Tigers to face Kiwis in 2nd T20I FridayBangladesh will face New Zealand in the 2nd T20I of their three-match series at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Friday. The match will begin at 8 am (Bangladesh time). Bangladesh will go for the maiden T20I win against the host Kiwis as the Tigers are yet to taste any T20I victory against Black Caps. The visitors started their T20I series campaign with a six-wicket…

A delegation of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) today met President Abdul Hamid and proposed enacting a law as per the constitution to appoint the chief election commissioner and other commissioners. The meeting took place following the President's initiatives to hold talks with political parties on constituting a new EC. During the 60-minute meeting, the CPB placed a seven-point proposal…

 January 5 is the day marked as the day of the victory of democracy in the country and it has been observed accordingly in major cities, districts and upazila levels with several programmes held nationwide. The day observed today reminded all that on this day, three years back in 2014, Awami League won the 10th Jatiya Sangsad polls, defeating all conspiracies and barriers, and formed the government…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday accused Awami League of annihilating democracy and voting rights on January 5, 2014, and urged all to take a vow to establish a pro-people government. On the day of stanching democracy and voting rights, on January 5, take a pledge to install a government of people, she tweeted in Bengali. Khaleda posted the message on her tweeter account when she was staying…

Human rights groups said Myanmar's government is trying to cover up abuses against civilians in a Muslim-majority part of Rakhine State after an investigation panel dismissed claims a government crackdown there amounts to “genocide”. A commission appointed by the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi issued interim findings refuting allegations of abuses by security forces…

Las Vegas: With an aim to deliver tailor-made devices to customers to meet their needs and fit their usage habits, Chinese tech giant Lenovo on Thursday announced a new range of laptop and tablet products at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2017) here. Lenovo showcased its premium work and play experience device ThinkPad X1, Miix 720 detachable, new gaming sub-brand Lenovo Legion and two laptops…

New Delhi: After Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as the skipper of India’s One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International sides, his team-mates and former stars saluted the 35-year-old for his contribution to the game. The Ranchi stumper on Wednesday stepped down as the limited overs skipper but made himself available for selection for the three ODIs and T20Is against England starting on…

New Delhi: Scientists have discovered what they are calling a new human organ that exists in the digestive system. Named as mesentery, the organ was previously thought to consist of fragmented and disparate structures. However, researchers found that it is one continuous organ and outlined evidence to classify it. The discovery, made by researcher J. Calvin Coffey, has been published in The Lancet…

Izmir: An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday wounded some 10 people, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in an ensuing shootout with police. District Mayor Hasan Karadag told NTV television that one of the wounded was in serious condition. A firefight between three of the suspected…

Indian american Raj shahFormer USAID chief Raj Shah. Source: InternetOpen Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday tapped Raj Shah, a young Indian-American who played a leading role in the Republican party’s anti-Clinton campaign during polls, as his deputy assistant and communication and research director. Shah, whose parents immigrated to the US from Gujarat, has been appointed…

Los Angeles: Actress Angelina Jolie has slammed estranged husband Brad Pitt in her new court filing, saying the actor is insistent on sealing divorce documents because he is “terrified the public will learn the truth.” Pitt, 53, asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to seal all records relating to their six children, accusing Jolie of compromising their kids privacy by releasing details…

Mumbai: “Making autonomous driving a reality for our customers is the shared ambition behind our cooperation with Intel and Mobileye,” stated Klaus Fröhlich, BMW’s head of development at a joint press conference at CES in Las Vegas. “This partnership has all of the skills and talent necessary to overcome the enormous technological challenges ahead and commercialize self-driving…

London: Deficiency in the levels of Vitamin D may increase the risk of chronic headache in middle-aged and older men, according to a new study. The findings showed that individuals with the lowest vitamin D levels had over a two-fold risk of chronic headache in comparison to the those with the highest levels. Vitamin D deficiency has also been associated with chronic tension-type headache, perhaps…

So-called fast radio bursts (FRBs) picked up in 2016 by a telescope in New Mexico likely emanated from a dwarf galaxy some three billion light years from Earth, the scientists reported in the journal Nature. FRBs flash only for a micro-instant, and can emit as much energy in a millisecond as the Sun does in 10,000 years. Exactly what causes these high-energy surges of long waves at the far end of…

Health experts said premature birth is the main cause for the high death rate of newborns in Bangladesh, reports BSS. The rate of preterm birth, which is associated with some risk factors including adolescence pregnancy, short spacing between pregnancies, hypertension and obesity, is very high in the country, they told BSS. Dr Sayed Rubayet, director of Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) programme at Save…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The inauguration is going to be lit, or at least that’s what one organization believes. The DC Cannabis Coalition says it will hand out 4,200 joints of marijuana for free on Inauguration Day. The reason? The coalition told WUSA9 it’s an effort to promote the nationwide legalization of marijuana. In 2014, voters in the country's capital passed Initiative 71 legalizing…

New Delhi: Sonakshi Sinha will soon be seen playing the role of a journalist in “Noor”, and the actress says every girl and even boys will be able to relate to the character. Sunhil Sippy is directing the movie, which is an adaptation of Saba Imtiaz’s novel “Karachi, I Love You”. The actress, daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha, says the setting has been…

Hanoi: Vietnamese doctors removed a pair of scissors lodged in a man’s stomach for 18 years, authorities said. The Vietnamese man was completely oblivious to the scissors until December, when he suffered a road accident and was given an x-ray which revealed their presence, Efe news agency reported. Doctors retrieved the rusty 15 centimetre (6 inches) long scissors from his stomach on Saturday…

New York: A commuter train derailed today at a station in Brooklyn and injured nearly 80 people, officials said, setting off a panic during the morning rush. The Long Island Rail Road train crashed around 8:30 AM (local time) at Atlantic Terminal in the heart of the New York borough. “76 non life-threatening injuries reported at scene of LIRR train derailment, Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn,”…

New Delhi: Technology giant Google on Wednesday announced a slew of initiatives, including a new app Primer and training modules under its My Business offering, as it looks to further tap the 51-million strong small and medium businesses (SMB) market in India. Making the announcements, Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is working on products for India that can be expanded…

NEW DELHI: India's cricket authority says that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has resigned as captain of India's limited-over teams. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a tweet on Wednesday that Dhoni will, however, be available for selection for ODIs and T20 matches against England this month as a player.  Dhoni, 35, is considered one of India's most successful captains. He has…

Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Mayor-elect Selina Hayat Ivy will take oath as the city mayor on Thursday. Ivy was reelected as the mayor of Narayanganj city for the second time in NCC polls held on December 22. Elected twenty seven general councilors and nine reserve women councilors will also take their oaths at the Prime Minister’s office at 10pm on tomorrow morning.  Prime Minister…