British Council playing an exemplary role in creating opportunities, says British envoy Dhaka, Dec 14 – Cambridge International has conferred an impressive 82 outstanding ‘Cambridge Learner Awards’ on Bangladesh students as 21 students across Bangladesh have won ‘Top in the World’ awards. Read More »
Dhaka, Dec 14 – Claiming that the existing customs valuation system for new and reconditioned vehicles is discriminatory, Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (BARVIDA) on Saturday urged the government to reform it. Read More »
Dhaka, Dec 14 – BNP on Saturday alleged that their party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s relatives have not been allowed to meet her at BSMMU for 31 days at the “behest of the government”. Read More »
Dhaka, Dec 14 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all, particularly the young generation, to stay alert about traitors and killers so that they cannot play with the fate of Bangladesh anymore in the future. Read More »
A planned visit of Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) of the Netherlands has been cancelled. Read More »
Dhaka – Secretary General of Bangladesh District and Divisional Football Association (BDDFA) Tarafder Md Ruhul Amin on Saturday said Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officials should offer apology to the nation for the football team’s failure in the just-concluded SA Games in Nepal. He made the comment while exchanging views with journalists at the association office in the city. BDDFA member ... Read More »
Dhaka – Gulshan Youth Club registered a comfortable six-wicket victory over Mirpur Promila Cricket Club in the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket league at POM ground here in Saturday. Mirpur Promila Cricket Club batted first after winning the toss and scored 131 for 9 in stipulated 40 overs. Nasima Khatun (30), Atika Hossain Anura (21) and Shika Akhter 18 were ... Read More »
Dhaka – Defending champions Saif Sporting Club and Bangladesh Police maintained their joint lead in the Walton Refrigerator Premier Division Chess League securing 16 points each after the 8th round at the NSC Tower auditorium here on Saturday. Uttara Central Chess Club are in 2nd slot earning 12 points and Bangladesh Navy are in 3rd securing 11 points. In the ... Read More »
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play newcomers Bangladesh Police Football Club in the opening match of the 31st TVS Federation Cup Football Tournament beginning here on Wednesday (Dec 18). The match will kick-off at 4;pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here. On the next day (Thursday), Saif SC will play against Rahmatganj MFS at 3:30 pm while ... Read More »
Dhaka – President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hassan on Saturday said the board will not force the national cricketers for the tour of Pakistan scheduled for January next. “If any player refuses to tour Pakistan due to security concerns, we won’t force any cricketer for the tour. This is my own decision. Everything is depending on several situations. ... Read More »
Jute mills in Khulna have suspended a hunger strike for three days after a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian yielded assurances over their 11-point charter of demands. Read More »
North Korea said Saturday it successfully performed another “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its nuclear deterrent. Read More »
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the impressive victory of his Conservative Party in the national election of the United Kingdom. Read More »
Entertainment Desk A weeklong film festival featuring movies and documentaries made on the plot of Liberation War will begin in the capital on December 15, marking the Great Victory Day. Read More »
Entertainment Desk A two-day folk festival titled ‘Bijoyer 48 Loko-Bhaoyaia Utshab-2019’ ended on Friday at the Central Shaheed Minar premises of Gaibandha Poura Park amid much festivity. Read More »
Sudhirendar Sharma Travel offer the thrills of impromptu encounters and the pleasures of unpredictability, provided one is ready for it. Read More »
By Rafiqul Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 14 2019 (IPS) – Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa, has assured Bangladesh of continuing support for the Zero Leprosy Initiative announced by the country’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, aimed at eliminating leprosy by 2030. Read More »
Berlin, Xinhua/UNB, Dec 14 – Worldwide group vehicle deliveries of Germany’s largest car manufacturer Volkswagen rose by 5.1 percent in November year-on-year, it announced on Friday. Read More »
Dhaka, Dec 14- President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day. Read More »
Dhaka, Dec 14 – BNP on Friday alleged that the government has again started filing ‘fictitious’ cases against its leaders and activists by “indulging in arson-attack game”. Read More »
Dhaka, Dec 13 – A group of people vandalised The Daily Sangram’s office in Dhaka after the newspaper published a report describing as ‘a martyr’ Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla, who was hanged for war crimes. Read More »
Washington, AP/UNB, December 14, 2019 – The Pentagon on Thursday flight-tested a missile that had been banned under a treaty that the United States and Russia abandoned last summer. Some U.S. arms control advocates said the test risks an unnecessary arms race with Moscow. Read More »
By Desmond Brown MADRID, Dec 12 2019 (IPS) – Commonwealth countries, including those in the Caribbean, continue to push for more ambition, following reports that a few very influential parties have stymied efforts to respond to the climate emergency. Read More »
By Thalif Deen UN, Dec 12 2019 (IPS) – Appearing before 17 judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto civilian leader of Myanmar, became a public apologist for the military government of Myanmar which has long been accused of genocide and forcing over 730,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to ... Read More »
The first prominent speaker unveiled for the 2020 edition of Copenhagen Fashion Summit is Karl-Johan Persson, CEO of H&M Group. He will be in conversation with Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Director of The New York Times, to address how high-street brands can rethink the current business model. The current fashion model and the trajectory of growth are pushing the earth beyond ... Read More »
DHAKA– Three Bangladeshi-origin female politicians dubbed as “tin kanya” or “three daughters” shined again the UK general elections with their re-election in Thursday’s polls. The three – Bangabandhu’s granddaughter Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Dr Rupa Huq – retained their seats with a resounding victory on Labour Party ticket. Rushanara Ali was elected for the four consecutive terms while ... Read More »
Madrid, 13 Dec (TWN) – The climate talks under the UNFCCC are scheduled to end today, 13 Dec. However, judging from how far apart Parties still are on some of the major issues as of 12 Dec, many delegates and observers alike, expect a long drawn out night, that could spill over to Saturday, 14 Dec, before the talks come ... Read More »
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