Rizwana urges all to be eco-centric to protect nature
6 days ago · DHAKA, Jan 17, 2025 (BSS) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today urged all to follow the 'eco-centric' philosophy to protect the ecology and ecosystems, including environment, water, land, and all forms of life. "We have to be eco-centric in our approaches rather ...
Frustrated Barca fail to capitalise on Atletico La Liga slip
4 days ago · MADRID, Jan 18, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Barcelona could only muster a 1-1 draw at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga as they were unable to recover ground on the top two in the Spanish title race. Jules Kounde sent the visitors ahead early on but Mauro Arambarri levelled for Getafe in the first half and ...
Jamaica's Thompson opens season with convincing 60m win
4 days ago · MIAMI, Jan 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Jamaica's Olympic 100m silver medallist Kishane Thompson made a convincing return to the track on Saturday, clocking 6.48sec to win the 60m at a meeting in Spanish Town. Thompson posted a personal best despite a headwind of 2.1m/sec at the second tier event outside of ...
Fakhrul for quick elections to ensure democracy | News
4 days ago · DHAKA, Jan 19, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called for holding general elections quickly to ensure democracy in the country. "Arrangements should be made so that we can return to democracy through elections at earliest time," he ...
Pochettino praises 'special' McGlynn after USA beat Venezuela
4 days ago · FORT LAUDERDALE, United States, Jan 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Midfielder Jack McGlynn was hailed by Mauricio Pochettino as a player with "incredible potential" after scoring a screamer and creating another goal as an experimental United States team beat a second-string Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly on ...
'Romeo and Juliet' star Olivia Hussey dies aged 73
Dec 28, 2024 · LOS ANGELES, United States, Dec 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Olivia Hussey, who starred as a teenage Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968
Hope, fear at Paris rally for Gaza hostages | News
4 days ago · PARIS, Jan 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - People gathered in Paris Saturday in support of the hostages held in Gaza, describing being torn between hope and fear hours before a truce set to allow their release takes effect. The ceasefire, intended to pave the way to an end of the Israel-Hamas war, was ...
Gaza ceasefire to begin Sunday morning | News Flash
4 days ago · JERUSALEM, Jan 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A ceasefire in the Gaza war will begin on Sunday morning, mediator Qatar said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to bring back "all the hostages" held in the Palestinian territory. The truce is intended to end more than 15 months of fighting and ...
Hasina must be brought back thru legal process: Shafiqul
4 days ago · KUSHTIA, Jan 18, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina must be returned to the country through legal process and brought her to justice. "The way Sheikh Hasina brought back her father's murderers, we will bring back the murderers of ...
‘Reforms will not be sustainable without a political government’
5 days ago · KHULNA, Jan 18, 2025 (BSS)- The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) has initiated a series of dialogues across all divisions, including Dhaka, to address priority reforms essential for building a democratic state. As part of this initiative, a program titled "Dialogue for Democratic Reconstruction ...