BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to make the same blunder that her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman did by establishing a one-party Baksal rule. “Establishment of Baksal by annihilating democracy…
I don’t think many people were aware of the controversial Hindu guru Rampal before Tuesday’s violent clashes between his supporters and the police.
Pakistan’s police are on the front line battling the Taliban. Not just in the remote north of the country, near the border with Afghanistan, but in Karachi, the country’s economic and cultural heart.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Vienna in a last-minute push for a deal in long-running talks aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear activity.
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Some myths about the brain, such as the idea we only use 10% of our grey matter, are notorious, especially among neuroscientists. These myths crop up every now and then (look at the premise of the Lucy movie this summer),…
This is definitely the juiciest gossip you’ll hear today! Salman Khan’s sister Arpita Khan’s wedding wasn’t just the most extravagant wedding ceremony Bollywood saw this year, it also became a hotbed of interesting incidents!
Roger Federer has recovered from his back injury and will play in the Davis Cup final, which starts on Friday.
Five Bangladeshis, who were arrested by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday afternoon while entering India through Lalghat border point in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district, returned home at night.
The Armed Forces Day marking the establishment of Bangladesh armed forces during the country’s Liberation War will be observed Friday with due solemnity and festivity. On this day in 1971, Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising Army, Navy and Air Force were…
Police recovered the slaughtered body of a man from Dehan village under Sadar upazila here this morning.
The members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two persons with 200 bottles of contraband phensidyl from Chak Gopinathpur village last night.
Experts at a views-sharing meeting have stressed for exploring the brighter prospect prevailing in the poultry sector to further accelerate the process of poverty alleviation in rural areas to attain national uplift.
Speakers at a training course have said the flourishing dairy sector has been changing rural economy and meeting nutritional demand of the growing population in building a healthier nation.
The Asrayan Prokalpo has been running successfully to make 1,830 river-eroded and natural disaster-hit destitute families self-reliant through various income generation activities in the district in recent years.
A Bangladeshi youth has been shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near Ratnai border in Baliadanga upazila. The victim was identified as Shah Alam, 22, son of Sher Ali of Sunki area in the upazila. Sources at…
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 6.33 lakh tonnes mustard from 5.50 lakh hectares of land during the current Rabi season in the country, official sources said.
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said that the government is implicating their senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman in ‘false’ cases to keep him away from politics. “We consider Tarique Rahman as a future leader. The government is…
Police recovered the body of a man with the throat slashed from Dehan village in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
A bus helper was killed in a road accident in bus stand area of Bhandaria upazila on Thursday morning.
At least 35 people, including a policeman, were injured in a clash between two groups of BNP in Dakhhin Sunamganj sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the importance of transit through India for establishing connectivity with Bhutan and Nepal to enhance trade and business among South Asian countries. The Prime Minister said this when visiting Chairperson of the Parliamentary…
Company plans to unveil ‘clean and modern’ search engine next month and roll out new model on its own website next year Yahoo will replace Google as the default search engine on the Firefox web browser in the US, signalling…
Analysis by Susan Bissell United Nations – Next week marks 25 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a historic commitment to children and the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history. The…
The one-day international (ODI) series between Bangladesh- Zimbabwe begins Friday at Zahur Ahmed Stadium at Chittagong. Both the teams are still considered as weaker sides, they may play low quality cricket but will be competitive. This series is very important…
A clash between rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for establishing supremacy at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Thursday killed one activist and prompted the authorities to declare the university closed sine die. The university…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A country-paper being presented from Bangladesh at the seminar on “Strengthening People’s Perspective on South Asia Water Commons” proposes the assessment of the current state of rivers and river basins in the South Asian region. Assessment of…
IFAJ, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists is an international forum of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators. The IFAJ is also a federation of national associations of agricultural journalists and communicators. One can become a member of IFAJ by joining a…
IFAJ, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists is an international forum of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators. The IFAJ is also a federation of national associations of agricultural journalists and communicators. One can become a member of IFAJ by joining a…
The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday unanimously passed the ‘Bangladesh Hotels and Restaurants Bill, 2014’ aimed at ensuring transparency and accountability and skilled management in running hotel and restaurant business through providing quality service, as it played a vital role for…