Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested five Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists, including its Sadar upazila unit ameer, form Dighalbagh village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The detainees are Abdul Kuddus, ameer of Sadar upazila unit of Jamaat, Abul Kalam,…
Dhaka – Police here on Sunday night arrested two people in Boalia in the district in connection with the rape of a college girl and taking video footage of the incident.The arrestees are Sohel Rana alias Ekram, 25, son of…
Dhaka – Police arrested a former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader from a school playground in the district town early Monday.The arrestee is Mostaque Ahmed Shahin, former president of district unit BCL.
Dhaka – A brilliant century by Johnson Charles guided Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Rangpur Riders to a comfortable score of 192 for 3 in 20 overs against Tamim Iqbal-led Comilla Victorians in the 2nd qualifier of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League…
A man with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour, law enforcement officials…
India’s main opposition Congress party on Monday named Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the country’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, as party president. Gandhi was elected to the post unopposed and succeeds his mother, Sonia Gandhi, for the top job in the…
A train has struck and killed five elephants as they crossed over tracks at a tea plantation in northeast India, an official said Monday. The elephants, including a pregnant female, were part of a larger herd wandering through the plantation…
Dhaka – The government on Monday issued service rules and conduct for lower court judges, two days before the Appellate Division was scheduled to hold a hearing on the matter. “The 24-page Gazette was issued and sent to BG Press…
Saudi Arabia will allow public cinemas for the first time in more than 35 years, the latest religiously-inspired restriction to fall as the kingdom strives to overhaul the economy. The first multiplexes are expected to open in March 2018, the…
Human Rights Watch has arranged for 24 landmarks across the globe to shine bright blue on December 10, 2017, to celebrate Human Rights Day, the organization announced today. From New York to Sydney, Taipei to Toronto, the world will glow…
With a view to reaching electricity supply to every house of the country, the government is working relentlessly to bring 460 upazilas under 100 percent electrification by December 2018.
A two member delegation of the Mechatronics Engineering Department of Kyungsung University, South Korea today paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman at his office on the campus. The delegation members are Professor Jin-Woo Ahn…
The ‘Credit Wholesaling Programme’ of the SME Foundation is getting momentum with significant rise in its credit recipients, according to SME Foundation official.
The body of French rocker Johnny Hallyday was greeted by mournful fans late Sunday on the Caribbean island of St Barts, the paradise bolthole where the millionaire singer owned a cherished home and asked to be buried.
One in 3 internet users worldwide is a child while too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world and to increase their access to safe online content, UNICEF said in its annual flagship report…
Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by thepowerful crown prince that are shaking up the ultra-conservative kingdom.
Dhaka – Two cattle traders were killed in a road accident on Magura-Jessore road at Jagla in Magura on Sunday night.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged arms trader along with arms from Losmanpur area in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Sunday night.
Dhaka – A case has been filed in connection with seizure of a truck carrying 176 sacks of rice meant for open market sale (OMS) at Sapura in the city.
Dhaka – Police recovered a floating body of an unidentified man from Padma river in Rajshahi on Monday morning.
Athens, (AP/UNB) – Dimitris Pelkas scored twice as PAOK thrashed Panathinaikos 4-0 Sunday in the Greek league.Pelkas scored in the eight minute with a swerving long-range shot and made it 2-0 in the 51st from close up after evading three…
Lisbon,(AP/UNB) – Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar scored a hat trick in FC Porto’s 5-0 victory at Setubal on Sunday, restoring its lead of the Portuguese league.
A wave of anger against a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has spread from Asia, through the Middle East, to North Africa, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to denounce the controversial move.
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Forward Valere Germain ended his scoring drought in the French league with two goals as Marseille beat Saint-Etienne 3-0 Sunday.After joining from defending champion Monaco in the offseason, Germain made a bright start with a hat trick on…
Dhaka, Dec 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Paris on Monday morning on a three-day official visit to attend ‘One Planet Summit’.
Dhaka – The BNP has presented its statistics of murders, abduction and ‘cooked-up’ charges against its leaders, and said that the Awami League government has made human rights disappear from Bangladesh.
French baby milk formula maker Lactalis has ordered a global product recall over fears of salmonella contamination. Health authorities in France said 26 infants in the country have become sick since early December.
Chandpur, Dec 10 – The body of businessman Saheb Ali, who was missing since 5th Dec, was recovered from Baghulia-Dighirpar bridge area of Kachua Upazila on Sunday morning.
Stockholm, Dec 11 (AP/UNB) — An American researcher who shared this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine bluntly criticized political developments at home in his address at the awards’ gala banquet Sunday night. Michael Rosbash, who was honoured for his work…
by Dr.-Nelum-Deepika-Udagama Today (Dec 10) is Human Rights Day “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” The above quotation is from Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration was adopted by…