A writ petition was filed with High Court against two ministers — Qamrul Islam and AKM Mozammel Huq– challenging the legality of holding their respective posts even after the Supreme Court’s observation that they violated the oath of office.Supreme Court…
Bangladesh on Monday protested Turkey’s statement over the execution of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali conveying the Turkish government that such reactions are tantamount to interference in matters pertaining to a sovereign State.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs here issued a…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday launched Viber-like ‘instant messaging app’ for some 14 lakh government officials which is expected to bring about a revolutionary change in intercommunication of government officials.Prior to the weekly cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh…
Jerry Heller, N.W.A’s controversial original manager and a music industry veteran, died of a heart attack Friday evening at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his cousin Gary Ballen confirmed to Billboard. He was 75.Heller was already in his…
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh smartly clinched the Group C title of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers with all-win record with another comfortable 4-0 goals victory against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Monday.After the day’s…
Dhaka – Both men and women teams of Bangladesh won their respective 3rd round games in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku of Azerbaijan on Monday.In the open section of the meet, Bangladesh men team beat Jordan by 3.5-0.5…
Dhaka – Captain David Warner became the first Australian to hit a one-day international century in Sri Lanka as he led his team to a five-wicket victory Sunday – with 42 balls remaining – and a 4-1 win in the series.Sri…
Dhaka- Thomas Mueller helped Germany launch a confident start to its World Cup title defense Sunday with a 3-0 away win over Norway.Mueller scored two goals and set up another for Bayern Munich teammate Joshua Kimmich as the world champions…
Dhaka – Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased a set deficit. Then he staved off a trio of…
Dhaka – Police arrested 36 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, in a special drive from different parts of Jhenidah on various charges on Monday,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A madrasah student died from electrocution at Galda village in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Tariqul Islam, 18, a student of Rajganj Madrasah and son of Ajgar Ali, a resident of…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader along with 1,410 pieces of yaba tablets from Bakher Ali area in Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Sunday evening.The arrestee was identified as Aminul…
Dhaka – The 20th death anniversary of superstar Salman Shah will be observed on Tuesday.Salman Shah Smriti Parishad will organise a discussion and a milad mahfil at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation on the occasion.Country’s satellite television channels will air various programmes…
Dhaka – Miscreants looted valuables from a house of former councilor of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) in Tilagarh area of Sylhet on Sunday evening.Shahjalal Munshi, officer-in-charge of Shahporan Police Station, said a gang of 15-20 miscreants equipped with pistols and sharp…
((CNN) North Korea fired three ballistic missiles Monday morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The missiles were fired from areas around Hwangju country, in North Hwanghae province, towards the Sea of Japan, the Joint Chiefs said in…
Cardiff (AP/UNB) — Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik shared a 163-run partnership to give Pakistan a four-wicket victory in the fifth and final ODI on Sunday and deny England a series sweep. Ahmed scored 90 off 73 balls and Malik…
Jerusalem (AP/UNB)- The Israeli military says it has fired at Syrian army cannons in the Syrian Golan Heights in response to mortar fire from Syria that hit the Israeli-held Golan Heights. The army says that the mortars appeared to be…
Dhaka – Students blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in College Gate area of Tongi on Monday morning protesting the killing of a school girl in road accident.
Berlin (AP/UNB) – A nationalist, anti-immigration party performed strongly in a state election Sunday in the region where German Chancellor Angela Merkel has her political base, overtaking her conservatives to take second place amid discontent with her migrant policies. The…
Dhaka – A female worker of a pen factory has been gang-raped allegedly by her boyfriend and his three cohorts in South Keraniganj, UNB news agency reported. Police arrested two of the alleged rapists — Mohammad Arif, 20, and Mohammad…
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced a young man to 15 days’ imprisonment for attempting to marry an underage girl at Ati Nayabazar in Keraniganj upazila on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, UNB news agency reported.
Hong Kong (AP/UNB) — A new wave of anti-China activists appeared headed for victory in Hong Kong’s most crucial elections since the handover from Britain in 1997, setting the stage for a fresh round of political confrontations over Beijing’s control…
Khulna – In a bid to ensure eco-friendly industrial atmosphere, the Department of Environment (DoE), Khulna office has given notices to 109 industries in the last one month to improve their processing system otherwise they may face closure. “We have…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed creating more scopes of sports for children and youths to divert them from various social menaces like militancy, terrorism and drug addiction, UNB news agency reported. “I think we have to…
A court here today sentenced five people to death and one to life term imprisonment for killing a businessman in Gazipur in 2008.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis on Sunday, fast-tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death.
A Danish police say they have no evidence that a gun attack in a Copenhagen suburb known for its hashish trade was ordered by the Islamic State group.
The government will sell rice at Tk 10 per kg to 50 lakh ultra poor families across the country under the “Food-friendly Programme”.
Voters turned out in force Sunday for Hong Kong’s most crucial election since the handover from Britain in 1997, the outcome of which could pave the way for a fresh round of political confrontations over Beijing’s control of the city.
Munshiganj: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said all-out preparations have been taken to make the journeys of home-bound people comfortable. “A total of 1,000 Rover scouts will work at cattle markets and traffic jam-prone points across…