Opening the door for the development of new treatment of the lethal disease sepsis, scientists have identified a gene that triggers the inflammatory condition.Sepsis is a severe whole-body infection that occurs as a complication to an existing infection, and if…
Renewables are powering a rare bright spot in the energy industry, with record job hiring in solar, wind and hydro partly offsetting the biggest round of job losses in the oil and gas sector in almost two decades.The boom in…
Actor Aamir Khan is a proud daddy! He loved his daughter Ira’s first art exhibition and even bought one of her black and white artworks.The 50-year-old actor took to Twitter, where he expressed how much he “loved” the black and…
Police say the murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella inside Dhaka’s diplomatic zone was aimed at putting the government under international pressure.The assailants’ plan was to ‘murder any white person’ to lead the other countries to believe that ‘Bangladesh…
The US is not sure about the presence of ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) in Bangladesh, but says is working with the government to “assess” who is responsible for the recent murders of foreigners.“It’s for law enforcement…
Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. At least 275 people are known to have died, and up to 2,000 were injured. Rescue…
The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal of the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the expansion of National Service Programme to 20 more upazilas for providing jobs to 30,000 unemployed youths.
The placing of arguments in the teenage boy Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon murder case will end on Tuesday.
Former Election Commissioner Shakhawat Hossain on Monday said now there is no environment in the country to arrange local government elections under the banners of political parties.
BAU CORRESPONDENT Provost of Shaheed Jamal Hossain Hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) served show cause notice to two workers of the hall on account of theft in the hall.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Monday put three people on an eight-day remand each in the case filed in connection with the murder of Italian national Tavella Cesare.
STAFF REPORTER The UK unit of BNP has postponed its today’s London rally scheduled to be addressed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia now staying there for treatment since September 16.
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 26 BNP men including the party Acting Secretary General, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir till November 25 in a sabotage case.
STAFF REPORTER BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday alleged that they cannot hold party’s council due to government obstruction.
The regional office of Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institutions (BSTI) has expedited drives against the manufacturing of substandard and adulterated food and fined owners of some food factories Taka 1.3 lakh in the metropolis on Sunday.According to the officials concerned,…
Police arrested 10 people on charge of killing a businessman and his wife in the residence at Durgapur upazila of the district on last Friday.Police said, on information, a police team of Durgapur police station recovered the slaughtered bodies of…
A mobile court of Chittagong District Administration today fined three pharmacies and seized huge quantities of food supplements and physicians’ samples from city’s Chawkbazar area.Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong District Administration Mohammad Ruhul Amin led the mobile court in Chatteshwari Road…
Export and import activities at Bhomra land port here resumed on Monday after a seven-day vacation on the occasion of Durga Puja.
Three workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Modhyam Charpara village in Companyganj upazila on Monday morning.The deceased were identifie as Zafor 25, son of Sheikh Ahmed, Zafor, 30, son of Mofiz Ullah and Babul, 26,…
A man of minority community was beaten to death and two women injured in an attack by miscreants in Bangram area of the city on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Joira Barman, a resident of the area.
A young man went missing while crossing the Bater Khal river near Baratuka Aliganj Bazar in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj on Sunday.The missing was identified as Rasel Ahmad, 17, son of Askar Ali, a resident of Baratuka village of the…
An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight with police in Daulatdia ghat area of the upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Arshad Bepari, 30, son of Saijuddin Bepari, a resident of Uttar Daulatdia of the upazila. He was…
Muggers stabbed a trader and looted Tk 7 lakh in Barutkhan area in the city on Sunday afternoon.The injured were identified as Shamsuddin, son of Abdus Salam, a resident of Khalail village in Companyganj upazila and owner of Ferdous Stone…
Police in a drive arrested an alleged criminal along with five bombs from Chachra Raipara area in Sadar upazila on Sunday night. The arrested was identified as Chanchal Rahman, son of Hossain, a resident of the area. He is accused…
by Stephen Leonard Jakarta – Earlier this year in Myanmar, torrential rain caused mudslides that wiped out hundreds of houses and caused large-scale crop destruction. More than 1.3 million people were affected, and over 100 died. In Vietnam, the same…
South Africa won their first-ever bilateral series in India after Faf du Plessis’ first, Quinton de Kock’s second and AB de Villiers’ third centuries of the series helped the visitors soar to the highest total in the five matches, the…
The allegation against commercial institutions of not paying Value Added Tax (VAT) after billing customers for it on expenses is not new.Now the issue has come to the fore during the National Board of Revenue’s (NBR’s) campaign.People are also taking…
Police on Monday claimed a major breakthrough over the Sep 28 murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella, saying they have detained some of those involved in the killing.The four detained are ‘Russel’ aka Vagne Rusel, ‘Rubel’ aka Shooter Rubel,…
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli says the third part in the “Baahubali” franchise is definitely on cards. However, it will not be experienced in a way films are regularly viewed.”‘Baahubali 3’ is on cards. But the story that’s written for the two…
A reunion and reception to noted persons organised by the Dhaka University Political Science Department Alumni Association (DUPDA) will be held at the TCS premises on Friday the 13th of November next. The programme will begin at 9 am.