Silk shopping gains momentum in Rajshahi. On the eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals for the Muslims, shopping in the silk shops and showrooms has gained momentum.The fashion passionate people use silk wear during Eid festival in this region which is famous for quality silk production. Silk fabrics, weaved and designed […]

Maize harvest progressing fast in Gaibandha. Harvest of maize, one of the cash and branding crops of the district, is progressing fast in all the seven upazilas of the district amid much enthusiasm among the farmers.Locals’ sources said, a few years ago, farming of maize was not popular to the farmers of the district. Later, […]

Mitu murder case trial begins . A Chattogram court today started the trial of seven suspects, including former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter, in a much talked of his wife Mahmuda Akter Mitu murder case in 2016.The court of Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-3 Md Jashim Uddin started the trial after testifying to […]

Terrorist attacks kill 44 in Burkina Faso: governor. Forty-four civilians have been killed by “armed terrorist groups” in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border, a regional governor said Saturday.The provisional toll of “this despicable and barbaric attack” which targeted the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in northeast Burkina Faso overnight Thursday […]

Building collapses in centre of Marseille: French police . A building in the southern French port city of Marseille collapsed, police told AFP early Sunday, though it was unclear whether there were any victims.The streets around the building, located in the central La Plaine district, were cordoned off and choked with dust, with many emergency […]

Plastic pollution is scourge of English coastal region. On an early spring afternoon, Tregantle Beach is bathed in a dazzling light reminiscent of a painting by British landscape artist JMW Turner as sea, sky and sun merge.”It’s beautiful, right? But look at your feet,” says Rob Arnold, 65, an environmental activist and artist, crouching down […]

Third massive whale in a month beaches itself, dies in Bali . A 17-metre-long (56-foot-long) sperm whale died after washing up on a beach in Bali, a conservation official said Sunday, making it the third whale that beached itself on the Indonesian island in just a little over a week. The male sperm whale was […]

Bank account opened to support affected fire victims of’ Bangabazar . A bank account has been opened to support the affected fire victim businessmen of Bangabazar in the capital.Through this IFIC Bank Ltd savings account number (0200094066031), anyone can send financial support to this bank account number staying from both home and abroad, said the […]

Guatemala Holy Week unfolds under new UNESCO heritage status. Thousands of Guatemalan worshipers wearing black hoods and purple tunics funnel slowly through the streets of Antigua carrying images of Jesus over a multicolored carpet of flowers and scented sawdust as somber music rings out. Guatemala’s Holy Week celebrations, which mix Mayan rituals with Catholic religious […]