Dhaka- The International Mother Language Day Rating Chess tournament began today at Sonargaon Upazila Parisad auditorium. Liakot Hossain Khoka MP, Narayangaj-3 institution formally inaugurated the meet as the Chief guest. Shahinur Islam, Upazela Nirbahi officer presided the opening ceremony. Advocate…
Dhaka – A college teacher was killed after a bus knocked him down in front of LGED office in the district town in Gopalganj on Tuesday morning.
Dhaka– Rayer Bazar Athletics Club earned a huge 173-run victory over Shinning Sports Academy in the Dhaka metropolis Women’s First Division Cricket League at the City Club ground on Tuesday.Rayer Bazar AC batted first after winning the toss and piled…
Dhaka – A suspected new JMB member was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Patanja in Kahalu upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abu Musa alias Abu Jar alias Abu Talha Alias Rabin alias Samiul, 32, a resident…
Dhaka – Bangladesh has earned four gold medals in the First Kathmandu International Taekwondo Championship concluded in the Nepalese capital recently.Bangladesh finished runners-up securing 10 medals, including four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, while India emerged champions in…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country’s GDP growth would have reached 8 percent if the construction work on the Padma Bridge, which faced a setback due to the false graft allegation raised by the World Bank, could…
Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world today. And Mexican senator Armando Rios Piter, who leads a congressional committee on foreign relations, says he will introduce a bill this week where Mexico will buy…
An inexpensive, solar-powered ambulance that can fit down narrow laneways is set to hit the road in rural Bangladesh this year, its manufacturers say. The three-wheeled van, as well-equipped as ambulances used in Bangladesh’s cities, runs entirely on solar power…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the new division in Comilla will be named as ‘Maynamati Division’. From now on, there will be no division based on the name of the district concerned rather new division would come up…
Playboy magazine has announced it is bringing back nudity, reversing a decision made last year. The move was announced by Playboy’s new chief creative officer Cooper Hefner, who said the decision to remove nudity entirely “was a mistake”. “Today we’re…
Mobile phone operator Banglalink said it exercises zero tolerance policy against all suppliers and partners if they are failed to meet the highest standards and compliance. “Banglalink is a fully compliant company, committed to enforcing and upholding the highest standards,”…
Actress Shraddha Kapoor, currently awaiting the release of Half Girlfriend and Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai, believes the energy one can attain by waking up early is just “magical”. “Waking up early is just magical. Love love lovee the morning…
Culture Desk Veteran lyricist Mohammad Rafiquzzaman turned 75 on February 11. To observe his birthday Nibedon an organistation for music arranged a felicitation porgramme on February 12 at the Music and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital.…
The Lego Batman Movie” dominated “Fifty Shades Darker” in a battle of new releases at North American box offices over the weekend, industry data showed on Monday. The Warner Bros spinoff of the “Lego Movie” finished on top with $53…
Shares in Toshiba dived more than nine percent Tuesday after the huge conglomerate delayed the release of financial results expected to include billions of dollars in losses tied to its ailing US nuclear power unit. The firm plunged 9.45 percent…
Dhaka, Feb 13 – Right after welcoming spring with bright colors, 14 February is here with another special day to celebrate, a day all about love.
Dhaka, Feb 14 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Patanja in Kahalu upazila of Bogra early Tuesday. The identity of the deceased could not yet be known.
Washington, Feb 14 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump’s…
Delia Paul A national dialogue process on green finance in Italy has yielded a list of 18 possible policy actions for redesigning the country’s financial system to meet sustainability aims. The one-year dialogue engaged Italy’s banking and finance sector to…
I really appreciate Mr. Sajib wazed Joy, the adviser to our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina writing to World Bank on the facebook regarding conspiracy on the Padma Bridge Project. Mr. Joy heavily criticised former US First Lady and Secretary of State…
In December 2016 Monsanto shareholders voted in favour of the sale of the company to Bayer for US$66 billion, making it the largest-ever foreign corporate takeover by a German company.
Rome, 13 February – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Indonesia signed a financial agreement today to fund a rural development project that will greatly improve access to water for irrigation and consequently improve food…
Environment-friendly technology set to narrow the gap between water demand and availability Experiments in six-month pilot increase rainfall, and government decides to extend the project Questions remain on the consistency of results and impact on neighboring countries Amman – The…
More than 50 animal species that share the US-Mexico border ecosystem are in danger. Since 2011, researchers have warned that the number would increase if barriers grow. One study found that barriers affect the movement of animals, not undocumented people…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday sent three officials of the National University to the jail in a graft case lodged by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday granted a two-day remand for Hasina Begum, who was arrested for alleged counterfeiting the signature of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday evening.
Rajshahi – Pahela Falgun has been celebrated amid much enthusiasm in Rajshahi University (RU). Celebrating the day a colorful rally was brought out on the campus. The procession started from Teacher and Student Cultural Center (TSCC) of the university and…