Dhaka – England Cricket team will arrive here on September 30 on a month-long tour to Bangladesh after around six years to play a three-match ODI (Day-Night) and two-match Test series against the Tigers in Dhaka and Chittagong.Bangladesh Cricket Board…
The government won’t allow to ply any unfit launch to carry passengers during holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, shipping minister Shajahan Khan said yesterday.
Dhaka – Spain’s era of dominance at the European Championship came to an end Monday when Italy beat the two-time defending champion 2-0 in the round of 16.Italy deserved its victory and was impressive from the start at Stade de…
Comilla -Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Saudi Arabia early Tuesday.The deceased are Alauddin Sabbir, 28, son of late Amirul Islam of Netora village of Chouddagram upazila, and M Ripon, 27, son…
Lalmonirhat – A Bangladeshi national was picked up by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Burimari bordering area in Patgram upazila early Tuesday.Asiruddin, chairman of Burimari Union Parishad, said the BSF members from BS Bari camp of 104…
Bangladeshi scientist Dr Belal Hossain’s discovery of a new amphipod species, named Victoriopisa bruneiensis, has earned the recognition of science journal ‘Zootaxa’. Dr Belal Hossain, an associate professor of Fisheries and Marine Science Department at Noakhali Science and Technology University…
Accusing the government of failing to arrest the perpetrators of recent secret killings BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday said her party is ready to assist it in rounding up the real offenders. “We would like to request the government…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold discussions with the European Union (EU) leadership over Brexit and possible future scenarios during the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit to be held in Mongolia next month. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already confirmed that…
Condemning the submission of chargesheet against its leader MA Quayum and six others in the Italian national Cesare Tavella murder case, BNP on Tuesday alleged that it has exposed that the government is ‘protecting militants’. In a statement, party secretary…
Shipping Minister M Shajahan Khan on Tuesday said the unfit river vessels would not be allowed to ply the river to avert accidents during the Eid-ul-Fitr. “The government has taken necessary steps to keep the accidents on the river routes…
Finally, Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday decided to keep branches of banks around marketplaces all over the country open till July 4. Bangladesh Bank deputy spokesman Anwarul Islam informed this saying that the central bank has taken the latest decision responding…
Health Desk Low attention control in early adolescence is related to a genetic risk factor for four different anxiety disorders. Young teens who suffer from anxiety are also more vulnerable to additional problems like depression, drug dependence, suicidal behavior and…
The world must focus more on helping the poorest children to build on progress achieved in health and education over the past 25 years, UNICEF said Tuesday. In its annual “State of the World’s Children” report, the UN children’s agency…
Health Desk The science of sleep is the latest weapon being used by Perth’s top women’s basketball team with research carried out with The University of Western Australia offering hope to anyone who struggles to sleep through the night. Sleep…
Entertainment Desk Jack White, St Vincent, and Paul McCartney are among dozens of artists from all genres who have signed a petition against the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The big names of music industry have signed a petition advocating…
Entertainment Desk Opu Biswas and Shakib Khan, are fan favorites when it comes to on screen couples in Dhallywood. They have been working together for a decade already. In 2006 they came together for the first time for the movie…
US First Lady Michelle Obama urged girls in Liberia on Monday to fight to stay in school, as she visited the west African country where the vast majority drop out due to financial pressures. Obama launched her “Let Girls Learn”…
Entertainment Desk Italian actor Bud Spencer, who starred in a string of spaghetti westerns, died on Monday in Rome aged 86, his family confirmed. “With our deepest regrets, we have to tell you that Bud is flying to his next…
German engineers have created a camera no bigger than a grain of salt that could change the future of health imaging—and clandestine surveillance. Using 3-D printing, researchers from the University of Stuttgart built a three-lens camera, and fit it onto…
As large swathes of drought-devastated India desperately wait for the monsoon rains to arrive, one village in the dry, hot north is flush with water. But this farming area’s bountiful water supplies are feared contaminated with heavy metals, underscoring the…
Dhaka – Miscreants torched the Awami League office of Zirangachha ward and an office of a locally-based cooperative firm in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district early Tuesday, Unb news agency reported.
Yemen, (AP/UNB) – An Islamic State affiliate carried out a series of attacks in Yemen’s southern port city of Mukalla on Monday, killing at least 43 people and wounding several others, officials said. The attacks came as the government and…
Astronomers announced the discovery of the youngest planet ever found outside our solar system, lending new insight into how planetary systems form.The 11 million-year-old exoplanet, named K2-33b, swiftly orbits around its star-K2-33 — in just 5.4 days.The exoplanet’s existence suggests…
Dhaka – The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authority has suspended temporarily 3 leader and activists of Pro-Awami league Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of JU unit yesterday (Monday) over beating up bdnews24.com journalist. The decisionwas taken at an emergency syndicate meeting, chaired…
Argentina (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina on Monday and avoided commenting on his abrupt resignation from the national team after losing the Copa America final to Chile. Dozens of emotional fans wearing the white and sky-blue striped…
Dhaka – Juventus says it has signed Brazil wing back Dani Alves from Barcelona on a two-year contract.Barcelona said earlier this month that the 33-year-old defender had made a “personal decision” to leave after eight years.
Dhaka – After voting to leave the European Union last week, the English left the soccer European Championship in similarly surprising fashion on Monday in what will go down as their most embarrassing loss in a generation.Iceland, whose population of…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday arrested five accused, including the prime one, in the killing of two young men in Tongi area of Gazipur city on May 15.A team of the force conducted a drive in…
Sunamganj – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered two pipe guns from Dakhshin Arfin Nagar of the city on Monday night.
Sylhe – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a man along with fake currency notes from main gate of the Circuit House in the city on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Abul Bashar Tuhin, 45, son…