CNN: The tallest building in Europe is nearly complete. Rising above a new waterfront complex in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Lakhta Center’s tower stands at 462 meters (1,516 feet) tall, making it the city’s first “supertall” building (one measuring 300 meters or above). The structure is now the northernmost skyscraper in the world, according to…
BSS: Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Dinajpur, Tetulia, Dimla, Rajarhat, Rajshahi, Pabna, Badalgachhi, Satkhira, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal, Srimangal, Sitakunda, Mymensingh, Gopalgonj and Faridpur and it may continue for few days, a met office release said today. Light to moderate fog may occur at some places over the country from…
UNB: Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing on Thursday held a reach-out event and briefed Chinese students about Bangladesh and its relations with China in line with Embassy’s Liaojie Mengjiala (Explore Bangladesh) programme. Around 60 students from different provinces of China participated in the event along with their teachers. Terming Bangladesh a land of beauty, Bangladesh Ambassador…
Sayeed Muhammad: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has urged all member states to adhere to their commitments to promote balanced, human rights-based approaches to drug control. In a statement, it insisted on following the three international drug control conventions and the outcome document of the UN General Assembly special session on the…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Since Facebook has pulled its support from the BlackBerry system, the once billion dollar company is facing serious decline. Recent news has been delivered, that another popular social messenger, WhatsApp is also going to pull its features from Blackberry come the end of the year. The once popular company, famous for its business…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Bangladesh is agricultural country. Sadly, 60% of rural residents are deprived of their land rights. Most Bangladeshi farmers do not even have allocated agricultural lands from the government, as it should be by the laws. While culture & life, everything revolves around farming lands, said ALRD Director Shamsul Huda. Again, amidst…
UNB, Bogra Six people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and 25 others injured in separate road accidents Shibganj and Sadar upazilas on Monday. In Shibganj, four people were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) bus and a truck at Pakurtala Mokamtala on…
Nabin Talukder: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas qouted on Sunday that he wants to resume dialogue with Russia and slowly improve their ties after the diplomatic expulsions over a nerve attack on a former Russian spy in England that Britain blames on Russia. Conversative German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Maas have joined the United States and other…
UNB A private car driver was injured in a gun attack by miscreants in the city’s Banani area on Monday midnight. The injured was identified as Tofazzal Hossain, 46, son of late Fazlul Karim, haling from Samanta Gosairhat of Shariatpur district. Inspector Mozammel Haque, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police camp, said Tofazzal…
DOT Desk: The kitchen market monitoring activities are seriously being hampered as required number of law enforcers are not available for conducting drives against irregularities committed by traders, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The officials and market analysts blame it on the lack of coordination between the monitoring authority and law enforcers, but it…