The US’ “inhumane” use of drone strikes to target terrorists kills prospects for peace in Afghanistan, which in turn undermines security in Pakistan, as people in border regions become radicalized, prominent Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan told RT. In an…
Moscow – Russia is to deploy two new divisions in the west and one in the south to counterbalance NATO’s increased military presence near Russian borders, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced. “The Defense Ministry is taking a number of measures…
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah declared on Wednesday that no stickers containing ‘Press’, ‘Police’ or ‘Advocate’ credentials can be used in private vehicles from now on.
Dhaka – Police arrested a teacher of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) early Wednesday in a case filed over sexually harassing two female students of the university.
Dhaka -A fire, which broke out at a slum in the city’s Farmgate area on Wednesday morning has been doused.
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a restaurant in the city’s Rampura area on Wednesday morning.
Ted Cruz has announced he is ending his campaign for the US Republican presidential nomination, after losing heavily to Donald Trump in the Indiana primary.Mr Trump, a New York businessman who is unpopular with many in his own party, is…
New York (AP/UNB) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump rehashed unsubstantiated claims Tuesday that his rival Ted Cruz’s father has links to President John F. Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. In a telephone interview broadcast by Fox News on Tuesday, Trump…
Dhaka – The holy Shab-e-Miraj will be observed in the country on Wednesday night with due religious fervour, unb news agency reported. On 27th of Arabic month of Rajab every year, the Muslims observe the Shab-e-Meraj, the night when Prophet…
Dhaka – The parliamentary standing committee’s reports on five bills related to the rise of remuneration and privileges for the President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Ministers and MPs were presented today. Chairman of The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and…
By Nick Rasmussen, Director of US National Counterterrorism Center Five years ago, I watched in the Situation Room along with President Obama, Vice President Biden, and members of the President’s national security team to see if U.S. Special Operations Forces…
Eurasia Review Data from the EU’s Sentinel 1-A satellite has revealed both upward and downward rock movements in the region where North Korea has been conducting its nuclear tests. Using images taken from a European radar satellite, researchers have learned…
Students from the most reputed Universities of Bangladesh participated in a “Creative Business Challenge-2016”, Organized by Chittagong University, Finance and Banking Debating Association on 01 May 2016. Teams of RU, SUST, CU, NSU and BUP came in the final round.…
By Farhana Haque Rahman, Director General, Inter Press Service Reprint Rome (IPS) – Media freedoms appear increasingly under siege around the world, with concerning signs that achieving middle-income status is no guarantee for an independent political watchdog in the form…
By Sarah Mimms and Avi Asher-Schapiro After a night out drinking in 2007, Samantha Jackson and her husband returned home and started fooling around. Then she passed out. When Jackson awoke, she realized he was raping her. According to the…
Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed two bills -–’Defence Services (Amendment to some laws) Bill, 2016′ and ‘Defence Services (Supreme Command) Bill, 2016’—for continuation of effectiveness of the provisions made under two ordinances, promulgated during military rule, for the sake of…
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved ‘Padma Bridge rail link’ project involving an estimated cost of Tk 34,988.86 crore in a bid to set up improved rail connectivity between the capital and the southwestern…
Eight people were killed and 15 others injured in separate road crashes in Cox’s Bazar and Gazipur on Tuesday.
British Foreign Office Minister Baroness Anelay has said promoting freedom of the press and the right to access information is not just the right thing to do; it is also the smart thing to do.
Criticising the Prime Minister’s son for what he said making indecent remarks about their party chief, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said Khaleda Zia talked about Tk 2,500 core involving Sajeeb Wazed Joy based on…
Eight Bangladeshi men have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) of Singapore for their alleged plot to stage terror attacks back home, Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Tuesday.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Tuesday claimed that Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) is behind the Kalabagan double murder.
Police detained three men for questioning Tuesday in the rape and murder of a law student whose body was found mutilated in southern India, officials said.
Police on Tuesday pressed charges against 43 leaders and activists of the then 19-party alliance, including BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed with Paltan Police Station in 2014.
The holy Shab-e-Miraj will be observed in the country on Wednesday night with due religious fervour.
The parliamentary standing committee’s reports on five bills related to the rise of remuneration and privileges for the President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Ministers and MPs were presented today.
LGRD Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said Faridpur will be declared as a new division within a month or two.
News Desk The life extension project at Armenian NPP Unit 2 is going full tilt with Rosatom’s involvement. At a meeting held in late April, the project steering committee discussed results of the technical audit that involved systems and individual…
RU Correspondent A grand rally of University teachers organized by Rajshahi University Teachers Association (RUTA) demanding the justice of murder Professor Rezaul Karim held on the university campus on Tuesday.
Staff Reporter DB police of Tangail arrested one more suspect in Nikhil Chandra Joardar’s killing early hours of Tuesday from Uttara of Dhaka.