Entertainment Desk Popular Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam has revealed that he was hospitalized in Mumbai earlier this week due to an allergic reaction from seafood. Sonu recovered by Tuesday for a concert in Orissa, and advised fans to “never…
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Civil Surgeon Office have adopted massive preparations to observe the National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign-2019 (second round) in the city and nine upazilas of the district tomorrow (Saturday). The campaign will begin at 8 am…
The final season of the adaptation of George RR Martin’s fantasy novels will be premiered on April 14 on Star World and Hotstar in India. The previous seven seasons are being streamed on Hotstar. HBO released photographs of key characters…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday accused the publisher of the National Enquirer of “blackmail” after it threatened to publish intimate photographs. That were sent by the billionaire to his mistress if he did not cease his investigation into how…
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 2019 (IPS) – Sustainable land management is becoming more important than ever as rates of emissions, deforestation, and water scarcity continue to increase. But what if you don’t have rights to the land?While the impact of agriculture…
Cox’s Bazar, Feb 7 (UNB) – Around 20,000 Rohingya people in the Ukhia and Teknaf camps have been infected in an outbreak of chicken pox, a quite common disease of childhood in Bangladesh. “All of a sudden, chicken pox cropped…
San Francisco, Feb 8 (AP/UNB) — Apple has released an iPhone update to fix a software flaw that allowed people to eavesdrop on others while using FaceTime. The bug enabled interlopers to turn an iPhone into a live microphone while…
London, Feb 8 (AP/UNB) — More than two weeks after the plane carrying Emiliano Sala to a new career in the English Premier League crashed into the sea, police confirmed Thursday that the body recovered from the wreckage was the…
Dhaka, Feb 8 (UNB) – Amid deep uncertainty about the party’s political future following a massive defeat in the December-30 polls, BNP is going to observe the 1st anniversary of the jailing of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case…
By Nile Bowie When Singapore took the reins last year of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) rotating leadership, the regional grouping’s credibility and relevance was at stake. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, maritime disputes in the South China Sea…
Sitting on a thin mattress on the floor of their home in a Phnom Penh slum, 3-year-old Molita delicately touches the scars that cover her mother’s back. In November 2014, when Molita was an infant, the owners of a neighbouring…
Rajshahi, Feb 7 – After the passing of two ages no visible progress appeared in Tapon murder case. Bangladesh Student Union Rajshahi University unit has demanded the trial of the murder of Tapon on Thursday. The demand came from an…
Mymensingh, Feb 07 – Digital logger is a device by which water temperature, pH (Acidic or Alkali condition) and dissolved oxygen can be measured. In developed countries use this device for measurement of the water condition and diseased condition of…
Rajshahi, Feb 07 – Shah Makhdum hall of Rajshahi University has been emerged as champion in two days long 441st inter-college athletics competition defeating the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman hall on Wednesday. University vice-chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan handed over the…
Dhaka, Feb 07 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved charge sheet against two persons including former Jute and Textile Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui in a case filed for misusing power and damaging government property. The charge-sheet was issued for…
Dhaka, Feb 7 – A Dhaka court yesterday started hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 16 others in the Gatco corruption case. Before beginning of the hearing, Khaleda Zia was taken to the Special Judge…
Colombo, 30 January 2019 We, members of civil society networks of South Asia gathered in Colombo to deliberate on a South Asian Regional Agenda for Collective Advocacy on Human Rights, Peace and Democracy, have resolved to re-energise collaborations across South…
Bogra, Feb 06 – A female assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Dhunat Police Station reportedly poisoned herself in an apparent suicide Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Rozina Khatun (30), assistant sub-inspector of Dhunat Police Station and daughter of Nannu Mia…
bahrain – February 06, 2019 Some recent incidents have come to the notice of the Embassy of India in the Kingdom wherein a fake person/agency is making hoax phone calls to Indian nationals on false grounds regarding passport and consular…
Submitted by Christina Leb On Wed, 01/30/2019; co-authors: Sonja Köppel Water, climate, and finance know no borders. This brings both challenges and opportunities. When it comes to freshwater, a majority of the world’s surface water flows in transboundary basins, spanning…
Dhaka, Feb 07 – The Anti Corruption Commission on Thursday carried out drives in seven districts of the country based on information about brokers syndicates in Passport offices. Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya of ACC confirmed the matter to…
Dhaka, Feb 7 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a Madrasa teacher for allegedly raping his student from Bancharampur of Brahmanbaria District on early on Thursday. The arrestee was Abdullah Al Mamun, a teacher of Tarimul Quarn Mohila Madrasa…
Dhaka, Feb 07 – The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) submitted on Thursday a report to the High Court saying that 33 percent buses plying across the country have no fitness certificate. Lawyer Md Rafiul Islam on behalf of BRTA…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – A five-day screening of Iranian films and photo exhibition will begin in the city on Friday. Iranian Cultural Centre, Dhaka and Bangladesh National Museum will jointly organize the film screening at the Begum Sufia Kamal…
Savar, Feb 7 (UNB) – A madrasah student and an unidentified man died as a boat capsized in the Turag River here on Thursday afternoon. The madrasah student was identified as Towhidur Rahman, 11. Atiqur Rahman Khan Shanta, chairman of…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday fixed February 27 for starting defence hearing in the Gatco corruption case against BNP chief Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 of…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday invited Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader to join BNP as its adviser since he has long been giving the party various suggestions. “Awami League…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the Armed Forces to play the due role in advancing the nation as well as maintaining democratic and constitutional stability in the country. “Bangladesh Armed Forces are making significant…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – The third Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) Career Fair held on Thursday brought together graduates and recruiters under a single roof, allowing them to directly interact with each other. Three hundred BYLC graduates and 26…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – UNHCR special envoy and Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has said the world must not turn away from the nearly 1 million Rohingyas who have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Jolie, who left here early Thursday…