World’s first gene-edited babies created in China
AP :A scientist in China claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first.If true, it...
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EVM to be used in Dhaka-6, 13, Ctg-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2, Satkhira-2 seats
UNB, Dhaka :Electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the forthcoming general election as...
China heaps pressure on Taiwan President after poll defeat
Reuters, Taipei :Chinese state media heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday after her ruling pro-independence party suffered heavy defeats in local elections...
Mumbai attacks anniv draws solemn tributes
AFP :India on Monday marked the tenth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks with ceremonies at sites across the city that became battlegrounds in the...
Man dies at DMCH after setting himself afire in custody
UNB, Gazipur :A man, who reportedly set himself on fire at Sadar police station lockup here on Saturday night, died at Dhaka Medical College and...
BNP for reshuffle at field-level admin
UNB, Dhaka :The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Sunday demanded the transfer of every Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police to another district ahead of the...
EU leaders seal Brexit deal, ask Britons to back May
Reuters, Brussels :European Union leaders formally agreed a Brexit deal at a Brussels summit on Sunday, urging Britons to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s package,...
Masses gather as Hindu-Muslim dispute simmers
BBC Online :Tens of thousands of Hindus, including monks and right-wing activists, are descending on the flashpoint Indian religious site of Ayodhya.The northern city has...
13 more killed in road accidents
Staff Reporter :At least 13 more persons were killed and 70 others critically injured in separate road crashes across the country on Sunday.In Kushtia, at...
CEC’s nephew gets AL nomination
Staff Reporter :Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) K M Nurul Huda’s nephew, former student leader S M Shajada has got Awami League (AL) nomination to contest...
Army to prevent violence in polls, says Major (rtd) Hafiz
Staff Reporter :BNP Vice-Chairman Major (rtd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda told them that the Army...