The government has closed down three buildings housing as many factories, concluding its 23-month long inspection.In addition, 16 factories in seven buildings have been “partially closed” due to structural, fire and electrical safety concerns. The inspection covered a total of…
Are you running high fever and not feeling like going to office? Well, this fever may not be any illness but just psychogenic fever.Psychogenic fever is a stress-related psychosomatic condition that manifests itself in a high body temperature. It is…
In her first interview since historic elections, Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the BBC her party has won a parliamentary majority.Early results point to a sweeping victory for her National League for Democracy (NLD), but final…
Actress Sofia Vergara and actor Joe Manganiello are reportedly “so ready” to get married because they want to avoid any more questions about their upcoming wedding.“They are so tired of people asking about their wedding, and they are tired with…
Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2014 and the relentless fuelling of climate change is endangering the planet for future generations, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday.”Every year we say that time is running…
Bangladesh wrapped up the ODI series against Zimbabwe beating the Africans by 58 runs in the second ODI at Mirpur on Monday.They had earlier beaten them in the first ODI at the same venue on Saturday.This is Bangladesh’s fifth ODI…
A police assistant sub-inspector was killed in a road accident at airport roundabout in the capital at about 10:00pm on Monday.The deceased was ASI Shafiqul Islam, 29.He was on duty as a member of Special Branch airport zone.Airport police sub-inspector…
A military policeman on duty at a check post at the entrance of the Dhaka Cantonment has been hacked up allegedly by a rickshaw-puller.Police said the attack at the capital’s Kachukhet was reported around 10am on Tuesday.Sub Inspector Abdul Halim…
Russia should be banned from athletics competition, a World Anti-Doping Agency commission report has recommended. Wada’s independent commission examined allegations of doping, cover-ups, and extortion in Russian athletics, which also implicated the IAAF, the sport’s world governing body. It says…
Moscow acknowledged Monday for the first time a terrorist attack could have caused last month’s Russian plane crash in Egypt, as thousands more tourists were evacuated from the country. Britain and the United States, as well as international investigators, suspect…
Dhaka – a crime suspect was killed in a so called shootout with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the city’s Mohakhali area on early Tuesday. Two Rab members were also reportedy injured in the incident, sources at the Rab headquarters…
Manama: Expats with travel bans are to be allowed to obtain work permits under a historic new ruling. The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced on November 7 that it has reached an agreement with the Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments…
A court here turned down on Monday the review petition filed against a court order that had rejected the naraji (no-confidence) petition against the chargesheet in a case filed in connection with the sensational seven murders.
The government has initiated a registration process for online newspapers, aiming to ensure various government facilities for those and also check yellow journalism.
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday felicitated Noble Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for sweeping Myanmar’s general election by her National League for Democracy (NLD)
Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday issued warrant of against BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a sedition case.