Paris, (AP/UNB)- Paris Saint-Germain struggled but prevailed against Angers 2-0 to keep the pressure on French league leader Monaco after Angel Di Maria scored twice on Friday.Di Maria’s stunning free kick gave the defending champions the lead in the first…
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 2.70 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets from Nayapara village in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Saturday.Lt Col Abu Jar Al Zahid, commanding officer of BGB-2, said BGB troops challenged a…
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 600 bottles of Indian Phensidyl from Baliadighi in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Friday night.
Dhaka, – A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was injured in a knife attack by muggers on the campus in Sylhet on Friday evening.
Dhaka, – A bus driver was killed in a knife attack allegedly by a young man at Purba Chandona in the city early Saturday.
Dhaka, – A man and his daughter were killed and two others injured as a bus hit a rickshaw van in Mirzapur area of Birampur upazila in Dinajpur on Saturday noon.
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected terrorist along with one kg of heroin, one pistol, two magazines and one bullet from Navaron Bazar in Sharsha upazila of Jessore early Friday.
By Martin Khor Penang, Apr 13 (IPS) – What’s the most precious thing in the world which unfortunately we take for granted and realise it true value when it is impaired? Good health, of course. That’s something many people must…
By an IPS Correspondent UN, Apr 13 (IPS) – The Group of 77 has strongly underlined the significance of marine genetic resources (MGRs) to the economies of developing nations.
By Lyndal Rowlands UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Climate change is making poor countries poorer, yet funding meant to address its economic consequences has been slow to materialise. Instead funding bodies are choosing to invest in green energy projects in…
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Several survivors who were sexually abused by peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to be neglected by the UN, an investigative team has found. Three years after cases of…
By Desmond Brown Bridgetown, Barbados, Apr 14 (IPS) – Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours are continuing to press ahead with their climate change agenda and push the concept of renewable energy despite the new position taken by the United States.…
Rajshahi – Pahela Baishakh of Bangla new year-1424, the socio-cultural heritage of Bangalee culture was celebrated amid festivity on the Rajshahi University (RU) university campus.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her firm optimism that Bangladesh will continue its march forward in the new year. “Bangladesh will make further progress in Bangla Nababarsha by removing all the wastes and trashes of the past year,…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday warned that people will not accept any other country’s interference in Bangladesh’s internal affairs. “As Bangladesh has achieved huge progress over the last 25 years, many countries now want to interfere in its internal…
Braving scorching heat, thousands of people from Bangladesh and India met their relatives from either side along the border at Amarkhana in Sadar upazila on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, on Friday. The five-km border between…
Poland on Thursday welcomed the first US troops in a multinational force being posted across the Baltic region to counter potential threats from Russia. More than 1,100 soldiers – 900 US troops as well as 150 British and 120 Romanians…
The World Happiness Report, released by the United Nations on March 20, 2017 – to coincide with International Happiness day – has ranked India at the bottom of the pyramid, in terms of happiness of its citizens. India has been…
Dhaka – The 36th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championships will start on April 25 at Chess Federation hall room in the city. It’s an open event for undre-16 year’s boys and girls players.The Interested participants have been asked to enroll…
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death by muggers in Zindabazar area of the city early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman Ripon, 27, hailing from Nilphamari.
Dhaka , – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and police on Malsadah-Hariadah road in Gangni upazila early Friday.The deceased were identified as Shipon Hossain, son of Madar Ali and Alamgir Hossain, son of…
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected ringleader of a notorious robber gang along with arms and drugs from Kazir Ber in Sharsha upazila on Friday.The arrestee was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 38, son of Kuddus Sarder of Sharsha upazila.
Dhaka, – Two schoolboys drowned in the Teesta River at Mohipur in Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur on Friday.The deceased were identified as Anwarul Sayeed, 14, a resident of Dhap area of Rangpur city, and Sumon Ahmed, 14, of Islambagh area…
Dhaka- Two people were killed and another was injured following a head-on collision between two motorcycles on the Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid road in Shibganj upazila on Friday.The deceased were identified as Dollar, son of late Rafique of Kabirajpara in the upazila, and…
Kolkata, (AP/UNB)- Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab for the eighth straight time and spoiled the record of the last unbeaten team in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.Kings XI were made to bat first and slumped from 155-4…
Dhaka, Apr 13 – An eye-catching Amphitheatre and a grand musical dancing fountain, set up at the city’s Hatirjheel lake to attract more visitors and tourists, have been opened as Pahela Baishakh gifts for the city dwellers. Prime Minister Sheikh…
Dhaka – Bangladesh and India on Friday formally inaugurated fully air conditioned Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express in an effort to further ease communication between the two countries with smooth journey. Railways Minister Mujibul Haque and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh…
Dhaka – Prominent global magazine Forbes has featured Bangladeshi young woman Shougat Nazbin Khan as one of the 30 young pioneer women below age of 30 who are leading change in Asia. Nazbin, a 27-year-old woman, is also one of…
Dhaka, Apr 14 – Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar year, has started being celebrated on Friday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm across the country . Different socio-cultural organisations and institutions have chalked out various programmes to mark…
Dhaka, Apr 14 – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and police on Malsadah-Hariadah road in Gangni upazila of Meherpur, on western Bangladesh, early Friday.