Police arrested three yaba traders from Pabna Mohila College at Bangura of Pabna Sadar on Tuesday night.Police recovered 300 pieces of yaba tablets from their possession. Arrested persons are police constable Golam Sarwar 35, Shuva 18 and Tariqul Islam 26.Officer…
Detectives in a drive arrested the Joypurhat district unit Jamaat-e-Islami ameer from in front of Muslimnagar Women’s College on the edge of the district town on Thursday.Tipped off, a team of the Detective Branch of police arrested Hasibul Alam Liton,…
The Rolling Stones on Tuesday announced a free concert in Cuba in what is likely to be one of the biggest shows ever both for the island and the rock legends.The March 25 concert will take place four days after…
Pioneering cricketer Martin Crowe, widely acknowledged as New Zealand’s greatest batsman who laid the foundations for Twenty20 cricket, was hailed a “hero” Thursday after he died of cancer aged 53.Diagnosed in September 2014 with terminal double-hit lymphoma, a rare form…
Two policemen were crushed to death by a truck in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday morning.The deceased are sub-inspector Sadekul Islam, 38, and sergeant Ataul Islam, 25. The policemen were on duty when the speeding truck hit them.Shibganj police…
By RT news Libya should be called a ‘destroyed state’ instead of a ‘failed state’ because it didn’t fail on its own but was destroyed by US and NATO bombing, says Sara Flounders, Co-Director of the International Action Center. RT:…
North Korea has fired several short-range projectiles into the sea, South Korea’s defence ministry said.It comes hours after the UN Security Council unanimously voted to impose some of its strongest ever sanctions against North Korea.A South Korean spokesman told the…
US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Wednesday after spending almost a year in space in a ground-breaking experiment foreshadowing a potential manned mission to Mars.“We have landing,” Russian Mission Control confirmed after the trio…
Cristiano Ronaldo netted a first-half penalty as injury-depleted Real Madrid recovered from their derby defeat by Atletico Madrid at the weekend with a 3-1 win at Levante on Wednesday.An own goal by goalkeeper Diego Marino and a stoppage-time strike by…
The mother of the two dead siblings of Dhaka’s Rampura has confessed to killing two of her children, says the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).”Their mother Mahfuza Malek Jasmine made the confession during interrogation”, RAB Additional Director General Ziaul Ahsan told…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member leader Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday feared that the ruling party will ‘grab’ nearly 700 out of 736 chairman posts in the first phase of the Union Parishad elections, reports UNB news agency.
Dhaka – Bill Gates topped the list of the world’s richest billionaires for the 17th time in 22 years, it has been revealed. Though the 60-year-old Microsoft head is $4.2billion poorer than 2015, his net worth of $75billion has put…
Bangladesh has made it to the final of the Asia Cup T20 cricket beating Pakistan in style through a nerve-shattering finish to the delight of the home crowd which remained in deep suspense till the beginning of the last over…
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to conduct DNA and chemical tests of the evidences seized from the house, where the two slain siblings of Banastree area in the capital were…
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed April 5 for passing order to take into cognizance the charges of the case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and 37 others under the Special Power Act for killing a…
All but one country in Americas criminalize defamation CPJ releases comparative study of criminal defamation laws in the Americas Lima, Peru, March 2, 2016-An alarming resurgence in the use of outdated criminal defamation provisions to target critical journalists across Latin America represents…
British pilots are calling for urgent research into what would happen if a drone hit an aircraft, following 23 near misses in just six months.
Unlike illicit trade in drugs, guns or pornography, illicit trade in rare wildlife doesn’t have to hide on the ‘darknet’ because people can find whatever rare species they want in the open marketplace.
Minnows the United Arab Emirates (UAE) looking forward to restore some lost pride as they face mighty India in the Micromax Asia Cup T20 scheduled to be held tomorrow (Thursday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.The match kicks…
Petr Cech admits Arsenal must record back to back victories against Swansea and Tottenham this week to relaunch their spluttering Premier League title challenge.The Gunners’ showdown with Swansea at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday marks the first of those games,…
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first against Bangladesh in the Micromax Asia Cup T20 on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.Squads:Bangladesh Team: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim+, Shakib Al…
One of the six arrestees identified as Sayed Mia today confessed his involvement in the murder of four-schoolboy at Sundrateki village under Bahubal Upazila here, court officials and lawyers said.Sayed Mia, one of the six who were arrested in connection…
A tractor driver was killed as his vehicle turned turtle at Birajot village in Sadar upazila today.The deceased was identified as Asadul, 15, son of Afij Uddin of the same village.
A cattle trader was gunned down by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Johorpur frontier under Shibganj upazila of the district last night.The deceased was identified as M Benjir Ahmed, 22, son of Budhu Miah of Gaipara village of the…
Police in a drive arrested two women drug peddlers and recovered 15-kgs of ganja from Dhaka road area in the district town here this morning.The arrested were Safia, 52, and Monowara, 55. Both of them are residents of Purba Jikabari…
Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov landed late Monday night in the Kazakhstan desert, NASA and Russian mission control said. Kelly could be seen pumping his fist and giving a thumbs up after being hoisted from the…
Scientists Tuesday warned coral bleaching was occurring on the Great Barrier Reef as sea temperatures warm, and it could rapidly accelerate unless cooler conditions blow in over the next few weeks.Authorities cautioned last year that the world faced a mass…
Do Peru’s potatoes have the right stuff?That’s the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they’re fit to grow on Mars.NASA, the US space agency, is…
How you perceive and react to stressful events in life is more important to your health than how frequently you encounter stress, says a study.According to the researchers, the more negatively an individual reacts to a situation the more he/she…
Bangladeshi film director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s next film will feature internationally acclaimed Indian superstar Irrfan Khan.Irrfan Khan, who acted in Hollywood productions Jurassic World and Life of Pi besides countless Indian blockbusters, will play the lead role in Doob, it…