The 7th Dhaka Literary Festival (DLF) will begin on the premises of Bangla Academy here on November 16. The Cultural Affairs Ministry, Bangla Academy and Jatrik Production Limited (JPL) are jointly organizing the three-day literary event that will continue till…
Indian fishermen unload their morning catch as sari-clad women carrying buckets on their heads walk past street art that has transformed one of Mumbai’s oldest fishing docks into an exhibition space. Thirty artists from around the world have given the…
Milan,(AP/UNB) – Players from both teams slumped to the ground, the Swedes in exhausted ecstasy, the Italians in losers’ agony.On a starry night in Milan, four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in…
Buriram,(AP/UNB) – North Korea won on neutral ground again, moving the national soccer team closer to a spot at the 2019 Asian Cup.Kim Yu Song scored a hat trick to lead the North Koreans over Malaysia 4-1 in Group B…
New York,(AP/UNB) – Three former South American soccer officials went on trial Monday in a scandal that’s shaken the sport’s governing body, with U.S. prosecutors accusing them of taking millions of dollars in bribes and defense lawyers portraying them as…
Bonn, 13 Nov (Prerna Bomzan) – Developing countries, led by the Group of 77 and China, expressed concerns over the lack of progress on all finance related issues due to the lack of political will by developed countries, adding that…
Dhaka – The Election Commission is reported to have said they will not use Electronic Voting Machines in the next general election.
Dhaka – The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) on Monday demolished illegal stairs, ramps and extension portions of 20 houses at Uttara in capital Dhaka.
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the submission of the inquiry report in the Blogger Avijit murder case to December 11.
Dhaka – The High Court will deliver its verdict today (Tuesday) over the legality of the Supreme Court administration’s letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission asking it to halt an investigation into a graft allegation against Appellate Division judge Md Joynul…
Dhaka – A High Court bench on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over a probe report on the negligence of hospital authorities that forced a woman to give birth in the open place causing the death of the newborn near the Azimpur…
Dhaka – Four leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Pathargata unit, Barguna, have been expelled in connection with the murder an unidentified girl after rape at Barguna Patharghata College. They were expelled from the BCL emergency meeting on Sunday…
A total of 26 islands or chars emerged in the Bay of Bengal, near the coasts of three districts –Noakhali, Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong— in the last 10 years, Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif told Parliament on Monday.
An Iranian disaster management official says Iran’s death toll from Sunday’s powerful earthquake along the Iran-Iraq border has risen to 407.
The six-day border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) started today at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar today.
Trashing Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader’s allegation that Khaleda Zia expressed her rage against the Prime Minister at Suhrawardy Udyan rally, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday said her demand for a neutral election cannot be spite…
The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, seldom holds back. His antidrug crusade has led to the extrajudicial killings of thousands of people. He is fond of boasting about how he has personally killed criminals and even strangers. He unleashes…
The Catalan events pose a challenge to the sovereignty of the Spanish state as well as casting light on sovereignty in the EU. At stake is a redefinition of the concept and practice of sovereignty in Europe and much of…
-Climate change imperils one in four natural World Heritage sites, including coral reefs, glaciers, and wetlands — nearly double the number from just three years ago, a report said Monday.
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged arms trader along with arms from Chalkpara border area in Shibganj upazila early Monday.
Dhaka – Police arrested two men along with four cubs of tiger from Chanchra intersection area of Sadar upazila in Jessore on Monday morning.The arrestees were Rana Miah, 28, son of Mannan Bhuiyan, hailing from Palash upazila of Narsingdi district…
Dhaka – A female worker was killed and four other workers were injured in a mudslide while extracting stone from a quarry in Jaflong of Goainghat upazila in Sylhet early Monday.The deceased was identified as Champa Das, 17, daughter of…
Dhaka- Two minor children drowned in a pond at Sialdanga village in Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Monday.The deceased are Tamanna Khatun, 2, daughter of Asadul Gazi and 6 months old Maria Khatun, daughter of Abdus Sattar of Sialdanga village.
Dhaka – A brilliant century of Towhid Hridoy enabled Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team to almost assure the semifinal berth of the ACC Youth Asia Cup Cricket 2017 from Group A crushing hosts Malaysia by a massive 262 runs in their…
Dhaka- Water Development Board earned a straight 25-17, 25-8, 25-11 points ((3-0 sets) victory over Azad Sporting Club in the Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Monday.
Dhaka – Cox’s Bazar District tasted the first win in their 2nd match of the Chittagong Divisional Under-18 Cricket Tournament beating Chandpur District by five wickets at Women’s Complex ground in Chittagong on Monday.Earlier in the first match on Sunday,…
Dhaka- Police arrested a suspected woman peddler along with 500 grams of helm and 25 pieces of Yaba tablets from Sherpur area of Sadar upazila in Moulvibazar on Sunday evening.
Golmaal Again director Rohit Shetty and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil filmmaker Karan Johar are coming together not for a film but will be judges of an upcoming reality show tentatively called Ticket to Bollywood on Star Plus. After the success…
Bangladesh Diabetes Association (BDA) will conduct a fresh survey to find out the actual number of diabetes patients in the country. “We have a plan to conduct a pilot survey to get the actual figure of diabetes patients and depict…
The pound sank against its major peers on Monday as British Prime Minister Theresa May’s future looks increasingly uncertain, while Asian equities traders moved cautiously after a recent rally to multi-year highs. Markets have surged in recent weeks—with Wall Street…