Dhaka – Nasirnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Chowdhury Moazzem Ahmed was withdrawn on Sunday following the recent attacks on temples, houses and business establishments of the Hindu community in the upazila, UNB news agency reported. Additional deputy commissioner of the district…
Marrakech (Meena Raman) – The annual year end climate talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will kick off in Marrakech, Morocco, on 7 November and is expected to end on the 18th. The two-week talks…
Delhi’s chief minister has shut all schools in the Indian capital for three days as its citizens struggle with choking smog. After an emergency cabinet meeting, Arvind Kejriwal promised a raft of measures to combat the extreme air pollution. All…
Alleging involved with the abnormal death of Prof. Akter Jahan Joly, an associate professor of Mass Communication & Journalism (MCJ) Department at Rajshahi University (RU), her colleague Atiqur Rahman Raza send through the court to the jail on Saturday.
Dhaka- In the wake of attacks on Hindus in Brahmanbaria, India has conveyed its deep concern over the security of the minority community members in Bangladesh. Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has talked to Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan…
Dhaka- The Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) reopened the spectrum of private telecom operator Citycell on Sunday evening following a Supreme Court directive. BTRC chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood told UNB that a BTRC team went to the Citycell office…
Dhaka – Uttara Hockey Club maintained all-win record in the Green Delta First Division Hockey League outplaying Bachelors SC by 6-0 goals in their 3rd match at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Sunday.Uttara Hockey Club, which earned 7-0 goals…
Dhaka: State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday said the installation of CCTV cameras at cyber cafés will be made mandatory to prevent the spread of religious provocations using social media. “It’ll be possible to prevent new…
Dhaka, Nov 6 (UNB)- The franchised-based AKS 4th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket will now start afresh on Tuesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The BPL Governing Council rescheduled the tournament following discussions with the franchises and sponsors…
Dhaka – An Ansar member was killed and four people, including two members of Airport Armed Police (AAP) and two of Ansar, were injured as a cleaner of a private firm stabbed them at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday…
Dhaka – Sixteen goals scored without reply. Five successive wins. And now top of the English Premier League. Chelsea is a club transformed under Antonio Conte.Eden Hazard scored twice in a 5-0 demolition of Everton on Saturday that demonstrated the…
Dhaka: Terming the recent attacks on Hindus, their houses and worship places in Nasirnagar of Brahmanbaria unfortunate, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said there is a deep conspiracy behind the incidents. “We believe international forces who are trying to…
Dhaka – A minor boy was hacked to death by his ‘drug addict’ uncle at Pacchim Koyra village in Madarganj upazila in Jamalpur on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Shaheen, 8, son of Al-Amin of Daripara in the district…
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with arms and ammunitions from Shahjadpur village in Sadar upazila in Rangpur early Sunday.The arrestees were identified as Belal, 46, Ashraful…
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque, who came under fire for ‘using abusive words’ against Hindus after Nasirnagar violence, on Sunday said he will quit right away if any Hindu in Nasirnagar can prove that he used abusive words…
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a suspected terrorist along with one pistol from Shankarpur in the district town in Benapole early Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Ibrahim Hossain Dollar, son of Bacchu Miah, a resident of Shasthitalapara in…
Dhaka – Police in separate drives on Sunday arrested nine more people for their alleged involvement in recent attacks on the Hindu community in Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria .Police conducted separate drives in different areas of the upazila and arrested…
Dhaka – The wrists of a young man were blown off and another one was injured in an explosion while they were making crude bombs at Tarash in Puthia upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday night.One of the injured was identified…
Dhaka – A man was killed and 10 people injured in a head-on collision between a two buses near Saidabad Railway Station on Bangabandhu Bridge West Approach Road in Sadar upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday afternoon.The identity of the deceased…
According to a new study, low-impact exercise programme helps to decrease pain, improve mobility and enhance quality of life in older adults with arthritis and other muscle and joint conditions. “Joints will often stiffen if not used and muscles will…
If you’re reading about the US election, some of that news is likely to come to you from a “bot.” Automated systems known as “bots” or “robo-journalism” have been around for years, but they are playing a bigger role in…
Hillary Clinton doesn’t go out for the weekend without a star or two in tow. Three days before the election, pop singer Katy Perry gave a Philadelphia performance Saturday hoping to boost the Democrat’s momentum. Superstar Jennifer Lopez headlined a…
The world climate conference in Morocco next Monday will focus on the ways to implement the Paris Agreement. “The agreement is undoubtedly a turning point in the history of common human endeavor, capturing the combined political, economic and social will…
The Middle East’s first factory to suck carbon dioxide out of the air has begun operating in the United Arab Emirates,developers and a minister said Saturday. The plant — said to be the first of its kind in the Middle…
Sudhirendar Sharma For a country that spends less than 4% of its GDP on healthcare, even war-torn Afghanistan spends 8%, its financially-constrained healthcare system has left millions of people to fend for their own healthy survival.
Dhaka – The Asia Foundation-Bangladesh will organize a book donation event supported by Pubali Bank Ltd. on November 8, 2016, at Moulvibazar Government High School Auditorium. The Asia Foundation will donate approximately 3,500 Bangla and English language books worth 44…
Dhaka – Our news feed are clouded with news about assault on women, rape and female foeticide, but not all news about birth of a girl child end on a sad note. Likewise, in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, an elated…
Dhaka – Fawad Khan, wife reveal name of their baby girl in the most adorable way possible, reports The Express Tribune. Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan and his wife Sadaf who recently welcomed their second child marked one month of their…
Dhaka – The deep depression over northeast bay and adjoining area moved north-northeastwards further, weakened into a depression before making landfall and started to cross Chittagong coast near Sitakunda at 6am on Sunday. It is likely to move in a…
Republican candidate Donald Trump has said he is going to target states seen as Democratic strongholds in the last two days before the US election, BBC reported. He will visit Pennsylvania, Michigan and also Minnesota, which has not gone Republican…