Stockholm (AP/UNB) — Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American…
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives here on a historic state visit on Friday morning amid a high hope in Bangladesh that it will steer a ‘historic new journey’ towards opening up a ‘new horizon’ in relations between the…
Bangkok (AP/UNB) — King Bhumibol Adulyadej, revered in Thailand as a demigod, a humble father figure and an anchor of stability through decades of upheaval at home and abroad, died Thursday. He was 88 and had been the world’s longest…
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Goa, India on Sunday on a two-day official visit to attend the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit. During the visit, she will also have meetings with some world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday evening at a city hotel in Khilkhet area. “BNP Chairperson will meet the Chinese President at the presidential suite of Le Meridian Hotel at 5pm on Friday,”…
Dhaka: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has suspended its assistant director of Faridpur integrated district office M Nasir Uddin Ahmed on charges of dereliction of duty, misuse of power and misconduct. The decision was taken at a meeting of the…
Dhaka – India clinched both the men’s and women’s titles of the seven-nation International Hockey Federation (IHF) Trophy beating hosts Bangladesh in the finals at Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Thursday.Finance Minister AMA Muhith distributed the…
Dhaka: President Abdul Hamid on Thursday assented to six bills passed in the 11th session (budget session) of 10th parliament. The bills are Bangladesh Bridge Authority Bill, 2016, Railway Property (Unlawful Possession Reclamation) Bill, 2016, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Bill,…
Dhaka – After completing a three-match ODI series Bangladesh and England will take their preparation for the two-match Test series with two tow-day warm-up matches at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong.BCB XI and England XI will play the first practice…
Dhaka – After a recess of two weeks, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) begins here on Friday at Banabandhu National Stadium with Arambagh KS taking on Sheikh Russel KC in the opening match,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – South Africa sent Australia to its first-ever 5-0 whitewash in a one-day series, winning the final game at Newlands by 31 runs on Wednesday and making David Warner’s brilliant 173 a losing effort.Chasing South Africa’s 327-8, opener Warner…
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday categorically said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Dhaka visit will not have any negative impact on Bangladesh’s relations with other countries, including India. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali referred to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Dhaka – A couple was found dead at their house at Shibrampur in Sadar upazila in Faridpur on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Manser Sheikh, 52, and his wife Jahanara Begum, 42.Quoting family members, police said Manser Sheikh used quarrel…
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in an anti-piracy drive arrested nine people including a ringleader of a piracy syndicate along with arms and huge pirated, pornographic CDs from different parts of the city on Wednesday night.The ringleader was…
Dhaka – Ahsan Habib, one of the two militants killed in a joint operation by police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Kagmara in Tangail district town on Saturday, was found to be the son of a freedom fighter.Family sources…
Dhaka – A fire broke out at the towel factory at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) early Thursday.Fire Service officials said the fire broke out at the roof of the tin-shed room of a four-storey factory building of ‘Mitali Textile…
Dhaka – A union parishad member was shot to death by miscreants at Godkhali Mathpara in Jhikargachha upazila in Jessore on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Rahat Jan, 42, a member of Godkhali union parishad of the upazila and son…
Dhaka- Police in a drive seized 800 bottles of Indian Phensidyl from Balugram area in Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj early ThursdayUNB news agency reported.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested 39 people at Shah Amanat International Airport here on Thursday while they were going to Libya illegally.Being tipped off that some people were trying to go Libya with fake visa and documents, a team…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for creating green belts through afforestation to protect the country from natural disasters like cyclone and tidal surge.”The only way before us to protect the country from cyclone and tidal surge…
At a time when celebrities across the board are readily commenting on the bilateral tensions between India and Pakistan, actress Dia Mirza says [Patriotism does not propagate hate: Dia Mirza] patriotism in its true spirit does not propagate hate. “Patriotism…
Culture Desk A new drama serial titiled “Sunflower” has started on NTVon Wednesday. The drama casts Tarin Jahan, Raisul Islam Asad, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Dolly Johur, Iffat Trisha, Urmila Srabonti Kor, Apurba and more. Written and directed by Nazrul Islam Raju…
ZMapp, once touted as a miraculous “secret serum” against the deadly Ebola virus, has shown some success but fell short of the bar for effectiveness in a clinical trial, researchers said Wednesday. Still, experts pointed out that ZMapp helped more…
Scientists are slow on the uptake when it comes to communicating through social media, according to a New Zealand-U.S. study out Thursday. The study by University of Otago and University of Miami researchers was the first to survey scientists on…
OPEC said Wednesday it was inviting Russia and other key non-members to a meeting later this month as the oil cartel and Moscow seek to tighten cooperation to boost historically low crude prices. The announcement came after a meeting in…
Kim Kardashian filed suit Tuesday against Mediatakeout.com for alleging the reality TV star faked having her expensive jewelry robbed in Paris to cheat her insurers out of millions. In a suit filed in New York, the 35-year-old star said that…
Dhaka – Police arrested seven alleged robbers, including the gang leader, following an robbery attempt on the Titas River at Pakhimul in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria on Wednesday night, UNB newqs agency reported.
Dhaha – The day-long hartal, enforced by five Bangalee settlers organisations demanding revocation of the draft Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission (amended) Act 2016, is underway peacefully in the three hill tracts districts on Thursday UNB new…
Dan Goodin Malicious tools can cause infected computers to self destruct. A few months after hackers broke into Bangladesh’s central bank and came close to getting away with $1 billion (~£800M), researchers have uncovered evidence that a separate hacking group…
Richard Pearshouse and Amanda Klasing This week, Brisbane hosts the world’s first conference on water scarcity and drought. Of course, access to drinking water varies considerably around the world due to natural differences in geography and climate. But there is…