Dhaka – Owners of some sponsoring organizations had a meeting with President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin at BFF House in the city on Tuesday.During the meeting, owners and the top officials of some leading business houses…
Dhaka – Arambagh KS shared points with Brothers Union Club as their 4th match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football ended in 2-2 draw at the Rafiquddin Bhuiyan Stadium here on Tuesday.Arambagh dominated the first half by 2-1…
Dhaka – Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route were yet to return to normalcy on Tuesday after the landing stations of four ferry terminals were devoured by mighty Padma River three days ago, causing sufferings to commuters.The movement of Ro-Ro ferries…
Mentioning that doing business these days is more competitive in the present global order, President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday advised the readymade garment (RMG) exporters for product diversification to successfully survive in the competition. The President came up with the…
The preliminary test of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations under the Public Service Commission (PSC) will be held on September 30 next. The two-hour long test will be held simultaneously in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and…
A court here on Tuesday sentenced six people to death and three others to life term imprisonment for killing a schoolboy in 2001.The condemned convicts are Rafiqul Islam, Atiqul Islam, Atique Sheikh, Selim Sheikh, Anwar Hossain Sheikh and Nayan Sheikh…
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will go to Dhaka Judge Court on Wednesday to attend hearing of 12 cases, including the Niko and Barapukuria coalmine corruption cases. Khaleda will appear before three separate courts–one dealing with the Niko graft case,…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to remain alert so that anyone cannot be involved in militancy from one’s own position.”We’ll have to remain vigilant that anyone cannot be involved in this social menace from one’s own position,…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday asked senior police officials to strengthen security for the foreign nationals working in construction sites of power plants, roads and bridges across the country.“Ensure security at the construction sites of important power plants, roads…
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla is going to meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia tonight (Tuesday night). The meeting will he held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office at 8pm, Khaleda’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told…
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a Tk 558.20 crore project aiming to effectively address the vexing water-logging problem in Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) areas. The weekly Ecnec meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, approved…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to remain alert so that anyone cannot be involved in militancy from one’s own position. “We’ll have to remain vigilant that anyone cannot be involved in this social menace from one’s own…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday asked senior police officials to strengthen security for the foreign nationals working in construction sites of power plants, roads and bridges across the country. “Ensure security at the construction sites of important power plants,…
Dhaka – Police recovered 3 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets and arrested three drug peddlers from Sabujbagh in the city on Monday night.The arrestees are SM Salahuddin, 48, Md Zakir, 22, and Md Khairul Amin, 19,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – Police in several drives in Rajshahi from Monday night to Tuesday morning arrested 47 people, including three actovosts of Jamaat-Shibir, along with drugs.Assistant commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Iftekhayer Alam said police arrested them from several areas…
Dhaka – A man reportedly died from electrocution at Lebutola border area of Juluni border post (BOP) in Maheshpur upazila in Jhenidah early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rezaul Islam Khokon, 40, son of Monsur Ali, a resident of Lebutola…
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Islampur in Shahartali area of Sylhet on Tuesday,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – Two siblings died from snakebite at Hariaghop village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday.Rezwan Khan of the village said a venomous snake bit his daughter Afia Khatun, 12, a class V student, and son Abdus Salam,…
Turkish president Recep Tayip Ergodan is meeting with “his friend” Vladimir Putin in hopes of turning a fresh page in the two countries’ relations. It is their first meeting since Turkey downed a Russian bomber over Syria last November. Ankara…
Two top electronic security firms have discovered a new powerful malware suite being used to target just dozens of high-value targets around the world. The research shows that it was likely developed on the orders of a government engaging in…
Cultural Desk Celebrated Rabindra-Sangeet singer, Shawpnil Shojib is all set to take part in musical show for all the Bengalis irrespective of border limitations. The show “Voices of Undivided Bengal” will start in Wavers’ Studio, Kolkata on August 12. On…
Dhaka- Kohei Uchimura stepped off the floor, saluted the crowd inside Rio Olympic Arena and bent over.Symbolically, it looked as if the Japanese gymnast was overcome by the moment after clinching the Olympic team gold he’s pursued during his otherwise…
Entertainment Desk King of romance Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are one of the most loved Bollywood pairs. Even though Kajol has partially parted her ways from the cameras, rewatching their old films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch…
Entertainment Desk DJ Khaled, the veteran US hip-hop producer whose career has seen a resurgence through Snapchat, has hit number one for the first time with a star-studded album. “Major Key,” the DJ’s ninth studio album, debuted at number one…
US business software colossus Oracle on Monday confirmed that hackers infected software in Micros credit card scanners used at hotels and restaurants around the world. “Oracle Security has detected and addressed malicious code in certain legacy Micros systems,” read a…
Authorities in the US state of Kansas on Monday were investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy on what is billed as the world’s tallest water slide. Caleb Schwab, the son of a Kansas state legislator, was killed Sunday on…
Dhaka – From the favela to the top of the podium, Rafaela Silva earned Brazil’s first gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.And to celebrate, the 24-year-old judo champion shed tears as she jumped into the exuberant crowd with…
Rangpur Correspondent The ‘Asrayan Prakalpa’ in Rangpur district has become new homes to 4,250 families those lost their houses and lands to river erosion in different upzillas. According to the district administration, 4,250 floating families were rehabilitated so far in…
China’s producer deflation eased to its slowest decline in nearly two years in July, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday, a positive sign of improving conditions for the world’s second largest economy. The producer price index (PPI), which…
Coral reefs in the Maldives are under severe stress after suffering mass bleaching this year as sea temperatures soared, a top conservationist body warned Monday. Around 60 percent of Maldives’ coral colonies have been bleached, with the figure reaching 90…