Syed Nasir Ershad Poet Mohammad Tareque has pronounced the exquisiteness of life in many of his poems through the description of nature and people, events and surroundings. Life as such is a very curious phenomenon. More often than not we are at a fix how to define life. Sometimes life is very simple, sometimes not…
Desk Report Microcephaly, a medical condition which causes babies to be born with an underdeveloped brain has been associated to the Zica Virus. There has been a case in Panama in which the baby is diagnosed with this disorder. The baby was reported as deceased only four hours after the delivery. The baby’s umbilical cord…
UNB, Gazipur Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq on Saturday said the property of war criminals will be confiscated and their family members will lose their voting rights. Family members of the war criminals will be made the second class citizens of the country, he said. The minister came up with the remarks while…
UNB, Dhaka Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday said every effort should be made to rediscover the many episodes scattered over the many theatres about Bangladesh’s glorious Liberation War so that people can know the true history within and beyond the country. “The Liberation War of Bangladesh will continue to inspire our people for…
UNB, Dhaka The state-owned Petrobangla on Saturday formed a separate inquiry committee to investigate into the fire incident that originated reportedly due to gas leakage in a Banani house early Friday. Petrobangla director (administration) Md. Mostafa Kamal will head the 4-member committee, said a press release of the state-owned hydrocarbon corporation. The committee…
Desk Report Mitt Romney said on Friday that he would vote for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in the presidential nominating contest in Utah. He however did not officially endorse the candidate. He also told voters to deny the nomination to Donald Trump according to reports from Reuters. Romney had little praise for Cruz, and…
AP, United Nations The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches, calling them “unacceptable,” a clear violation of U.N. resolutions banning such tests, and a threat to regional and international security. A statement from the U.N.’s most powerful body after an urgent meeting called by the United States reiterated the…
UNB, Dhaka BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday unveiled her parties Vision-2030 plan to turn the country into higher middle income one if her party returns to power. Addressing the inaugural session of her parties 6th national council at the Institution of Engineer’s, Bangladesh she elaborated the vision-2030 outline for 30 minutes. Khaleda said her…
AP, Havana Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro flew to Cuba on Friday for a day of high-level meetings and ceremonies that appeared designed to send a message of socialist solidarity two days before Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to visit the island in nearly 90 years. Maduro was accompanied by his ministers of foreign…
UNB, Dhaka Police recovered the beheaded body of a newborn baby from the city’s Badda area on Saturday. Sources at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) said local people spotted the behead body of the newborn baby girl in a dustbin beside Swadhinata Sarane Khanka Sharif under Badda Police Station around 11am and informed police. Later,…