North Korea on Saturday released video footage of a purportedly new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test, three days after it claimed it had successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb.But South Korean media suggested the footage broadcast by state Korean Central…
The “Akheri Munajat” of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema on the banks of river Turag at Tongi will be offered tomorrow, ending the three-day annual Muslim congregation.Tens of thousands of the Muslims from home and abroad are participating in…
Villagers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu hope to celebrate the New Year harvest festival later this month with traditional “bull-taming” contests once more. “Jallikattu” is a sport that has been practised in southern India for thousands of…
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif`s son Rana Sherif was killed in a road accident at the eastern side of the Bangabandhu Bridge early today, police and hospital sources said.”The accident took place as a motor vehicle hit the microbus of…
Actress Salma Hayek doesn’t envy her pre-baby body as her life is “so much better” ever since she welcomed her eight-year-old daughter Valentina with husband Francois-Henri Pinault.Hayek took to Instagram on Friday to share a throwback photograph of herself in…
At least four people were killed and 20 injured in several accidents on the Bangabandhu Bridge due to dense fog, leading to snapping vehicular movement on the bridge on Saturday.Bangabandhu Bridge police station (east) officer-in-charge Akhiruzzaman said a bus rammed…
Christians in Jhenaidah have claimed militants killed a village homeopath for preaching Christianity after his conversion.Deceased Samir Ali’s son, however, says his father did not convert from Islam.Ali’s body was found at his chamber at Balekhal Bazar on Thursday afternoon…
Bangladesh have given their 2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign a flying start with a resounding win over Sri Lanka in the opening match.The hosts thrashed the islanders 4-2 at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore on Friday.Mamunul Islam and his…
Mexico has recaptured the world’s most notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, President Enrique Pena Nieto said via Twitter on Friday, six months after he brazenly broke out of a high security prison through a tunnel.Guzman, the head of…
Two men from the Middle East who came to the United States as refugees were arrested on federal terrorism charges in California and Texas for supporting Islamic militant groups, US officials said on Thursday.They are the latest in a series…
Police in Nicaragua have rescued 15 Bangladeshi migrants, who were wandering lost on a highway after their smugglers, according to local media reports, abandoned them.The men, aged between 18 and 33, were found on the highway El Crucero at San…
Bangladesh Cricket Board is considering holding back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to keep the young pacer’s bowling technique a secret.The board may choose to compensate him in order to keep him from going to…
At least 65 people were killed on Thursday when one of Libya’s worst truck bombs in years exploded at a police training centre in the town of Zliten, local officials and hospital sources said.No group immediately claimed the attack, but…
Do you prefer bright coloured clothes? Perhaps it’s to do with your positive thoughts. Or if you have an eye for abstract prints, it’s likely that you have a bold personality. Your wardrobe choices can depict who you are as…
The largest ape to roam Earth died out 100,000 years ago because it failed to tuck into savannah grass after climate change hit its preferred diet of forest fruit, scientists suggest.Gigantopithecus — the closest Nature ever came to producing a…
Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra has won the Favourite Actress in a New TV series award at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 here for her leading role in American TV thriller series “Quantico”.The 33-year-old, who plays the…
The government has given permission to 41 organisations to export 277,000 bales of raw jute as a “special measure”.Saikat Chandra Halder, PRO of the textile and jute ministry, informed the media of the decision on Wednesday.He said these organisations would…
Death sentences of three convicted for the 1999 killings of five JaSad leaders, including its founding president Kazi Aref, will be executed on Thursday.Executions of Safayet Hossain Habib, Anwar Hossain and Rashedul Islam Jhantu will take place at midnight at…
Pakistan’s cricket chief said Wednesday Australia should be fined after they pulled out of the junior World Cup over security fears in host country Bangladesh, blasting officials for creating a potentially “anarchic” situation in world cricket.On Tuesday Australia withdrew from…
North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday morning, marking a significant advance in the isolated state’s strike capabilities and raising alarm bells in Japan and South Korea.The test, the fourth…
FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has been named the World’s Best Club Coach in 2015 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) while Argentine star Lionel Messi was chosen the World Playmaker of the Year.Enrique, who won…
The Supreme Court has cleared the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami who was earlier awarded the sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Liberation.A four-member top appeals court bench led by Chief Justice…
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has formally added four new chemical elements to the periodic table, report the BBC and the Guardian.Discovered by scientists in Japan, Russia and America, elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have finally…
The Taka-dollar exchange rates have come down as the Bangladesh Bank has started to buy the greenback from the local currency market.Over the last one month, the rate for one US dollar has dropped by Tk 0.45.On Monday, the central…
Having vanquished “Titanic” and “Jurassic World”, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has set its sights on “Avatar”.The space opera sequel is moving up the all-time domestic box office charts at a record clip and now is poised to overtake those…
Climate change could lead to significant declines in electricity production in coming decades as water resources are disrupted, said a study published on Monday.Hydropower stations and thermoelectric plants, which depend on water to generate energy, together contribute about 98 percent…
A young boy died while rushing out of his Dhaka residence during the earthquake that jolted Bangladesh, India and Myanmar early Monday.The deceased is Atiqur Rahman, 23, a resident of city’s Jurain area. His neighbour Rahman said Atiqur fell sick…
Dhaka University has invited applications in designated forms from interested candidates for enrolment in Ph.D. programme in academic year 2015-16.Application forms could be collected from room number 323 of the registrar’s office, said a DU press release today.To collect admission…
Civil lawsuits accusing Bill Cosby of sex abuse and defamation could do major damage to the entertainer’s wealth, regardless of how a criminal prosecution plays out, lawyers who have handled similar cases said on Thursday.Cosby, who has been accused by…
People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for dementia in general. And for one form, called vascular dementia, diabetes brings more risk to women than men, according to a new review.The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s…