PARIS – Roland Garros gets underway in chilly, damp Paris on Sunday still in the grip of the coronavirus which organisers had hoped they would escape by unilaterally pushing back the clay court Grand Slam event by four months. Opening…
Month: September 2020
Ramos penalty snatches win for Real Madrid over Betis
MADRID – Sergio Ramos scored a late penalty as Real Madrid came from behind to scrape a 3-2 win against 10-man Real Betis, their first La Liga victory of the season. Betis were ahead at half-time after two goals in…
Morgan lauds Gill in Kolkata’s big IPL win
DUBAI – England’s Eoin Morgan heaped praise on young Indian opener Shubman Gill after the batting duo led Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive win in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Gill and Morgan put on an unbeaten fourth-wicket…
14-day quarantine will affect players’ fitness: Russell
DHAKA — State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell doesn’t see any logic in staying a 14-day quarantine in Sri Lanka, stating that it will affect cricketers’ fitness badly. He echoed the voice of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB),…
IBBL opens 1500th outlet, 84 on agent banking across country
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated 1500th outlet with 84 agent banking outlets across the country. With this, the number of agent outlets of the bank stood at 1566.
BCB to celebrate PM’s birthday with various programmes
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will celebrate the 74th birthday of honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by arranging various programmes. Sheikh Hasina, the eldest of the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Begum Fazilatunnesa,…
Outgoing Indian HC makes farewell call on President
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das on Sunday called on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban.
Those defying leadership can leave GF: Reza Kibria
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Gonoforum (GF) General Secretary Dr Reza Kibria on Sunday said some members of their party have tried to tarnish its image by holding an unauthorised meeting in its name. In a press release, he said those…
BNP denounces MC College rape incident, ‘lawlessness’
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Strongly denouncing the incident of a ‘gang-rape’ in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College, BNP on Sunday alleged that it has depicted the ‘lawlessness and anarchic’ situation created in the country by ‘Awami League’.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam loses battle to Covid-19
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, who contracted Covid-19 recently, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Sunday evening. He was 71.
তিস্তা মহাপরিকল্পনা বর্ধিত কলেবরে বাস্তবায়ন করুনঃ আইএফসি
ঢাকা, সেপ্টেম্বর ২৭ – দশকের পর দশক স্বাভাবিক প্রবাহ থেকে বঞ্চিত বাংলাদেশে তিস্তা নদী পলিমাটি জমে মরে গেছে। শুস্ক মৌসূমে পানির প্রবাহ সরিয়ে নেয়ায় বিশাল এ নদী শুকিয়ে যায়। পানির প্রবাহ না থাকায় পরিবেশ ও মানুষের জীবনযাত্রার মারাত্মক ক্ষতি হয়।…
PM stresses better cooperation of neighbours for development
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday emphasised on the need for better cooperation with neighbouring countries for the development of the people of this region. “We always think that better cooperation is needed with the neighbouring…
Global Covid-19 death toll hits 992,984; cases 32.7 mn
Global death toll due to Covid-19 reached 992,984 on Sunday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides, the confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 32,747, 374 globally, according to the JHU data. The United States remains the country worst hit…
World Rivers Day 2020: Celebrating Rivers across the world
September 26, 2020 SANDRP The World Rivers Day (WRD) is celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of September. The event strives to highlight the invaluable ecological, hydrological services and cultural, recreational values offered by the rivers. Indeed, the most of…
Japan PM Suga ‘determined’ to hold Olympics despite pandemic
UNITED NATIONS, United States – Japan is “determined” to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s newly elected prime minister told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. “In the summer of next year,…
Chennai in muddle with misfiring spinners, says coach Fleming
DUBAI – Chennai Super Kings have struggled to get their lineup right and the team’s misfiring spinners have added to their woes after two successive Indian Premier League losses, team coach Stephen Fleming said. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team went down…
আল্লামা আহমদ শফী ইসলামী শিক্ষা প্রসারে বিরাট অবদান রেখেছেন
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, হাটহাজারী মাদ্রাসার মহাপরিচালক আল্লামা শাহ আহমদ শফী রহ. নাস্তিক মুরতাদ ও শয়তানী শক্তির বিরুদ্ধে কঠোর অবস্থান নেয়াসহ ইসলামী শিক্ষা প্রসারে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভুমিকা পালন করে গেছেন। শিরক-বেদআতমুক্ত আমল…
BCB still optimistic amid clouds over SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is still optimistic about Sri Lanka tour as they await a response from the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) regarding a revised tour guideline even though the hosts nation made it clear without following strict…
Stalker on 7-day remand over killing schoolgirl in Savar
Dhaka, Sept 26 – A Dhaka Court on Saturday placed a man on a seven-day remand in a case over knifing a schoolgirl to death in Savar on September 20.
Ensure Covid vaccine for all countries at a time: PM Hasina
Bangladesh has capacity for mass scale vaccine production, she says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the world community to treat the Covid-19 vaccine as a ‘global public good’ and urged the United Nations to ensure its timely availability…
Tigers get three-day break from practice
DHAKA —Amid the uncertainty over the Sri Lanka tour, national players get three days to break from the practice as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will get a clear picture about the tour in these days. However, no cricketer can…
Susanto emerges champion in Sheikh Hasina Int’l Online Chess
DHAKA – GM Megaranto Susanto of Indonesia emerged unbeaten champion in the Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament that concluded today (Saturday) at virtual platform. The tournament was arranged on the occasion of 74th birthday celebration of Prime Minister…
The Death of Andre Vltchek, a Passionate Warrior for Truth
by Edward Curtin “If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn’t we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight?” – Eduardo Galeano, Upside Down, 1998 For decades, Andre Vltchek, an old-school…
DMP to fire 26 cops involved in drug use: Commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has initiated a process to terminate 26 cops found positive in dope tests, said DMP Commissioner Md Shaifqul Islam on Saturday.
BNP agents, voters obstructed in Pabna by-polls: Rizvi
BNP on Saturday alleged that the agents of its candidate in the by-polls to Pabna-4 were obstructed from entering polling stations.
Dr Kamal suffers from ‘memory problem’: Montu
Gonoforum’s former general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu on Saturday said their party President Dr Kamal Hossain is suffering from a little bit of memory problem as he messes up many things these days.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 36 more deaths, 1,106 new cases
The death toll from Covid-19 disease hit 5,129 in Bangladesh on Saturday morning, as health authorities registered 36 more fatalities in 24 hours across the country.
5th phase flood leaves 60,000 people marooned in Kurigram
The fifth phase of flood in Kurigram has marooned 60,000 people, according to the UP chairmen of the flood-hit areas.
Bollywood drugs scandal: Three leading actresses grilled
Three Bollywood stars — Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan — were grilled by India’s narcotics control authority in Mumbai on Saturday, in a drugs probe linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
‘Stop importing fish from India’: Jashore fish farmers
Fish farmers and importantly the Fisheries Department of Jashore district are calling for a ban on importing fish from India, at a time when the country’s fish imports from India have doubled through Benapole port.