Asif Chowdhury, honorary Consul of Chile in Bangladesh. photo: Courtesy Dhaka, Oct 7 : Asif Chowdhury, honorary Consul of Chile in Bangladesh, has been re-elected a member of World Federation of Consuls (FICAC)-Board of Directors for the next three years securing the second highest votes among the Saarc candidates. The voting took place at the 12th World Congress of Consuls ...

File Photo Dhaka, Oct 7 : In response to a High Court order, owner of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan paid Tk 5 lakh to each family of the two students who were killed in a road crash on Dhaka’s Airport Road on July 29 this year. The lawyer of the Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan owner informed it to the HC bench of Justice JBM ...

Dhaka, Oct 7 : A 22-day ban on catching, selling and transporting hilsa in a 7,000-km breeding ground took effect on Sunday to ensure the safe spawning of this popular fish during its peak breeding period. The ban came into effect at 2am on Sunday which will last till October 28 as these 22 days are the peak period for ...

Sunamganj Correspondent : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said that the government would be able to say whether or not the upcoming national election would be held under a non-partisan and neutral government. The CEC said this on Saturday while having a views-exchange meeting with local journalists at Jubilee High School playground in the district. The CEC ...

Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a grand rally of the Lions and Leos at her official residence Ganobhaban in Dhaka on Saturday. Dhaka, Oct 6 : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought the cooperation of Lions and Leos in maintaining the development spree of the country which is the main aim of her government. “We’ve graduated to the ...

Dhaka, Oct 6 : President Abdul Hamid on Saturday urged all political parties to promote the people in politics who have an early orientation in politics as it is inappropriate to become a politician overnight. “I did politics for so many years but if I want to be an assistant professor of Dhaka University today, I cannot. Many government bureaucrats, ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. File photo Dhaka, Oct 6 : Prison authorities shifted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from old Dhaka Central Jail on Saturday afternoon for her better treatment in response to a court order. She was taken to the Cabin Block of the hospital in a blue Pajero jeep around 3:40 pm, ...

Sporting a trendy brown bob, a humanoid robot named Erica chats to a man in front of stunned audience members in Madrid.   She and others like her are a prime focus of robotic research, as their uncanny human form could be key to integrating such machines into our lives, said researchers gathered this week at the annual International Conference ...

Tokyo’s world-famous Tsukiji fish market has held its final pre-dawn tuna auction before being relocated to a new site. The world’s largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.   The famed tuna auctions are a popular tourist attraction in the Japanese capital.   ...

You may think a slice of pizza or a bowl of chips will cheer you up. But the truth is that if you’re looking for more sustainable boosts to your emotional well-being, there are better ways to eat yourself happy. There are food items that have been clinically proven to fight depression, lift energy, ease anxiety and generally make you ...