Jaya Bachchan's rare laugh wins over the internet

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A candid moment between Jaya Bachchan and veteran lyricist Gulzar at a Mumbai book launch has struck a chord with fans online. Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Gulzar were among t... Read More

Mother sues teacher over alleged abuse of schoolgirl

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A mother has filed a case against a teacher at the Old Dhaka campus of private Oxford International School, alleging that her daughter was confined to a classroom and subjected to phy... Read More

700 Houthis killed in strikes: Yemen army

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Yemen's army has said it carried out 257 precision strikes against Houthi positions and movements, killing at least 700 rebels. The military said Saturday that the operations targete... Read More

We lost him when we needed him: Khushi Kabir mourns Khalidi

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Khushi Kabir, the renowned activist and convenor of Nijera Kori, has expressed her deepest condolences over the sudden demise of Toufique Imrose Khalidi, the editor-in-chief of bdnews... Read More

2 mild quakes in six hours

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Mild earthquakes have shaken different parts of Bangladesh in the early hours of Sunday morning. Many places trembled twice within six hours, the Seismic Observatory and Research Cen... Read More

Animal life could date back 800mn years: study

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The first animals may have appeared hundreds of millions of years earlier than their oldest known fossils, according to a new modelling study. The research team has suggested that an... Read More

Al Qaeda calls for copycat attacks after Flydubai cockpit assault

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A pro-Al Qaeda publication has called for copycat attacks targeting Americans and Israelis on planes, while referencing last week's cockpit assault aboard a Flydubai flight and the Se... Read More

Al Qaeda calls for copycat Attacks after Flydubai cockpit attack

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A pro-Al Qaeda publication has called for copycat attacks targeting Americans and Israelis on planes, while referencing last week's cockpit assault aboard a Flydubai flight and the Se... Read More

Pharma exports see 'silent revolution'

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Garments, which bring in more than 80 percent of earnings, are the first sector that comes to mind when thinking of Bangladesh's exports. Jute, home textiles, frozen shrimp and leath... Read More

Raise Dhaka University to the level of leading institutions: president

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for raising the standards at the University of Dhaka to the level of the world's leading universities. The president made the call wh... Read More

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