Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a non-government organisation, on Friday alleged that the Election Commission does not exercise its authority to curb vote rigging and anomalies to ensure a fair election. Sujan, working on good governance, also alleged that the commission…
Police arrested Habibur Rahman Habi, president of Satkhira municipality unit BNP and brother of BNP-backed chairman candidate in the upazila polls, on Friday evening on charge of violating the electoral code of conduct.
Rice cultivation in many northwestern districts have long been facing greater difficulties for inadequate irrigation during the dry or Boro season due to the depletion of groundwater table, reveal some recent surveys. This depletion of groundwater is actually linked to…
The residents of Tangail-8 (Basail-Sakhipur) are all set to cast their votes in a by-election on Saturday to elect their representative to parliament. The polling will open at 8am and continue up to 4pm without any break. The parliamentary seat…
Russia is looking East, stepping up diplomatic efforts to make a “comeback” in Bangladesh and in other South Asian countries. Russian ambassador in Dhaka Nikolaev Alexander said on Friday the relationship between the two countries was experiencing “a renaissance now”…
She might be only 21, but Selena Gomez is a brand new woman.
The Danish zoo that earned the ire of the animal-loving world for killing Marius the giraffe (and then feeding him to lions in front of a class of children) is under attack again for euthanizing four perfectly healthy lions.
The world was stunned when Russia invaded Crimea, but should it have been? Author and journalist Oliver Bullough says President Vladimir Putin never kept secret his intention to restore Russian power – what’s less clear, he says, is how long…
Key Biscayne, Fla.– Between points, Serena Williams stood motionless behind the baseline with her back to the net, as if trying to match – or mimic – the methodical ritual of her opponent, Maria Sharapova.
India’s Supreme Court has installed former captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of the country’s cricket board.
US President Barack Obama has urged Russia to “move back its troops” on Ukraine’s border and lower tensions.
A woman, who received bullet wounds in a clash during election to Gazaria upazila on Sunday, died at a hospital in the capital on Thursday night.
Train communications on Chittagong-Dhaka and Chittagong-Sylhet routes resumed Friday afternoon after three hours of suspension following derailment of a train in Sadar Dakshin upazila in the district.
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 15 maunds of jatkas (hilsa fries) from two passenger launches in the Dhaleshwari River in Munshiganj early Friday.
The residents of Tangail-8 (Basail-Sakhipur) are all set to cast their votes in a by-election on Saturday to elect their representative to parliament.
A fourth-class employee of Dhaka Zoo reportedly committed suicide in a huff after being beaten by his wife and brother-in-law on Thursday night.
The cost of Tongi-Bhairab Bazar Double Line Project will mark a rise by about 17 per cent due to delay in implementation of the railway project caused by political turmoil and excessive rainfalls over the years.
Members of Bangladesh Navy arrested 15 Indian fishermen for illegally catching fish in the Bay of Bengal under Mongla upazila on Thursday.
The rise was blamed on an increase in users, but the company also said more governments were starting to “exercise their authority to make requests”. In releasing the data the search giant renewed its calls for government surveillance reform. Last year, 53,356…
They are warning exposure to lights from phones and other devices like computers, tablets, and flat screen TVs can lead to long term damage. It comes as a survey of 2,000 people suggests under 25s check their phones thirty-two times…
Chittagong’s rail links with capital Dhaka and the north-eastern city of Sylhet have been snapped after a train derailed in Comilla. Railways officials say a compartment of Chittagong-bound Jalalabad Express went off the track at Bizupur at around 10am on…
The Awami League, which spearheaded the 1971 Liberation War, has heaped scorn at BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman after he claimed his father Ziaur Rahman was actually the first president of Bangladesh. Senior AL leaders reacted furiously to Rahman’s claims…
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has moved to a new part of the Indian Ocean due to a “credible lead”, Australia says. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) said the search would now focus on an area…
On March 27, 2014, the UN Human Rights Council passed the Sri Lanka resolution by a vote of 23 to 12, with 12 abstentions. “The broad council support for the Sri Lanka resolution is a huge step forward for justice…
Amy Braunschweiger Abeba, a 31-year-old Muslim woman who worked for a local government branch of Ethiopia’s youth and sports office, was at work when Ethiopian security officials detained her and took her to a military camp. The authorities accused her…
A grand gathering of citizens to save the Dhanmondi Playground will be organised on Friday at 9-00 a.m. around the ground especially on the footpaths by the side of the ground to press for its handover for sports and games…
The Election Commission on Thursday denied it has given magistracy power to the army deployed to keep order during the on-going upazila elections. It said some media reports on this issue have not been objective. The commission had rather specially…
Hosts Bangladesh will play their next door rivals and the ICC World Cup Champions India in their 2nd Super 10 match of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket in Dhaka on Friday.
An unbeaten century by Alex Hales helped England taste their first victory in the ICC World Twenty20 beating top ranked Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in a Group-1 match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Thursday. This was also…
Three journalists, including Independent TV Staff Correspondent Muhammad Rishad Huda, have been awarded the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Media Award-2014 for their investigative reports on corruption. The two other journalists are—New Age Staff Reporter Sadiqur Rahman and ABC Radio Senior Reporter…