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4 dead as 5.7 quake jolts Dhaka, parts of Bangladesh

At least four people, including a new-born baby, were killed as a massive earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolted Dhaka and parts of the country on Friday, damaging buildings, causing fires at several......

Hand over convicted Hasina and her aide, Bangladesh urges India

Bangladesh's interim government on Monday urged India to immediately extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, hours after a special......

20 killed, 171 hurt as B'desh Air Force jet crashes into school building

A Bangladesh Air Force training fighter jet crashed into a school building in Dhaka shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 20 people, mostly children, and injuring 171, in one of the......

Graft charges: UK ex-minister Tulip seeks meet with B'desh chief advisor

Former UK minister Tulip Siddiq has sought a meeting with Bangladesh's chief advisor Muhammad Yunus in London to clear up a "misunderstanding" over corruption allegations against her. IMAGE:......

B'deshi model Meghna Alam accused of $5 mn honey trap on Saudi envoy

The Bangladesh police on Thursday said that a former beauty queen has been detained for setting up a honey trap for a former Saudi ambassador in Dhaka in an attempt to extort $5 million, an......

Why Hospital Stays Are Getting Shorter

'Every hospital now tracks length of stay closely.''More efficiency is brought into the system now.' Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: L......

Emami has built itself through acquisition, but...

Two young men jostle in a rickshaw as it clatters along a narrow, bustling lane of North Kolkata, each with a leg dangling over the side of the vehicle, a bulging sack of cosmetics nestled between......

Private insurers want standard rates for treatment

Cost of the diagnostic test for Covid-19 has been fixed at Rs 4,500 per test by the government. Hospitals, however, do not think this is feasible. IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives a......

And now vitamin-rich beer!

Tipplers can now get some kick as well as some vitamins out of a new beer, which is supposed to protect the liver from harmful effects of alcohol.Lady Bird Bio Beer, which was launched in the......

Reliance Life exports herbal products to Europe

Reliance Life Science, the biotechnology initiative of the Ambanis, has begun exports of herbal and aromatic oil extracts to Europe, Japan and South East Asia.The products, which find application......

Pinki smiles on Rediff!

Pinki Sonkar, the star of Megan Mylan's Oscar-winning documentary Smile Pinki, stopped by the rediff.com office in Mumbai and did just that -- light up the place with her luminescent smile.......

'I got more praise than the hero'

Movie veteran Chandrashekhar, best known for films like Cha Cha Cha, Surang and Street Singer and playing the role of Arya Sumant on the television serial Ramayan, passed into the ages on June 16,......

No tension: Hathurasingha ahead of second stint as Bangladesh coach

IMAGE: Chandika Hathurasingha’s previous run as Bangladesh coach was a controversy-ridden one. Photograph: Jason McCawley/Getty Images Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurasingha has said......

Indian cricketers mocked in ad by Bangladeshi daily

The ad in the Bangladeshi daily 'Prothom Alo'. Photograph: Prothom Alo/Facebook Showing utter disrespect towards the Indian cricket team, a Bangladeshi newspaper has produced a fake 'cutter'......

La Liga: Villarreal loses to Athletic, Valencia held

IMAGE: Iker Muniain of Athletic Bilbao scores their team's second goal from the penalty spot during the LaLiga Santander match against Villarreal .Photograph: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images......

Vettori donates part of salary to Bangladesh board staffers

IMAGE: Daniel Vettori was appointed Bangladesh's spin bowling coach last year. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Former New Zealand captain and Bangladesh's spin bowling coach Daniel Vettori......

How Bangladesh skipper battled pain of sister's death on way to U-19 World Cup triumph

IMAGE: Akbar Ali was not informed about the tragedy back home but he found out through one of his brothers. Photograph: Cricket World Cup/Twitter Bangladesh captain Akbar Ali battled the pain......