LISBON – If Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich in Sunday’s Champions League final in Lisbon, the pictures will probably be of Neymar’s tears of joy or wild scenes of celebration in the French capital, but basking in the glory of…
Day: August 22, 2020
BHF to sit Tuesday to discuss with premier league
DHAKA – Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will again sit on Tuesday (Aug.25) to discuss about the Premier League issue. “We have decided to sit again on Tuesday to discuss with the premier league …… we informally ourselves sat on Thursday…
The sorry state of apology
Sudhirendar Sharma When you desperately seek it, it rarely comes your way. And when you don’t, it flows like beer from a pitcher. Still at other times, you may not even notice when someone brushes past you while exclaiming ‘sorry’.…
Rubel joins as fourth phase of individual training begins
DHAKA -Fast bowler Rubel Hossain got down to his original business as the fourth phase of the individual training programme, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) began on Saturday at different venues across the country. The fast bowler, who…
Tigers coaching staff due in Dhaka in first week of September
DHAKA – All of the coaching staff including the head coach Russell Domingo will return to the Bangladesh in the first week of September as the national cricket team gears up for the tour in Sri Lanka. The coaching staff…
Interfaith Rally for Rohingya To Mark Genocide August 22
Standing with the Rohingya: Despite COVID 19 Crisis, Diverse Leaders Come Together to Mark Anniversary of Genocide and Mass Displacement Washington, D.C. – In solidarity with the persecuted Rohingya Muslim Minority of Burma, diverse leaders from a variety of countries,…
Rains, tidewater swamp parts of Chattagong city
Incessant rains for the last several days and tidal surge have inundated some parts of Chattogram city.
Hollywood famed Chateau Marmont for ‘hand-selected’ members
LOS ANGELES, Aug 22, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – For nearly a century Chateau Marmont has been an adopted home and playground for Hollywood’s elite, discreetly hosting sophisticated Golden Age icons and raucous Brat Pack celebrities.
Covid-19: Dhaka sees 46 more die, 2,265 cases in 24 hours
The death toll from Covid-19 disease reached 3,907 in Bangladesh on Saturday, as health authorities reported 46 more fatalities in the last 24 hours across the country.
17 people killed in plane crash in South Sudan
JUBA, Aug 22, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least 17 people were killed and one survived after a cargo plane crashed after takeoff from Juba airport in South Sudan on Saturday morning, witnesses said.
AL planted the ‘venom tree’, alleges BNP
BNP on Saturday alleged that it is Awami League, not BNP, which has planted the ‘venom tree of corruption’ in Bangladesh and produced fraudster like Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed and over 50 casinos in the capital.
Dhaka’s municipal waste to be used to generate electricity
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, which generates some 6,000 tonnes of garbage every day, is expected to see a sea change in garbage disposal once the country’s first proposed waste-energy plant in Aminbazar goes into operation.
What are the risks of catching Covid-19 from food packaging?
Coronavirus traces, reportedly found on packaging in China recently on consignments of frozen shrimp and frozen chicken wings from South America, has again raised questions about whether the virus can be transmitted via food packaging.
Singer S I Tutul tests positive for COVID-19
Culture Desk From his official Facebook page, Tutul posted on Friday that he took the test three days ago. The test result came out positive, and he is in isolation at his own residence.
Six killed in Mymensingh road accident
Six people, including two women, were killed in a road accident near Bhaluka Degree College on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway under Bhaluka Upazila of the district Saturday morning.
3 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia for not having documents
Malaysian Police have arrested three Bangladeshi nationals at a roadblock at Jalan Napoh, Changlun, near Jitra for not having travel documents.
Khulna villages flooded as tidal surge damages embankments
Low-lying areas in Koyra and Paikgachha upazilas of Khulna district have been flooded by tidal surge, leaving thousands of people marooned.
Eminent sculptor Mrinal Haque passes away
Eminent sculptor Mrinal Haque passed away at a city hospital in the early hours of Saturday. He was 62.
Stimulating Brazil’s Bioeconomy
by Pedro Frizo SÃO PAULO – In the midst of the growing climate crisis, the world can no longer rely solely on old models of economic development. In this context, the concept of a bioeconomy – activities that produce relatively…
Russian opposition leader Navalny in Germany for treatment
Moscow, AP/UNB, Aug 22 – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, is being taken to Germany on Saturday.
Global COVID-19 cases top 22.8 mn, deaths 797,787: JHU
The global coronavirus cases reached 22,868,238 as of Saturday morning, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Dhaka to focus on agriculture to speed up economic recovery
Bangladesh is going to focus on agriculture as one of its prioritised sectors under a 2020-2023 mid-term plan in an effort to bring the Covid-hit national economy back on track fast.
To Understand the ‘Other’: How Disabilities Define Us
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Aug 21 2020 (IPS) – You can shine your shoes and wear a suit you can comb your hair and look quite cute you can hide your face behind a smile one thing you…
Widespread Racism at the United Nations, Staff Surveys Reveal
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 2020 (IPS) – As it continues to vociferously preach the virtues of equality—advocating equal rights for all, irrespective of race, sex, language or religion– the United Nations has been quick to condemn racism…
Continued support to Lebanon underlined by UN refugee chief
21 August 2020 – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Friday urged the international community to continue to stand by the people of Lebanon as they recover from the blast that devastated the capital, Beirut, earlier this month.