DHAKA:  Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission chief scientific officer AKM Fazle Kibria claimed uranium mines have been found in Sylhet and Moulvibazar districts.He disclosed the information at a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh Primary Energy’ arranged at International Convention City

DHAKA: Top news media are failing to identify climate change as a contributor to some of the world’s biggest crises, including migration, food insecurity and conflict.A new research report funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and presented at the 21st

CHITTAGONG: Police detained at least 72 persons conducting special drives in different parts of Chittagong district.Moreover, 38 liters of locally-made liquor and 272 pieces of yaba tablets were also seized during the overnight drive on Friday.District additional police super (special

DHAKA: Police detained a person with 28,500 pieces of Yaba tablets in capital’s Shahjahanpur area on Saturday morning.The detainee is identified as Shahjalal, 28.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) media center deputy commissioner (DC) Muntasirul Islam informed the matter to

DINAJPUR: Six people sustained injuries in a blast at Rash Mela arranged at Kantaji Temple in Kaharul upazila of the district early Saturday.Three of the injured were admitted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital.They are Umakanta Das, 22, from Kashipur upazila of Dinajpur, Sadhan, 35,

DHAKA: As 40,000 delegates and 150-plus world leaders gather to start mega negotiations billed as the most important climate change talks in history, Paris, the capital of France, is buzzing with excitement.Hopes emanate out of this year’s Paris Climate Talk, COP21 event. In world

Mashrafe, the enigmatic cricket captain is not looking great physically at this moment. His overworked tiring legs, his worn out knees are about to make him break down. But his strong self-belief and mental strength has kept him going. But this is not worth taking risks. If he carries on

DHAKA:Bangladesh Ambassador to Tashkent Mosud Mannan urged Uzbekistan to restart direct flight between Tashkent and Dhaka to increase business and trade between the two countries.‘The fight will also help to import jute products from Bangladesh as Bangladesh produces quality jute

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep condolence in casualty and damages caused by flood in southern region in India.She also assured of standing beside India as neighboring and friendly country during the disastrous time.The premier sent a letter to her Indian counterpart

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: A 30-member delegation of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) arrived in Bangladesh on a 12-day visit to participate training on joint Border Control Management (BCM).The team led by BSF training academy officer lieutenant colonel Gurbindar Singh crossed border 1:00pm

DHAKA: A few workers of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) were found cutting down billboards with the help of oxyacetylene burner in presence of an executive magistrate, senior officials and police at Mahakhali rail crossing area in city early Friday.The officials and the employees of

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained six members of international currency smuggling gang, including a Pakistani citizen, with 1 crore fake Indian rupees, 21 Pakistani passports and countless fake seals.On Thursday (3rd December) night, RAB conduced raids in two different areas

GOPALGANJ: Miscreants strangled to death to two minor siblings at Bhojergati village under sadar upazila of the district Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Raihan Sardar, 10 and his younger brother Rois, 4, sons of one Yusuf Sardar, teacher of Gauhardanga Madrasa in Tungipara

DHAKA: Following the presentation of his credentials to the foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali as His Highness the Aga Khan’s Personal Representative to the Government of Bangladesh, Prince Amyn Aga Khan welcomed the state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam to the opening ceremony

DHAKA: Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha opined that Bangla should be used in Supreme Court (SC) activities.He made this observation at a discussion titled “Mother Tongue and National Culture”, organized by ‘Deshiya Sangskritik Ainjibi Parishad’ at SC bar council’s Shaheed

FROM ICCB: Housing and public works minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain informed the audience that a 130-storey icon tower will be constructed at Purbachal in city.A US-based company has shown their interest in building the skyscraper, he added.‘We have accepted the proposal, and hope

DHAKA:  Customs preventive team recovered 37 kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Thursday evening.The big consignment of smuggled gold was seized from a fight of Emirate Airlines EK-586.Dhaka Customs assistant commissioner (AC) Shahiduzzaman Sarkar

DHAKA: A total of 20 mobile therapy vans have been introduced across the country on Thursday to provide 10 kinds of services to the autistic and other people with disabilities.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the countrywide services at Bangabandhu International Conference Center

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka placed six members of a newly formed extremist outfit, Al-Mujahid of Bangladesh, on six-day remand for each to grill them in a case filed under anti-terrorism act.Magistrate of chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM) court Rashed Talukder passed the order after hearing

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained six members of a newly formed extremist outfit, Al-Mujahid of Bangladesh, from Shapla Chattar in Motijheel area in city early Thursday.The detainees were identified as Zahirul Islam, Khandaker Rajes Sobhan, Abubakar Siddique, Abraham Ahmed,