Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald of Canada were awarded the Nobel Physics Prize yesterday for determining that neutrinos have mass, a key piece…

British spies can hack into phones remotely with a simple text message and make audio recordings or take photos without owners knowing, former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said on Monday, reports AFP from London. "They want to own your phone instead of you," the whistleblower…

Two traders abducted on Sunday in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban were released on Monday after a Tk 3 lakh ransom was paid to the criminals, said family members of the abductees. Meanwhile, 4 people including 2 tourists adducted in Bilaichhari upazila of Rangamati on October 4 still remain missing. The…

Bangladesh women’s cricket team finished their tour of Pakistan on a sorry note as they lost the second ODI, also the last match of the series, by six wickets in a low-scoring encounter at Southend Club Cricket Stadium yesterday. After the nine-day-tour, the visitors will be returning home empty-handed…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide fresh assistance to the tune of $45 million to expand a water resources project in the southwest of Bangladesh that has sharply increased agriculture production and benefited over 191,000 people, including landless farmers and women, a statement of ADB said…