Entertainment Desk A four-day international photography festival titled “Dhaka Int’l Foto Fest-2019” will begin here tomorrow (January 27). With a view to increasing the practice of the art of photography, Dhaka University Photographic Society (DUPS) is arranging the festival in…
Karan Johar is one of the most loved filmmakers of Bollywood. His films often become a rage among the youth and thus every project of his is closely followed by several fans of his films. Karan is all set to…
Bagerhat, Jan 26 (UNB) – Silver Discoverer, a cruise ship operated by Silver Sea Cruise, will reach the Mongla port here on Sunday with 53 tourists from five different countries to visit the Sundarbans, a Unesco world heritage site. They…
Sao Paulo, Jan 26 (AP/UNB) — A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. Parts of the city of…
NEW DELHI, Jan 23 2019 (IPS) – As I was attending the 24th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—to create a rulebook to operationalise the Paris Agreement—in Katowice, Poland, it dawned on me, like…
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 2019 (IPS) – Paradoxically, the world’s most populated countries are facing a population crisis: a woman shortage. And it’s women who are paying a brutal price for it. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the…
CARACAS, Jan 25 2019 (IPS) – Venezuela entered a new and astonishing arena of political confrontation, with two presidents, Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó, leading the forces vying for power, while Venezuelans once again are taking to the streets to…
Keraniganj, Jan 26 -Three members of a family died and a minor went missing as a boat capsized in the Buriganga River on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Motiur Rahman Moti, 55, his wife Rozina Begum, 42, and…
Oakland, CA – In advance of the release of the World Bank’s 2019 Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) report, the Oakland Institute exposes the Bank’s new scheme to privatize land in the developing world. The Highest Bidder Takes It…
By Emma Ockerman Jan 26, 2019President Donald Trump went on national television, walked out of a meeting with key Congressional leaders, and incessantly tweeted, all to insist he wouldn’t reopen the government until he received $5.7 billion in funding for…
25 January 2019, Climate Change As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Friday to discuss its concrete…
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Alliance Française de Dhaka hosted a piano recital event organised by the students of Piano Workshop at its Café la Véranda on Friday, 25 January from 6.15 pm to 8.10 pm. The students performed an exclusive…
Washington, Jan 25 (AP/UNB) — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel’s Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing…
Comilla University, Jan 25 – The 9th Bangladesh Chemistry Olympiad of the Cumilla chapter was held at Comilla University (CoU) campus on Friday Amid much enthusiasm. Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS) and Department of Chemistry of the university jointly organised the…
Rajshahi, Jan 25 – A three-day fourth alumni reunion of Rajshahi University English department that began on the university campus on Thursday will conclude on Saturday. The English Department Alumni Association of the university is hosting the reunion where more…
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s address to the nation deceptive, BNP on Friday turned down her call for taking oath by MPs of the party to join the 11th parliament. “People’s verdict was not reflected in…
Dhaka, Jan 25 – The BNP yesterday brought out a sudden procession in the city demanding the release of jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is serving her 17-year imprisonment in two cases since February 8 last year.The procession led by…
Dhaka, Jan 25 – A total of 7,221 people were killed and 15,466 others injured in at least 5,514 road accidents across Bangladesh in 2018. Of the injured, 1,722 people survived with permanent disability.Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a platform working…
Narayanganj, Jan 25 (UNB) – Three young men died reportedly after taking excessive liquor during a pre-wedding party at Siddhirganj on Friday noon. The deceased were identified as Ashique Hossain, 20, son of Abul Hossain and two brothers –Akib Uddin,…
Dhaka, Jan 25 (UNB) – Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member Tofail Ahmed on Friday gave emphasis on holding elections to the students union of all the universities and colleges of the country. Tofail, a former vice-president of Dhaka University…
Narail, Jan 25 (UNB) – Eight members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out from a gas cylinder at their house of Sadhukhali village in Sadar upazila on Friday noon. The injured are Abdul Fakir…
Dhaka, Jan 25 (UNB) – Stressing the need for a national unity forgetting all the differences to take the country forward, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her government will root out corruption from the country through strict enforcement…
When the International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded 100 years ago in the aftermath of the first world war, governments, employers and workers came together convinced that lasting peace and stability depended on social justice. This is still true and, given the…
Barbados,(AP/UNB) – England was routed by West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach as the tourists were bowled out for 77 on Thursday, with 18 wickets falling on day two of a remarkable first test. West Indies finished the day 339…
Dhaka -Rajshahi Kings were outplayed by Sylhet Sixers on Friday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium by 76 runs. Fazle Mahmud Rabbi’s first fifty of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League went in vain as the Pakistani-duo- Sohail Tanvir and…
Dhaka – Rangpur Riders post a mammoth total of 239 runs for four in 20 overs on Friday against Chittagong Vikings in Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city which is the highest-ever team total in the history of…
Gazipur, Jan 25 (UNB) – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday urged the registered political parties to join all the upcoming elections including the upazila-level one. The Minister came up with the call while talking to reporters…
Chapainawabganj, Jan 25 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who is a charge-sheeted accused in the Holey Artisan Bakery attack case from Nachole upazila of the…
Dhaka, Jan 25 (UNB) – BNP has decided not to participate in the upcoming upazila election and the by-polls to the vacant mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir disclosed the decision…
Cumilla, Jan 25 (UNB) – At least 13 brick-kiln workers were killed and five others injured when a coal-laden truck overturned on the labour shed of a brick filed on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Narayanpur in Chouddagram upazila on Friday. The…