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They are martyred intellectuals. Yes, martyr has a positive sense in that one chooses to suffer or die rather than giving up a strongly held belief. By doing so, one...
Monetary matters are the part and parcel of everyman's life. There is no way to ignore it. Without financial empowerment no plan can work. So, if the habit of dealing...
US President Donald Trump wants more help from Russian President Vladimir Putin to convince North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear weapons program. “We would love to have his...
The Village Dynamics in South Asia (VDSA), under the umbrella of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), carried out...
It's one hundred per cent true that the men on the driving seats of vehicles alone can avert crashes or accidents on roads. They have the acumen and IQ to...
A 71-year-old demagogue and a currency system backed by technology for the age of the Internet -- it is not easy at first to fathom how these two phenomena can...
The World Bank (WB) is set to give $4.5 billion in loans and technical support to cash-short cities trying to protect themselves from climate change. Over the next three years,...
Four young men died in a road crash at Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj on Friday evening. Sources said a private car carrying the four was heading to Sylhet from Chhatak...
Pakistan's top court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification from office a famous cricketer-turned-opposition leader, Imran Khan, for allegedly concealing foreign assets. The Supreme Court in Friday's decision did,...
The International Organisation for Migration is launching a new online portal bringing together a wide variety of data to help provide a more complete picture of where people are on...
Russia's presidential election will take place on March 18 following a vote in the upper chamber of the country's parliament, reports AP. Though the vote Friday from the Federation Council...
President Md Abdul Hamid has extended warm congratulations to countrymen living at home and abroad on the eve of victory day. Abdul Hamid paid his deep homage, through a message...
Two photos of Bangladeshi photographers have secured top ten places in Wikipedia’s ‘Wiki Loves Monuments’ competition. The two photos are taken from Baitul Mukarram National Mosque of the country. Azim...
Residents say more than 10 illegal miners have been killed in northeast Nigeria's Mambilla region after clashing with police.Hammadu Bello said Friday that police tried to dislodge the miners in...
Four intact child burials made more than 3,000 years ago are among a series of recent discoveries near the Egyptian city of Aswan, officials say. One of the burials found...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will be held on 19 May next year, Kensington Palace has announced. The couple confirmed their engagement last month and said the ceremony would...
UNHCR has said it is increasingly worried about the deterioration of the environment in which Rohingyas are living. "In this environment, refugees face a multitude of protection risks, UNHCR spokesperson...
Former Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev was sentenced to eight years in jail on Friday over bribery. He was found guilty of soliciting a $2 million bribe from Rosneft chief...
Thousands of people joined the Namaz-e-Janaza of former Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury on Friday afternoon. The Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Laldighi Maidan in the city after...
Indian police is on a manhunt for the country’s first ever ‘Happiness Minister’ after he fled an arrest for murder charges. The Independent UK, reads that Lal Singh Arya,...
A councillor candidate of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) was injured in an attack by his rivals in the city area on Thursday night. The injured was Moniruzzaman Masud, a councillor...
Bangladesh expressed concern that the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and transferring of US Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv may trigger grave consequences and...
Police arrested a primary education officer and a female assistant teacher of a primary school from Khulna city area over 'illicit affair'. The arrestees are Ashit Kumar Barman, assistant primary...
Japan on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions against North Korea aiming to ramp up pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programmes. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said the assets...
India has increased the import tax on dozens of electronic products, including mobile phones and television sets. The Indian government made the announcement on Thursday aiming to reduce supplies from...
Alphabet Inc’s Google and NASA said on Thursday that advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with...
Nine films are now competing for an Academy Award nomination in the foreign language category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the short-list Thursday, which includes films...
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will announce current president Jacob Zuma’s successor as party leader on Sunday as it looks to conclude a bruising leadership battle and focus...
Airbus confirmed a top management shake-up on Friday, following weeks of turmoil at the European planemaker. Chief operating officer and planemaking chief Fabrice Bregier will step down in February 2018,...
The country's overall import orders recorded an all-time high of US$ 16.10 billion in November while letter of credit (LC) of a large amount was opened for setting up Rooppur...
Archeologists have uncovered four intact burial sites for children dating back to the 18th Pharaonic Dynasty, some 3,500 years ago, in Upper Egypt's Aswan province, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities...
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between students of Daffodil University and some outsiders. The clash ensued over a trifling matter on Thursday night Some students had...
Brazil raised its predictions of economic growth for 2017 from 0.5 per cent to 1.1 per cent, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said on Thursday. "The GDP fell sharply in 2016...
At least 10 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Comilla University unit were injured in fractional clash over Victory Day cricket tournament on the campus on Thursday afternoon. Rezaul...
The first meeting of a Russian-North Korea military commission is discussing the implementation of a 2015 agreement on preventing dangerous military activities signed by the two nations in 2015, Russia’s...
Gareth Bale came off the bench to score Real Madrid's winning goal with his first touch in their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final against Al Jazira. Bale, 28, scored moments...
A plane carrying 25 people crashed late Wednesday in southern Canada, injuring several people, local media reported. The plane is an ATR-42 carrying 22 passengers and three crew members, according...
A new study sheds light on how the mosquito-borne Zika virus causes a rare neurological condition, and the findings could have implications for companies working on Zika vaccines, U.S. researchers...
The nation is observing the Martyred Intellectuals Day today (Thursday) to commemorate those intellectuals who were killed systematically by the Pakistan occupation army and their local collaborators at the fag-end...
Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered a much-anticipated interest rate hike but flagged caution about inflation, tempering expectations for future tightening, which weighed on the...
Country's primary securities market seems to be drying up as it witnessed the lowest IPOs (initial public offerings) and also smallest amount of funds raised in 2017 since 2009. According...
Twenty listed companies on Thursday held their annual general meeting (AGM) at different venues where they approved declared dividends and discussed other relevant issues. Meanwhile, 109 more listed companies will...
Internet service providers clashed with Democrats and celebrities like “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill ahead of a vote on the Trump administration’s plan to revoke net neutrality rules barring the...
Oliur Rahman was a man of distinct quality, and had modern knowledge and interest in science (despite) having a madrasah background. Along with many other enlightened people, he was picked...
Myanmar’s government said on Wednesday that police had arrested two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The reporters had been working on stories about a military crackdown on...
Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky who defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, died in an apparent suicide...
The World Trade Organisation failed to reach any new agreements on Wednesday, ending a three-day ministerial conference in discord in the face of stinging US criticism of the group and...
A British Columbia man made an unusual discovery while walking his dog along the coastline- the remains of a human foot, still inside of a shoe. It's the latest in...
The construction cost of four-lane Joydevpur-Tangail-Elenga road project is going to be doubled as the authorities revised it to a highway project with additional service road and other facilities, sources...
French oil company Total has planned to come up with a big investment, particularly in LPG and LNG sectors, in Bangladesh. Philipe Sauquet, the executive vice president (EVP)of the world's...
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