Country’s disease monitoring wing Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) today rebuffed the hype about ‘Super Malaria’, saying there is nothing to worry about the bug right now. “We have malaria cases in certain regions in our country,…
Iraqi Kurds were casting ballots on Monday in Iraq’s Kurdish region and disputed territories on whether to support independence from Baghdad in a historic but non-binding vote that has raised regional tensions and fears of instability. More than 3 million…
Dhaka – Bangladesh finished runners-up in the Group E match of the AFC Under-16 Championship Qualifiers upsetting hosts Qatar by 2-0 goals in the last group affairs at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha on Sunday.With the maiden and well-merited…
Dhaka – A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by husband in Char Laxmi Akandbari of Raipur upazila early Monday over dowry.The deceased was identified as Saheda Begum, wife of Anwar Hossain.
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi young man was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Dabri border area in Haripur upazila in Thakurgaon early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, 22, son of Abdus Sobhan,…
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Simone Zaza added to his scoring streak with a late goal that gave unbeaten Valencia a 3-2 win at Real Sociedad in a thrilling Spanish league match on Sunday.Zaza’s fourth goal in his last two games came with…
Spy comedy “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” is heading for a solid $40 million opening weekend at 4,003 North American sites, early estimates showed. The third weekend of horror blockbuster “It” continues to scare up impressive business with a projected $30…
The South Asian Music Festival concluded yesterday at MasterCard Theatres, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The four-day festival featured an array of timeless classical melodies by eminent and emerging vocal and instrumental maestros. Four eminent Bangladeshi exponents — Rezwana Chowdhury…
The import and export activities will remain suspended for seven days from tomorrow (Tuesday) through Hili Land Port (HLP) under Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur on occasions of the Durga Puja festivity and holy Ashura. President of the Customs, Clearing and…
ROSATOM is going to host a four-day science festival titled “InFact” from tomorrow here with a view to raising awareness on nuclear. The festival will kick off at 10:30 am through a ceremony at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre in…
Nariman Abdullah has plans for her return to her Syrian home town Raqa: she’s going to walk through the streets in full make-up, something the Islamic State group strictly forbade. The jihadists who ravaged Raqa are on the verge of…
Dhaka, (AP/UNB) -FIFA is set to relax the rules that ban teams from commemorating non-sporting events at soccer matches in response to high-profile disputes with British associations over honoring war dead.England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales were fined by FIFA…
Milan, Sep 22 (AP/UNB) — The Milan fashion world is responding to global crises with transparency and lightness. Designers are choosing diaphanous textiles to create airy looks, often layering sheer trench coats and anoraks over form-fitting knit dresses or jumpsuits…
470,000 in need of shelters; 13,418 take part in biometric registration AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Sept 25 – The land that has been allocated for the new site for providing shelter to Rohingyas is ‘not suitable’ for habitation…
It calls on India, China to persuade Myanmar to resolve crisis Dhaka, Sept – International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF) on Sunday called on the Myanmar authorities to pay heed to international opinion and immediately stop its persecution of Rohingya.
Dhaka, Sept 24 – BNP on Sunday opposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposal for creating ‘safe zones’ for Rohingyas in Myanmar terming it a ‘conspiratorial and dangerous’ move.
A 32-year-old bodybuilder has died following a celebrity kickboxing bout in Singapore. Pradip Subramanian was taking part in a Muay Thai contest against YouTube personality and former Singapore Idol contestant Steven Lim on Saturday.
Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from their homes near an active volcano in Bali, as authorities warn it could erupt imminently. The area around Mount Agung has seen hundreds of tremors and signs of magma rising to the surface…
By Jenny Hill BBC Berlin correspondent Angela Merkel looked exhausted, strained, as she arrived at her party headquarters in the evening after the election ended.
Gar Smith War is humanity’s deadliest activity. From 500 BC to AD 2000 history records more than 1000 [1,022] major documented wars. In the 20th Century, an estimated 165 wars killed as many as 258 million people — more than…
Jhenidah – One may believe it or not, the Upazila health complex of at Moheshpur in Jhenidah have been running with three physicians against the 3.5 lakh people of the Upazila. Positions of 31 staffs including physicians are lying vacant…
Dhaka – A writ petition was filed yesterday challenging the legality of Bangladesh Cricket Board’s proposed Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmud yesterday filed 57 cases against the vehicles of ministers, top government officials of different ministries, army, police, leaders of the ruling party and journalists for violating traffic rules.
Rajshahi – A day-long seminar on “Teaching-Learning Quality Enchantment in Geology and Mining” organized by Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) in association with the Department of Geology and Mining of Rajshahi University (RU) was held at the Dean’s complex…
Dhaka – Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM is going to host a four-day science festival titled “InFact” from September 25-28 in Dhaka. The festival will formally be inaugurated at 10.30 am at a ceremony to be held at Bangabandhu…
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…