Criticising the Election Commission for its ‘subservient’ role, BNP on Sunday said the commission is acting like a type machine of the current illegal regime. “It’s the constitutional duty of the Election Commission to hold a free and fair election.…
By dint of much interest among the farmers and others concerned, acreage of wheat farming in bed-planting method has started gaining popularity in the region including its vast barind tract for the last couple of years.
At least 15 students of a school were injured as a picnic bus plunged into a ditch at Kashempur in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Saturday.
A ringleader of forest robbers was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Pakhimara area in Shyamnagar upazila early Sunday morning.
Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the Buriganga river here on Saturday.
Two people were killed and 25 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch at Barsha in Birganj upazila on Sunday morning.
By Jonathan Amos Electric fish from South America are opening up new ideas in robotics. Ghost knifefish, as they are known, put a small current through the water to sense their environment, and undulate a long fin to move around.…
By Pallab Ghosh The US city of Chicago is considering drastic measures to prevent giant fish infesting North America’s Great Lakes. Authorities are thinking of blocking the city’s canal system to stop Asian carp entering Lake Michigan. Such a move…
By Owen Phillips Everton manager Roberto Martinez said Chelsea’s ability to “use every trick in the book” contributed to his side’s 1-0 defeat by the league leaders. Martinez felt the stoppage-time free-kick that led to John Terry’s winner at Stamford…
The last surviving member of the Trapp Family Singers, the group whose story inspired The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 99, her family say. Maria von Trapp died at her home in Vermont on Tuesday, her…
Financial leaders from the 20 biggest economies have set a goal of generating $2 trillion (£1.2 trillion) in extra output over the next five years. During that period they aim to boost the gross domestic product of G20 countries by…
An explosion has killed two people and wounded more than 20 others near a protest site in a busy shopping district of the Thai capital Bangkok. One of those who died in the attack near the Central World shopping mall…
Dubbed The Boneyard, but officially known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility, this sprawling US airbase is reputed to be the world’s largest military aircraft cemetery. Spread across the huge 2,600 acre site, equivalent in size…
The Australian television personality and presenter Charlotte Dawson has been found dead at her home in Sydney. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the 47-year-old, who had a long history of depression. Ms Dawson, a…
Alexander Legkov led home a Russian clean sweep in the men’s 50km cross-country race to ensure the host nation finished top of the Sochi medal table. Legkov, 30, won gold by only 0.7 seconds – the second narrowest margin ever…
Parliament in Ukraine has named its speaker as interim president. Oleksandr Turchynov takes charge following the dismissal of President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday. Mr Turchynov told MPs they had until Tuesday to form a new unity government. Parliament also voted…
The device’s sensors allow it make over 250,000 3D measurements every second and update its position in real-time.
Serious security failings in home routers are getting more attention from both attackers and researchers.
Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the Buriganga river in Dhaka on Saturday. Keraniganj model thana officer-in-charge Md Shahjaman said local people found the floating body of the woman, aged about 35, near Potkajor Gudaraghat area around…
A policeman died trying to stop attackers who snatched away three top radicals of the banned Jam’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Mymensingh’s Trishal Upazila. The dead policeman was identified as Constable Atiqul Islam, said Trishal Police OC Firoz Talukder. Two…
Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the Bangladesh’s Asia Cup squad. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming competition on Saturday side-lining the opener due to an injury. Experienced left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, allrounder…
Ukrainian former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has urged opposition supporters in Kiev’s Independence Square to continue their protests. Tymoshenko, who has a back injury, addressed crowds from a wheelchair after being freed from detention. “Until you finish this job… nobody…
At least 15 students of a school were injured as a picnic bus plunged into a ditch at Kashempur in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Saturday. Witnesses said the bus carrying 37 students of Bagharpara Pilot High School of…
One Ashraf alias Ranga has been killed in an ‘encounter’ with police at Satkhira’s Shyamnagar Upazila. Police says, he was the leader of local bandit group ‘Ashraf Bahini’ Three policemen were injured during pre-dawn shootout on Sunday at Pakhimara, on…
The Sonali Bank lost Tk 20 million last year as hackers breached its vulnerable “password and risk management system”. “The bank lost $250, 000 due to the hacking of one of its accounts’ password last year,” said M Aslam Alam,…
State-owned Petrobangla has signed a deal with Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the hydrocarbon exploration and extraction of oil and gas in shallow-water Blocks 4 and 9 of the Bay of Bengal. ONGC is the first…
The last passenger DC-10 aircraft will return to Dhaka instead of flying into Boeing museum just yet. The 30-year old aircraft, part of the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airline, was to find its final resting place at the museum of…
A resolution has been introduced in the US Congress to promote International Mother Language Day in the country. US Representative Grace Meng of New York’s 6th Congressional district made the move on Saturday to encourage the House of Representatives to…
State minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said stern action will be taken against those who are involved in vandalising Shaheed Minars in various places across the country before and after the Language Martyrs Day.
A total of 1,01,000 people will perform hajj from Bangladesh this year. Of them, 10,000 pilgrims will perform hajj under government management while the rest under private management, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) president Md Ibrahim Bahar informed this…