Dhaka, Feb 03 (UNB): The government has cleared a Tk 4,347.21-crore project to develop Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpanagar as a green economic zone at Mirsarai in Chattogram and Sonagazi in Feni to attract private investment. The Executive Committee of the…
by Mohit M. Rao • A study shows that air pollution causes behavioural, physiological and genetic changes in wild bees. • Pollutant impact on bees is observed even in areas well-within the current national standards for Particulate Matter pollution. •…
Dhaka, May 14 – A total of 929 people died with symptoms similar to that of coronavirus across the country until May 9, the Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS) of Dhaka University said Wednesday.
A court here on Monday took the charges into congnisance against four accused over the murder of housewife Sagira Morshed Salam who was killed 30 years ago in front of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in the city.
Subtitle this: “Parasite” is the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards.
A court here on Tuesday took the charges into cognisance against 25 in the case over the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad.
Mitchell Starc took six wickets and denied Babar Azam a century to break stubborn resistance from the Pakistan batsmen Sunday as they work to save the day-night second Test at Adelaide Oval.
Anthony Zurcher North America reporter @awzurcher on Twitter The fifth Democratic presidential debate was held on Wednesday evening at the Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
The much-talked-about Road Transport Act, 2018 came into effect on Sunday, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
Reuters – September 13, 2019 • 11:45 AM EDT Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has shot to global fame for inspiring worldwide student strikes to promote action against climate change, took her mission to US President Donald Trump’s doorstep on…
More than 1,500 new words and expressions have been added to Tibetan vocabulary since 2018, authorities from southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region said. The list includes frequently used expressions in politics, finance, the internet, over 500 terms related to electric…
London, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — Boris Johnson became Britain’s new prime minister Wednesday, vowing to lead the U.K. out of the European Union, “no ifs, ands or buts.” Standing outside the shiny black door of 10 Downing St., Johnson said…
Canada implements further measures on Tuesday to protect the North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered species, after six of the mammals died since June in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At least three of these deaths have been tentatively…
Dhaka, July 7 (UNB) – Bangladesh National Cricket team returned home on Sunday afternoon after their poor show in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales. The Tigers landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 5:18pm by…
By Thalif Deen UN, May 20, 2019 (IPS) – The UN’s longstanding mandate to promote and protect human rights worldwide –- undermined recently by right-wing nationalist governments and authoritarian regimes – has taken another hit. The Geneva-based Office of the…
India, May 17 (AP/UNB) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken his ruling party’s fight to the state of West Bengal, where it hopes to retain a majority in staggered general elections concluding this week. The battle pits Modi’s…
Alfonso Cuaron’s big Oscars night — three golden statuettes for his personal film “Roma,” including his second for best director — once again highlights the major success in Hollywood for Mexican filmmakers. Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron won Oscars for film…
A new tiny silicon microchip has been developed by electrical engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) which can generate high-frequency electromagnetic waves capable of penetrating a host of materials without the ionizing damage of x-rays. The practical applications…