The High Court on Monday stayed the government order suspending Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury for the second time. Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan passed the order following a petition filed by…
The government has neither taken any decision nor given any directive to block social networking site Facebook after midnight, said Posts and Telecommunications Division secretary Shyam Sunder Sikder. “It won’t be wise to block Facebook now as it’s not only…
BNP standing committee members have termed the holding of the 136th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Bangladesh where ‘parliament does not represent people’ and democratic institutions have been ‘destroyed’ is nothing but a farce. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul…
Dhaka – Coast Guard members recovered four bodies early Saturday after a boat, carrying at least 55 passengers, capsized in the Sandwip Channel in Chittagong on Sunday night.At least 25 passengers went missing after the boat sank in the channel…
At least 10 people were killed Monday in an explosion on the subway in St. Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported. President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting the city on an unrelated trip Monday, said investigators were looking into whether the…
Some 22 people were missing on Saturday after a South Korean cargo ship disappeared and apparently sank in the South Atlantic Ocean. The 24-man crew on the Stellar Daisy carrier, which is owned and operated by South Korean-based Polaris Shipping,…
A Vogue model by the name of Raudha Athif has been found dead in a room of a hostel dormitory in Bangladesh, reported The Independent. The police recovered the body of the 21-year-old Maldivian medical student at noon on Wednesday…
On March 29, the Venezuelan Supreme Court effectively shut down Congress, the only key government institution that remained independent of executive control, making the incredible announcement that it would assume all legislative powers itself or choose some other institution to…
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing a man in Faridganj upazila of Faridpur in 2000.The court also fined condemned convict Abdul Sattar, 60, Tk one lakh.According to the prosecution, Sirajul Islam, a…
Dhaka – Axiom Cricketers notched a 7-wicket victory against Dhaka Wanderers Club in the first round super league stage match of the Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at Fatullah Outer Stadium in Narayanganj on Monday.
Dhaka – Google, a search engine giant, is celebrating the 88th birthday of Bangladeshi-American structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan in a creative manner through its iconic doodle. Khan was born in 1929 in East Bengal, British India.
Mobile phone operator Banglalink has introduced digital music app “Banglalink Vibe” where users would find their desired track while exploring from latest songs to hard-to-find classics. Using this app, users can create their own playlist which can be accessible from…
A team of Canadian researchers has found that teenagers, who begin smoking pot as early as 15 or younger, may suffer long-term cognitive impairment, memory loss, physical illnesses and respiratory diseases. The findings, published in the journal Health, show that…
The Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko has died of heart failure in the United States at the age of 84. Yevtushenko was the last surviving major poet of those who came to prominence in the USSR of the 1960s. He is…
Culture Desk Lalon singers Salma and Beauty have come together to record a Lalon score for the first time. The song “Kori Mana Kam Chare Naa Modone” will be video recorded on April 7 at BTV’s studio. The song has…
Tesla sold more than 25,000 vehicles in the first quarter, a record that beat analysts’ forecasts, the electric carmaker said Sunday. The Palo Alto, California-based carmaker saw deliveries bounce back by 69 percent compared to a rough first quarter in…
Speakers here underscored formulation of district budget for ensuring balanced development across the country. Development activists and members of the civil society at a discussion here viewed that formulation of people’s participatory national budget is important for reflecting the aspirations…
An Indian court has recognised Himalayan glaciers, lakes and forests as “legal persons” in an effort to curb environmental destruction, weeks after it granted similar status to the country’s two most sacred rivers. In a decision that aims to widen…
Dhaka– Some 13,069 students were absent on the first day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations that began on Sunday.Besides, 66 students and an invigilator were expelled on the first day for adopting unfair means, according…
Dhaka (AP/UNB) — Ahmed Shehzad scored 53 from 45 balls as Pakistan beat West Indies by seven wickets on Sunday to win the Twenty20 international series 3-1.Pakistan reached 127-3 in 19 overs in reply to West Indies’ 124-8.The tourists won…
Dhaka (AP/UNB) – Luis Suarez filled in for the suspended Lionel Messi by scoring one goal and participating in three more to keep Barcelona close to Spanish leader Real Madrid on Sunday.Barcelona’s 4-1 victory at 10-man Granada left the defending…
Dhaka — Weary from three months of winning, Roger Federer hit one last shot Sunday, whacking a celebratory forehand into the stands to punctuate his victory over Rafael Nadal in the Miami Open final.Now comes a well-deserved two-month break.”I’m not…
Dhaka (AP/UNB) Edin Dzeko continued his astonishing season with a double to help Roma beat Empoli 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday.The goals took Dzeko’s tally to 33 for the season in all competitions. He is the league leading scorer…
Dhaka – At least 10 houses were gutted in a fire at Shalban Guchchhagram village in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat on Saturday night.
Dhaka – Islami Bank Training & Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated a two months long internship program for the students of different public and private universities on 02 April 2017 at the Conference Hall of the Academy.
Dhaka – The BNP will take to the street taking people with them if the government signs any anti-state agreement with India during the ensuing visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New Delhi. The BNP standing committee, the highest…
A Dhaka court Sunday granted bail to Mizanur Rahman, Managing Director (MD) of Rid Pharmaceuticals Limited and his wife Sheuli Rahman, after the couple sought bail to the court in a case filed against them for the deaths of 28…
Dhaka – Members of smaller countries of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) yesterday raised their voices to bring some amendments of the IPU resolution adopted in Geneva on the issue of outside interference on the sovereign states. They said the developed…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two people along with one pistol and one magazine from Chilabari in Sadar upazila of Tangail district on Saturday night.