NARSINGDI- An awareness Seminar on government legal aid services organized by district Legal AID Committtee, here was held at the conference room of District judge here on Friday.Secretary of the Law and Judgment Division Abu Saleh Sheikh Mohammad Johirul Hoque…
SATKHIRA- A woman was killed and his husband injured as a truck hit their motorcycle at Gunali Bazaar under Tala upazila of the district this morning.The victim was Saleha Begum, 35, wife of Masud.
Dhaka –Terming the existing laws of the country obsolete, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Saturday said it is not possible to arrange the trial of Tonu killing within a short time with the traditional and 18th century’s laws. The Chief…
On August 7, 2015, a ranger found the chewed-upon body of a man near a hiking trail in Yellowstone National Park, not far from one of the park’s largest hotels. The deceased was soon identified as Lance Crosby, 63, from…
A Russian tourist was mauled to death by a crocodile in a popular diving site in Eastern Indonesia, an official said Saturday. The body of Sergey Lykhvar was discovered on Tuesday in Raja Ampat islands of West Papua, four days…
Caracals are expert bird hunters, capable of catching them in mid-flight with incredible leaps. They are built for a vertical launch. But what goes up must come down – and come down in the right way. The exact mechanism by…
Health Desk Rogue” beauticians who offer teeth whitening and people who sell illegal kits should face tougher penalties, councils in England and Wales say. Some kits contain 300 times the legal limit of hydrogen peroxide, the Local Government Association said.…
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre will organise an evening of Hindustani classical vocal music titled “Raga Sangeete Dibos Parikrama” by Saraj – Pancham School in Tangail. The event will be held today. The group will sing Dhrupad and Tarana…
Culture Desk A two-day festival featuring live music and films on independence struggles was held at the auditorium of National Art Gallery in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Chalachitram Film Society in association with the academy organised the event as a tribute…
(RFE/RL) — U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of slowing progress on nuclear arms reduction by focusing instead on building up Moscow’s military might. “My preference would be to bring down further our nuclear arsenal,” Obama said…
Newark — Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance Saturday at the taping of Black Entertainment Television’s “Black Girls Rock” show in Newark, New Jersey.
Dhaka – Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh and member of the WHO’s Advisory Panel on Mental Health, Saima Wazed Hossain, on Friday said 14 ministries are now working coordinately in Bangladesh to ensure rights of…
Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Senior Research Associate “Everyone will get their turn in this war, especially the slave Pakistani media,” warned Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban on Twitter this week. “We are just waiting for the appropriate time.”
Tangail – A female garment worker was rapped in a moving bus allegedly by the vehicle’s driver and his two helpers in Dhanbari upazila on Friday morning, UNB news agency reported. Police arrested the three accused early Saturday.
Washington — World leaders declared progress Friday in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.
Dhaka – Entrepreneurs in solar and renewable energy sector have placed a 13-point proposal seeking cut in customs duty (CD) and value added tax (VAT) on different items in the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2016-17, UNB Staff Writer,…
JH Ahn North Korea’s state-run publication DPRK Today said their attacks on the U.S. mainland will do more damage than the September 11 attacks, in an article published on Friday. The editorial claimed that North Korea’s destructive weapons are all…
Myanmar parliament votes to appoint Suu Kyi ‘state adviser’ after constitution blocked her from becoming president. The upper house of the Myanmar Parliament has passed a proposal to create a new position for political leader Aung San Suu Kyi as…
Podochinho, a culturally-based student organisation of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, organised a cultural programme at the University’s Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium recently. To mark their annual programme on the campus, they held a cultural programme titled ‘Jodi-17’.
Dhaka – The BNP on Friday alleged that the ruling party is now out to hold the country’s people ‘hostage using muscle power’UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Friday voiced deep concern over ‘widespread violence, vote rigging, attacks on opposition parties’ candidates and supporters, and questioned whether the government is trying to put the last nail on the coffin of…
Dhaka – At least 119 people were injured in post-election violence in Brahmanbaria, Jhenidah, Natore, Panchagarh, Sherpur, Pabna, Manikganj, Faridpur and Bhola districts on Friday, UNB news agency reported. In Brahmanbaria, 40 people were injured in a clash between two…
Dhaka – Over 100 tourists have got stuck at Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar following inclement weather. Saint Martin Union Parishad chairman Nur Ahmed told UNB that over 200 tourists went…
Dhaka – Police on Friday stopped rawhide supply to the city’s Hazaribagh areas as the tannery owners ignored the deadline to shift their factories to the designated estate in Savar, UNB news agency reported. “We stopped rawhide supply to Hazaribagh…
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged criminals, including a gunrunner and recovered two firearms along with a pistol loaded with three rounds of bullets from Agargaon New Colony and Mohammafpur areas in the city in separate incidents on Friday…
STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh Bank (BB) will send two mid-level officials to Philippines within the next week as part of the government’s probe into the $81-million funds stolen from the Bangladesh central bank’s account.
Staff Reporter Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam urged everyone to be united to protect minorities in the country.
RU Correspondent The Chittagong Students Association of Rajshshi University (RU) celebrated its silver jubilee on Friday through much enthusiasm and fanfare mood.
A 7-week-old baby boy was found Thursday night, following an Amber Alert, after being abducted earlier in the day from King of Prussia Mall outside Philadelphia.During a press conference, an Upper Merion Township Police Department official said the child, Ahsir…
A 15-day solo fine arts show, ‘Three Shadows of Art’ by artist M Rashed Alam, is now going on at La Galerie of the Alliance Française de Dhaka in Dhanmondi.The exhibition revolves around the theme of celebration of life both…