Dhaka, May 31 – Two separate cases were filed with Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court against BNP’s Vice-Chairman Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury yesterday (Thursday) for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury is the younger brother…
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is playing a ‘foul game’ to prevent Khaleda’s release from jail only to allow the Prime Minister to settle her scores.
Expressing its deep concern over the ongoing countrywide anti-drug drive, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday demanded judicial investigation into the killings of over 100 alleged drug traders in ‘gunfights’ during the drive.
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, on Thursday said the relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasanchar Island in Noakhali would not be realistic right now as they first want to see what the facilities are available there.
Dubai is among the most expensive cities globally in terms of cost of living for expat families and the price of a cup of coffee but performs more favourably for purchasing power and millennial products, according to a study by…
The government of Bahrain is working on a draft law to create a new self-sponsored residency visa for foreign investors. The island kingdom’s Crown Prince Aalman bin Hamad Al Khalifa instructed the minister of interior to prepare the legislation, Bahrain…
Using the Titan supercomputer, an international research team Wednesday released a groundbreaking precise calculation of a fundamental property of protons and neutrons, known as the nucleon axial coupling.
“Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the latest prequel in the hugely popular film franchise, struggled to achieve escape velocity this holiday weekend, with a $103 million four-day take falling far below expectations.
Japan killed 122 pregnant minke whales during a highly controversial annual whaling expedition that Tokyo defends as scientific research but conservationists call “gruesome and unnecessary.”
Entertainment Desk Production work for the Eid special episode of Hanif Sanket’s magnum opus Ityadi is going on in full swing. Fagun Audio Vision reveals Ityadi will boast with an unconventional rhythmic talk show in this episode featuring four famous…
A new poster of the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju just landed on the internet and it features the first look of actor Anushka Sharma in the biopic. While it is difficult to guess who Anushka is portraying in the film,…
Chattogram, May 31 – A group of unidentified miscreants ransacked the house of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury at Goods Hill in the port city on Wednesday night.
127 killed by law enforcers during anti-narcotics drive Dhaka, May 31– A total of 323 people were killed in different incidents across the country during the month of May, according to a survey prepared by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC).…
Dhaka, May 31 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday extended the stay against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail until June 24 in two cases of murder and vandalism in Comilla.
By Danielle Nierenberg and Emily Payne New Orleans, United States, May 29 (IPS) – Many factors contribute to the cost of a tomato. For example, what inputs were used (water, soil, fertilizer, pesticides, as well as machinery and/or labor) to…
Geneva, 28 May (D. Ravi Kanth) – The United States, Australia, and Brazil attempted last week to hijack the Doha agriculture negotiations from the core ministerial mandates, but the large majority of developing countries, including China, India, Indonesia, and Egypt,…
Geneva, 29 May (D. Ravi Kanth) – China and South Africa have upped the ante for strengthening the flexibilities in the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement based on the repo rt prepared by the…
Incorporating biodiversity as a priority in agriculture can yield multiple benefits Rome 29 May 2018 – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has called for transformative changes in how we produce our food, grounded in sustainable agricultural systems capable of…
By BDS SOUTH AFRICA The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization, BDS South Africa, joins fellow Palestinian solidarity activists from across the globe in expressing our condolences on the passing of world-renowned physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking. In particular our condolences…
Dhaka, May 30 – Russia and Jordan have decided to intensify and step up their cooperation in the field of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
Dhaka, May 30 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 333 rd and 1st Women Branch named Mirpur Women Branch at Rupnagar of Mirpur, Dhaka on 30 May 2018, Wednesday.
Dhaka, May 30 – The Islami Bank Foundation organized a discussion on ‘Significance of Ramadan’ and hosted Iftar honoring its Doctors and consultants in a local hotel of the capital on 30 May 2018, Wednesday.
Dhaka, May 30 – The hearing of arguments on behalf of accused Saiful Islam Duke in the Grenade attack case and the other case filed in connection with the same incident under the Explosives Substances Act ended on Wednesday.
Dhaka, May 30 – The High Court on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the slow progress of the Basic Bank scam’s investigation and said that it could not do anything if the state watch-dog body played a silent role over the…
Dhaka, May 30 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is likely to hear Thursday on the government appeals filed against the High Court order that granted bail for six months to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two Comilla…
Dhaka, May 30 – Eighteen Additional Judges were appointed to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday raising the number of HC judges to 98.
Dhaka– BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has prevented its leaders and activists from distributing iftar items and clothes among the destitute, marking party founder Ziaur Rahman’s death anniversary.
Dhaka – The body of a female school teacher was recovered from Betua village in Shalanga upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday.
Dhaka – The super-five matches of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League begins on Friday (June 1) at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here with league leader Dhaka Mohammedan SC takingon Ajax SC in theopening match at…
Dhaka- Right-arm paceman Abul Hasan Raju to replace injury grabbed pacer Mustafizur Rahman in the Bangladesh squad to play the three-match Twenty20 International series against Afghanistan beginning on June 3 in the Indian city of Dehradun.