Habitat destruction has reduced the variety of plants and animals to the point that ecological systems could become unable to function properly, with risks for agriculture and human health, say scientists.The variety of animals and plants has fallen to dangerous…
Imams of mosques across the country today delivered “Khutba” (sermon) before and after Jumma prayers highlighting the directives of the Holy Quran and Hadith against militancy and terrorism.”The Khutba cautioning the countrymen against unrest, militancy and terrorism was delivered almost…
The Tour de France will continue as planned on Friday, a day after the deadly attack in Nice.France is reeling again after a large truck mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display in the…
UNESCO has put four new sites on its World Heritage List.The new sites, announced Friday, include China’s Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape, Iran’s ancient aqueducts known as Qanat, and India’s archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara.The World Heritage Committee also…
Underscoring the need for ensuring smooth connectivity among all the countries and communities to secure peace, stability and prosperity, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Friday said connectivity should be taken as a ‘strategic opportunity’.”Connectivity is indeed no longer a…
A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city’s famed waterfront…
Dhaka – Spanish football’s ‘El Clasico’ encounters between Barcelona and Real Madrid will happen in December and April, two of the most anticipated games of the 2016-17 Primera Division season whose fixtures were announced on Friday.
Dhaka – Portugal have omitted from their Olympic football squad each of the six pre-listed players who took part in the national team’s European Championship triumph. The players left out were Renato Sanches, Raphael Guerreiro, Andre Gomes, Joao Mario, William…
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed as a bus crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Sabgram in Sadar upazila on Friday in Bogra.The deceased could not be identified immediately,UNB News Agences Reported.
Dhaka- A wood trader was hacked to death by miscreants in Shalua Kalibari area of Dumuria upazila early Friday in Khulna .The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque Raj, 32, son of late Abdul Mannan, a resident of Modyodanga Pramanik Para…
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized one lakh pieces of yaba tablets from Sabrang union parishad of Teknaf upazila early Friday in Cox’s Bazar,UNB News Agences Reported.
Dhaka -Robbers looted valuables from the house of a college teacher near Alia Madrasha in the district town early Friday in Satkhira.Quoting the victims, police said 8/10 robbers identifying themselves as police members asked Abdul Hamid, a teacher of Kumira Women’s…
Dhaka- A housewife was hacked to death allegedly by her husband over a dowry-related conflict at Mohammadjuma village in Sadar upazila in Chuadanga on Thursday midnight. Quoting locals, police said Akash alias Mintu, son of Ramjan Ali of Tiorbila village…
Dhaka – An imam of a local mosque was found dead at his house at Krishnarampur village in Noakhali municipality area on Thursday night.Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sudharampur Model Police Station, said being informed by locals, police recovered the throat-slit…
Dhaka-A woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law’s (son’s wife) paramour and his associates at Dharmapur village in Sadar upazila in Laxmipur early Friday,UNB news azence reported.
The recently discovered species hails from the late Cretaceous period and is notable for its bizarre body forms. Scientists recently discovered the bizarre armored spider, Electroblemma bifida, in Burmese amber. While creeping through a dinosaur-era forest, two spiders found themselves…
Culture Desk Actor Nirob has contributed for a song with star singers like Dinat Jahan Munni and Arefin Rumey. Actors don’t usually take part in singing in Bangladesh and Nirob is exhilarated to have undertaken this unique task. The song…
Entertainment Desk Filmmaker Indra Kumar, who has mostly been directing adult comedies, is looking forward to dabbling with the romantic genre with a sequel to his 1990 film Dil. He hopes to begin the project this year. Asked about his…
Health Desk You have more than one reason to worry if you weigh more than you should, say scientists, who claim that overweight people live one year and obese people three years less than those who are physically fit. Doctors…
44-year-old Dattatray Phuge, who had hit the headlines for making a Rs 1.27 crore gold shirt, was stoned to death in Dighi near the city early on Friday. Reports said that the murder was linked to the alleged financial irregularities…
Entertainment Desk Jannatul Ferdous Peya, one of the top models of the country who has made her mark in acting and anchoring as well, is now on her way to make a career in law. Peya, who was an LLB…
shares plunged more than nine percent on the Bombay Stock Exchange Friday after the Indian software giant cut its earnings outlook for the year. The Bangalore-based IT services exporter reported a 13 percent rise in first-quarter net profit year-on-year but…
The government will sign a $275 million agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) next week to fund a project for ensuring supply of safe drinking water in the capital city. ERD Senior Secretary Mohammad Mejbahuddin and ADB Country Director…
Dhaka – Chapainawabganj Narcotics Control Office today recovered 100 kg of hemp from Komlakantapur Ghatpara area under Shibganj upazila of the district.
Munshiganj – A newly elected union parishad member and his brother were killed and at least 12 people injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Char Bolaki in Gazaria upazila on Thursday evening.The deceased…
Jessore -A tribunal here on Thursday convicted three women and sentenced them to two years’ rigorous imprisonment in a drug case.The convicts are Shahana Begum, wife of late Abdus Salam, Mira Begum,wife of Shariful Islam, and Beauty alias Hafiza, wife…
Danielle Nierenberg The food service industry is one of the fastest growing economic sectors. Since 2006, the industry in the United States has grown by more than 2 million employees, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor…
Manikganj -Four people including a woman and her daughter, were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed a pick-up van on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Tara in Ghior upazila on Friday.The deceased were identified as Shefali Begum, 50,…
Dhaka – Captain Misbah-ul-Haq hit a century in his maiden test appearance at Lord’s and spearheaded Pakistan to 282-6 against England on the opening day of the first test on Thursday.The 42-year-old Misbah overshadowed the return of fast bowler Mohammad…
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red carpet reception as she arrived here on Thursday on a three-day official visit to Mongolia to attend the 11th Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM), UNB news agency has reported. The two-day…