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GB news 24 desk// A businessman who once lived in a council house near Manchester is the richest person in the UK, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Jim Ratcliffe, who founded chemical firm Ineos, topped the list with an estimated…

GB news 24 desk// Two British tourists are among three people to have been kidnapped in a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The director of the Virunga National Park - known for its endangered mountain gorillas -…

Dhaka: The Supreme Court has begun the hearing on the leave-to-appeal petitions challenging BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail that the High Court granted her in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, on Tuesday morning. The four-member…

Dhaka: A Dhaka court is scheduled to deliver its judgment today (Tuesday) in the New Eskaton double murder case filed against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of ruling Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, will be delivered today. Judge Md Al Mamun…

Dhaka: A young man was stabbed to death in the capital city’s Dakkhin (south) Banasree on Monday night. The deceased is identified as Jakir, reports the UNB. Rahima, a local resident of Dakhin Banasree, told UNB that she saw a…

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over the initiative of setting up a coal-fired power plant at Tengragiri reserve forest in Barguna and Power Development Board’s (PDB) signing a power purchase agreement…

New York: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who had taken on high-profile roles as an advocate for women’s issues and an antagonist to the policies of President Donald Trump, announced late Monday that he would be resigning from…

A six-month-old infant died after his mother lost balance while wearing high heels. The woman, who was attending a wedding, accidentally dropped the baby from the first floor-based gallery. The infant suffered serious injuries and was…

Moscow: Vladimir Putin was sworn in for another six years as Russian president on Monday. Standing in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s ornately-decorated Andreyevsky Hall with his hand on a gold-embossed copy of the constitution, Putin swore…

Bangladesh Medical Association of North America (BMANA) Florida organised its annual convention in Fort Lauderdale on 28 April. With the aim of providing a vibrant platform for the Bangladeshi Florida Physicians and giving quality medical…