Liverpool (AP/UNB) — Anfield was rocking. Jurgen Klopp was beating his chest and punching the air. Another famous comeback was on for Liverpool in the Champions League. One error from their backup goalkeeper saw it all come crashing down for…
Day: March 12, 2020
Juventus player Rugani tests positive for coronavirus
Milan (AP/UNB) — Italian soccer club Juventus announced Wednesday that one of its players, defender Daniele Rugani, has tested positive for COVID-19. Rugani, who also plays for the Italian national team, is the first player in the country’s top soccer…
Real Madrid soccer team put in quarantine
London (AP/UNB) — Real Madrid says its soccer and basketball teams have been put in quarantine after a basketball play for the club tested positive for the coronavirus. The Spanish club says the soccer team was also affected because it…
Women’s Football: Kings earn a massive 11-0 win over Jamalpur
Dhaka – National star studded Bashundhara Kings brushed aside Jamalpur Kacharipara Ekadash by 11-0 goals in the Tricotex Women’s Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Thursday. In their last match on Monday, Kings outplayed Cumilla United by 6-0 goals.…
DRU Media Cup Football kicks-off Sunday
Dhaka – Eight matches will be held on the opening day of the Walton Smart Fridge-Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) 6-a-side Media Cup Football Tournament that kicks off on Sunday (March 15) at Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium…
COVID-19: India suspends most existing visas till Apr 15
India has suspended all existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas till April 15.
Whose is the European Green Deal?
Albena Azmanova The challenges of social and environmental injustice are as intense as ever. But which social forces can act as the agents of change?
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus
Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.
Fakhrul ‘cancelled’ scheduled meeting with Indian FS
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir reportedly cancelled a pre-set meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla though it was Fakhrul’s request to have a meeting, an informed source said here on Wednesday.
No politics with coronavirus, pointing out govt’s flaws: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday trashed Awami League’s accusation of doing politics over corona issue, saying their party is performing its political responsibility by identifying the government’s flaws in preventing the spread of the virus.
PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s first-ever expressway
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga superhighway, the country’s first-ever access-controlled expressway that significantly improved the road connectivity between the capital and the country’s south and southwestern region.
Don’t return home right now if not urgent, BD expats told
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday urged the Bangladeshi expatriates living in different countries of the world not to return home right now unless it is a case of emergency.
Coronavirus: Coachella music festival postponed
One of the world’s biggest music festivals has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Coachella was set to take place next month in the California desert with Rage Against The Machine and Frank Ocean among the headliners.
Swapnadal felicitates Rokeya Rafique Baby
Culture Desk Theatre troupe ‘Swapnadal’ honoured the noted thespian Rokeya Rafique Baby with ‘International Women’s Day Award 2020’ on March 8.
Juventus player Rugani tests positive for coronavirus
Italian soccer club Juventus announced Wednesday that one of its players, defender Daniele Rugani, has tested positive for COVID-19.
SC summons tribunal judge for granting bail to rape accused
The Appellate Division on Thursday summoned Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Ms Begum Kamrun Nahar for granting bail to a rape accused.
Australia unveils $11.4 billion in virus outbreak stimulus
Australia on Thursday put forward a $17.6 billion (US $11.4 billion) stimulus package meant to stave off a recession due to the impact of the virus outbreak on its economy.
Abrar murder case shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1
Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case was shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday.
2 suspected Rohingya robbers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, March 12 – Two suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Shaplapur Merine Drive road in Teknaf upazila early Thursday.
WHO declares virus crisis a pandemic
Geneva, AP/UNB, March 12 – Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and inadequate government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic but added that it’s not too late for countries to…
Coronavirus: Trump suspends travel from Europe to US
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
RU postpones all programmes on campus
Rajshahi, March 11 – The Rajshahi University authority has postponed all types of programmes to stay safe from novel coronavirus (covid-19). The decision was taken in a meeting of Mujib Borsho Celebration Committee of the university held on Wednesday morning.
Supreme Court Bar Association election begins
Dhaka, March 11 – A total of 3,031 votes out of 7,781 were cast on the first day of two-day voting to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections of 2020-2021 session.
Child conviction by mobile courts illegal: High Court
Dhaka, March 11 – In a verdict, the High Court on Wednesday declared illegal and unconstitutional the child conviction and jail sentence by mobile courts — run by executive magistrates — across the country.
Two virus patients recovering, 149 people quarantined
Dhaka, March 11 – While two out of three infected patients in the country have recovered significantly, at least 149 people from across 12 districts have been kept in quarantine.
Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic
By Ignacio López-Goñi Mar 7 2020 (IPS) – Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over several continents. Pandemic means the sustained and…