The leader of an underground political party was killed in Jhinedah while an alleged leader of robbers was injured in Satkhira in reported ‘gunfights’ with Rab and Police on early Tuesday, according to reports reaching Dhaka. In Jhenidah, Rabiul Islam,…
Robi Axiata Limited, a leading mobile phone operator of the country, has launched a digital e-Education platform called “Robi Shikkharthi Service”. This platform is designed to serve the school, college, undergraduate and graduate students.
BNP on Monday termed Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s move to besiege its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office “utterly provocative” and the attempt was made in a bid to “kill” her. In a joint statement, BNP Dhaka City convener Mirza Abbas…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on fourth remand for three days in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Magistrate Mohammad Maruf Hossain of the CMM…
Pointing at a High Court ruling that asks the government to take steps to stop the ongoing violence across the country in the name of hartal and blockade, the BNP in a statement yesterday said democratic movement cannot be stopped…
Bikalpa Dhara President Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday reiterated his call to two leaders to sit across the table to resolve the political impasse. “The responsibility of the prime minister (to take initiative for dialogue) is more than other. I…
Police in a drive recovered 10 petrol bombs and bomb-making elements from Machherdari village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
A court here on Sunday sentenced a young man to life imprisonment for killing his step mother over a trifling matter in 2013.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two men along with two pistols, 14 rounds of bullets and four magazines from Kanshat Pukuria area of Shibganj upazila on Sunday.
Police arrested two alleged robbers along with firearms while they were taking preparation for robbery in College Bazaar area of Birampur upazila on Sunday.
A minor girl was killed in a road in Sopura area of the city on Sunday afternoon.
Detectives in a drive arrested a local Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist while he was reportedly trying to carry out sabotage in Baghbari area of the district town on Sunday night.
Miscreants set afire a bus in Telipara area of the district early Monday.
Five shops were gutted as a fire broke out in Choukidari area of the city early Monday.
Eight fishermen were wounded by gunfire in a pirate attack in the Bay of Bengal at Sonarchar area, about 120km offthe coast of Pathorghata upazila, early Monday .
Boro farming is progressing fast in all the five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm as 90 percent lands have already been planted.
Police in a drive arrested two persons and recovered a pistol; a USA made revolver, a magazine and five bullets from Birampur College crossing area here on Sunday evening.
Health experts at a views-sharing meeting here have said that the teachers could play vital role in creating awareness through motivating their students to eradicate the curable disease of tuberculosis (TB) permanently.
Experts at a training course have stressed for expanding cultivation of short duration mung bean as an additional cash crop to earn more profits, improve soil health and meet local pulse demand.
Ireland added West Indies to their list of World Cup scalps with a four-wicket win in their opening match in Nelson.
The French actor Louis Jourdan, best known for his role in the multi-Oscar winning 1958 musical Gigi, has died in California aged 93.
Scientists are tracking snails from space in a bid to combat the spread of parasitic disease in Africa.
A video has emerged showing the beheadings purportedly of 21 Egyptian Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya.
Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. State TV said the dawn strikes had targeted camps, training sites and weapons storage areas. Earlier,…
Professor M Zahidul Haque If God allows me to fly Beyond the territory of living world I’d take my journey to heaven To bring you back dear brother On this earth once again! It seems as if you are still…
The Federation of Human Rights Organisations, a platform of different local right bodies, has sent a letter to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking her schedule for holding a meeting with her about the country’s human rights situation.
The Islamic State group in Libya released a video on Sunday purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, prompting Egypt’s president to threaten a “suitable” punishment for the killings. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his country reserved the…
Ireland caused the first shock of the World Cup with a four-wicket triumph against West Indies in their opening Pool B match in New Zealand. Lendl Simmons (102) shared 154 with Darren Sammy (89) as the Windies recovered from 87-5…
About 4.5 billion people worldwide have a mobile phone — about as many as have access to a toilet. [1,2] No wonder these mobile devices are being put to many new uses, including to collect data in Ebola vaccine trials…
A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, who was injured in a clash with law enforcers in Chirirbandar upazila Saturday night, died at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in the capital on Sunday. The deceased was identified as…