Dhaka: Some 4.71 lakh teachers from the secondary and higher secondary schools and Madrashas across the country have been trained up over preparing creative question papers. Under the Secondary Education Sector Development Project (SESDP), the teachers were trained up to…
Rangpur: BNP will observe a half-day hartat in the district on Thursday demanding the release of party joint secretary general Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel. The shutdown was announced at a meeting at the district BNP office on Wednesday morning. UNB News…
Dhaka – Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group on October 17 unveiled in Chennai the Country’s first Circuit electric bus, designed and engineered entirely in India by Indians, for the Nation. In line with Ashok Leyland’s vision for the…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC has expressed deep shock at the tragic death of Shahidul Islam, former Personal Officer at the Press Wing of the mission. The embassy held a commemorating meeting at the Bangabandhu Auditorium on Tuesday morning,…
Dhaka – Rampal coal plant poses a ‘serious threat’ to a key ecosystem for Bengal tigers and must be cancelled, says the UN world heritage body The UN’s world heritage body has made an urgent intervention to stop the construction…
Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of Noakhali BNP leader Jahangir Alam. Jahangir, former president of Noakhali district unit Jubo Dal and Begumganj thana unit BNP general secretary, died on Tuesday night. UNB…
Naked statue of Hillary Clinton in downtown Manhattan causes fight during morning commute “To put something up like this in front of my work place…I shouldn’t have to see this,” she later told the Daily News, fighting back tears as…
Habiganj: At least 20 people, including 14 with rubber bullets, were injured as students of a school clashed with police in Bahubal upazila of the district on Wednesday. Witnesses said the clash ensued when the students, their guardians and members…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday underscored the need for the foolproof cyber security of digitised documents so that the country can reap the maximum benefits from digitisation keeping cyber criminals at bay.”All need to remain alert so…
Dhaka — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s ugly and acrimonious battle for the White House is barreling toward the end, with the candidates taking the debate stage Wednesday night for one final primetime showdown.For Trump, the debate is perhaps his…
Dhaka – A mild tremor shook the capital and other parts of the country on Wednesday noon.The earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale, was felt around 1:20 pm, met office sources said,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team will face giant England in the 1st Test of their two-match series starting at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on Thursday.The test between Bangladesh, an irregular participant in the longest format of cricket,…
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited advanced to the top slot in the 12-team JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football forcing Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society to concede their first defeat by 0-2 goals at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. With the…
Dhaka – Gianluigi Buffon kept the shots out while Cristiano Ronaldo failed to put them in.While Buffon starred in goal for Juventus, saving a penalty and making two remarkable saves in a 1-0 win at Lyon, it was a frustrating…
Dhaka – Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers threatened to go on an indefinite strike from October 30 if their 12-point demand are not met by the time.Petrol pumps and tank-lorry operations will remain off until the demands are…
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a school teacher from the outdoor department of Kushtia General Hospital in the district town on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Nur Tipu, 50, son of Mohammad Ali, a resident of Gopalpur…
Dhaka – An alleged robber was injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Vikni Bridge on Akkelpur-Bogra road in Akkelpur upazila early Wednesday.The injured was identified as Dilbar, 37, son of Sobder Ali, a resident of Susrishti Adarsho Guchchhagram village…
Dhaka – Police arrested a man along with three rounds of bullets from Dhopadighirpar in Dhaka on Tuesday night on charge of assaulting a man.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Hakim, managing director of Metro International Hotel.Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police…
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an alleged drug peddler from a banana orchard at Kalampur village in Dhamrai upazila in Savar on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Yunus, 40, hailing from Kushtia district. He used to live…
Jessore – Two people were killed and another one injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and a human hauler (Leguna) at Beltala on Jessore-Satkhira highway in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 arrested two drug traders with 1,875 bottles of Phensidyl from Tigerpass area inChittagong this morning.On a tip-off, a team of the elite force detained the drug traders with the Phensidyl from the…
Dhaka- Chittagong Metropolitan police in a drive arrested three persons with firearm and sharp weapons from Akbarshah area in Chittagong early hours of today.The arrested were identified as Billal, 22, hailed from Jhalokati district, Mamun, 35, hailed from Bramnbaria district…
Dhaka – The under-19 cricket team’s skill camp begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) ahead of the forthcoming Under 19 Asia Cup to be held in December in Sri Lanka.
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on win-less Argentina in their 5th and last Group A match of the 12-team Kabaddi World Cup Wednesday night in the Indian city of Ahmedabad in Gujrat.The match will kick-off at 8:30 pm Bangladesh time.…
Dhaka- Pakistan held its nerve for a 56-run victory against the West Indies in their day-night first test with the pink ball on Monday after Darren Bravo made a resilient century.Bravo’s patient 116 off 249 balls kept Pakistan at bay…
Dhaka – Neymar will sign a three-year contract extension with Barcelona on Friday,a deal that will keep the Brazil forward with the Spanish club until 2021.Barcelona and Neymar had made the announcement of the agreement in July.The previous contract was…
Dhaka – Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at Chandrahar village in Gouranadi upazila in Barisal on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Isha, 4, son of Ilias and Abdul, 4,son of Alamgir of the village,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a man bearing marks of bullet injury from Godkhali Kalibari area of Jhikargachha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 32, son of Siddik Hossain, a resident of…
Dhaka- Four Bangladeshi young men were shot by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members on Naudapara border inRoumari upazila on Monday night.The victims were identified as Saju Miah, 18, son of Anwar Hossain,Rokan Uddin, 22, son of Rezaul Karim, Bablu…
Dhaka: The High Court on Monday released the full text of its verdict sentencing BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years’ imprisonment and fining him Tk 20 crore in a money-laundering case after scrapping his acquittal. The 82-page verdict…