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Dhaka, Dec 14- President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day. Read More »

Chittagong, Dec 8 – A housewife has been strangulated to death reportedly by her laws at Dakkhin Jiri village in Patiya upazila. Read More »

Cairo, Dec 7 – Xinhua/UNB – Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on Friday that it has discovered a number of huge archaeological stone blocks near Giza pyramids west of the capital Cairo. Read More »

Dhaka, Dec 6 – A girl, found dead on Wednesday night in a lane on the Circular Road in Malibagh area of Dhaka might have been raped before being killed, said a forensic doctor after an autopsy on Friday. Sohel Mahmud, head of the Dhaka Medical College Forensic Medicine Department, told reporters that her hands, legs, waist and spinal cord ... Read More »

LONDON, DECEMBER 03, 2019 (AP/UNB) – Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest for justice. Read More »

Yakutsk, Russia, December 02, 2019 (AP/UNB) – Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s the Far East. Read More »

Dhaka, Dec 2 – December, the month of Victory when Bangladesh was emerged victorious as an independent country in 1971 after the surrender of Pakistani occupation forces following a nine-month war, began on Sunday. Read More »

Bethlehem, November 30, 2019 – AP/UNB – A tiny wooden relic believed to have been part of Jesus’ manger has returned to its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope. Read More »

BERLIN, NOVEMBER 26, 2019 – Thieves broke into Dresden’s Green Vault, one of the world’s oldest museums, early Monday morning, making off with three “priceless” sets of 18th century jewelry that German officials said would be impossible to sell on the open market. Read More »

By Samira SadequeReprint UN, Nov 21 2019 (IPS) – Afghanistan’s first female ambassador to the United Nations this week launched a U.N. group that aims to put women at the centre of peace initiatives in Afghanistan. Read More »

by Ivan Privalko, Bertrand Mâitre, Dorothy Watson and Raffaele Grotti on 21st November 2019 How well children, dependent adults and the elderly are cared for isn’t about national stereotypes—but it does reflect welfare regimes. Read More »

Dhaka, Nov 17 – The 43rd death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a great national leader, was observed on Sunday with due respect. Read More »

Police arrested a man for allegedly raping a mentally impaired young girl at Panchkari village in Manirampur upazila on Wednesday. Read More »

The fourth Maritime Silk Road International Arts Festival will be held in Quanzhou, east China’s Fujian Province, from Nov. 22 to 27. Read More »

Dhaka, Nov 09 – Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), was observed in the country on Sunday with due religious solemnity. Read More »

Dhaka, Nov 09 – The Qul khwani of former Dhaka City Corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka will take place on November 15 instead of Sunday at Brothers Union Club grounds in Gopibagh of the city after Asr prayers. Read More »

by Susanne Wixforth and Lukas Hochscheidt on 4th November 2019 The privileging of economic freedoms over social rights by the European Court of Justice could be reversed by a thorough harmonisation of European social law. Read More »

Dhaka Nov 08 – Fast emerging as a counterpart to February’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the Dhaka Literature Festival draws book lovers in the latter part of the year, with its notably more international participation. Read More »

Dhaka, Nov 06 – If a universal pension scheme is launched once, it is very difficult to reform or to revise it. So, the government should be very careful about its contents before introducing the scheme, Dr Zahid Hussain, lead economist of World Bank, Bangladesh said. Read More »

Highlighting the government’s efforts for supporting senior citizens, Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday said the government is keen to bring everyone under the pension coverage. Read More »

From the White House, President Donald Trump has fought several lawsuits from women who say they had sexual interactions with him before he took office. The latest case was filed just this week. Read More »

Dhaka, Nov 04 – The immediate past month of October has seen a total of 183 rape incidents across Bangladesh. Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), a rights body working for the women, came up with revelation on Monday. Read More »

McDonald’s has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee. Read More »

Dhaka, Nov 04 – Eti Akter from Kaliganj, Gazipur, won the contest of ‘SAPNA Ma Sera Dosh’. The first runner up is Fatema Akter from Lakshmipur Sadar and the second runner up is Razia Begum from Ramgoti. Special recognition for SAPNA Ma went to Nandita Mondol. Read More »

A fire early Thursday burned down structures at Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Read More »

Feni, Oct 30 – After the speedy trial of Madrasah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s murder case, the fate of the newborn daughter of one of the 16 individuals convicted of the crime fell into uncertainty as her mother, Kamrun Nahar Moni, was also sentenced to death. Read More »

Dhaka – Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on November 10 (Sunday) as the moon of Rabiul Awal was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday. Read More »

Frankenstein Castle, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — Medieval Frankenstein Castle has become a favorite haunt for Germans celebrating Halloween, a tradition that’s grown increasingly popular in continental Europe in recent years. Read More »

Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic proposal that would upend centuries of Roman Catholic tradition. Read More »

বাংলার অবিসংবাদিত নেতা শেরেবাংলা আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হকের জন্মস্থান ঝালকাঠির সাতুরিয়ায় বিভিন্ন কর্মসূচির মাধ্যমে শেরে বাংলার ১৪৭তম জন্মবার্ষিকী পালিত হয়েছে। Read More »