Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sent national cricketer Arafat Sunny to jail in a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.Metropolitan Magistrate Sharufuzzaman Ansari passed the order when Shariful Islam, sub-inspector of Mohammadpur Police Station…
Around 70 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, including five seriously, at a private indoor karting event in central Belgium on Saturday, authorities said. The incident took place at around 8:30pm at a newly opened indoor karting venue in Wavre, a…
Business Desk Stocks opened week upward on Sunday with all the indices at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges finishing upwards on higher activities of large-cap securities. Major sectors including food and allied, insurance and service and real estate finished higher…
Month long Jasim Pollimela (village fair) concluded on Saturday evening here at the premises of poet Jasimuddin’s ancestral home at Gobindapur in the suburb of the town. Faridpur Jasim Foundation and District Administration organised the fair coinciding the 114th birth…
Technology firms must up their game in tackling “fake news”, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said Saturday, calling for a major public information campaign. “All of us technology companies need to create some tools that help diminish the volume of…
Cultural Desk Innovative and out-of-the-box contents are the reasons why magazine ‘Panchforon’ is liked by the viewers for about a decade now. Fagun Audio Vision’s brainchild magazine show ‘Panchforon’ focusing on special occasions only, will now take on the Valentine’s…
Cultural Desk Oscar winning music director A.R. Rahman, reportedly set to make his directorial debut along with a Toronto-based company, says he wants to look into artistic tie-ups between India and Canada. Rahman on Tuesday night took to Facebook to…
Dhaka – A college student was beaten to death reportedly by rivals at Navaran in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Saturday night.The victim was identified as Biplob, 18, a student of Navaran Degree College and son of Nazrul Islam, a…
Dhaka – A stone quarry worker was killed and two others were injured when part of a hillock collapsed on them while lifting stones from Shah Arpin in Companiganj upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Anis, 36, son of…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNB): Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim scored his fifth century and his side collected 357 runs for 8 wickets during first session on the fourth day of the one-off Test against India in Hyderabad on Sunday.Bangladesh trail by…
Dhaka- Members of Detective Branch (DB) arrested 10 people for allegedly impersonating its members from the city’s Sabujbagh area on Saturday night.Tipped off, a team of DB police conducted a drive in the area and arrested the 10 people who…
Dhaka – A man reportedly committed suicide after killing his wife over a family feud at Birinchi village in Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Jalal Uddin and his wife Pakhi Begum, residents of Birinchi village.The…
Dhaka, Feb 12 – As incidents of juvenile crime have marked a sharp rise, the Police Headquarters has asked all the police units across the country to prepare the lists of area-based teenage groups indulging in various criminal activities to…
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team skipper Mushfiqur Rahman joined the 3000-run club on the third day of the one-off Test against India in Hyderabad on Saturday.He raised the first century-stand for Bangladesh against India with Shakib Al Hasan, who also…
Dhaka, Feb 12 – At least 11 people, including two women and one child, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Darikandi on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Belabo upazila on Sunday…
More than 200 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand on Saturday have refloated themselves and returned to sea. But conservation officials have warned that they could still turn back to the beach at Farewell Spit, South Island.…
An experimental new type of male contraceptive that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials. Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis.
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military says, in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president.
Dhaka – A Business Development Conference of Dhaka North Zone, Dhaka East Zone and Corporate Branches in Dhaka city of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on February 11, 2017, Saturday at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower.
Dhaka – The BNP thinks the allegation of graft in Padma Bridge project is the issue, and the Canada court verdict finding ‘no proof’ of bribery conspiracy in the case is not worthy of consideration, bdnews24.com reported on Saturday.
Benapole, Feb 11 – Flower farmers of Jhikargacha in Jessore district, one of the largest flower markets of the country, expect to sell flowers worth over Tk 20 crore ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine’s Day and International Mother Language Day.
Dhaka – Leaders of journalists unions and the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity have decided to launch fresh movement to press their demand for arrest of the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Nahar Runi to bring them to justice.
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Bottle gourd farming on fallow lands of fisheries is gaining popularity in the district of Bagerhat due to its less production cost.
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday alleged that BNP is trying to make the new Election Commission (EC) controversial apprehending a debacle in the next general election like Narayanganj city polls.
Wellington, Feb 11 (AP/UNB) — A new pod of 240 whales swam aground at a remote New Zealand beach on Saturday just hours after weary volunteers managed to refloat a different group of whales following an earlier mass stranding. In…
Dhaka, Feb 11 – A Canada court has dismissed the graft allegation in Padma Bridge project and acquitted three business executives of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. throwing out wiretap evidence and saying the wiretap applications were based on gossip and rumour,…
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today said the Canadian court verdict binning Padma Bridge Corruption Case indicated a plot behind the Padma Bridge scam. “The Canadian court trying the Padma Bridge corruption case…
Manila, Feb 11 (XINHUA) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rattled a southern Philippine city on Friday night has risen to at least 15, an official said on Saturday.
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered eight human skeletons smuggled from India at Ghoshpara in the city early Saturday.A BGB patrol team of Majardia Border Outpost, led by Habildar M Nazrul Islam, recovered the…
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s cricket team awfully suffered a six-wicket defeat against South Africa in their last Group-B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier at P Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday.Bangladesh scored a tiny figure of…