Dhaka — Ross Taylor posted his 16th one-day international hundred while recalled opener Dean Brownlie completed his maiden half century as New Zealand made 281-9 Sunday in the third and final match of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia.Brownlie, playing his…
Dhaka – Veteran Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta died at Labaid Hospital in the city early Sunday. He was 71.Suranjit breathed his last around 4:24am, said AL general secretary Obaidul Quader.He was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of…
Dhaka – A five-year-old boy who was taken from Pakistan to India by his father nearly eleven months ago has been reunited with his mother, reports the BBC.Iftikhar Ahmad was received by Pakistani officials on the main border between the…
By Dr Ramzy Baroud Long before December 28, when Secretary of State, John Kerry took the podium at the Dean Acheson Auditorium in Washington DC to pontificate on the uncertain future of the two-state solution and the need to save…
Dhaka – Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has approved partnership of its affiliated company “OTEK” with the Dutch company “Lagerwey systems b.v.” for wind power projects.
Rajshahi – Teachers and students of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) department of Rajshahi University (RU) along with the members of Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC), and Rajshahi University Reporters Unity (RURU) formed a human chain on the campus on…
Dhaka – Speakers at a function yesterday put emphasis on the need to ensure quality and balanced feed for poultry, fish and livestock for availability of required protein and nutrient for the people and flourishing the sector in Bangladesh.
Dhaka – The opposition BNP on Saturday expressed the doubt whether the President could constitute the Election Commission in line with the hopes and aspiration of the people.
The notion that Russia can persuade Pyongyang to stop its nuclear program is a misreading of reality source:NK News
Iran is holding a military exercise on Saturday to test its missile and radar systems, a day after US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on Tehran for a recent ballistic missile test.The United States sanctioned 13 individuals and 12…
Dhaka – Even after forty eight hours of the gruesome killing of journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul, the Shahjadpur correspondent of the Daily Samakal, police yet to arrest the accused prime killer Shahjadpur Mayor Halimul Haque Miru and who was also…
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2017 ended with a record Tk 243.44 crore worth export orders. Besides, the businesspeople sold products worth Tk 113.53 crore in the 35-day long 22nd DITF, it was disclosed at the closing ceremony of…
Local MP Hasibur Rahman on Saturday claimed that Samakal journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul was killed in gunshots fired by Shahjadpur municipality mayor Halimul Haque Miru. “While discharging his professional duty, journalist Shimul received bullet openly fired by the municipality mayor,”…
Urgent action is needed to prevent salt intrusion causing severe damage to rice production and loss of drinking water in Bangladesh and Vietnam, according to reports by the World Bank and the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO). The reports…
Militants on Friday blew up a school in the city of Rafah in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, according to a local security source, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.”Terrorists remotely detonated a bomb planted in a school in Rafah’s Al-Rasm neighborhood,”…
Authorities say they believe the man who attacked soldiers in front of Paris’ Louvre Museum on Friday is a 29-year-old Egyptian national who traveled to the French capital from Dubai. Authorities have not yet formally confirmed his name or full…
Dhaka– Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive arrested 12 fishermen for catching sharks from the Baleshwar River in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur district.Tipped off, a coast guard team launched a drive in Harinpal Eco-Park area of Bhandaria in…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s cricket team will take on Ireland in the lone one-day warm-up match in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Sri Lanka on Sunday.The match will begin at 10:30 am Bangladesh…
Dhaka- A man was killed in a road accident on Basila Road in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Saturday.The victim was identified as Jahangir Alam, 45, a day labourer and a resident of a slum in Basila area.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) and Dhaka Education Board (DEB) confirmed their final berth of the Agrani Bank 26th National Youth Hockey Tournament beating their respective rivals in the semifinals at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium Saturday.
Dhaka– Siddikur Rahman finished second in the 3rd edition of $300,000 Bashundhara Bangladesh Open which concluded at Kurmitola Golf Club on Saturday.Thai young talent Jazz Janewattananond clinched the title maintaining prime position in all- through the tournament.To bag his maiden…
Asthma patients must learn the proper way of using inhaler as the device has been proved to be the most effective means to control the disease, a leading chest disease expert told BSS. “Inhaler is an effective way of treatment…
Entertainment Desk To mark the 68th Republic Day celebrations, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal unveiled the first look of the poster of his upcoming patriotic film, 1971: Beyond Borders. The action-packed poster shows Mohanlal engaging the enemy forces on the frontline. “The…
Entertainment Desk Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees swiftly made it to the prestigious 100 crore club at the box-office despite tough competition from Hrithik Roshan starrer Kaabil. At a press conference held for the success of Raees, Mahira Khan joined the…
Moms and their teenage daughters… Now that’s one unique bond. Kajol and Nysa just proved this to hold true. Kajol posted an adorable collage of her own pictures on Instagram and captioned it, “When I see my babies together @nysaadevgan.”…
The broad plains of Mugie, a huge estate on a high plateau northwest of Mount Kenya, are crisscrossed with cattle trails and the wildlife is mostly gone. The knee-high grass remains, but not for long, reckons manager Josh Perrett. Tensions…
US job creation surged in January while the unemployment rate drifted marginally higher as more people joined the job hunt, the Labor Department reported Friday. With hiring up in retail, construction and the financial sector, the economy added 227,000 net…
Dhaka, Feb 4 – The export and import activities through Benapole land port remained suspended from Saturday morning following a clash among the truck drivers on the Indian side over maintaining serial.
Dhaka, Feb 4 – Detectives in a drive arrested 24 leaders and activists of ‘Islami Samaj’ from a house in Chittagong city’s Pahartoli area on Friday night.
Dhaka, Feb 4 – A young man was found dead at Damdama in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet on Friday. Local people spotted the body of Russel Mia, 20, son of Rafiq Mia, at Damdama haor (water body) in the morning…