Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested seven people in connection with their alleged involved in Aminul Islam alias Jisan killing in Dhanmondi from different areas of the city on Sunday. The detectives recovered the mobile phone, used by the…
Ian Randall Editing the DNA of human blood cells has the potential to significantly reduce the impact of hereditary blood diseases such as sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia, according to researchers from Australia and the United States. In their study,…
Imogen Mathers In a continent of 54 countries, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for development, but the value of science and technology transcends national differences, says Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the new president of Mauritius, in this audio interview. “We know that…
Lou Del Bello Amphibians, such as frogs, are globally threatened. Over the past four decades, many tropical species have begun to disappear from intact natural habitats. In the 1980s alone, for example, 40 per cent of Costa Rica’s amphibians disappeared.…
Ian Randall Researchers in Australia are seeking to build a prototype ‘Bubble-Greenhouse’ that could provide remote, arid places with a low-tech, low-maintenance way to turn salt water into fresh water to grow food. The engineers from Murdoch University, who published…
Indian security forces are battling gunmen who stormed a police station in northern Punjab state, close to the border with Pakistan. The attackers first hijacked a car, then opened fire at a bus station before entering a police station in…
A court on Sunday rejected the bail petition of city BNP general secretary Shafiqul Haque Milon and sent him to jail in two cases for subversive activities. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mizanur Rahman passed the order after a hearing of the…
A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by Border Security Force (BSF) of India near Bangladesh-India border at Dakhsin Patari village of Shapahar upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Ziaur Rahman, 35, son of Motiur Rahman of the…
AID/WATCH, Australia has launched a campaign to oppose the corporate development agenda being promoted by multilateral agencies at the cost of peoples’ goals for sustainable development. A canpaign statement prepared by it has been circulatged worldwide for endorsement by people’s…
angladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selectors have reposed their faith in the team that played South Africa in the first Test at Chittagong. There are no changes in the squad that takes on the Proteas in the second Test at Mirpur.…
Bangladesh has only about 100 tigers living in the world’s largest mangrove forest, far fewer of the endangered animals than previously thought, following a recent survey, a top forestry official said Monday. Some 440 tigers were recorded during the previous…
In an undeliverable incident of humiliation, a young housewife was allegedly stripped naked during arbitration at Shapmari village in Sadar upazila on Friday. Upset at the utter humiliation, the victim filed a case against four people with Sadar Police Station…
Agartala: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,000 crore for laying of 15.06 km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the North East. “We were informed by the Centre on Saturday that it has sanctioned Rs 580 crore…
Financial Stability Report 2014 was unveiled on Sunday by Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman of Bangladesh Bank (BB), in a ceremony held at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of the bank. The program was chaired by Deputy Governor Shitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury…
Detectives in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 100 pieces of Yaba tablets from Lalpur area of sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
A housewife was beaten mercilessly at Ghaga village under Lohagara upazila in Narail district on Saturday and she succumbed to her injuries at the local upazila health complex this morning.
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy, who died in a boat capsize, from the Brahmaputra river in Halimabad area of Gaforgoan upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Moniruzzaman, 15, a class VIII student and a resident of…
Instead of donor agencies, the government will take responsibility of the overall management of a seven-year project meant for development of three districts of Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT), official sources said.The US$ 250-million project will begin next year (2016) while…
Harvest of jute in ten upazilas of the district during the current season is nearing completion.The district is widely known as “huge jute producing region” of the country. The jute growers are now expecting satisfactory output as they are getting…
Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a residential area of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK reported, setting fire to houses and cars.Television footage showed the plane crashed upside down in the wreckage…
Manchester United kept up the positive momentum of their pre-season tour with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona in the International Champions Cup on Saturday in Santa Clara, California. Wayne Rooney put the English club on top early by heading home…
As the lead of teen film “Paper Towns” and with a slew of upcoming high-profile roles under her belt, British supermodel Cara Delevingne is happy to leave the runway behind as she steps onto the big screen.Delevingne, 22, the striking…
The next managing director of the International Monetary Fund is likely to come from outside Europe when current leader Christine Lagarde eventually leaves, the deputy head of the Washington-based fund said in an interview broadcast on Saturday.
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed November 2 for hearing on charge framing against Krishak Sramik Janata League President Bangabir Kader Siddiqui in a defamation case filed against him calling former Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir a ‘Rajakar’.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday submitted the charge sheet of a graft case against BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee to a Dhaka court lodged for concealing information about his wealth. ACC Deputy Director Mahbubul Alam and also…
Saifur Rahman Sohag and Jakir Hossain have been elected president and general secretary respectively of the ruling Awami League’s student body Bangladesh Chhatra League at its 28th council. BCL chief election commissioner Sumon Kundu announced the results around 8:00pm on…
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, died and another person went missing as a boat sank in Bheramohona Chatra haor -typically large waterbody – in Shella upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Roshna Akhter, 30, wife…
The health condition of BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam, who was admitted to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in city, has deteriorated a little yesterday, according to BNP sources. “Tariqul was admitted to the hospital two days ago due to old-age…
The High Court will hear Disaster Management minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s appeal against his sentencing for corruption on Monday. The Awami League MP had been slapped a 13-year prison term and fined Tk 50 million during the emergency rule…
Two tribal people, including a leader of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS), were shot dead in an attack by miscreants at Lemuchari in Sadar upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Supriya Chakma, a leader of the PCJSS…