Prince’s purple-clad fans were converging Friday on Minnesota for a celebration of the pop legend one year after his sudden death, but discord over commercialization of his legacy clouded the anniversary. Prince’s Paisley Park estate—once mythically hermetic but opened since…
Australian researchers have been left surprised by a rare bird of prey that travelled more than 3,000 km from its natural habitat. Michael Mulvaney, a senior ecologist at the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Environment and Planning Directorate, said a tracker…
The International Monetary Fund renewed its warnings against protectionism on Thursday as nationalist political trends threaten trade integration on both sides of the Atlantic. As the IMF and World Bank kicked off what are normally staid meetings, with central bankers…
Honk Kong – Media OutReach – 21 April 2017 – The 4th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC2017@HK), which is organised by the Hong Kong Climate Change Forum and begins Friday (21 April 2017), aims at accelerating momentum on combating…
New New – On Friday, April 14, 2017 the Georgia Chapter of the Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL) was established under the leadership of Dr. Rashid Malik as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Md. Ali…
Dhaka, Apr 21 – Two people were killed when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Kalarampur in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh on early Friday.
Dhaka, Apr 21 – Police in separate drives arrested seven war crimes suspects from their houses in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Southwest Bangladesh early Friday.
Dhaka, Apr 21 (UNB) – Another worker who sustained burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill at Gopalganj in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur district on Wednesday died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Friday, raising the death…
Dhaka, Apr 21 (UNB) – A woman and her young daughter suffered burn injuries in an acid attack by miscreants at Tarafsadulla village in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha, in northern Bangladesh, on Thursday night.
Paris, Apr 21 (AP/UNB) — A gunman opened fire on police on Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard Thursday night, killing one officer and wounding three people before police shot and killed him. The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for the…
Indore,(AP/UNB) — Mumbai Indians handed Kings XI Punjab a fourth straight loss with a crushing eight-wicket win in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.Terrific half-centuries by opener Jos Buttler then Nitish Rana for Mumbai trumped Hashim Amla’s maiden Twenty20 century.Mumbai’s…
Madrid,(AP/UNB) — There were no boos or jeers at the Camp Nou after Barcelona’s elimination to Juventus in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.Instead, the crowd of more than 96,000 chanted loudly in appreciation for the team’s effort in trying…
Manchester,(AP/UNB) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Manchester United’s lengthening injury list on Thursday, with manager Jose Mourinho saying his outlook is “fairly negative” about the striker.Ibrahimovic limped off in the final seconds of normal time in the Europa League game against…
Dhaka – A day-labourer was electrocuted at Ramnagar village in Dhanut upazila in Bogra on Thursday.
Dhaka – Police arrested a fugitive convict from Kansat in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Thursday.Tipped off, police raided the area and arrested Abdul Baten, 34, son of Ali Azgar of Kalupur village in the upazila around 1 pm, said…
Dhaka – Two people were killed when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Kalarampur in Nandail upazila on Friday.
Dhaka – The BNP on Thursday called upon the government to find out way how to bring the party to participate in the next general elections. “There will be no benefit by intimidating the BNP of cancellation of its registration.…
The pro-Awami League teachers, known as the Yellow Panel, have won all of the 15 committee posts in the Rajshahi University Teacher’s Association (RUTA) election on Thursday.
Dhaka – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), central intelligence and security service of the United States of America (USA), is keen to work with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in order to preventing militancy funding and money laundering between two…
Dhaka – The Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader Thursday said their arch rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would not repeat its mistake by boycotting the next polls scheduled to be held in 2019.
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced a man to life in the prison in connection with the murder of a Korean citizen in November 2011 in Gulshan area.
Dhaka – Police pressed charges against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in a defamation case as she allegedly defamed freedom fighters through associating them with war criminals.
Dhaka – The city bus services resumed their operations in the capital Thursday after the government withdrew its embargo on the gate-locked or sitting services.
Dhaka – To celebrate the launch of the revised EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, the European External Action Service is partnering with Plan International to organise a global youth takeover of EU…
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of robbers at Deulir intersection in Keshabpur upazila early Thursday.Tipped off that two robber gangs were exchanging fire in the area, a team of police went…
Dhaka – Six people, including two siblings, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Noakhali, Barisal and Sirajganj districts from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.In Noakhali, two siblings — M Sharif, 8, and Lipi Aktar, 10, children of Khorshed Alam…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested five people, including two women, along with 52000 Yaba tablets from Sitakundu upazila and the city early Thursday.The arrestees are—Rojia Begum, 40, Gulbahar Begum, 40, Saiful Sheikh, 27,…
Dhaka – Siddikur Rahman placed joint 60th after the 1st round of the US$ 1.37 million Panasonic Open Japan held at Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course on Thursday.
Dhaka – Moulvibazar District emerged zonal champion to reach the final round of the Independence and National Day Kabaddi Tournament beating Dinajpur District by 45-18 points at Kabaddi Stadium here on Thursday.
Dhaka – A 30-member Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team reached China safely on Thursday to play five friendly matches against local selections in the Xian South West city of China from April 22 to 26.Bangladesh U-16 team will play five…