Dhaka, Dec 14 (UNB) – Bangladesh outplayed visiting West Indies by eight wickets in the third and final ODI of three-match series at Sylhet International Stadium on Friday to clinch the series 2-1.
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Strasbourg Xmas market reopens after attack
The Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg has reopened, two days after the attack carried out by a gunman on Tuesday evening. Cherif Chekatt was killed on Thursday by police on a city street after he opened fire…
US airline’s flight turns back after human heart discovery
A US passenger plane travelling from Seattle to Dallas was forced to turn back hours into its flight because a human heart had been left on board. Southwest Airlines says the organ was flown to Seattle from California, where it…
EU says no to May on Brexit renegotiating deal
Theresa May’s bid to make her Brexit deal more acceptable to MPs have suffered a blow after EU leaders said it was “not open for renegotiation”. She wants legal assurances on the Irish backstop to help her deal get through…
Police appeal to find Chérif Chekatt for Strasbourg shooting
French police have issued a call for help to find the man suspected of opening fire near a Christmas market in Strasbourg. Hundreds of police, soldiers and border agents on both sides of the Franco-German border are trying to find…
Theresa May to join EU summit after surviving vote
Theresa May is heading to Brussels for an EU summit, less than 24 hours after surviving a vote of confidence. The prime minister is seeking legally binding pledges from EU leaders on the Irish backstop – a key obstacle for…
Theresa May survives confidence vote
Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117. After securing 63% of the total vote, she is now immune from a leadership challenge for a year. Speaking…
Gunman at large after three killed, 12 hurt in Strasbourg shooting
Three people have been killed and 12 others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg. The gunman, known to security services, is on the run and is being hunted by police. “He fought twice with our…
Trump could intervene in case of Meng Wanzhou
Donald Trump says he could intervene in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it helps to avoid a further decline in US relations with China. “Whatever’s good for this country, I would do,” the US president said. Ms…
India poll results show nail-biting contest in Madhya Pradesh
Early state election results in the central state of Madhya Pradesh show a nail-biting contest between India’s ruling BJP and opposition Congress. The leads show a late comeback for the BJP in the central state. Early results showed a clear…
Indian rupee hit by central bank chief’s shock resignation
India’s currency slumped one day after the abrupt resignation of the country’s central bank governor. The Indian rupee fell 1.2% against the US dollar and stocks were also lower as investors reacted to his departure. On Monday, Urjit Patel resigned…
HC delivers split order on Khaleda’s candidature
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Big economic option to clean up industries: Bertrand Piccard
Bertrand Piccard, Solar Impulse Foundation A UN Goodwill Ambassador and the first person ever to complete a round-the-world flight powered by solar energy, he launched a project to collect 1000 green and profitable solutions so the private sector had no…
Nonrecorded Filipino workers assistance program ends Tuesday
The deadline for illegal Filipino workers, including housemaids, to benefit from their country’s Financial Assistance Programme ends tomorrow.
Climate Change on the Menu
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Time to adapt to changing climate: What it means for water?
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কারা ‘হ্যাক’ করছেন নিজেদের শরীর, কেন?
প্রযুক্তিকে যারা আক্ষরিক অর্থেই নিজের শরীরের সঙ্গে আত্মস্থ করে নিতে চান, তাদেরই একদলকে এখন বলা হচ্ছে ‘বায়োহ্যাকার্স’। এরকম নামকরণের কারণ, তারা নিজেদের শরীরের ‘বায়োলজি’ বা জীববিদ্যাকে ‘হ্যাক’ করে নিজেদের শরীর বা মস্তিষ্ক যাতে আরও ভালভাবে কাজ করতে পারে, সেই চেষ্টাই…
Facebook could threaten democracy: former GCHQ chief
Facebook could become a threat to democracy without tougher regulation, the former head of intelligence agency GCHQ has said. Robert Hannigan told the BBC the social media giant was more interested in profiting from user data than “protecting your privacy”.…
Indians defend Priyanka Chopra after ‘racist’ article
Indians on social media are rallying behind Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra after an American website article called her a “scam artist”. The article in The Cut, which has now been taken down, sparked outrage for suggesting that she had trapped…
California, here we come!
by Nate Engle “California, here we come!” I was singing this phrase in my head all morning a few weeks ago as I flew from Washington DC to Los Angeles to accompany a Government of Botswana study tour delegation. The…
Husband charged with murder in podcast mystery
Australian police have charged Chris Dawson with the murder of his wife, whose disappearance in 1982 has been featured in a popular crime podcast. The 70-year-old arrived in Sydney to a media throng on Thursday after being extradited from Queensland.…
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada
The daughter of the founder of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and deputy chair, was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December. Details of…
Rosatom’s innovation enable life-extension of large reactors
26 November 2018 (Balakovo, Russia) – Rosatom has completed the annealing of a large capacity reactor vessel on power unit 1 (VVER-1000) at Balakovo plant (Saratov region, 900 km from Moscow) for the first time in the world.
Only aggrieved person can file defamation case: HC
Dhaka, Dec 5 – A High Court bench yesterday observed that only the person who has been aggrieved by any defamatory comment can file a defamation case in that regard in accordance with the law.
Qatar’s emir receives invite from Saudi king to attend GCC Summit
Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has received a written invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to attend an annual Gulf Arab summit being held in Riyadh on December 9, Kuwait and Qatar’s state news agencies said on…
IBBL MD achieves Best Emerging CEO in Islamic Banking Award
Dhaka Dec 4 – Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited achieved ‘Best Emerging CEO in Islamic Banking 2018’ award conferred by UK-based financial intelligence house Cambridge IF Analytica.
Miss World 2018: Oishi wins her group, into Top 20
Dhaka, Dec 2 – A Bangladeshi girl, Jannatul Ferdous Oishi, has been included in the list of best beauties for the 68th edition of the ‘Miss World’ competition.
Scale 7.0 quake rattles Alaska; food, fuel supply in tact
Anchorage, Dec 3 (AP/UNB) — The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to roads in the Anchorage…
Case filed over Tabligh Jamaat’s factional clashes
Gazipur, Dec 3 – A case has been filed for obstructing police from performing their duties and attacking them during clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
নারীপক্ষের এবারের প্রতিপাদ্য “মানবিক রাষ্ট্র চাই”
নারীপক্ষ আগামী শনিবার, ২৪ অগ্রহায়ণ ১৪২৫/ ৮ ডিসেম্বর ২০১৮ কেন্দ্রীয় শহীদ মিনারে মুক্তিযুদ্ধে হারিয়ে যাওয়া স্বজনদের স্মরণে “আলোর স্মরণে কাটুক আঁধার” অনুষ্ঠানের মাধ্যমে শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি নিবেদন করবে।