Bandarban – Police recovered the body of a young man from Kibuk Para area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Sunil Chakma,33, information and publicity secretary of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) and son of…
Dhaka – Four people, including three members of a family, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Noakhali and Barisal districts on Tuesday.In Noakhali, three members of a family were killed as a thunderbolt struck them at Gucchhagram in Companyganj…
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited advanced to the 2nd slot in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League outplaying Dhaka Wanderers Club by 9-3 goals at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday.With the day’s well merited result, Abahani…
Dhaka – England’s James Anderson replaced Stuart Broad as the No. 1 ranked bowler in test cricket on Tuesday after spearheading his side to a series-clinching victory against Sri Lanka.The 33-year-old Anderson finished with match figures of 8-94 in England’s…
Dhaka – The Joyjatra Premier League (JPL) School Cricket Tournament begins on Wednesday (June 1) at Indira Road Cricket Academy ground (T&T ground) in the capital.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder is expected to inaugurate the six-a-side…
Dhaka – Sweden and Slovenia played to a 0-0 draw in a friendly match Monday, two weeks ahead of the European Championship. After a slow first half, Sweden picked up the pace in the second half but was unable to…
Dhaka – Not so much the French Open as the French closed.For the first time in 16 years, unrelenting rain Monday washed out a full day of play at the only Grand Slam tennis venue without a retractable roof over…
Dhaka – England captain Alastair Cook became the youngest player to reach 10,000 test runs in guiding his team to a nine-wicket victory in the second test against Sri Lanka, clinching a convincing series win.After Jimmy Anderson took 5-58 –…
Khulna – A tribunal here on Tuesday sentenced nine people to life term imprisonment for killing a night guard in Koira upazila in 2007.The convicts are — Quamrul Gazi, 34, Julfiqar alias Faku, 28,Humayan Sana, 32, Salam alias Sakim Moral,…
Entertainment Desk Zhang Ziyi, the Chinese actress who starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as well as Memoirs of a Geisha, is joining Paramount’s sci-fi thriller God Particle from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Chris O’Dowd,…
Health Desk Sleep restores us. And not getting enough of it can put us at greater risk of heart disease and cancer. Sleep even makes us smarter. Yet researchers are finding that more than 10 percent of the population is…
Women use smartphones for more than four hours a day and are likelier to get addicted to them than men, a new research claims. The study, conducted in South Korea, noted that 52 percent of the women in the survey…
Culture Desk Chhayanaut’s Nazrul celebration wrapped up on May 28. A two day festival was arranged to pay tribute to the revolutionary poet to mark his 117th birth anniversary. Shaheen Samad, instructor of Chhayanaut started the festival with his welcome…
A Thai court on Tuesday jailed two military men for orchestrating an attack on villagers who were blockading a gold mine, a lawyer said, a rare ruling in favour of such activists. Residents of Nanonbong in the northeastern province of…
Entertainment Desk Hollywood star Jodie Foster is setting her sights on directing more movies as she marks half a century in the spotlight,although has no plans to completely quit acting. The 53-year-old, in Sydney to promote her latest directorial effort…
The gorilla’s death at the Cincinnati Zoo was one of several in a week in zoos worldwide. Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, is pictured in this undated handout photo provided by the zoo. The recent killing of…
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tuesday condemned six members of banned Islamist outfits Ansarullah Bangla Team and Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in a case over a robbery incident at a private bank at Ashulia, on the outskirts…
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) were found guilty on Tuesday of financing terrorism, reports the Straits Times, Unb news agency reported. The four are Rahman Mizanur, 31; Miah Rubel,…
Dhaka – Sundarbans-based infamous forest robber gang ‘Master Bahini’ will formally surrender Tuesday in Bagerhat, Unb news agency reported.
Dhaka – World No Tobacco Day is being observed in the country today (Tuesday) as elsewhere across the globe, aiming to make people aware of the adverse impacts of tobacco use. Every year, on May 31, World Health Organization (WHO)…
Jeddah – The Passport Department has confirmed that those who hire, harbor or protect illegal maids will be fined SR100,000 and spend six months in jail, with expatriates involved deported.
North Korea has attempted to fire a ballistic missile off its east coast but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean military officials say.It is unclear what type of missile it was, but it follows three failed tests of…
Geneva (Mirza Alas) – Actions and challenges to implement the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance gained attention at the 69th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) that took place on 23-28 May. Representatives from over 190 countries came…
A court here on Monday convicted 14 people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a youth in 1999.
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday paid homage to party founder and slain president Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave, marking his 35th death anniversary.
Dhaka-BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said no plot against their party will work as it will go ahead together with people braving all obstacles following its founder’s ideology.
Dhaka-The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to take necessary steps to stop strike by doctors and nurses in order to ensure uninterrupted medical services.
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist will be revealed within 20 days after unveiling the national budget in Parliament as the investigation committee submitted its report to him.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken out against birth control and family planning, saying they go against Muslim traditions. Speaking at an educational foundation in Istanbul on Monday, Erdogan declared: “I say this openly: We will increase our descendants,…
A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court seeking its directives to stay the government’s decision to block all the unregistered SIMs after May 31.