News Desk Russia’s nuclear power company- ASE, a subsidiary of state nuclear energy corporation- Rosatom organised a special event titled ‘Children and Atom’ at the Nuclear Industry Information Centre (NIIC) of Novotheater in the city yesterday, March 28, 2016 in…
STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday demanded of the government to hold a proper investigation into the cyber heist of Bangladesh Bank’s reserve and to hold trial of it.
Rajshahi Correspondent The Progressive Student Alliance Rajshahi University Unit staged demonstration on the campus demanding the justice for the murder of Tonu, a 2nd year student of Commila Victoria College on Thursday at around 11.00am.
Court Correspondent A lawyer on Tuesday lodged a case against four people including Dutch Bangla Bank Limited Managing Director (MD) Shamsi Tabrez on the charge of taking away Tk 93,000 through ATM (Auto Trailer Machine) Card forgery.
Jessore – A local BNP leader was shot to death by miscreants at Shyamnagar Bazar in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Idris Ali, 45, a leader of Hashimpur union unit of BNP and son of late Hashem…
Benapole – A man and his son were killed as a bus hit their motorcycle on the Benapole-Jessore road in Beniali area in Jhikargachha upazila on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Mosarraf Hossain, 55, son of Potla Morol of Bahadurpu…
Mymensingh – The upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Trishal was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Boilor in the upazila on Tuesday afternoon.Officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station M Moniruzzaman said the accident took place as a bus…
Dhaka – Chris Gayle hopes to smash another century when West Indies returns at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday for its World Twenty20 semifinal against India.Gayle’s 47-ball century against England gave West Indies a winning momentum in the tournament before…
Dhaka – Red Team beat Green Team by 5-3 goals in the Independence Day Water Polo Competition at Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Tuesday.President of Bangladesh Swimming Federation and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed…
Moulvibazar – A man was killed as part of a mud wall of his house collapsed on him at South Ramchandrapur in Kamalganj upazila early Tuesday.Quoting locals, police said Ayas Ali, 42, son of Cherag Mia, died on the spot…
CHUADANGA – The harvesting of onion in the current cultivation season in Chuadanga district has completed. Chuadanga district agriculture extension department office sources said during this season a total of 4,000 metric tonnes of onion has been produced in four…
CHITTAGONG – A student of Premier University was killed and two others were injured in a clash between two factions of students at the university Dampara campus on Tuesday. Aziz Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Chawkbazar thana, said a rehearsal for the…
DHAKA- Two more matches of the Independence Day Kabaddi competition were decided on Tuesday at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city.
Dhaka – The land of the beautiful game faced up to its ugly side Monday as Brazilian lawmakers announced a congressional commission to investigate the “crimes committed by FIFA’s directors.”The lower-house commission, which will be launched Tuesday, will investigate figures…
The authorities have closed Premier University in Chittagong for an indefinite period following demonstrations across the port city over the death of a student in a scuffle.Anupam Sen, Vice-Chancellor of the private university, said the decision to close the university…
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday but the passengers and crew were freed unharmed and the hijacker, whose motives remained a mystery, was arrested after giving himself up.Eighty-one…
The 34-year-old fashion designer and entrepreneur gave birth to her third child with husband Jared Kushner today, adding to their growing brood. Married for seven years, Trump wed the real estate developer in 2009 after two years of dating. “Jared…
The global seed market has grown considerably in the last decades into a multibillion-dollar industry, largely due to more farmers purchasing seeds. Despite the growth in the commercial seed sector, the majority of farmers in the developing world still depend…
Dhaka – Students will observe general strike in educational institutions across the country on 3 April demanding trial of the killers of Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu in Comilla. The announcement for the strike came at capital’s Shahbagh intersection…
Dhaka – Convicted Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami on Tuesday filed a petition seeking review of the Supreme Court verdict upholding the International Crimes Tribunal judgment that sentenced him to death. Barrister Najib Momen, son of Nizami, who submitted the…
Nicosia — An EgyptAir plane was hijacked on Tuesday while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo, and later landed in Cyprus where some of the women and children were allowed to get off…
Dhaka – Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to take a wide-bodied aircraft on wet lease for carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia smoothly during the Hajj period, UNB news agency reported.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said he is planning a new law that will require refugees to learn German and integrate into society, or else lose their permanent right of residence.The initiative comes after voters punished Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…
S. Gopikrishna Warrier A sustained local community effort to restore the health of the Thoothapuzha in Kerala has seen otters return to the river after many years Even as the blistering heat sucks lakes and rivers dry in the southern…
The government has decided to reduce the price of furnace oil but the figure will be announced in a week, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said.“We’ve decided to cut the price of furnace oil…
Foam made by miniature frogs to protect their eggs could offer a clever way to deliver healing drugs to burns patients, say scientists.Tough bubbles could trap and deliver medication while providing a protective barrier between the wound dressing and the…
Scientists have taken another step in their quest to understand the bare genetic essentials of life.A team led by US research entrepreneur Craig Venter has created a semi-synthetic, functioning bacterium in the lab that has fewer than 500 genes.This minimal…
Evidence that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst coral bleaching on record has renewed calls for the UN to list it as “in-danger”.The National Coral Bleaching Taskforce says 95% of reefs from Cairns to Papua New Guinea are…
Sudhirendar Sharma Women in the Middle East have begun to question those aspects of their culture that injures them in the name of religious protection. More often than not, prohibition of any kind triggers hidden human desires to surface with…
If you are not saving enough for your retirement, you may not be alone. A new study has shown that a large number of people avoid saving for their old age because they are afraid to think of their own…