Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud today said the government has taken initiatives for river management system including capital dredging in the country’s big and important rivers.Replying to a starred question from treasury bench member Momtaz Begum in the Jatiya…
Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain today placed the “Bangladesh Biodiversity Bill, 2016” aimed at strengthening the measures of biodiversity conservation in the country.He said the proposed bill would highlight biodiversity in the perspective of Bangladesh as the country is…
Michelle Obama cast the presidential race as one between a positive role model for children — in Hillary Clinton — and a damaging one — in Donald Trump — in the marquee speech on the Democratic National Convention’s opening night.…
Dhaka-The Fifth Additional District and Session Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday upheld a verdict of lower court that sentenced Helal Uddin, former Officer-in-Charge of Khilgaon Police Station to three years’ imprisonment for torturing a Dhaka University student in police…
Dhaka-The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday issued arrest warrant against 59 BNP leaders including Barkatullah Bulu, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Azizul Bari Helal, Meer Sharafat Ali Shafu, Maruf Khan Kamal Sohel and Habib un Nabi Khan Sohel in…
A famous white humpback whale has been spotted on his annual migration to Australia’s north.Migaloo is known for his distinctive colouring and for many years was the only documented all-white humpback whale in the world.He has been sighted off the…
Deputy Commissioners (DCs) on the opening day of their annual conference today stressed the need for installing CCTVs at district level to strengthen security under the present circumstances.They came up with their suggestion at a meeting with Planning Minister AHM…
Unidentified men attacked security guards at a construction site in Dhaka leaving one killed and four injured.Police said that the incident took place at the early hours of Tuesday at the capital’s Khilgaon area.The attackers, armed with sharp weapons, barged…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said BNP leaders’ remarks over the Kalyanpur operation prove that the party is the patron of militants and terrorists.”Naturally, country’s people might think they (BNP) are the patrons of militants and terrorists…they’re patronising and…
A Japanese man who admitted to murdering 19 people at a centre for the mentally disabled grinned to news cameras Wednesday before being questioned over the country’s worst killing spree in decades.The 26-year-old reportedly said he wanted all disabled people…
Dhaka – Roger Federer is sitting out the rest of this season, including the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and U.S. Open, to protect his surgically repaired left knee. Federer wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday that he needs “more extensive rehabilitation…
Dhaka – Italian champion Juventus says it has signed Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain from Serie A rival Napoli for 90 million euros ($99 million). Juventus said in a statement Tuesday that the 28-year-old Higuain has signed a five-year contract with the…
Dhaka, July 27 (UNB)- GTV, Jamuna TV, RTV and Bangla Vision moved into the semifinal of the First Pran Krako-DRU Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals on the 4th day at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in…
Dhaka i- A tribunal here on Wednesday convicted five people and sentenced them to death for killing a schoolboy in 2013.The condemned convicts are Sajib Khan, 22, son of Yasin Khan, Emran, 20, son of Hazrat Ali, Shamim Osman, 19,…
Dhaka – A night guard was killed and four others were injured as a group of assailants carried out an attack on them at Amulia in the city’s Khilgaon early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as BMA Sattar, son of late…
Dhaka – Law enforcers in a joint drive arrested one suspected member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Barual village in Haripur upazila in Thakurgaon on Tuesday night.Identified as Shahed Jaan,20, son of Yusuf Ali, a resident of…
Dhaka- Police in several special drives arrested 43 people, including 10 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir, for their suspected militant involvement from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning from several places in Satkhira.Inspector of Special Branch of police…
Dhaka – Around 50 villages of the char (shoal emerged from the riverbed) areas in three upazilas in Faridpur have been flooded due to onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rainfall, leaving at least 35,000 people marooned.Jahirul Islam, deputy-assistant…
Dhaka- Law enforcers in a joint drive arrested five people on suspicion of their involvement in militant activities from different char areas in Harirampur upazila in Manikganj on Wednesday morning.The arrestees were identified as Mawlana Majibar Rahman,45, Nurul Islam,30, Farhad Hossain,23,…
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif on Wednesday asked the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all the districts to give earnest efforts to reduce the harassment of the people at local land offices. The minister came up with the call while talking…
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2012.The condemned person was identified as Mujahid, son of late Anwar Ahmed of Rajarhata area under Boalia thana in Rajshah.According…
Family members on Wednesday identified three of the nine suspected militants who were killed in an operation by a special team of police in a building in the city’s Kalyanpur area on Tuesday. One of them was identified as Jubayer…
The British Council has temporarily closed its offices in Bangladesh in order to review its security procedures. The British Council made the announcement on Wednesday in a press release. The organisation hopes to reopen its offices and resume normal services…
A computerized brain training program cut the risk of dementia among healthy people by 48 percent, US researchers said on Sunday in reporting an analysis of the results of a 10-year study. The preliminary findings, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association…
Twitter’s shares fell hard Tuesday after its quarterly update showed more losses for the struggling social media platform, which has seen sluggish growth in revenues and active users. Shares were down nearly 11 percent at $16.45 in after-hours trade following…
Millions of children will suffer disproportionately from the failed harvests and devastated livelihoods left behind by the El Nino weather phenomenon, Save the Children warned Tuesday. El Nino affects rainfall patterns and causes both drought and flooding. As it recedes…
Australian doctors behind the first trial of the robotic versus non-robotic surgery for prostate cancer have found that both methods produce similar results at three months after the operation, a study published in the Lancet medical journal said on Wednesday.…
Beyonce on Tuesday led nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards as she basked in acclaim for her intertwined film-album “Lemonade.” The pop diva was in the running for 11 awards at MTV’s annual extravaganza, which will take place August…
Dhaka – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appointed Bangladesh’s Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir the Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), UNB news agency reported. Major General Kabir will succeed Major General Kristin…
Dhaka – The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Tuesday demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the perpetrators involved in disappearance and subsequent killing of businessman Md Hassan Khaled, UNB news agency reported.