banglanews24.com DHAKA: An eight-day exhibition of rare drawings from the collections of country’s one of the eminent photographers Nasir Ali Mamun began at Bengal Shilpalaya in Dhanmondi. Veteran educationist Anisuzzaman inaugurated the show, titled ‘Taar Alo Taar Chhaya’, Tuesday evening…
banglanews24.com Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) held three accused, including Sonali Bank General Manager (GM), for their link to Hall-Mark scam, from Ramna area of the city on Sunday evening. The detainees are the General Manager of Shonali Bank (GM) Mir Mohidur…
banglanews24.com A businessman was shot dead by the miscreants in Jatrabari area of the city on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam. Officer-in-Charge of Jatrabari Thana Mizanur Rahman told banglnews that a group of armed terrorists opened…
banglanews24.com Egypt’s opposition coalition said on Sunday that it was moving towards forming a single political party to challenge Islamists, whose more disciplined ranks have dominated the ballot box since last year’s revolution. Members of the opposition National Salvation Front,…
bdnews24.com The defence lawyers of Jamaat-e-Islami have filed two more retrial petitions for their leaders accused of war crimes. The Jamaat defence team had filed an application for the retrial of the party’s former chief Ghulam Azam on Dec 19…
bdnews24.com Kolkata: A journalist was shot dead by police on the second day of the indefinite strike in Manipur called by a film body demanding the arrest of a Naga rebel leader who stands accused of molesting a Manipuri film…
bdnews24.com Bangladesh is shivering under the first cold wave this winter. Abul Kalam Mallik of Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told bdnews24.com that a mild cold wave is prevaling over Ishwardi, Jessore and Chuadanga districts on Saturday. Temperature over a large area…
bdnews24.com An apparently frustrated Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday criticised the domestic media for their way of covering economic news and expressed willingness to ‘teach journalists’ on how to report on the economy. He criticised the local media for…
bdnews24.com Three people accused of the murder of Biswajit Das, in Old Dhaka, gave ‘confessional statements’ before a Dhaka court on Sunday. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Erfan Ullah recorded the statements of Rafiqul Islam Shakil, GM Rasheduzzaman Shaon and Mahfuzur…
Greenwatch Report The Anti-Corruption Commission is yet to trace any of those accused in the case of “corruption conspiracy” in appointing a Canadian consultancy firm for the USD 2.9 billion Padma Bridge project in six days following filing of the…
banglanews24.com South Korean dance track, ‘Gangnam Style’ has become the first video to clock up more than one billion views on YouTube. The Gangnam Style was posted online in July, propelling pop star Psy to worldwide fame. It has inspired…
bdnews24.com Thailand has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh’s infrastructure and construction sectors along with extending its assistance in the fields of education, health-care, science and technology. Visiting Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, after a meeting with Bangladesh premier Sheikh…
bdnews24.com Journalists will stage a hunger strike in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Sunday to mount pressure on the authorities to arrest the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. A statement, signed by the general…
bdnews24.com At least six passengers — including three of a family– were drowned when a boat capsized mid-river in Magura on Saturday. “The accident occurred on the Nabaganga River near sadar upazila’s Buzruk Srikundi village around 2am,” Sub-Inspector Liton Kumar…
bdnews24.com A man was killed and atleast 19 others were injured in a clash on Saturday between the supporters of two defeated contestants who had run for councillor positions in the Rangpur City Corporation election . The clash took place…
bdnews24.com/Reuters BOSTON – Relatively wealthy Asian nations including South Korea and Singapore, as well as Hong Kong, led a ranking of international student achievement, a result that researchers said reflected a strong societal commitment to primary education. Morocco and several…
bdnews24.com/Reuters Rome, Dec 19 — The Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III, whose death has puzzled historians for centuries, had his throat slit in a succession plot concocted by his wife and son, a new analysis suggests. New CT scans have revealed…
bdnews24.com/Reuters TOKYO – Aspiring sumo wrestler Mainoumi once convinced doctors to inject silicone into his scalp to meet height requirements for the ancient Japanese sport. Such sacrifice is a rarity now in a sport beset by scandals and with popularity…
bdnews24.com/Reuters WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and his family presided over the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday December 6 and used the holiday setting to celebrate the “heroism” of people who persevered through Superstorm Sandy earlier this…
bdnews24.com/Reuters WARSAW – Polish scientist Miroslaw Grudzien built the infra-red detectors that NASA uses to explore Mars, but getting a business development loan nearly defeated him. His firm, which made sensors on the US space agency’s Mars rover Curiosity, sought…
bdnews24.com Small enterprises in Japan are offering simple technologies to turn dirty water into clean potable water for developing countries where waterborne diseases are widespread. Nippon Basic Co. Ltd has developed a technology that purifies water using bicycles while another…
bdnews24.com Applicants of the 33rd Bangladesh Service Commission Examination will have to take two three-hour tests a day with a break of only an hour. Public Service Commission’s Secretary Babul Hasan said, “Two tests will be taken the same day.…