Dhaka – Bangladeshi celebrated archer Mohammad Ruman Shana clinched the first-ever gold medal in ther ecurve men’s singles of the Asia Cup-World Ranking Archery Tournament (Stage-3) beating Shi Zhenqi of China by 7-3 set points in the final at Clark City of the Philippines on Friday. This is the 3rdindividual international gold medal for meritorious archer Ruman Shana, who earlier ... Read More »
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club played 1-1 draw against NoFeL Sporting Club in the opening match of the Walton Under-18 Football Tournament 2018-19 at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Friday. Saniyat scored for Saif SC converting a penalty in the 31st minute while Mejbah leveled the margin for NoFeL SC in the 49th minute. Senior Vice-President of Bangladesh Football Federation ... Read More »
Dhaka — Zimbabwe posted 144 for five against Bangladesh in the opening match of the Tri-Nation T20 Series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur with captain Shakib Al Hasan conceded an expensive 30 runs in the his last over, which is his most expensive over in T20Is. The match was reduced to 18-over aside due to rain.Ryan Burl hit ... Read More »
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team are well-prepared ahead of their campaign in the eight-nation AFC U-16 Women’s Championship against hosts Thailand on Sunday (Sept 15) at Chonburi Stadium. Bangladeshi girls remained unbeaten playing three practice matches against two Thai clubs ahead of the meet. Bangladesh beat Muangthong U-17 Girls Academy team twice, first by 1-0 and other by ... Read More »
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 13 (UNB)- A wild elephant trampled a man to death at Purbo Bhutiapara in Sadar upazila here early Friday. Read More »
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – A day-long fair of Bangladesh’s Jamdani, muslin and other handloom saris attracted a large crowd in Delhi on Thursday. Read More »
Manikganj, Sept 13 (UNB) – Hundreds of students of government primary schools in three upazilas of the district are attending classes in makeshift rooms after their educational institutions were devoured by the Padma and Jamuna rivers. Read More »
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday alleged that the government is creating obstacles to their party’s reorganising process by not allowing it to hold its councils at the grassroots level. Read More »
High Rock, Sep 13(AP/UNB) — Pastor Jeremiah Saunders stood in the golden afternoon sun and barely blinked as he debated what to pick out from the ruins of the church he built 22 years ago in the seaside village of High Rock on the eastern end of Grand Bahama island. Read More »
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – A new malware called the ‘Joker’ is now plaguing Android apps and can reportedly steal money from your account by presenting itself as a premium subscription. Read More »
Chattogram, Sept 12 (UNB) – Twelve crewmembers, who went missing after their lighterage vessel carrying 1,050 tonnes of coal sank in the Bay of Bengal near Sangu Gas Field on Thursday morning, have been rescued alive. Read More »
Habiganj, Sept 12 (UNB) – OC and SI of Nabiganj police station have been injured after getting attacked by a listed criminal and former leader of upazila Chhatra League. Read More »
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 13 (UNB) – Two Rohingya men, suspected of being involved in the murder of Jubo League leader Omar Faruk, were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf on Friday. Read More »
Narail, Sept 13 – About 500 children took part in a painting competition on Friday, the third day of ‘Sultan Utsab’ celebrating the 95th birth anniversary of eminent painter SM Sultan. Read More »
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said Dhaka and other important cities will be brought under the ‘Safe City Project’ soon to make those free from crimes. “Some 14,000-16,000 modern and high-tech CCTV cameras will be installed along 6,000 kilometres of road in Dhaka to identify criminals with their photos from their national identity (NID) ... Read More »
পারমিতা হিম – বিবিসি বাংলা আটাশ বছর পরে অনুষ্ঠিত ডাকসু নির্বাচন শিক্ষার্থীদের মাঝে বেশ আশার সঞ্চার করেছিলো। তবে নির্বাচনের ছয় মাস পরে শিক্ষার্থীরা বলছেন তাদের প্রত্যাশা পূরণে ব্যর্থ হচ্ছে ছাত্র সংগঠনগুলো। তাদের অভিযোগ, ছাত্রদের স্বার্থ সংশ্লিষ্ট বিষয় নিয়ে সোচ্চার নয় ছাত্র সংগঠনগুলো। বিশেষ করে হল সিট নিয়ে ক্ষমতাসীন দলের ছাত্র সংগঠনের রাজনীতি নিয়ে বেশ ক্ষুব্ধ এ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষার্থীরা। Read More »
Gridlock in Manila is costing lives as ambulances stuck in traffic face severe delays in the race against the clock to reach the city’s hospitals, medics warn. Special lanes for emergency vehicles are not enforced, the infrastructure is outdated, and local drivers are often unwilling or unable to make way — a situation experts say is causing patients to die ... Read More »
US internet giant Google has agreed a settlement totalling 945 million euros ($1.0 billion) to end a tax dispute in France under an agreement announced in court on Thursday. The company will pay a 500-million-euro fine for tax evasion, as well as a further 465 million euros to settle claims with French tax authorities. In a statement, Google confirmed the ... Read More »
NASA may have grounded its space shuttles, but more Hollywood A-listers than ever are exploring the final frontier, with Natalie Portman launching one of two astronaut movie premieres at Toronto’s film festival. Read More »
Dhaka, Sept 13 – A fire broke out at Minister Refrigerator factory, a sister concern of My One Group at Dheerashrom area in Gazipur city at around 7 am on Friday. The fire originated from a warehouse at 5th floor of 6 storied building of Minister Hi-tech Park limited. 18 fire fighting units from Joydevpur, Tongi and Uttara rushed to ... Read More »
Fires recorded in the Brazilian Pantanal, a biodiversity sanctuary in the southern Amazon rain forest, have quadrupled in 2019 compared to the same period last year, the country’s space research agency said Thursday. Read More »
Riots on the streets, food price rises and reduced medical supplies are real risks of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, a government document has said. Ministers have published details of their Yellowhammer contingency plan, after MPs voted to force its release. It outlines a series of “reasonable worst case assumptions” for the impact of a no-deal Brexit ... Read More »
Mymensingh, Sept 12 – The Agricultural Engineering and Technology (AET) faculty students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) brought out a procession on Thursday demanding technical cadre in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) boycotting classes and exams for the second day. Read More »
By Busani Bafana Cape Town, South Africa, Sep 11 2019 (IPS) – Disinvestments in fossil fuels amounting to 11 trillion dollars – eight times the global GDP – have been recorded in the last six months of this year, according to a new report. ‘$11 Trillion and counting: new goals for a fossil-free world’, was released by 350.org in Cape ... Read More »
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