BNP senior leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Sunday alleged that the country’s people have been facing a ‘silent famine’ due to the government’s failure to arrest the prices of essentials. “Whenever Awami League comes to power, the country sees a famine-like…
Trashing a recent news item aired by a foreign TV channel and released by an international online stating the failed plot of killing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has said it is completely baseless, confusing…
Public hearing on the government’s proposal to raise electricity tariff is set to begin Monday in the city’s TCB Bhaban at Karwan Bazar area. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will conduct the public hearing from September 25 to October 4…
Dhaka- The body of an Ansar personnel was found hanging from the ceiling fan at Family Planning Office in Savar Upazila, outskirts of the capital today.The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 23, hailed from Char Salimabad under Chauhali upazila of…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filipo Grandi said on Sunday that the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh is “the most urgent refugee emergency in the world” right now. Filipo Grandi told reporters in the Bangladeshi…
Dhaka- A female garment worker was run over by a bus in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) area in Chittagong here this morning.
Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and four others injured as an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists exploded in Mali on Sunday. A clash took place between the Bangladeshi peacekeepers working in the UN mission in Mali and terrorists…
Dhaka – A woman was burnt to death and her two children sustained burn injuries when a fire that broke out nearby furniture shop engulfed their residence at East Badda in the city on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Jesmin…
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested two men along with five grams of heroin from Poravita area in Goalundo upazila in Goalundo, (Rajbari), on Saturday night.
Dhaka- A carpenter died from electrocution in Nabinagar area of the district town in Sherpur on Sunday morning.Witnesses said Jahurul Islam, 34, son of Abdul Halim Mistri, a resident of Nabinagar Gairal Bari area, was going to a paddy field…
Dhaka – Police arrested the wife of an absconding member of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bonpara area in Boraigram upazila early in Natore Sunday.
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2003.The convict is Ayub Ali, 36, of Bildahar village in Singra upazila in Natore .According to the prosecution,…
Dhaka- Two people were killed and seven others injured when a truck ploughed through a roadside shop at Shimultali in the district town on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Nur Hossain and Abul Hossain.
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Girona succeeded in stopping Barcelona star Lionel Messi from scoring.If only it could have avoided its own net as well.Barcelona made it six wins in as many games in the Spanish league on Saturday when it won 3-0…
Dhaka – Army Golf Club clinched the team event title of the 2nd Federation Cup Golf Tournament that concluded at the Kurmitola Golf Club here on Sunday.Kurmitola Golf Club finished runners-up in the 10-team two-day competition.
Dhaka – After a four-day recess, league leader Bangladesh will play Nepal in their 3rd match of the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Monday.The match will kick off at 7pm local time.
Dhaka – The Cool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA), begins on Monday at the BFF artificial turf in Motijheel here.BFF senior vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy will inaugurate the meet in the morning. Head…
Dhaka- Barisal Division will have to do an uphill task of scoring 371 runs in the 2nd innings on the last day on Monday with 10 wickets in hand for a win against holders Khulna Division in their Tier 1…
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Former goalkeeper of the Bangladesh national football team Motaleb Hossain passed away at his residence here on Sunday. He was 67.
Dhaka -Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, in a reported acid attack, reports the BBC. Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST, following an “altercation” between two groups of males where a…
Dhaka: Trashing a recent news item aired by a foreign TV channel and released by an international online stating the failed plot of killing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has said it is completely baseless, confusing…
Entertainment Desk The popular actor of the 70s will return to the screen with Mon Debo Mon Nebo, a film directed by Robin Khan. Veteran film actor Kabori Sarwar, who has been absent from the silver screen for almost five…
Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu starrer Judwaa 2 is gearing up towards its release slated on September 29. Helmed by David Dhawan, the film is a remake of Salman Khan starrer Judwaa (1997) which too was made by…
A daylong colourful festival and musical show will be held at Rabindra Sarabor, one of the capital’s popular cultural hubs, on September 27th to celebrate the World Tourism Day with the theme of “Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development”.…
Big-name carmakers including Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler face fines running into the billions for failure to meet tough new European carbon dioxide emissions limits slated for 2021, a study has found. “Only four out of 11 carmakers are forecast to…
The third round of North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations started here on Saturday with attendance of chief negotiators from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Canada’s chief negotiator Steve Verhuel said he didn’t expect this round to see any…
Dhaka, Sept 24 – The severe floods that devastated the Bangladesh’s 27 districts are a wake-up call for the authorities concerned to act immediately to recover the dying rivers to protect from even more perilous deluge in future, say green…
Gazipur, Sept 23 – A boat carrying at least 30 passengers capsized in the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday night.
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 24 – Police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a joint drive detained 79 Rohingya people in Ukhia for eight hours between 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Saturday.
Dhaka, Sept 24 – A women burned to death and her two children sustained burn injuries when a fire from a nearby furniture shop engulfed their residence at East Badda in the city on Sunday.