The well-preserved partial skull and skeleton of a gibbon-like creature that lived 11.6 million years ago in Spain is shedding new light on the evolutionary history of modern apesScientists on Thursday announced the discovery in Catalonia of fossil remains of…
In the past five years, Bradley Cooper has played handsome leading men, a perm-coiffed 1970s cop, a sniper and a rogue raccoon.But playing a chef on a quest for a Michelin star in “Burnt” really turned the heat up on…
In the 26th executive body election of Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC) held on Sunday, Bulbul Ahmad Fahim of the Daily Manobkantha and Taslimul Alam Touhid of the Daily Nayadiganta have been elected president and general secretary respectively.
Six cut wounds were found on the body of Faisal Arefin Dipan, publisher of Jagriti Prokashony, a publication house, who was hacked to death by miscreants on Saturday, the autopsy report says.
Workers’ rights activists on Sunday demanded that exemplary punishment be meted out to Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’ who allegedly shot his employee Riyad to death in the city.
The Supreme Court (SC) will hear on Monday the review petitions filed by condemned war crimes convicts Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury against its verdicts upholding their death penalties for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation…
DU Correspondent Protesting the brutal murder of publisher Faysal Arefin Dipan, different organizations held demonstration rally, human chain, and issued separate statements and programmes on Sunday.
Ctg Correspondent Boalkhali –Kalurghat Bridge Implementation Parishad of Chittagong handed over a memorandum meant for Prime Minister demanding construction of 3rd Karnaphuli bridge in Boalkhali-Kalurghat point to the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister office Abul Kalam Azad on Saturday .
The speakers at a seminar titled ‘Problems and Prospects of Chittagong’ opined for undergoing development work in Chittagong on basis of consensus irrespective party affiliations for greater national interests.
Ctg Correspondent The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations held yesterday in Chittagong with the participation of 1,70,398 students.
Ctg Correspondent Admission test for first year honours course of session 2015-16 was held in Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology on Saturday .
The United Nations, the United States and the European Union in separate statements and messages urged Bangladesh government to immediately arrest the killers of secularist publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.
Dhaka– Detectives suspected that banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) or other organization under its umbrella was involved in the killing of publisher Dipan and attack on another publisher and two writers.
DU Correspondent Dhaka University authorities on Sunday expelled three students according to proctorial law 5 (2) for their direct involvement with the admission test question paper leakage forgery said a university press release yesterday.
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) recorded the confessional statement of Minhajul Arefin Russel alias Bhagne Russel alias Kala Russel, accused in Italian citizen Cesare Tavella murder case.
A ward councilor of Narayanganj City Corporation was stabbed to death by miscreants in Jamaipara area of Bandar upazila on Saturday night.The injured was identified as Sultan Ahmed, a councilor of 22 no ward.
Two Jubo League men were injured as a gang of unknown miscreants stabbed them in an attack in Hospital Chattar area of sadar upazila on Saturday night.The injured were Rafiq and Alam, local Jubo League activists.
Indian customs officials arrested a Bangladeshi C & F agent official along with 12 gold bars in no man’s land area in Benapole check post on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Saiful Islam,35, official of Commercial Agency and son…
Detectives in a drive arrested a BNP leader from Mandari Bazar area of Sadar upazila on Sunday night on sabotage charges.The arrestee was identified as Riaz uddin, general secretary of Mandari union unit BNP and son of late Fosi Uddin,…
A minor boy drowned in a pond at Urshiura village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Jahid Hossain,6, son of Sohel Miah, a resident of the village.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) man from Char Radhakanai village under Fulbaria upazila of the district on Friday night.The arrested person was identified as Hafez Mohammad Belal 31, son of Abdul Hakim of Char…
A court here yesterday sentenced three persons to suffer life term imprisonment for killing a man at Mansa Bazaar under Fakirhat upazila of the district in 1996.The court also fined them Taka 10,000 each, in default, to suffer one year…
It’s not lack of awareness or new technologies or tests, a former US cancer specialist says, but affordability, access, and quality of care are the challenges that women face in Bangladesh when they suffer from breast cancer.“Quality of care is…
After the attacks on publishers of slain-writer blogger Avijit Roy, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the government has ‘completely failed’ to provide security to the people.The BNP chairperson, now in London for treatment, issued a statement demanding immediate arrest of…
The Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh, Pierre Mayaudon, has in a facebook status deplored the latest attacks against freedom of expression. A status given on the EU facebook page on Sunday is as follows:
Honourable President and Honourable Prime Minister, It is with a heavy heart, that I write this open letter to you at a time when our beloved country and people are facing severe challenges and threats to our shared heritage. I…
An investigation is under way after a Russian airliner crashed in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board. Egypt’s prime minister said a technical fault was the most likely cause, dismissing claims from Islamic State militants that they were responsible.…
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of Supreme Court (SC) cancelled the High Court judgment that acquitted businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun, a close friend and business associate of BNP’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, in a case for accumulating wealth beyond…
The Statistic department of Rajshahi University (RU) observed the World Statistic Day 2015 on the campus on Saturday with much enthusiasm amid various programme including singing national anthem, hoisting national flag and department flag and flag of national alumni association…