Culture Desk Dhallywood superstars Shakib Khan and Misha Shawdagar Shahid Hasan has finally declared that they will be working together after more than a year in the upcoming film “Captain Khan.” Speculations were made that they might not work together…
” Asia needs nuclear energy to meet its economic, energy and environmental goals” according to Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association, who was speaking at the Sustainable Energy Technology Asia 2018 conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Nuclear energy is…
Mahmud Hafiz It was a shocking experience for an investigative environmental journalist to see the exhibits of foreign materials collected from stomach of a dead gray whale at the pacific science center, Seattle, USA. Because he is already aware of…
Rome, 21 March – On World Water Day 2018, a new report released by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that sustainable investment in freshwater ecosystems in developing countries helps farmers reduce the impact from floods, droughts and…
Dhaka – Locals have caught three fake environment officials while extorting money from a brick kiln at Nagarparh in Muradnagar upazila in Comilla and handed them over to police.
Dortmund,(AP/UNB) – Sprint star Usain Bolt is set to train with German soccer team Borussia Dortmund on Friday.
Key Biscayne,(AP/UNB) – The match ended with Serena Williams grinning at the net. She saved her worst shot for last, and after a rare first-round defeat she had to laugh.
Auckland,(AP/UNB) – New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl Thursday in the first cricket test against England at Eden Park that will see the return of allrounder Ben Stokes to the visitors’ lineup.
Boris Johnson has likened the way President Putin is promoting the World Cup in Russia to Hitler’s notorious use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The UK foreign secretary said Labour MP Ian Austin was “completely right” to say Russia’s president…
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political…
Dhaka, Mar 21 – BNP’s senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday said the ‘developing country’ title for Bangladesh is pointless as it now lacks democracy.
Dhaka, March 21 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will appeal to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court to increase the imprisonment term of the former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.
Dhaka, March 21 – An accused in a case filed for leaking questions of police recruitment test was placed on remand for a day to quiz him in connection with the crime.
Mymensingh, March 21 – A teacher of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) was found allegedly in moral abatement at an adjacent area of university on Tuesday night.
Dhaka, March 21 – In a rare development, the High Court on Wednesday declared two people innocent after they were serving in jail for three years, twenty nine years ago in connection with a cattle smuggling case.
Dhaka, March 21 – The government has taken all preparations to celebrate the graduation of the country from the group of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to developing country with elaborate programmes across the country including the capital today.
Dhaka, March 21 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) jointly organized a two-day international technical workshop titled ‘Liquidity Management Tools for Islamic Financial Institutions’.
by Simon Wren-Lewis This post is inspired by another, by Jan-Werner Müller. I have talked about Müller’s ideas on populism before. This particular post is a plea to focus less on the voters who elect populist politicians, and more on…
by John Kay I wish we would stop using the word Capitalism. It is a 19th-century term, derived from 19th-century economic philosophy. But today people who would run a mile from any suggestion that they had Marxist sympathies freely use…
ABUJA(BSS/AFP) – Boko Haram jihadists have released 76 of the 110 schoolgirls that were abducted from the northeastern town of Dapchi in February, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said “the 76 are those…
CHITTAGONG- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked Bangladesh Navy to use their efficiency and integrity in tapping sea resources in view of the country’s now expanded maritime boundary.
Dhaka – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of US$800,000 from the Netherlands embassy in Bangladesh. The money will be spent to scale up an initiative on rice fortification which is implemented by WFP in…
Dhaka – UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett on Wednesday warned of a “race against time” to protect Rohingyas from the worst impacts of the upcoming monsoon season in Bangladesh. Blanchett, on completion of her Bangladesh visit, called for urgent action…
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sentenced a woman, her son, three brothers and a sister for killing her husband in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj in 2012.
Dhaka – Customs officials on Wednesday seized 80 gold bars weighing 9.28 kilogrammes from the toilet of a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Dhaka – Assistant Coach of Bangladesh National Cricket team Richard Halsall has resigned from his job on personal grounds. Halsall, who was promoted to Assistant Coach from fielding coach during the Chandika Hathurusingha regime, served as the acting coach of…
Patiya (Chittagong), – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the quota system in government jobs for freedom fighters, their children and grandchildren will continue. The Prime Minister made the announcement at a time when a section of students and…
Wellington(AP/UNB) – Dylan Mika, an athletic backrower who played tests for the All Blacks and Samoa, has died at the age of 45, his family said.
DHAKA – Water experts at a seminar here today said the country needs to take integrated approach for ensuring better water management to protect the environment maintaining ecological balance of planet.
Dhaka – Twenty players are sharing top slot leads in the Sonargaon International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament securing full two points after the 2nd round matches at the Sonargaon Royal Resort on Wednesday.