World must confront ‘dangerous scourge’ of terrorism: Saudi King Salman Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday stressed the need for joint global efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism as he condoled with Belgium…
To marks the Independence Day, the Bangla Department of Jahangirnagr University is arranging a 7-day long book fair titled on ‘Independence Book Fair ‘from Thursday at the university campus. Convener of the the fair, Associate Prof Rezaul Karim Talukder (Tarek…
Dhaka – Amid concern over frequent incidents of vessel capsize in the Shela River in the Sundarbans, the government on Wednesday imposed a permanent ban on the plying of all types of vessels through the river. The recent sinking of…
By Reuters and VICE News Belgium has confirmed the identities of two of the assailants in the Brussels airport and metro attacks that left 31 dead, with the country’s federal prosecutor Frederic van Leeuw naming a pair of brothers among…
Bagerhat–Five female chairman candidates won elections in five union parishads of Bagerhat district.
Brussels – A key suspect in the attacks in Brussels has been arrested, Belgian media say, quoting judicial sources.
The Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh today jointly inaugurated, through video conferencing, supply of 100 mega watts of power from India (Tripura) to Bangladesh (Comilla) and 100 GBPS broadband internet from Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar) to India (Agartala). Remarks were…
Boeing has built unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) for patrolling the sea. The Echo Voyager is 51-feet long. It the largest in the fleet of autonomous submarines built by the defense contractor. It’s also designed to allow up to six months…
The State Department of US has warned its citizens about potential risks to travel in Europe after March 22’s airport and subway bombings in Brussels.
An abundance of marine wildlife receives protection from fishing by the government of Ecuador.
US President Barack Obama has expressed his solidarity with the people of Belgium in the wake of Tuesday;s terrorist attacks killing about 40 and injuring hundreds and condemned the attacks.
Australian authorities said Sunday coral bleaching occurring in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef had become “severe”, the highest alert level, as sea temperatures warm. Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt said while the bleaching at this stage was not as…
Women with the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia may take a bit longer to get pregnant than other women. Researchers asked 11,088 pregnant women in UK to complete questionnaires at 12 and 18 weeks of their pregnancy. Of those women,…
Entrepreneur Elon Musk and his British actress wife Talulah Riley are to end their marriage for a second time, official sources told AFP on Monday. The couple wed in 2010 and remarried in 2013 after a their first divorce, but…
In yet another major initiative strengthening people-to-people cooperation between South Asian nations, people’s movements in India joined hands with their Bangladesh counterparts to save the Sunderbans. This was declared in Delhi by a delegation of 11 senior activists who took…
A document, dated 13 March, sheds new light on Bangladesh Bank’s interpretation of a cyber heist in which hackers tried to steal nearly $1 billion Dhaka: Bangladesh’s central bank has suggested the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had a…
Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on Tuesday morning killing at least 14 people and injuring another 81. Shortly afterwards, a second blast struck a metro station in the Belgian capital, close to European Union (EU) institutions,…
By Elaisha Stokes Hardly a week goes by anymore without some scientific agency reporting that Earth has surpassed some sort of alarming threshold: biggest monthly temperature anomaly, lowest amount of sea ice in the Arctic, highest wind speeds of any…
Dhaka – The Bengal Tigers will meet top ranked India in a high-voltage Group 2 match of the ICC World Twenty20 Super-10 stage at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. The match will kick off at 8pm Bangladesh time.…
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by sacked Rab official Tareque Sayeed seeking scrapping of another case in connection with the Narayanganj 7-murder. Selina Islam Beauty, wife of slain Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, filed…
Dhaka – Polling at 13 centres was suspended in five upazilas during the first phase union parishad (UP) elections on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported. The suspension followed an order of the Election Commission over allegations of seizing control…
Los Angeles – The government has been adamant for weeks: FBI investigators need to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, and Apple Inc. was the only one that could do it. In a stunning…
GreenWatch Desk A new meta-analysis based on 67 published studies comparing the composition of organic and non-organic meat products has found that organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic. In addition to organic…
Dhaka – The Bengal tigers were virtually out from the race of semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 conceding 3-wicket defeat against Australia in their 2nd Group-2 of the Super-10 stage match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday night. The…
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered seven detonators (bomb making device) from Kanaighat border point of Kanaighat upazila on Monday evening, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – An assistant presiding officer and a polling officer received injuries as miscreants opened shots at a polling centre in Char King union of Hatiya upazila on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A freedom fighter, who converted to Christianity from Islam 15 years ago, was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at Haspatalpara in Kurigram town on Tuesday morning, UNB news afwncy reported Tuesday morning.
Dhaka – Two people were injured in police firing during their alleged attempt to snatch ballots at Bhaghbah polling centre in Kumira union of Tala upazila on Tuesday morning, news agency UNB reported from Satkhira. Election officer AHM Qamrul Hasan…
Dhaka – Cuban President Raul Castro called on President Barack Obama on Monday to lift longstanding U.S. trade and other restrictions as he and Obama pledged to move forward with normalizing relations between Cuba and its longtime Cold War-era foe,…
By Reuters News Agency Read and watch more about North Korea in “March Madness,” a VICE News special section on the Hermit Kingdom. North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s…