Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying…
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Water turning from community resource to a private privilege
Water is becoming a private privilege rather than a community resource. It is also one…
Durga Puja ends with Bijaya Dashami
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Friday with the…
PM Hasina performs Umrah
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, performed the…
Offender registry not enough to curb sexual violence
India recently launched a sex offender registry to deter sex offenders from perpetrating crimes against…
Protesters stop females ages 10 to 50 from entering temple
New Delhi, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — A temple in southern India and one of the…
Kohinoor was surrendered, not forcibly taken by British
One of the largest cut diamonds in the world, the Kohinoor weighing 21.12 grams, was…
Indian minister accused of sexual harassment steps down
M.J. Akbar, India’s junior external affairs minister, resigned Wednesday amid accusations by 20 women of…
Export-import thru Benapole suspended for Durga Puja
Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port will remain suspend…
MJ Akbar sues woman journo over harassment accusation
The minister filed the legal suit through his advocates Karanjawala and Co. a day after…
Religious rights of all to be protected: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the aim of her government is to build…
Nadia Murad: From sex slavery to Nobel Peace Prize
Nadia Murad, a Yazidi activist who was forced into sexual slavery by ISIS, has been…
Ganesha idol worth Tk 28mn recovered from AL leader’s house
Naogaon, Oct 14 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a 28-kg stone idol…
Crude bomb blasts in Satkhira temple in Southwestern BD
Satkhira, Oct 14 – A crude bomb exploded in front of a temple in Harinagar…
Durga Puja begins Monday
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, begins on Monday with the…
MJ Akbar won’t quit over sex harassment charges
Union Minister MJ Akbar, who has been outed by nearly a dozen women as a…
EU wants Bangladesh to abolish capital punishment
The European Union (EU) has called on Bangladesh authorities to introduce a moratorium on executions…
Melania Trump says she might be ‘the most bullied person’
First lady Melania Trump says she could be “the most bullied person” in the world,…
Facebook: Hackers accessed 29M accounts, fewer than thought
Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach…
The Caribbean reiterates 1.5 Degrees Celsius to stay alive
If there is one lesson that Dominican Reginald Austrie has learnt from the devastation Hurricane…
India’s #MeToo comes amid calls for 2013 law’s enforcement
Indian actresses and writers are flooding social media with allegations of sexual harassment and assault,…
Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages
Facebook said it has purged more than 800 U.S. pages and accounts for spamming users…
PM unveils Bangabandhu’s autobiography Spanish version
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday unveiled the Spanish version of the autobiography of Father…
PM urges media to perform social responsibilities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the media to perform their social responsibilities alongside…
Doomsday in real life: Warned of quake, govt eyed risk area
Petobo, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — When the violent shaking from a massive magnitude 7.5 earthquake…
Youth gathering program held at BAU
Mymensingh, Oct 8 – To celebrate the International Rural women’s day a ‘Youth gathering’ programme…
Young visitors thronged the Rooppur Nuclear Power stalls
Dhaka, Oct 8 – To create awareness about the safety and eco-friendliness of the under-construction…
Progress in SDGs execution in South, SW Asia: CSO Statement
Review of progress and achievements in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in South and…
People are the biggest assets for Bangladesh tourism
Says Russian bloggers after their 8-day tour of Bangladesh Dhaka, Oct 6 – Bangladesh has…
Group show ‘Daak-ticketey Dekhi Amar Desh’ at AFD from Oct 9
Dhaka, Oct 6 – The inaugural ceremony of the group painting exhibition by the budding…