World’s oceans are heating up at quickening pace
AFP, Tampa :The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major...
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Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters
Reuters, Yangon :A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the...
16 Rohingyas held in Cumilla
UNB, Cumilla :Police arrested 16 Rohingyas from Bajra in Brahmanpara upazila on Thursday.The arrestees are: Hamida Begum, 60, Sabbir Ahmed, 30, Sabbir’s wife Hasina Begum,...
KL looking for more evidence to act
Hindustan Times, New Delhi :Kuala Lumpur is looking for more evidence from New Delhi before it can act on any request for the extradition of...
Anti-Modi group unite in UP
Reuters, New Delhi :Two political rivals in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh will form a alliance in a bid to defeat Prime Minister...
AL soars in vote percentage, BNP drowns in record loss
bdnews24.com :The Awami League has received a record percentage of votes in the recent general election that also served BNP its biggest ever defeat.As much...
13,000 Cumilla JSC examinees apply for re-scrutiny of results
UNB, Cumilla :Some 13,000 students from Cumilla Education Board applied for the re-scrutiny of this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination results.Sources said, 2,904 students...
Swechchhasebak Dal leader’s bike torched by AL man
UNB, Joypurhat :The motorcycle of a local Swechchhasebak Dal leader was torched allegedly by Awami League activists at Gonapara in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.Sajgar...
Taliban kill 30 members of Afghan security forces’, militias
Reuters, Kabul :The Taliban launched a series of attacks on security checkpoints in four Afghan provinces early on Thursday, killing 32 members of the security...
Another suspect arrested
Staff Reporter :Police have arrested a person named Wasim, 28, for his alleged involvement in torching a police vehicle in front of BNP’s NayaPaltan office...
BD improves position in World Passport Index
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh has ranked 97th in the updated Henley Passport Index, gaining three notches up from its previous ranking.With visa-free access to 41 countries,...