Leaping out from Bangkok’s vast concrete sprawl is a kidney-shaped green space, home to hundreds of plant and bird species, and where cars are outnumbered by bicycles. But residents and campaigners fear the unique ecosystem and character of the city’s…
Leading stock exchanges romped higher Wednesday, with US markets roaring to fresh records and the dollar advancing, after President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory note in a major address Tuesday night. Trump’s speech to Congress restated campaign themes on…
Masum Billah Mysterious things continue happening in NCTB and more importantly they happen without any reason and things seem that they hardly bother about the people concerned and national criticism. The Education Policy 2010, free distribution of textbooks among school…
On 13 February India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) issued an order to fix the ceiling prices for the two main categories of cardiac stents. The order stated that “huge unethical markups at each stage in the supply chain” resulted…
A Nigerian software engineer claims he was handed a written test by a US border officer at New York’s JFK airport to prove his tech credentials, and Filipinos on social media criticise a proposed death penalty bill. Tech test for…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions met Russia’s ambassador twice during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last year, the US government has confirmed. Mr Sessions, a senator at the time, did not disclose the contacts at his January confirmation hearing.
Dhaka, Mar 1 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that her government will take steps to rehabilitate those militants who want to return to the right path alongside giving them the necessary legal assistance. “Bangladesh is now…
Dhaka, Mar 2 – A suspected forest robber was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Sukhpara Char under Sundarbans east zone in Sharankhola upazila early Thursday. The deceased, Billal Mir alias…
Dhaka, Mar 2 – A housewife and her four-month-old baby were strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Khamarballomjar village in Sadar upazila of Gaibandha early Thursday.
Dhaka, Mar 2 – Three people, including two women, were killed and 22 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Pirganj upazila headquarters under the same district early Thursday.
Dhaka, Mar 2 – A suspected neo JMB member was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Jamnagar in Sherpur upazila of Bogra district early Thursday.
Dhaka, Mar 2 – Detectives arrested eight suspected members of a gang involved in leaking SSC examination question papers from different districts on Wednesday night.
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Patrick AIlan love books. I can’t leave a bookstore without at least one. But I also have a tendency to buy books and not actually read them. Somewhere along the way reading fell by the wayside in favor of other…
Dhaka, 01 March – The only and first specialised maritime university of the country, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University organized a daylong “Voluntary Blood Donation Camp” at the temporary campus located at pallabi in the capital city.
• 38 out of 43 air quality zones across the country are breaching legal limits for air pollution • Friends of the Earth launches nationwide citizen science air pollution experiment Friends of the Earth is calling on the UK public…
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that a government minister has instigated the transport strike that created an anarchy in the transport sector.
Dhaka – The BNP will stage a two-hour sit-in programme in the city and elsewhere in the country from 10:00am Thursday protesting the recent hike in gas prices.
Dhaka – BCB North Zone maintained the top slot in the points table of the four-day-match Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) with a brilliant victory against defending champions Walton Central Zone by an innings and 85 runs in the 5th round…
Dhaka – Police arrested the son of Jhalakati municipal mayor Liakat Ali Talkudar from the district town on Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and carrying firearms illegally.Officer-in-Charge of Jhalakati Police Station Mahe Alam said mayor Liakat rebuked his son…
Dhaka – The finals of Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournament and Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournament will be held on Thursday (Mar 2) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.
Dhaka – Indira Road Krira Chakra and Dhaka Wanderers Club made their winning start in the 24-team Dhaka Second Division Cricket League beating their rivals on the opening day matches at two separate venues in Fatullah and Savar on Wednesday.
Dhaka – BNP is set to observe a two-hour sit-in programme on Thursday in front of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the city’s Ramna area protesting the fresh gas price hike.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told…
Dhaka – A bus driver, who suffered injuries in a clash between transport workers and law enforcers in the city’s Gabtoli area on Wednesday morning, has died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).The deceased was identified as Shahinur Prodhan alias…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Wednesday announced an 18-member final squad of the Bangladesh National Hockey team to play in the round-2 matches of Hockey World League billed for March 4-12 at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium in Dhaka. Host…
Transport owners and workers resumed the operation of vehicles on Wednesday afternoon withdrawing their indefinite strike which had created a serious countrywide travel chaos for 36 hours. Nearly an hour after Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan’s call to the transport owners…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has taken various projects for the development of the country’s power sector to ensure electricity for all by 2021 at an affordable price. “Considering the growing demand for power with the…
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the suspected arms supplier of the Gulshan café attack from the city’s Banani area on Tuesday night. The arrestee was identified as ‘Boro Mizan’, 60, the…
Governments should pledge political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health to counter the United States’ “Global Gag Rule,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden are hosting a summit in Brussels on March 2,…
The strengthening of cyber capabilities is an important part of China’s military modernization, the government said on Wednesday, warning that the internet should not become “a new battlefield”. China, home to the largest number of internet users, has long called…