Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday despite a fierce crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said...
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Bangladeshi man near the Khaitala border in Satkhira Sadar early Sunday. Although there has been no official acknowledgement from the Indian...
Taiwanese semiconductor companies attach "great importance" to complying with the law, the island's government said on Saturday, signalling they would comply with new US export controls that aim to hobble...
After the first defeat in the ongoing Tri-Series against Pakistan, Nurul Hasan Sohan, the stand-in Bangladesh captain, said they have to improve to do well in T20Is. Now, after the...
At least 15 shops were gutted in a fire at Bangabaria Bazar in Sadar upazila of the Natore district early Sunday. Sources said the fire broke out from an electric...
Another dengue patient died in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 68. During this period, 334 more patients were hospitalised with...
Painter Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, an Ekushey Padak-winning artist, has died at the age of 85. Samarjit was known for depicting nature and the beauty of Bangladesh in bold and bright...
Different development authorities in big cities including Dhaka are working on a consolidated plan to deal with rapid urbanisation. According to a document seen by UNB, the city development authorities...
জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনের ক্ষতি থেকে দেশকে বাঁচাতে আগামী ২৭ বছরে ২৩ হাজার কোটি ডলার ব্যয়ের একটি পরিকল্পনা নিয়েছে পরিবেশ, বন ও জলবায়ু মন্ত্রণালয়। এই অভিযোজন পরিকল্পনা বা ন্যাশনাল অ্যাডপটেশন প্ল্যানে (এনএপি)...
Two fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed and 28 more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today (Oct 9) inRangpur division, BSS reports. Health officials said...
Bangladesh has recorded 409 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,029,723. The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,381 over...
Sergio Ramos was sent off for the 28th time in his career as Paris St-Germain were held by Reims. The former Real Madrid defender was shown two yellow cards in...
Bangladesh have succumbed to a miserable defeat of 8 wickets against New Zealand in their second match of the ongoing Tri-nation Series in Christchurch on Sunday. Batting first, Bangladesh posted...
The Global Esports Federation and Yunus Sports Hub (YSH) have established a partnership focused on social issues and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda. The upcoming Istanbul 2022 Global...
Iran's state-run broadcaster was apparently hacked on air Saturday, with a news bulletin interrupted by a protest against the country's leader, according to BBC A mask appeared on the screen,...
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is set to adopt a plan to spend $230 billion over the next 27 years in an effort to save Bangladesh from...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the country’s first-ever six-lane Modhumoti Bridge in Narail and the third Shitalakhya Bridge in Narayanganj at 12 noon tomorrow (Oct 10) through a videoconferencing...
Introducing Bangladeshi audience to world-class movie experience in 2004, Star Cineplex, the first multiplex chain in Bangladesh, celebrated its 18th anniversary yesterday. The multiplex brand started its journey on October...
একের পর ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র মেরে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ও এর এশীয় মিত্র দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া আর জাপানের উদ্বেগ বাড়ানো উত্তর কোরিয়া ফের দুটি ব্যালিস্টিক ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র ছুড়েছে। রোববার ভোরের আগে এ দুটি ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র ছোড়া হয়...
নারায়ণগঞ্জে মাইক্রোবাসের সঙ্গে সংঘর্ষে অটোরিকশার চালকসহ পাঁচজনের প্রাণ গেছে। রোববার সকাল ৯টা ২৫ মিনিটে কাঁচপুর ব্রিজের পশ্চিম পাশের ঢালে শিমরাইল এলাকায় এ দুর্ঘটনা ঘটে বলে কাঁচপুর হাইওয়ে থানার ওসি নবীর...
নাইজেরিয়ার দক্ষিণপূর্বাঞ্চলীয় আনামব্রা রাজ্যে নৌকা উল্টে অন্তত ১০ আরোহীর মৃত্যু হয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছেন কর্মকর্তারা। এই ঘটনায় ৬০ জন এখনও নিখোঁজ। শুক্রবার আনামব্রায় তীব্র বন্যার মধ্যে ৮৫ আরোহীর ওই নৌকাটি উল্টে...
