A new study has found that low pesticide use rarely decreased productivity and profitability on arable farms. Researchers from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research assessed whether herbicides, fungicides and insecticides were associated with productivity or profitability in 946…
Dhaka — Bonded by an air crash which killed 71 people in November, Brazilian club Chapecoense and Colombia’s Atletico Nacional said they will play a South American cup final next week.The first leg of the Recopa Sudamericana final, between the…
Dhaka — A Brazilian football fan has died after falling 25 meters from the top of Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo onto a parking lot.The height is equivalent to an eight-story building.AP/UNB agency
Dhaka— A maiden half century by all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme helped New Zealand extend its lead over South Africa to 175 runs before its first innings ended at tea on day four of the third cricket test on Tuesday.De Grandhomme…
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 65 liters of liquor from Nidanpur in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet on Monday. UNB agency
Dhaka — A powerful cyclone lashed islands, damaged roofs and cut power on Tuesday as it edged toward Australia’s tropical northeast coast, officials said.Category 4 cyclone Debbie brought winds gusting to 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour) and…
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court Monday fixed April 2 to declare its verdict on the appeals filed by the convicts in the murder of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider.
Anas Uddin Ovi Dhaka – Koha, the worldwide Open Source Integrated Library System (ILS), was launched at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on March 25.
Dhaka – A youth was killed in a road accident in city’s Kalurghat area today. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Munna, 22, son of Mohammad Yusuf, hailed from Kuaish area under Hathazari thana. Police said Munna was critically injured…
Dhaka – Actor and producer Mizu Ahmed died of cardiac arrest here on Monday. He was 63.Mizu Ahmed, known for his villain role in the Bengali film industry, breathed his last aboard a train at Airport Railway Station around 8pm…
Dhaka – Abdul Ali Mollah, a war crimes accused of Bagerhat, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday morning. Jahangir, senior superintendent of Dhaka Central Jail, said Abdul Ali Mollah,80, was admitted to the hospital under police custody…
Dhaka– A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her drug addict son at Telkupi village in Natore on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Hawa Begum.UNB agency
Dhaka – Titas Club earned a facile 25-16, 25-22, 23-25 and 25-17 points victory over Bangladesh Air Force in the Independence Day Volleyball Tournament at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Monday.UNB agency
Dhaka — The oldest player in the women’s draw at the Miami Open, Venus Williams is looking forward to the next round. And next year. And the year after that.”Yeah, 2020 here I come,” she said.Williams earned her latest win…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23 team made a flying start in the eight-nation Emerging Teams Asia Cup Cricket outplaying Hong Kong by eight wickets at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Monday.Batting first, Hong Kong were all out…
Dhaka – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s men must eye to seal the three-match series when Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday.The day-night match which will be the 40th ODI tussle between…
Washington, March 26 – The Empire State Building and United Nations headquarters in New York joined other iconic buildings and monuments around the world plunging into darkness for sixty minutes on Saturday to mark Earth Hour and draw attention to…
Dhaka –A fisherman was kidnapped by a gang of robbers from Nochukhali canal in Shyamnagar upazila on Sunday morning.UNB agency
Dhaka – Eighteen people were killed in three road accidents in Chuadanga, Khulna and Sirajganj districts on Sunday.In Chuadanga, a fatal road accident at Joyrampur Battala on Chuadanga-Jessore road in Damurhuda upazila in the early hours left 13 day-labourers and…
Dhaka – Officials of Customs Intelligence recovered 60 gold bars weighing seven kilograms from an aircraft of Thai Airways at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday afternoon.UNB agency
Dhaka, Mar 25 –Bangladesh crushed Sri Lanka by 90 runs in the 1st ODI to take 1-0 series lead in the three-match series started at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Saturday. The first ODI win of this year came in…
Dhaka- A woman was killed as a wall of a house collapsed on her during storm at Bhabanichar Dakhshinpara area here, on the outskirts of the capital, on Saturday morning.UNB agency
Dhaka– Bangladesh women’s archery team earned silver medal in compound division of the Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament Stage-2 losing the final to Chinese Taipei by 219-224 score held in Bangkok on Saturday.Bangladesh women’s compound archer team comprising Roksana Akhter, Susmita…
Dhaka – Zaki Ahmed has become the winner in the Sikder Group Independence Day Cup Golf Tournament 2017 at Kurmitola Golf club in the city on Friday.SM Abdullah Farabi became the runner-up in the competition while Kim Hee Soon has…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Youth Volleyball team will fly for Yangon on Monday (March 27) to participate in the SMM 11th Asian Boys Under-19 Yangon Aerodrome Volleyball Championship to be held in Nay Pui Taw in Myanmar from March 28 to…
Dhaka– Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has arranged an exhibition T20 Cricket match between Bangladesh Red and Green teams consisting of former national players on Sunday (March 26) on the occasion of Independence Day of Bangladesh.The match will start at 10:30…
Dhaka, Mar 25 (UNB) – Hosts Sri Lanka were struggling with 154 for 6 in 34 overs replying to Bangladesh’s gigantic total 324 for 5 in the first match of the three-match ODI series at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on…
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) will celebrate its 13th founding anniversary on Sunday.The elite force officially began its journey by participating in the Independence and National Day parade on March 26 in 2004.The force, consisting of the members of…
By A. D. McKenzie Paris, Mar 24 (IPS) – With widespread attacks on professional journalists and the rise of a fake-news industry, media experts agree that journalism is increasingly under fire. But how can the press fight back and ensure…
Dhaka – Police on Thursday arrested two members of a fraud gang who were cheating people in the name of Jiner Badsha from Dakkhin Koyrapara village in Chougaccha upazila of Jessore District.The arrestees are Tahidul Islam, 35, son of Amir…