Fabíola Ortiz [RIO DE JANEIRO] Scientific cooperation among the BRICS countries lags far behind its potential, according to Brazilian experts speaking after last week’s BRICS summit in Brazil. The 6th Summit of Heads of State and of Government of BRICS…
Fabíola Ortiz RIO DE JANEIRO- A 24-year-old Brazilian student has created a portable medical lamp that kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The inventor, Caio Guimarães, studied electrical engineering at Brazil’s Federal University of Pernambuco. His device consists of a lamp, which emits…
Two years ago, Anand Shah, founder of Indian firm Sarvajal, wrote in our op-ed pages about how the company had developed solar-powered ‘water ATMs’ to get clean and affordable water to people in remote parts of India. Shah ended by…
A delegation of the European Parliament (EP) met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office on Tuesday evening in the first leg of their visit to Bangladesh to assess the human rights situation.. The BNP told the visiting delegation…
SYDNEY: Shakib Al Hasan is cricket’s top-ranked all-rounder and coach Chandika Hathurusingha expects him to play a leading role in Bangladesh’s quest for another big scalp at the World Cup. While Bangladesh’s deeds have been modest at Test level, the…
Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS) have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, the local police chief says. Exactly who these people were and why they were killed is not clear, but Col Qasim…
New Zealand made it two wins out of two in Pool A with a bizarre three-wicket victory against Scotland in Dunedin.
Erotic film adaptation Fifty Shades of Grey sizzled at North American box offices this weekend, taking an estimated $81.7m(£53m).
Ukraine’s government and separatist rebels have failed to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line, despite a Monday deadline.
A mysterious haze high above Mars has left scientists scratching their heads.
Police recovered five crude bombs from the Press Club in the district town on Monday night.
A fire broke out in a metal factory in Ashulia area here on Monday night.
An alleged robber was injured in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Ramchandra area of the district town early Tuesday.
A minor boy drowned in a ditch at Kharki in front of Government MM College in Jessore district town on Tuesday morning.
The overall law and order situation of the district was reviewed at a meeting held here on Monday.
Police arrested listed top terror Fazle Rabbi, 30, accused in 22 criminal cases, including three murder cases, in injured condition from Rampura area here early today, police sources said.
Rotary Club of Rangpur (RCR) extended financial assistance to twenty arson victim patients, now undergoing treatments at the burn unit of Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH), on Monday afternoon.
The Dhaka district unit of Sramik League, Awami League’s worker associate, lodged a case with Gulshan Police Station of the capital against BNP Chief and 13 leaders and activists of her party in connection with Monday’s crude bomb blasts at…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon placed national award winner film actor and producer Helal Khan on a two-day remand in a case filed with Badda Police Station for vandalism and arson attack. Magistrate Sabrina…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal by 48 hours till 6am Friday as part of its movement demanding a snap national election under a non-party administration and ‘resorting democracy and people’s voting right’ and protesting…
The new US ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat on Tuesday in her maiden meet with the local press in Dhaka on Tuesday said it is for Bangladeshis to come up with solutions to the current political crisis, and…
New Zealand made it two wins out of two in Pool A with a bizarre three-wicket victory against Scotland in Dunedin. The Scots were reduced to 12-4 in the fifth over before Matt Machan (56) and Richie Berrington (50) put…
Sri Lanka’s new President Maithripala Sirisena has discussed forging closer ties with India during landmark talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two sides signed key agreements on trade and civil nuclear co-operation during Mr Sirisena’s first official foreign visit…
A Shibir worker, Mostafa Manzil 30, has been killed in Rab firing in Palashbari Upazila of Gaibandha district at about 5 am on Tuesday. The deceased was the son of Jasim Master ofvillage Bishnupur under Shahapara union under the district.…
The leader of an underground political party was killed in Jhinedah while an alleged leader of robbers was injured in Satkhira in reported ‘gunfights’ with Rab and Police on early Tuesday, according to reports reaching Dhaka. In Jhenidah, Rabiul Islam,…
Robi Axiata Limited, a leading mobile phone operator of the country, has launched a digital e-Education platform called “Robi Shikkharthi Service”. This platform is designed to serve the school, college, undergraduate and graduate students.
BNP on Monday termed Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s move to besiege its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office “utterly provocative” and the attempt was made in a bid to “kill” her. In a joint statement, BNP Dhaka City convener Mirza Abbas…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on fourth remand for three days in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Magistrate Mohammad Maruf Hossain of the CMM…
Pointing at a High Court ruling that asks the government to take steps to stop the ongoing violence across the country in the name of hartal and blockade, the BNP in a statement yesterday said democratic movement cannot be stopped…
Bikalpa Dhara President Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday reiterated his call to two leaders to sit across the table to resolve the political impasse. “The responsibility of the prime minister (to take initiative for dialogue) is more than other. I…