A court in Rangamati on Monday convicted five members of the banned Islamist outfit Jama atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment each for their involvement in a bomb attack in 2005.Additional District and Sessions…
Five activists of the district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been suspended in connection with a factional clash on January 4, the founding anniversary of BCL.The suspended BCL activists are GM Siraji Mizan, Saurav Chandra Das, Khalid Siraji…
Five activists of the district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been suspended in connection with a factional clash on January 4, the founding anniversary of BCL.The suspended BCL activists are GM Siraji Mizan, Saurav Chandra Das, Khalid Siraji…
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over four Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Jaynagar check post in Darsana area of Damurhuda upazila on Sunday noon.The returnees are: Fatema Bibi, 40, wife of Abdus Salam, a resident of…
About 100 illegal structures were pulled down in Mozampur Gate area under Kushtia town by the Railway authority to clear its lands on Sunday.One hundred shops and business establishments were illegally erected by occupying Railway lands in the area, Kushtia…
A minor boy was killed as a bus hit him at Purba Borochar on the Shaestaganj-Habiganj road under Shaestaganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.The deceased was identified as Himel, 8, a student of class two and son of Tahir…
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday once again deferred the submission of the probe report in the Sagar-Runi murder case and set February 28 for submitting the report.
Court Correspondent An accused, at the custody of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday brought out four golden bars from inside his body.
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Baganbari area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Bahubal upazila of the district yesterday morning.Being informed, a team of police from Shaestaganj Highway Thana rushed to the spot and recovered the body…
A gang of dacoits looted cash and gold ornaments worth about Taka 50 lakh from a jewellery shops at Thana road in the district town on Sunday night.Police said a gang of dacoits entered the shop owned by Liton Gop…
Tennis was rocked on Monday by allegations that the game’s authorities have failed to deal with widespread match-fixing, just as the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, kicked off in Melbourne.Multiple sources told Reuters that the…
Katie Ledecky crushed her own women’s 800m freestyle world record on Sunday, clocking a stunning 8min 6.68sec to win at the Pro Swim meeting in Austin, Texas.The 18-year-old American obliterated the previous record of 8:07.39 that she set at the…
The hosts squandered a golden opportunity halfway through the first half. Hemanta Vincent Biswas broke through the left and cut it back in front of the Bahrain goal, but Mithun Chowdhury failed to make contact.In the 45th minute, Shahidul tried…
Iran’s intention to significantly increase oil output after the lifting of international sanctions risks more pressure on crude prices already at 12-year lows, according to analysts.Oil prices tumbled by more than 30 per cent last year and have slumped by…
BNP and its associate bodies will celebrate the 80th birth anniversary of party founder Ziaur Rahman across the country on Tuesday.Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra, Zia had become the country’s 7th president and formed Bangladesh Nationalist…
A VICE News investigation has found evidence that sophisticated surveillance equipment that spies on people’s phones is being used across London, and uncovered a growing black market for the technology worldwide.Signs of IMSI catchers — also known as stingrays or…
Some North Korean loudspeakers at the inter-Korean border are pointed toward the North, not the South, a South Korean network reported on Sunday.Recently, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff asked for professional advice from a sound engineering researcher as to…
By Simon Cox Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match-fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, can be revealed by the BBC and BuzzFeed News. Over the last decade, 16 players who have ranked in…
The world’s richest 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world’s population, according to a report by the charity Oxfam. Super-rich individuals saw an increase of 44 percent since 2010, taking their cumulative wealth to $1.76…
The US has imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian companies and individuals over a recent ballistic missile test. The new sanctions prevent 11 entities and individuals linked to the missile programme from using the US banking system.
If you are suffering from sleep problems, a little change in diet can make a big difference.Researchers have found that a diet rich in fibre but low in saturated fat and sugar can help you get a good night’s sleep.Eating…
By Mairead Maguire In November 2015 I visited Syria together with an International Peace delegation. This was my third visit to Syria in the last three years. As on previous occasions I was moved by the spirit of resilience and…
Posting a selfie after age 40 is pretty much a global taboo, but in the over-30s, more men post selfies on Instagram than women, according to a study.The team behind Selfiecity project that analyses thousands of Instagram pics from New…
Sudhurendar Sharma In exporting 35 per cent of the country’s ore, mining has used 8 per cent of the state’s richest land mass, and returned just 4 per cent to its exchequer by pocketing the rest.
A team of Japanese astronomers has discovered an enigmatic gas cloud just 200 light years away from the centre of the Milky Way that can be the possible missing link in the black hole evolution.This may be the first detection…
Singer Miranda Lambert surprised her fans with a brand new song “Sweet by and by”.The track was recorded by the country superstar for producer Dave Cobb’s upcoming compilation album “Southern Family”, reports aceshowbiz.com.In the song, Lambert sings about childhood lessons…
Oil prices hit their lowest since 2003 on Monday, as the market braced for a jump in Iranian exports after the lifting of sanctions against the country at the weekend.The UN nuclear watchdog on Saturday said Tehran had met its…
Dhaka – Public university teachers who have been on a movement to realise their four-point demand will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday. “A delegation of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association (FBUTA) will go to Ganobhaban at…
Dhaka – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of its Member States at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah on Thursday.
Dhaka – The government has upgraded the rank of the chiefs of Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). The rank of the Navy chief has been upgraded to Admiral from Vice Admiral while that of BAF to Air Chief…