India’s powerful lower house of parliament has approved a bill making the practice of instant divorce illegal and punishable with up to three years imprisonment for offending husbands. The bill came months after India’s Supreme Court ruled that the Muslim…
Voting in six municipalities and 37 Union Parishads of different districts is underway on Thursday. The balloting started at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm without any break. Besides, by-polls to the chairman posts of six union parishads…
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Bangladesh achieved many things in the outgoing year – 2017 – but it also lost a number of prominent personalities, both in the political and cultural arenas – that will take time to heal the wounds.
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Over 40,000 farmers in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district, in northeast Bangladesh are in trouble as the floodwater in Haor areas (large water bodies) still remains stagnated, hampering Boro cultivation.
A briefing paper by ActionAid sets out key priorities on nutrition and ensuring the right to adequate food and nutrition for all. It cites that globally, one in three people are malnourished and if current trends continue, this number could…
Sea levels are rising because polar ice is melting. Polar ice is melting because greenhouse gases are warming the world.
Dhaka-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials arrested two Indian nationals along with foreign currencies worth Tk 18.41 Lakh in city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
Dhaka – A boy was killed and two others were injured in a fire which broke out at a slum in Block 2 of Ershadnagar in Tongi early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rana Ershad, 13, son of Monir Hossain…
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River halted for three hours caused by dense fog on Thursday morning.
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered ‘hundi’ money amounting to Tk 7 lakh from Putkhali border area in Benapole Port Police Station on Wednesday night.Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB took position on the banks…
Dhaka – Women’s International Master Rani Hamid and Women’s Fide Master Zakia Sultana shared the top slot in the Dr. Mirza Akmal Hossain Open FIDE Rating Women’s Chess Tournament securing 5 points each after the 6th and penultimate round of…
Brisbane, (AP/UNB) – Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International due to his “late start of preparation” for the new season.Brisbane International tournament director Cameron Pearson said Thursday that “we received word of his withdrawal this morning.”The joint…
By Chandra Muzaffar One hopes that the overwhelming rejection of the Trump Administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the 21st of December 2017 will compel Washington DC to rescind its…
Melbourne, Dec 28 (AP/UNB) – Alastair Cook kept his composure after England lost two crucial wickets to help steer his team toward a first-innings lead in the fourth Ashes test against Australia on Thursday.Cook added 30 runs to his overnight…
Milan,(AP/UNB) – AC Milan and its third-choice goalkeeper surprisingly edged city rival Inter Milan 1-0 after extra time to reach the semifinals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday.Patrick Cutrone scored in the 104th minute to book Milan a meeting with…
Dhaka, 27 Dec – Judge Shahed Nuruddin of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 fixed January 1 for next proceedings of the case lodged over the August 21 grenade when prosecution will place their arguments on legal points.
Dhaka, 27 Dec – On behalf of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her lawyer sought acquittal of his client on conclusion their argument for the 2nd day yesterday in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Rome, Italy, 26 Dec – Bioversity International has recently published a book on mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems. The book summarises evidence on the contribution of agricultural biodiversity to four interconnected dimensions: (1) diverse, healthy diets; (2) multiple benefits…
Dhaka, Dec 27 – In a special drive, detectives arrested some 56 suspected muggers from different areas of the capital on Tuesday night.
Khulna, Dec 27 – Huge raw jute were burnt down in a fire that broke out at two godowns of a jute mill by Bhatpara-Bejerdanga road in Phultala upazila early Wednesday.
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Scientists in Bangladesh have developed country’s first biotech rice variety giving farmers an answer to the difficulties they face in harvesting the staple with machines. Stems of BRRIdhan-86, the variety that got official release approval Wednesday,…
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the newly-commissioned officers of Bangladesh Army to remain always alert and ready for safeguarding the country’s hard-earned independence and sovereignty. “Keep in mind that the independence was earned in…
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has requested all to abstain from online-based virtual currency or crypto currency, like bitcoin, ethereum, ripple and litecoin as there is no legal framework of the currencies in any country across the world. “Virtual currency is not…
Japan’s nuclear watchdog Wednesday gave a formal green light to the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to restart two reactors, the first since the 2011 atomic crisis.
Culture Desk The third edition of National Dance Drama Festival was began on December 19 at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The five-day festival has been jointly organised by Bangladesh Dance Artistes Association and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The…
Culture Desk Written by Harunur Rashid and directed by Saiful Islam Mannu, ‘Putro’ was made in 2015. The long awaited Jaya Ahsan and Ferdous Ahmed’s “Putro” will see released in theatres on January 5, 2018.
Fans and critics are predicting that ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ will break ‘Baahubali 2’s’ box office record of 511.30 crore. The recently released spy thriller “Tiger Zinda Hai” starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif is breaking Bollywood records, one after another.
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government is harassing its chairperson Khaleda Zia in the name of trial in connection with cases filed against her out of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘personal vendetta’. “She (Khaleda) has been appearing before court…
Two training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday evening following a midair collision.
Dhaka – A police constable was arrested allegedly for taking toll forcibly from two people in front of Shishu Park in the city on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as constable Miraz Hossain.