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Prof Muzaffar to be buried in Cumilla
11:24 AM, 25 Aug 2019 SundayNational Awami Party (NAP) chief Prof Muzaffar Ahmed will be laid to rest at his village home in Debidwar upazila’s Elahabad on Sunday. His body was taken to Cumilla on Saturday night, a day after he died at a Dhaka hospital. The 98-year-old was suffering from old age complications........
Kashmir: Elite conflict in a majoritarian state
11:18 AM, 25 Aug 2019 SundayThe Kashmir takeover/ status quo cancellation/ending terrorist attacks move etc. was largely inevitable at this point of time as two Indian elite class battle it out within. One is trying to regain supremacy, the other to consolidate. The colonial elite led by Indian National Congress (INC) has been largely routed and the pre-colonial.......
Fishermen decry Sundarbans fishing ban
11:13 AM, 25 Aug 2019 SundayHardship has befallen the people dependent on the Sundarbans for their livelihood ever since a ban on fishing in the mangrove forest was imposed about two months ago. Fishermen said the government move, without providing them an alternative income source first, is forcing their families to live in difficult situations.....
VSO releases an application to strengthen learning for Rohingya children in Bangladesh
11:09 AM, 25 Aug 2019 SundayVSO Bangladesh and its partners announced the launch of “VSO School App” in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on Wednesday at 5 p.m. VSO School App is an education app developed in partnership with Ustad Mobile, to strengthen learning of Rohingya children.......
United misses another penalty, loses 2-1 to Crystal Palace
10:43 AM, 25 Aug 2019 SundayManchester United missed another penalty then conceded an injury-time goal to lose 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. Five days after Paul Pogba had a penalty saved in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Marcus Rashford regained........
North Macedonia van crash kills Bangladeshi; 12 others injured
10:40 AM, 25 Aug 2019 SundayNorth Macedonia police say a 20-year old migrant from Bangladesh was killed and 12 others injured when a van packed with migrants collided with a truck on the main highway in the south. Police said Saturday that a van with 13 migrants hit the rear of the truck near the town of Demir Kapija late Friday and caught fire.......
Fall of government certain, says Oli
09:32 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayJatiya Mukti Mancha convener Oli Ahmed on Saturday urged his party leaders and activists to get ready for a fresh national election as he thinks the “fall of the current government is certain”. “I call upon our leaders and activists to take preparations for the election as it might be held anytime........
Dengue outbreak: DSCC mobile courts inspect 141 houses
09:11 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Saturday inspected 141 houses during their anti-mosquito drives to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, responsible for dengue. Executive Magistrate Mizanur Rahman led the drive in Dhanmondi and Dhaka Medical College Hospital.....
‘Europe’s largest mosque’ unveiled in Russia
09:00 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has inaugurated what authorities say is Europe’s largest mosque. Sitting just outside the capital of Grozny, the mosque can accommodate more than 30,000 people. Opened by Kadyrov on Friday, the ‘Pride of Muslims’ mosque can accommodate 30,000 worshippers.....
BUILD calls for providing policy support to e-commerce business
08:27 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayRecognising e-commerce as a future potential business and trade platform for women entrepreneurs, Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) has called for providing policy support to e-commerce businesses. The research organisation today made the call at a dialogue on.....
Domingo is different, says Akram Khan
08:12 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayChairman of the cricket operation of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Akram Khan on Saturday reckoned that newly-appointed head coach Russell Domingo is very different from other coaches who worked for Bangladesh. After BCB parted ways with Steve Rhodes....
India is playing with fire that will burn its secularity: Pak President
07:52 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayPresident Arif Alvi has said that India is playing with fire by revoking the special autonomy of occupied Kashmir and the same fire will eventually "burn the secularity" of the Indian state, it emerged on Saturday. In an interview with Canadian-American media outlet Vice News....
Messi back as Valverde set to ring the changes for Barca
06:48 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayFC Barcelona entertain Betis in the Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday needing to kick start their season and convince their supporters that they can challenge for this season's title after last weekend's defeat in Bilbao. The week has again been dominated by rumors of Neymar Jr's possible return to Barca.....
SAFF U-15 Champs: Bangladesh to play Sri Lanka on Sunday
06:42 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayDefending champions Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in their second match of the five-nation SAFF Under-15 Championship at the Kalyani Stadium in Nadia District of West Bengal on Sunday. The match will kick-off at 12:30pm (Bangladesh time). Two times champions Bangladesh made a flying start in the ongoing....
Iranian oil tanker changes listed destination to Turkey
06:38 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayAn Iranian-flagged oil tanker that has been pursued by the United States in the Mediterranean Sea for weeks now appears to be heading for a port in Turkey. The crew of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, changed its listed destination in its Automatic Identification System (AIS) to Mesrin, Turkey, early on August 24....
Bangabandhu’s portraits, name being abused for plundering: Dr Kamal
06:11 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayGonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said those making their own fortunes depriving people of their ownership of the country and voting rights using the name and portraits of Bangabandhu are committing the ‘most grievous crime’.....
Roldan, Ruidaz lift Sounders over Timbers for Cascadia Cup
06:02 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayCristian Roldan and Raul Ruidiaz each scored to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 win over rival the Portland Timbers on Friday night and secure this year's Cascadia Cup trophy. Jordan Morris assisted on both goals as the Sounders (12-8-7) moved into second place in the Western Conference....
Tech firms must give up their awkward secret: Humans
06:00 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayAmong the thousands upon thousands of words that make up the privacy policies of the tech giants, one you rarely find is “human”. Zero uses of the word in Amazon’s privacy policy for its Alexa voice assistant. The same goes for Apple’s Siri. And Google’s Assistant......
Road crashes killed 185 during Eid holidays: Nischa
05:54 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayAt least 185 people were killed in 135 road accidents in nine days during the Eid-ul-Azha vacation, Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) said on Saturday. The accidents took place on the national and regional highways between August 10 and August 18, according to a report prepared by the organisation.....
Students pledge of raising voice against child marriage
05:46 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayStudents at a large gathering expressed their commitment of raising strong voice against child marriage and drug addiction in order to free the society from the social curse. They also adopted a firm stance of building themselves as worthy citizens through protecting from all sorts of social crimes....