Gaibandha – Lamenting that terrorists and militants are killing innocent people in the country, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman on Sunday expressed his dissatisfaction over the inadequate measures taken by the government to prevent militancy and…
A Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of Bar Council Vice-Chairman Khandaker Mahbub and the remand plea against him in a case filed with Ramna Police Station in his presence.
Opposition chief whip Tajul Islam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the Jatiya Party will truly play the role of opposition in the 10th parliament, scheduled to begin its journey on Wednesday, by strongly opposing any decision that will go against people’s…
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) has finalised the list of polling stations and polling booths for the first phase upazila polls slated for February 19. As per the lists, there are 6992 polling stations and 44225 polling booths in…
Dhaka – Two people, including the prime suspect in the Kishoreganj Sonali Bank burglary case, were arrested along with looted Tk 16.19 crore from Shyampur Balurmath area in the capital on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reiterated that the country’s constitution has been upheld and the democratic process maintained with its 10th general election held on January 5 last.
Dhaka – Terming whimsical the two-tier Test cricket draft proposal by influential countries, BNP on Tuesday urged the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to take steps for getting support of neutral countries against the move to save the Tiger’s test status.
A doctor in New Zealand has told the BBC how he fought off a shark attack with a knife, stitched up his wounds, then went to the pub for a beer.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against Syeda Iqbalmand Banu, the mother-in-law of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, on graft charges.
The charge sheet of much talked about Blogger Rajib murder case was submitted to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court on Tuesday against eight people including Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team chief Mufti M Jasimuddin Rahmani.
Exposure to a once widely used pesticide, DDT, may increase the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease, suggest US researchers.
For Rafael Nadal and his supporters, the dream of a second career Australian Open title transformed into a nightmare during the final round of the tournament Sunday.
Touted as “one of the premier celebrity heritage homes” in the area, “on par with Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope,” Elvis Presley’s former home in Palm Springs was recently listed for $3.75M, but Presley preservationists should be warned that the…
US folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, whose songs included Turn! Turn! Turn! and If I Had A Hammer, has died at the age of 94.
Ex-Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has refused to testify after former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic called him as a defence witness at his war crimes trial at The Hague.
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet amid continuing anti-government protests.
At the outset I want to be very clear that I hold no love for the Congress Party.
In spite of the seemingly cozy relationship between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a new “Cold War” may be in the offing.
Agri experts in a function here on Monday urged farmers to farm boro seedlings in dry seedbed with covered polythene sheets to get more yield adapting to changed climatic condition.
Speakers at a seminar have unequivocally called for substantial and sustainable development of the country’s animal resource sector through removing its existing problems to face the nation’s protein deficiency.
A trial court here on Monday sentenced 12 persons to life imprisonment in city’s Chandu murder case around 20 years back.
About 400 poor women in Khetlal upazila of the district have achieved self-reliance after receiving loan from Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) and engaged themselves in various income generating activities.They brought revolutionary changes to their life getting the loan from…
The Second phase of rural employment and road maintenance programme for destitute women in all the six upazilas of Narsindhi district is going on satisfactorily.
Five people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Gajaria upazila on Tuesday morning.
At least 13 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out in Municipality Market area of Daudkandi upazila early Tuesday.
The poultry industry in the district has suffered a severe recession for the political turbulence, marked by hartals and blockades, the country has passed through for the last several months.
Police arrested two people along with a pistol, four rounds of bullet, two machetes and two pieces of iron rod on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Daudkandi upazila early Tuesday.
Police recovered the body of a housewife, cut into six pieces, kept in a bag and two sacks from her house in Naljani area of the city on Tuesday morning.
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for six hours till Tuesday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
YouTube video views, Facebook “likes” and Blogger visits are among activities GCHQ has monitored in real-time, according to the latest Snowden leaks. Details of an alleged GCHQ programme codenamed Squeaky Dolphin have been published by NBC News. It reports that the…