The BNP has asked for cancellation of the medical admission results published on Sunday. “The questions were leaked. This was a fake exam. The results published today must be cancelled,” party spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon told a media briefing. He asked…
Lionel Messi scored one penalty and missed another as his double helped Barcelona sweep Levante aside in the second half in a 4-1 victory on Sunday to maintain their perfect La Liga start. Last season’s treble winners lead the standings…
Mobsters, mountain climbers, and teenage racers piled into multiplexes this weekend, lifting the overall box office, but preventing any one film from dominating ticket sales. “The Maze Runner: Scorch Trails,” a sequel to last year’s post-apocalyptic young adult hit, fared…
Greek voters returned Alexis Tsipras to power with a strong election victory on Sunday, ensuring the charismatic leftist remains Greece’s dominant political figure despite caving in to European demands for a bailout he once opposed. With about a quarter of…
Bangladeshi traders say they want rawhide prices lowered this year, as animal skin has become cheaper in the international market. This year’s rawhide prices will be fixed at a meeting on Wednesday. Bangladesh Tanners Association President Shaheen Ahmed said they…
by Sharan Burrow The tale of two Gulf countries is a real puzzle. Oman and Qatar both are petroleum-rich, with roughly 1.7 million migrant workers. Here the similarities end. My first visit to Oman this month showed me there is…
The admission tests for BSc (Engineering) course of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) under 2015-16 academic session has been scheduled to be held on 14 November 2015, saya a press release.
speedy trial tribunal here on Sunday convicted 16 people of killing a youth in Jessore in 2006 and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
Although the government has earmarked some spots for slaughtering sacrificial animals during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha to keep the city clean, the initiative seems to be ineffective as city dwellers are worried how they will carry the meat back home from…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) placed three persons including an Assistant Director (AD) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) on remand in a case filed with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in connection with the leakage…
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Sunday submitted the charge sheet of a case lodged against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “Pakbandhu” (friend of Pakistan). DB Assistant Commissioner, Jewel Rana of Detective Branch-Motijheel…
B, G, B memberes of darsona camp recovered 1041 bottles phansidyl from halder para border under zebonnagar upazila in cguadanga district last night 8 pm.
Kishoreganj District Administration have been tight security measures in the district town and its adjoining areas for ensuring a pleasant Eid-ul-Azha celebraion sheduled to be held on September 25 (Friday).The sepcial decision was taken at a meeting held at Local…
Indian cattle are entering into Bangladeshi haats. The cattle which enter into Bangladesh are being corridor with taka five hundred through customs and become legality.Although Bangladesh has no contract with India to import cattle but it transects illegal way.
A tribunal here on Thursday convicted three people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for violating a housewife in 2010.The lifers were identified as Jahur Ali,48, son of late Maulana Abdul Jalil of Rapasha village in Kamalganj, Koisar Miah,32,…
A good number of people started leaving the Sylhet from Friday morning to observe the Holy Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones at village homes.Family members, especially wives, children, students and elderly ones were going earlier to avoid the…
The four-day Tax Fair,a part of the country wide programe to motivate the citizens for paying taxes has began here at Narsingdi pourashava auditorium on Friday Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Suriaya Begum inaugurated the fair as chief guest with Deputy…
Formar Chuadanga district mukhti jhoddha commander and former commissions of chuadanga pourashava Sofiuddin mongla commander son of late Moksad Ali Mondal of zintala para under chuadanga pourashava in chuadanga district was died at his residence last night 10 pm.
At least 30 passenger of a bus plying on Patuakhali-Barisal route became injured at about 8:00 am Friday in Dapdapia area of the city after the vehicle hit a roadside wall and tree.Of the injured, 27 admitted in Barisal Sher…
Justice Md. Tofazzal Islam and Justice Md. Awlad Ali have become members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration situated in The Hague, according to Foreign Ministry sources. This is the first time Bangladeshi judges are going to be included in…
BNP yesterday alleged that the ruling party cadres occupied cattle markets in the city and they are realising tolls whimsically at rates higher than in the past. “The cattle markets in the city were leased to leaders of the ruling…
A second-half Karim Benzema header gave a below-par Real Madrid a 1-0 La Liga victory over Granada, who squandered several good chances, on Saturday. The Frenchman, who appeared marginally offside, nodded home an Isco cross after 55 minutes against a…
Family conflicts, tempestuous romances and power struggles made hip-hop show “Empire” the highest-rated new hit for Fox this year, and viewers can expect a lot more salacious drama in season two. “If season one was built on the premise of…
Pope Francis celebrates Mass with tens of thousands of Cubans on Sunday in Havana’s Revolution Square, the political heart of Cuba where the Communist government stages its biggest rallies. The huge plaza is where Cubans celebrate May Day beneath massive portraits of…
The High Court has stayed for six months the VAT imposed on various services avail by the airlines operators. The bench of Justice Shamim Hasnain and Justice Mohammad Ullah issued the order recently after hearing two writ petitions. It also…
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer to reality. Scientists said on Thursday they have successfully tested…
A mobile court here on Saturday fined six pharmacies Tk 1.05 lakh for selling cow-fattening tablets, Viagra and food supplements in the city.
Voting has begun in Greece’s general election, with opinion polls indicating a tight race between the left-wing incumbent Syriza party and the conservative New Democracy. The snap election, Greece’s fifth in six years, was called after Syriza lost its parliamentary…
A Bangladeshi national, who sustained bullet injuries with another one as members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on them in Chanpasa border area of Haripur upazila, died at a hospital in India on Saturday. The deceased was…
Hijacking of cows or I would define ‘Cow-jacking’ has increased significantly. Recently a cattle-laden truck was hijacked from the parliament area. The police reportedly succeeded in locating the truck and arresting the driver but the stolen cattle are yet to…