A comprehensive, global appraisal of mass species extinction—and what can be done to reverse it—kicked off in Colombia’s second-largest city Saturday, with more than 750 experts in attendance. President Juan Manuel Santos opened the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and…
The Cuban government opened on Saturday in Havana, its first wholesale food-market for the private sector as part of the process to update the country’s economic model. This market center to operate under the name of “Mercabal” will for the…
Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Mustafa Jabbar on Saturday said that students would hold computer and tab instead of books and bags in future. “Students will use computers and tabs instead of books, note books, pens and school bags…
Cultural Correspondent Oindrila Ahmed, daughter of veteran actor Bulbul Ahmed is continuing with her vow to produce creative arts dedicated to her late father. In her latest bid in the streak she has produced a song titled “Uttarshuri”. The song…
Culture Desk Bollywood’s lord Amitabh Bachchan has often been vocal about cricket like other celebs of Indian cinema. Though he often comments on series entailing India he does not fall short of praising the performance of Bangladesh’s cricket team whenever…
An Australian swimming club is appealing for ocean watchers to find their giant yellow inflatable duck Daphne, after the mascot was blown into the Indian Ocean with reported sightings hundreds of kilometres from where it was launched.
Dhaka, Mar 18 – Sri Lanka has lifted a state of emergency that was put in place after an outbreak of violence against Muslim communities earlier this month, reports the BBC.
Dhaka, March 18 – Rich tributes were paid to veteran journalist Syed Mahmud by his colleagues and friends at a condolence meeting organised by the Dhaka Journalists Housing Cooperative Society at its Mirpur Residential Area on Saturday. Syed Mahmud passed…
Beijing, March 18 (BSS/AFP) – China’s parliament gave Premier Li Keqiang a second five-year term on Sunday, but he faces a tenure deeper in the shadow of the country’s powerful leader Xi Jinping.
Dhaka, Mar 18 – A three-member delegation of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) attended the plenary session of the Indian Congress in New Delhi on Saturday.
Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 18 – As the party’s target is to retain all the five mayoral posts to demonstrate its popularity and boost the morale of its followers ahead of the next general election, BNP…
The attorney general for the US state of Massachusetts is launching an investigation into alleged harvesting of Facebook profiles by a firm employed by Donald Trump’s election campaign. Investigations by the Observer and New York Times newspapers claim details from…
Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has given memos about conversations he had with President Donald Trump to an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, US media say. They say the memos could support allegations that the president…
Dhaka, Mar 18 – At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a housing colony in Golapganj upazila of…
Dhaka – At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire that caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a colony in Golapganj upazila early Sunday.
Liverpool,(AP/UNB) – Slaloming past opponents at a snowy Anfield, Mohamed Salah produced a blizzard of goals in his most devastating performance yet for Liverpool.
Indian Wells,(AP/UNB) – Roger Federer was on the ropes, down two breaks in the second set and another one in the third. Borna Coric thought he was close to toppling the world’s top-ranked player.Not so fast.
Moscow, Mar 18 (AP/UNB) — Russia announced Saturday it is expelling 23 British diplomats and threatened further retaliatory measures in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain.
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY A report on Chinese government control on social media urged the Chinese and international community to play their role to ensure freedom of opinion. The report “Forbidden Feeds: Government Controls on Social Media in China ‘was…
Dhaka – A housewife allegedly committed suicide after poisoning her two kids over a family feud at Ramkantapur village in Singair upazila.
Dhaka – A team of custom officials on Saturday seized baggage carrying 22 kinds of Indian goods from customs search centre of Benapole check post.
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged robbers along with homemade weapons after a reported brief ‘gunfight’ from Kadamtali area here on early Saturday.
Dhaka – Two schoolboys were killed and a house wife was injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Matiranga, Guimara and Mahalchhari upazilas in Khagrachhari on Saturday.
Dhaka – A female college student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at a student mess in Sheikhhati High Court intersection here in Jessore on Saturday morning.
Dhaka- Police arrested an organising secretary of Ramganj Upazila unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with arms, ammunition and sharp weapons from Maddhya Bahadur area in the upazila town on Saturday afternoon.
CACERES, Brazil,(BSS/AFP) – You can only just hear the murmur of running water through Plinia Rodrigues’ vegetable garden, but that tiny stream has a huge job: keeping alive Latin America’s mammoth wetlands, known as the Pantanal.
DHAKA – The nation today celebrated the 99th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through extensive programmes, fanfare and gaiety.
Dhaka – Bangladesh has attained all the three graduation criteria to consider for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) group to a developing one.
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play their giant neighbor India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20 tournament at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has exposed the government’s ‘blueprint’ for the next polls through his comment that their party’s victory is just a formality.