DHAKA – Quamrunnahar of Bangladesh Ansar and Swapna Akter of Bangladesh Navy won gold in the women’s individual event of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games held today at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city’s Mirpur. Quamrunnahar secured gold in…
Month: April 2021
Covid-19: Dhaka records 6,000+ cases for 2nd straight day
Bangladesh has recorded more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day as the country ramps up efforts to contain the virus’ transmission.
Father, daughter killed in Pabna road crash
Pabna, Apr 2 : A 36-year-old man and his minor daughter were killed when a truck hit their bike in the Taribaria Bazar area of Pabna Sadar upazila on Friday, police said.
Auto-rickshaw driver’s body found in Chandpur
Chandpur, Apr 2 : Police on Friday recovered the body of an auto-rickshaw driver who went missing from Lamchar village of Faridganj upazila four days ago.
Chattogram EC official dies of Covid-19
Chattogram, Apr 2 : An official of the Chattogram Election Commission died at a hospital in Dhaka on Friday, three days after testing positive for Covid-19.
3 Rohingyas killed in Ukhiya fire
Cox’s Bazar, Apr 2 : At least three Rohingyas were killed Friday as a fire – the second in less than two weeks – broke out in the makeshift Kutupalong Bazar near a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar.
‘Pracheer Periye’ publication aired on Autism Awareness Day
Autism expert and Shuchona Foundation Chair Saima Wazed Hossain Friday announced the publication of “Pracheer Periye.”
Cosmos Dialogue on Dhaka-Washington ties premieres Saturday
Dhaka, Apr 2 : Experts from Bangladesh and the United States have been brought together for an online symposium hosted by the Cosmos Foundation to assess the Dhaka-Washington relationship in its present context and identify the challenges and opportunities that…
RU officials debar man from taking pond soil out of campus
The University agricultural project leased him the land for digging a pond on condition of not taking the soil of the land outside the campus. However, the contractor has violated the terms of the lease.
Coronavirus and Climate Change: Tales of Two Crises
The book contains 25 sub-headings starting with “Spread of Coronavirus: Are we prepared?” and ends at “Escaping Pandora’s Box of Acceleration of Pandemics”.
Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games website launched
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today launched the official website of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games-2020. BOA secretary general Syed Shahed Reza formally inaugurated the website at the media cell of the BOA building this afternoon. All the information…
Covid-19 upsurge forces NCL’s postponement
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to postpone the Bangabandhu 22nd National Cricket League for an indefinite period after the upsurge of coronavirus in Bangladesh. “We have decided to postpone the NCL for now as a safety measure as…
Army, Sylhet register win in men’s football
DHAKA – Bangladesh Army and Sylhet district football team won their respective group A matches of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games men’s football event held today at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. In the day’s first match, Bangladesh Army,…
Bangladesh wants to forget this New Zealand series: Mahmudullah
DHAKA —Bangladesh T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad said that the Tiger will want to forget this New Zealand series as early as possible as they failed to put up any spirited show there miserably once again. The Tigers lost all of…
Dhaka bans passenger entry from Europe, 12 other countries
In an effort to contain Covid-19 in the country, the civil aviation regulator on Thursday banned the entry of passengers from all European nations, except the UK, and 12 other countries
Leader’s Summit on Climate: Kerry due Apr 9 to invite Hasina
John Kerry, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on April 9 on a daylong visit during which Bangladesh will convey its priority issues to him on the climate front.
Avoid public gatherings, wear masks to fight Covid surge: PM
Seeking cooperation from all to check the rapid transmission of coronavirus, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged people to avoid public gatherings, unnecessary outside stay and wear face masks everywhere.
Covid surge: Tourist spots in Sylhet closed for 2 weeks
All tourist spots in Sylhet district have been shut down for the next two weeks to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, officials said Thursday.
Tigers all-out in 9.3 overs to suffer another clean sweep
While chasing a huge total of 141 runs in 10 overs in the third T20I against New Zealand, Bangladesh got all-out for 76 in 9.3 overs on Thursday at Auckland.
50pc passengers in public transports: Commuters stage demos
Commuters staged demonstrations after blocking road in the city’s Nilkhet area as they failed to board buses and other public transports after the government’s directive to carry 50 percent passengers in public buses to check Covid transmission.
President Abdul Hamid for checking cheating in e-commerce
Mentioning e-commerce as an important sector, President Abdul Hamid stressed the need for strong monitoring and control to prevent cheating by a handful of people so that the expansion of the sector does not stop in any way.
BD Covid surge – Tighten grip with nighttime curfew: Experts
As Bangladesh is experiencing record-breaking Covid cases – over 5,000 daily for the last 3 days – experts think ‘health emergency’, ‘nighttime curfew’ and area-based lockdown can be the right measures to slow down the virus transmission.
What’s in Hurricane Names? Dorian & Laura as WMO Calls Them
The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Hurricane Committee decided at its annual meeting to retire four tropical cyclone names from its rotating list after assessing the record-breaking hurricane 2020 season.
Bangladesh Welcomes Newest Zinc Rice Variety: BRRI dhan100
The Bangladesh National Seed Board has approved the release of the newest biofortified zinc rice variety in the country: the BRRI dhan100.
Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd was pleading with officers
A Minneapolis court has been shown new police bodycam footage of George Floyd pleading with officers during his arrest, saying: “I’m not a bad guy”.
Ramping up response for Rohingya Refugees after camp fire
United Nations agencies have stepped up their efforts to assist thousands of Rohingya refugee families left homeless after last week’s devastating fire at the Kutupalong refugee camp in southern Bangladesh.
BB reserve heist case, report submission deferred again
A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed May 23 to submit the investigation report in the case filed over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place 2916.
Climate change top challenge over next decade: UNESCO survey
Climate change and loss of biodiversity are seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according to the World in 2030 Survey report published on Wednesday by UNESCO.
Even if you can’t take it, you can’t avoid being one
Sudhirendar Sharma I recall how scheming we were in our younger days to send gullible on a ‘fool’s errand’ to mark April 1, the most light-hearted day of the year when playing pranks and trying to get people to believe…
Bangladesh can’t have a fixed delta plan 2100: Ainun Nishat
Dutch engineers formulated the Delta Plan 2100 and implemented it in their country. The Dutch were so satisfied with their work, they thought they would expand it to other countries.