State-sponsored hackers who unleashed a digital bomb in key parts of Saudi Arabia’s computer networks over the last two weeks damaged systems at the country’s central bank, known as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, according to two people briefed on…
Dhaka – On Monday, locals at a village in Ghorhaghat Upazila of Dinajpur reported to police after spotting three bullet-ridden bodies. Police recovered the bodies, found near a pond, around 10am. All of the bodies had bullet wounds on the…
Dhaka- Medical Equipment suppliers will observe three days’ strike starting from Tuesday demanding a stop to harassment by the Drug Administration. Bangladesh Medical Association Instruments and Hospital Equipment Dealers and Manufacturers Association announced the programme at a press conference at…
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to submit reports to the Supreme Court and the government with explanations if any case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act-2000 is not disposed of within…
Dhaka – Five militant outfits carried out the grisly August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the city in 2004 under the patronage of Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence, special police super of Criminal Investigation Department Abdul…
Dhaka – Director of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Brigadier General Ziaul Ahsan has been co-opted at the probe committee formed by Biman Bangladesh Airlines and the Aviation and Tourism Ministry, to investigate the technical glitch in a flight carrying Prime…
Malaysia has urged Bangladesh to view Malaysia as gateway to Asean as a wider Asian market and get benefit from it through appropriate measures.”Businesses that adopt a regional strategy are the once likely to thrive in the region’s increasingly liberalised…
Mayors and councilor candidates started campaign today with much enthusiasm after election symbols were distributed among the candidates of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls at the Returning Officer’s office.According to Election Commission, some seven candidates are vying for mayor post…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today received four lakh and six thousand pieces of blanket from four private banks for the cold-hit people of the country.The private banks — NRB Global Bank Ltd, Union Bank Ltd (UBL), Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd…
A Malaysian company will build a 30- megawatt solar power plant in Chittagong in partnership with a Bangladeshi firm in an effort to boost contribution of alternative energy to Bangladesh’s total power generation.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between…
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of ‘The Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Bill, 2016’, raising compensation against land value by three times than the average value in the areas concerned.The approval was given at the…
Dhaka – Chittagong Vikings will play against Rajshahi Kings in the eliminator game of the 4th Bangladesh Premier League T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.The first battle of the four-team Play-off stage of the tournament will…
Dhaka – Soccer Club, Feni forced Rahmatganj MFS to share match point playing out a 1-1 draw in the 12-team JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadiumon in Gopalganj on Monday.After the barren first half,…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five alleged arms traders from Badda area of the capital on Monday,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Police arrested 84 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, in a special drive from different parts of the district in Jhenidah on Monday on various charges,UNB news agency reported.
Doctors, dieticians and naturopaths consider that potassium can be helpful in counterbalancing diets that are now often too high in salt. This essential mineral plays a key role in the transmission of nerve impulses, as well as muscle contractions (especially…
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Culture Centre organised an evening of Sufi music by ICCR troupe led by the Roohani Sisters from India on November 29 at 6 pm at IGCC Dhanmondi and on November 30 at the Gulshan Club, Dhaka.…
Entertainment Desk Karan Johar has teamed up with AA Films to produce India’s first war-at-sea film ‘The Ghazi Attack’. Taking to Twitter, the 44-year-old director chose Indian Navy Day to announce the film, which is set to release on February…
The Greek god of Indian cinema, Hrithik Roshan is all set to light up the silver screens one more time on January 25, 2017. His film ‘Kaabil’ is releasing on that date and none can really wait to catch their…
Actress Vaani Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her second film “Befikre”, has praised its director Aditya Chopra saying that he is a humble man. Asked how was it working with Chopra, Vaani told IANS over phone…
By James Gallagher A drug that dramatically reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will now be given to patients by the NHS in England. The health service lost a court battle in the summer after arguing responsibility for…
Superstar Salman Khan will appear on the 100th episode of filmmaker Karan Johar’s popular chat show “Koffee With Karan”. Salman, who will be part of the show for the second time, will be accompanied by his brothers Sohail Khan and…
Bigg Boss 10 has suffered its biggest blows this week. Media reports say, as per TRP ratings, the show does not feature anywhere among the top ten shows on television. Moreover, BB10 had to let go of one of its…
The stunning and talented actress Tamannah Bhatia who recently gave a super-hit blockbuster with Prabhudeva and Sonu Sood in the trilingual film Tutak Tutak Tutiya is all set to create fire on stage with her sensations dance moves. The Bollywood…
Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dear Zindagi hit the cinemas on November 25 and has continued to endear the audiences ever since. The movie is about a girl’s journey of self-discovery that is being hugely appreciated by both…
Dhaka: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Friday sacked the labour minister who headed efforts to help tens of thousands of unpaid foreign workers, according to a message received in Dhaka. After being in the position for only seven months, Mufarrej…
Dinajpur – Police recovered bullet-injured bodies of three young men from Baran Shah Dighi in Ghoraghat upazila on Monday morning.
Benapole – Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with one kg heroine from Uposohor Park of Jessore district town on Sunday night.
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Jhaubada village in Dhamrai upazila of Savar in Dhaka district early Monday.
Manila (AP/UNB) — There was no immediate reaction Monday from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the country’s vice president saying she will resign her Cabinet post, citing “major differences in principles and values” with Duterte and an unspecified plot to…