Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat: Jibankrishna Roy from Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat is successfully cultivating stevia, a natural sugar substitute, in response to the rising demand for healthier alternativ... Read more

Feature Desk: For many, the term ‘Sleep Divorce’ might suggest relationship issues, but that’s not the case. ‘Sleep Divorce’ simply means that partners choose to sleep in separate rooms inst... Read more

A 285-year-old lemon was discovered nestled within a 19th-century cabinet, brought to Brettells Auctioneers in Shropshire, UK by a family who inherited it from a late uncle. In a realm of au... Read more

AFP, Brussels: The EU reached a landmark preliminary agreement on Wednesday to reform its laws on asylum-seekers and irregular migrants. Here are the main changes, agreed after lengthy negot... Read more

Farhana Afrose Rini/UNB: Winter in Bangladesh is a magical time marked by cool breezes and a pleasant chill in the air. The craving for warm and hearty morning meals becomes irresistible as... Read more

AP: Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here. The start of October is when the Nobel committees get together in Stockholm and Oslo to announce the winners of t... Read more

A high-powered probe committee formed by Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation has found involvement of M/S Poton Traders, a contracting firm owned by former lawmaker Kamrul Ashraf Khan... Read more

UNB: On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, Italy, Japan, India, the United States and Bangladesh on Saturday remembered and honoured those whose live... Read more

BSS: A plentiful production of the fibreless, fleshy and highly tasty indigenous variety ‘Haribhanga’ mango is likely as its harvest has already begun with excellent yield in the... Read more

Mahabub Alam, Dhaka: A good number of the banned face-whitening creams have flooded the markets in the country despite the mobile court drives to check production and sales of the beauty pro... Read more

On this day the ship Bheemoolah, which was launched in 1808 in Kolkata as a ‘country ship’, returned from China CHANDRIMA S. BHATTACHARYA: On this day the ship Bheemoolah (or Bee... Read more

The forest department has imposed a ban on fishing and tourism in the Sundarbans for three months from 1 June, reports UNB. The initiative is taken to ensure safe breeding and movement of fi... Read more

Right2 Grow project of Save the Children has unveiled its advocacy framework and guideline to work for ensuring under nutrition of children in coastal areas of the country. The Right2Grow pr... Read more

AFP: UNESCO on Thursday added Tunisia’s spicy national condiment Harissa to its list of intangible cultural heritage, saying it was part of the North African country’s identity. The United N... Read more

Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with imprisonment of up to a year, reports BBC. Bambang Wuryanto, a polit... Read more

AFP: The French baguette — “250 grams of magic and perfection”, in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation — was given UN... Read more

*BFIU has no data on capital flight; *$8.27bn sent abroad annually, claims GFI * Most LCs on export and import not audited Jannatul Islam, Dhaka: Illegally laundered money cannot be brought... Read more

No feasibility study done for project Mohiuddin Alamgir, Rejaul Karim Byron: Without having a feasibility study done, the Election Commission sent a proposal for a development project worth... Read more

AP/UNB: This year’s Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for their work on quantum information science. Hans Ellegren, Secretary Gener... Read more