Dhaka, Aug 23 – Though the online sales of health products and daily essentials were booming due to COVID-19, the ongoing pandemic has taken its heavy toll on the online retailers of fashion, cosmetics, and other imported products, says a…
Month: August 2020
Rubel eying to make a Test comeback in Sri Lanka
DHAKA —Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain has set his target to make a comeback in the longer version format during the side’s three-match Test series in Sri Lanka. Despite establishing him one of the best bowlers of the country in…
BCB looking for a batting coach for all format of cricket
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has planned to appoint a batting coach for the national team for a long term and for all formats of cricket. The post of the batting coach went vacant after the resignation of Neil…
Farmers Bank loan scam: Regent Group’s Shahed lands in jail
Dhaka, Aug 23 – A Dhaka Court on Sunday sent Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed to jail in a case filed for misappropriating Tk 2.71 crore from Farmers Bank.
State Minister for Sports inaugurates skill aid of Bangladesh program
DHAKA – The State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP inaugurated a virtual skill aid of Bangladesh program on Saturday evening, a Ministry of Youth and Sports press release said today. Skill Aid works to increase…
Govt emptied public coffer, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Aug 23 – BNP on Sunday alleged that the government has emptied the national exchequer and bankrupted the country’s economy to meet the budget deficit.
No Tajia procession, rally in open space: Dhaka Police chief
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Sunday directed DMP officials to take initiatives not to hold Tajia processions and rallies in open spaces on Ashura which falls on August 30 to prevent the spread…
OC Pradeep, wife sued in graft case
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 23 – The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against former Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife for amassing wealth worth Tk 4 crore from unknown sources.
Zia behind Aug 15 killings, Khaleda in Aug 21 attack: PM
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday renewed her allegations that Khaleda Zia was involved in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack as her husband Ziaur Rahman was behind the August 15, 1975 killings.
করোনাকালে দেশপ্রেম
শিপন রবিদাস প্রাণকৃষ্ণ পুরো বিশ্ব আজ ভয়ঙ্করভাবে বিপর্যস্ত। করোনা নামক প্রাণঘাতী ভাইরাসটি বিশ্বব্যাপী ছড়িয়েছে। বাংলাদেশে করোনা ভাইরাস শনাক্ত হয় গত ৮ মার্চ। ২৬ মার্চ থেকে দেশে সাধারণ ছুটি ঘোষণা করে লকডাউন পরিস্থিতি সৃষ্টি করা হয়। ফলে কর্মহীন হয়ে পড়ে লাখ…
Bangladesh sees 34 virus deaths, 1973 new cases on Sunday
Dhaka, Aug 23: Bangladesh on Sunday reported 34 more COVID-19 deaths, raising the tally to 3,941.
Pickup van driver among 2 killed in Dhamrai road crash
Dhaka, Aug 23: Two people, including a pickup van driver, were killed when a covered van hit a pickup van in Dhaka’s Dhamrai on Sunday morning.
Three years in review: No end in sight to Rohingya crisis
Myanmar has not taken a single Rohingya back home till date although the crisis enters the fourth year within a couple of days amid “lack of conducive conditions” in Rakhine required for a safe and sustainable return of Rohingyas, officials…
Arms case: Charges framed against Papia, her husband
A court in Dhaka on Sunday framed charges against the expelled general secretary of Jubo Mohila League Narsingdi district unit Shamima Nur Papia, and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon in an arms case.
NTV joint chief news editor Abdus Shaheed dies of Covid-19
Abdus Shaheed, joint chief news editor of NTV, a private television channel, died of Covid-19 at a hospital in the city on Sunday. He was 63.
Flood level surges again in Ganges basin
Rajshahi, Aug 23: Water levels in many of the rivers in the Ganges basin were recorded a rising trend again today in wake of onrushing of floodwater from upstream hilly catchment areas after a steady condition for the last couple…
Highway through haor, a feat unwelcome for wetland ecosystem
For a road that opened to the public during a pandemic, the Itna-Mithamoin-Astagram highway has already made a huge impression on people, in more ways than one. For fishes and other aquatic life it’s a barrier that has restricted their…
Coronavirus: Global death tally hits 803,479, cases 23 mn
The death toll from Covid-19 globally reached 803,479 on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Aug 21 attack was ‘planned state terrorism’: Quader
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the grenade attack on August 21 was not an accident, but rather planned state terrorism.
Aug 21 carnage: BNP dismisses PM’s remarks on Khaleda
Dhaka, Aug 23 – BNP on Saturday termed ‘irresponsible, fabricated and politically motivated’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comment that Khaleda Zia tried to kill her through the August-21 grenade attack.
Some cops turn into monsters for unethical work: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday alleged that the law-and-order situation in the country has completely ‘collapsed’ as some police personnel have turned monsters for being ‘used in unethical’ activities like extrajudicial killings.
PSG, a club transformed, allow Qatar to bask in limelight of Champions League final
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…
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.