Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Chinese travellers are increasingly paying to experience simulated natural disasters and visit sites of tragedy, as interest grows in a form of travel known as "dark tourism". A tou... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Football's familiar yellow and red cards have received a digital makeover in Uruguay, where a referee has tested an electronic alternative during a competitive match. Referee Eduard... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The execution of two Bangladeshis in Makkah over alleged immoral acts inside a mosque should serve as a lesson, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said. She sa... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's presidency during a campaign speech on Friday. "You know, if ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Students of Dhaka University, Jagannath University and East West University are among those killed in a fire at TUPTUP Resto and Resort in Cox's Bazar. The three belonged to the sam... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Bangladesh has recorded seven more dengue deaths in 24 hours, raising the year's toll to 342. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 1,872 new hospital admission... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain has defended going into a Dhaka neighbourhood with a pistol on an "anti-drug drive", citing his accountability to the publi... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- With a hand-held loudspeaker in one hand and a pistol in the other, State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain jumped out of a vehicle and chased a group of people. ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- A parliamentary committee will investigate the feasibility study, implementation and financial losses of the Karnaphuli River tunnel and its losses. The decision came at the committ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Shihab Uddin Sadi, a doctor, realised the resort was engulfed in flames as he left his room. With no escape in sight, he rushed with his wife Nafiza Nawar Khan, another physician, to... Read More