Dhaka- Police arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in the killing of local Jubo League leader Sujon from Boigramv village in Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur on Saturday night.The arrested was identified as Nurjahan Begum,45, wife of Gias Uddin, a…
Dhaka -An unidentified young man was found dead in Chapulia area under Joydebpur thana in Gazipur on Sunday morning.MD Hazzaz Hossain, sub-inspector of Joydebpur Police Station, said locals spotted the body tied with rope with a tree in the area…
Dhaka, Aug 7 (UNB) – Bangladeshi ace shooter and the Commonwealth Games silver medalist Abdullah Hel Baki will compete in his favorite and lone event, the men’s 10-meter air rifles qualification round of the 31st Olympic Games in Rio on…
Dhaka – Team BJMC forced traditional giant Mohammedan Sporting Club to play a 1-1 draw in the 4th round match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Bir Muktijoddha Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium on Sunday.Mohammedan took the lead in the…
Dhaka – Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route was suspended on Sunday morning as the four ferry ghats at Daulatdia point in Goalonda upazila of Rajbari district were damaged by the strong current of the Padma river.Among the four ferry…
Dhaka -A couple was killed as a recklessly driven truck crashed into them at Kathali in Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Sunday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Dhaka-Police in a drive arrested a fugitive accused in possession of a foreign-made pistol loaded with four rounds of bullet from Kazirhat Bazar area of Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Monirul Islam, 30, son…
Dhaka- A suspected criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his gang members and police at Jowanbhag village in Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi early Sunday.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-charge of Bagmara police station Selim Hossain said…
Dhaka- A local Shramik Dal leader was held in Satkhira town on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Abdus Samad, president of district unit of Jatiyatabadi Shramik Dal,UNB news agency reported.
A clear majority of Thai referendum voters have backed a draft constitution written by an army-appointed committee.Unofficial tallies show that 61.45% voted in favour.The military threw out the old constitution when it took power in 2014, after months of political…
A three-member Indian rescue team today left Jamalpur on the their way back home virtually leaving to Bangladesh officials the task of salvaging an elephant which was washed across the border by flood waters nearly six weeks ago.“The elephant is…
Imagine one of the largest solar farms ever at the site of the world’s worst man-made nuclear disaster that struck Chernobyl in modern-day Ukraine and sowed panic across Europe.That is the grand vision of Ukrainian Environment Minister Ostap Semerak, backed…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised vigilantes who portray themselves as protectors of cows – an animal considered sacred by Hindus.Mr Modi, a Hindu nationalist, said such people made him “angry”, and any such attacks must be investigated, reports…
Three sisters were killed and their mother was injured as hornets put poisonous stings in their bodies at Araji Loskora village in Birganj upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Hadisa Khatun, 5, Farzana, 3, and Mim, 1, daughters…
2 billion dollars, the estimated cost of this year’s presidential election, is big money, but it is not huge money. Two billion is one-tenth of NASA’s annual budget, one-twentieth of the Harvard endowment, one-thirtieth of the personal wealth of Warren…
A neighborhood in the Belgian city of Liege was evacuated after a machete-wielding man was spotted in the area, local media reported citing the authorities. Police detained the suspect, who is said to be of Turkish origin. The Liege police…
Men and women harvest Merlot grapes under the scorching sun in one of Egypt’s up-and-coming vineyards, as the Muslim-majority desert country strives to win over international wine connoisseurs. “It’s a great story, what we’ve done with Egyptian wine,” said a…
Culture Desk Popular rock singer Mizan is about to bring out an album named “Onno Groher Manush.” It will be released in the coming Eid-ul-Adha. The former lead vocalist of the established band Warfaze will make his return with a…
Cultural Correspondent Bengali film “Mi Amor”, starring Raima Sen and Parambrata Chatterjee, will be screened at the prestigious Busan International Film Festival. Directed by National Award-winner Suman Ghosh, the movie is a love story of young generation of Bengalis settling…
Shafie Jusoh loves traditional Malaysian kites so much that he can’t get a good night’s rest unless he’s been working on them daily. “I need to make kites everyday, if not I can’t sleep,” the 69-year-old said. He began making…
When Indian artist Dattadri Kothur saw the pollution caused by an annual Hindu tradition of immersing elaborately decorated idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha in the sea, he decided to do something about it. The 30-year-old has come up with…
Imagine one of the largest solar farms ever at the site of the world’s worst man-made nuclear disaster that struck Chernobyl in modern-day Ukraine and sowed panic across Europe. That is the grand vision of Ukrainian Environment Minister Ostap Semerak,…
The country needs lab where organs of cadaveric or posthumous donation can be preserved. “We badly need a cadaveric lab to preserve the organs, posthumous donated organs,” President of the Society of Organ Transplant Bangladesh Prof Dr Harun-Ur-Rashid told BSS.…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — Australia turned to the best sister act in swimming to hold off an American team anchored by Katie Ledecky. Give the gold to Cate and Bronte Campbell. And a world record, too.
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 6 (AP/UNB) — American shooter Virginia Thrasher has won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics, capturing the women’s 10-meter air rifle.
An Iranian nuclear scientist detained since 2010 has been executed, his family has told the BBC. Shahram Amiri’s mother said the body of her son had been returned to their hometown with rope marks around his neck, showing that he…
By Elizabeth Dwoskin San Fransisco — Mountain View, Calif., start-up Quixey was the envy of many in Silicon Valley when the company announced a multimillion-dollar investment from one of China’s largest and most powerful technology companies, Alibaba. The $110 million…
Aaron Blake A couple of weeks back, I asked whether it was possible that Donald Trump might lose millennial voters to a third-party candidate, Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson. Well, a new poll shows him losing young voters not just to…
Robert Mackey Donald Trump admitted on Friday that a story he has been telling audiences at rallies on Wednesday and Thursday — that he had seen a video shot and distributed by the Iranian government showing the world a “top-secret”…
By Mazin Qumsiyeh Life in Palestine moves along with its ups and downs, like the tides of the sea. Some days we feel depressed, some days more optimistic. Some of us even feel like manic depressives for the fact that we…