Dhaka – Jamdani, one of the finest muslin textiles of Bengal, has got registered as the country’s 1st first Geographical Indication (GI) product. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu handed over the registration certificate to BSCIC chairman Mustak Hasan Mohammad Iftekhar…
Dhaka – The University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has declared certificates provided by 18 private universities illegal as the institutions have no valid vice chancellor (VC) appointed by the President. At a public notification published in the newspapers on…
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed against her for celebrating ‘fake’ birthday on National Mourning Day on August 15.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mazharul Islam…
Globally acclaimed American philosopher Noam Chomsky who predicted rise of rightwing leader six years ago said Donald Trump’s presidency and his denial of climate change is catastrophic for human race.Chomsky particular warned of catastrophic effects of global warming on South…
If Myanmar’s notorious army is to be believed — that’s a very big if — its soldiers are facing a highly deranged adversary.Along Myanmar’s marshy coastline, villages keep going up in flames. All of them belong to the Rohingya, a…
Donald Trump’s policy advisers are discussing plans to establish a registry for Muslim immigrants in the US, a man believed to be a key member of the President-elect’s transition team has revealed.Kris Kobach, the secretary of state for Kansas, said…
If President-elect Donald Trump wants to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal, he’ll face an unlikely foe: corporate America. More than 300 companies and major investors signed a letter urging Trump to roll back his campaign promises…
Hundreds of people from the Rohingya minority in Myanmar are trying to escape a military crackdown by crossing the border into Bangladesh.The people attempting to flee include children.Witnesses and Bangladeshi officials say that some people trying to flee have been…
Dhaka – Barisal Bulls skipper Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and sent Naeem Islam-led Rangpur Riders to bat first in the 4th Bangladesh Premier League T-20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.Bulls were taking the ground in…
Dhaka – Chittagong Vikings disappointed their local fans at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here after conceding a 19-run defeat against table topper Dhaka Dynamites in their 5th match of the 4th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket on Thursday.Chasing a…
Dhaka – Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori tend to linger when they get together. Their latest matchup set a record.Murray survived the longest three-set match in ATP Finals history when he prevailed against Nishikori 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday.They…
Dhaka – Cricket Australia appointed former test spinner Trevor Hohns interim chairman of selectors after the resignation of Rod Marsh.Former test captain Greg Chappell, who is Cricket Australia’s national talent manager, will also join the selection panel on an interim…
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a teenager boy from a waterbody at Pachrokhi village in Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Thursday.Informed by local people, police recovered the body of Tariqul Islam,18, son of Amzad Hossain of Reiu village,…
Dhaka – A man died after he was hit by his younger brother with a stick over family feud at Tashullya village in Nawabganj upazila on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday. Police said an altercation took place between…
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Wednesday convicted two people and sentenced them to death for killing a schoolboy in 2013.The condemned convicts are: Mahe Alam Nayan and Kuddus Alam Rabin,both residents of Ratnabati village in Sadar upazila.According to the…
Culture Desk Singing duo Somnur Monir Konal and Dilshad Nahar Kona have lent voices for a film. The two previously sang for a TV programme. Now they have sung for the film “Golap-Torir Kajol.” The song has been composed and…
Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor will be feted with the Best Actress honour for her performance in the biopic Neerja at the Asia Vision Movie Awards. The actress will be presented the honour at the 11th Edition of the Asia Vision…
Following a healthy lifestyle can cut in half the probability of a heart attack or similar events even among those at high genetic risk, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. “The basic message of our study is that DNA is…
Top world leaders meet from Thursday to try to save their cherished free trade accords from feared extinction under US President-elect Donald Trump. Here are three big factors looming over the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit from Thursday to Sunday…
Experts have discovered a third structure within the Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, revealing that it was built like a “Russian nesting doll,” experts said Wednesday. A 10-meter (33-foot) tall pyramid was found within another 20-meter structure, which itself is…
Mymensingh Correspondent To celebrate the Nobanno Utsab, Mymensingh District Administration organised a day-long programme at Baishakhi Moncha in the town’s Zainul Abedin Park on November 15. The day’s programme included discussion meeting, pitha festival, cultural programmes and so on. The…
WASHINGTON: An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a US-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach,…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested five suspected militants of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Uttara and Adabor areas of the capital on Wednesday night.
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Thursday morning wrapping up her three-day official visit to Marrakech, a former imperial city in western Morocco, to attend two high-level segments of the Conference of the Parties (COP-22).
Washington (AP/UNB) — Hillary Clinton reflected on her devastating defeat on Wednesday evening, acknowledging the difficulty of her loss for her supporters and urging them to persevere through the Donald Trump era. In remarks that were equal parts pep talk…
Marrakech (Hilary Chiew and Zhenyan Zhu) – Developed country Parties’ fulfilment of the provision of USD 100 billion annually by 2020 was stressed by all the guests of honour at the opening of the traditional high-level segment of the two-week…
The inaugural ceremony of the 2nd solo painting exhibition of artist Md Abdul Guffar Babu titled Impression of Time in its La Galerie and Galerie Zoom. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition will held on Saturday, November 19 at 5:30…
Dhaka – Four percent of the global terrorist attacks in 2015 took place in Bangladesh, while nearly half of all terrorist attacks occurred in four countries — Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, said a global report. The Global Terrorism Index-2016,…
Hanoi – Two tigers are killed or illegally trafficked every week, according to fresh analysis published Wednesday that warned of the “disastrous impact” on the 4,000 big cats left in the wild. The latest estimate comes as experts and dignitaries,…