Dhaka, Apr 27: Prominent Industrialist and chairman of the Phoenix Group Deen Mohammad passed away due to old age complications at a city hospital early Tuesday. He was 83.
Month: April 2021
FM to join China-led virtual meeting on vaccine cooperation
Dhaka, Apr 27 : Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will join a China-led virtual meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation to deal with the Covid-19 situation.
PM shocked at death of Shariatpur Al leader Nurul Huq
Dhaka, Apr 27 : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former Health and Population Affairs Secretary of Shariatpur Municipal Awami League Syed Nurul Huq.
Gang of fake journalists arrested for extortion in CTG
A gang of four fake journalists including two women was arrested while they were extorting money from several businessmen in Chattogram by pretending to be media personnel.
To Combat Climate Change, Listen and Act on Ideas from Youths
Listening to young people take a stance on climate change and hearing their well-articulated and very alarming concerns about the changing climate re-inspired my commitment to do my best and to keep calling on everyone to take action to ensure our younger generation inherits a livable planet.
World Military Spending Rises to a Hefty $2.0 Trillion
But according to a new report released April 26 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), world military expenditure rose to nearly $2 trillion in 2020, an increase of 2.6 percent, in real terms, from 2019.
Hazard’s woes leave Real Madrid nostalgic for age of Galacticos
MADRID – “I’ll try,” said Eden Hazard when asked in his first press conference at Real Madrid if he could now become the best player in the world.
Gulf derby: prestige, pride riding on PSG v Man City clash
DOHA – The Champions League semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City on Wednesday is as much a clash of footballing titans as a proxy battle between competing Gulf nations and visions for European football’s future.
Failed ESL hangs over Champions League as nouveau riche take on Real Madrid
LONDON – The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week’s Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved — Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea — among the breakaway 12 that shook European football.
Zampa, Richardson latest to leave Covid-tainted IPL cricket
NEW DELHI – Two Australian cricketers became the latest to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as pressure grows on the tournament following a devastating coronavirus surge.
Women’s Football League set to resume from May 5
DHAKA- The women’s Football League will resume from May 5 at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamala Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur.
Govt to buy 11.50 lakh mts Boro rice
Dhaka, Apr 26 : The government has decided to procure 11.50 lakh metric tonnes of rice (boiled and non-boiled) and 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Boro season.
Fishing in Kaptai Lake prohibited for 3 months
The local administration has imposed a three-month ban on netting, marketing and transportation of fish from Kaptai Lake from May 1.
Brahmanbaria mayhem: Hefazat leader among 10 arrested
Brahmanbaria, Apr 26: Police in a drive arrested ten people including a local leader of Hefazat e-Islam from different parts of the district in the past 24 hours till Monday morning. The arrests were made in connection with the last…
UP member arrested for setting rickshaw puller’s legs on fire
Police have arrested a Joypurhat UP member for allegedly setting fire to a rickshaw puller’s legs.
Hefazat’s convening committee after dissolving central body
Hefazat-e-Islam has formed a five-member convening committee within two hours of the dissolution of its central committee on late Sunday evening.
Severe heat wave sweeping over Bangladesh
A severe heatwave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Jashore, Kushtia and Khulna.
Call to Pope Francis: Resist East Jerusalem Ethnic Cleansing
An Urgent Call to His Holiness Pope Francis, the global ecumenical movement and World Council of Churches Join the Palestinian Christians: Resist the Ethnic Cleansing of East Jerusalem.
Mamunul placed on 7-day fresh remand
Dhaka, Apr 26 : A Dhaka court on Monday placed Mamunul Haque, former Joint Secretary General of Hefezat-e-Islam, on a seven-day remand in two separate cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police stations.
Govt announces compensation for Banshkhali victims
Dhaka, Apr 26 : State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian has announced to compensate Tk 2 lakh to the families of each victim who lost their lives in a clash with police at Banshkhali coal-based power plant.
Severe heatwave sweeping over Bangladesh
Dhaka, Apr 26 : Severe heatwave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Jashore, Kushtia and Khulna.
Hefazat forms five-member convening committee
Chattogram, Apr 26 : Hefazat-e-Islam has formed a five-member convening committee within two hours of the dissolution of its central committee.
Dhaka bans cross-border movement as Covid situation worsens
Bangladesh on Sunday closed its borders with India for two weeks because of the worsening Covid-19 situation.
Sounders escape with 1-1 draw against LAFC
LOS ANGELES – Seattle’s Brad Smith grabbed the second-half equalizer as the Sounders escaped with a 1-1 draw against Los Angeles FC in a clash of Major League Soccer Western Conference heavyweights on Saturday.
Djokovic concedes upgrades needed after Belgrade failure
BELGRADE – World number one Novak Djokovic admitted he needs to work on his game ahead of next month’s French Open after he was knocked out by Aslan Karatsev in the Belgrade semi-finals on Saturday.
Sri Lanka declares at 648-8 in first innings
DHAKA- Sri Lanka declared their first innings on 648-8 in the first cricket test against Bangladesh at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Sunday.
Tamim hits his second fifty in Kandy Test
Dhaka — With only one session to play in the Kandy Test against Sri Lanka, Tamim Iqbal hit his second fifty of the match and lead of Sri Lanka came down to seven runs.
Huge traffic: Shops, malls reopen
The number of private vehicles, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws marked a significant rise on the roads in the capital on Sunday as the government allowed shops and shopping malls to reopen their doors to shoppers on a limited scale.
Mamunul controversy: Jharna’s father now in custody
Waliyar Rahman, father of Hefazat-e-Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque’s “second wife” Jannat e Jharna, has been taken into police custody for interrogation.
SC upholds HC bail to Erfan Salim
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court order that granted bail to Irfan Selim in a case filed over assaulting a Navy officer last year.