Entertainment Desk Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez and her team are raising funds to help build houses for victims of flood-hit Chennai as a part of her Tamil Nadu Flood Relief Campaign ‘Jacqueline Builds’. For her initiative, Jacqueline has joined hands…
Dawn of Justice: Let the rivalry begin! With Star Wars and Deadpool off the list, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is undoubtedly the most anticipated movie of the year. And it’s up to Warner Bros. to not disappoint the…
Moment Burma heroine lost her cool with Today show’s Mishal: Suu Kyi’s anger that ‘no-one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim’ after heated questioning on the BBC By SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE FOR THE DAILY MAIL She…
By David Chazan, and Henry Samuel, in Brussels Three suspects were charged with terrorism offences on Saturday including one man named in Belgian media as the third Brussels airport attacker who fled as the other two blew themselves up. The…
“Today one must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.” — John le Carré By John R. Haines* This essay is the companion to an earlier one[1] in which the author attempted to divine a…
Despite increased understanding of heart disease risk factors and the need for preventive lifestyle changes, patients suffering the most severe type of heart attack have become younger, more obese and more likely to have preventable risk factors such as smoking,…
Dhaka – The three-member high-profile Unesco delegation that visited the Sundarbans to assess the possible impacts of the proposed coal-based Rampal power plant and vessel plying through the mangrove forest left Jessore for Dhaka on Saturday. The ‘Unesco Reactive Monitoring…
Dhaka – The nation celebrated its 46th Independence and National Day on Saturday with a fresh vow to build a prosperous and democratic Bangladesh with the united efforts of all. Thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the…
CHITTAGONG – Two teenage boys were killed and a woman was injured in a road accident in city’s Bahaddar Pukurparh area under Chandgaon thana in the early hours of today.One of the boys was identified as Mohammad Abdullah-Al-Mannan, 16, but…
Dhaka – Luis Suarez scored on his return from a worldwide ban for biting as Uruguay fought back from 2-0 down to grab a 2-2 draw with Brazil in a pulsating World Cup qualifying battle here Friday.Barcelona star Suarez —…
DHAKA – Bangladesh think tankers were present in India when the Tigers lost to host by a single which included Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon. While talking to Indian print and electronic media on Friday, BCB President…
Dhaka- World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Friday by defeating Britain’s 87th-ranked Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-3.The 28-year-old Serbian star, seeking his third Miami crown in a row and…
A fish-shaped object has been found in an ocean on Mars even bigger than the Arctic Ocean on Earth, seen in an photograph sent by NASA.NASA-shared raw image sent by the Curiosity rover shows an aquatic life on the Red…
The Rolling Stones rocked a massive crowd at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-led country that once censored the veteran British band’s music.The Stones started their first-ever…
Travellers passing through New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport this week witnessed a show of force following the Brussels airport attack: US Army soldiers in khaki camouflage bearing assault rifles, police officers in black bulletproof vests and private security…
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said Tonu killers will be tried He told this to journalists after a Independence Day programme at Razarbagh Police Lines held in honour of the police martyred in 1971.“Detectives are working on the…
Sitting for more than three hours per day is responsible for nearly four percent of deaths in the world, shows an analysis of surveys from 54 countries around the world.Reducing sitting time to less than three hours per day would…
Want to keep a sharp memory in old age? A study has found that moderate to intense regular exercise in old age may delay brain aging by 10 years.According to the study, the people who reported light to no exercise-their…
Dhaka – The nation celebrates the 46th Independence and National Day on Saturday with due respect. On March 26, 1971, the people took up arns following the crackdown on unarmed Banglalees on the midnight of March 25 by the Pakistani…
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday urged all to remain alert as a ‘serious conspiracy’ is on to turn Bangladesh into a ‘vassal state’. “A deep-rooted conspiracy is on to make Bangladesh into a subservient country. Local and…
JU Correspondent Some leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Shaheed Rafiq Jabbar hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit vandalized more than 6 to7 shops and also beats up a senior student on Friday over a trifling matter…
STAFF REPORTER Awami League-backed Sammilita Ainjibi Samannaya Parishad known as white panel won eight posts, including the president post while BNP-Jamaat-backed lawyers’ body Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad known as blue panel bagged six posts, including the secretary post in the…
STAFF REPORTER Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday called upon all democratic political parties and forces to get united to restore the country’s democracy.
Dhaka- Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 1,050 kg jatka (hilsha fry less than 10 inch in length) from two passenger launches in the Meghna river in Chandpur early Friday and sentenced two fishermen to one year’s jail each in…
Dhaka – Six people, including an elderly woman, were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in Comilla, Cox’s Bazar and Habiganj districts on Friday.In Comilla, a truck driver and a helper were killed as the gas cylinder…
Dhaka- Bangladesh has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 Super 10 Group 2 match against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC…
Mohali — Australia eliminated 2009 champion Pakistan in a 21-run group-stage win on Friday and kept alive its own hopes of a first World Twenty20 title.Captain Steven Smith smashed seven fours in an unbeaten 61 off 43 balls to help…
Dhaka – Detectives in three separate drives in the city from Thursday night to early Friday recovered around 30,200 pieces of yaba tablets and arrested eight alleged drug dealers.A special team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police…
Bagerhat – Four houses were vandalised allegedly by the supporters of a newly elected Union Parishad member at Mohanpur village of Banagram union in Morelganj upazila on Thursday night.Tarak Biswas, officer-in-charge of Chitalmari Police Station, said the supporters of Billal…
Dhaka– Bangladesh pace bowler Taskin Ahmed who was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from the international cricket for illegal bowling action returned home on Friday.He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from India around 9am.Taskin was officially banned…