The government has formed a new wage board to review the existing wages of the garment industry workers.State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu came up with the information at a press conference at the secretariat on Sunday.Earlier,…
Dhaka – A pair of minor twins drowned in a pond of Dashuria Collegepara village in Ishwardi upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Adib Hossain and Arafat Hossain, aged around one and half years, sons of Biplab Hossain…
Mentioning that five mobile phone operators have applied for having licences for the 4G mobile phone services, BTRC Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood on Sunday hoped that it will be able to roll out the fourth general network by March next.…
Stocks maintained sluggish trading activities on the both bourses-Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-due to selling pressure on Sunday, first day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), lost 61.42 points or…
BNP leaders Asaduzzaman Ripon and Tabith Awal and three others have picked up application forms for the BNP nomination in the upcoming race for Dhaka North City Corporation mayor. The BNP began selling the forms at its offices in Naya…
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in the seven-ODI-match Tri-nation series opener, which starting at 12pm on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur.The ODI records between the two rivals showed that the Tigers are far ahead…
Dhaka – An 18-member Bangladesh National Handball team will fly for South Korea on Tuesday night to participate in the Asian Men’s Championship scheduled for January 18-28 in the Korean city of Suwon in a bid to gather experiences from…
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on Canada in their Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand on Monday.Saif Hassan-led Bangladesh started the tournament campaign crushing Namibia by 87 runs…
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited to play Saif Sporting Club in the opening match of the 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament, will kick-off on Tuesday at 3:30 pm in the country’s premier sports venue-Bangabandhu National Stadium here.Brothers Union Club will…
Dhaka – The Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe game on January 17 of the upcoming tri-series will be the 100th ODI played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, reaching the milestone in just over 11 years as the country’s principal…
Dhaka – The 2nd round of the first class 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) featuring a four-day affair begins on Monday at two separate venues across the country.BCB North Zone will play Islami Bank East Zone at the Sylhet International…
The ongoing cold spell has not only hit the people hard, especially the inhabitants of the northern districts, but now it is threatening to damage the crops of the country also. During all past winter seasons the severe cold weather…
Punjab’s hot sensation, Jassie Gil has collaborated with renowned rapper Badshah for his latest single Dill Ton Blacck to be released by music label T-Series. The single sees the Guitar sikhda fame singer join hands with rapper Badshah for a…
Authorities in southern California raised the death toll from mudslides that battered the region to 19 on Saturday as rescue workers continued the search for victims.
Rumours of Sonam Kapoor tying the knot with her alleged boyfriend Anand Ahuja have been doing rounds on the internet for a few days now. Speculations were rife Sonam and Anand will be having a royal Rajasthan wedding and will…
Entertainment Desk After being debated for her teeth and slamming the trollers by getting into the top 40 in Miss World 2017, Jessia Islam is all set to start her acting career. With a TV serial titled ‘Bachelor Dot Com’,…
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has said he will pursue extradition for corruption suspects living abroad as part of a two-month-old crackdown that has already netted princes and tycoons. Evidence is being collected against “fugitives” in order to issue indictments against…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (AP/UNB) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is beginning his first visit to India to promote defense, trade and energy ties. Netanyahu arrives Sunday for a six-day visit. On Monday, he’ll meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Gazipur, Jan 14 – The three-day first phase of Biswa Ijtema came to an end on Sunday with the Akheri Munajat on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a suspected drug peddler from Subid Bazar in the city on Saturday afternoon.
Chelsea Manning, the former US intelligence analyst who was jailed for leaking classified documents, is seeking the Democratic Party nomination to run for the US senate in Maryland. In 2013 Manning was sentenced to 35 years after being found guilty…
UKIP has suspended the girlfriend of party leader Henry Bolton after she apparently made racist remarks about Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle. The Mail on Sunday has published a series of messages sent by Jo Marney. In them, the 25-year-old…
Dhaka – Ferry services on the two key routes in Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari in the Padma River remained suspended since early Sunday due to dense fog.In Manikganj, “To avoid any untoward incident, the ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route were kept…
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Another poor result, another round of jeers for Real Madrid.Madrid’s struggles in the Spanish league continued when it lost to Villarreal 1-0 on Saturday, infuriating fans at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Monaco drew at Montpellier 0-0 on Saturday and further relinquished its grip on the French title it won so convincingly last season.If league leader Paris Saint-Germain wins at fifth-place Nantes on Sunday it will move 11 points clear…
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Without defending champion Serena Williams in the draw at the Australian Open, there’s certainly an opportunity for another player to go on a surprising run and emerge as a first-time Grand Slam champion.Sloane Stephens and Jelena Ostapenko did…
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Ferry services on the two key routes in Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari in the Padma River remained suspended since early Sunday due to dense fog.
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Some new bookstores, opened over the last one year in the city , offer booklovers not only an array of local and international books but also a cozy environment with the arrangement of light refreshments.
An incoming missile alert plunged residents of Hawaii into panic on Saturday morning before it was declared a false alarm.
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Though the party is ‘upset’ about the Prime Minister’s statement on the next general election, BNP on Saturday said it is still confident that a meaningful solution to the crisis over the polls can be found…