The winner of Nigeria’s presidential poll, Muhammadu Buhari, has hailed his victory as a vote for change and proof the nation has embraced democracy. Mr Buhari also praised outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan as a “worthy opponent” who peacefully relinquished power.
Danielle Nierenberg This week, Food Tank has hand-picked books that have educated, inspired, and informed us. They highlight kitchen gardening, the future of food, stories of food heroes, delicious recipes, and family farming. From A Little Piece of Earth: How…
An alarming number of countries used the death penalty to tackle real or perceived threats to state security linked to terrorism, crime or internal instability in 2014, Amnesty International found in its annual review of the death penalty worldwide. *…
The environmental organisations have demanded budget to face the effect on climate change. The Network on Climate Change, Bangladesh (NCC’B) came with the demand Tuesday at a human chain and demonstration held in front of National Press Club.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to an accused in the murder case of Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Shapna Rahman. Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 Judge Syeed Ahamed granted the bail to Oishee’s friend Mizanur Rahman…
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) granted three days’ fresh remand for BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a case filed for instigating vandalism and arson.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of blogger Wasiqur Rahman on a eight-day remand for interrogation by police.
Most of the aspirants to the mayoral posts in the upcoming bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation polls are facing cases against them. It is always desirable by the voters that the candidates would be a clean person who would represent them…
More than 10.73 lakh students sit for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations across the country this morning amid an apprehension of hartal hampering their tests in coming days.
Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Project of Bangladesh Bank, funded by International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank and Government of Bangladesh, has extended a term loan of USD 19.15 million equivalent to BDT 149 crore (approx.) to…
Sr BJP leader Dr. Subramanian Swamy in a statement issued in New Delhi on Monday has termed Bnp spokesperson Salahuddin’s disappearance episode as shocking, according to a message received in Dhaka The abduction of Bangladesh’s BNP spokesperson Salahuddin Ahmed, on…
By Chandra Muzaffar There is no military solution to the Yemen crisis. It is essentially a tussle for power between various political actors. The solution has to be political. Military air-strikes helmed by Saudi Arabia, and supported by most of…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-26 in a drive seized 798 bottles of contraband phensidyl and 38- bottle wine from Sadipur-Boroachra frontier area under Benapole thana of the district this morning.
Police in a drive recovered 22 crude bombs from a graveyard at Ghorapakhia village in Shibganj upazila on Tuesday.
Police arrested two bankers on Tuesday in a case filed for decamping with about Tk 5 crore from Khatunganj branch of Bangladesh Commerce Bank.
A fire broke out at a steel factory at Sher Shah Banglabazar in the port city early Tuesday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-8) stationed in this district yesterday in two separate raids recovered a huge yaba tablets, hemp and also arrested five persons in these connections.
Access and equity to education to all, particularly the children coming from the poor and distressed communities, has become an urgent need for overall development of the nation, speakers at a discussion said here yesterday.
Three persons were killed and another one injured by lightning in Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of the district this evening.
Speakers at a day-long training workshop here have stressed for enhancing skill and expertise of the youth entrepreneurs to make them self-reliant through spreading trade, business and small-scale enterprise.
Researchers have found fresh evidence of groundwater presence on the Red Planet.
Don Draper’s gray business suit and trademark fedora have found a home in the Smithsonian Museum of American History, and the Sixties are drawing to a close.
Robotic ants the size of a human hand that work together could be the future of factory production systems.
The German pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps last week was treated for suicidal tendencies years ago before he received his pilot’s license, German prosecutors said on Monday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially protested to the International Cricket Council over controversial rulings by umpires against Bangladesh during their World Cup quarter-final against India.
Kazi Akam Hossain, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has hinted that a general election enlisting the participation of all political parties is expected soon after the city elections in Dhaka and Chitagong scheduled for…
China blocking North Korea entry to int’l bankChina is not allowing North Korea to become a member of the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), sources told the financial news site Emerging Markets. The new bank, proposed by the…
Heavy fighting between Myanmar government forces and the Arakan ethnic army has occurred near Myanmar Rakhine-Bangladesh border, the ruling party’s Union Daily reported Monday different Indian and Chinese newspap reported on Tuesday.
Early results from Nigeria’s election show little separating the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan, and ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. With eight states and the capital Abuja declared, President Jonathan’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has a lead of about 20,000 votes. Final…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has remarked that the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has failed in all issues including the movement. “She has now limited herself issuing statement from home in the name of movement,” a minister told The Independent after…