NASA spacecraft captures some of the best photos of Saturn's water-rich moon

NASA's spacecraft, Cassini, has been orbiting the ringed-planet Saturn for over 10 years, but some of the most interesting discoveries from the mission have come from its occasional visits next door to Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus, reports Business Insider.
17 October 2015, 05:12 AM

US troops to stay in Afghanistan in policy shift

President Barack Obama confirms plans to extend the US military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2016, in a shift in policy.
15 October 2015, 12:05 PM

3 AK-47 rifles seized in Bandarban, 3 held

Rab seizes three AK-47 rifles and two pistols and arrested three alleged armed traders from Bandarban Sadar upazila.
15 October 2015, 07:59 AM

'Robber' beaten to death

An alleged robber was killed in a mob beating at Bankuri village in Singra upazila of the district early yesterday. The deceased was
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth found dead

An indigenous youth was found dead at Uttar Gobindapur village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. The dead is Brinson Tudu, 20,
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Man arrested with pistol

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man with a pistol and six bullets in the district town on Tuesday night. The arrestee is Md Sabuj
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Dev makes Bangladesh attractive target

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has said Bangladesh, in some ways, becomes an especially attractive target for transnational
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Arakan Army man’ held in Rangamati

Law enforcers arrest a suspected member of Arakan Army, an insurgent outfit of Myanmar, in Rajasthali upazila of Rangamati.
14 October 2015, 05:36 AM

California contest dubs 1,969-pound pumpkin the plumpest

A rippled white whopper weighing in at 1,969 pounds takes the title for plumpest pumpkin at an annual San Francisco Bay Area contest.
14 October 2015, 05:35 AM

Drug addict kills mother

A woman was killed by her drug addict son at Shoilmari village in Dhunat upazila of the district early yesterday. The deceased is Altafunnesss
13 October 2015, 18:00 PM

2 drops of water don’t mean rainfall: Russian envoy

Voicing concern over the recent killing of two foreign nationals, Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev says two drops of water do not mean that it is raining as a peaceful environment is prevailing in Bangladesh.
13 October 2015, 15:54 PM

Tk 10cr default, Kader Siddique’s Kalihati nomination scrapped

Abdul Kader Siddique’s nomination for the Tangail-4 by-polls is scrapped for charges of over Tk 10 crore in loan default.
13 October 2015, 12:17 PM

Ecnec sends back Secretariat shifting project

Ecnec sends back the project of shifting Bangladesh Secretariat to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar for further review in line with the original master plan of famous Architect Luis I Kahn who had designed the iconic Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
13 October 2015, 11:37 AM

Yaba seized

Detectives arrested a drug peddler with 300 Yaba tablets in front of Islamnagar post office near railway station in the district on Saturday
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

HC tells Liton to surrender before Gaibandha court by Oct 18

Manzurul Islam Liton, ruling Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-1, appears before the High Court in a case filed for shooting a minor boy. After hearing, court scraps his bail pleas and orders him to surrender before a local court by October 18.
12 October 2015, 06:12 AM

Khaleda conspiring to destabilise country: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is conspiring from abroad to destabilise the country through killing foreigners living in Bangladesh.
10 October 2015, 12:36 PM

2 die in two US university shootings

Two people dies after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart.
10 October 2015, 05:50 AM

Medical student drowns in Bay

A student of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College went missing in the Bay along the Kuakata coast at noon yesterday when he was
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Schoolgirl raped in Meherpur

A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by a college student at Garadoba village in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district on Wednesday.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

BCL infighting leaves 10 injured

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajnagar upazila unit in the
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM