Dhaka, Sept 17 – The education ministry has declared the closure of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam, at Hathazari, Chittagong, until further order due to breaching of its conditions.
Month: September 2020
Border killing, drug smuggling feature BGB-BSF talks
Dhaka, Sept 17 – A four-day border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) formally began in Dhaka on Thursday with a greater focus on border killing and cross-border crimes, including drug smuggling.
22-day Hilsa ban begins Oct 14
Dhaka, Sept 17 – A 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa will come into effect from October 14 to protect Hilsa with eggs.
Rohingya crisis requires a political solution: Dhaka
New York, Sept 17 – Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said the Rohingya crisis requires a political solution, which lies in the return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar by addressing root causes, creating right conditions…
EU to Defend Democracy: Use Budget to Uphold core values
Strong Tool Needed to Link Fund Access to Rule of Law Brussels – The European Union should urgently equip itself with a robust tool tying member states’ access to EU funds to respect for core membership obligations, Human Rights Watch…
SWAMI AGNIVESH – A TRIBUTE
Dr Chandra Muzaffar Swami Agnivesh has left us. And yet he is still with us. He was undoubtedly one of the most courageous fighters against religious fanaticism and religious bigotry of our time. He spoke out without hesitation against fanatical…
BHF to sit Sept. 30 to take decision of premier league
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will sit on September 30 in an executive committee’s meeting to take a decision of Premier Hockey League which was halted for the last two years. “Yes we’ll sit in the executive committee…
Cricketers to undergo corona test amid uncertainty over SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will conduct the COVID-19 test of 27 cricketers who were given GO (Government Order) for the tour of Sri Lanka. The corona test of those 27 cricketers will be held on Friday as the…
Decision on SL tour likely to be finalized within couple of days
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is expecting Sri Lanka’s reply about Bangladesh’s tour in the Island nation within two or three days. BCB’s media and communications committee chairman Jalal Younus said since the issue is Sri Lanka’s national…
Football’s next season to begin with Federation Cup in December
DHAKA – The next season of football will begin in the first week December with curtain-raiser Federation Cup Football, Professional Football League Committee’s (PFLC) chairman Abdus Salam Murshedy informed after the league committee’s meeting today. The PFLC’s meeting was held…
Taekwondo Poomsae Championship begins tomorrow
DHAKA – The 1st Mujib Barsha Bangladesh Taekwondo Online Club Poomsae Championship begins from tomorrow (Friday). The competition will be conducted directly online from Taekwondo Club at the city’s Mohammadpur, organised by BTF. Bangladesh Taekwondo Association’s vice president Suman Dey…
Health Ministry did well in dealing with pandemic: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the Ministry of Health showed its enough efficiency in checking the Covid-19 pandemic in the country by properly taking necessary measures in time.
Barapukuria case against Khaleda: Charge hearing Nov 17
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 17 for hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
Low-lying areas inundated as Teesta, Dharala swell again
The waters in the Teesta and Dharala rivers Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts started to rise again for continuous rains and upstream water, submerging the low-lying and char areas.
Onion export ban an Indian plot: Zafrullah
Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Thursday said India should be given a strong message as it is “trying to disturb Bangladesh’s economy”.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 36 deaths; 1593 cases overnight
The total number of people who recovered from Covid-19 crossed the 2,50,000-mark in Bangladesh on Thursday as health authorities reported the recoveries of 2,443 patients in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
Footprints dating back 120,000 years found in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has announced the discovery of ancient human and animal footprints dating back more than 120,000 years in Tabuk in northern Saudi Arabia, reports Xinhua.
No ME peace without solving Palestinian problem: Russia
MOSCOW, Sept 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russia said on Thursday it would be a “mistake” to think lasting peace in the Middle East could be secured without resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Coronavirus: Global cases reach 29,760,579; deaths 939,175
Global coronavirus cases surged past 29,760,579 as of Thursday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Bangladesh’s debt burden set to get heavier
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Bangladesh is going to plunge into a ‘newer depth of debt’, both from internal and external sources, in the coming days as it is spending additional money to salvage the economy hit hard by the COVID-19…
Onion prices hit Tk 100 a kg in Magura
Magura, Sept 16 – As news of India’s onion export ban spread, traders in Magura hiked prices of the bulb to as high as Tk 100 per kg on Wednesday.
Taekwondo International Poomsae Championship to begin Oct. 3
DHAKA – The 1st Bangladesh Taekwondo International Poomsae Live Championship will be held from October 3-4, said Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) general secretary Mahmudul Hasan Rana to BSS today. “We have already started the process to arrange the meet….. the…
Saif tests positive for coronavirus for second time
DHAKA —Bangladesh Test opener Saif Hassan has tested positive for coronavirus for the second time even though he has no visible symptoms. He was tested for the second time, exactly seven days after he had first tested positive for the…
Mujib Barsho Taekwondo Poomsae Championship begins from Friday
DHAKA – The 1st Mujib Barsha Bangladesh Taekwondo Online Club Poomsae Championship will be held from September 18-19, Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) press release said today. The competition will be conducted directly online from Taekwondo Club at the city’s Mohammadpur,…
Bangladesh economy relatively in good shape: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s economy is more or less in a good shape now although the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to it as elsewhere in the world.
75th session of UNGA begins in largely virtual format
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16, 2020 (BSS/PTI)- The landmark 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly has commenced amidst the devastating coronavirus pandemic, with the world leaders set to meet virtually for the first time in the UN’s 75-year history…
Bangladesh importing onion from Turkey, Egypt
The government has decided to import onion from multiple sources to ensure enough supply of the popular cooking ingredient in the local markets.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 21 deaths; 1,615 fresh cases
DHAKA, Sept 16, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 21 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,615 fresh cases overnight.
Dhaka to send workers to 6 more countries
The government has taken an initiatives to send workers to six new countries as a part of efforts to export manpower to alternative labour markets.
IBBL inaugurates its Khalishpur sub-branch in Khulna
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Khalishpur Sub-Branch under Daulatpur Branch, Khulna on 14 September 2020, Monday.