Smelling a conspiracy behind the nurses’ movement to ‘overthrow’ the government, Health Minister Mohammed Nasim on Monday said most of the protesters are not nurses.“Bangladesh is moving ahead under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership. But, the conspirators are still out…
The European Parliament (EP) will see a debate on Bangladesh situation on Tuesday. Among other issues, a debate on Bangladesh titled ‘Situation in Bangladesh’ will be held between 15:00-23:00 hours (Strasbourg time), said an official. Recent attacks on minority groups…
Observing that the country has apparently become a death valley due to serial killings, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday called for putting up a united resistance irrespective of politics and opinions to get rid of it. Dhaka, UNB News…
Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country on Tuesday as the new moon sighted in Bangladesh sky on Monday. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on…
The death warrant for condemned convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 reached the Dhaka Central Jail on Monday.The Jail Super received a copy of the death warrant in the…
The first-ever bone marrow transplant unit in Bangladesh has ‘successfully’ performed 21 transplants in the last two years. The centre in-charge at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Prof MA Khan, told journalists on Sunday that the success rate was 100…
Referring to the adverse impact of climate change in the region discussants at a participatory meeting mentioned there should have adequate measures of boosting level of knowledge of the students on the issue. They viewed school, college and university level…
Culture Desk Model and actress Priota Iftekhar wanted to surprise her grandmother, Nurjahan Begum, on her birthday. Not with just any gift, but with a documentary she had made on the illustrious life and career of Nurjahan Begum, the first…
Entertainment Desk Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, India’s popular dance reality show, is coming around this season with some added glamour as Jacqueline Fernandez joins the judging panel as the third member. This will be Jackie’s TV debut alongside Karan Johar and…
Entertainment Desk TRESemmé, a premium brand from Unilever Bangladesh, has been the hair styling partner of the most prestigious fashion events in the world, including the New York Fashion Week. In its continuation, TRESemmé now brought its credentials as a…
Health Desk If you want to maintain your health in your older years, you may want to opt for a diet high in fiber, according to a recent study. Scientists from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research reports that eating…
India on Sunday evinced interest in joint exploration of new oil and gas fields as well development of discovered assets in resource-rich Qatar as the two countries decided to focus on enhancing cooperation in the energy sector. India also invited…
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said the government has banned riding motorcycles by more than two people across the country. The minister came up with the announcement a day after the brutal killing of a police officer’s…
Dhaka, – Police claimed to have recovered a motorcycle used in killing of Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter’s wife from Solokbahar area in the city early Monday, Unb news agency reported.
Dhaka – Two staff of a filling station were stabbed dead in Charabhita area of Bagharpara upazila of the southwestern Jessore district on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported.
By Isabelle Louis and Jeremy Douglas BANGKOK, Jun 5 2016 (IPS) – This year’s World Environment Day on June 5 puts the spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife. The problem has particular significance in Asia, which is the destination…
By Shamsuddoza Sajen May – In a recent interview with BBC, India’s minister of water resources Uma Bharti unveiled her government’s massive plan to divert major rivers including the Ganges and Brahmaputra. According to the Guardian, the project is just…
A huge procession and funeral will be held for Muhammad Ali on Friday to “allow anyone that is there from the world to say goodbye”, his family says. The funeral will be in Ali’s home city of Louisville, Kentucky. Ex-President…
Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs.They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras.The embryos are part of research aimed at overcoming the worldwide shortage of…
Muhammad Ali’s doctor says the iconic boxer had been “having a tough time in the last year” before his death. The three-time world heavyweight champion, who had Parkinson’s disease for 32 years, died aged 74 from “septic shock due to…
Dhaka-A court here on Sunday ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide the full report of the DNA test, conducted on the body of slain college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, to the medical board formed for her 2nd autopsy.
Dhaka-Two people have been killed and 10 others injured in post-Union Parishad election violence in Habiganj and Sherpur districts.
Dhaka-A court here on Sunday again sent suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan to jail in an arson case.
Dhaka-The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to keep frozen the accounts of BNP Vice-chairman M Morshed Khan, his wife and son with a Hong Kong bank for 10 days in a money laundering case.
Voicing deep concern over the growing secret killings, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the government to ‘restore’ democracy and forge a national unity to check the dangerous threat of extremism and militancy in the country.
Awami League won 2,625 chairman posts while its archrival BNP won 373 and independent candidates captured 883 in the sixth-phase Union Parishad (UP) election completed Saturday beginning in March last.
Dhaka-The department of Environmental science under the Agriculture faculty of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) celebrated the world Environment Day on Sunday with amid much enthusiasm and festivity on the campus.
Dhaka-A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives upon the government to cancel licenses of 20 drug manufacturing companies for producing substandard medicines.
Dhaka-The Supreme Court upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to Barrister Shakila Farzana in two cases filed on charges of terror financing.
Dhaka-Bangladesh Bidi Shilpa Malik Samity yesterday urged the government for implementing a just-based and realistic duty structure and to withdraw the duty imposed on bidi products in the proposed budget for the fiscal 2016-17.