Dhaka, August 11 – Mondelēz International Friday announced that it has established operations in Bangladesh, expanding the company’s presence in South Asia. The company set up its country headquarters in Dhaka, marking its entry into Bangladesh, the eighth most populous…
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an underpass at a road adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College in the city.
Sylhet, Aug 12 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal was killed and two activists injured in a factional clash in Kumarpara area of the city on Saturday night.
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on August 21 (Tuesday) as the moon for the month of Zilhaj was sighted there on Saturday evening.
Dhaka, Aug 11 – The sales of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha remained suspended for around one and half an hours in all railway stations, including Kamalapur Railway Station, on Saturday following a glitch in the cen Passengers waited endlessly…
Bandarban, Aug 11– At least 170 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Maddampara in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 12 pm and it soon engulfed the adjoining…
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Saturday said that the nation would not develop until the development in terms of education quality and dignity of teachers.
Dhaka- Former Bangladesh cricket team captain Mohammad Ashraful’s five-year ban from playing international cricket will officially end on August 13.
Dhaka – WFM Nazrana Khan Eva, Noshin Anjum and Umme Taslima Protiva Talukder were sharing the top spot in the points table of the 38th National Women’s Chess Championship after the 3rd round at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Friday.
Toronto,(AP/UNB) – Four-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the rainy Rogers Cup on Wednesday.
New York, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Not since Faye Dunaway shouted “La La Land!” has an Oscar announcement caused quite as much chaos as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decision to create a new Academy Awards category…
Dhaka– A minor boy drowned in a pond in Bagadi village of Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Thursday.
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Purbakumarbhog in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj early Friday.
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a man along with 624 gold bars, weighing some 73 kg, from Shikarpur border point in Sharsha upazila in Benapole on Thursday night.
Munshiganj, Aug 10 (UNB) – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Purbakumarbhog in Louhajang Upazila early Friday.
Zulker Naeen The spread of the off-grid power solution in Bangladesh started in 2003 using the stand-alone photovoltaic systems, known as the solar home systems. By 2017, the country installed 5.2 million solar home systems that offer a cost-effective mode…
Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its own, a big study found.…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order directing the owners of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ to provide Tk 5 lakh within one week to each family of the two students who were killed in a…
Dhaka – Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that there is no immediate plan of bidding for onshore gas exploration in the country. “But some international oil companies (IOCs) might be chosen for exploration work for few…
Dhaka– Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested nine members of an organised gang involved in leaking questions of different public examinations in last six days till Wednesday from different parts of the city.
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members in a drive arrested four alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from MM Plaza market area of Patgram municipality in Lalmonirhat on Wednesday night.
Dhaka – A man was burnt to death as villagers set him on fire while he was fleeing after ‘killing’ a van puller at Jagodal Dangapara in Birganj upazila in Dinajpur on Thursday.
Dhaka, Aug 8 – As part of its efforts to curb road accidents, Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association has decided not to run any bus on a contractual basis, which leads to rash driving, in the capital from Thursday.
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – With a contagious smile, a sense of humor and a deep determination to keep playing golf, Jarrod Lyle endeared himself to people around the world in a long struggle against cancer.
London,(AP/UNB) – Chelsea has signed Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga for a record fee after selling Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid.
The High Court on Wednesday in a verdict directed the government to ensure emergency medical services to the road accident victim at all public and private hospitals of the country.
Dhaka – At least three persons including a teenage boy were killed in separate road accidents in Gopalganj and Fenchuganj upazilas in Sylhet on Wednesday and Tuesday night.
St. Louis, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) – Tiger Woods at times looks similar to the guy who won the PGA Championship four times among his 14 major titles, except for the results.
Dhaka – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said all voters will get smart national identity cards by December-January next.
Dhaka – Two buses’ competition to get more passengers on board has resulted in the fatal accident that caused the tragic end of two young lives on Airport Road on July 29.