Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant warning signal No 2 as the cyclonic storm ‘Ditwah’ over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal Sri Lanka moved northwards over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Tamil
A Bangladeshi migrant has died in the United Arab Emirates, 10 days after being critically injured in a road accident while delivering food. Rubel Ahmed, 35, from Sylhet's Moglabazar, died on Friday night at Abu Dhabi's Mafraq Hospital, where he had been in intensive care since the collision, acco
Four people died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton city in northern California on Saturday night, police said. The shooting took place at a child's birthday party, Stockton's Vice Mayor Jason Lee said in a Facebook post. "I am in contact with staff and public safety offi
A telescope in Chile has captured a breathtaking new image of a planetary nebula that resembles a graceful cosmic butterfly. The stunning picture, released by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab on Wednesday, was taken last month by the Gemini South telescope. The nebula, officially kn
The Premier Division Chess League will begin on Wednesday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) hall in Dhaka. Ahead of the league, the number draw of the participating teams will be held on Tuesday at the venue. A total of twelve teams are participating in the League, organised by BCF, report
US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered its diplomats worldwide to stop processing visas for Afghan nationals, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, effectively suspending the special immigration program for Afghans who helped the United States during its 20-ye
Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed four hours after a wagon of an oil-laden freight train derailed in Mallikpur area of Fenchuganj upazila on Saturday night. According to railway officials, a wagon of freight train No. 952 went off the tracks around 9:30 pm, snap
Mexico has announced plans to construct what it says will be Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer, aiming to boost the country’s artificial intelligence capabilities and vastly expand its data processing capacity. The supercomputer, named “Coatlicue” after
The investigation committee has sought two more weeks' time to complete investigation after being unable to be sure about the cause of the accident in which a bearing pad fell on a pedestrian at a metro rail station in Farmgate on October 26. Sources said committee convenor Bridge Secretary Mohamm
The authorities have decided to begin online classes at Dhaka University (DU) from today (Sunday) in order to keep academic activities running smoothly at all levels in corollary to the recent earthquakes that jolted the country. The announcement was made through a notice issued by the university'
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said to ensure food security, the country must do region-wise mapping of crops. If Bangladesh fails to reduce dependence on food imports, it will fall victim to global political pressures, he said. Mr Amir Khasru made the rema
Hallmark Group’s managing director Md Tanvir Mahmud has died while serving his prison sentence for a long-standing loan fraud case. Prison authorities reported that he passed away at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday night around 10:30 pm, reports bdnews24.com. Assistant Inspector
