LALMONIRHAT, Jan 3 (UNB): A student coordinator was injured in an attack in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat on Thursday morning. Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the incident.The victim, Golam Azam (24), was assaulted near his home in...
A group of Dhaka University (DU) students have held a march, demanding immediate holding of DUCSU elections, reports UNB.The event took place around midnight on Thursday. The students marched from Hall Para to the VC square. Students from various dormitories...
KM Shafiullah, one of the sector commanders during the Liberation War and a retired major general in the Army, has been hospitalised with pneumonia, reports bdnews24.com.Abu Sayeed, joint office secretary of the Sector Commanders Forum, said on Friday: "I learned...
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) organised a rally titled 'Dhaka Samabesh' at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Friday to press for justice for the martyrs of the July-August mass uprising, proper treatment for the injured, and a timeline for...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said Awami League (AL) has no chance of returning to power in the upcoming elections, report agencies.Speaking at a member conference organised by Natore district Jamaat at Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula Government College ground in Natore...
DINAJPUR, Jan 3 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has lamented that the biggest problem in Bangladesh is that political parties talk about democracy but fail to practise it, thus hindering the development of democratic institutions.The BNP leader...
Manchester City's Premier League title hopes are all but over with the defending champions having left themselves too much ground to make up as they trail leaders Liverpool by 14 points, midfielder Bernardo Silva said.City lifted a record fourth straight...
NEW DELHI, Jan 03 (AFP): Rohit Sharma rose from humble beginnings to captain India but he was axed Friday for the decisive fifth Test against Australia to nudge the "Hitman" closer to retirement.Even before the out-of-form opening batsman was dropped...
BRISBANE, Jan 03 (AFP): World number one Aryna Sabalenka stepped up her Australian Open preparations as she overpowered Marie Bouzkova in straight sets to reach the Brisbane International semifinals on Friday.Sabalenka, who has won the last two titles at the...
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has said he cannot understand why Cristiano Ronaldo questioned his selection as the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner, report agencies.Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo said that Vinícius Júnior deserved the prize over Rodri because the Real Madrid...
Aryna Sabalenka rejoices after winning her quarter-final against Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova in the Brisbane International on Friday -AFP
SYDNEY, Jan 03 (AFP): A relentless Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc sliced through an Indian batting line-up missing Rohit Sharma on Friday to put Australia in a commanding position after day one of the fifth and final Test.The visitors were...
Usman Khan smashed the first century of the season and guided Chittagong Kings to a big 105-run win over Durbar Rajhahi in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday, reports UNB.Rajshahi won the toss and sent Chittagong to bat first....
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It was a cold morning in London. I had to clean the trash before the arrival of dustman. I got up and grabbed the trash bag. As I loaded the bag in the bin the door slammed and I did...
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Sheikh Mohammad Aslam nicknamed Sweden Aslam, one of Dhaka's top underworld gangsters who mutually divided the city into zones following turf wars, was released from high-security Kashimpur jail on September 3 last. His release came after 27 years in prison....
BANGKOK, Jan 3 (AFP): Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than $400 million in assets on Friday, her party said, including more than 200 designer handbags worth over $2 million and at least 75 luxury watches valued at almost...
NEW DELHI (Reuters): India's foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China's plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo river which flows into India.Chinese officials say that...
NAIROBI, Jan 3 (AFP): Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.Mogadishu previously indicated that Ethiopian troops would not take...
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (AFP): A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said.Scientists say whales are among the...
DUBAI (Reuters) : Syria's foreign minister has told Saudi Arabian officials that the new leadership in Damascus wants to set up a government involving all parts of Syrian society following the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad last month.Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani...
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (AP/AFP): Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people on Thursday across central and southern Gaza, including an attack on a sprawling tent camp that Israel has repeatedly bombed despite designating it a humanitarian safe zone. Israel said...
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (AP): Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices.The proposed settlement filed Tuesday...
ISTANBUL, Jan 3 (AFP): Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed for the seventh consecutive month in December, official figures showed Friday.Consumer prices rose by 44.3 percent last month, down from 47.1 in November, the Turkish statistics agency said.The figure was largely...
BEIJING, Jan 3 (AFP): China said on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons.On Thursday, the United States Commerce Department said...
Khulna, Jan 3 (UNB)-The Forest Department has imposed a two-month ban on crab fishing in the rivers and canals of the Sundarbans' Satkhira Range during the breeding season.The ban, effective from January 1, will remain in place until February 29...
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched a new model of dual-band Wi-Fi router in the market. The router, modelled as 'WR61i', comes under the packaging of 'Torongo' brand name. The router at 5GHz band is enriched with high performing technology...
State-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has planned to facilitate metrorail and other utility bill payments through its wallet "Alaap Pay".BTCL moving up with new features so its clients could avail different types of utility payment services under a single...
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CHATTOGRAM, Jan 03: Four bypasses and a flyover will be constructed at five important points on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway to improve the road communication between the two districts.Meanwhile, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the...
Gold discounts in India remained steady this week as elevated prices kept buyers away, while Chinese dealers charged higher premiums in anticipation of stronger demand ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year, reports Reuters. Indian dealers offered a discount of...
Shoppers in China are getting rare discounts on iPhones as Apple faces growing competition from local brands, reports BBC.The four-day promotion, which starts this Saturday (4 January), includes discounts of as much as 500 yuan ($68.50, £55.30) on some of...
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