wang
DPRK, PRC foreign ministers held meeting in Pyongyang on Monday Oliver Hotham, September 3rd, 2019 Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in a meeting in the DPRK capital on Monday promised to step-up cooperation between Beijing and North Korea on international…
Motorbike showdown at BAU over BCL committee
Mymensingh, Sept 3 – Leaders and activists of Chhatra League (BCL) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) unit have expressed dissatisfaction and frustration over the existing committee as it has expired its tenure about two years ago.
Global Day of Action for Amazon Sept 5
September 3, 2019 ipmsdl_admin Categories: Events Amazon Rainforest is burning, and the world will not take it sitting down. This September 5, the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) joins the whole world in calling for immediate…
Suspending UK Parliament a danger to human rights
Government Should Let Parliamentarians Have Their Say on a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Benjamin Ward Parliament shuttered for five weeks. Threats by senior ministers to ignore the rule of law. And a government seemingly determined to leave the European Union on October…
Toll on using national highways for long-distance trips: PM
Dhaka, Sept 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said toll should be collected from the long-distance vehicles that plyfour national highways and the money should be used forthe maintenance of the major roads. The Prime Minister said…
Minni freed on bail in husband Rifat murder case
Barguna, Sept 3 (UNB) – Ayesha Siddika Minni was released from the district jail on bail on Tuesday in a case over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Mozammel Hossain, father of Minni, received her at the jail gate…
Barrister Mainul refused bail, sent to jail again
Dhaka, Sep 3 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday rejected a bail plea of former caretaker government adviser Mainul Hosein and sent him to jail in a defamation case filed by journalist Masuda Bhatti. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzol Hossain…
Assam’s NRC could cause grave danger to Bangladesh: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 3 (UNB) – BNP on Tuesday voiced deep concern over reports by some Indian media that the people left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam could be pushed across the border, saying it…
Zia Charitable Trust case: Khaleda again seeks bail from HC
Dhaka, Sep 3 (UNB) – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sought bail again on Tuesday from the High Court Division in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case in which she had been jailed for 10 years. Her lawyer Kaisar Kamal filed…
JU teachers, students lay siege to administrative building
A group of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University laid a siege to the administrative building of the university today, demanding stopping construction of halls felling trees and judicial probe into the allegations of corruption in the mega development project.…
Huawei denies US allegations of technology theft
Beleaguered Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Tuesday denied accusations reported in the Wall Street Journal that it stole technology from a Portuguese inventor, accusing him of “taking advantage of the current geopolitical situation.” The US Department of Justice is looking…
Death Official says 16 dead, 119 hurt in Kabul Taliban attack
An Afghan official says the death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul late Monday night has risen to 16 civilians, with another 119 people wounded. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi on Tuesday says some 400 foreigners were rescued…
Baby born to brain-dead mother in Czech Republic
A healthy baby was born in the Czech Republic to a mother who had been brain-dead for nearly four months, doctors said Monday. The baby girl was born by cesarean section in the 34th week of pregnancy last month, 117…
Kashmir trims its big fat weddings after Indian lockdown
After a year-long countdown, Arshi Nisar’s wedding plans are in tatters, with the Kashmiri bride-to-be fearing for her guests’ safety as an Indian security and communications clampdown on the Himalayan valley leaves residents on edge. The marketing manager had originally…
Reimagining ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ on Inequality in Asia-Pacific
By Srinivas Tata and Jaco Cilliers Bangkok, Thailand, (IPS) – It’s 1962, and in a modest Hong Kong neighbourhood, a poetic love story unfolds. Filmed almost twenty years ago, Wong Kar-wai’s seminal movie In the Mood for Love captured the…
Trend Micro nurtures global cybersecurity talent development
Global Capture the Flag provides real-world ethical hacking experience in the most critical areas for stopping attacks today Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – 3 September 2019 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in…
JU teachers, students lay siege to administrative building
Jahangirnagar University (Savar), Sept 3 (UNB) – A group of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University laid a siege to the administrative building of the university on Tuesday morning, demanding stopping construction of halls felling trees and judicial probe into…
Hurricane Dorian causes massive floods in Bahamas, 5 dead
Bahamas, Sept 03 (AP/UNB) — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants to discuss Amazon fires at UN
Rio De Janeiro, Sept 3 (AP/UNB) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he was eager to speak about the Amazon fires that have drawn world attention at the next UN General Assembly in September, as the issue appeared to…
BD Road Transport Corpn to float 49pc shares
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Bill, 2019’ to offload 49 percent share of the corporation in the capital market. The approval came at the Cabinet meeting held at…
Pathao driver Milon murder unveiled using his mobile imie
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the murder case of Pathao rider Milon who was slaughtered by his ride-taker on Malibagh-Mouchak flyover on August 26, saying they arrested the killer. Additional Commissioner of Detective…
Amari Dhaka debuts a new way to eat Pizza
Dhaka, 2019: This September, Deck 41, Amari Dhaka is taking guests on a journey to Naples. Guests of Deck 41 will get to enjoy the best of Calzone Pizza featuring spinach, cream cheese, mushroom & chicken – the perfect combination…
Malaysia returns UNHCR-recognised refugee to Turkey
Bangkok, 2 September 2019 – The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) strongly condemns the Malaysian Government for the recent return of refugee Arif Komis and his family to Turkey.
Group Art Exhibition Symphony begins at AF Dhaka
Dhaka, Sept 02 – A group art exhibition titled ‘Symphony’ has begun at its La Galerie, Allianc Française, Dhaka on Monday, 2 September 2019.
Triumph of the right is changing the world order
By Katharina Hofmann De Moura Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug 29 2019 (IPS) – The crisis of regional and multilateral institutions goes hand in hand with the international rise of right-wi ng populism. In the US, the UK, Russia, Italy, Poland,…
Can social safety nets help address climate change
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Representatives from the government, development partners, academia, think tanks and UN agencies came together here on Monday to discuss the role social safety nets play in addressing climate change, building community resilience and helping Bangladesh…