Satkhira – Deputy Commissioner of Satkhira Abul Quashem on Thursday entertained Bangladesh’s bowling sensation cum cutter master Mustafizur Rahman with sweetmeat on half of the residents of the district Mustafizur Rahman, popularly known as Fizz, is now taking rest at his…
Narsingd – Two people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Shibpur upazila on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mamun Khan, 55, microbus driver and a resident…
Mymensingh -Two pedestrians were killed as a truck ran over them at Ragmara on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Muktadir and Lal Miah.
Gaibandha – Police recovered the body of a man from Khamarpara village in Gobindaganj upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Khalek, son of Chandu Miah, a resident of Haripur village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Police Station…
Cox’s Bazar – Two passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and four others injured when a bus hit the vehicle at Bangla Bazar on the Cox’s Bazar-Chittagong highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.One of the deceased was identified as…
Rajshahi – Police arrested a young man in possession of four foreign-made pistols, eight magazines and 20 rounds of bullet from Halidagachhi area in Charghat upazila on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Bani Islam,35, son of Moksed Ali, a resident of…
Chapainawabganj – A man was killed by miscreants at Lahalamari village in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday evening.The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam,48, son of Sekander Ali, a resident of the village.Officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station Moynul Islam said miscreants…
Joypurhat – An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police at Ratanpur village in Panchbibi upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Tariqul, son of Ayez…
The three-day 37th national science and technology fair began today at the National Museum of Science and Technology (NMST) at Agargaon here. Minister for Science and Technology Architect Yasef Osman inaugurated the event as the chief guest, said a press…
A novice diver swam with some of the ocean’s most feared predators—and came away with a new appreciation for them. This story appears in the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. This summer, we’ll look at three shark species…
The ultimate food miniacs, however, may be the Japanese. Clever Japanese cooks have created real meals fit for the Borrowers: penny-size omelets and strawberry shortcakes, spaghetti boiled in thimble-size pots, pea-size potato salads. All are prepared and cooked using miniature…
Entertaeinmnet Desk Shahriar Islam Shawon, accused in a libel suit filed by Mahiya Mahi, has claimed he and the film actress were already married before her recent marriage to another person. Shawon’s lawyer Belal Hossain has told a Dhaka court,…
Britain’s beloved cinematic singing nanny Mary Poppins will once again grace the big screens, this time with Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the Broadway smash-hit “Hamilton”, as her sidekick, Walt Disney Co saidon Tuesday. “Mary…
French energy group Total has returned the second of two shale gas licences to Denmark after disappointing test drilling results, the Danish government said on Wednesday “There is not enough shale gas in the north Jutland underground at Dybvad for…
US authorities said Tuesday they are establishing a network of labs that can respond quickly to antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” following America’s first human case of a dangerous strain of E. coli. The announcement by the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order that had declared the BGMEA building illegal and asked the government to demolish it within 90 days. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division,…
Dhaka – A namaz-e-janaza of Maasranga Television chief executive officer and chief editor Syed Fahim Munaim will be held at the Jatiya Press Club on Friday morning.
Northfield — A Muslim high school student from Florida who hopes to become a Navy officer is going to attend Norwich University after the Vermont military school said it would allow her to wear her headscarf beneath her uniform. Sana…
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday adjourned the hearing till June 23 on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the…
The US, UK and France have urged the UN to begin air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in Syria.They said the Syrian government had failed to respect the 1 June deadline for widespread aid distribution agreed by world…
Khulna – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two men over setting fire at Sundarbans from Katakhali bus stand area in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Masum Hawladar,…
Dhaka – Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Prof Mustafizur Rahman has emphasised enhancing institutional capacity and establishing good governance to implement the budget for the 2016-17 fiscal, Muhammad Syfullah, Unb Staff Writer has reported. Finance Minister…
President Htin Kyaw Office of the President Republic of the Union of Myanmar Naypyidaw, Myanmar Via Facsimile: +95-1-652-624 Your Excellency, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an international, independent press-freedom organization, write to congratulate you on your recent appointment…
Bangkok – The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s comments during a press conference justifying the killing of journalists. Duterte made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question on Tuesday about how his government would…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is mobilising emergency food assistance for nearly 56,000 people in southern Bangladesh, about a week after the area was hit by cyclone Roanu.
Dr Sharmin Sultana, a lecturer of the Forensic Department of Comilla Medical College Hospital who conducted the first autopsy on the body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has claimed that she did not provide any false information in the postmortem report.
Dhaka-Around 50-60 people, including 10 cops, were injured during a clash between police and unemployed nurses demonstrating outside Health Minister Md Nasim’s Dhanmondi residence on Wednesday evening.
A senior BNP leader yesterday alleged that the country is loosing its sovereignty as people cannot speak about their rights.
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia goes to the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday to appear in the Zia Charitable Trust Graft case.
Dhaka-The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday deferred the hearing on whether to take cognizance in a sedition case lodged against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia over her comments on the number of martyrs of the country’s liberation war,…