DHAKA, DEC 13 :The ameer (chief) of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, has been arrested for his alleged involvement with the militant outfit, known as Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya.The chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational…
DHAKA, DEC 12 : A railway line between Akhaura in Bangladesh to Agartala in India will become operational by June next year, Bangladesh Railway Minister Md. Nurual Islam Sujan said in remarks published on Monday.The…
LONDON, DEC 12 : All flights have been suspended at Stansted Airport after it was forced to close its runway due to bad weather. Heathrow and Gatwick also cancelled or delayed flights after snow, ice…
DUBAI, DEC 12 : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) successfully launched the Rashid moon rover, marking its first mission to the surface of the moon.According to Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai on…
LOS ANGELES, DEC 12 : NASA's Orion spacecraft returned to Earth after making an uncrewed mission around the moon.After 25.5 days in space and a 2.24-million-km journey around the moon, the Orion spacecraft splashed down…
COLOMBO, DEC 12 : Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Monday that three people were killed and over 21,000 have been affected by the adverse weather conditions caused by cyclone Mandous.The DMC said…
WASHINGTON, DEC 9 : US billionaire entrepreneur and newly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Friday that the company had been working on a software update to let users know if they have been…
WASHINGTON, DEC 9 : The US Congress approved a bill on same-sex marriage and sent it to the White House.The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a 258-169-1 vote, a week…
UNITED NATIONS, DEC 9 : In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women and 12 children, a UN spokesman said."An additional 8…
JAKARTA, DEC 9 : A coal mine exploded in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, leaving nine workers dead, two others injured and one missing, an official said.The explosion in the mine located…
