United States is world’s biggest plastic polluter: report
GB Today BSS/AFP: The United States is by far the largest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according…
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Media trial weakens the assumption of innocence
In Bangladesh, media trials are increasing at an unusual scale every day, resulting in human rights violations. Law…
Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque wins UNESCO award
UNB, Dhaka: Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque, situated in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka, has won the ‘Award…
BGMEA seeks Russian support for RMG exports
UNB, Dhaka: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought cooperation from Russia to remove the bilateral…
Long-cherished Chandpur-Sylhet intercity train still a dream
UNB, Chandpur: An inter-city train service between Chandpur and Sylhet has long been a demand for the people…
13 sentenced to death in Aminbazar students’ killing case
19 others sentenced to life in jail, 25 acquitted UNB, Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced 13…
Vaccination Drive in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Denis Giles, Port Blair: A total of 5,54,860 beneficiaries have been vaccinated so far in Andaman and Nicobar…
Civic polls should not be held in a way that will benefit a particular party, Cal HC tells State Election Commission
The court also directs the state and the Commission to submit before it a plan disclosing the tentative…
World’s first ‘living robots’ built from stem cells start to reproduce
IT Desk, London: The first living robots, designed by computer and built from stem stells, have started to…
Bangladesh receives $1,553.70m remittance in November
BSS: Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around US$ 1,553.70 million remittances during the month of November in the fiscal 2021-22.…
Bomb scare: Malaysian Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport
Security beefed up at the airport while law enforcers find no explosives UNB: A Malaysian Airlines flight made…
The March to Victory: Guerrilla attacks gain pace
Freedom fighters mounted pressure on the Pakistan forces UNB: On December 2, 1971, the struggle for liberation on…
HSC exams begin Thursday
A total of 1,399,690 college students are expected to sit for the exams. Of them, 729,738 are boys…
Bangladesh U-19 win two in two in India
Sports desk: Bangladesh U-19 in their second game of the tri-series picked up a big 113-run win against…
Enhancing argumentation skills
The researchers need to be aware of the ‘qualifier’ which limits the strength of the argument and state…
Joy as Fiji reopens borders to international tourists
BSS/AFP: Traditional dancers in grass skirts welcomed waving holidaymakers as Fiji opened its borders to international travellers Wednesday…
Peru archeologists find mummy up to 1,200 years old
BSS/AFP: Archeologists in Peru working on a site in the outskirts of the capital Lima have unearthed a…
Russia to send more spacecraft to new national orbital station to ISS
BSS/AFP: The frequency of flights to the future Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) will be higher compared to…
Amazon publishes Ranzit Sarker’s book ‘Amelia’s journey with animals’
Amazon.com, the world’s largest e-commerce site, published a book by the writer and journalist Ranzit Sarker recently. The…
Japan to cooperate Bangladesh in setting up automobile factory: envoy
BSS, Dhaka: Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki today said his country will provide all sorts of cooperation…