A Biman Bangladesh Airlines official, arrested on Saturday for his suspected involvement in the smuggling 106 kilograms gold, has been remanded in five days’ police custody. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate SN Ashikur Rahman gave the order on Sunday after police produced…
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found 265 luxurious cars like Mercedes, BMW and Land Rover roaming in the streets untaxed. NBR Chairman Md Ghulam Hussain revealed the information on Sunday at a pre-budget discussion between the finance minister…
The SAARC secretary-general has urged critics to wait to see the results of the South Asian regional grouping as he acknowledged that it “could not live up to its expectations”. “We can’t expect results overnight. It’ll take a while to…
Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) panel mayor Nazrul Islam along with his four associates was abducted by miscreants from Fatulla area of the city on Sunday. The other victims are Nazrul’s aides Tajul, Swapan, Liton and his private car driver. Witnesses…
A leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) was killed and at least 10 people were injured during a clash with police in Satkhira town on Sunday. Police said the activists of the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami shot at the…
By Gajanan Khergamker Bound by law to be ‘socially responsible’, following the new Companies Act 2013 that makes CSR mandatory, there’s a huge sense of dissent among Corporates and expectedly so.
By Andy Worthington wrote the following article for the “Close Guantánamo” website, which I established in January 2012 with US attorney Tom Wilner.
Three Scottish universities are to receive £20m as part of a scheme to help Scotland meet its carbon emission reduction targets.
You wouldn’t think a small, green, three-wheeled vehicle would be the perfect recipe for creating a buzz in the car world.
A big screen version of classic TV sitcom Dad’s Army is to be made, according to reports.
To make it far in Hollywood, one needs talent, looks and a good agent.
Cristiano Ronaldo reached the 30 goal mark for the season with a brace in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over Osasuna and both of his goals were quite lovely.
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes interim boss Ryan Giggs deserves to be given the job at Old Trafford permanently.
Two alleged yaba traders, known as close aides of controversial local MP Abdur Rahman Bodi, were killed in a gunfight between their cohorts and member of Rab and BGB near Naf river along Teknaf border area here early Sunday.
Two bothers, who were injured in an attack by their rivals over land dispute at Morjan village in Raipura upazila on Friday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday night.
No classes and examinations were held at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) on Sunday as the students went on a 48-hour strike again demanding expulsion of a teacher who allegedly harassed a female student sexually.
An Imam of a mosque died from electrocution at Godagari municipality area here on Saturday.
The body of an unidentified youth was recovered from the Meghana river at Korbanpur in Sonargaon upazila here on Saturday night.
Two truck drivers were killed and their two helpers injured in a road accident at Mujibnagar point on the Rangpur-Dhaka highway under Pirganj upazila here this morning, police sources said.
Safer use of roads through enhancing security and enhanced expertise and awareness of professional drivers could reduce accidents to save thousands of human lives, speakers said here on Saturday.
Farmers of all the seven upazilas in the district are expecting a bumper production of Boro paddy during the current season.
The present government has taken steps for ensuring maximum facilities, better management and providing training for the hajj pilgrims to assist them in conducting the religious ritual in a hassle-free manner.
BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas on Sunday said the Awami League (AL) would also fall victim to killing and forced disappearance just the same way they were now running the country. “The new generation did not see how the…
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Sunday praised the roles played by the shariah based Islamic Banks in Bangladesh and expressed the hope that the role of shariah based banking would be widened in Bangladesh’s inclusive, environmentally sustainable economic…
By Leo Kelion Rather than focus on what the owner sees, Prof Hirotaka Osawa’s kit shows computer-generated eye animations in place of the wearer’s real ones.
A private firm, WinSun, used four 10m x 6.6m printers to spray a mixture of cement and construction waste to build the walls, layer by layer, officialXinhua news agency reported.
Two leading popes of the 20th Century – John Paul II and John XXIII – are to be declared saints at an unprecedented open-air ceremony in Rome on Sunday. A Mass co-celebrated by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict will…
The body of an unidentified youth was recovered from the Meghana river at Korbanpur in Sonargaon upazila here on Saturday night. Sonargaon thana officer-in-charge Md Rezaul Haq said being informed by locals, police recovered the body which was partially decomposed…
Five new deaths from the Mers coronavirus have been announced in Saudi Arabia, taking the country’s death toll from the disease to 92. It comes as Egypt recorded its first case, in a 27-year-old man who had recently returned from…
Boro paddy output in 12 upazilas in Rangpur (agricultural) region will fall drastically due to the lack of irrigation under the Teesta Barrage Project during the current season, observed farmers and officials. About 65,000-hectare land was cultivated for the dry-season…