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Loadshedding worsens plight of over 200 children hospitalised in Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah, Aug. 23 -- Over 200 children have been admitted to two hospitals in Jhenaidah with symptoms of pneumonia, diarrhoea and measles amid scorching heat and sudden weather changes, putting the l... Read More


3 held over murder of Gazipur auto-rickshaw driver

Gazipur, Aug. 23 -- The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested three people in connection with the killing of an auto-rickshaw driver in Kapasia of Gazipur allegedly to steal his vehicle, f... Read More


Nandini killing: Man sentenced to death in Lalmonirhat

, Aug. 23 -- A Lalmonirhat court on Sunday sentenced the prime accused to death for the much-talked-about killing of seven-year-old girl Nandini Kanta Roy in Aditmari upazila. The condemned convict i... Read More


STAR Cancer Centre launches guidance centre for Bangladeshi patients

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- STAR Cancer Centre, a specialised unit of STAR Hospitals, Hyderabad, India, on Sunday launched a dedicated Free Second Opinion Clinic and Guidance Centre for citizens of Bangladesh, ... Read More


Govt prioritises creative economy to raise GDP contribution to 1.5pc

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The government has given special priority to the creative economy, aiming to unlock its economic potential, bring the sector into the mainstream economy and raise its contribution to... Read More


Rangpur family of four killed after objecting to Yaba consumption: Police

, Aug. 23 -- Four members of a family, including a former schoolteacher, were killed at their home in Rangpur city after they allegedly objected to two young men taking Yaba on the rooftop of their ho... Read More


7-year-old left alone on Mount Fuji for hours as father continues hike

, Aug. 23 -- A father in Japan has been reprimanded by police after leaving his seven-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji for several hours while continuing his climb with his older child. The boy was f... Read More


Swapon calls for expanding social movement for tree plantation

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Prime Minister's Political Adviser Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday called for expanding the ongoing social movement for tree plantation and greenery under the leadership of Prime Minist... Read More


2 more arrested over attack on Dhaka Medical professor, doctors' extortion plot

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Detectives have arrested two more suspects including the suspected mastermind in connection with the attack on Professor Md Asadur Rahman of the Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surge... Read More


Rapidly spinning stars may explain fading flares from black holes: Study

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Rapidly spinning stars may explain fading flares from black hole encounters UNB, New York: The rapid rotation of a star before its first close encounter with a black hole may explai... Read More