Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads & Railways (NCPSRR) on Thursday urged the concern authorities to fulfill waterways transport workers’ 15 point demands including increasing of its minimum wage. At a joint statement, National Committee adviser and…
A day-long Robotic fest-2016 aimed to create enthusiasm on using of Robots especially in Robotic education and researches among the people was celebrated at Rajshahi University Engineering and Technology (RUET) on Thursday. The program was jointly organised by the department…
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday at 11 am granted bail to seven BNP leaders, including the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a sabotage case filed with Ramna…
As the lawyers of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, could not complete cross-examining complainant Harun-or-Rashid, Deputy Director of Anti Corruption Commission on Thursday, the court fixed April 28 for further cross-examination.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday recorded depositions of the complainant in the case filed over the leakage of draft verdict in the death sentence executed, BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s war crime case with the International Crimes Tribunal.
Court Correspondent The Cyber Crime Tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday sent a special correspondent of the Dainik Inqilab to the jail in a case filed for publishing a ‘false report’ against an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of police.
Dhaka- Neymar will play for Brazil at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics but will skip the Copa America, Barcelona said Wednesday.The news was announced by the Catalan club after it trounced Deportivo La Coruna 8-0 in the Spanish league, with…
Dhaka – Barcelona sent a strong message to Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid on Wednesday, demolishing Deportivo La Coruna 8-0 to end a four-game winless streak and keep its lead in the Spanish league.Luis Suarez scored four goals and set…
Dhaka – Barcelona’s 8-0 rout of Deportivo La Coruna was a lot more typical than the three consecutive losses that sent the Spanish powerhouse into turmoil and raised doubts about whether it could still win the Spanish league.Barcelona was back…
Chittagong – Laxmipur District earned a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Bandarban District in the Chittagong Divisional phase of the 36th National Cricket Championship at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here on Thursday.Sent in to bat first, Bandarban scored a fighting a…
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman made a dismal start in the US$ 1,270,000 Panasonic Open Golf Championship, sharing 88th slot after shooting a 74 in the 1st round at the Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course in Japan on…
Dhaka – Brothers Union Club forced Dhaka Mohammedan SC out of the KFC Independence Cup Football beating them by 3-2 goals in a Group A match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday. With the day’s debacle, defending champions…
Dhaka – The Election Commission of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Thursday published the final list of the candidates for its upcoming election scheduled for April 30. A total of 46 candidates will contest for 20 posts — one…
Chittagong – A court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a young man to death for the 2011 murder of his friend in the Lalkhan area of the port city.Jahed Mahmud, 26, a resident of Baghmoniram area of the city, is…
Chittagong – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized more than 150 tonnes of jatka (hilsa fry) from a fishing trawler on the Karnaphuli River in the city on Thursday noon.
Dhaka -Police in a drive arrested 18 suspected robbers following an abortive robbery attempt at Golapbagh in the city’s Jatrabari area on Wednesday night.Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.
Benapole – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued a teenage girl from Babubazar brothel in Jessore town on Wednesday night.Khairul Alam, corporal of Jessore Rab-6 camp, said tipped off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid on…
Benapole -A young man died after receiving a snakebite at Panchbaria village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night.The deceased, Rabiul Islam,30, son of Elias Hossain, a resident of Hashimpur Bazar area of the upazila, is a rickshaw-van…
Rajshahi -A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced the owner of a poultry farm to three months’ jail for causing environmental pollution at Fulbari Bazar in Puthia upazila. The convict Sun Mohammad Kalu, 60, is vice-president of Bhalukgachhi union unit…
Entertainment Desk At 47, Jennifer Aniston is appreciative of how she is aging. So is People magazine. It has named the actress the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” for 2016, reports CNN. Aniston declared herself “very, very flattered” by the honor.…
Health Desk Exercise may not stimulate appetite as previously thought. In fact, a British study, published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, has shown the exact opposite, at least in the hours immediately following a workout.…
Culture Desk A new cooking show will start airing from today on Ekushey Television. The show has been titled “Cooking Zone” and will be aired on every Thursday at 6.30pm. It will be presented by popular TV actresses Tanvin Sweety…
Scientists are training an endangered furry marsupial—Australia’s beloved quoll—to avoid eating toxic toads that have devastated predator populations in a novel attempt to save native fauna. Carnivorous quolls, commonly known as the native cat, are under attack from the poisonous…
Rajshahi Correspondent FM Radio Station Dhaka FM90.4 has launched commercial broadcasting in Rajshahi with commitment of offering a distinct sound quality and unique flavor of programmes conducted by young and vibrant presenters delivering quality entertainment and superb music. The station…
Vietnam Thursday said it was investigating whether pollution is to blame for a spate of mysterious massfish deaths along the country’s central coast after huge amounts of marine life washed ashore in recent days. Tonnes of fish, including rare species…
By Azadeh Ansari, CNN A drug-trafficking tunnel nearly half a mile long underneath the California-Mexico border was discovered by federal agents, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Two tons of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana, worth nearly $22 million,…
Operations at river ports and passenger terminals for waterways across Bangladesh have been disrupted after transport workers went on an indefinite strike, bdnews24.com has reported. The strike to push for a 15-point demand, including pay hike, began at Wednesday midnight.…
Geneva 21 April (K M Gopakumar) – Developed countries are turning against the World Health Organization’s framework of engagement with non-State actors (FENSA). Many European countries are putting conditions for the adoption of FENSA, as negotiations enter into the last…
New Delhi/Geneva: Access to affordable medicines could be severely restricted for millions of people around the world under the current proposals in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, the international humanitarian medical organisation M้decins Sans Fronti่res (MSF) warned…
Dhaka – The police recovered bullet-riddled body of a college student from Kharagoda in Chuadanga sadar on Wednesday morning. The victim was identified as Sahanur Rahman Sahan, 20, son of Mohsin Ali, a resident of village Ishwarba in Kaliganj of…