May2018

President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, underwent a surgical procedure on Monday to treat a benign kidney condition and will remain at Walter Reed medical centre for the rest of the week, the first lady’s office...

Harvard University has hosted a daylong high-profile seminar to examine how Bangladesh can keep up its development momentum and accelerate economic growth. The event—Bangladesh Rising Conference 2018—was held on Saturday on the renowned university’s campus in...

The Bangladesh embassy in Copenhagen has celebrated Bangla New Year 1425 at the chancery, presenting the rich culture of Bengalee heritage to the people of Denmark. The embassy said a cross-section of the Danish society, foreign...

A suspect in five cases has been killed in an alleged shootout involving police in Mymensingh after he was arrested in Dhaka. The deceased has been identified as Sarfan Islam aka Babu, 28. Police had taken...

Democratic Republic of Congo reported 39 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola between April 4 and May 13, including 19 deaths, the World Health Organization said on Monday. It said 393 people who identified as...

Women who breathe polluted air during pregnancy may be more likely to have children who develop high blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on what’s known as fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, a...

Technology firm Xerox has ended its controversial sale to Japan’s Fujifilm after reaching a deal with activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason. Together, they own 15% of Xerox and had opposed the $6.1bn (£4.5bn) deal...

Nissan Australia has confirmed that the 2018 Supercars Championship will be its last, exiting the series at season’s end. Joining V8 Supercars with Kelly Racing – and called Nissan Motorsport – at the start of 2013, the current contract with...

Nissan’s innovative ProPILOT semi-autonomous driving system has been a hit with customers, with more than 120,000 vehicles featuring the technology sold globally. The availability of ProPILOT is now set to expand to additional models, including the Nissan...

Department of Primary Education (DPE) and Save the Children jointly organized a refresher on e-monitoring on May 14, 2018, where Dr. Md. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal NDC, Additional Secretary and Director General of DPE was present...