Dhaka, Jan 29 – Stressing the importance of modern primary education, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of all classes and professions, including teachers, public and private organisations, to work together for the development of the country’s…
London, Jan 29, – British Prime Minister Theresa May does “not agree” with the restrictions on immigration imposed by US President Donald Trump and will intervene if they affect UK nationals, Downing Street said Sunday.
Dhaka – BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia will appear in a Dhaka court on Monday in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed in 2008 against six persons, including her and her son Tarique Rahman.
Dhaka – Patrick Rodgers fired a flawless 67 on Saturday to join defending champion Brandt Snedeker atop the leaderboard at the US PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.Rodgers had five birdies in a five-under round that left him…
Dhaka – Young star of Bangladesh Cricket Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PRAN Potato Cracker. Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Ali Hasan Alam, General Manager (Operation) of PRAN Foods Limited signed an agreement on Thursday…
Dhaka-Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chittagong have arrested six persons in connection with a night guard murder case of Shantinibazar under Rangunia upazila of the district on Jan 25 last.A special team of PBI led by inspector Santosh Kumar Chakma…
Saver – An woman was killed and 20 others injured as a passenger bus collided on with another bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in Ashulia area in Saver today.The deceased was not identified immediately. Witnesses said the accident…
Dhaka – Police in special drives from last night to this morning arrested 63 people on various charges from different places in Dinajpur.Police said they were arrested from the different areas of the district during the drives. Among the arrested…
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladeshi archers will fight for seven gold medals out of nine in the 16-nation First ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Monday.Bangladeshi archers entered the gold medal race in five more events…
Dhaka -City Club earned a 48-run victory against Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka Metropolis women’s First division cricket league division at the Gulshan Youth Club ground here on Sunday.In the day’s other match, Shisu Polli Plus outplayed East End…
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh U-16 girls football team made tremendous results in Japan securing two wins and a defeat on the 2nd and final day of the J Green Sakai lady’s festival in Osaka on Sunday.Bangladeshi girls made a good…
Stock faced major corrections on Sunday to open the week amid a cautious move when the central bank was unveiling its new monetary policy statement (MPS) for the second half of the current 2016-17 financial year. All the indices at…
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) here today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India to conserve and develop the existing social, cultural, environmental and archeological infrastructures in the city. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Joint Secretary of…
Indonesia today offered to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh to meet its (Bangladesh) growing energy demand. The proposal came when Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwan Wiranata-atmadja paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Jatiya…
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned of the High Court to prepare the paper book for hearing the death reference in the Narayanganj seven-murder case quickly. The Chief Justice will assign an HC bench to hear…
The High Court (HC) on Sunday rejected the writ petition filed seeking ban on airing of three Indian TV channels-Star Jalsha, Star Plus and Zee Bangla-in Bangladesh. An HC bench comprising Justice M Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan…
Around 40 Turkish soldiers stationed in NATO military bases have sought political asylum in Germany, according to German print media and the German public TV channel ARD on Saturday. Some of these Turkish armed forces members are officers, which according…
Dhaka- The all-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has selected the 14 member India ‘A’ squad for the two-day practice game to be played against Bangladesh at Gymkhana Ground.Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav…
Dhaka – A garment worker was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at section-7 of Mirpur in the city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Taslima, 32, wife of Nur-E-Alam. She used to live in a rented house at…
Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer, British food scientists are warning. Acrylamide is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried…
Dhaka – A fire broke out at in a readymade garment factory in Sagorika area in Chittagong on Sunday morning.The fire broke out in Bintax factory at about 9:40 am, said Mohammad Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chittagong fire service.
Entertainment Desk Filmmaker Karan Johar has praised Hrithik Roshan’s performance in Kaabil and has called him a “powerhouse of talent”. Karan took to Twitter to congratulate Hrithik for his act as a blind man driven to avenge. “As a filmmaker…
Dhaka – “La La Land” has won top honors at the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards.The guild recognized the candy-colored musical with its Darryl F. Zanuck Award for theatrical motion picture production at a ceremony Saturday night in Beverly Hills,…
While the shooting of the Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh starrer Padmavati was on in full swing at the Jaigarh Fort in Rajasthan, a mob of protestors barged in and vandalised the set. What comes in as a…
As US President Donald Trump pushes hard for goods to be “made in America,” how realistic is it to expect Apple to stop manufacturing its iconic devices in China? The freshly installed president vowed while campaigning that he would force…
French actress Emmanuelle Riva, star of 1959 classic “Hiroshima Mon Amour” and more recently the oldest best actress Oscar nominee in a late-career revival, died Friday from cancer. She was 89. Riva died in Paris “after a long illness,” her…
A fishing boat glides across the shimmering surface of Europe’s oldest lake, a haven of biodiversity and a UNESCO World Heritage Site—one that conservationists warn faces multiple development threats. Lake Ohrid, which straddles the mountainous border of Macedonia and Albania,…
A statue of Princess Diana has been commissioned by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, 20 years after her death. The two princes said that “the time is right to recognise her positive impact” with a permanent statue.
New York, Jan 29 (AP/UNB)— New York City’s Kennedy airport became a scene of anguish and desperation Saturday for the families of people detained after arriving in the U.S. from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Beverly Hills, Jan 29 (AP/UNB) — The motion picture academy calls “extremely troubling,” the possible visa ban of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose feature film “The Salesman” is nominated for a best foreign language Oscar.