The Power and Energy Ministry will promote innovative ideas of young engineering students through the ‘Energy Research Council’, a newly set up research body of the ministry. State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Tuesday announced this while…
Teachers of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Tuesday sought support from President Abdul Hamid for the treatment of its ailing Vice Chancellor Prof Khaleda Ekram. A seven-member delegation of Buet, led by its acting Vice Chancellor…
Noting that the rate of people using the telecommunication services in the country has reached 84 percent, Tarana Halim on Tuesday said they want to build an inclusive society with the use of telecommunication and information technology. The State Minister…
The United Nations wants to see Bangladesh’s political parties’ willingness to deal with issues ahead of the next national election in a ‘peaceful and amicable fashion’, as participatory elections depend on the willingness of all parties. Dhaka, UNB News Agency…
DHAKA – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will take on Gazi Group Cricketers in a match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League scheduled to be held tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.
Dhaka- Red-hot Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten half-century to break Chris Gayle’s record for the most runs in a single Indian Premier League season.Kohli, captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has racked up 752 runs in 12 matches so far…
Dhaka – Glenn Maxwell on Tuesday became the fifth Australian to pull out of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but his injury is unlikely to keep him out of an upcoming West Indies tour.The hard-hitting batsman suffered a strain in…
Dhaka – Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt is undergoing treatment in Germany for what his coach described as an “aggravated hamstring injury” following his first race of the season, local radio reported Monday.Glen Mills, Bolt’s coach, said the two-time Olympic…
CHITTAGONG – Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its front organizations today celebrated the homecoming day of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through day-long programmes.Chittagong city, north and south district units of AL celebrated the day through elaborate programmes including placing…
RANGPUR – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) arrested a man with smuggled arms, ammos and phensidyl from Chetra Mour frontier under Birampur upazila in Dinajpur district today.RAB and police sources said a team of the elite force from Dinajpur…
MANIKGANJ – The 117th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed in Manikganj on May 25 with due respect and festivity.On the occasion Manikganj district administration finalized a day-long programme to celebrate the birth anniversary of…
SYLHET – Two teenagers were killed by thunderbolts in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet district and Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Naim Ahmed, 16, a student of class ten of Isamati High School in Zakiganj…
Rajshahi – Police in their separate drives arrested four suspected killers of Rajshahi University teacher AFM Rezaul Karim from Gaibandha and Rajshahi on Sunday and Monday night respectively.Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner M Shamsuddin came up with the disclosure at a…
Rajshahi Correspondent Local administration destroyed 400 kilograms of mangoes while those were being ripen chemically in Kaligram village under Bagha Upazila of the district on Monday, police and locals said. On a tip-off, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Hamidul Haque accompanied by…
Comilla – Unlike the report of the first autopsy conducted on the body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found rape evidence on the body of the Comilla Victoria College student in its DNA test.”We’ve found…
French actress Madeleine Lebeau, the last surviving cast member of the classic 1942 film Casablanca, has died at the age of 92, her family says. Her stepson, filmmaker Carlo Alberto Pinelli, told the Hollywood Reporter that she had died on…
The world’s smallest and rarest porpoise, the vaquita, is on the verge of extinction. A mere 60 remain, the Mexican government announced Friday. Their numbers have dropped 40 percent in two years, down from 97 in 2014, due in large…
A major coal spill on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could kill some colourful corals within two weeks and stunt the growth of fish and seagrass, a new study revealed Tuesday. While coal spills are rare, environmentalists have been increasingly concerned…
Health Desk Maternal stress and depression during pregnancy may activate certain protective mechanisms in babies, which could help them develop more resilience to cope with future challenges and adversities, researchers have found. Researchers from University of Basel in Switzerland in…
Health Desk The desire to get fair skin like your favourite Bollywood actor’s may ravage the natural beauty of your face as most fairness creams available in the market contain steroids. This warning was issued by doctors at an event…
Cultural Correspondent Indira Gandhi Culture Centre organised a lecture on Rabindra Sangeet by Pramita Mallick from India in IGCC, Gulshan, as part of Tagore’s 155th Birth Anniversary celebrations on May 15. Pramita Mallick performed at Bangladesh National Museum on May…
What if you could both watch a film and be a character in it: perhaps an animated bunny fighting off inept aliens or a humanoid robot struggling with its identity? Virtual Reality (VR) — which is revolutionising everything from gaming…
Unlike the report of the first autopsy conducted on the body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found rape evidence on the body of the Comilla Victoria College student in its DNA test.
With 148 million offline population, Bangladesh still has the world’s fifth largest number of people who are not connected to the internet, said a World Bank report.