Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to work for shared prosperity through mutually beneficial win-win partnership and underlined the need for a peaceful, stable, inclusive and sustainable South Asian region. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena…
Dhaka – Tangail District reached the final of the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament eliminating Faridpur District by 1-0 goal in the first semifinal at Tangail Stadium on Saturday.
Amid huge criticisms, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday apologised for his remarks over the responsibility of his city corporation in preventing Chikungunya.While speaking at a press briefing at Nagar Bhaban on Friday, Annisul Huq claimed…
Dhaka – Taijul Islam wants to be the highest wicket-taker in Bangladesh’s upcoming two-match Test series against Australia, taking advantage of home conditions.”If Australia comes, I will try to be the highest wicket-taker in the series,” Taijul said, sharing his…
Grand Finale of Dabur Bangladesh and satellite channel RTV’s jointly initiated talent hunt competition RTV-DaburVatika Campus Star has been taken place at Bengal Multimedia Studio at Tejgaon on Friday, said a press release. Female students of 15 reputed public and…
Entertainment Desk National Film Award, the most prominent film award ceremony of the country is all set to take place at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on July 24. With the presence of prominent figures of the national film awards…
Kareena Kapoor Khan is in the happiest phase of her life. Just last year Bebo became mommy to beautiful baby Taimur Ali Khan with husband Saif Ali Khan. Kareena conducted her pregnancy totally like a boss and now later too…
BLANTYRE, Malawi – US pop superstar Madonna was due Tuesday to formally open a children’s hospital wing that her charity has built in Malawi and which is named after one of her four adopted Malawian children. – BSS/AFP
A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be “disastrous” for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic growth that has helped it make vast inroads against poverty, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released Friday. A continued reliance…
China’s economy lost momentum in the second quarter, a survey shows, as Beijing’s efforts to curb risky lending and investment took a toll on the Asian powerhouse. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.8 percent in the April-June period, compared…
LOS ANGELES – Disney staged the largest gathering of its princesses in history on Friday as it delighted thousands of fans with a star-studded preview of its forthcoming animation slate. -BSS/AFP
Dhaka, Jul 15 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the Special Security Force (SSF) personnel to be careful so that security measures do not isolate her from the common people as they are at the centre of all…
Venus Williams could become the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open era when she meets Garbine Muguruza in Saturday’s Wimbledon final.
Dhaka, Jul 14– Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) will release a DVD, a compilation of 13000 folk songs, on Saturday.
Dhaka, Jul 15 – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said there should be a strong Opposition in a democratic country and through which the path of the government could be corrected.
By Roshni Majumdar UN, Jul 13 (IPS) – More than two billion people lack access to clean and safe drinking water, according to a new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
By Jens Martens Bonn, Jul 13 (IPS) – At the High-Level Political Forum which currently takes place at the United Nations in New York several events, for instance, SDG Business Forum, are devoted to the critical role of business and…
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram Kuala Lumpur, Jul 13 (IPS) – When we fail to act on lessons from a crisis, we risk exposing ourselves to another one. The 1997-1998 East Asian crises provided major lessons for international financial reform. Two…
By Kenton X. Chance Brussels, Belgium, Jul 14 (IPS) – With Antigua and Barbuda joining St. Kitts and Nevis as the two eastern Caribbean nations to attain middle-income country status, a senior diplomat has identified climate change as a major…
Dhaka – An Indian student was stabbed to death allegedly by another one in Khulsi area under Akbar Shah thana in Chittagong early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Asif Seth, 25, a student of University of Science and Technology Chittagong…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 1,800 pieces of Yaba tablets from PTI slum area of the district town on Friday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Jasim Uddin,…
Melbourne, (AP/UNB)- Football Federation Australia said Saturday that the Socceroos will play Thailand at Melbourne’s AAMI Park on Sept. 5 in their final World Cup qualifying group game.
1. Introduction In 2015, Nepal joined other members of the United Nations in adopting the global sustainable development (SDGs) goals that follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as the international development targets. This report gives the preliminary findings of a…
Dhaka- An old man was killed and 10 other people were injured following a head-on collision between a truck and a bus on Bogra-Rangpur Highway in Sadar upazila in Bogra on Friday.
London, (AP/UNB)- They love their history around these parts and they love Roger Federer and, above all, they love watching him make history.Now he stands one victory from an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon men’s singles championship after qualifying for his 11th…
Barisal, July – A huge quantity of oil spilled in the Kirtankhola River as an oil-laden vessel collided with another vessel at Charkaua point of the river in Barisal on Friday.
Dhaka, July 14 – While Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq has claimed that the DNCC is not responsible for the Chikungunya epidemic in the area under his jurisdiction, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said…
Lund University (Sweden) – Many animal species display flocking behaviour, but the fact that microorganisms do is not as well known. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now shown that algae and bacteria form flocks at very low concentrations…
Seven more children have been affected by the ‘unknown’ disease at hilly Tripurapara in Sitakunda upazila.The newly affected children — Toufiq Kumar Tripura, 4, Madhu Kumar, 8, Gita Babu, 14, Shimul, 2, Hridoy, 10, Rimon, 4, and Rotna, 8 —…
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to work together over a dozen of areas to boost digital economy and establish a knowledge-based society.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this end was signed between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Friday at…