Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) destroyed around 10,000 hydraulic horns in the city’s Minto Road on Wednesday.Traffic police of DMP had seized the illegal hydraulic horns conducting drives in the city streets over the last one year as…
The media representatives who joined the Election Commission’s (EC’s) dialogue on Wednesday suggested it to take all-out steps for holding a participatory and credible national election.Like the civil society members, the journalists also suggested the EC to earn the trust…
Renewing her allegation that Khandaker Mostaque and Ziaur Rahman had their part in the conspiracy to kill Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged people…
Zubair Ahmed, a cricketer from Pakistan, died after being hit on the head while batting in a club match played at Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Monday. The Pakistan Cricket Board shared the news on twitter stating, “Tragic…
Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long stand-off between the two armies.Chinese troops threw stones at Indian soldiers near Pangong Lake, a major tourist…
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Tuesday said more ‘big fish’ were involved in the conspiracy of Bangabandhu murder, and those people did not face trial because of flaws in the investigation into the case.The Chief Justice came up with…
The nation observed the National Mourning Day on Tuesday with due respect, marking the 42nd anniversary of the martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the nation in paying…
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said his ministry will not go for any step against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha over the annulment of the 16th amendment to the Constitution.“Rather, the verdict will be faced legally,” he said while…
Elephants helped rescue hundreds of tourists from a flooded jungle safari park in Nepal, officials said on Monday, as the death toll from flash floods and landslides after four days of heavy rain rose to 70.The Rapti River overflowed its…
While rapid population growth may be the defining feature of the 20th century, with world population nearly quadrupling from 1.6 to 6.1 billion, the hallmark of the 21st century is likely to be population aging.The consequences of the population aging…
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Tuesday said more ‘big fish’ were involved in the conspiracy of Bangabandhu murder, and those people did not face trial because of flaws in the investigation into the case.The Chief Justice came up with…
Bangladesh has offered to import power and gas from Myanmar while Myanmar has proposed to form a joint steering committee to work together for moving ahead with the energy sharing activities.The proposal came from the eastern neighbour during a meeting…
The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day on Tuesday with due solemnity, marking the 42nd anniversary of the martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The government and different socio-cultural, political and professional organisations,…
At least 18 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the capital of Burkina Faso. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault on Sunday night in…
Onrush of waters from upstream region coupled with heavy monsoon largely grasped 20 out of 64 administrative districts claiming at least 20 lives amid fears of an impending severe deluge as major rivers continued to surpass bank lines, officials and…
The government is taking no measures for the flood victims other than just making statements, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said. Amid deteriorating flood situations in the northern part of the country, the former prime minister issued a statement from…
As part of a Gharial exchange programme, an adult male Gharial was released at Rajshahi Zoo on Sunday morning bringing it from National Zoo (Dhaka) aiming to create pairs and thus boost the population of the critically endangered freshwater reptiles.“The…
The BNP claims that the government is ‘trying to create pressure’ on the chief justice over the 16th constitutional amendment verdict. Speaking at a party event on Sunday, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they were concerned over media…
Terming the Supreme Court verdict scrapping the 16th amendment to the Constitution ‘irrelevant, unacceptable and motivated’, leaders of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance on Sunday demanded that the judgment be scrapped.Speaking at a press conference after a meeting at the…
The 6th death anniversary of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer and broadcast journalist Mishuk Munier will be observed on Sunday. Different organizations will arrange elaborate programmes while various television channels will screen special programmes on them and their works…
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government has got unnerved as the Supreme Court’s 16th amendment annulment verdict has exposed the ‘country’s real scenario’. “The government has started feeling the heartburn as the observations…
Monsoon rain continued for the second consecutive day on Saturday across the country, including capital Dhaka, leaving the normal life in disarray. Low-income people, especially the day labourers, suffered much in the city as rain disrupted their normal pace of…
The water level rise in different rivers of the country’s north and northeast region triggered by heavy downpour and onrush of water from upstream flooded vast areas, leaving thousands of people marooned.According to reports reaching the UNB desk, the water…
A female student of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia has been missing for four days.The victim was identified as Smrity Khatun, 25, a third year student of English Department and daughter of Anowar Hossain of Mokumpur village in Kushtia district.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the country is now in the grip of injustice and unjust due to Awami League’s extreme close-minded politics.“Awami League is basically a very narrow-minded political party. They can’t think…
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha had the temerity to belittle Bangabandhu in his observation in the verdict declaring the 16th constitutional amendment illegal, LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said. “The chief justice widely added unconstitutional and unethical remarks to…
BNP on Friday termed ‘extremely audacious’ Food Minister Quamrul Islam’s comment on Chief Justice SK Sinha following the Supreme Court’s verdict that cancelled the 16th constitutional amendment. “The Food Minister’s remarks about the Chief Justice is extremely audacious and a…
Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a pro-BNP lawyers’ platform, on Friday announced a three-day countrywide demonstration programme to press for its various demands, including the resignation and arrest of Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque, for belittling the Supreme Court.Barrister Mahbub Uddin…
I was 9 the first time I traveled on an airplane, in 1986. We were headed to Pakistan, a country that was foreign yet held a part of us. For my younger brothers, the flight from New Delhi to Lahore…
A Chinese state-run newspaper has suggested Beijing would “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first in a conflict with the United States, despite a mutual defence pact between the Asian allies. The nationalistic Global Times tabloid said on Friday in…