Dhaka-Alongside Google and Facebook, the government has also started working with Microsoft for ensuring cyber security in the country and preventing child pornography. State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim came up with the disclosure in Parliament on Sunday.
Dhaka-BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia hosted an iftar party for professionals and eminent personalities here on Sunday, the sixth day of Ramadan.
Dhaka-Doctors at the Forensic Department of Comilla Medical College Hospital in their second autopsy report did not find any specific cause of the death of Comilla Victoria college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, but got the ‘sign of sexual intercourse’.
A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in…
Dhaka-CIA Director John Brennan said there is no evidence that the Saudi government or senior Saudi officials supported the Sept. 11 attacks.
Dhaka-Officers of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh made a human chain in the corridor of administrative building at 11.00 am demanded extent of service age to 65 and withdrawal of University Grant Commission (UGC) letter about wage scale.
Dhaka-Minister for Information Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday put emphasis on the need for imposing more taxes on tobacco products to make Bangladesh free from tobacco.
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Sunday took into cognizance of the charge sheet of a case filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven others for killing a police personnel.
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 other accused have been asked to appear before the court on July 24 in the Barapukuria coal mine graft case.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday said police are not yet sure whether there was any militant link to the gruesome murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of Police Super Babul Akhter.The police chief made the…
Thirteen people were killed in incidents of lightning strike, house collapse and boat capsize during storms in Khulna, Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Jessore and Satkhira districts on Sunday.In Khulna, seven people were killed in Koyra and Bhatiaghata upazilas as a storm swept…
Anti-government activists say airstrikes have hit a market and other targets in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, killing at least 12 people.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists on the ground, says…
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said foreign assistance still can play a vital role in Bangladesh’s socioeconomic development. He said this while responding to a tabled starred question from Gazi MM Amzad Hossain Milon (Sirajganj-3) in Parliament.
Dhaka – Alongside Google and Facebook, the government has also started working with Microsoft for ensuring cyber security in the country and preventing child pornography. State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim came up with the disclosure in Parliament…
Dhaka – Fingerprints were taken during the SIM re-registration under biometric method just for the online verification of the information stored in the national identity (NID) server, said State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday. “The fingerprints…
During the Cretaceous period, while flowers and tyrant dinosaurs were spreading over the land, and pterosaurs and birds were taking over the skies, in the oceans, fish were starting to glow. Today, some 1,500 fish species are bioluminescent—able to make…
Health Desk Exposure to loud music has increased the number of teenagers suffering from hearing defects as well as heightened their risk of deafness in adulthood, finds a new research. The findings revealed that young people engage in “risky listening…
Entertainment Desk Popular singer Nancy is coming with a duet album in the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The album will feature five new songs. Snehashish Ghosh has penned the songs which have been composed and tuned by Imran. According to several…
SpaceX chief Elon Musk shed light Saturday on his new plan to send an unmanned spaceship to Mars as early as 2018, as part of his quest to someday colonize the Red Planet. Musk, the Internet entrepreneur who cofounded of…
Entertainment Desk Sonam Kapoor celebrated her 31st birthday on Thursday. After leaving fans and media guessing about the special announcement lined up for the 11th (yup, today’s the day), Sonam went on to celebrate her special day with her BFFs.…
The gunman who killed singer Christina Grimmie, a former contestant on the popular TV show “The Voice,” traveled to Orlando, Florida, apparently intending to attack her, police said Saturday. Armed with two handguns, ammunition and a hunting knife, the suspect,…
Bangladesh has assured the global community to continue its endeavours for achieving the global target set to end HIV/AIDS worldwide within the year 2030. The assurance was given at a high-level meeting held in New York on Friday, according to…
A number of British people are in hospital in France, the UK’s ambassador has said following a series of clashes between football fans in Marseille.Violence has broken out between England fans, rival supporters and police for three days in the…
Dhaka – Police have rescued a Hindu priest, who was allegedly abducted by a miscreant gang, from Moghalhat frontier in Rangpur-Lalmonirhat district early Saturday, Unb news agency reported. The rescued man was identified as Uttom Kumar, 58, a resident in…
Dhaka-State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Saturday reaffirmed that Bangladesh is committed to protecting civilians as an integral part of her contribution to UN peacekeeping operations.
Dhaka – India will extend its support to Bangladesh in brining back ‘stability ‘in the country, said an Indian diplomat in Patuakhali on Saturday, Unb news agency reported. Since Bangladesh is their close neighbour, India’s supporting hand will always be…
Police have arrested 37 militants in different areas of the country last 24 hours of nationwide anti-terror drives. Of them, 27 are members of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), seven of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and three from other militant…
Dhaka – The BNP on Saturday claimed that the ongoing anti-militant crackdown has turned into a ploy of mass arrest and an opportunity for law enforcers to make extra money ahead of Eid. “The government, which depends on police to…
With over 5,000 visitors in three days, Atomexpo broke the last year’s record of 4,131 people. This year the Forum attracted the highest ever number of participants – 5,008 guests from 55 countries against 48 countries last year – and…
Sakib Al Hasan Nearly three thousand rare exhibits including 185 archaeological objects were lost from country`s only Centurion & historical Varendra Research Museum under Rajshahi University (RU have not yet been recovered. So far, no action has been taken against…