At least 70 people were treated for breathing problems Tuesday in the Syrian city of Aleppo after what rescue workers say was a chlorine gas attack by government forces.The Syria Civil Defense group said helicopters dropped several barrels containing chlorine…
A radicalised French woman who wanted to run away and join ISIS is in custody in Paris today after abandoning a car packed with gas cylinders close to Notre Dame Cathedral.The suspect – who is 29 and on a terror…
Neymar’s second-half goal gave Brazil a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Tuesday as the former world champions registered their second consecutive win to take the second place in the South America qualifying group for Russia 2018.The home side got the…
Dhaka – Normally, someone must win five full matches to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Novak Djokovic has made it that far at the U.S. Open by playing only two complete matches, because three opponents pulled out of the tournament…
Dhaka – Tim Cahill came off the bench to give Australia a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates in the third round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday.The 36-year-old midfielder drilled home a Brad Smith cross…
Dhaka – Nicolas Otamendi saved Argentina from a huge embarrassment in World Cup qualifying, scoring in the 83rd minute Tuesday to salvage a 2-2 draw at last-place Venezuela.Venezuela almost snatched the victory in the 89th when Mikel Villanueva hit the post…
Dhaka -A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a minor girl after rape in 2014.The convict was identified as Tapan Kumar Pal, 22, son of Rabindranath Kumar Pal of Aruapara in Kushita town.According to…
Dhaka – A local Jubo League activist was shot dead by some miscreants at Madhuai Bridge area in Sadar upazila in Feni on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Joynal Abedin, 42, a former member of Baligaon union unit Jubo…
Dhaka -Two people were beaten to death allegedly by their neighbour at Angapara in Roangchhari upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Uikola,35, a resident of Angapara in Roangchhari upazila, and Apromong,25, a resident of Lama upazila.Locals said…
Dhaka – Three people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Manikpur on the Banpara-Hatikumrul road in Baraigram upazila in Natore on Wednesday morning.Identities of the deceased could not be…
Dhaka – A schoolteacher was crushed under the wheels a running train at Phulbari rail crossing in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam,40, a teacher of Jhanjhania Bangabandhu High School and son of Asir Uddin,…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two couples for their suspected link to “Neo JMB” from different places of Dhaka and Narayanganj district early Wednesday.Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately,UNB news agency reporter.
Dhaka – A madrasah student died from electrocution at Chakta village in Jointapur upazila in Sylhe on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Mamun,17, a student of Chakta Alim Madrasah, and son of Abu Bakkar Miah, a resident of the…
Dhaka -A construction worker was killed after a heavy iron block fell on him at Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project site in Munshiganj on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as M Sohel, 22, son of M Hossain, a resident of Nayanpur…
Dhaka -A team of the Narcotics Control Department arrested a police constable along with 2,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Adalot Para in the district town in Brahamanbaria on Tuesday.The arrested police constable was identified as M Abdul Mannan.Sources at the…
Baghdad – The Islamic State (IS) has recently placed a ban on women wearing burka in northern Iraq after reports of its fighters getting targeted by ‘burka-clad fighters.’ Previously they had issued a Fatwa on women who did not wear…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from here today kicked off her government’s most generous poor-friendly food-aid programme to make rice available for ultra poor at a very low price.
Almost 50 million children throughout the world are “uprooted,” forcibly displaced from their home countries by war, violence or persecution, the United Nations children’s program said Wednesday. “Indelible images of individual children—Aylan Kurdi’s small body washed up on a beach…
Rangpur Correspondent The online registration process for admission tests in the first year honours courses for the academic session 2016-17 at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), will begin from September 20 next. The registration process will continue round the clock…
IT Desk Buoyed by the success in market, EDISON group, the parent company of Symphony mobile, has brought new smartphone “Helio S2” which is the third device in Helio series. The new Smartphone was unveiled in the market recently, said…
A memorial meeting on eminent poet and a fellow of Bangla Academy Shahid Quadri will be held at 4 pm at Bangla Academy here today. Bangla Academy, Sammilita Sangskritik Jote and Jatiya Kabita Parishad are jointly organizing the memorial meeting…
Sweden vows to strengthen its position as a model nation to tackle climate change, according to the 2017 budget proposal presented by the Swedish government on Tuesday. The budget of nearly 13 billion SEK (1.53 billion U.S. dollars) set aside…
Investment in technology is needed to make the country’s apparel industry more competitive, sustainable and profitable towards attaining US$ 50 billion export goal by 2021, speakers at a seminar said. Besides, infrastructure bottle necks and capacity constraints, which are the…
Munshiganj -A construction worker was killed after a heavy iron block fell on him at Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project site on Tuesday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – The United States has appreciated the partnership between Bangladesh and India and sees greater cooperation on investment and faster movement of goods, services and people, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka-BNP Standing Committee Member Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah has been admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka Cantonment yesterday in a critical condition.
Detective Branch (DB) Inspector Emdadul Haque of police on Tuesday submitted the charge sheet of a sedition case against four persons, including BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman former chairman of ETV Abdus Salam.
Dhaka – People are eagerly awaiting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s one-day visit to the district as a new social safety net scheme for providing ultra poor families with food ration cards is going to be inaugurated by her at Chilmari…
Dhaka: BNP standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah was on life support at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital on Monday morning following his admission there. The senior BNP leader was taken to the CMH around 9.30am after…
Gazipur: Shafik Rehman, former editor of Bangla daily Jaijaidin, was released from Kashimpur jail on bail on Tuesday. He walked out of the part-2 of Kashimpur Central Jail around 12:50pm after his bail order reached the jail authorities, said jail…