She is emerging as the go-to star for big budget action blockbusters, knocking human and alien heads together in “Avatar,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Star Trek.” But 38-year-old US actress Zoe Saldana isn’t averse to giving her real-life adversaries…
GAIBANDHA – A 7-day long fruit bearing, timber and medicinal tree fair will begin on Independence Square premises of the town here on July 30 amid much enthusiasm to all the concerned.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and Social Forest Department, Rangpur…
Dhaka – Defending champions Great Britain, Argentina and France gatecrashed their hosts’ Davis Cup parties to edge closer to the semi-finals on Saturday.Britain, playing without Wimbledon champion and world number two Andy Murray, took a 2-1 lead over 2010 winners…
Dhaka – Ivan Dodig and Marin Cilic dealt Bob and Mike Bryan a rare doubles defeat on Saturday to keep Croatia alive in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final against the United States.World number 12 Cilic stepped in at the…
Dhaka – Grass has overgrown the unattended grave of Samuel Wanjiru on the remote Ol-Ojorok plateau in central Kenya – a symbol of how quickly a country can forget its heroes.”He was a great guy,” said Eliud Kipchoge, a two-time…
By Jeffrey Sachs New York – The Brexit vote was a triple protest: against surging immigration, City of London bankers, and European Union institutions, in that order. It will have major consequences. Donald Trump’s campaign for the US presidency will…
After a violent night that saw bomb blasts, air strikes and gunfire across Turkey – hundreds of people have been killed or injured. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government is now in control and the attempted coup has failed.
Ankara (AP/UNB) — Rather than toppling Turkey’s strongman president, a failed military coup that left more than 250 dead appears to have bolstered Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s immediate grip on power and boosted his popularity. Tens of thousands marched through the…
Dhaka – Police arrested three people, including acting Pro-Vice Chancellor of North South University Gias Uddin Ahsan, from different parts of the capital on Saturday for not keeping information of tenants who were involved in the Gulshan terrorist attack, UNB…
Laxmipur – An alleged criminal was killed in what police claimed to be a gunfight with them at Makardhos in Sadar upazila early Sunday, UNB news agency has reported. The deceased was identified as Tareq Hossain, member of criminal gang…
Dhaka – A case has been filed against three local journalists of Cox’s Bazar under the ICT Act for allegedly publishing false news in an online news portal. The three accused are ‘CTN24.com’ publisher and Editor Sarwar Alam, its executive…
Some of Egypt’s pro-army media jumped the gun in their reporting on Friday night’s attempted coup in Turkey, declaring it a success and welcoming the overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At least three newspapers ran headlines Saturday declaring that…
Serbia will deploy joint army and police patrols on the borders with Bulgaria and Macedonia to curb illegal entry of migrants and people smuggling, the Balkan country’s prime minister said Saturday. Serbia’s move comes days after EU member Hungary started…
National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Natural Resources and Power-Port on Saturday announced fresh action programmes, including demonstration towards Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on July 28, in protest against the signing of a contract for implementing the Rampal Power Plant project near…
Two delegations of Awami League and BNP left here on Saturday for the UK to attend a seminar there on Bangladesh’s current situation. A five-member Awami League delegation, led by Prime Minister’s adviser HT Imam, and another five-member BNP delegation,…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Saturday got renewed support from a number of Asian and European leaders to fight terrorism and violent extremism as she held bilateral meetings with them.
Some 140 police inspectors have been promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).
Pakistani fashion model Qandeel Baloch, who recently stirred controversy by posting pictures of herself with a Muslim cleric on social media, was strangled to death by her brother, police said Saturday.
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Saturday issued arrest warrants against 13 suspects of Bagerhat district for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
A senior Turkish official says a total of 1,563 military personnel have been detained across Turkey as the government cracks down on the attempted coup.
The man responsible for turning a night of celebration into one of carnage in the seaside city of Nice was a petty criminal who hadn’t been on the radar of French intelligence services before the attack.
Human Rights Watch, a New York-based rights body, has urged the Bangladeshi authorities to guarantee all the due process rights of two detainees–Hasanat Karim and Tahmid Khan–who had been held hostage by armed gunmen during siege on the Holey Artisan…
The migration cost for Bangladeshi workers is the highest in the world that eats up a bulk part of the remittance sent by its expatriates, said Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Prof Mustafizur Rahman here on…
Saudi officials are hoping that the release of a top secret chapter of an early congressional inquiry into 9/11 will end accusations of Saudi complicity in the attacks — allegations that have never been substantiated. Those who pushed for its…
The Cuban Coast Guards has said that they’d captured a ghost ship heading for the island, which is acknowledged to be the SS Cotopaxi.
Dhaka-BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said the BNP would do whatever is possible for them to resist terrorism and extremism in the country.
Dhaka-Pro-BNP intellectuals this time have suggested Jamaat-e-Islami either to seek apology for its role during the war of liberation or stay away from the BNP-led 20-party alliance willingly.
Rain could not deter the motivation of people interested in costume play (more popularly known as cosplay) at this year’s Dhaka Pop Culture Expo.Held at Baridhara DOHS Convention Centre on Friday, it was the third edition, where a convention for…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said the instigators and the perpetrators of Gulshan café terror attack have been identified.“Law enforcers are on a manhunt for their arrest, and the mystery behind the incident will be debunked soon,” said…
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed the Tunisian man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French resort city of Nice was a “soldier” of the group, the first claim of responsibility for an attack that has…