Section: The Bangladesh Today (Bangladesh)
Why the Surrogacy Bill is necessary
Adoption is an underutilised option that can not only give happiness to a childless couple but also provide a future for an orphan child Surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby for another couple and gives up the baby at birth. In the past decade, commercial surrogacy has grown tremendously in India. It is currently estimated to be a $2-billion...
Russia’s Lada maker boss eyes profits despite struggling auto industry
MOSCOW-Four months after taking the helm of struggling Russian automobile giant Avtovaz, Renault executive Nicolas Maure has set his sights on returning the Lada maker to profit by 2018, reports BSS. Maure, who headed Romanian carmaker Dacia for just over two years before taking on his new position, took over Avtovaz, which is majority-owned by...
Bangladeshi descent Russian Mamun wins individual all-around gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Bangladeshi descent Margarita Mamun continued Russia’s dominance of rhythmic gymnastics by winning individual all-around Olym pic gold in Rio on Saturday, reports BSS. The 20-year-old from Moscow took gold ahead of her world champion teammate Yana Kudryavtseva, with Ukraine’s Ganna Rizatdinova claiming bronze in the...
‘Sweat and guts’, Uchimura’s recipe for success
RIO DE JANEIRO: “Sweat and guts” are the secrets of Kohei Uchimura’s incredible success story, the Japanese gymnastics great said Wednesday after claiming a second all-around men’s title for a third Olympic gold, reports BSS. A soaring horizontal bar routine saw the 27-year-old snatch the coveted individual title ahead of...
21 Gold Phelps still rules the pool
RIO DE JANEIRO: In an unforgettable display of Olympic power, Michael Phelps won two more finals to take his historic all-time record load to 21 golds and cement his legendary status, reports BSS. His majestic display came on a day that Hungary’s ‘Iron Lady’ Katinka Hosszu took her third gold of the week while American gymnast Simone...
Ukraine sees solar power as Chernobyl’s future
KIEV: Imagine one of the largest solar farms ever at the site of the world’s worst man-made nuclear disaster that struck Chernobyl in modern-day Ukraine and sowed panic across Europe, report BSS. That is the grand vision of Ukrainian Environment Minister Ostap Semerak, backed up by big-time investors such as the European Bank for...
Bastian Schweinsteiger retires from Germany duty
BERLIN: Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger on Friday announced his retirement from international duty with immediate effect, reports BSS. The 31-year-old Manchester United midfielder, who won his 120th and final cap in Germany’s 2-0 defeat to France in the semi-finals of Euro 2016, revealed the news on his official Twitter account. He...
Fahad earns US$ 2000 for being champion in Dubai Chess
DHAKA: Mohammad Fahad Rahman, the chess prodigy Fide Master of Bangladesh, emerged champions in 14th Dubai Juniors Chess tournament on Monday in Dubai Chess and Culture Club, reports BSS. He also became richer with two thousand US dollar as first prize, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup’ and a gold medal and accumulated 8 points from...
Mueller steels Germany for N. Ireland scrap
Germany’s Thomas Mueller during news conference at Stade Camille Fournier, Evian-Les-Bains, France June 19, 2016.Photo: Internet PARIS: Thomas Mueller has defended Germany’s misfiring forwards ahead of their pivotal final Euro 2016 Group C game against Northern Ireland on Tuesday, reports BSS. The world champions opened their campaign...
Spain’s public debt surpasses 100% in 20-year high
MADRID : Spain’s public debt rose above 100 percent in the first quarter to its highest level in 20 years, the central bank said Wednesday as Madrid faces an EU sanctions threat for public overspending, reports BSS. Debt as a proportion of economic output hit 100.5 percent in the first quarter up from 99.2 percent at the end of 2015, the...
