Eight people were killed and 14 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj and Panchagarh districts on Thursday. Among them, four people were killed in Lalmonirhat, three in Sunamganj and one in Panchagarh districts. In Lalmonirhat,…
Slain councillor and panel mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Narul Islam, whose decomposing body was recovered from the Shitalakhya river yesterday – three days on from his abduction with 4 associates – was laid to eternal rest Thursday morning. Following…
He added that the detention was a “deliberate attempt to influence the outcome of elections” in three weeks. Mr Adams is being questioned about the 1972 murder of Jean McConville but has denied involvement in her death. Prime Minister David…
Rain and thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6pm tomorrow (Friday).
The 8th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change concluded in Kathmandu on Wednesday with a declaration on financing local adaptation efforts and a call for reaching all the climate funds to the local communities.
Eight people were killed and 14 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj and Panchagarh districts on Thursday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 35 people, including women and children, while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali border here on Thursday morning.
Ukraine’s acting President Olexander Turchynov has admitted his forces are “helpless” to quell unrest driven by pro-Russian activists in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
India’s Election Commission has accused the main opposition BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of violating the election code.
North Korea has conducted a live-fire drill near the disputed maritime border, Seoul officials say, but no shells fell in South Korean waters.
The residents of a town on Canada’s Newfoundland island fear a blue whale carcass that washed up on its boardwalk last week could explode at any time.
The cost of watching a newly released film will depend upon the size of the screen on which it is viewed in future, the head of Dreamworks Animation says.
Microsoft has said that Xbox One will go on sale in China in September.
Scientists now have a fuller picture of what happened at the poles during the last warm phase on Earth.
Resistance to antibiotics poses a “major global threat” to public health, says a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan powered into the World Championship semi-finals with a 13-3 demolition of 2005 winner Shaun Murphy.
A group of agitating people on Thursday morning vandalized and set fire to the personal office of city councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the case filed in connection with the abduction of slain city panel mayor Nazrul Islam…
The United States in its ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2013’ says Bangladesh’s foreign and domestic policies are heavily influenced by the region’s major powers, particularly India. The report however lauded Bangladesh’s counterterrorism efforts as there had been no major terrorist…
Speakers at a dialogue here on Wednesday said political crisis, corruption and lack of good governance are the key barriers to elimination of poverty and inequalities from the country. Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) in association with Global Call to Action…
The historic May Day is being observed in the country on Thursday as elsewhere across the world with a fresh vow to establish the rights of workers. The May Day, also known as International Workers’ Solidarity Day, commemorates the historic…
Narayanganj District Bar Association on Thursday called a daylong hartal in the district for Sunday protesting the killings of seven people, including senior lawyer Chandan Sarker, after their abduction. Bar Association president Shakhawat Hossain told journalists that they called the…
The International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) is holding “Academic Retreat 2014” away from the capital at Cox’s Bazar within a fascinating environment of seashore belt. Academic Retreat, an innovative academic program will be marked by wide range…
BY Nathan Salant International search teams trying to figure out what happened to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 plan to check out a report from an Australian tech company that claims to have detected what could be a commercial airliner…
Dr. Atiur Rahman SMEs have been globally considered as engines of economic growth as well as key instruments for promoting equitable development. The major advantage of the sector is its employment potential at low capital cost. The labour intensity of…
Bangladesh’s Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has won the ‘Asia Power and Electricity Award 2014’ in the category of ‘Solar Project of the Year’. A press release on Wednesday said the award was given for IDCOL’s efforts, accomplishments, and positive…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Vice-Chairman M Morshed Khan, his wife Nasrin Khan and son Faisal Morshed Khan in a money laundering case. Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqur Rahman of Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court passed the…
The Election Commission will hold a coordination meeting with the government agencies concerned on May 4 to discuss the countrywide voter list updating exercise that will begin on May 15.
The City Bank Ltd. has recently signed a long term agreement with private mobile phone operator Grameenphone Ltd. for a complete communication solution.
Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique on Wednesday has said that the outdated telecom policy, which was enacted 18 years ago, will be brought in line to implement ‘Digital Bangladesh’. “We have to overcome the loopholes regarding information…
In the wake of frequent incidents of abduction, Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kanti Baral has been transferred. Manoj Kanti has been made the Joint Secretary of Shipping Ministry and the Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard…