October2018
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Trump accuses Saudi of ‘lies’ over Khashoggi killing
Oct 21, 2018US President Donald Trump has accused Saudi Arabia of lying about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, his strongest comments to date on the affair as pressure builds on the administration to strike a tougher line. In... -
World champion Nathan Chen wins Skate America title
Oct 21, 2018Nathan Chen’s “watered down” free skate was more than enough to give the reigning world champion an emphatic victory Saturday at Skate America, first event of the 2018-19 Figure Skating Grand Prix. Chen, learning to juggle... -
Barca victory tarnished as injured Messi set to miss three weeks
Oct 21, 2018Lionel Messi is expected to be out for three weeks with a fractured right arm but his last contribution was to help send Barcelona back to the top of La Liga on Saturday. Messi scored and... -
BRAC Bank and DBBL signed agreement for fund transfer facility
Oct 21, 2018BRAC Bank Limited and Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited signed an agreement for interbank account fund transfer facility between BRAC Bank Accounts and DBBL’s Mobile Banking “Rocket”. Under this agreement, the valued clients of BRAC Bank will be... -
England’s Bairstow out of fourth ODI after injury
Oct 21, 2018England batsman Jonny Bairstow will miss the fourth one-day international against hosts Sri Lanka in Kandy on Saturday after injuring his ankle during training, team officials said. The 29-year-old right-hander hurt himself while playing football on... -
Mashrafe Mortaza reluctant to take Zimbabwe lightly
Oct 21, 2018Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza reluctant to take Zimbabwe lightly in the ODI series as he already warned his boys against complacency ahead of the start of ODI series against visiting Zimbabwe tomorrow (Sunday). Zimbabwe go into... -
Bangladesh Prime Minister to inaugurate 66 mini stadiums today
Oct 21, 2018Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate today 66 mini stadiums which will open up a new era in the field of the country’s sports and games. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open 66 mini stadiums named... -
“Fox” announced new CEO for entertainment
Oct 20, 2018Lachlan Murdoch, the Chairman and CEO of “FOX,” the company to be spun-off in connection with 21st Century Fox’s (21CF) merger with The Walt Disney Company, today announced that AMC’s President and General Manager Charlie Collier... -
UNHCR and IOM appeal to European leaders to tackle Mediterranean deaths
Oct 20, 2018Ahead of this week’s meeting of European Union (EU) Heads of State and Government, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are together appealing to European leaders to urgently take steps to... -
Solid waste management essential to save Cox’s Bazar
Oct 20, 2018Population of Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas has risen to more than 1.5 million people due to the Rohingya influx. The highly dense population generates 10,000 tons of waste per month and immediate steps should...