Woman, daughter die as bus overturns in Gazipur
The accident took place on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the upazila’s Mouchak area around 6:15am on Sunday, according to the police. The dead have been identified as Fatema Begum, 35, wife of Idris Ali and their daughter Arbi, residents of Board Mill area in the upazila. Fatema, along with her child, was heading towards Dhaka from Chandra boarding a bus, operated by Azmiri Paribahan, said Md Mujibur Rahman, inspector of Konabari Highway Police Station. “The bus overturned on the road while attempting to overtake a vehicle, leaving the two dead on the spot.”Several other passengers of the bus were injured in the incident, Mujibur said.
Source:bd News24
February 23, 2020 06:27 UTC
Flagstaff girls use team effort at home to top Rio Rico in state tourney quarters, 51-39
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Source:Daily Sun
February 23, 2020 06:00 UTC
NAU Roundup: Men's hoops falls to EWU on the road, 80-70
The Lumberjacks will head out on their final conference road trip next week, and it will be a challenging one, to Montana and Montana State on Thursday and Saturday. For the second time this season, Northern Arizona fell to a Pac-12 opponent by a 4-3 score as the Lumberjacks’ record dropped to 1-4. Northern Arizona needed to play from behind after dropping the doubles point, snapping a three-match streak in which the Lumberjacks clinched the early advantage heading into singles. 3 by a 6-3 score and clinched the point with a 6-4 loss at No. 2, where Myah Petchey and Uxia Martinez Moral handed Chiara Tomasetti and Ellie Millard their first dual loss of the season.
Source:Daily Sun
February 23, 2020 05:26 UTC
Debapriya: Banking sector hostage to certain quarters
Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya addresses a program organized by CPD, on the proposed banking commission, on Saturday, February 22, 2020 Dhaka Tribune'The banking sector is hostage to certain people and organizations'Bangladesh’s banking sector is hostage to certain people and organizations, and is going through a fragile situation, Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said. A distinguished fellow with the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Debapriya made the comment while addressing a program organized by CPDo n the proposed banking commission, on Saturday. “The banking sector is hostage to certain people and organizations. In the given situation, we see progress in the process of forming a banking commission, which is encouraging, and we feel happy," said Debapriya. After the Hall-Mark Group scam in 2012, we suggested forming a banking commission to rein in bad loans, and bring discipline in the sector, he added.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
February 22, 2020 09:11 UTC
2 killed in Sylhet ‘gunfights’
BigstockThe identity of the deceased could not be known yetA suspected robber and an alleged arms dealer have been killed in separate gunfights in Bishwanath and Golapganj upazilas of Sylhet. The suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Surirkhal in Bishwanath upazila early Saturday. One of the robbers was killed in the skirmish while others managed to flee," the OC said. Meanwhile, a suspected arms dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Kadurpur village in Golapganj early Saturday. Ali was killed on the spot, the official added.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
February 22, 2020 08:37 UTC
In pictures: Art for Autism 2020
CHILD foundation, in cooperation with Faculty of Fine Arts of University of Dhaka (DU), has organized the 4th annual art camp titled “ART FOR AUTISM 2020.”Children with special abilities are participating in this art camp. Encouraging social interaction and celebrating their abilities in arts are the key objectives of holding this event.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
February 22, 2020 06:00 UTC
Agar hat-trick helps Australia thrash South Africa in first T20
After being sent in to bat, Australia amassed 196 for six in their 20 overs as South Africa struggled with their line and length and missed a number of catches in the field in what was a sloppy display. It was an all-round good performance," Australia captain Aaron Finch said at the post-match presentation. It was a record loss for South Africa in the shortest format and comes eight months before the World Cup being be staged in Australia starting in October. South Africa were in early trouble when an excellent swinging delivery from Mitchell Starc uprooted the middle stump of De Kock, before Agar ripped through the home batting. It is the 12th hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals and the second by an Australian after Brett Lee against Bangladesh in 2007.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
February 22, 2020 04:07 UTC
Partial truce begins in Afghanistan, boosting peace hopes
Afghanistan's National Security Council spokesman Javed Faisal and Taliban sources said a "reduction in violence" between US, Taliban and Afghan security forces had been agreed. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Friday that the partial truce would start at midnight. "The Afghan security forces will remain on active defence status during the week". "Both sides have shown their commitment to sign the peace deal, and it's a big development," he said. About 2,400 US soldiers have been killed, along with unknown tens of thousands of Afghan troops, Taliban fighters and Afghan civilians.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
February 22, 2020 03:00 UTC
ARCHIBALD: The backup
Dale Reid Thomas, 84, of Corsicana passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 at Legacy West Nursing and Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be at Younger Cemetery in Purdon on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 at 2 p.m. with Mr. Steve Hayes officiating. An online guestbook is available at www.corleyfuneral…
Source:Daily Sun
February 22, 2020 00:00 UTC
Kennett qualifies two teams for robotic world championships
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February 21, 2020 23:37 UTC
Hasina visits Dhaka exhibition on Bangabandhu, takes selfies with Rehana, Saima
Sheikh Rehana, the other daughter of the Father of the Nation, and Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Hossain were with the prime minister at the exhibition on Friday afternoon. Hasina also took selfies with Rehana and Saima in front of a portrait of Bangabandhu, her Assistant Press Secretary MM Imrul Kayes said. The exhibition – ‘Lighting the Fire of Freedom: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’ - is being organised on the first floor of the academy’s National Art Gallery along with the Dhaka Art Summit since Feb 7. The summit ended after a week but the exhibition on Bangabandhu ahead of his birth centenary celebrations will run through to Mar 31. The grandson of Bangabandhu visited the summit and the exhibition on Feb 9.
Source:bd News24
February 21, 2020 23:15 UTC
'Friends' to reunite in HBO Max special
Actors and Actresses of the television series 'Friends' AFPThe hit sitcom ran for 10 seasons from 1994-2004WarnerMedia is reuniting its “Friends” cast for an untitled, unscripted special for its upcoming streaming service, HBO Max, the company said on Friday. AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia said here series stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will return to the hit comedy's original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros studio lot in Burbank, California. There have been a flurry of media reports about a potential reunion since Aniston hinted last year that something might be underway. We are working on something.”The unscripted cast reunion special, which will be directed by Ben Winston, along with all 10 seasons of the Emmy-winning series, will be available to subscribers at the launch of HBO Max in May. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal said the six stars would receive between $2.25 million and $2.5 million as part of the deal.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
February 21, 2020 23:15 UTC
Plaid Turtle Draft House hosts grand opening
Dale Reid Thomas, 84, of Corsicana passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 at Legacy West Nursing and Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be at Younger Cemetery in Purdon on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 at 2 p.m. with Mr. Steve Hayes officiating. An online guestbook is available at www.corleyfuneral…
Source:Daily Sun
February 21, 2020 23:15 UTC
Food Ethics | Confessions of An Ignorant Bread-Lover
“I LOVE bread,” Oprah professed earnestly and seemingly out of the blue. All I knew was that freshly-baked bread is one of the best aromas in the world and my ultimate comfort food. Think of the phrase “bread and circuses,” which uses bread as a representative for food in general. Recently, all these thoughts flowed through my mind when I really began investigating bread properly in “Religion, Food Systems and Ecology,” a course taught by Professor Jane-Marie Law. The goal of the course is to connect food systems and their ecological impacts with religious languages.
Source:Daily Sun
February 21, 2020 22:41 UTC