Diego Arguedas OrtizDiego Arguedas Ortiz Eight communities in remote towns of Costa Rica are set to receive drugs via pilotless aerial vehicles (drones) starting from 2017, thanks to a new programme implemented by the government’s public health authority. The programme…
Aditya Bhat Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious project to have a SAARC satellite as India’s gift to its neighbourhood is likely to miss its December 2016 deadline. It also comes at a time when uncertainty prevails over the SAARC…
The very first time I saw a 3D printer was on a trip to the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore when I was 8 years old. It was printing a phone case from scratch. I was so impressed that my…
By Alex Thompson Donald Trump’s campaign sent out a press release Sunday afternoon with the yearning headline “Eric Trump: I really believe we’re going to win this.” But the candidate’s son might be the only one who’s still feeling optimistic…
Dhaka – Police arrested a sister and brother-in-law of the main perpetrator in connection with the stabbing of a schoolgirl from Uposhohor Para in the Jhenidah district town on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Seoul (AP/UNB) — South Korea’s third-quarter growth slipped to its lowest level in more than a year in the first indication of the growing impact of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recalls on the broader economy.
Dhaka (UNB) – A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his uncle at Tekerghat village in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday night, UNB news agency reported.
Calais (AP/UNB) — Lines of migrants with their lives in small bags walked to a registration center in the French port city of Calais Monday, the first day of the mass evacuation and destruction of the filthy camp they called…
Dhaka – Two alleged criminals were killed in a gunfight with police on Bypass road in Bhutiargati area of Jhenidah district town early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Dhaka – Police in a raid arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from Khalishkhali village in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat early Tuesday.
Pakistan (AP/UNB) — Gunmen stormed a police training center late Monday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province and detonated explosive vests, killing at least 48 police trainees, authorities said. Baluchistan’s top health official, Noorul Haq, said at least 116 people were…
Dhaka – Over five lakh students have dropped out in the last three years before attending the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations this year. The dropout rate is not decreasing despite providing free textbooks, stipends and additional classes…
Dhaka – The District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday sentenced two Ahsaullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) students to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing Subid Chandra Das, also a student AUST…
A Dhaka court on Monday fixed January 2 of 2017 to hear on charge framing against the Amar Desh acting editor in a case filed for sabotage. Magistrate Alamgir Kabir Raj of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka…
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion arrested the prime accused in a case filed over assaulting teenage twin sisters at Mirpur area on October 19 following their protests against abusive language used by him. Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan, Rab’s legal and…
Malkangiri – At least 19 Maoists were killed in a major encounter in Malkangiri, at Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, early on Monday. Two policemen were also injured, reports NDtv.
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader today made his debut in the just assumed position urging party men to keep steadfast unity under Sheikh Hasina’s leadership and described preparedness for next general elections eradicating extremism as the party’s…
Dhaka – Some 40 lakh girls were married off at the age of 14 on average in the country in the last two years beginning from November 2014, according to an NGO, UNB news agency reported. Initiatives for Married Adolescent…
Dhaka- Four policemen were injured by an alleged fugitive and his wife while they were trying to arrest him at Jasherabda in Habiganj on Sunday night, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Twenty eight senior police officers in the rank of superintendents of police (SP) have been given new postings in different positions across the country, UNB news agency reported. Home Ministry on Monday has already issued a notification in…
Dhaka – ‘Parampara’ a joint painting exhibition of Sreebas Basak and his daughter Urmila Shukla is being held at the Jaynul Gallery of the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University is being held from 24 to 30 October between 10…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a fake Rab member from Jhalopara area of Sylhet city on Sunday afternoon, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka- Musammat Begum has won the Tk 10-lakh prize money for the biometric SIM re-registration campaign that was run by mobile operator Robi.
Cairo (AP/UNB) — Russia’s oil minister signaled possible cooperation with Saudi Arabia at a meeting with his Gulf Arab counterparts in Riyadh on Sunday, as the kingdom seeks to convince major oil producing countries to cut production in order to…
Dhaka (AP/UNB) -Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the former emir of the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar who was deposed by his son in a bloodless palace coup, died on Sunday. The emiri diwan, or royal court, announced the…
Dhaka – Miscreants attacked policemen and snatched away a handcuffed accused from them in Tabaler Char Bazar area of Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar district in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday evening, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – UNDP Deputy Country Director Nick Beresford gives insight into the importance of the brick industry and Bangladesh, and how it can be made more sustainable. UNDP and the House Building Research Institute (HBRI) held a joint policy dialogue…
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed December 5 for submission of the investigation report about Holey Artisan Bakery terror attack in the capital’s Gulshan area on July 1.
Dhaka – Six members of banned militant outfit Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), arrested on Monday evening from Tejgaon area in the city, made confessional statements on Sunday.
Dhaka – Thousands of Muslims demonstrate outside the iconic Colosseum in Rome after small mosques are shut down by the authorities to avoid youngsters becoming radicalized Dhaka- Thousands of Muslims gathered outside Rome’s Colosseum to protest the closure of mosques…