ইসলামের শেষ নবী হযরত মুহম্মদ (সা.) এর পৃথিবীতে আগমন এবং বিদায়ের দিনটি স্মরণে ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী পালিত হচ্ছে সারা দেশে। রোববার দিনটি ঘিরে দেশের বিভিন্ন মসজিদে মিলাদ ও দোয়া মাহফিলসহ ১৫...
A mini briefing recently published by global energy think tank Ember finds that spot market LNG imports could cost Bangladesh about $11 billion between 2022 and 2024. Solar could reduce...
Rains eased in Australia's New South Wales on Sunday but authorities continued to warn people to be aware of rising flood waters, as days of rain in much of the...
A group of French intellectuals including Nobel literature prize winner Annie Ernaux on Sunday urged people to join protests planned by the left for next week, accusing President Emmanuel Macron...
Four people, including an autorickshaw driver, have died after a collision between a microbus and an autorickshaw in Narayanganj. The accident occurred on the west end of the Kanchpur Bridge...
The family of a Bangladeshi man says he was killed by fire from India's Border Security Force near the border in Satikhira’s Sadar Upazila. The dead man, 25-year-old Md Hasanuzzaman...
Bangladesh Documentary Filmmakers Association, on Saturday, organised a human chain at Shahbagh in Dhaka demanding the release of Japanese journalist and filmmaker Toru Kubota, who was jailed by Myanmar government....
Russian divers will examine on Sunday the damage caused by a powerful blast on Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea that hit a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula...
সাতক্ষীরা সদর উপজেলার খৈতলা সীমান্তের ভারতীয় অংশে এক বাংলাদেশি যুবক বিএসএফের গুলিতে নিহত হয়েছেন বলে অভিযোগ করেছে তার পরিবার। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। মো. হাসানুজ্জামান অরফে মান্দুলী নামের ২৫ বছর বয়সী...
Bangladesh is observing Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, with due solemnity. The day holds special significance for Muslims and various events have been organised across the...
The team management believes that Bangladesh A team's tour to Chennai where they will take on the Tamil Nadu state team will be particularly beneficial for their preparation for the...
World Migratory Bird Day was observed in Rajshahi today (Oct 8) with the call for taking immediate measures to protect the migratory birds and their habitats from pollution and other...
Import and export activities resumed today (Oct 8) through Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur after an eight-day vacation on the occasion of the Durga Puja. General Secretary...
Dhaka has urged Washington to finalize the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and the USA as early as possible to ease the process of deportation of Bangabandhu's convicted killer Rashed Chowdhury...
Khaleda Sultana's small workshop in Dhaka, where she makes homeware and handicrafts from jute and other plant fibres, is far from the coastal areas of Bangladesh that are struggling to...
As many as 159 complaints submitted online by investors have been addressed in the last nine months, according to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) data. The online Customer...
All entities of the stock market will come under a uniform online communication platform for reporting to the securities regulator on January 1, 2023. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
The government will create a database for informal sector within next five years with intent to ensure decent workplace by initially bringing entrepreneurs under a registration system. SME Foundation, Bang-ladesh...
Land acquisition-related delay, new rate of schedule for compensation and increased prices of construction materials are likely to raise both project cost and time of SASEC 2 for third time....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the installation work of Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) at unit-2 of the under-construction 2,400 megawatt (MW) Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) at...
The central bank is preparing a stress-testing mechanism that would help the banks better understand their financial strengths in the events of any macroeconomic shock in the country. It has...
Import of the second staple food, wheat, witnessed a drastic fall in the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal year, raising concern over the country's food security in coming...
The newcomer Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has emerged as one of the important multilateral institutions contributing to the Bangladesh's development efforts, as the latter is now the fifth largest...
It is a matter of consternation that 30,000 complaints have been lodged by customers to the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection against e-commerce sites over the period July 2017...
Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday named Air Force General Sergei Surovikin as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Moscow's third senior military appointment in the space of...
Russia's Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics and Automation (NIITFA), part of the healthcare division of Rosatom, will supply the required equipment to replace one of the existing gamma irradiation...
Stakeholders will have to develop innovative and smart solutions for managing plastic waste in Bangladesh, LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam said on Saturday. "Waste collection is now not considered to...
Similar to jaywalking, the people of Bangladesh are compulsively habituated to littering. Even the poverty-stricken, unruly countries' public places are relatively free of filth compared to the big cities of...
Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost", according to activists, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a...
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