Dhaka – Protesters opposing the construction of a Chinese-backed, coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh agreed on Sunday to halt their activities for 15 days, defusing tensions after four demonstrators were killed last week. Villagers for and against the $2.4 billion…
Dhaka – BNP on Saturday announced 15 more names– seven joint secretaries general and eight organising secretaries — of its fresh Executive Committee (NEC), UNB news agency reported. Among the announced 15 names, 12 leaders have been taken in important…
Dhaka – A local opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader was shot to death by some miscreants in Arongghata area of Khulna city on Friday night, unb news agency reported.
By VICE News and Reuters After a week in which he has been forced into making daily public statements, British Prime Minister David Cameron finally admitted in a TV interview on Thursday that he once had a stake in his…
St.Petersburg – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any links to offshore accounts and described the Panama Papers document leaks scandal as part of a U.S.-led plot to weaken Russia. Putin also defended a cellist friend named as the…
Dhaka – Though the figure may sound surprising in the first instance, ornithologists say some 200 bird species still choose Dhaka city as their abode unb saff writer Faisal reported.
BNP chairperson’s adviser Dr Osman Faruk on Wednesday accused the government of impeding the country’s democracy and frequently violating the human rights of the people. He was speaking a function of unveiling the cover of a book titled Selected Columns…
The BNP on Tuesday warned that the government would have to face dire consequence if it tries to remove the grave of the party founder and late President Ziaur Rahman from the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. “It will lead to a…
Dhaka – The Cabinet accepted on Monday four recommendations placed by the Local Government Division to remove unauthorised bars, guesthouses and hotels from residential areas of the cities across the country after giving them a six-month deadline. The Local Government…
Last month, the NTPC plant near Farakka barrage was shut down after flow dipped. The Ganga that has nourished the Indian civilisation for centuries has recorded a historically low inflow in its lower reaches this year, going by the evidence…
Terming the existing laws of the country obsolete, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Saturday said it is not possible to arrange the trial of Tonu killing within a short time with the traditional and 18th century’s laws.
Dhaka – Entrepreneurs in solar and renewable energy sector have placed a 13-point proposal seeking cut in customs duty (CD) and value added tax (VAT) on different items in the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2016-17, UNB Staff Writer,…
Dhaka – Worried at the huge judicial backlog, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Friday said evening courts will be introduced in the country for the quick dispensation of justice if the government responds to their call in this regard,…
Dhaka- The West Indies clinched their place in the final of the World Twenty20 on Thursday with a stunning seven-wicket victory over the hosts India at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium.Lendl Simmons top-scored with an unbeaten 82 as the West Indies reached…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated of the first part of the ongoing Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover Project from Satrasta to Ramna thana point. She opened the 2.11-km part of the 8.7-km flyover to traffic through unveiling a plaque.
An Egyptian man wearing a fake explosives belt who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus on Tuesday has surrendered and was taken into custody after he released all passengers and crew unharmed.
Dhaka – The US Department of State has named Barrister Sara Hossain and 13 other extraordinary women from around the world to honour them with its International Women of Courage Award. US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the…
More people and organisations across the country lent voice to the demand for the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Comilla’s college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu as there has been no arrest even after seven days of…
By David Chazan, and Henry Samuel, in Brussels Three suspects were charged with terrorism offences on Saturday including one man named in Belgian media as the third Brussels airport attacker who fled as the other two blew themselves up. The…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday handed over ‘Swadhinata Padak’ (Independence Award) 2016, the highest state award, to 15 distinguished personalities and the Bangladesh Navy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Just moments before Brussels airport bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui detonated a deadly explosive package, he dumped a major clue into a nearby bin.
Surviving a major bombing is the extraordinary – and repeated – situation that one Utah teen can live to tell about.
Dhaka – The Bengal Tigers will meet top ranked India in a high-voltage Group 2 match of the ICC World Twenty20 Super-10 stage at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. The match will kick off at 8pm Bangladesh time.…
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by sacked Rab official Tareque Sayeed seeking scrapping of another case in connection with the Narayanganj 7-murder. Selina Islam Beauty, wife of slain Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, filed…
Dhaka – Cuban President Raul Castro called on President Barack Obama on Monday to lift longstanding U.S. trade and other restrictions as he and Obama pledged to move forward with normalizing relations between Cuba and its longtime Cold War-era foe,…
The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to accelerate sustainable, carbon neutral development.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday issued warrant of arrest against three journalists including the editor AMM Bahauddin of the Daily Inquilab and two other journalists of the daily.
Presenting a draft of Vision-2030, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday called for bringing balance in power of the prime minister.At the 6th national council session of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the former prime minister also advocated a bicameral parliament…
Swedish environment ministry says Maine lobster could wipe out European species with deadly diseases Oversexed, overfed and over here: that, in a nutshell, is what the Swedes think of the American lobster from Maine, New England. It may be much…
Dhaka – Newly appointed governor of Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir said his first priority will be to prevent recurrence of such incident of heist through which hackers took away more than $100 million from the central bank account with US…