DHAKA – Bangladesh Green will take on Bangladesh Red tomorrow at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium as both of the sides are eying the final of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games. The other team of the tournament, Bangladesh Blue had already…
Year: 2021
Saif’s ton leads Emerging Team to victory against Ireland Wolves
DHAKA -Captain Saif Hasan led the side from the front with a sublime 120 runs knock as Bangladesh Emerging Team romped to a six- wicket win over visiting Ireland Wolves in the third match of the five-match one-day series at…
Bangabandhu International Rating Chess begins
DHAKA – Bangabandhu International Rating Chess tournament began from today at Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) hall-room marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Organized by BCF, Youth and Sports Secretary Mohammad Akhter Hossain formally…
Thakurgaon sees nearly 500 fire incidents in one year
News Desk There have been close to 500 cases of fire in Thakurgaon district in the past one year, a government survey has revealed.
Narcotics case: Man gets life term in Magura
Magura, Mar 9: A Magura court on Monday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case filed under the Anti-Narcotics Act in 2009.
Why jail term of suspended GCC mayor won’t be extended: HC
Gazipur, Mar 9: The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the jail term of sacked mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) MA Mannan in a graft case should not be extended.
Hasina, Modi inaugurate Maitri Setu
New Delhi, Mar 9 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi Tuesday inaugurated ‘Maitri Setu’, a bridge built over the Feni river flowing between the two countries.
Dhaka for greater intra-OIC trade, contract farming
Dhaka, Mar 9 : State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has proposed increasing intra-Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) trade and initiating contract farming among OIC Member States in Africa.
Sheba Platform to use Payroll Solution of bKash
Dhaka, Mar 9: Sheba Platform Limited (SPL) will use Payroll Solution of bKash to disburse salaries and other allowances to their employees.
Tigers to leave managed isolation and move free in New Zealand
Dhaka, Mar 9 : After completion of the managed isolation and quarantine in New Zealand, the Bangladesh team will be free to move around from Wednesday, a Bangladesh Cricket Board statement reads.
Oprah’s deft royal interview shows why she’s still the queen
While the couple drew both strong support and rebukes for detailing why they fled Britain and their royal roles, Winfrey burnished her stature as a master interviewer.
5 of a family hurt in Narayanganj residential flat fire
Five members of a family including a child suffered burn injuries in a fire in the Fatullah area of Narayanganj early Tuesday.
Green Growth Falls Short sans Addressing Gender Inequality
if gender differences are not incorporated into climate change plans, women will be unable to access the co-benefits that arise from concerted climate action.
RU teachers and students demand cancellation of DSA
Rajshahi University teachers and students on Monday formed a human chain demanding cancellation of the Digital Security Act.
Allen leads Windies to three-wicket win, T20 series triumph over Sri Lanka
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – All-rounder Fabian Allen clobbered three sixes off the penultimate over to lead West Indies to a nervy three-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the final Twenty20 International on Sunday. Chasing a modest target of…
Barca given fresh start as Laporta elected new club president
MADRID – Joan Laporta returned as Barcelona president on Sunday after winning the club’s elections by a landslide, with his central pledge to try to persuade Lionel Messi to stay. Laporta was last president at Barca between 2003 and 2010,…
Mumta Hena steers Blue to Bangladesh Games Women’s Cricket final
DHAKA -Mumta Hena claimed 4-22 with his wily off-spin as Bangladesh Blue confirmed the final of 9th Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games, crushing Bangladesh Green team by nine wickets at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. This was Blue’s second straight win, following…
Mahmudullah emphasizes on playing as a unit in NZ tour
DHAKA -Bangladesh T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad stressed on playing as a unit and doing well in all three departments in a bid to achieve a positive result in their New Zealand tour. The cricket pundits termed the New Zealand tour…
Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games: Blue team march to final
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) : Bangladesh Women Blue team marched to the final of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games beating Bangladesh Women Green team by nine wickets on Monday in Sylhet. In the first match of the event, Salma Khatun-led…
It is time to redesign economics
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) : The world is facing an unprecedented crisis with the Covid-19 pandemic. Day after day all the failures in our economic and social system and thinking process are being revealed.
Joy Bangla Concert: Rock stars share best memories
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) : The bands that rocked the Joy Bangla Concert stage in previous years reminisced their special moments about the past episodes and rendered songs online as the concert has been halted this year due to the…
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Fatalities climb to 8,476
News Desk Bangladesh’s coronavirus caseload rose to 551,175 on Monday after the health authorities confirmed 845 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Joy Bangla Concert: Rock stars share best memories
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB): The bands that rocked the Joy Bangla Concert stage in previous years reminisced their special moments about the past episodes and rendered songs online as the concert has been halted this year due to the Coronavirus…
Engage yourselves in income-generating activities, PM to womenfolk
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) :*Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the women of the country to engage themselves in income-generating activities instead of sitting idle at home for their economic freedom.
News on giving Tk 10000 allowance to students fake: Education Ministry
Dhaka, March 8 (UNB)— The Education Ministry has requested everyone not to pay heed to rumours on social media that it is giving each student Tk 10,000 as allowance. A PID handout on Monday said reports about the allowance is…
Khaleda’s sentences could be suspended for another 6 months: Law Ministry
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) : The Ministry of Law has recommended extension of the stay on the sentences of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for six months more in two graft cases.
Covid-19 death toll tops 2.59 mn; cases 116.82 mn globally
The death toll from Covid-19 in the world topped 2,593,073 and cases 116,822,839 as of Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Post-COVID World Needs Amplified Women’s Voices in Politics
Theme ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in the COVID-19 World,’ is grounded in the reality that this women’s day is unlike any other.
Women Must Continue To Claim Power & Take On Unseen Barriers
One can’t talk about power without talking about patriarchy – in which men always hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
Protecting Indigenous Languages is Protecting Biodiversity
The extinction of one million species feels rather abstract. We do not know how to speak of the scale of such extinction, except as a mere number: one million!