The BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal by 48 hours till 6am Friday as part of its movement demanding a snap national election under a non-party administration and ‘resorting democracy and people’s voting right’ and protesting…
The new US ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat on Tuesday in her maiden meet with the local press in Dhaka on Tuesday said it is for Bangladeshis to come up with solutions to the current political crisis, and…
New Zealand made it two wins out of two in Pool A with a bizarre three-wicket victory against Scotland in Dunedin. The Scots were reduced to 12-4 in the fifth over before Matt Machan (56) and Richie Berrington (50) put…
Sri Lanka’s new President Maithripala Sirisena has discussed forging closer ties with India during landmark talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two sides signed key agreements on trade and civil nuclear co-operation during Mr Sirisena’s first official foreign visit…
A Shibir worker, Mostafa Manzil 30, has been killed in Rab firing in Palashbari Upazila of Gaibandha district at about 5 am on Tuesday. The deceased was the son of Jasim Master ofvillage Bishnupur under Shahapara union under the district.…
The leader of an underground political party was killed in Jhinedah while an alleged leader of robbers was injured in Satkhira in reported ‘gunfights’ with Rab and Police on early Tuesday, according to reports reaching Dhaka. In Jhenidah, Rabiul Islam,…
Robi Axiata Limited, a leading mobile phone operator of the country, has launched a digital e-Education platform called “Robi Shikkharthi Service”. This platform is designed to serve the school, college, undergraduate and graduate students.
BNP on Monday termed Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s move to besiege its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office “utterly provocative” and the attempt was made in a bid to “kill” her. In a joint statement, BNP Dhaka City convener Mirza Abbas…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on fourth remand for three days in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Magistrate Mohammad Maruf Hossain of the CMM…
Pointing at a High Court ruling that asks the government to take steps to stop the ongoing violence across the country in the name of hartal and blockade, the BNP in a statement yesterday said democratic movement cannot be stopped…
Bikalpa Dhara President Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday reiterated his call to two leaders to sit across the table to resolve the political impasse. “The responsibility of the prime minister (to take initiative for dialogue) is more than other. I…
Police in a drive recovered 10 petrol bombs and bomb-making elements from Machherdari village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
A court here on Sunday sentenced a young man to life imprisonment for killing his step mother over a trifling matter in 2013.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two men along with two pistols, 14 rounds of bullets and four magazines from Kanshat Pukuria area of Shibganj upazila on Sunday.
Police arrested two alleged robbers along with firearms while they were taking preparation for robbery in College Bazaar area of Birampur upazila on Sunday.
A minor girl was killed in a road in Sopura area of the city on Sunday afternoon.
Detectives in a drive arrested a local Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist while he was reportedly trying to carry out sabotage in Baghbari area of the district town on Sunday night.
Miscreants set afire a bus in Telipara area of the district early Monday.
Five shops were gutted as a fire broke out in Choukidari area of the city early Monday.
Eight fishermen were wounded by gunfire in a pirate attack in the Bay of Bengal at Sonarchar area, about 120km offthe coast of Pathorghata upazila, early Monday .
Boro farming is progressing fast in all the five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm as 90 percent lands have already been planted.
Police in a drive arrested two persons and recovered a pistol; a USA made revolver, a magazine and five bullets from Birampur College crossing area here on Sunday evening.
Health experts at a views-sharing meeting here have said that the teachers could play vital role in creating awareness through motivating their students to eradicate the curable disease of tuberculosis (TB) permanently.
Experts at a training course have stressed for expanding cultivation of short duration mung bean as an additional cash crop to earn more profits, improve soil health and meet local pulse demand.
Ireland added West Indies to their list of World Cup scalps with a four-wicket win in their opening match in Nelson.
The French actor Louis Jourdan, best known for his role in the multi-Oscar winning 1958 musical Gigi, has died in California aged 93.
Scientists are tracking snails from space in a bid to combat the spread of parasitic disease in Africa.
A video has emerged showing the beheadings purportedly of 21 Egyptian Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya.
Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. State TV said the dawn strikes had targeted camps, training sites and weapons storage areas. Earlier,…
Professor M Zahidul Haque If God allows me to fly Beyond the territory of living world I’d take my journey to heaven To bring you back dear brother On this earth once again! It seems as if you are still…