Kuwait’s government will begin checking and auditing university degree certificates when expats renew their residency visas, according to reports. Kuwait Times cited sources as confirming the measure, which will come into effect by the end of the month. They said:…
More than 2,000 students and teachers were evacuated after a fire broke out at a Dubai school earlier on the day. Dubai Civil Defence said the fire started in a classroom air conditioning unit at Gulf National School in Al…
Three skydivers have died in Queensland after they apparently collided mid-air, say Australian authorities. Paramedics and police were called to Mission Beach, a popular skydiving spot about 140km (87 miles) south of Cairns. Two men in their 30s, and a…
The scandal deluging Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has deepened after US actress Rose McGowan publicly accused him of raping her. In a series of tweets, McGowan also accused Amazon Studio chief Roy Price of having ignored her when she made…
Kushtia, Oct 13 – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with plainclothes police at Silaidah Kasba Ghat in Kumarkhali uUpazilaearly Friday.
Dhaka, Oct 12 – UNICEF country director Edouard Beigbeder has said the disease outbreak is a real and present danger for the dwellers of makeshift Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district and host population due to the lack of hygienic…
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The brutal attacks against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, as well as other serious human rights violations committed since 25 August 2017, were executed in “a well-organized, coordinated and systematic manner”, according to a new…
রোহিঙ্গা সংকটে শুধু ত্রাণ বিলানোতেই দায়িত্ব শেষ মনে করলে হবে না। এই সংকট তৈরির পেছনে আঞ্চলিক ও পরাশক্তিসমূহের দূরভীসন্ধির বিষয়েও সতর্কতামূলক পদক্ষেপ এবং জনসচেনতা তৈরিতে গুরুত্বের সাথে বিবেচনায় রাখতে হবে।
Dating websites have changed the way couples meet. Now evidence is emerging that this change is influencing levels of interracial marriage and even the stability of marriage itself. Not so long ago, nobody met a partner online. Then, in the…
Singapore – 13 October 2017 – DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, won the Global Express Provider of the Year (Industry Choice) and Green Award (Industry Choice) at this year’s Payload Asia Awards. The awards were presented…
Dhaka – Two toddlers in two separate incidents drowned in two ponds at Barandi village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Machhuma Khatun, 10 month-old daughter of Ajibor Rahman, and Sarda Rani, 2, daughter…
Dhaka – Three factory workers, who among 10 others fell sick after having poisonous chemical on Wednesday night at Dyeingpara village in Godagari upazila, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in Rajshahi on Thursday.
Dhaka – Two young men were hacked to death reportedly by a gang of miscreants over previous enmity at Hosani Nagar in sadar upazila in Narayanganj Thursday night.Quoting locals police said the deceased — Milton Ahmed, 25, son of Shaheb…
Rajshahi – Protesting the countrywide hartal, leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) of Rajshahi University (RU) unit brought out an anti-hartal procession on the campus on Thursday. The procession was started around 12 pm from its party tent,…
Dhaka – The government will file a review petition seeking some changes in the observations made by the appellate division in the verdict repealing the 16th amendment to the constitution within 30 days of receiving the certified copy of the…
Dhaka – Senior Judge of the Appellate Division Md Abdul Wahab will now perform as Acting Chief Justice until Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha returns to his office.
Dhaka, Oct 12 – Bangladesh’s northern region plunged into darkness on Thursday evening as the HVDC inter-connection substation at Bheramara broke down.
Dhaka, Oct 12 – BNP on Thursday alleged that a ‘fake’ Facebook account has been opened again against its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s name with an evil motive.
Barbara Unmüßig Geoengineering technologies are not yet deployable globally, but support for them is advancing fast, thanks to backing by powerful advocates eager to start experiments. But no silver bullet for climate change exists, and we must not abandon proven…
Dhaka – A prisoner died at Sherpur Jail in Sherpur on early Thursday after he reportedly suffered chest pain.Jailer Md Ismail Hossain said Shamim Miah, 32, the prime accused of a killing case, was granted bail by a court here…
Dhaka – The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the arrest and remand of its top leaders, including Ameer Maqbul Ahmad, ended peacefully with little public response in the city as elsewhere across the country on Thursday.
U.S. officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is pulling out of UNESCO, after repeated criticism of resolutions by the U.N. cultural agency that Washington sees as anti-Israel. While the U.S. stopped funding UNESCO after it voted…
Shanghai, (AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal lost only four points on serve Wednesday in a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jared Donaldson in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.The top-ranked Spaniard and No. 2 Roger Federer both advanced by winning their…
Stocks ended the week on Thursday downward trend with falling of major indices at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges. The broader DSEX of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed the week with 137.90 points down at 6,064.41. The blue-chip DS30 and…
Dhaka – The 5th round of the four-day first class cricket, the Walton IoT Smart Fridge 19th National Cricket League (NCL), begins Friday at four different venues across the country.Defending champions and league leader Khulna Division will play Barisal Division…
Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation deal on Thursday in the presence of Egyptian intelligence officials after talks in Cairo, according to a video broadcast on Palestinian media. The two sides agreed to complete the handover of administrative…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal will leave here for Myanmar on October 23 on a 4-day visit to discuss Rohingya issue, aiming to send them back to their homeland through diplomatic efforts. The Rohingya issue will be the key agenda,…
Dhaka – Bangladesh A, riding on a century by opener Shadman Islam, took a 67-run first innings lead with four wickets remaining against touring Ireland A team after the 2nd day’s play of the four-day unofficial Test match at Sylhet…
Ghana is facing calls to update its laws on wildlife crime after fears the country has become a transit route for the illegal trade in pangolin scales. More than 31,000 kilograms (68,000 pounds) of scales from the nocturnal mammal have…
The Security Council will on Friday hold an informal meeting on Myanmar to hear former UN chief Kofi Annan provide details of a report on the plight of Rohingya Muslims, diplomats said. The UN’s top political affairs official, Jeffrey Feltman,…