July2019

BRAC University President and Vice-Chancellor Vincent Chang met Chairman of the Global Commission on Adaptation and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. They discussed global citizenship and opportunities for collaboration between BRAC University and the Ban Ki-moon...

Planes and helicopters joined more than a thousand firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where over 100 people died in huge blazes in 2017. By 12:30 pm (1130 GMT),...

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam insisted that he can never be a replacement of Shakib Al Hasan but he leaves no stone unturned to fill the void, created by the absence of the ace all-rounder in...

The “Game of Thrones” cast leapt to the defense of its much-maligned final season in front of a boisterous crowd at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, blaming the backlash on negative media coverage. The HBO fantasy...

Nissan began selling the zero-emission Nissan LEAF in Latin America’s four biggest markets: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. The award-winning LEAF brings Latin American customers the excitement and benefits of the best- selling electric car of...

Novoair, one of the private airlines in Bangladesh has decided to increase flights on Dhaka-Saidpur route considering passengers uptrend to this destination. The airlines will operate daily five flights on Dhaka-Saidpur-Dhaka route from August 1 instead...

Travelers inside the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka — both international and domestic — are faced an unbearable situation due to a power outage caused by a drive against illegal connections by the power supply authorities....

An emotional Patrick Stewart said he was “deliriously happy” to be returning to Star Trek a generation later, telling San Diego Comic-Con that “you cannot have too many franchises in a career.” Stewart will reprise his...

Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria arrived home Saturday to a hero’s welcome from a huge crowd of joyful supporters and a “water salute” for their plane at Algiers airport. “One, two, three, viva Algeria!” tens...

Former India captain M.S. Dhoni is to skip his country’s tour of West Indies to spend two months in the army but is not planning retirement, reports said. The 38-year-old Dhoni, a national hero having led...