Only last week a story was published about seven girls aged between 10-18 from a district neighbouring India that had gone missing but luckily were found safe by the Indian police and returned back to their families.
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Ekushey Book Fair to remain open from 12 to 5pm
Dhaka, Apr 4 : The ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair will remain open from 12 to 5 pm every day amid the countrywide seven-day lockdown enforced by the government to fight the 2nd wave of Covid-19.
Open Madrasah education to all faiths, end phobia: Zafrullah
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Saturday said madrasah education should be open to the people of all faiths to reduce islamophobia.
Sundarbans open to visitors again after 7 months for corona
Dhaka, Nov 03 – The Sundarbans, a Unesco World Heritage Site, reopened its door to tourists on Sunday after a seven-month closure because of the ongoing pandemic. On the first day of reopening, 700-800 visitors entered the world’s largest mangrove…
Carrying hopes for US men, Tiafoe reaches 4th round at Open
Frances Tiafoe reacted as though he had just won the U.S. Open, covering a grin with his hands in disbelief. He actually had just lost a point when his opponent, Marton Fucsovics of Hungary, threaded a forehand between the umpire’s…
Bolt says open to comeback — if coach asks
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has hinted he could be tempted out of retirment if former coach Glen Mills asked him. The world 100m and 200m record holder and eight-time Olympic champion told Variety magazine he had…
FIFA allows transfer windows to open before current season
FIFA will allow leagues to open their transfer windows before the current, delayed season has been completed as football recovers from the impact of the lengthy coronavirus shutdown, the game’s world governing body announced on Thursday.
BB asks to open MFS accounts for industry workers
News Desk Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued an instruction on opening mobile financial service (MFS) accounts for all workers and employees of export-oriented industries and factories by April 20 to facilitate providing salaries and allowances from government’s financial package.
Banks to remain open from tomorrow
Banks will remain open in limited scale from tomorrow to facilitate the financial transaction for their clients though the government has declared general holidays from March 29 to April 2.
Bangladesh decides to keep factories open amid virus scare
Dhaka, March 22 – The government on Saturday decided to keep all factories across Bangladesh open even as the health authorities reported new cases and confirmed the second death from coronavirus.
Year-long Bangabandhu Borsho programmes open Tuesday
A yearlong celebration of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be inaugurated today (Tuesday). The day is a public holiday and also observed as National Children’s Day.
Academy Museum to open in December
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open to the public on December 14 this year, veteran Hollywood actor Tom Hanks announced during the Oscar ceremony in the Dolby Theatre.
Djokovic, Federer in Australian Open semi-finals
Roger Federer faces great rival Novak Djokovic for a 50th time while home hope Ashleigh Barty will have the nation urging her on in the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday.
Federer, Coco target Australian Open quarter-finals
Roger Federer will hope to put his five-set nailbiter behind him and 15-year-old Coco Gauff is attempting to extend her sensational debut in the Australian Open last 16 on Sunday.
345 shelter centers open at Noakhali
A total of 345 shelter centers have been opened at the three coastal upazilas of the district to evacuate people there for saving their lives from the cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ that formed over east-central Bay.
Push-button signal opened for road safety in Dhaka City
Dhaka, Oct 24 – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Thursday said escalators would be set up in the 15 foot-over bridges under the DNCC to encourage people to use these for road safety.
BCB open to talk to striking BD cricketers: CEO
The chief executive officer of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday said they are open to talks with cricketers to hammer out an agreement.
Group art exhibition ‘Adherence’ to open at AFD on 17 Sept
The inaugural ceremony of a group art exhibition titled ‘Adherence’ at its Galerie Zoom will be held on Friday, 17 September 2019 at 5.30 pm.
Federer, Serena breeze into US Open last 16; Nishikori out
Roger Federer and Serena Williams, the all-time leaders in Grand Slam titles, cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Friday while 2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori was ousted by Australian Alex de Minaur. Federer routed Britain’s…
Venus Williams goes from great 1st Open match to loss in 2nd
It took all of five minutes in the U.S. Open’s second round for Venus Williams to drop twice as many games as she had in her opening match a couple of days earlier.
Community clinics to remain open till Aug 17
Health Desk Despite being public holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the country’s all community clinics will remain open in rural areas till August 17 except Eid day, aiming to provide healthcare facilities to holidaymakers and dengue patients. The government…
Fagun Haway to open Rainbow Film Festival in London
Culture Desk The Rainbow Film Festival is once again set to be held in London next week. This year’s festival will be the 20th edition of the event, which is going to be organized differently from previous ones. The opening…
NASA to open International Space Station to tourists from 2020
NASA said Friday it will open up the International Space Station for tourism and other business ventures as of next year, as it seeks to financially disengage from the orbiting research lab. “NASA is opening the International Space Station to…
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open: Thai rookie clings on in thrilling finish at Kurmitola
Dhaka – Thai rookie Sadom Kaewkanjana lifted the US$ 350,000-Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open title on Saturday, carding nineteen-under-par 265 total to hold off the challenge of two Indians, both of who briefly overtook him in the closing stages of round…
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019 begins Wednesday
Dhaka – The US$ 350,000 “Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019”, an Asian Tour Professional Golf Tournament will be kicked off Wednesday at Kurmitola Golf Club here. Bangladesh Golf Federation is organizing the highly-rated Asian Tour for the fifth time since…
Star Cineplex-3 to open in Mirpur
Culture Desk The popular Sony Cinema Hall of Mirpur will be the destination for the third Star Cineplex in Dhaka. For this reason a signing ceremony took place on February 11 at Star Cineplex of Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in…
India to open Farakka for hilsa at spawning migration time
Dhaka, Feb 10 – India has redesigned a navigation lock at Farakka barrage over the Ganges to ensure smooth and safe migration of the hilsa during the three-month spawning season. It will ensure hilsas’ journey up to Allahabad down the…
Nadal beats Thiem to win 11th title
World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record. The…