Dhaka – Seven students of Sylhet Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) were injured in a clash with local people on Sunday evening.Witnesses said the trouble ensued when two students, including a female one, went to a local restaurant…
Dhaka– A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2010.The convict is Mainuddin, 65, a resident of Gobinda Kalinagar in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district. He used to…
Dhaka – Tushar Imran hammered a double century of 220 runs in Prime Bank South Zone’s 1st innings collection of 501/10 on day-2 against BCB North Zone in the 4th round of the four-day-match Bangladesh Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira…
Adequate security measures have been taken in and around the Central Shaheed Minar for the International Mother Language Day, said Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed. He came up with the information while talking to reporters after…
The ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day, will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Tuesday with due fervour. Different political parties and their front organisations as well as socio-cultural organisations…
The cabinet today approved in principle the draft of “The Animal Welfare Law, 2016” incorporating provisions of jail term and fine for killing animals and behaving cruelly with them or forcing them to do extra hard works. The approval was…
Dhaka– The final rounds of Bangabandhu and Bangamata Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournament will begin at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.Primary and Mass Education Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman will inaugurate the final phase.
Dhaka – A day after they enforced an indefinite strike to press for their seven-point demand, interns at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital postponed their strike on Monday.Interns put on hold their agitation as the hospital authorities assured them…
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of “The Animal Welfare Bill, 2016” incorporating provisions of jail term and fine for killing animals, behaving cruelly with them or forcing them to do hard works.The approval was…
The rise of populist leaders in the United States and Europe poses a dangerous threat to basic rights protections while encouraging abuse by autocrats around the world, Human Rights Watch said today in launching its World Report 2017. Donald Trump’s…
Israel’s prime minister turned down a regional peace initiative last year that was brokered by then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former American officials confirmed Sunday, in apparent contradiction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated goal of involving regional Arab powers in…
Mountain communities in the Himalayan region are almost entirely dependent on forests for firewood even though this practice has been identified as one of the most significant causes of forest decline and a major source of indoor air pollution. Improper…
Kids growing up in the Seychelles think of the ocean as their backyard, says Ronald Jean Jumeau, the Seychelles ambassador to the UN. “Our ocean is the first and eternal playground of our children, they don’t go to parks they…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday came down hard on Pakistan for spreading false and fabricated information about genocide during the Liberation War in 1971. “Recently, it has been seen Pakistan’s conspiracy against Bangladesh is going on. They’ve…
As an actor, he might be open to taking up almost all kind of roles, but Arbaaz Khan says when it comes to producing and directing a film, he is inclined towards mainstream cinema. “As a director, I would always…
Culture Desk A team of country’s puppeteers have left for Thailand to take part in the Thailand Harmony World Puppet Festival 2017. The festival will kick start today and continue till February 26 in Kanchanaburi Province of Thailand. Tomorrow the…
Construction works of two units 1320 (660 x 2) Megawatt coal based power plants at Rampal will begin at the end of next March. While visiting the area this correspondent found that earth (soil) filling work on the requisite 915…
A three-day ‘Rajshahi Divisional Digital Innovation Fair 2017’ ended here Sunday with a call to make people aware about e-services to engage them in the digital activities. In collaboration with ICT ministry and Access to Information (A2I) project of Prime…
Sufi scholars have called for changed human attitude in negating global warming as an international conference in Indian capital of New Delhi drew a number of Muslim Sufi saints and religious scholors to discuss ways to prevent curses like militancy…
Senior bankers asked their newly recruited colleagues to gain professional skills as it is inevitable for attaining success in the banking sector for overall socio economic development of the region. They urged them to make their banking activities clients- friendly…
Dhaha, Feb 20 – Seven students of Sylhet Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) were injured in a clash with local people on Sunday evening.
Bogra, Feb 20 – Interns at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital here continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Monday, increasing the sufferings of patients.
Dhaka, Feb 20 (UNB) – Three suspected members of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were arrested by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) different areas in Sonargaon upazila early Monday.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 20 (AP/UNB) — Malaysia’s ambassador to North Korea has been recalled from Pyongyang amid rising tensions between the countries over the death in Kuala Lumpur of an estranged scion of North Korea’s ruling family.
A man has survived falling 20m (66ft) down a cliff in Australia, police say. The 25-year-old man was on his parents’ property in Sydney when he plunged into dense bushland late on Sunday night, sparking a complex rescue operation.
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Seventeen eminent personalities on Monday were given the Ekushey Padak, 2017 in various categories for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the prestigious award to the recipients at a ceremony…
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Shahid Afridi has said “goodbye to international cricket” following his 28-ball 54 for Peshawar Zalmi against Karachi Kings in the ongoing PSL, indicating that he will not attempt to make a comeback in T20Is – the…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the deadline for submission of the probe report about technical glitch of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ plane that was carrying the Prime Minister to Hungary.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Tapan Chowdhury has indicated three things as a hindrance of textile sector investment, these are, inadequate gas, scarcity of electricity and land deficiency.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) demanded quality power supply to ensure high productivity improving existing old transmission system. “Power generation upgraded in Bangladesh compared to earlier, but transmission system is yet to improve that hamper production,”…