R&B superstar Rihanna late Wednesday released her long-awaited eighth album “Anti” as she offered exclusive early access through commercial tie-ups.”Anti,” Rihanna’s first album since 2012, had been announced late last year but the timing of the release was a surprise…
News A man was burnt alive when a fire broke out in his house at Habiganj village under Dhurail union in Sadar upazila in the early hours yesterday.The victim was identified as Yousuf Ali, 44, of the same area.
Scientists pursuing the biological roots of schizophrenia have identified a potential factor – a normal brain process that gets kicked into overdrive – that could lead to breakthroughs in the prevention or treatment of the condition.The result, accomplished by analysis…
Fisheries Department has distributed identity cards among 712 fishermen of Ramganj upazila of the district on Wednesday.All registered and identity card holders fishermen of the district from now will get government facilities including bank loan to boost their business.
Sweden intends to expel as many as 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose applications for asylum have been rejected.”We are talking about 60,000 people, but the number could climb to 80,000,” Interior Minister Anders Ygeman was…
Police arrested Khulna District Unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Kamran Hassan from Khulna City Corporation (KCC) area today on charge of subversive activities.Officer-in-Charge of Khulna Model Police Station Md Shafiqul Islam said that JCD president Kamran was accused in…
Imagine Jason Bourne — but with feathers, claws and two-meter wingspan.A vulture that flew into Lebanon from an Israeli nature reserve has been captured on suspicion of spying, according to local media reports.Gamla Nature Reserve tracked the bird to near…
Police in special drives arrested 28 people on various charges from different places of the district during the last 24 hours till this morning.Police said among the arrested, 12 were held from Sadar upazila, eight from Lohagara upazila, four from…
In the dog-eat-dog world of competitive tennis, “sympathy” doesn’t feature in the dictionary. The shelf-life of players is limited and it’s all about doing as well as you can — results wise and financially — in that limited time, even…
A woman allegedly killed her husband by slitting throat as he protested her extramarital relationship with a neighbour at Sahapara in Sadullapur upazila on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Binoy Saha, 36, a resident of the area,Police said Shangkori…
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two people along with 7kg hemp at Piwalimari in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Milon Uddin, 20, son of Ekramul Haque, and Sentu Sheikh, 50,…
A Google artificial intelligence program has beaten the European champion of the board game Go.The Chinese game is viewed as a much tougher challenge than chess for computers because there are many more ways a Go match can play out.The…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to leave here for Singapore tonight (Sunday night) for better treatment.He is scheduled to depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a Singapore Airlines flight around 11:54pm, BNP chairperson’s media wing…
Eleven personalities have been declared recipients for Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar for 2016. Director General of Bangla Academy Shamsuzzaman Khan unveiled the names at a press briefing on Thursday at the Bangla Academy auditorium.The recipients are Altaf Hossain (poetry), Shaheen…
President Obama may be big on education now, but that hasn’t always been the case.During an appearance on the talk show The Real, First Lady Michelle Obama didn’t mince words when asked who got better grades in high school, her…
While various Silk Roads are being laid down by China for a “Greater Eurasia” economic integration, it is time to look beyond infrastructure, trade and economics. A lasting foundation must be buttressed by the building blocks of tomorrow, especially in…
On Tuesday Pope Francis met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani for the first time, an encounter that focused heavily on human rights, religious freedom, and an end to the spread of terrorism.Originally scheduled to take place in November, Rouhani’s visit…
On January 11, 2016 you could scour the internet to your heart’s content, but nowhere would you find a single reference to the start of ceasefire talks between the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the forces rebelling against…
The plan would establish the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants. A group of U.S. states led by coal producer West Virginia and oil producer Texas on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Dhaka – To check human-animal conflict and illegal poaching of elephants along the India-Bangladesh border, the Union home ministry has cleared the decks for signing an agreement with Dhaka for creation of special corridors for the migration…
By SAAG An Opportunity for India to show case Capacity, Capability and Intent of a Strong Vibrant emerging Maritime Nation in the 21st Century By Commdore RS Vasan IN (Retd)* The IFR 2016 will indeed be a grand spectacle as…
Dhaka – Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Wednesday said their leader Khaleda Zia will legally fight the sedition case filed against her over her remarks on the number of the 1971 Liberation War martyrs. Speaking…
The New-York Based Human Rights Wach has depicted a grim picture about Bangladesh. In its annual report 2016, HRW has said, the rights to freedom of speech and assembly are coming under sustained attack by Bangladesh’s increasingly authoritarian government. Bloggers…
An estimated 10.2 million people are now food insecure in Ethiopia, as a result of an exceptional drought exacerbated by the El Niño event that began last year. The situation not only in the country but also across the whole…
By Reuters News Agency The Iran nuclear deal and movement on climate change prompted the scientists who maintain the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic countdown to global catastrophe, to keep it unchanged on Tuesday at three minutes to midnight. The Doomsday…
RU Correspondent A teacher of Rajshahi University has been threatened to be kidnapped unless fulfilling the demanded taka.
The lack of diversity at the 2016 Academy Awards certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed, with many stars speaking out or choosing to avoid Hollywood’s biggest night.
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by the Futbol Club Barcelona to visit the FCB Stadium and Museum during his stay in Barcelona on 26-27 January.
Ali Sports Club and Sun Shine Sporting Club moved to the final of 2nd Division Kabaddi League eliminating their respective rivals in the semifinals held on Wednesday at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city.The final will be held tomorrow (Thursday)…
Massive tons by Jack Burnham and Dan Lawrence as England Under-19 team inflicted a huge 299 runs defeat on Fiji under-19 team during their second match of ICC U-19 World Cup held on Wednesday at the MA Aziz Stadium.Batting first…