BSS, Rangpur The three-day fifth "Gemcon Golf Tournament- 2016" kicked off on Friday morning on the Golf Ground of Rangpur Cantonment in the city. The Gemcon Group has been sponsoring the tournament being organised by Rangpur Golf Club (RGC). More than 100 contestants i ...বিস্তারিত
AP, United Nations Britain, France and Russia on Thursday backed the new U.N.-brokered unity government in Libya and called for international support for its efforts to reunite and stabilize the deeply divided country. Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said cre ...বিস্তারিত
AP, Moscow Russia's civil aviation authority has issued its first report on last month's crash of a FlyDubai plane in south-western Russia, shedding light on what caused the sudden descent that killed all 62 people on board. The Interstate Aviation Committee said Frid ...বিস্তারিত
AP, Ankara Turkey's Foreign Ministry says Turkish and Israeli officials have made progress on an agreement to normalize frayed ties and that a deal is expected to be reached soon. A ministry statement issued early on Friday said officials who met in London on Thursday ...বিস্তারিত
Desk Report Islamic State militants abducted 300 cement workers and contractors on Thursday in an area northeast of Damascus, according to Syrian state TV, reports UNB. Further reports say that Thursday's mass abduction of workers from the al-Badia Cement Company occu ...বিস্তারিত
UNB Roughly 5,000 birds of different species were killed as a nor’wester wreaked havoc at Tirerhat village in Jessore Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. Locals said they found around 5,000 birds, including Doel, Shalik, Masranga, Bulbuli and Ghughu, lying dead at di ...বিস্তারিত
AP, Philadelphia Bernie Sanders questioned whether Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is "qualified" to be president after she spent much of the day criticizing his record and his preparedness for the job. Sanders also said Wednesday that Clinton is not qualified becau ...বিস্তারিত
Desk Report A law has been passed by the French MPs that makes it illegal to pay for sex and fines of up to €3,750 (£3,027, $4,274) are put on those buying sexual acts. Those found guilty would also have to attend classes to learn about the difficulties faced by pr ...বিস্তারিত
Desk report President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that Iran posed no threat to any other nation and that it wanted interaction with the rest of the world according to reports from Reuters. These comments differentiate from the views of the country's supreme leader ...বিস্তারিত
AP, Johannesburg Calls are growing for South African President Jacob Zuma to resign even though parliament defeated an opposition motion to remove him because of a spending scandal. A coalition of church, academic and other groups is organizing a protest campaign aga ...বিস্তারিত