PARIS – Wolves battled into the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday while Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen and Basel enjoyed far more comfortable victories in the matches that brought the Europa League round of 16 to a belated close. Raul…
Month: August 2020
Bale did not want to play against Man City, says Zidane
MADRID – Zinedine Zidane has said Gareth Bale told him he did not want to play for Real Madrid against Manchester City in the Champions League last 16 on Friday. But Zidane said Eden Hazard is fit to face City,…
Coach, 18 national booters tests positive for COVID-19
DHAKA – It’s a blow for national football team as seven more booters and one assistant coach of the twelve-member first batch COVID-19 were tested positive for coronavirus today. Local coach Mohammad Masud Parvez Kaiser was also tested COVID-19 positive.…
নৌকা ডুবে কওমী মাদরাসার ১৭জন শিক্ষক ও শিক্ষার্থীর ইন্তেকালে শোক
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণ সভাপতি মাওলানা মুহাম্মদ ইমতিয়াজ, সেক্রেটারী মাওলানা এবিএম জাকারিয়া এক বিবৃতিতে নেত্রকোনার মদনে হাওরে বেড়াতে গিয়ে ট্রলার ডুবে কওমী মাদরাসার ১৭জন শিক-শিার্থীর মৃত্যুতে গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করেছেন।
TikTok threatens legal action against Trump US ban
TikTok has threatened legal action against the United States after Donald Trump ordered the firms to stop doing business with the Chinese app within 45 days.
Govt option to fully reopen offices to worsen pandemic: BNP
Dhaka, August o7 – BNP on Friday opposed the government’s decision to fully reopen government offices as it thinks this will only contribute to worsening the coronavirus situation in the country.
Bangladesh Covid-19 cases surpass 0.25 mn; deaths 3,333
Dhaka, Aug 07 – The officially confirmed coronavirus cases soared to 2,52,502 on Friday with the detection of 2,851 new cases in the last 24 hours until morning.
Beirut tragedy: Grieving, search for missing continue
Beirut, AP/UNB, Aug 07 – Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital, killing about 150 people and wounding thousands.
Normalcy returning to flood-hit Brahmaputra basin
Rangpur, Aug 7: Normalcy started returning to flood-affected areas as many displaced people are returning homes following further improvement in the flood situation in the Brahmaputra basin during 24 hours till 9 am Friday.
Man found dead at Bashundhara Residential Area in city
A man was found dead on the top floor of an under-construction building at Bashundhara Residential Area in the city on Friday.
2 die from Covid-19 in Bogura
Two people, who were undergoing treatment at Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, died from Covid-19 on Friday.
Asymptomatic coronavirus carriers have high viral loads
People who are infected with the coronavirus carry similar levels of the pathogen in their nose, throat and lungs whether they have symptoms or not, a new study from South Korea showed Thursday.
T-Aman rice cultivation in Rangpur region in progress
Rangpur, Aug 7: The government through the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken massive steps to make the Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice cultivation programme a success in the flood-hit Rangpur agriculture region.
Bangladesh among global hotspots of series of floods: Study
Dhaka, Aug 07 – Bangladesh is one of the hotspots of series of floods in the world, latest study says, noting that 250 million coastal dwellers will face rising floods globally.
Covid-19: Global cases surpass 19 million, deaths 713,406
Xinhua/UNB, Aug 07 – The officially confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed 19 million, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Covid-19 deals a severe blow to Bangladesh’s media industry
Dhaka, Aug 07 – At a time when people need credible information, coronavirus has upended Bangladesh’s media industry, hitting hard its revenue generation and claiming the lives of a good number of journalists and infecting many more.
Trump bans US transactions with TikTok, WeChat
New York, AP/UNB, Aug 07 – President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an official order banning dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from…
Convicted prisoner goes missing from Kashimpur jail
Gazipur, Aug 07 – A prisoner, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, went missing from Kashimpur Central Jail-2 on Thursday.
WHO chief calls for global cooperation to fight Covid-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has again requested the countries to unite and fight against Covid-19 as the pandemic has claimed over 700,000 lives globally while the number of confirmed cases has gone up to 19 million as of…
Sri Lanka election: Rajapaksa brothers win ‘super-majority’
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared victory in the country’s parliamentary election. His brother Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to be installed as prime minister, having held the role as caretaker since November.
Visions of food system we aspire to see in the year 2050
Last October, The Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with SecondMuse and OpenIDEO, launched the Food System Vision Prize to invite organizations, communities, companies, universities, and governments to develop a Vision of their food system they aspire to see in the year…
Public-funded Vanderbilt Varsity aims to gain from COVID-19
By Edward Hammond Vanderbilt University is in hot pursuit of pandemic profits. Antibodies from Vanderbilt, potential COVID-19 treatments whose discovery was paid for by the public, have been turned into private property as the University and its partner, the drug…
Sarah Resort become BFF’s exclusive accommodation partner
DHAKA – Sarah Resort Limited became the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) exclusive accommodation partner for the national football team’s conditioning camp that begins from tomorrow (Friday) in Gazipur. In this regard, an agreement signing ceremony between BFF and Sarah Resort…
AFC’s guideline to arrange FIFA WC Qualifier, AFC Cup
DHAKA – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has given a guideline to their member states to arrange the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers and AFC Cup matches due to COVID-19 situation. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Abu Nayeem…
IBBL Noakhali Zone confce on Capacity Building in Remittance
Noakhali Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a virtual conference on Capacity Building in Foreign Remittance on 5 August 2020, Wednesday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the conference as chief guest.
Beirut blast: PM Hasina mourns loss of lives
Dhaka, Aug 06 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed deepest condolences over the loss of innocent lives in the deadly explosion that rocked Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday.
Covid-19: Over 165 deaths on average a week in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Aug 06 – With 39 additional deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Bangladesh from Covid-19 has gone up to 3306 on Thursday.
Water diplomacy can help bolster regional coop: Webinar told
Civil society organisations (CSOs) can play a critical role in broadening the meaning of water through the inclusion of cultural, gender, ecological, and psychological aspects, says an international relations expert.
BNP slams move to ‘stop’ drive at hospitals
Dhaka, Aug 06 – Criticising the Health Ministry’s move to ‘stop’ drives at hospitals by law enforcers, BNP on Thursday said it has exposed that the government wants to protect those involved in corruption in the health sector.
Grammy-winning producer accused of sexual assault
AP/UNB, Aug 06 – Grammy Award-winning music producer Detail was arrested on Wednesday on charges of sexual assault, police said.