Dhaka- The all-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has selected the 14 member India ‘A’ squad for the two-day practice game to be played against Bangladesh at Gymkhana Ground.Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav…
Dhaka – A garment worker was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at section-7 of Mirpur in the city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Taslima, 32, wife of Nur-E-Alam. She used to live in a rented house at…
Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer, British food scientists are warning. Acrylamide is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried…
Dhaka – A fire broke out at in a readymade garment factory in Sagorika area in Chittagong on Sunday morning.The fire broke out in Bintax factory at about 9:40 am, said Mohammad Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chittagong fire service.
Entertainment Desk Filmmaker Karan Johar has praised Hrithik Roshan’s performance in Kaabil and has called him a “powerhouse of talent”. Karan took to Twitter to congratulate Hrithik for his act as a blind man driven to avenge. “As a filmmaker…
Dhaka – “La La Land” has won top honors at the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards.The guild recognized the candy-colored musical with its Darryl F. Zanuck Award for theatrical motion picture production at a ceremony Saturday night in Beverly Hills,…
While the shooting of the Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh starrer Padmavati was on in full swing at the Jaigarh Fort in Rajasthan, a mob of protestors barged in and vandalised the set. What comes in as a…
As US President Donald Trump pushes hard for goods to be “made in America,” how realistic is it to expect Apple to stop manufacturing its iconic devices in China? The freshly installed president vowed while campaigning that he would force…
French actress Emmanuelle Riva, star of 1959 classic “Hiroshima Mon Amour” and more recently the oldest best actress Oscar nominee in a late-career revival, died Friday from cancer. She was 89. Riva died in Paris “after a long illness,” her…
A fishing boat glides across the shimmering surface of Europe’s oldest lake, a haven of biodiversity and a UNESCO World Heritage Site—one that conservationists warn faces multiple development threats. Lake Ohrid, which straddles the mountainous border of Macedonia and Albania,…
A statue of Princess Diana has been commissioned by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, 20 years after her death. The two princes said that “the time is right to recognise her positive impact” with a permanent statue.
New York, Jan 29 (AP/UNB)— New York City’s Kennedy airport became a scene of anguish and desperation Saturday for the families of people detained after arriving in the U.S. from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Beverly Hills, Jan 29 (AP/UNB) — The motion picture academy calls “extremely troubling,” the possible visa ban of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose feature film “The Salesman” is nominated for a best foreign language Oscar.
Dhaka, Jan 29 – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Sutabil in Atgharia upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
Washington, Jan 29 (AP/UNB) — A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Dhaka – An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts recently concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to Belarus, which is constructing its first ever nuclear power plant with Russia’s assistance. The SEED team reviewed…
“If a CD or DVD is found stuck in your player, you’re in deep trouble” Ji-Min Kang This week’s Ask a North Korean deviates somewhat from our usual formula. Instead of publishing answers to reader’s questions, we’re publishing the second…
Dhaka – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a woman from the city’s Gulshan area early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rani, 35, daughter of late Shahjahan. Hailing from Jamalpur, she used to reside at Kuril in the city with…
Dhaka – Table topper Shinepukur Cricket Club enjoyed an eight-wicket victory against Uttara Sporting Club in the nine-round game of Dhaka First Division Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) Ground 3, Savar on Saturday.Batting first after winning the…
Dhaka – East End Club and Purbachal Parisad won their respective matches in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium on Saturday.East End Club beat City Club Uttara by 3-1 goals. Samir, Gani and…
Dhaka – Islami Bank East Zone pace bowler Abu Jayed’s five-for debacle the Walton Central Zone’s batting-line restricting them at 224 runs in the1st innings on day one of the four-day-match Bangladesh Cricket league (BCL) at Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra…
The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration on Saturday to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement programme was vital.US President Donald Trump on Friday put…
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Saturday lamented that justice cannot be ensured in many cases for the hapless people for lack of capable lawyers to defend them at district level. “The Constitution stipulates that everyone is equal in the…
Dhaka – Describing the search panel members as revered persons, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday hoped that they will propose the names of acceptable persons to constitute a neutral Election Commission (EC). Speaking at a programme at his…
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said the present government is committed to protecting human rights and dignity of the country’s all citizens.
The leading European human rights organization, Council of Europe, has slammed both Israel and Egypt over the blockade against Gaza in a new report, branding the policy a form of “collective punishment” against Gazans. The report also accuses Israel of…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank will unveil its 2nd half yearly (January-July) monetary policy statement (MPS) of the current fiscal year on Sunday. There will be a plan in the new policy to continue support towards achieving GDP growth target set…
British journalists were locked outside of the White House because their dates of birth were submitted in UK format – and it baffled the Secret Service. Prime Minister Theresa May today became the first world leader to visit the new…
Dhaka – Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday stressed the need for taking measures to enact an effective law with collective efforts to make the country’s roads safe.
Melbourne, Jan 28 (AP/UNB) — Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in Saturday’s Australian Open final.