South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has elected its first black leader, a move the party hopes will widen its appeal. Mmusi Maimane, 34, was clear favourite to succeed outgoing leader Helen Zille. Mr Maimane became party…
Jerry Nixon, a Microsoft development executive, said in a conference speech this week that Windows 10 would be the “last version” of the dominant desktop software. His comments were echoed by Microsoft which said it would update Windows in future…
May 10 (UNB) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,000 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Raghunathpur border area here on Sunday morning.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 recovered 400 pieces of yaba tablets today in two separate raids and arrested two youths in these connections.
The Bangladesh Chhatrta Union has called strike in all educational institutions across Bangladesh on Monday tom protest police action injuring 30 of their activists when they held a demonstration neat the DMP office in the city early Sunday afternoon to…
Action Battalion (RAB-8) in Nandabala Khal area of the East Sundarban under Chandpai Range here this morning. The deceased were identified as Alamgir, 35, second in command of forest robber gang Maijhya Bahini of the area and member of the…
Police recovered the body of a day laborer after three days of his missing from a Beel at Baliadanga village under Sadar upazila of the district last night.
A suspected human trafficker was killed in a gunfight with members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police at Pashchim Sonapara in Ukhiya upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Zafar Majhi,38, son of Jahir Ahammed, a resident of the…
Police arrested 142 people on various charges from four upazilas of the district.
Awami League-backed candidates were unofficially declared elected in all the posts in Daudkandi upazila election held amid boycott by the BNP-backed contestants on Saturday.Returning officer Bibhar Kumar Biswas announced the polls results around 10:30pm.
A month long traditional Kali Puja for the Hindu devotees is going on at Kastha Kali Temple premises at Bharatkhali area under Saghata Upazila in the district from Pahela Baishakh, first day of Bangla New Year-1422.Like the previous years, the…
A five-day long training on capacity building for the small industry owners has begun at the auditorium of Zilla Parishad of the town here on Saturday with a call to run their industries with efficiency.
People from all walks of life today celebrated the 133rd founding anniversary of Khulna with enthusiasm and festivity here.Organized by Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee (GKDACC), the celebrations began with a colourful procession which paraded different city streets.
Salman Khan’s conviction and five-year sentence saw the film fraternity expressing overwhelming solidarity with the actor two days ago. But on Friday, when the sentence in a 2002 hit-and-run case was suspended, B-Towners seemed to express “relief” in muted and…
The Colombian police have announced that a stolen first-edition copy of “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, Nobel prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s most renowned novel, has been recovered.The book, stolen from the International Book Fair of Bogota on May 2,…
Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by their adversary Saudi Arabia but said they would respond to any violations.Neighboring Saudi Arabia had said on Friday that the ceasefire could begin on Tuesday if…
Real Madrid’s hopes of overhauling La Liga leaders Barcelona suffered a stinging blow when they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Valencia on Saturday to slip four points behind their arch rivals with two games left.Treble-chasing Barca…
The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to arrest within 48 hours those who tortured a housewife after tying her up with a tree in Lohagora upazila, Narail. An HC bench comprising Justice Qazi Rejaul Haque and Justice…
Speakers at a workshop in Rajshahi underscored the need for more vocational training for the youths so that they could build themselves as skilled human resources which is very important for making the country’s economy more vibrant.
The Court on Sunday granted ad-interim bail to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in two separate cases filed for carrying out subversive activities. An HC ben comprising Justice Mohammad Rezaul Haque and Justice Mohammad Khasruzzaman passed the order…
BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon on Sunday alleged that human trafficking marked a sharp rise in the country as the government has failed to generate jobs for the unemployed people. “Most youths are now jobless and they are taking risk of…
Members of civil society group – Concerned Citizens – on Sunday placed some proposals to bring amendments to the Constitution for establishing banance of power by ending concentration of too much power in the hands of the Prime Minister. Representatives…
Associated Press North Korea said Saturday that it successfully test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine in what would be the latest display of the country’s advancing military capabilities. Hours after the announcement, South Korean officials said the…
JU Correspondent Around three hundreds students of Journalism and Media studies (JMS) department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) damaged buses and blockaded the Dhaka-Aricha highway torching tyers on Sunday protesting the physical assaults of one of their teachers and demanding the…
BNP chief Khaleda Zia on Saturday night said that her party’s joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed was in Rab custody, warned that the consequences will not be good if the Rab does not return him to his family unharmed. “We’ve…
Three persons were killed in shootouts with police and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), one in Cox’s Bazaar and 2 in the Sunderbans on early Sunday. They have been said to be ‘suspected trafficker’ and alleged ‘robbers’ A suspected trafficker…
A Child boy was killed after falling down from the rooftop of a 5-storey building in Old Dhaka’s Patuatoli area on Saturday. The victim was identified as Sajjad Hossain, 11, son of Firoz alam. Sajjad, who was a class IV…
A man was killed and 10 people were injured in a stampede at the wedding party of local MP’s daughter at Bajanabo village in Shibpur upazila on Saturday afternoon. The victim was identified as Fazlu Miah, 60, son of Jamal…
Customs Intelligent officials seized 75 kg contraband medicines worth Tk 20 lakh at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Saturday. Being Tipped off, a team of Customs Intelligencemen launched a drive at air freight section of the airport and recovered…
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued a abducted child and arrested four suspected kidnappers conducting simultaneous drives in Ashulia and Dhaka city in last three days till early Saturday. The rescued children was known as Md Abbas, 6, son of…