The second night of Bengal Classical Music Festival 2016 opened at the Army Stadium in the capital yesterday with an Odissi dance recital by Vidushi Madhavi…

The capacity of the National Data Centre (NDC), located on the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) premises in Agargaon, will be more than quadrupled by the end of this year, a BCC official has told The Independent. This will help the NDC meet the increasing demand for data in the country and save the…

People of Jhenaidah will observe the 45th death anniversary of 27 martyrs who sacrificed their lives to liberate Bangladesh on November 26, 1971. Milad…

As families across a bitterly divided America gathered for Thanksgiving, a battle erupted Thursday in Donald Trump’s camp over his pick for secretary of state, with loyalists seeking to block the path of Mitt Romney, a fierce former critic of the billionaire, reports AFP from Palm Beach. With…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday the waters of Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers that rightfully belong to India will be stopped from going waste in Pakistan and he will ensure that farmers in India are able to utilise it, reports PTI from Bhatinda, India. “Indus Water Treaty- Sutlej,…

At least eleven people, including 3 in the capital, were killed in road accidents in Dhaka, Natore, Sunamganj and Gopalganj discticts yesterday, reports UNB. In the capital, three people, including a college student, were killed in two road accidents in Jatrabari and Tikatoli areas. The victims were…