The Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system has been installed at the Arts Building and Lecture Theater Building of Dhaka University (DU).DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (administration) Professor Shahid Akhtar Hossain inaugurated the CCTV as chief guest at a function today at Arts…
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will on Monday debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious birth defects in South America should be considered a global health emergency.The UN health agency warned last week…
Bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed 71 people and wounded dozens more on Sunday near a revered Shiite shrine outside the Syrian capital Damascus, a monitor said.The blasts, which came as the UN’s Syria envoy struggled to…
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations began across the country and in some overseas centres from 10am today (Monday).This year, 1,651,523 students are participating in the examinations in 3,143 centres.Of them, 1,304,274 are appearing for the SSC…
More than 10,000 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade.Europol’s press office confirmed to Al Jazeera the…
Hillary Clinton’s quest for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 was supposed to be a coronation, not a conflagration.Now, however, the former secretary of state finds herself in Iowa just days before the first-in-the nation caucuses, trying to extinguish an…
By Nile Bowie Myanmar is a country rapidly moving toward uncharted political terrain. By March 2016, the National League for Democracy (NLD) will take power for the first time in history, bringing an end to five decades of rule by…
At least 86 people, including children, killed in a series of attacks on a village in northern Nigeria. At least 86 people, including a number children, have been killed in a series of attacks on a village in north-eastern Nigeria,…
Hundreds of MPs have begun a parliamentary session in Myanmar to see in the first democratically elected government in more than 50 years. It is an assembly dominated by MPs from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD),…
By Samar “I always wanted to be a writer. A writer of science, like Carl Sagan. At last, this is the only letter I am getting to write.” Rohith Vemula, a young Dalit research scholar and student activist of the…
President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) ASM Abdur Rob on Sunday accused the government of trying to elongate its stay in power by adopting different means and alleged that the present government has done the most damage to the ideal…
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) rejected bail petitions of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in two arson cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police Stations of the city. Kamrul Hossain of the court passed the order hearing…
A freshers’ reception for the first year honours students of Varendra University (VU), the first private university in Rajshahi, was held at the auditorium of Rajshahi University Engineering and Technology (RUET) on 31 January 2016.
Dhaka – The government will again move to raise power tariff side by side with improving the customer service. This indication was dropped by State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Sunday while addressing the general manager conference…
Dhaka – Jatiya Party leaders, loyal to leader of the opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad, on Sunday turned down its presidium members’ decision to quit cabinet as they think the meeting was not properly convened. “Ruhul Amin Howlader has been…
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday sent Mohammad Kamal, who was placed on two-day remand, to the jail on completion of the remand.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday once again deferred the submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting the religious sentiments of the people. Magistrate Shamsul Arefin of the Chief…
The bodies of four people, who went missing in the trawler capsize in the Meghna River on Tuesday, were recovered from the river in Haimchar upazila on Sunday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
When Roger Federer dominated men’s tennis a decade ago, few would have predicted that another player would come along in the same era and replicate the Swiss’ achievements.
Nazmul Hossain Shanto scored a brilliant century saw Bangladesh under-19 team posted a massive 114-run victory over Scotland to advance to the quarter-finals of ICC U-19 World Cup in the group A match held on Sunday at the Sheikh Kamal…
‘Robi Fast Bowler Hunt’ campaign began here today aiming to find out promising fast bowlers and creating a positive response among the prospective bowlers of the region. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and its sponsored organization, Robi Axiata Limited, jointly launched…
Liverpool’s pursuit of a second Wembley Cup final appearance stalled at Anfield on Saturday as Juergen Klopp’s second-string side had to settle for an undistinguished goalless draw with West Ham United in the fourth round of the FA Cup.Four days…
A court here yesterday sentenced two persons to death for killing a minor girl at Buhkaitala-Bandhobpara village under Mathbaria upazila of the district in 2014.The court also fined them Taka one lakh each.
Police, in special drives in 24 hours till yesterday morning, arrested 24 people on different charges from different areas of the district.Police sources said among the arrested persons, nine were held from Sadar upazila, six from Lohagara upazila, four from…
Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered body of a farmer Badsha Miah 55, from Akhalia area near Monthola Rail station under Madhabpur upazila of the district here yesterday morning.Badsha Miah, son of Safar Ali, hails from Krishnapur village under Madhabpur upazila…
Police in separate drives in Bakshiganj and Dewanganj upazilas in the district arrested two persons and recovered five stolen motorbikes in the early hours of yesterday.The arrested persons are Ukil Miah, 35, of village Sarmara and Rafiqul Islam, 24, of…
A man, who was injured in a clash over land disputes at Gobardari village in Sadar upazila two days ago, died at Khulna General Hospital on Sunday morning.Officer-in-charge of Satkhira Sadar Police Station Imdadul Haque Sheikh said the 50-year-old Mujibur…
Police arrested an alleged arms trader along with two pistols, four magazines and 14 rounds of bullet from Parchouka bordering area in Shibganj upazila early Sunday.MM Moinul Islam, officer-in-charge of Shibganj police station, said tipped off, a team of police…
Police arrested a top human trafficker from Nayarpara village in Teknaf upazila early Sunday.Officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station Ataur Rahman Khandaker said tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid on the house of Shamsul Alam Markin,60, in the…