Convenor of Adarsha Dhaka Andolon Prof Dr Emajuddin Ahmed yesterday accused the Election Commission of severe discriminatory attitude towards the opposition backed candidates from carrying out their campaign ahead of the city polls in Dhaka and Chittagong on April 28.
Jahangirnagar University has suspended eight students for sexually harassing a female co-student during Bengali New Year celebrations. The authorities have not named the suspended students since investigations were ongoing. The university took the step following an executive order by Vice-Chancellor…
Bangladesh have finally come back to the winning streat against Pakistan in all forms of cricket in style, crushing them by 79 runs in the first ODI on Friday. Two centuries by opener Tamim Iqbal (132) and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim…
BNP has urged the Election Commission to install closed- circuit cameras on each of the polling stations during the city corporation polls in Dhaka and Chittagong. “People are aware about the role played by the law enforcers during January 5…
Some people like the sound of knuckle-cracking and others loathe it, but for years there has been disagreement among scientists about what actually causes it.
Electronic cigarette use among US middle and high school students tripled in 2014 while cigarette use fell to record lows, according to provocative new data that is likely to intensify debate over whether e-cigarettes are a boon or bane to…
Top Russian officials accused the United States on Thursday of seeking political and military dominance in the world and sought to put blame on the West for international security crises, including the conflict in east Ukraine.
Pictures of Marilyn Monroe by fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H Greene will go on display in the Polish city of Wroclaw this summer as part of a rare collection of prints of the US actress.
Oil rose more than 3 percent on Thursday, pushing Brent crude to a 2015 high above $63 per barrel on increasing evidence that US production is peaking, balancing a market that has been in heavy oversupply for more than a…
If one looks at Bangladesh’s record against Pakistan, it is abysmal. In 47 international matches spread across formats, Bangladesh have registered just one victory and it came in an ODI 16 years ago during the 1999 World Cup match in…
Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were killed and 50 others injured in a factional clash at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University campus in Dinajpur at about 10pm on Thursday.
Dhaka stocks closed week bullish on Thursday when the daily trade value hit a 4-month high. The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed 12.84 points up at 4373.33 as both trade volume and value increased substantially on active…
Central leaders of Nagorik Oikya on Thursday complained that their leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna has been taken away from the Heart Institute Hospital before completion of the treatment and even before doing the medical tests for his ailment. Addressing a…
Police have arrested BNP-endorsed Dhaka councillor aspirant ALM Kawsar Ahmed in Mirpur, who is accused in five cases filed over acts of sabotage. DMP earlier said they would arrest city polls candidates, accused in cases, if they do not secure…
Jatiya Party (Ershad) backed mayoral candidate (Dhaka South City Corporation) Saifuddin Ahmed yesterday made an 18-point election pledge including freeing the city from traffic congestion if he is elected. He will also ensure adequate supply of gas, power and water…
The 71st Social Business Design Lab organised by Yunus Centre took place on 16 April 2015 at the Grameen Bank Bhaban. The half day long programme was chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. It brought together more than 130…
A Dhaka Court on Thursday deferred the submission of police report to May 17 in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others for the death of 42 burn victims. Magistrate Maruf Hossain of the Chief Metropolitan…
The High Court has sought to know what are the steps taken to punish the guilty by investigating the cases of sexual harassment on women on Dhaka University campus during Bengali New Year celebration on Tuesday. The inspector general of…
Former Chief Election Commissioner Justice Muhammad Abdur Rouf yesterday said holding a free and fair election is not possible in the country until the administration was delinked from conducting polls. “The administration must be pulled out of the electoral process…
President Barack Obama told Congress on Tuesday he intends to remove Cuba from a US list of state sponsors of terrorism, clearing the main obstacle to restoring diplomatic relations and reopening embassies shut for more than half a century.
DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox have advanced the release date of “Kung Fu Panda 3” from March 18 next year to January 29.
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has joined Finance Minister AMA Muhith to dismiss the Wold Bank’s forecast on the country’s growth prospects.
Barcelona took a big step towards the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday as a goal from Neymar and a Luis Suarez double ended Paris St Germain’s 33-game unbeaten home run in Europe with a 3-1 win at the Parc des…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered fake Indian currency notes worth six lakh rupees from Shingnagar border area in Shibganj upazila early Thursday.
A suspected mugger was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sujolpur in the district town early Thursday.
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy, who had remained missing since Tuesday, from a pond at Pashra in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a youth along with five Molotov cocktails and one light gun from an ice-cream factory at Tarun More in Kumarkhali upazila on Thursday morning.
Four persons received burn injuries and 17 shops were gutted when a devastating fire broke out at Phulertola Bazar under Kulawra upazila of the district today.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has brought a total of 46,266 hectares of land under Jute cultivation programme to produce 493,881 bales of jute during the current season.
For the first time in the region, fruit bagging technology is going to be promoted in mango orchards in Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj commercially during the forthcoming pre-harvest season to protect mango from pest attack besides facilitating the farmers to get…