A data-mining firm that worked for Donald Trump’s election campaign made an approach to WikiLeaks, founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday. The statement followed a report in the Daily Beast that Cambridge Analytica chief executive Alexander Nix made contact with…
By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 26 (IPS) – The prevailing “Take-Make-Dispose” linear economic model consisting of voracious depletion of natural resources in both production and consumption patterns have proved to be one of the world’s main killers due to the…
Dhaka – The Barisal Office of Bangladesh Bank in cooperation of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Barisal Zone organised Banker-SME entrepreneur view exchange and loan distribution program in collaboration with all the commercial banks and financial institutions of the region on…
Dhaka – The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) ended in Sochi of Russia. Over 25,000 young people of age between 18-35 from 185 countries including Bangladesh took part in the festival, held from October 14 to 22,…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Dr Imran H Sarker in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited provided 5 computers to Alhajj Aynuddin School, Nagorpur, Tangail under bank’s corporate social responsibility activities.
Dhaka – Leaders of global civil society organisations at a seminar in Dhaka yesterday expressed their concerns as what they said spaces for CSOs are shrinking in the global development processes.
Dhaka – The next Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) beginning in Dhaka on November 1 will focus on Rohingya crisis and its solutions.
Dhaka – Amari Dhaka is known for its innovative festivals throughout the year which is visited and liked by luxury delicacy enthusiasts. In line with the trend, this year paves way for a special one-of-a-kind arrangement as well.
Dhaka, Oct 26 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said Bangladesh and Myanmar will form a joint working group within November 30 next for the repatriation of Rohingyas who have taken shelter here in the face of persecution on…
Dhaka, Oct 26 – The Election Commission will decide on deployment of the army before the next general election which is still far away, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) said today.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced concern over the World Bank’s loan offer to Bangladesh to deal with the challenges emerged after Rohingyas took shelter in Bangladesh amid persecution in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. In a statement on Thursday,…
Danielle Nierenberg A new documentary from chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain, “WASTED! The Story of Food Waste” explores both the problem of food waste in the United States and possible solutions from around the globe. The documentary features renowned…
The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case lodged against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and five others till November 2 as the BNP leader could not complete placing her…
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his wife and children over family feud at Charbaria in the suburb area of the district town in Barisal on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Moktar Bepari, 45, a mason…
Dhaka- Members of Detective Branch of police arrested three suspected smugglers along with 9.33 kilograms of gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in the city on Wednesday night.The arrestees are-Md Faruque Ahmed, Meer Hossain and Md Shahin.
Dhaka- A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing his mentally challenged step grandfather in Rampal upazila in Bagerhat in 2014.The court also fined condemned convict Jahid Sheikh, 36, son of Mokammel Sheikh, a resident of…
Dhaka – Base Bangabandhu team clinched the Bangladesh Air Force Inter-Base Football title beating Base Zahurul Haque team by 4-1 goals in the final at the Bangladesh Air Force Base Zahurul Haque in Chittagong on Thursday.Sergeant Rauf of Bangladesh Air…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 football team will leave here for Tajikistan on Friday to play the AFC Under-19 Championship Qualifiers 2019, starting on October 29.Including eight officials, the 31-member Bangladesh side will take off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by…
Dhaka – Pirates of Chittagong and Regency Sporting Club won their respective matches in the Confidence Cement-CJKS First Dision Cricket League at two separte venues in Chittagong on Thursday.Pirates of Chittagong beat Railway SA by seven wickets at MA Aziz…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Ansar & VDP Women’s team confirmed their final berth in the 37th National Senior Table Tennis Championship beating Dhaka District team by straight 3-0 sets in the team-event semifinal at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
An international team of scientists have found the footprints of a giant carnivorous dinosaur that roamed southern Africa 200 million years ago, the first proof that T. Rex-like predators existed during the Early Jurassic period. The newly discovered dinosaur, named…
Two teams of scientists on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of programmable molecular machines that can seamlessly repair tiny but deadly errors in the genetic coding of living organisms. Taken together, the technologies expand the reach and precision of gene-editing,…
European Central Bank governors are expected Thursday to begin weaning the eurozone off the high doses of support they prescribed in recent years, but they remain far away from reaching their elusive inflation target. With healthy growth and sinking unemployment,…
Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban plastic bags in more than 100 coastal areas in a bid to halt the accumulation of ocean plastic. Bachelet said the move was aimed at “taking care of…
Popular Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and A-listed Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma’s wedding news sent fans into a tizzy. While many speculated it to be a mere rumour, Virushka fans couldn’t be happier. However, the verdict is out and the December…
Girija Devi, 88-year old iconic classical vocalist, fondly called the ‘Thumri queen’ passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday evening following a cardiac arrest. She was was admitted to the BM Birla Hospital in the morning today after complaining of chest…
Culture Desk Classical Dance Festival at BSA next month Caption: Srishti Director and dancer Anisul Islam Hero announces the Srishti-Meena Bazar Dance Drama Festival 2017, to be held from November 1-4, at a press conference on October 23. Centre and…
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati, Assam – More than one reason, India remains a hazardous place for hardcore journalists irrespective of the regimes in power at the national or province capitals. The populous country witnesses the murder of around five media…
Dhaka, Oct 26 – India’s issuance of visas to the people of Bangladesh has marked a sharp rise in recent months as the two neighbouring countries are considering people-to-people contacts as the biggest strength to bolster ties. Bangladeshi people constitute…