European Central Bank governors are expected Thursday to begin weaning the eurozone off the high doses of support they prescribed in recent years, but they remain far away from reaching their elusive inflation target. With healthy growth and sinking unemployment,…
Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban plastic bags in more than 100 coastal areas in a bid to halt the accumulation of ocean plastic. Bachelet said the move was aimed at “taking care of…
Popular Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and A-listed Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma’s wedding news sent fans into a tizzy. While many speculated it to be a mere rumour, Virushka fans couldn’t be happier. However, the verdict is out and the December…
Girija Devi, 88-year old iconic classical vocalist, fondly called the ‘Thumri queen’ passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday evening following a cardiac arrest. She was was admitted to the BM Birla Hospital in the morning today after complaining of chest…
Culture Desk Classical Dance Festival at BSA next month Caption: Srishti Director and dancer Anisul Islam Hero announces the Srishti-Meena Bazar Dance Drama Festival 2017, to be held from November 1-4, at a press conference on October 23. Centre and…
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati, Assam – More than one reason, India remains a hazardous place for hardcore journalists irrespective of the regimes in power at the national or province capitals. The populous country witnesses the murder of around five media…
Dhaka, Oct 26 – India’s issuance of visas to the people of Bangladesh has marked a sharp rise in recent months as the two neighbouring countries are considering people-to-people contacts as the biggest strength to bolster ties. Bangladeshi people constitute…
Dhaka, Oct 26 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the continuity of the government is ‘very much indispensable’ to maintain the continuity of the development activities in the country.
Dhaka, Oct 26 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Thursday defended his remark that Ziaur Rahman, the founder of BNP, reestablished multi-party democracy in the country.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army men detained six members of the police’s Detective Branch on the charge of kidnapping a businessman and extorting Tk 1.7 million in ransom from his family before releasing him at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, according to…
The British car designed to go 1,000mph (1,610km/h) will make its first public runs in Cornwall later. Bloodhound SSC is conducting initial “slow-speed” trials and should get up to about 200mph (320km/h) on the runway at Newquay Airport. Driven by…
Mourners in Thailand are marking the main part of the five-day funeral ceremony for the country’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The revered king died in October 2016 aged 88. A series of Buddhist rites began in the royal palace before…
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested three young men from Khalisha Kotal bordering area in Phulbari upazila early Wednesday while entering into the country without valid documents.
Basel,(AP/UNB) – Two-time Swiss Indoors champion Juan Martin del Porto beat Joao Sousa 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 to advance to the second round on Wednesday.The fourth-seeded Del Potro dominated with his serve and sent down nine aces and 19 service winners…
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Sven Ulreich saved former teammate Timo Werner’s penalty in a shootout to send Bayern Munich through to the third round of the German Cup at Leipzig’s expense on Wednesday.With the game deadlocked at 1-1 after extra time, both…
Madrid, (AP/UNB) – Atletico Madrid could only manage a 1-1 draw at third-division club Elche as Spain’s leading clubs struggled in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao also flopped in their first-leg matches against third-tier teams. Villarreal…
PARIS, (BSS/AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has said Neymar needs to learn not to respond to provocation after the world’s most expensive player was sent off against Marseille last weekend. The 222 million-euro ($264 million) Brazilian picked up a…
Dhaka – Harun Patwari, 50, a resident of Chapatia villge in Matlab (South) upazila, has been passing his days with a number of tumours, including one weighing 15 kg, bearing immense pain and sufferings.It is not possible for Harun, a…
Chittagong – Peacempire—funded by 120 Under 40 project—organizes Family Planning Dialogue on June 12 in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. A number of 310 plus participants attended the seminar. The attendees include intermediate students, undergrad students, young parents, community workers,…
The US-based medical devices industry through the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has approached the US Trade Representative (USTR) with a demand to partially or fully suspend or withdraw India’s benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). This is…
Dhaka – The government will take a decision on city’s sitting service next week after getting recommendations of the committee, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday. The committee which formed earlier on city’s sitting service carrying…
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will appear before the Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka today in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases lodged against her and others. Her counsel of the cases, advocate Zakir…
Savar – A 2-day long seminar on “Philosophy of Bengal: Tracing Nature and Origin” started on Wednesday at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus.
Dhaka – The BNP on Wednesday called upon the government to hold talks with opposition political parties to find out a way for holding a free, fair and acceptable election.
Dhaka – In a maiden initiative, the Supreme Court authority has decided to observe the date of December 18 in every calendar year as the “Supreme Court Day”. The apex court took the unanimous decision in a full-court meeting led…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said the country is now having a very serious problem with its economic management following the huge influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh. “Right now, we’ve a very serious problem with our economic management as…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans to build a new city on the Red Sea coast, promising a lifestyle not available in today’s Saudi Arabia as he seeks to remake the kingdom in a time of dwindling resources.…
The capital Dhaka witnessed construction of six flyovers since 2009 while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open one more of the structures to further ease the city’s notorious traffic congestions. Officials said six flyovers, with Mayor Hanif being…
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi today said her country was set to return Rohingyas as home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal met her a day after talks with his Burmese counterpart at Naypyidaw on the repatriation issue, officials said. “Myanmar…
Sometime in 2014, a group of analysts walked into the office of Eugene Kaspersky, the ebullient founder of Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, to deliver some sobering news. Kaspersky’s anti-virus software had automatically scraped powerful digital surveillance tools off a…