The fourth edition of Bangladesh International Tourism Fair 2014 is set to be held from June 19 to 21, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka. The event is organised by Bangladesh Foundation for Tourism Development (BFTD) in…
A bank official was killed as a train hit him at Charkhutar intersection level crossing under Rajpara Police Station in the city on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir, 55, a resident of Hargram Munshipara in the…
Bangladesh garment factory owners say they are soaking up much of the cost of nearly doubling wages as some global retailers balk at price hikes, leaving less money for safety improvements urged by apparel chains after last year’s Rana Plaza…
Hundreds of residents from Bangladesh and Inida met for over two hours at the Amarkhana border on Monday, the first day of the Bangla New Year. Men, women and children thronged the border, exchanging greetings from either side of an…
Four students of a private university in Dhaka went missing and two others died as they drowned in the bay in Saint Martin Island here on Monday. The deceased were identified as Imran Habib, 22, and Saddam Hossain, 21. Witnesses…
Former caretaker government chief Fakhruddin Ahmed met Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Washington on Sunday. Fakhruddin, who headed the military-backed caretaker government in 2007-08, has been living in the United States since the Dec 2008 parliament elections.
Miscreants have shot dead, Ismail Hossain Panjer, a former leader of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) in Kushtia. A local Awami League (AL) leader was also hit by bullet during the attack on Monday morning at Ahmedpur Bazar in Poradaho union…
Seven people were killed and 42 others injured in separate road accidents in Kishoreganj, Manikganj, Joypurhat and Faridpur districts on Monday. In Kishoreganj, two people were killed and 25 others injured as a night coach plunged into a roadside ditch…
Three years after the Fukushima accident, which led to calls for Japan to phase-out nuclear power, the country’s cabinet has given its approval to an energy policy that recommends the restart of its idled nuclear reactors.
Lurking in the backwoods of Palestinian politics is a man whom 79-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas recognizes as his deadly rival.
Pro-Russian activists have attacked another official building in east Ukraine, ignoring a deadline to leave or face eviction by Ukrainian forces.
More than 70 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, officials say.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says the next month could be the biggest of his career as the Reds prepare to play “four cup finals” in their bid to win a first English title in 24 years.
Stefano Domenicali has resigned as the team principal of Ferrari with immediate effect.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire took the prize for best film at the MTV Movie Awards, as well as best male and female performance for actors Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence.
Sniff, swirl and sip! So much for Prince William’s huge hint! Kate Middleton enjoyed several glasses of local wine at an engagement at the Amisfield Vineyard in New Zealand on Sunday, April 13.
With their zebra-esque stripes and fluttering spines, the lionfish looks pretty in an aquarium tank. But let them loose in the Atlantic Ocean, and things can get pretty ugly.
Solar power was once derided as a pipe dream and many industry players have floundered, but while the use in this renewable energy remains tiny compared with fossil fuels, it may be poised to completely reshape the energy market.
Four students of a private university in Dhaka went missing and two others died as they drowned in the bay in Saint Martin Island here on Monday.
A bank official was killed as a train hit him at Charkhutar intersection level crossing under Rajpara Police Station in the city on Monday morning.
At least 50 people were injured, 15 with bullets, in a clash between two groups of people over occupying a water body at Balaura in Sadar upazila on Monday.
A housewife was strangulated to death by her husband in the city’s Chawkbazar area on Monday morning.
Police have arrested two youths, said to be activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, along with arms and ammunition in Moijjartek area under Karnaphuli Police Station.
Seven people were killed and 42 others injured in separate road accidents in Kishoreganj, Manikganj, Joypurhat and Faridpur districts on Monday.
At least 50 people were injured, 15 with bullets, in a clash between two groups of people over occupying a water body at Balaura in Sadar upazila on Monday. Locals said Shahjamal Nurul Huda, former president of Sadar upazila unit…
A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist has been killed in a lynch-mob attack while allegedky collecting extortion money in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district. The deceased has been identified as Ibrahim Ali, 30, an activist of Bhanugachh unit of the…
A pragmatic strategy needs to be worked out urgently to help grow the country’s real estate sector smoothly and ensure housing for middle- and lower middle-income groups at an affordable cost, speakers told a seminar here on Sunday night. Terming…
A gross mistake by the stateside in placing the documentary evidence in the court has stood in the way of disposing of the sensational Ramna Batamul blast case, already pending for 13 years. The case now lies with the court…
The celebrations of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, are going on in full swing with much splendour as people in their thousands are thronging different popular meeting places in the capital and elsewhere across the country.…
By Jonathan Amos The big aerospace concern was declared the winner at the latest meeting of the European Space Agency’s (Esa) Industrial Policy Committee (IPC).