The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) on Friday said the situation of Rohingyas carries the hallmark of an organised campaign of ethnic cleansing, which is a crime against humanity under international law and must be stopped by all…
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by miscreants at Kacharipara of Pabna municipality on Thursday evening.The deceased was identified as Ariful Islam Sagar, 22, son of late Abdul Hamid of the area.
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after two hours of disruption caused by dense fogon Fridaymorning in Manikganj.
Dhaka – Police in a drive recovered 181 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from a truck at Ramnagar on Dhaka-Magura road in sadar upazila on Thursday night.
Dhaka-The authorities of Comilla Medical College declared it closed until January 11 following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) that left 10 students injured in Comilla early Friday.
Dhaka – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) arrested eight people with 5 lakh Yaba pills worth Tk 20 crore from the Bay of Bengal near Cox’s Bazar coast on Friday morning.
Dhaka, (AP/UNB) – Serena Williams’ decision on whether or not to defend her Australian Open title four months after giving birth to her first child was never about merely being able to play at Melbourne Park.The seven-time Australian Open champion…
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Some big hitting by the lower order helped England reach 346 and a competitive first-innings total at lunch on the second day of the fifth Ashes test.Despite losing their last specialist batsman, Dawid Malan early in the session…
Dhaka – Brothers Union moved up to the 8th slot from 10th in the points table of the 12-team Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football after a solitary goal victory against Farashganj Sporting Club in the 21st round…
US authorities have arrested an Indian man after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her as she slept in the seat next to him on a US flight. Prabhu Ramamoorthy, 34, was sitting between his own wife and the…
The percentage of expats making up Oman’s population is expected to fall dramatically by 2040, as Omanisation plans take effect. Government analysts suggest that the number of foreigners living in the sultanate will fall by 10 per cent within 22…
The introduction of value added tax on January 1 could mean UAE consumers pay 25 per cent more for some cheaper products, according to reports. The National cited the Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi as confirming that shops…
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Zakat and Tax (GAZT) has announced that all lease contracts that were concluded before January 1 are exempt from VAT. The announcement affects assets that were delivered under leasing or rental deals last year including…
Culture Desk A Ten-day ‘Sultan Mela’ in celebration of the 93th birth anniversary of world famous artist SM Sultan concluded here at Sultan Mancha on the Government Victoria College premises on Thursday night. Different cultural groups in association with SM…
The flow of remittances into the country has increased 4.50 times in the last 10 years which can be viewed as a milestone in way of upgrading Bangladesh a developed country. According to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, expatriate Bangladeshis…
A healthy female Asiatic elephant was born at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park here today. Inspector Anisur Rahman said the curb was born at about 8:30 am at the Safari Park. This is second time that an elephant was born…
Donald Trump says a newly released book containing damaging allegations about his administration is “full of lies”. The book cites former top aide Steve Bannon as describing a meeting with a group of Russians at which Mr Trump’s son was…
Indian officials in charge of a controversial biometric identity scheme have filed a police complaint after a report that citizens’ personal details were being sold for as little as 500 rupees ($7.8;£5.8) online. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)…
Dhaka, Jan 4 – The Dhaka University authorities have decided to expel 15 students on charge of getting admitted to the university through fraudulence in 2016.
Manikganj, Jan 5 – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after two hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Friday morning.
Dhaka, Jan 4: Amnesty International has called for a full investigation into the murder of indigenous human rights defender Mithun Chakma, who was gunned down on Wednesday by unidentified miscreants in Khagracchari.
By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) Excerpts from journalist Michael Wolff’s forthcoming book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” detail salacious allegations and explosive insight into background conversations thought to have shaped US President Donald Trump’s first year in…
Former world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from this month’s Australian Open in Melbourne. The 36-year-old American last week played her first match since giving birth in September.
North Korea has accepted an offer to attend high-level talks next week, South Korean officials have said. The meeting, on 9 January, will focus on finding a way for North Korean athletes to attend the Winter Olympic Games in South…
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Sydney and Kuala Lumpur, Jan 3 (IPS) – As feared, the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 10-13 December 2017, ended in failure. It…
By Sohara Mehroze Shachi Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan 3 (IPS) – Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugee women from Myanmar are currently living in the cramped camps along Bangladesh Myanmar border. Victims of sexual and physical violence in the Rakhine…
As per program outline, a review will be made in 2018 on the progress of the Paris Climate Agreement on how much accomplishments the signing countries have made towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to holding the average global temperature to…
Danielle Nierenberg Today’s young food and agricultural entrepreneurs are developing innovative ways to revolutionize the entire food chain. They are at the forefront of reducing food loss and waste, increasing crop yields, improving market access, developing novel technologies, and increasing…
Dhaka, 03 Jan – The Crime Investigation department (CID) arrested seven bkash Agent for allegation of illegal transactions. CID said seven agents of bkash were arrested on Wednesday in several districts of the country. Eight money laundering cases were filed…
Dhaka, 04 Jan – Experts on Thursday expressed concerned over the data of the Bangladesh bureau of statistic (BBS) as there is lack of consistency.