The role man to protect the environment, sustain ecological balance and enhance public awareness about the environment was emphasised at a geography fair-2015 organied amid fanfare and festivity at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) Geography Association (JUGA) on Saturday.
Bioactive glass can be used in tooth fillings to reduce the ability of bacteria to attack composite tooth fillings, and perhaps even provide some of the minerals needed to replace those lost to tooth decay, engineers from Oregon State University…
Detectives in a drive arrested three suspected members of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and seized huge arms, bomb making substance and 12 sets of army uniforms from Aman Bazar area of city.The drive began on Saturday morning…
A female student has lodged a case against a Chhatra League leader of Bangla College, accusing him of physically attacking her.Mirpur Police Station Sub Inspector Md Ohidul Islam said that the girl had filed the case at around 12:30 pm…
National cricketer Sabbir Rahman has come under attack from fanatics for posting Christmas greetings alongside Eid-e-Miladunnabi wishes on his Facebook page.His teammates Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das, too, had endured similar attacks on the social media after they greeted their…
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who will next be seen in Prakash Jha’s forthcoming film “Jai Gangaajal”, says that standing next to the former Indo-Canadian adult film star Sunny Leone makes her look “bad” as the latter is “stunning”.”I love how things…
A former Supreme Court justice has called for a law to punish Khaleda Zia and David Bergman for their controversial remarks on the 1971 Liberation War.Former SC justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury raised the demand on Saturday, saying it was important…
Dhaka – Five grassroots-level BNP leaders have been expelled from all party posts on charges of disciplinary violations. At a press release, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said the action was taken against the BNP leaders…
Bangladesh’s hope of playing semifinals of the 11th SAFF Suzuki Cup vanished into blue as title aspirants Maldives scored a winning goal at the fag end of the match as they dumped Bangladesh by 3-1 goals in the crucial second…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with 1,075 pieces of Yaba tablets from Bhanga Mor village in Sadullapur upazila on Friday.The arrested was identified as Asaduzzaman, a resident of the village.
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav has said that parts of India – including Pakistan and Bangladesh – which were separated 60 years ago, will reunite to form “Akhand Bharat” (undivided India), the Times of India reported on Saturday. “The Rashtriya…
Police arrested a young man in possession of fake currency notes amounting to Tk 75,000 from Gopalpur in Shibganj upazila on Friday.The arrestee was identified as Shafiullah, 23, son of Mansur of the village.
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and its affiliate organisation Jubo League over establishing supremacy at Tomij Market in the district town on Friday.AKM Badrul Alam Shammi, a member of…
Two crew of a cargo ship, who were abducted by a gang of pirates in the Meghna river near Tankir Bazar in Ramgati upazila on Friday, was rescued by police from Ramgati Bazaar area early Saturday.The rescued sailors were identified…
A man was killed and another injured in a road crash at Ashutoshpur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, 30, son of late Azim Uddin of the village.
The local administration has imposed section 144 in Kalai pouro area in the district yesterday as BNP and Awami League candidate have called meeting simultaneously at the same venue.The restriction will remain in force from 6 am to 6 pm…
Dhaka – The Islamic State group on Saturday reportedly claimed responsibility for an attack at a mosque of the minority Ahmadiyya Muslims in Rajshahi, in which the suspected bomber died and at least three others were injured. US-based monitoring organisation…
Speakers at a press conference yesterday urged the government to take necessary steps for proper enforcement of existing laws to prevent child trafficking. Human trafficking is going unabated due to lack of implementation of existing law. Especially, the rate of…
Dhaka – Four peoples have been burnt in a cylinder blast at the Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC), about 300 kilometres northwest of Dhaka. The accident occurred at the time of making the baloon with gas from the cyllinder on Saturday…
A day-long international seminar on Accretionary and Collisional Tectonics of Iranian Plateau was held on Saturday at the Seminar room of the department of Geological Sciences on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus. The department of Geological Sciences organised the seminar…
Environmentalists formed a 71-km-long human chain on the banks of the Turag River this morning demanding an end to pollution and grabbing of the river. The Turag flows across Tagnail, Gazipur and Dhaka districts, and is linked to the Jamuna…
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said it will be clear after investigation whether the Bagmara Ahmadiyya mosque bomb blast was a suicide attack or not. “It’s not clear yet whether it’s a suicide bomb blast or not,…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has donated Tk. 1 Million to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for distributing blankets among the cold stricken people. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the Bank handed over the cheque to Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, Chairman of Bangladesh…
Popular Bangladeshi film actress Parvin Sultana Diti has been kept on life support at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Madras Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology (MIOT) hospital. Lamia, daughter of the ailing actress who had a brain surgery on…
The head and several leaders of one of Syria’s most powerful rebel groups, Jaysh al-Islam, have been killed in an air strike east of Damascus.Founder Zahroun Alloush, 44, was among those killed when rockets hit a meeting place, rebels and…
Veteran Bollywood actresss Sadhana Shivdasani passed away here on Friday morning in Mumbai after a long battle with cancer, a family friend said here.She was 74 and a widow, and is survived by her foster daughter.”Sadhana breathed her last at…
A crowd has vandalised a Muslim prayer hall in Corsica in apparent retaliation for an attack on firefighters in the French Mediterranean island.Officials say a small group of protesters also tried to burn copies of the Koran in the capital,…
Absconding death-row war criminal Abul Kalam Azad alias Bachchu Razakar is moving around in Europe, ‘sheltered’ by Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami, says a counsel of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The government could not find any significant lead in the hunt for…
By Liz Fields If you’ve recently added a Smith & Wesson to someone’s stocking, you may be among Americans shopping for an increasing number of firearms this holiday season. The surge in interest comes amid increased angst of terrorism attacks…
Dhaka – Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi is being observed in the country today commemorating the birth of Great Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) 1,443 years ago on this day of the month of Rabiul Awal with divine blessings for the mankind. The Muslims…