Telecoms regulators have finalised the reviewed draft of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) policy.Some criteria have been set in the draft guidelines for the contractor that will get the job to give the subscribers the facility to change mobile-phone operators…
Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra went on trial Friday over a costly rice subsidy policy that could see her jailed for a decade, as the ruling junta seeks to ward off a political comeback by her family.Yingluck, Thailand’s first female…
Rafik Azad, one of the most prolific and versatile poets of the country, was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) today from Anwar Khan Medical College Hospital at Dhanmondi in the capital for better treatment.The poet has been…
The government has taken initiatives to prepare a 10-year ICT roadmap under Bangladesh National Enterprise Architecture (BNA) to operate e-Government activities smoothly, official sources said.The World Bank financed Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) Project of Bangladesh Computer…
Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the four-match T20I series beating visiting Zimbabwe by 4 wickets with 8 balls remaining in the first match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Friday.Replying to Zimbabwe’s 163 runs, hosts Bangladesh…
A seven-day International Waterbird Census covering 25-30 char areas of Bhola, Laxmipur, Noakhali and Patuakhali districts kicked off on Friday.A nine-member team of Bangladesh Bird Club (BBC), Nature Conservation Management (NACOM), and Prakity O Jibon Foundation.will carry out the counting…
South’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Friday that China has expressed intent to participate in the United Nations Security Council’s sanctions against North Korea.China’s agreement reportedly took place in a working-level defense policy meeting with South Korea.“During the meeting…
The trial of a new painkiller has gone drastically wrong in France, leaving one person brain dead and five others in a serious condition.On Friday, one source apparently familiar with the situation initially said the drug was a cannabis-based drug.…
NASA’s first solar-powered spacecraft Juno to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary.The probe, launched from the Earth in 2011 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, achieved the milestone on Wednesday…
Killer whales are at risk of extinction off industrialized regions of Europe from poisonous chemicals banned decades ago that are still leaching into the seas, scientists said on Thursday.The study, which took samples from 1,000 killer whales, dolphins and porpoises,…
British actor Alan Rickman, whose roles ranged from Hollywood villains to Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, has died after a battle with cancer aged 69.With his aquiline features and cultured – if often menacing – English accent, he…
Struggling to stick to fitness regime? Have a cup of coffee! According to an interesting study, the use of caffeine could help people stick to their fitness plans.Researchers said that reducing perception of effort during exercise using caffeine (or other…
Bangladesh are gearing up for the World Twenty20 in a four-match series against Zimbabwe in Khulna.On Nov 28, 2006, the teams made their debut in the shortest format against each other at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, where they will play…
The $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot — the largest lottery prize in history — will be split at least three ways.The winning tickets were sold in Chino Hills, California; Munford, Tennessee; and in Melbourne Beach, Florida, according to state lottery officials.…
Give Leonardo DiCaprio some credit: He’s worked hard to put himself in the Oscar conversation.The “Revenant” star famously ate a raw bison liver (which, he said, did NOT taste like chicken), waded through icy water and came down with the…
At least two people were killed after armed men carried out gun and bomb attacks in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.Five attackers also died, police said. A manhunt is underway for other suspects.Information on the toll varied…
Asking members of the Bangladesh Army to gain more trust of people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that they will always remain ready to resist evil forces to protect the country’s independence and sovereignty.”I’m sure Bangladesh Army is…
In 2015, the economy and the financial system made good progress.Despite some initial challenges, we achieved a respectable growth of 6.5 percent, and macro-financial and price stability, reaching the milestone of a lower-middle income country status. Since the last MPS,prices…
Paleontologists searching far and wide in Tunisia made a discovery of massive proportions: the world’s largest sea-dwelling crocodile, previously unknown to science, The Washington Post newspaper reports.This prehistoric crocodile is believed to have measured more than 30 feet long and…
Regular exercise can reduce heart disease risk in people suffering from depression, NDTV reports based on new research.Depression is commonly associated with worse outcomes for patients with heart disease and other conditions.As many as 20 per cent of people hospitalised…
The 14th Dhaka International Film Festival is scheduled to kick off on Thursday, Jan 14, at the National Museum at Shahbagh in the capital.The programme for the festival was revealed on Wednesday afternoon during a press conference held by Rainbow…
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee will file a review petition for acquittal even though his death sentence has been reduced to prison until death.His three lawyers and son spoke to journalists of the plans after meeting him at Dhaka Central…
BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday said Bangladesh is now on the ‘highway of plundering, not development’.“The Prime Minister yesterday (Tuesday) has claimed that she has taken Bangladesh on the highway of development. But, the reality is…
Protesting the Prime Minister’s recent remark that BNP is an illegal party, its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said Awami League is also an illegitimate party if BNP so.“Awami League had been banned through establishing Baksal…
In the video for David Bowie’s “Lazarus,” released last week, the mythic singer and rock ’n’ roll shape-shifter, ever thin but bordering on gaunt, is blindfolded and writhing in a hospital bed. “Look up here, I’m in heaven,” he sings.…
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world and it’s melting rapidly, likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise.A new study shows clouds are playing a larger role in that process than…
Modern office features such as hot-desking or desk-sharing and open-plan floors appeal mainly to extrovert workers but others find them uncomfortable, a new research has found.The findings highlighted that extroverts are significantly happier at work and have higher levels of…
Charlie Sheen admitted on Tuesday that he has been off his HIV medication “for about a week now” and is seeking alternative treatment in Mexico.“I’ve been off my meds for about a week now,” he said on “The Dr. Oz…
Oil fell briefly below $30 a barrel on Tuesday, extending a relentless selloff that has wiped almost 20 percent off prices this year amid deepening concerns about fragile Chinese demand and the absence of output restraint.The day’s near 4 percent…
NASA’s planet-hunting revamped Kepler mission has found more than 100 confirmed planets orbiting other stars. The information about the planets, some of which are very different from what the spacecraft observed during its original mission, was shared by University of…