Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the newly-constructed Central Jail in Keraniganj, on the outskirts of the capital, having better facilities for inmates, unb news agency reported. She opened the jail activities by unveiling a plaque. A…
Chittagong – Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain and former AL Minister Afsarul Amin, MP on Saturday night exchanged heated words at a programme over the necessity of a flyover in the port city, unb news agency reported.…
New Delhi – First it was eggs and ink, and now a shoe. New Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, had to duck out of the way Saturday when a shoe was flung at him as he spoke at a news…
Kerala, India — A massive fire broke out during a fireworks display in a south Indian temple early Sunday, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 200 more, a top official said. The fire started when a spark…
Dhaka – A hot spell has been sweeping across the country, including capital Dhaka, over the last couple of days following the storms and rains caused by a nor’wester. The situation is worse in rural areas, particularly in the northern…
Dhaka – State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Saturday said the government is working on a plan to augment fiber optic line with the power supply lines so that one can get connected with internet with a…
Washington – Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis, a new NASA study finds. Melting ice sheets, especially in Greenland, are changing the distribution of weight on Earth. And that has caused both the…
New research factors in collapsing Antarctic ice sheet that could double the sea-level rise to two metres by 2100 if emissions are not cut Sea levels could rise far more rapidly than expected in coming decades, according to new research…
Rome – Even as 60 million people around the world face severe hunger because of El Niño and millions more because of climate change, top European and American media outlets are neglecting to cover the issues as a top news…
The green building movement – from architects and builders to specifiers and planners – can now benefit from an expanded range of responsibly sourced timber and forest products eligible for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Dhaka – Worried over the banking sector, the FBCCI chief seeks ‘responsible behaviour’ equally from both banks and their customers with strong supervision from the central bank so that Bangladesh does not fall in any big financial risk in the…
Dhaka – A fashion show of local handloom products, titled ‘Boishakhi Fashion Show 1423’ was held on Saturday in Chitrashala Plaza of Bangladesh Shipakala Academy, UNB news agency reported.
London – British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Saturday that he bungled his admission of his investment in an offshore fund revealed in the mammoth data breach of a Panama law firm. Cameron drew laughs and applause from a sympathetic…
Dhaka – Branding ruling Awami League as an anti-democratic force, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan urged people from all walks of life to get united to save democracy by defeating its enemy, UNB news agency reported. “Now democracy is…
Dhaka – In an effort to properly operate the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project, Bangladesh is now in discussions with India to share the neighbouring country’s experience of nuke plant management, said Science and Technology secretary Sirajul Islam Khan…
Comilla – Twenty days after the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, Chief Executive Officer of Comilla Cantonment Board M Manirul Islam on Saturday gave a written statement over the murder, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Bangladesh will get its ocean research and survey ship, built in Malaysia, by the end of the current month which is expected to help assess fish stock and other marine resources in the Bay of Bengal, UNB news…
Dhaka – BNP on Saturday announced 15 more names– seven joint secretaries general and eight organising secretaries — of its fresh Executive Committee (NEC), UNB news agency reported. Among the announced 15 names, 12 leaders have been taken in important…
Dhaka – Though the extended deadline for the relocation of tanneries from the city’s Hazaribagh area expires on Sunday, no sign was seen on Saturday to move those to the designated leather industrial park in Savar. Industry insiders said it…
By Joshua Holland More than anything, the terrorist group’s outward expressions of religious fervor serve its secular objectives of controlling resources and territory. Despite the existence of a good deal of research about terrorism, there’s a gap between the common…
North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would “guarantee” the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said.
The mild hot spell scorching Rajshahi and Khulna divisions may continue for three more days, the Met Office has forecast. Weathermen said on Friday rainstorm may take place in Mymensingh, Khulna and some places in Sylhet in this period. The…
Dhaka – A local opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader was shot to death by some miscreants in Arongghata area of Khulna city on Friday night, unb news agency reported.
By VICE News and Reuters After a week in which he has been forced into making daily public statements, British Prime Minister David Cameron finally admitted in a TV interview on Thursday that he once had a stake in his…
Kuala Lumpur (Hilary Chiew) – At their first meeting since the Paris climate summit, Ministers and representatives from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) reiterated the importance of raising pre-2020 actions in building trust amongst the Parties to pave…
Chennai, India – The arrival of Zika, seemingly out of nowhere, on the global health scene and hitting media headlines around the world almost daily, as well as the appearance of Yellow Fever virus for the first time in China…
A two-day long programme alumni association of Bangla Department at Rajshahi University (RU) has started on Friday and will be continued till Sunday amid huge enthusiasm and fanfare on the campus. The programme includes grand rally, recitation of poem, literaterrary…
Dhaka – Police primarily suspect that Jagannath University (JnU) student and online activist Nazimuddin Samad was murdered due to previous enmity as no anti-religious writing was found after the scrutiny of his Facebook status, unb news agency reported. Police have…
Dhaka – The threat of extinction of Bangladesh rivers is the subject of ‘Amar Nodi’ (My River), a special content that will be on BBC Bangla from April 9 and April 16 on radio, online and social media, unb news…
Dhaka – BNP on Friday threatened to take tougher action programmes if the government raises the gas and power tariffs further, unb news agency reported. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi issued the threat at a press briefing…