Rubel Hossain helped Bangladesh to score their highest runs against Zimbabwe, breaking the previous record of 488 runs scored almost 10 years ago. At once stage Bangladesh were 9 down for 452, but Rubel scored unbeaten 45 to help his…
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JS condoles death of Ishaque Hossain Talukdar MP
The fourth session of Jatiya Sangsad that began yesterday with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair adopted a resolution condoling the death of Ishaque Hossain Talukdar MP. In the obituary reference some other eminent persons were also mentioned.…
Professor Yunus launches social business week in Tirana
The social business week in Albania, from 3-8 November in Tirana, was launched by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and HE Prime Minister of Albania Mr. Edi Rama. Two Senior Ministers and two Deputy Ministers were also present…
Six weeks of US-led air strikes kill over 860 people in Syria
The U.S. military says U.S.-led forces have conducted 16 air strikes in Syria since Monday, most around the heavily contested town of Kobani near the Turkish border. The U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday that 10 of the strikes hit…
Mayor Khokan gets death pealty in Bangladesh war crimes trial
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday condemned fugitive mayor of Nagarkanda municipality, Faridpur and local BNP leader Zahid Hossain Khokon to death for crimes against humanity, including genocide, during the Liberation War in 1971. Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chairman of…
India police detain doctor as 13 women die after sterilisations
Police have detained a doctor who performed mass sterilisation surgeries in central India that left 13 women dead and dozens ill in hospital, a senior officer said Thursday. – AFP/BSS “He has been taken into custody. He will be produced…
Obama warns of Myanmar reform ‘backsliding’
US President Barack Obama is to hold talks with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein, hours after accusing his government of backsliding on reforms. Mr Obama is in Nay Pyi Taw for the East Asia summit, which follows Wednesday’s Asean meeting. In…
Why G20 governments subsidising climate change?
Analysis by Shelagh Whitley London – Just a week after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave its starkest warning yet that the vast majority of existing oil, gas and coal reserves need to be kept in the ground,…
Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui passes away
Eminent academic Zillur Rahman Siddiqui passed away in the early hours of Wednesday at the emergency ward at the capital’s Shamorita Hospital. Doctor said he was brought to the hospital dead, probably he died on the way. He was 85…
European probe makes historic comet landing
European robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on a comet, after descending from its mothership. The landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was confirmed at about 1605 GMT. There were cheers and hugs at the control room in Darmstadt,…
No duty-free access to US, Tofail refutes Mozena claim
Bangladesh does not get duty free access of the exports to the United States, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Wednesday. Refuting US Ambassador Dan W Mozena’s claim of zero tariff facility for Bangladesh in the US, Tofail said this in…
No democracy in Bangladesh, says Ershad
Observing that there is no democracy and good governance in the country, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Wednesday said they will build a new Bangladesh establishing good governance if his party returns to power. “There’s no democracy in the…
Indian sterilisation clinic full of cobwebs and dust
Thirteen women have died after undergoing sterilisation surgery at a health camp organised by the government in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Amphipolis skeleton from Alexander’s time found in Greece
Archaeologists in northern Greece have found a skeleton inside a tomb from the time of Alexander the Great, during a dig that has enthralled the public.
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone health workers go on strike
More than 400 health workers involved in treating Ebola patients have gone on strike at a clinic in Sierra Leone.
Ukraine crisis: Russian troops crossed border, Nato says
Nato officials have seen Russian military equipment and Russian combat troops entering Ukraine this week, its top commander says.
Rosetta mission: Robot making historic descent to comet
A European spacecraft is on course for the first, historic landing on a comet.
IBBL gets ‘Small Entrepreneur Friendly Bank’ award
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has received the best ‘Small Entrepreneur Friendly Bank of the Year’ award. Finance Minister AMA Muhith handed over the crest of the award to Managing Director of the bank Mohammad Abdul Mannan at a function at…
Lego Movie 2 ‘will feature more female characters’
The film industry is waking up to the fact that it needs to better represent female audiences, says one of Hollywood’s most successful writing teams.
Microsoft fixes ’19-year-old’ bug with emergency patch
Microsoft has patched a critical bug in its software that had existed for 19 years.
Muhith provokes corruption calling bribe legal: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that Finance Minister AMA Muhith has provoked corruption in the country by terming bribe as legal. Addressing an Islami conference at the Meherpur Sadar college ground in Khulna Division…
Ankush in Dhaka For Mahiya Mahi
Tallywood Popular actor Ankush coming dhaka for shooting movie ‘Romeo Vs Juliet’.
Man commits suicide in Benapole
A man allegedly committed suicide over a family feud at Gitapara village near Benapole port on Tuesday night.
Derailment snaps train link in Chittagong
Train communications of Chittagong with other parts of the country remained suspended as three bogies of a freight train derailed near Fouzdarhat Railway Station in the port city on Wednesday.
Man killed in Magura road crash
A man was killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Kasundi on the Magura-Kamarkhali Road in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Tk 1 cr Indian clothes seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes worth Tk one crore from Rajganj area in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night.
3 BD students en route from India held in Satkhira
Police arrested three Bangladeshi students receiving education in India from Laxmidari border point in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night while they were returning home from that country illegally.
PM hands over national standard to 3 units of EBR
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the members of East Bengal Regiment (EBR) of Bangladesh Army to play their strong role with professionalism and efficiency in building the nation along side protecting national security and integrity. The Prime Minister…
54 UISCs receive solar panels in Chandpur
A total of 54 solar panels along with their accessories were distributed among the trained staffs of 54 union information and service centres (UISCs) in all the eight upazilas of the district.
Drug smuggler killed in clash with plainclothes cops in Satkhira
An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a clash with members of Detective Branch (DB) of police at Shikri border point in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.