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UN welcomes ICJ order; trusts Myanmar will duly comply with it
12:48 PM, 24 Jan 2020 FridayWelcoming the order of the top UN court, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he trusts that Myanmar will duly comply with the court’s order....
Sexagenarian mother of 7 kids falls in love with youth
10:01 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayIn Agra of India's Uttar Pradesh, a 22-year-old man fell in love with a woman who is the mother of seven children, grandmother of seven kids. The woman is 60 years old...
Will make Bangladesh free from terrorism, corruption: PM
09:49 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her determination to develop the country further by freeing it from corruption, terrorism and militancy...
It’s victory for humanity; milestone for global HR activists: FM about ICJ order
08:50 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayForeign Minister termed the order that came from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) a victory for humanity and a milestone for human rights activists across the world...
Dispute over DSE MD's appointment on
08:19 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayDispute over the appointment of Kazi Sanaul Haque as the managing director (MD) of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued...
Saudi deports over 2500 Bangladeshis in 3 wks
07:10 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdaySaudi Arabia deported more than 2500 Bangladeshi workers from the country last three weeks, pushing them towards an uncertain future...
Militants kill 40 Syrian soldiers in Idlib attack
05:19 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayRussia’s defense ministry said on Thursday that hundreds of Syrian militants launched multiple attacks in Syria’s Idlib province, killing up to 40 Syrian soldiers and wounding 80...
Now 3,300 meter of Padma Bridge visible
04:57 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayThe 22nd span of the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge was installed Thursday at the Mawa point in Munshiganj district, making 3,300-meter out of total 6.15km of the main structure of the bridge visible...
UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
04:19 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayThe United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered Myanmar take all measures in its power to prevent genocide against the Rohingya...
Publish or Perish! Where to Publish?
03:04 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayThe sole purpose of university education is the creation (discovery and innovation) and dissemination of knowledge...
Bangladesh ranks 146th in corruption index: TIB
02:39 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayBangladesh jumped three notches in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) said Thursday...
BSF kills 3 Bangladeshis at Naogaon border
02:21 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayThree Bangladeshi cattle traders were killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Hapania border in Porsha upazila of Naogaon early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Ranjit kumar, 25, son of Shukra, Mofijul Islam, 35, son of Khodabox and Kamal Hossen, 32, son of late Jillur Rahman...
Bangladeshi-American Ishrak elected new Intel chairman
01:41 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayBangladeshi-American Omar Ishrak has been elected chairman of the Intel Corporation board of directors succeeding Andy Bryant who stepped down after serving for seven years...
‘BCL assault’: DU students demand punishment of attackers
01:27 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayStudents of Dhaka University’s tourism and hospitality management department brought out a procession on the campus on Thursday protesting against the torture of four students by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders at Zahurul Haque hall...
Policeman commits suicide by shooting self in Mirpur
01:16 PM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayA member of police committed suicide by shooting himself in the capital after posting a Facebook status early Thursday. Nayek Md Kuddus Saha, 31, shot in his chest at police lines ground in Mirpur 14 around 5am where he died on the spot...
Soleimani’s aide, leader of Iran’s Basij militia, shot dead
11:29 AM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayGunmen in Iran shot dead a commander of the hardline Basij militia who was an ally of Qassem Soleimani, the senior Revolutionary Guards commander killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, the official news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday...
Trump tweeted a record 125 times in a day
10:03 AM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump broke his record for tweets posted on a single day during the first day of opening arguments in his Senate impeachment trial, according to digital analysis platform Factba.se...
Rohingyas pray for justice as court to rule in genocide case today
09:04 AM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayRohingya refugees who fled persecution and violence in Myanmar are praying for justice as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague prepares to deliver an initial verdict on Thursday in a genocide case filed against Myanmar...
Bangladesh team reach Lahore
08:51 AM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayBangladesh national cricket team reached Lahore at 10:30pm (local time) on Wednesday night and checked in at the Pearl-Continental Hotel...
Coronavirus: Chinese city to shut public transport over outbreak
08:42 AM, 23 Jan 2020 ThursdayWuhan, a Chinese city of eleven million people, is to temporarily shut public transport as it tries to halt the outbreak of a new strain of virus. Those living in the city have been advised not to leave, in a week when millions of Chinese are travelling for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday...