By Jonathan Cook Nazareth: At first glance, the decision last week by the Trump administration, followed immediately by Israel, to quit the United Nation’s cultural agency seems strange. Why penalise a body that promotes clean water, literacy, heritage preservation and…
Daniel Ruiz de Garibay The Second Committee has approved the Proposal for a Resolution which the United Nations General Assembly will adopt in mid-December.
Prof. M Zahidul Haque Dhaka – The written test for admitting students to the Ist semester of various courses under four faculties for the 2017-18 academic session of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka was recently held peacefully amid tight security.
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) Sunday said the election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) would be held when the local government will announce the post vacant for the demise of Annisul Huq.
Dhaka – The charge sheet in Holey Artisan attack case will be submitted by this month said Monirul Islam, Chief of CCounter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) on Sunday.
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened Ranishankail Branch as its 329th Branch at College Road of Ranishankail Upazila of Thakurgaon District on December 3, 2017, Sunday.
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday extended the time for the government till December 10 to issue a gazette notification on lower court judges’ conduct rules.
Stargazers are in for a treat on Sunday when they look up at the so-called “supermoon,” when the Moon appears bigger and brighter in the sky as it moves closer to Earth
Pollution stopped play on Sunday in the third Test between India and Sri Lanka, and visiting coach Nic Pothas said
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man ‘along with a foreign pistol’ from Bhangna Hatkhola in Keraniganj upazila in Keraniganj on Saturdayevening.
Dhaka- Two people were killed and another one was injured in separate road accidents at Shantola near Jessore Cantonment on Jessore-Jhenidah road here on Sunday.The deceased were identified as- Mongol Gazi, 85 and Abdur Rahim, 55, son of Shukur Ali…
Dhaka- At least 14 houses were torched in sporadic clashes between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy in Lakshmiganj area of Sadar upazila.Witnesses said two groups of people led by ward No. 2 councilor of Madaripur municipality Moniruzzaman Aktar…
Paris,AP/UNB) – Despite one of the smallest budgets in the top flight, promoted Strasbourg produced the biggest upset in the French league so far by beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Saturday.Strasbourg, just above the relegation zone, inflicted on the super-rich…
Dhaka- Sylhet Sixers secured a must-win game against early-outran Chittagong Vikings by the highest 10-wicket margin victory to keep their last hope of the last-four race alive in the 37th match of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at…
Dhaka- Bangladesh Customs Sports Club emerged champions in the 2nd Masters and Invitational Athletics Competition securing 34 gold, 25 siver and 25 bronze medals at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday.Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) finished runners-up collecting…
Dhaka – The Centre of the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) Red team clinched the Friendly Wheelchair Basketball Competition title beating CRP Green team by 24-18 points at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium here on Sunday.
Dhaka – In a battle of two lowly teams, Arambagh Krira Sangha beat Mukijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 2-0 goals in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday.
Dhaka – Khulna Titans will need 148 runs for a victory against Rangpur Riders with the latter’s fate of getting a last-four berth still hanging in balance in the seven-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament.Batting first after winning the…
Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, on Sunday celebrated its first anniversary in Dhaka, the capital and megacity of Bangladesh.
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has briefed Bangladesh’s Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury about progress of a new rice type, which once released would revolutionize the world’s overall cereal production.
-Stocks at the country’s prime bourse-Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)-opened the week today a mixed as its broader index witnessed a marginal fall on lower transactions.
Pope Francis has said he did not negotiate truths in the meeting with Myanmar’s military leaders including armed forces’ commander in chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as he met them during his Burma tour.
The latest flagship generation of giant apple brand iPhone X has already started taking pre-order and will be in the Bangladesh market for sale from Thursday.
The High Court on Sunday ordered payment of Tk 4.62 as compensation to the family of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud in a case filed over his death in a road accident.
The Election Commission (EC) is ready to hold the by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) within the next 90 days as the post fell vacant following the death of Annisul Huq. The Commission will start…
Priyanka Chopra starrer ‘A Kid Like Jake’ has been selected for the Sundance Film Festival, which will take place in January. The Indian actress said the film is a story that needs to be “told and seen”Priyanka on Thursday tweeted,…
Entertainment Desk One of the top class model and actress in Bangladeshi TV & Film media Jaya Ahsan has signed up for yet another Bangla film in Kolkata.Jaya Ahsan is playing the role of Jibanananda’s wife Labonno Das in the…
The sensational latest flagship generation of giant apple brand iPhone X will be available in the Bangladesh market on Thursday. Compustar PVT Limited (CPL), the only authorized dealers of iPhone in Bangladesh, will formally launch the iPhone X on Wednesday…
A photography competition on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), the first ever in Bangladesh, has been launched recently in the capital with a view to raising awareness on disaster preparedness. Dhaka City North Corporation (DNCC) and SEEDS Asia, a Japan-based organisation,…
Arctic and major fishing nations, including China, announced Friday that they have agreed to a moratorium on commercial fishing in Arctic waters before a fishery in the icy region is even feasible. The far north is warming at nearly twice…