Dhaka, Feb 21 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday expressed his vow to free party’s ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Day: February 21, 2020
India 122-5 at tea in 1st test against New Zealand
Wellington, (AP/UNB) — Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson claimed a third wicket between lunch and tea Friday to continue a dream debut on the first day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and India. Jamieson, New Zealand’s tallest cricketer…
Bangladesh look to rise from doldrums against Zimbabwe
Dhaka — After suffering six consecutive defeats in Test cricket, Bangladesh are eyeing an opportunity to end the drought as they face struggling Zimbabwe in a one-off Test starting Saturday at Sher-e- Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Right before this Test,…
Bangladesh will be under pressure in Dhaka Test: Zimbabwe captain
Dhaka — Zimbabwe Test captain Craig Ervine says Bangladesh will be under pressure in the one-off Test starting February 22 against his team at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The last Test Bangladesh played was against Pakistan in Rawalpindi which they…
Mahmudullah’s Test career isn’t over: Bangladesh coach
Dhaka — Veteran Bangladeshi all-rounder Mahmdullah Riyad’s poor performance in Test finally resulted in his omission from the Test set-up. But Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said his career is not over, yet. The 34-year-old all-rounder got his Test cap…
Tricotex Women’s Football League begins Saturday
Dhaka – The Tricotex seven-team Women’s Football League, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), will begin Saturday at Bir Shrestho Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur. Participating teams are – Bashundhara Kings, Begum Anwara Sporting Club, FC Uttar…
China to play 2022 World Cup qualifiers in neutral Thailand
Zurich (AP/UNB) — China will play two World Cup qualifying games next month in neutral Thailand because of the virus outbreak in the country, FIFA said Friday. China was to host the Maldives on March 26 and travel to face…
Those who siphon off money are ‘state thugs’: Dr Kamal
Stating that those indulge in money laundering are ‘state thugs’, Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday urged all to get united to establish ‘effective democracy’ in the country to get rid of ‘plundering, fascism and anarchy’.
Industrial countries gamble with younger generations’ future
Through the Fridays for Future protests, young people vent their frustration with political short-sightedness—yet little is being done to tackle intergenerational injustice.
Success of ‘To All the Boys’ puts stars on Hollywood’s radar
The 2018 release of the Netflix teen rom-com “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” changed the lives of its stars, Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, by putting them on Hollywood’s radar.
Don’t neglect mother tongue while learning other languages
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said in the global village one needs to learn other languages but the mother tongue must never be neglected.
Terrifying situation created in BD to hang on to power: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government has created a ‘terrifying’ situation in the country in an effort to hang onto power with ‘repressive’ acts.
Love for mother tongue reunites thousands at BD-India border
Thousands of people from Bangladesh and India gathered at no-man’s land here on Friday, marking ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day.
UN Bangla font being launched Friday
Dhaka, Feb 21 – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh is going to celebrate the International Mother Language Day by launching the UN Bangla font and Bangla version of the Human Development Report 2019 on Friday.
Minor rape and murder suspect killed in C’Nawabganj ‘gunfight’
C’Nawabgnj, Feb 21 – The prime suspect for the killing of a seven-year-old girl after rape was killed in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Harishpur Natunpara area of C’Nawabganj Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
Nation pays tributes to Language Martyrs
Dhaka, Feb 21 – The nation is paying respects to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement on Friday, marking ‘Amar Ekushey’, International Mother Language Day.
পাকিস্তানে কিভাবে পালিত হয় আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস?
জাতিসংঘের ঘোষণা অনুযায়ী গত বেশ কয়েক বছর ধরে সারা পৃথিবীতেই ২১শে ফেব্রুয়ারি দিনটিকে পালন করা হচ্ছে আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস হিসেবে।
Cyber attack hits White House communications agency
The US agency in charge of secure communication for the White House has been the victim of a cyber-attack. The US Department of Defence confirmed that computer systems controlled by the Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) had been hacked, exposing…
SC asks Grameenphone to pay BTRC Taka 10 bn by Feb 24
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday ordered the Grameenphone (GP) to pay Tk 10 bn by Monday (February 24) out of audit claim of Tk 125 bn by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
HC gives 5-point directive to stop gambling across Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 20 – In a full text, the High Court on Thursday gave five-point directives to stop the gambling at 13 clubs, including Dhaka Club, and elsewhere across the country as it is illegal.
Bangladeshi student voices prevented language enslavement
Ashikur Rahman Anti corporal punishment crusader Sir Frank Peters expressed his disappointment today upon learning the Mother Language Day celebrations at a school in which he was to be Chief Guest was cancelled.
IBBL Agent Banking Conference held in Bogra
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Bogura Zone organized a Business Development Conference of Agent Banking and workshop on Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism at the zonal office on 18 February 2020, Tuesday.
Exhibition on education, literature and culture to be held at RU
Rajshahi, Feb 20 – A day-long exhibition on education, literature and culture will be held on Friday at Rajshahi University to observe ‘Mujib Borsho’, according to the president of Education-Literature-culture research centre, Rajshahi-Dinajpur area Dwijendranath Banerjee said in a press…