A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in opposition rebel territory in northern Syria on Monday and all five crew and officers onboard were killed, the Kremlin said, in the deadliest single incident for the Russian military since its involvement…
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to hold an internet blackout drill tonight (Monday night) in the capital aiming to take prompt steps for suspending internet operation if incidents like that of Gulshan and Sholakia take place in the…
The American public could be treated to a major U.S.-led military victory in Iraq this fall, just as voters are deciding who will be the nation’s next president—but U.S. military officials insist the timing of the operation has nothing to…
Russia’s intelligence service said on Saturday that the computer networks of 20 organisations, including state agencies and defence companies, have been infected with spyware in what it described as a targeted and coordinated attack.The Federal Security Service, the FSB, said…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can compete at the Rio Games.Last week the IOC said individual sports’ governing bodies must decide if Russian competitors are clean amid…
Turkish media are in a state of shock this weekend after the government arrested 17 journalists in recent days on terror charges and issued arrest warrants for dozens more, in what a press freedom group has warned is a “sweeping…
Bangladesh International Hotel Association(BIHA)’s press conference to maintain normal situation regarding removal of Star Hotels from Gulshan area by the government for strengthening security measures against terroris tattack with joint recommendations by Govt. authority and Star Hotels authority.(31 July 16)…
Bangladesh ranked eight among the 140 countries in the globe in by the Happy Planet Index 2016.The ranking recently released by World Economic Forum, a leading not-for-profit foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, named Bangladesh as the eighth greenest and happiest country…
Lionel Messi could cost Argentina’s national soccer team tens of millions of dollars.Messi, regarded as the best player in the world, indicated he would quit after a heartbreaking loss in the Copa America final — Messi’s fourth loss in the…
Rising like the Emerald City is a building that will not only dwarf the world’s tallest skyscraper — the Burj Khalifa in Dubai — but double its height.If built, the aptly named Sky Mile Tower by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates…
Thinking of giving a little summit to your neighbor for a 100th birthday present? What about a mountain?Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said this week her government was considering a proposal to move the country’s border 40 meters (about 130…
The BNP has criticised the killing of nine suspected militants in the Kalyanpur raid.Spokesperson Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says “the nation” wants to know why the militants are not being captured alive.He, however, maintains that the killing of six, including five…
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Thursday said that the country is now self sufficient in food production due to adoption of modern technology in the agriculture sector particularly during the regime of the present government.”The hybrid technology which was adopted…
Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed to operationalise immediately an existing treaty for jointly combating terrorism and organized crime against the backdrop of the situation in Bangladesh.According to an Indian High Commission statement issued here today the consensus came as…
The flood situation in Faridpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Jamalpur, Bogra and Munshiganj districts worsened further on Friday, as waters in the rivers flowing through the districts are swelling.Gaibandha Water Development Board sources said the Brahmapurta, the Jamuna and the Gaghat rivers…
A couple from India’s Dalit community have been been hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Uttar Pradesh state.Police said the couple, Bharat and Mamta, were murdered by an upper caste…
Former Pakistani pace bowler Aaqib Javed arrived in the city on Friday on a 10-day visit to Bangladesh to conduct the specialised training camp of BCB High Performance (HP) unit and a training camp with national pacers.The Pakistani pacer will…
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan on Friday asked the deputy commissioners to take effective measures to stop illegal sand lifting from rivers across the country and to curb their pollution and encroachment as well.The minister said this while talking to reporters…
Sargam Sanskritik dol today Friday 29th July evening organised an enchanting musical soiree at its own auditorium titled “Barshar Gaan.” The program started with 3 chorus songs-Mon Mor Megher Sangi,Rimi Rim Jhim Rim Jhim Namilo deya and Pagla Hawar badal…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed that India is with Bangladesh in its fight against terrorism as it did during the Liberation War in 1971.The Indian Prime Minister came up with the assurance when Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman…
Police on Thursday foiled an attempt of the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Natural Resources and Power-Port to march towards the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) protesting the signing of a contract for implementing the Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans.The…
Narrow national interests are threatening to derail an upcoming UN summit which aims to bring countries together to find a more humane and coordinated approach to large movements of refugees and migrants.The existing system, which was established after World War…
With some 400 million people around the world infected with hepatitis B or C, mostly without being aware, the United Nations top health agency encourages countries to boost testing and access to services and medicines for people in need to…
Climate change and related extreme weather events have devastated the lives and livelihoods of tens of millions of most vulnerable people worldwide– by far exceeding the total of all the unfortunate and unjustifiable victims of all terrorist attacks combined. However,…
The biggest frustration at the Olympic Games, to be inaugurated in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on August 5, is the failure to meet environmental sanitation targets and promises in the city’s beaches, rivers, lakes and lagoons.The opportunity…
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud today said the government has taken initiatives for river management system including capital dredging in the country’s big and important rivers.Replying to a starred question from treasury bench member Momtaz Begum in the Jatiya…
Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain today placed the “Bangladesh Biodiversity Bill, 2016” aimed at strengthening the measures of biodiversity conservation in the country.He said the proposed bill would highlight biodiversity in the perspective of Bangladesh as the country is…
Michelle Obama cast the presidential race as one between a positive role model for children — in Hillary Clinton — and a damaging one — in Donald Trump — in the marquee speech on the Democratic National Convention’s opening night.…
A famous white humpback whale has been spotted on his annual migration to Australia’s north.Migaloo is known for his distinctive colouring and for many years was the only documented all-white humpback whale in the world.He has been sighted off the…
Deputy Commissioners (DCs) on the opening day of their annual conference today stressed the need for installing CCTVs at district level to strengthen security under the present circumstances.They came up with their suggestion at a meeting with Planning Minister AHM…