CHENNAI,(BSS/AFP) – Australia were undone by spin in the first one-day international but skipper Steve Smith has warned his side need to be ready for India’s other bowling weapons. The tourists were frustrated by wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav,…
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a young man from beneath the Hardinge Bridge in Paksey of Ishwardi upazila on Monday morning.
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged robber along with arms and bullet from Bhatiyalpur area in Ramganj upazila on Monday morning. The arrestee was identified as Md Nasir, son of Nur Mohammad, a resident of Mahdebpur village in Chatkhil upazila…
Dhaka – Customs officials recovered 40 gold bars weighing 4.46 kg from a flight of US Bangla Airlines at Shahjalal International Airport here on Monday.
Dhaka- Police here on Monday arrested five people for allegedly gang raping a woman, from different areas in Satkhira.The arrestees are identified as Toriqul Islam, 25, son of Jamer Ali, Idris Ali, 20, son of Karim Box of Debnagar village…
Dhaka – Rajshahi Division started the Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) campaign in a winning note with a six-wicket victory over Sylhet Division in a Tier 2 match of the rain-interrupted 1st round on day four at Shaheed Kamruzzaman…
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-16 boys team reached Qatar safely on Monday to participate in the qualifying round of the AFC U-16 Championship’2018 to be held there September 20-24.
Dhaka- A 15-member Bangladesh National Kabaddi Team will leave here for Nepal on Tuesday to participate in the four-nation International Friendship Men’s Kabbadi Tournament beginning in Kathmandu on Thursday keeping their eyes on the title.The three other participating countries are…
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that Rohingyas posed as a serious threat to national security with links to terror outfits, including the Islamic State. The Centre’s affidavit, filed in the apex court registry, said unless the government…
The U.S. military flew advanced bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula and near Japan in drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes on Monday, three days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. The United States often…
Dhaka – The British Conservative Party expects that the next national election in Bangladesh would be competitive and participated by all political parties.
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday alleged that Myanmar is repeatedly violating Bangladesh airspace due to the government’s incapability to run the country and its subservient policy. “The Myanmar is now violating our airspace again and again due…
The Buddhist community in Bangladesh has decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately in a protest against the ongoing violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar. “We have decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately”, said Swapan Barua…
Pressure tightened on Myanmar Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on the country’s military, which is accused of driving out more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims in an orchestrated “ethnic cleansing” campaign. The call from Human…
Idol makers commonly known as pauls are passing their busy days in making idols of Hindu deity ahead of Durga Puja festival in Rajshahi city and nine upazilas of the district. With only eight days left, the Pauls are working…
Although invented with the aim of making life easier and convenient, the increasing use of smartphones and the internet by schoolgoing children and teenagers is slowly exposing them to less important and more addictive things like cyber bullying and online…
Acclaimed actress and activist Shabana Azmi will be honored as an ‘Icon of Indian Cinema’ at the closing ceremony of the Mumbai edition of the eighth Jagran Film Festival here next week. The ceremony will be held on 24 September…
Entertainment Desk The Bangladesh installment of international beauty pageant Miss World Bangladesh is going to be hosted by famous Indian model and actor Sheena Chohan. Sheena has already joined the show and anchored the Corporate Round on last Friday. The…
China has issued a commemorative stamp in honor of the world’s largest radio telescope, located in the southwestern province of Guizhou. The State Post Bureau (SPB) has issued a set of five stamps, including one commemorating the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical…
“Veep,” the satire of a hapless but charming woman who becomes the first female president of the United States, on Sunday won the Emmy for best comedy series. The television prize comes days after HBO said that “Veep” would end…
A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands of the rare species. Predatory crown-of-thorns starfish, which munch coral, are naturally-occurring but have proliferated due…
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will give remittance award tomorrow to the highest remittance senders and the highest remittance receiving institutions for encouraging Non Residence Bangladeshis (NRBs) to send money through legal channels. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will hand over the award…
Dhaka, Sept 17 – A couple died from electrocution at Bogachhari in Naniarchar Upazila of the hill district of Rangamati early Sunday.
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Bangladesh wants to rely on the United Nations (UN) to find a solution to the problem it is facing now following the killings and persecution in the Rthe Rakhine State of Myanmar resulting in the influx…
Dhaka, Sep 17 -The Buddhist community of Bangladesh protesting the persecution of Rohingyas in the Rthe Rakhine state of Myanmar have called for the interference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) to stop the persecution in this state.
Lahore, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani minister says the wife of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif has won his parliament seat which fell vacant after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him for concealing assets, according to unofficial results.
New York, Sept 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Sunday afternoon to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) amid warm welcome by expatriate Bangladeshis and US AL leaders. An Etihad Airways flight…
Selim Jahan New York – To most people, “development” is best measured by the quantity of change – like gains in average income, life expectancy, or years spent in school. The Human Development Index (HDI), a composite measure of national…
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber and Bambang Susantono Potsdam/Manila – It’s monsoon season in Asia – marking an end to months of scorching temperatures. But the extreme heat will return, with cities facing particularly brutal conditions. Already, Asia’s urban areas experience twice…
Dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale has scooped three of the major prizes at this year’s Emmy Awards. The show won best drama series, best director for Reed Morano and best actress for Elisabeth Moss. Producer Bruce Miller thanked author Margaret…