Dhaka – A drone devised by a group of young Bangladeshi scientists has successfully mapped environmental damage caused by a tanker spilling furnace oil into the Shela River in the ecologically sensitive Sunderbans region. On 9 December 2014, the tanker…
India wants to explore new avenues for naval cooperation with Bangladesh towards achieving comprehensive maritime security in the Bay of Bengal. Indian Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan is already in city on a four-day visit and met President Abdul Hamid…
Six people, including four Bangladesh nationals, died in a fire that broke out at a furniture factory at Dallah Sanaya, Dammam city in Saudi Arabia before dawn on Monday. “Yes, four of them are Bangladesh nationals while two are from…
The government has planned to construct a monument in honour of the Indian army personnel who sacrificed their lives for Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said this while responding a starred question from Nazmul…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Monday staged scattered demonstrations at different parts of the country and Dhaka city, demanding snap polls under a non-party administration and protesting the ‘growing incidents of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing’. Though the alliance activists…
The death toll from Sunday’s disastrous launch capsize in the Padma River in Shibalaya upazila has shot up to 70. Deputy Commissioner of the district Rashida Ferdous said rescuers retrieved 28 bodies from the river from 4am to 10am on…
Speakers at the inaugural ceremony have stressed for speeding up of the socioeconomic uplift in rural areas through strengthening unity and organisational activities of the local communities.
Miscreants in Begumganj, Noakhali, launched an attack on Shaheed Minar and destroyed garlands and banners on Saturday.
Police recovered 18 rounds of bullets from a jungle in Dhunat upazila on Sunday night.
A young couple reportedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with the same rope in 19 no Fatehpur union parishad of Goainghat upazila on Monday morning.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 arrested an alleged terrorist in front of Land Office of Jhiltuli area of the town last night.
A three-day “Science and Technology Fair-2015” began at the Independence Square on Sunday amid much enthusiasm.
Construction of a drainage system and renovation works of a road were inaugurated on Moazzem Hossain Swarani Road in Jummapara area under Ward No-23 here in the city today.
An Awami League activist was hacked to death by some unknown miscreants at Pachghariakandi area under Munshiganj sadar on Sunday.
Speakers at a coordination meeting for preventing corruption have stressed for educating the young generations on values of honesty to inspire them in preventing corruption for building a corruption-free Bangladesh.
Speakers at the inaugural ceremony have stressed for speeding up of the socioeconomic uplift in rural areas through strengthening unity and organisational activities of the local communities.
Miscreants in Begumganj, Noakhali, launched an attack on Shaheed Minar and destroyed garlands and banners on Saturday.
Moeen Ali’s century led England to a 119-run victory over Scotland and a first victory of the World Cup.
British actor Eddie Redmayne has won the best actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything, while Julianne Moore picked up best actress for Still Alice.
A report suggesting cannibalism could be behind the deaths of dozens of seal pups should be treated with caution, the National Trust has said.
Australia is to toughen citizenship laws and tackle those inciting hatred under new measures targeting domestic extremists, PM Tony Abbott has said.
A Correspondent Jhenidah police recovered two youth’s bullet-hit bodies from a field at Defalbari village under Sadar upazila of the district Monday morning. The deceased have been identified as Golam Azam alias Palas, 26, son of 8 number ward commissioner…
A team of doctors yesterday visited Khaleda Zia’s office for her medical check up. The five-member team led by Prof Dr Md Tahir also checked up health conditions of others staying at her office since January 3. The medical team…
The opposition BNP yesterday said that they do not want to involve the army in any controversy. In a statement from an undisclosed location, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tarnished the image of…
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that a participatory and credible election was the only solution to the current political impasse prevailing in the country. Also the Ameer of the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, the Pir…
The Grand Imam of Egypt’s top Islamic institution has called for a radical reform of religious teaching to tackle the spread of Islamic extremism. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb of Cairo’s al-Azhar University said that a historical misreading of the Koran had…
Bullet-riddled bodies of four young men have been found in Dhaka, who police claim were lynched by locals during ‘sabotage attempts’. According to latest information, Wadud 35, one of the victims, was the president of the Mirpur No. 10 ward…