Dhaka- A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed in a road accident at Parnanduali on Magura-Dhaka road in Magura on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shishir Kumar Sikdar, 20, executive member of Magura district committee of…
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday convicted four people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 1993.The convicts are – Abdul Motaleb, Abdul Hariz, Chanu and Shahid.According to the prosecution, Tofazzal, son of Abdul Khalek…
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 18 bottles of Indian wine from Benapole International Passenger Terminal in Jessore on Wednesday night.
Dhaka- A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Boro Bamundia village in Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Faruk 40, son of late Abubar Hossain, a resident of Gazirhat village in Kalia upazila…
Dhaka- A young man died from snakebite at Gazipur village in Avaynagar upazila on Wednesday.The victim was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 17, a worker of Naopara Akij Jute Mill and son of Akbar Ali Sarder of the village.
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Raghunathpur Roadpara area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday night.The arrestee is Jamal Hossain, 50, son of Gudor Mandol from…
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – Argentina and Uruguay are going ahead with plans to make a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup despite expected competition from China and others.The South American neighbors are counting on sentimental support with Uruguay hosting…
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) -French champion Monaco has not reached an agreement to sell rising star Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid, or any other team, according to club vice-president Vadim Vasilyev.Reports in Spain and France have said a deal is in place, with…
Dhaka(AP/UNB) – Mallory Pugh approaches her opportunities with the U.S. national team pragmatically: It’s a chance to get better. “I think if you talk to anyone that goes into national team camp they’ll say it’s the most competitive environment that…
Dhaka- Saif Power Battery 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will kick-off on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium ( BNS) here after deferment of the league schedule several times in the last one and a half month.Defending champions Dhaka…
Dhaka- Saif Power Battery 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will kick-off on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium ( BNS) here after deferment of the league schedule several times in the last one and a half month.Defending champions Dhaka…
London,(AP/UNB)- England reached 62-1 on the first day of the third test against South Africa before rain forced the players off for an early lunch after 22.1 overs.Opener Keaton Jennings was caught in the slips by Dean Elgar off the…
Dhaka – Titas Gas and Power Development Board (PDB) earned their 2nd successive victory in the Shahjalal Islami Bank 28th National Men’s Volleyball Championship at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.Titas Gas, which made straight 3-0…
A nutrient called lutein, which is present in leafy green vegetables, such as spinach and kale, as well as in avocados and eggs, could be a factor in keeping your brain healthy later in life. Fill up on all those…
When documentary filmmaker Bryan Fogel began looking into drugs in sport, he envisaged pulling off a bold stunt to show how easy it was to cheat anti-doping tests. Little did he know he would end up making a geopolitical thriller…
Wearing helmets weighing 100 kilos, spinning in a centrifuge and exercising the weightless Russian cosmonauts and astronauts from abroad have to undergo a gruelling training process before blasting off into space. Helped by an instructor at the famed Star City…
Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar are all set to win the hearts of cinema lovers once again. Yes, you guessed it right! Here, we are talking about their upcoming film ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’. A fun-filled trailer of the…
Entertainment Desk Popular Lux famed actor Bidya Sinha Saha Mim has been casted against Shakib Khan once again. This time this lustrous actress will be seen with the King Khan in two new films. Though Shakib already signed up the…
Buenos Aires, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – Four former federal judges in Argentina have sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s last dictatorship in a ruling human rights groups are calling historic for punishing the…
Jakarta, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – A conservation group says nearly a fifth of the forest belonging to an orangutan sanctuary on the Indonesian part of Borneo has been occupied and damaged by people living near the area, threatening efforts to…
Salt Lake City, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – A small plane crashed on a Utah highway Wednesday, killing two couples heading for a vacation but narrowly missing cars when it barreled across the lanes through a gap in traffic.
San Diego, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — A former U.S. naval combat-tested officer said she feels angry that President Donald Trump is saying transgender veterans like her should be considered unfit to serve. Another transgender service member said he will not…
Dhaka, July 27 – Detectives in a drive arrested nine people including four Nigerians of a fraud gang from different parts of the city on Wednesday night.
Dhaka – The 11th death anniversary of Novera Deepita, a former journalist of The Daily Star and a gold medal-winning student of Dhaka University’s Journalism department, will be observed on Thursday. Novera Deepita Memorial Trust has arranged elaborate programmes to…
Amazon has taken its first foray into South East Asia, launching its Prime Now service in Singapore. The move is seen as the start of an aggressive expansion in the region, which has a population of about 600 million people.…
Dhaka, Jul 26 – Two suspected murderers of ASP Mizanur Rahman were killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with a team of Detective Branch of police in Mirpur Beribandh area in the capital early Wednesday.
Dhaka – Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Wednesday vowed to continue demonstrations until the case, lodged against their 56 fellows in connection with vandalising VC’s residence, is withdrawn.
By Chandra Muzaffar Which is the most important bilateral relationship in the international arena today? Many analysts would argue that it is the relationship between the United States of America and China that has the greatest significance for the world.…
US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He tweeted that he had consulted with military experts and cited “tremendous medical costs and disruption”. The Obama administration decided last year to allow transgender…
Both the bourses –- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) — witnessed positive trends on Wednesday, the fourth trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 8.71 points…