Citizenship Law protests: No internet in 21 dists of Uttar Pradesh

Nearly a third of India's Uttar Pradesh is without internet following violent protests over the new citizenship law in the past few days...

Passenger plane with 100 on board crashes

A Bek Air plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday shortly after taking off, killing at least 14 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said...

Banks to stay open on Friday, Saturday

All banks situated under Dhaka's two cities have been asked to continue activities next two holidays-- Friday and Saturday-- for convenience of the candidates in the city polls to deposit security money...

Bangladesh won't play Tests in Pakistan: Papon

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon has said that Bangladesh won't play Test series in Pakistan for the time being, putting an end to speculation over the Tigers' Pakistan tour.

Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000

Stand by people selflessly: PM to BAF cadets

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it is everyone's expectation that newly-commissioned officer cadets of Bangladesh Air Force will stand beside people selflessly and serve the country....

Legal notice seeks VP Nur's security

A legal notice has been served to the Home Secretary, Dhaka University (DU) vice-chancellor and its protor to ensure enough security to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) vice-president Nurul Haque Nur...

Barca, Real lead in Spain at winter break

Temperature drops to 5.7˚C in Tetulia

The temperature plummeted further to 5.7˚C in Panchagarh’s Tetulia on Thursday morning. “This is the lowest recorded temperature so far this year,” Arif Hossain, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s Dhaka office...

Christmas typhoon kills 13 in Philippines

A typhoon that struck the central Philippines over Christmas has killed at least 13 people, disaster agency officials said on Thursday. Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines late on Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kph (75 mph) and gusts of 150 kph, heavy rain and flooding...

Quader assures BNP of fair Dhaka city polls

Calling upon BNP to take part in elections of Dhaka North and South City Corporations, Quader said, "I assure the government will give all kind of assistance to the Election Commission (EC) for holding fair election. You (BNP) come in polls, and voting would be held in fair manner."..

First detention center in India to house illegal immigrants

Amid nation-wide protests over the controversial citizenship law, the first detention centre in Karnataka of India, reportedly meant to lodge illegal immigrants and migrants overstaying in the country, has been opened in Sondekoppa village near here...

Cold-related diseases affect 5,945 people in 24hr

Nearly 6,000 people have been affected by various cold-related diseases in the last 24 hours across the country. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 967 of the patients received treatment for acute respiratory infection...

Easy Build promises supply of all house building materials

'Easy Build' has taken part in the housing and real estate winter fair with primise of supplying necessary all house building materials from one place. Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) organized the five-day long fair, 2019 at capital's Bangabandhu International Conference Center...

Panchagarh shivers in year’s lowest temperature 6.2˚C

The temperature of Panchagarh district plummeted to 6.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning, the lowest recorded in this season so far, forcing many people to remain indoors. “This is the year’s lowest temperature,” said Rohidul Islam Rohid, acting officer of Tetulia Weather Observatory office...

Classes on romance growing in popularity in China

In a classroom at Shanghai University, more than 100 students are listening in rapt attention. Their lecturer plays a video. In it, a young man wades through water to help his girlfriend cross a single log bridge...

35 civilians, 80 jihadists killed in attack in Burkina Faso

Jihadists attacked a town in northern Burkina Faso and killed 35 civilians, most of them women, and ensuing clashes with security forces left 80 jihadists dead, the West African nation's president announced late Tuesday...

Lowest temperature recorded at 6.2˚C in Tetulia

This year’s lowest temperature has been recorded at 6.2 degrees Celsius in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district on Wednesday morning. Tetulia, the last border town in Bangladesh’s north, is no stranger to extreme cold...

Govt to spend Tk 1,159 cr for dev of pry schools in Dhaka

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved nine projects, including a Tk 1159.21-crore one to improve the infrastructures of government primary schools in Dhaka city and its adjoining area Purbachal...

Dhaka thrash Sylhet by 8 wickets

Dhaka Platoon have defeated Sylhet Thunder by 8 wickets with 9 balls remaining in the 19th match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier Leauge’s special edition - Bangabandhu BPL...