Onrush of waters from upstream region coupled with heavy monsoon largely grasped 20 out of 64 administrative districts claiming at least 20 lives amid fears of an impending severe deluge as major rivers continued to surpass bank lines, officials and…
Dhaka – A microbus driver and a passenger were killed and six other people were injured as a vehicle hit it on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bakulnagar area of Raipura upazila in Narsingdi on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as driver…
Dhaka- Two people were killed and two others injured in separate two road accidents on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Chandina upazila in Comilla on Monday morning.A shopkeeper was killed and two others were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway…
Dhaka – Disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said that twenty people were killed by floodwaters in the northern districts in the last two days.”A total of 5.86 lakh people of the 20 districts have become flood…
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a man from Chandina Regional Jute Research Centre adjacent to Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla on Monday morning.
Dhaka – A record 111 nomination papers have been sold against 28 posts of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) election on the last day of nomination distribution on Sunday.Former general secretary Sajed A Adel of Hockey Dhaka United collected the…
Pallekele,(AP/UNB)- India completed a 3-0 series whitewash over Sri Lanka on Monday with an innings victory inside three days in the third test.Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets and seamer Mohammed Shami three as India bowled Sri Lanka out for…
Dhaka – The Walton 37th National Women’s Chess Championship, organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin on Saturday (August 19) at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation at National Sports Council here .It is an open event for all…
Dhaka – Country’s first Grand Master Niaz Murshed of Saif Sporting Club finished 3rd in the Continental Open Chess Tournament securing 4.5 points from six matches that concluded on Sunday in Massachusetts, USA.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Chess Federation has taken various programmes on Tuesday at its office premises, marking the 42nd death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15.
Barcelona,(AP/UNB)- Barcelona says it has reached a deal with Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande to buy Brazil midfielder Paulinho for 40 million euros ($47 million).
A total of 15 Bangladeshi children attended the “Rosatom School”, an international children’s camp, held at “Ocean” Children’s Centre in Vladivostok, Russia. A total of 126 children from eight countries across the globe took part in the 20-day camp that…
Public hospitals across the country and some private hospitals in the capital will provide free medical services to the people, marking the National Mourning Day. According a decision taken last week by the health ministry, the public hospitals will not…
Entertainment Desk Almost a year and a half ago, Dhallywood industry got heated up with claims that Nusrat Faria is going to be seen against popular Bollywood film star Emraan Hashmi in his upcoming next Gawah-The Witness. The news created…
Entertainment Desk Sova Sen, a legendary figure of the Bengali stage, died here on Sunday following old age complications, her family said. Sen, 93, the widow of thespian Utpal Dutt, left behind her daughter. During a long career on the…
Pilgrims come all day every day, filing past in silence, fighting back tears as they place mementos at Elvis Presley’s gravesite, pausing to reflect, take pictures or say a prayer. More than 600,000 fans visit each year, paying tribute to…
Can a splash of gray pavement paint help combat global warming? In Los Angeles, where summer temperatures regularly surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), workers are coating streets in special gray treatments in a bid to do just that.…
Entertainment Desk Almost a year and a half ago, Dhallywood industry got heated up with claims that Nusrat Faria is going to be seen against popular Bollywood film star Emraan Hashmi in his upcoming next Gawah-The Witness. The news created…
The UK based Ernst and Young (EY) through its Indian subsidiary has tied up with Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University to start an ‘Advanced Certification for Management Professionals (ACMP) Programme’ this month. The programme will be conducted…
Output by Chinese factories and workshops slowed sharply in July, growing by a lower-than-expected 6.4 percent compared to the same month last year, official figures showed on Monday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected growth of 7.1 percent for…
Dhaka, Aug – Rail communication of Dinajpur with Dhaka remained suspended since Sunday night as rail tracks in Sadar Upazila went under water. Dinajpur railway station master Monirul Islam told UNB that rail links of Dinajpur with Dhaka and Panchagarh…
Singapore – Media OutReach – 14 August – Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will support the Maldives authorities in their efforts to build resilience against future natural disasters. The two partners will team up…
Geneva, 10 Aug (Kanaga Raja) – While progress has been made in the formal recognition of indigenous peoples in several countries, ten years after the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, they overwhelmingly continue to…
Male- Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will support the Maldives authorities in their efforts to build resilience against future natural disasters.
Dhaka – An indigenous man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Paruliya village in Mohonpur union of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ratan Chandra, 40, son of Molin Chandra, a resident of Choyghati…
Toronto,(AP/UNB) – Sleep-deprived and physically drained, Elina Svitolina could have been excused for a flat performance Sunday. Instead she fought through the fatigue and toppled yet another top-10 opponent for her fifth WTA Tour title of the season.Running on fumes…
Barcelona, Aug 14 (AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo made a big impact in his truncated appearance at Camp Nou on Sunday, scoring a goal before being sent off in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Barcelona in the first leg of the…
Guingamp, Aug 14 (AP/UNB) – Declaring he was “more alive than ever,” Neymar did not disappoint on his debut for Paris Saint-Germain.The world’s most expensive player provided a pulsating evening’s entertainment at the Stade du Roudourou on Sunday, with one…
Rome,(AP/UNB) – Alessandro Murgia scored a last-gasp winner as Lazio beat Juventus 3-2 Sunday to win the Italian Super Cup after a wild end to the match.Two goals from Ciro Immobile, including an opening penalty, had seemingly set Lazio on…
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 326th Branch at Mathbaria of Pirojpur.