Narayanganj police super Dr Khandaker Muhid Uddin on Friday said they received the letter from the Police Headquarters to arrest the sacked Rab officials in the seven-murder case. “We’re working relentlessly to implement the High Court order. You can soon…
In a bid to reduce the import of reconditioned cars and encourage the import of new environment-friendly and fuel-efficient vehicles, the government seems to be harsh in the next budget on the import of used cars. According to sources at…
A total of 16 people fell victims to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies in April 2014, according to the monthly bulletin of Ain o Salish Kendra, a Dhaka-based human rights organisation. It says a total of 66 people were…
The ancient remains of a teenage girl discovered deep underground in Mexico are providing additional insights on how the Americas came to be populated.
Jay Z, his wife Beyonce and her sister Solange say they are a “united family” despite a fight seen in a leaked video.
Four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi has agreed a new contract with Barcelona.
Only eating breakfast and lunch may be more effective at managing type 2 diabetes than eating smaller, more regular meals, scientists say.
“It’s Modi’s day,” says a front-page headline on The Hindu’swebsite.
The opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called its predicted landslide win in India’s election a “people’s victory”.
Crops on several thousand bighas of land as well as a number of fish farms under Bhubanbaria union in Sathia upazila were inundated as a cross dam on the Ichamati River fell apart after some influential people tried to bore…
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on Saturday (May 17).
Local people set a police vehicle afire and put barricade on Dhaka-Maowa road protesting the death of an auto-rickshaw driver in a road crash on Friday morning.
Once export-oriented, the clay-made terracotta tiles industry in Satkhira has plummeted to a dreary state of business from its past glory for various reasons, including lack of government patronisation.
Police in a drive recovered five hand bombs in an abandoned condition at Mamunshia village in sadar upazila on Thursday.
Trade unions in Turkey are holding a one-day strike in protest at the country’s worst ever mine disaster, which has claimed at least 282 lives.
President Barack Obama has joined September 11 survivors and rescuers at the dedication of a memorial museum on the site of the attacks in New York.
Floods and landslides have claimed hundreds of lives in northern Afghanistan.
El Nino events can have a significant impact on the yields of certain major food crops, a study has shown.
Actor Oscar Isaac has confirmed filming on the new Star Wars movie will commence later this month.
Demonstrators protesting against the spending on the football World Cup have blocked a number of key roads in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
Though the emerging possibility of deleting traumatic memories could provide some people relief, the question remains whether it would fundamentally change who they are.
London-based firm OwnFone has released what it says is the world’s first Braille phone.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated BJP leader Narendra Modi on the victory of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in India’s Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Haque Shakil told bdnews24.com on Friday. As of 3pm Friday, NDA was…
The BNP has announced it will hold protest rallies at all thanas in Dhaka on Saturday, as the party did not get the permission to hold a rally at Jatrabarhi’s Matuail. Standing Committee member Tariqul Islam made the announcement in…
Narendra Modi created history Friday on his way to becoming India’s 14th prime minister as he led the BJP to a spectacular victory in a Lok Sabha battle that crushed the Congress and others ranged against him and gave, for…
Sarah Margon In 2009, Nigerian police forces fighting Boko Haram in the northern city of Maiduguri lost about 30 officers in a violent firefight. The next day, they executed many of the men they had rounded up and detained as…
Margaret Wurth Some companies even allow for lower standards of protection for children in their US supply chain than for those elsewhere. Grace, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, doesn’t smoke – at 15, she’s too young…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the post-2015 agenda should aim to end hunger by 2025 – and can succeed by building resilience to various environmental, political and economic shocks that threaten food…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Bangladesh owes its origin to rivers. The landscape has been formed by its rivers. These rivers sustain its flora and fauna, and the lives and livelihoods of the people. Largest delta in the world, Bangladesh sits on…
Police on Thursday arrested Abu Sufian, an employee of ZH Sikder Women’s Medical College Hospital, on charge of assaulting Prothom Alo reporter Shishir Morol. Police arrested Sufian, a telephone operator of the hospital, in the afternoon. Hospital sources said the…