BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that their party founder Ziaur Rahman has been ‘misinterpreted’ in textbooks.“Ziaur Rahman has badly been misinterpreted in the textbooks kids are reading. Ziaur Rahman has been described as a…
Iran’s intention to significantly increase oil output after the lifting of international sanctions risks more pressure on crude prices already at 12-year lows, according to analysts.Oil prices tumbled by more than 30 per cent last year and have slumped by…
BNP and its associate bodies will celebrate the 80th birth anniversary of party founder Ziaur Rahman across the country on Tuesday.Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra, Zia had become the country’s 7th president and formed Bangladesh Nationalist…
A VICE News investigation has found evidence that sophisticated surveillance equipment that spies on people’s phones is being used across London, and uncovered a growing black market for the technology worldwide.Signs of IMSI catchers — also known as stingrays or…
Some North Korean loudspeakers at the inter-Korean border are pointed toward the North, not the South, a South Korean network reported on Sunday.Recently, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff asked for professional advice from a sound engineering researcher as to…
If you are suffering from sleep problems, a little change in diet can make a big difference.Researchers have found that a diet rich in fibre but low in saturated fat and sugar can help you get a good night’s sleep.Eating…
Posting a selfie after age 40 is pretty much a global taboo, but in the over-30s, more men post selfies on Instagram than women, according to a study.The team behind Selfiecity project that analyses thousands of Instagram pics from New…
A team of Japanese astronomers has discovered an enigmatic gas cloud just 200 light years away from the centre of the Milky Way that can be the possible missing link in the black hole evolution.This may be the first detection…
Singer Miranda Lambert surprised her fans with a brand new song “Sweet by and by”.The track was recorded by the country superstar for producer Dave Cobb’s upcoming compilation album “Southern Family”, reports aceshowbiz.com.In the song, Lambert sings about childhood lessons…
Oil prices hit their lowest since 2003 on Monday, as the market braced for a jump in Iranian exports after the lifting of sanctions against the country at the weekend.The UN nuclear watchdog on Saturday said Tehran had met its…
A plane carrying at least three of the four Americans freed by Iran as part of a prisoner swap has taken off, three of the men’s families said in Sunday statements.White House officials said earlier Sunday that recently detained student…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will sit on Monday with public university teachers who are protesting against what they call ‘discrepancies’ in the Eighth National Pay Scale in a bid to break the deadlock.The prime minister will host the leaders of…
A court here on Sunday placed Nur Mohammad, chairman of Khan Jahan Ali Group, on a three-day remand in a case filed in connection with the seizure of liquid cocaine at Chittagong Port on June 8 last year.Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate…
Actor Dan Haggerty of “Grizzly Adams” fame died early Friday of cancer, said his longtime friend and manager Terry Bomar. He was 73.Haggerty learned he had cancer of the spine in August and died at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center…
BNP on Sunday accused the government of conspiring to capture its Nayapaltan central office by forming a ‘false party’ with some street urchins.“A false BNP has been launched with some bad elements and street boys … some of them were…
The government has directed all the educational institutions to immediately stop collecting additional tuition and other fees from their students.The Education Ministry issued an office order in this regard on Sunday.According to the order, many private educational institutions are taking…
Has your skin begun to age with fine lines appearing near the eyes? Is your sagging skin making you look haggard and old?Here are some simple home-made solutions suggested by dermatologist Navin Taneja, director of National Skin Centre that will…
The US government announced Friday a freeze on issuing permits for new coal mines on government land, in a review of the environmental impact of federal coal policy.The move could amount to a fresh hit on struggling US coal producers…
A $180 million satellite to study the world’s oceans in a changing climate will blast off Sunday atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which SpaceX will try to land on a floating platform after launch.The satellite, known as Jason-3, aims to…
After a gap of three years, bird flu has resurfaced in the northeast Indian state of Tripura, bordering Bangladesh.As per Government of India rules, mass culling process went underway on Saturday.Chickens and hens were culled in the state-owned Gandhigram State…
The funeral for Celine Dion’s husband Rene Angelil will take place next Friday at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal where the couple married, a family spokesman said.Angelil, who discovered the Canadian pop diva and managed her career, died Thursday at…
Zimbabwe batting consultant Marvan Atapattu believes Bangladesh are at the top of their game at the moment.Over the span of both his playing and coaching careers, Atapattu has spent a considerable amount of time in Bangladesh.The former Sri Lankan batsman…
The “Akheri Munajat” of the second phase of 51st Biswa Ijtema on the banks of river Turag at Tongi will be offered tomorrow, ending the three-day annual Muslim congregation.Thousands of Muslims from home and abroad are participating in the second…
Within a span of seven hours, two schoolgirls — one fifth-grader another ninth-grader — were killed on Saturday as rashly driven two buses hit them in the city’s two adjacent areas — Matshya Bhaban and Shahbagh Crossing.The victims are Khadija…
A former governor of Bangladesh Bank has said banking sector reforms will not be beneficial unless banks are freed of political influence and pressure.Former central bank governor Salehuddin Ahmed made the comment at a roundtable on ‘banking sector reforms and…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday alleged that she had been threatened that funding to Padma Bridge project would be stopped if a particular person was not there as the managing director of a particular bank.”Some high officials from the…
World number one Serena Williams confirmed Saturday she plans to play doubles at the Olympics in Rio this year and is even mulling the mixed event if she can find a partner.Williams and sister Venus have an enviable record for…
BNP on Saturday accused the government of turning Bangladesh into a state of security agencies using law enforcers to perpetuate its power.“Police have assaulted and beat a city corporation official and sought toll money from him. Not only that, the…
The criticism about the lack of diversity in nominations continued for a second year after the Academy Award nods were announced Thursday in Hollywood.The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was revived from one year ago when critics and social media commentators noticed that…
Burkina Faso (AP) — Al-Qaida militants struck an upscale hotel and nearby cafe late Friday that were popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso’s capital, taking an unknown number of hostages and forcing others to hide for their lives as gunfire…