The government today appointed Additional Inspector General of police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Javed Patwary, who has been serving the Special Branch (SB) of police as its head equivalent to secretary status since…
Though 2017 was marked by stories of humanitarian disasters around the world, many crises remain under the radar with devastating consequences for those affected, a new report says.
The dollar suffered fresh losses on Thursday after two of Donald Trump’s top cabinet members talked down the currency and hinted at a more belligerent trade policy. The sell-off in the greenback especially hit exporters on Japan’s Nikkei index, which…
Technology won’t always save us. A man blindly following his GPS app has driven an SUV with two passengers on board into an icy lake in the northeastern state of Vermont, local police said.
Mark E. Smith, the curmudgeonly frontman of The Fall whose ranting vocal style was the post-punk band’s most constant element over four decades, died Wednesday, his manager said. He was 60.
The nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards have been announced in Beverly Hills. Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis on Tuesday evening announced the nominations for the 2018 Oscar Awards. The 90th annual Academy Awards will be presented in a…
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who at 75 continues to experiment with new things, has sung an A-Capella song. “The many expressions for the A-Capella number I sang last night and shot today.
The head of Michigan State University (MSU) has resigned, hours after sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes. Lou Anna Simon had been facing pressure to step down. Nassar worked at MSU between 1997 and 2016.…
A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook has been vandalised in Melbourne in an apparent protest on the eve of Australia Day. The statue was found covered in paint on Thursday. Graffiti depicted an Aboriginal flag and the words:…
Savar (Dhaka), Jan 25 – A four-day international conference on Bengal Studies began at Jahangirnagar University campus on Thursday morning.
Rajshahi, Jan 25 – A schoolgirl was killed allegedly after rape at Madila village in Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi district on Monday night.
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Ekushey Padak winning author Shawkat Ali passed away at a city hospital on Thursday morning. He was 82.
Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on the Rohingya crisis.
President Donald Trump has said he is “looking forward” to being interviewed in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.
Dhaka- A young man was killed and two people suffered injuries allegedly in police firing at Telipara in Sitakunda in Chittagong on Wednesday night.
Dhaka – An unidentified man was killed in a road accident on the flyover in port city’s GEC intersection in Chittagong on Thursday morning.
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Australia’s in-form opener Aaron Finch is set to miss the fourth one-day international against England on Friday, in a setback for the hosts as they seek their first win of the series.
MADRID,(BSS/AFP) – Real Madrid crashed to a humiliating Copa del Rey exit on Wednesday when they were knocked out by little Leganes in the quarter-finals with under-fire coach Zinedine Zidane taking the blame.
Rome, 24 January– As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a ‘fragmented world’, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
Hamburg, 24 Jnsusty (PresseBox) – The Hamburg-based CEE reaches a new milestone – with its latest acquisition, the asset manager has increased its portfolio to 50 wind and solar farms. The total capacity of all renewable energy sources under the…
Savar (Dhaka), 24 Jan – A 3-day inter-disciplinary international conference on Mathematical and Physical Sciences Faculty subjects will begin at the Zahir Raihan auditorium and the Mathematics-Statistics Building in Jahangirnagar University (JU) on January 27.
Mymensingh, 24 Jan – The Hall conference of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) chapter was held on Wednesday.
Grameenphone Ltd. introduces a new call tariff for customers. With this offer all Grameenphone customers (excluding MyPlan and Business Solution post-paid users) can enjoy an attractive call tariff of 0.5 paisa per second.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has sent five certificates to Bangladesh endorsing the inscription of the historic 7th March Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty of five convicted people in the 2012 murder case of Jubair Ahmed, a student of Jahangirnagar University.The court also upheld life term to two convicts and acquitted four others.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday came down heavily on the civil society again describing them as the ‘dustbin of politics and power’.
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested five local leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islam Bangladesh along with four hand bombs and some Jihadi books from a Madrasah at Phultala Jamira area in Khulna on Wednesday morning.
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the Rohingya crisis on Wednesday laid emphasis on imposing arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar and its senior officials respectively to create a safe environment for Rohingyas to return to their homeland…
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people, including a woman, to death in connection with the killing of a farmer in Nabiganj upazila on June 22, 2008.
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Hyeon Chung has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time, following up his upset victory over six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win Wednesday…