Special Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Monday fixed February 4 to decide on whether the charge sheet against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmin Jahan alias Nitya would be taken into cognizance or…
British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton.
The combative Uruguay international was suspended for Barca’s last two Cup games for his part in a fracas after the last 16, first leg against Espanyol but his enforced absence has done little to tarnish his impressive statistics for the…
Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team made a perfect practice ahead of their ICC U-19 World Cup campaign outplaying England Under-19 side a huge 97 runs at the at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.With the day’s feat, the…
Moniruzzaman Krira Chakra crushed Ideal Krira Chakra by 37-8 points with four creditable “lonas” in the Walton 2nd Division Kabaddi League at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi court on Monday.
Two garages and two shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Shepahipara under sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit and quickly engulfed three microbuses, some garment machineries…
A mobile court of district administration on Sunday fined Misti Mela Sweets and Bakery at city’s Yakub Nagar area, fined Tk two lakh for producing adulterated foods by using six-month old burnt oil.
Muggers snatched away TK 70,000 injuring two cattle traders in Parbazar area of Chowgachha upazila in Jessore district on Monday morning.Police said two cattle traders Shahidul Islam Sadu, 45, a resident of Jagannathpur village and Jony Uddin, 20, a resident…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive rescued 18 Bangladeshi people including seven women from Putkhali border area on Sunday night while they were being trafficked to India.The rescuers were from different areas of Noakhali and Chittagong districts.
Police rescued a student of class IX, who was abducted on Saturday, from in front of Asad Hall of MM College in the Jessore district town on Sunday.Police said Sheikh Naim Hasan Moon, a student of Jessore Education Board School…
A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced a man to two years imprisonment for taking hemp in Paba upazila of the district.The convict was identified as Asadul, 35, son of Belaet Hosen, a resident of Sorisahkury Dighipara of the upazila.
Despite significant market turbulence in the beginning of this year, there are reasons to remain cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the global economy throughout 2016 and beyond. This was the consensus of panellists at the World Economic Forum Annual…
Rasha Binte Mohiuddin In recent years modern system of chemical agriculture has attracted criticism on the ground that it is no longer ecologically sustainable nor economically viable, and that it may prejudice the health and well-being of both humans and…
Investors do not have confidence in the capital market since the market crash five years ago, in 2010. It is still a loss of capital market, with no dividends on investments in large and small companies. As a result, there…
A video published on Sunday by the media centre of Islamic State purported to show images and last statements of nine of the people who took part in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people on Nov 13.Reuters could not…
The Oscars have launched a landmark campaign to diversify the ranks of Academy Award voters who decide which actors, movies and filmmakers earn recognition, but Hollywood’s highest honours may remain a predominantly white affair for some time to come.Amid an…
Those feeling anxious and stressed tend to veer to the left, say scientists, because the right side of the brain becomes overly active.Anxiety makes people go left, scientists have discovered.That, at least, is what The Telegraph online has reported.The report…
An antibiotic developed from human breast milk can destroy certain types of drug-resistant bacteria, says a report by ‘The Times’.A study by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory and University College London found that Lactoferrin effectively kills bacteria, fungi and even…
They were married for 20 years, raising a son and living the good life jetting between homes in New York and France. It was all perfect, except for one thing: He had secretly divorced her just months after their wedding,…
Dhaka University authorities have expelled 16 of its students for life on various charges. The decision was taken at a syndicate meeting on Sunday night, several syndicate members who attended the meeting told journalists.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday termed the 15th amendment to the constitution a ‘black chapter’ in the country’s democratic history. “The 15th amendment is a black chapter and the ones who introduced the amendment are…
A bill was placed in the parliament on Sunday with the proposal to increase salary and other related benefits to the speaker and the deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad to almost double, reports agencies. Law, justice and parliamentary affairs…
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has turned down the call of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and party’s senior presidium member Begum Raushan Ershad to ‘reconsider’ his decision that brought changes in top posts.
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday said Facebook authorities will respond within 48 hours to the complaints of Bangladesh government over issues relating to violence against women and militant acts through the social networking site.
The Cabinet is likely to approve the draft of the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016 on Monday.
BAU Correspondent: Experts and scientists expressed that active public engagement is necessary to control and prevent the emergence and re-emergence of zoonotic diseases (diseases that transmit from animal to human and vice versa).
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited to a reception hosted by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to have a meeting with the Prime Minister.
RU Correspondent The classes for the first year BSC Engineering Courses under 2015-2016 academic sessions at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) will begin on Monday, said a RUET press release on Sunday.
STAFF REPORTER Supreme Court Bar Association president Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain yesterday said that there was no seditious element in the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s statement.
He did it! Louis Tomlinson made to to Los Angeles in time for the birth of his first child, a son born on the evening of Jan. 21. He’s been spotted out for the first time since his baby’s arrival…