PM calls for promotion of Buddhist tourism
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated an international conference on Buddhist circuit, the first of its kind in the world, calling upon all to work together for the promotion of tourism based on Buddhist culture and traditions.
SC stays EC activities for Tangail-4 by-election
The Appellate Division on Tuesday stayed the activities of Election Commission relating to the by-election in Tangail-4 constituency of Parliament until November 2. It posted a full court hearing of EC’s appeal for November 2.
TAVELLA MURDER : ‘I was tortured to confess’ Tamjid tells family
A man, whom law enforcers claimed shot dead Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka on September 28, told his family during a jail visit on Tuesday that he had no involvement in the crime and that his confession to a magistrate was coerced through torture.
Rooppur cost now hits $13.5b
The construction of the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will cost around US$ 13.5 billion surpassing all previous estimates.
Govt hikes vessel rent in fresh blow to Pangaon port
The shipping ministry on Monday increased the container vessel rent by 46.66 per cent for the route of Pangaon Inland Container Terminal-Chittagong Port amid protest by users and other stakeholders.
Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake
The powerful earthquake that struck northeastern Afghanistan on Monday also rattled people in Pakistan, India and Tajikistan, killing dozens, collapsing structures and creating panic.
If meat causes cancer, what can we eat?
You may have just learned that processed meat such as bacon, sausage and ham may cause cancer and unprocessed meat may be "probably carcinogenic to humans," according to a new World Health Organization report. Or that cheese and sugar can be as addictive as a drug. Or that even veggie hot dogs may not be completely meat-free (or even human tissue-free)
Donald Trump describes father's 'small loan': $1 million
Donald Trump on Monday said his climb to the top of the business world hasn't been an easy one and depicted a $1 million loan from his father as "small."
Does Apple have a big China problem?
Will Apple wow investors with its latest earnings like other big tech companies did last week? Or will the results be a major flop -- the Wall Street equivalent of the box office of Aaron Sorkin's "Steve Jobs" movie?
Poland edges further right in election
Poland's parliamentary election has seen the Eastern European nation edge further to the right, an election official announced Monday.
