Dhaka – Syed Mamun of BSS clinched table tennis singles title of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) sports festival, arranged on the occasion of the club’s 65th Founding Anniversary at the club premises on Monday. Tariqul Islam Masum of Channel i finished runner-up while SK Enamul Haque of Daily Star became 3rd in the singles event. Earlier, Secretary General of ... Read More »
Dhaka- The four-team UEFA Assist U-16 Development Tournament’2019, involving Cambodia, Maldives, Faroe Islands and hosts Bangladesh will begin here on Wednesday at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS). Read More »
Dhaka – Bangla TV and Star Sports 1, 2, Star Hindi 1, Star Sports HD,1 2 and Star Sports Bangla 1– will telecast live the joint qualification match for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 between Bangladesh and India at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake, Kolkata on Tuesday . The match will kick-off at ... Read More »
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she has directed the Law Minister to look for a way for the quick disposal of the Abrar Fahad murder case. “I’ve already asked the Law Minister to find out a way for the quick disposal of the case (Abrar Fahad killing),” she said. The Prime Minister said this while the ... Read More »
Sylhet – A 5-year-old child was brutally murdered by some miscreants at Kezaura village in Derai upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Tuhin, son of Abdul Baser Mia of Kenaura village in the upazila. Victim’s relatives said Tuhin was picked up by the killers from his house sometime at night while he was asleep. The ... Read More »
Cambridge, Oct 14 (AP/UNB) — Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions to black history and culture. Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – Stating that the entire student community should not be blamed for the ‘misdeeds’ of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), BNP on Monday voiced strong opposition against imposing any ban on student politics. Read More »
Stockholm, Oct 14 (AP/UNB) — The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded Monday to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – Uber driver partners under the banner of Dhaka Ridesharing Drivers Union enforced a 24-hour strike from Sunday midnight to realize their various demands, including reduction in the commission taken by the company to 12 percent from the current 25 percent. Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – The Cabinet on Monday endorsed the Radioactive Waste and Used Nuclear Energy Management National Policy with a provision that polluters will have to bear the costs for disposing of radioactive wastes. Read More »
Gazipur, Oct 14 (UNB) – Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon on Monday said some Tk 9 lakh crores has been siphoned off abroad from the country. Read More »
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit arrested two suspected members of ‘Neo JMB’ from Mohammadpur on Sunday over attacks on police at Science Lab and Gulistan. Read More »
An increase in sexually transmitted diseases(STDs) in Hawaii to the highest numbers reported in decades can be linked to the prevalence of online dating, officials said. Read More »
Three hundred new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning. Read More »
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Monday expelled its Buet unit leader Amit Saha for his involvement in the murder of second-year student Abrar Fahad. Read More »
Known as the “roof of the world,” Tibet Autonomous Region is known for its picturesque plateau landscapes and splendid ethnic cultures. It is also one of the main grounds in China’s nationwide campaign against poverty. Read More »
A flight of Singapore-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing on Monday morning at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Read More »
Houston, Oct. 14 (Xinhua/UNB) — The 16th annual Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta was held this weekend in Sugar Land in U.S. Houston, in a bid to enhance the understanding of Asian dragon boating culture. Read More »
Tehran, Oct. 14 (Xinhua/UNB) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for ending the Yemeni war politically, official IRNA news agency reported. Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital was ranked third worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning.Dhaka had a score of 169 at 8:30am, which means the city’s air quality was classified as unhealthy. Read More »
Chattogram, Oct 13 (UNB)- A local leader of Jubo League was killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Agrabad area under Double Mooring Police Station on Sunday night. Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNB) – BNP on Sunday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Police Superintendent (SP) of Kushtia accusing him of ‘intimidating and harassing’ the family members of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad. Read More »
Biles wins beam gold to become most decorated gymnast in World Champs history Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history with two more golds on Sunday. Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNB) – In a dramatic turn of events, former captain Sourav Ganguly emerged as consensus candidate to be BCCI’s new President after Brijesh Patel appeared to have grabbed the coveted post. Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah will be the new secretary while Arun Dhumal will be the new treasurer. Dhumal is younger brother of ... Read More »
Sacramento, Oct 14 Ecuador (AP/UNB) — California is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse more time to decide whether to file lawsuits, joining several states in expanding the statute of limitations for victims over warnings from school districts that the new rules could bankrupt them. Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 13 – Bangladesh has been ranked as the second fastest-growing economy in South Asia after Bhutan in the latest World Bank report on the economic situation. Read More »
Kathmandu, Oct. 13 (Xinhua/UNB) — Leading Chinese air conditioner supplier Gree have in recent years seen an amazing sales jump in Nepal, with local dealers reporting an annual increase of 30 percent. Read More »
বিশ্ব মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য দিবস উপলক্ষে কাশিমপুর কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার-১ এ ১৩ অক্টোবর একটি আলোচনা সভার আয়োজন করা হয়। এবারের প্রতিপাদ্য বিষয় “মানসিক স্বাস্থ্যের উন্নয়ন ও আত্মহত্যা প্রতিরোধ”। Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 13 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Sunday directed the owner of Sajan Paribahan to give Tk 10 lakh in a month to the brothers of Rajib Hossain, a college student who was killed in a road accident in the city last year after his right arm got stuck between two buses and got severed. Read More »
Dhaka, Oct 13 – Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front could not take its citizen mourning procession to Shaheed Minar protesting the killing of BUET student Abrar Fahad as police obstructed the processionists within 100 yards from the Jatiya Press Club premises. Read More »
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