Dhaka – Close to 85,000 Indonesians and other nationalities have filed a petition to revoke the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi over anti-Muslim remarks she allegedly made during a media interview. A newly…
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to acting Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed in connection with the plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son…
Tokyo, Japan – Offshore wind power has the potential to grow from just 13 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, to 100 GW in 2030, according to new analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind, launched Monday…
Dhaka – Five people including a woman were injured in a clash between the followers of two member candidates of ward no. 2 in Bapta union parishad (UP) in Bhola after the voting began on Monday morning, UNB news agency…
Dhaka – Voters of some 100 ex-Indian enclaves are exercising their franchise for the first time as the election of 22 union parishads (UPs) in those areas started on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported. The voting began at 8am…
New Delhi (AP/UNB) — A new report from UNICEF says most of the 2 billion children in the world who are breathing toxic air live in northern India and neighboring countries, risking serious health effects including damage to their lungs,…
Dhaka – Nepal’s army says it has finished draining a dangerous glacial lake near Mount Everest to a safe level, reports BBC. The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000m (16,400ft) high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails…
Dhaka – A suspected member of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Kaburhat area of Sadar upazila of Kushtia early Monday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – The photos of Shakib Al Hasan saluting English cricketer Ben Stokes have gone viral on Facebook soon after Bangladesh clinched its first Test match victory against England on Sunday, UNB news agency reported.
Only a few days remained to hit the final hour of the US Presidential election. Lately potential and popular candidate Hillary Clinton has fallen into controversies centering her emails leakage while controversial and he-man presidential candidate Donald Trump is trying…
Recently I went abroad. I found the departure lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka neat and clean sans mosquitoes. But to my surprise I spotted two cats rambling, one even seen sitting on passenger’s couch in the waiting area.…
A police informant was stabbed to death in the city’s Pallabi area in the early hours of Sunday.
Dhaka-Two Bangladeshi expatriates were killed as the roof of an under-construction building collapsed on them at Al kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Arun and Jasim Uddin, hailing from Kushtia and Madaripur district respectively,…
Dhaka-BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Sunday said Awami League’s preparation for the next parliamentary elections means ‘sending BNP leaders and activists to jail’.
Dhaka-The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order for six weeks that had granted bail to Abdul Matin, brother of Dhaka city BNP’s joint convener MA Qaiyum, in a case filed in connection with the murder of Italian…
Brahmanbaria: Several temples and houses were vandalised in Haripur union of Nasirnagar upazila on Sunday during a demonstration allegedly over a Facebook post demeaning the holy Kaaba. Chowdhury Moazzem Ahmed, upazila nirbahi officer of Nasirnagar, said Ras Raj Das, 30,…
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday rejected the bail plea of Hasanat Reza Karim, a former teacher of North South University who was arrested as a suspect in the Gulshan cafe attack case.
Dhaka-The date for submission of probe report in a case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting religious sentiments of the people was deferred for the 23rd times on Sunday.
Dhaka – A fire broke out on the ground floor of a building beside Ittefaq building in city’s Karwan Bazar area on Sunday.Fire service sources said the fire broke out around 13:40 pm on the ground floor of the building…
Benapole – A mobile court convicted a fake doctor and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment at Basundia in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.The convict was identified as Khalilur Rahman, son of late Abdul Khaleq, a resident of Chenguatia village…
Dhaka – Bangladesh drew the series 1-1 with their maiden Test victory against England by 108 runs spurred by sensational off-break spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz’s 12-wicket haul in the 2nd Test that ended on the third day at Sher-e-Bangla National…
Dhaka – Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim gave all credit to his bowlers for Bangladesh’s historic Test victory against England.In his immediate reaction after winning the match the Bangladesh skipper said: “It’s a great moment for Bangladesh cricket. It was up…
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 1,096 bottles of phensidyl from Satkuri Rail gate area under Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur this morning.
Dhaka – mobile court here today sentenced a youth to three months imprisonment on charge of teasing a schoolgirl at Gayespur village of Sadar upazila in Jhenaidaha. Executive magistrate of Sadar upazila Osman Gani awarded the sentence to Rasel, resident…
Dhaka, Oct 30 (UNB) -Teenage all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz emerges as the brilliant youngster in Bangladesh Cricket in his debut in the test series against England that concluded on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The 19-year-old right…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected terrorist along with a firearm from Ambagan in the city on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Sohel, 23, son of Shafiqur Rahman, a resident of Senbagh upazila in…
Dhaka – A college student, who sustained injuries as a group of people beat him up over a land related dispute at Dhurail in Mohanpur upzila on Friday morning, died at Rajshahi Medical Collee Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday morning.The deceased…
Dhaka – Two Bangladeshi expatriates were killed as the roof of an under-construction building collapsed on them at Al kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Arun and Jasim Uddin, hailing from Kushtia and Madaripur district…
Bangladeshi-origin American scientist Dr Shafiqul Islam has jointly won the prestigious Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW).The Creativity prize was awarded to the team of Dr Shafiqul Islam (Tufts University, USA) and Dr Rita Colwell (University of…
Many parts of Bangladesh are experiencing a slow start to the winter season and nowadays the weather changes suddenly from warm and humid, to cool and dry or the other way around.The sudden changes can make you feel under the…