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Malaysia has the right not to extradite Zakir: Mahathir
01:33 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said Malaysia has the right not to extradite controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik if he is not going to be accorded justice...
Govt to brief diplomats Wednesday; Rohingya situation on focus
01:17 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayThe government will brief diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Wednesday on current issues with special focus on the Rohingya one, said an official on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, among others, will be there at the diplomatic briefing...
Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account hacked
12:07 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayAmitabh Bachchan's Twitter account was hacked by a Turkish hacker on Monday. The hackers replaced Amitabh Bachchan's display picture with that of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and modified the bio with "Actor ... well at least some are STILL saying so !! Love Pakistan"...
Afghan Shahzad threatens to quit cricket after World Cup axing
11:38 AM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayMohammad Shahzad has threatened to quit cricket after being declared unfit for the remainder of the World Cup by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)...
Bangladesh face Sri Lanka today
11:30 AM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayIn the ICC World Cup, Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka at Bristol on Tuesday.
95 killed in central Mali village attack
11:19 AM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayAttackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided a rival Dogon village in central Mali overnight, killing at least 95 people and burning houses to the ground, local and government officials said on Monday. Violence between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has killed hundreds since January...
Former Pakistan president Zardari arrested
07:21 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayAsif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, has been arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case. It came after a high court rejected extending pre-arrest bail for him and his sister. They are accused of hiding financial kickbacks in fake accounts...
Rain stops South Africa-West Indies match in Southampton
06:51 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondaySouth Africa were 29 for two in the eighth over when rain stopped play in their World Cup match against the West Indies here on Monday...
JS goes into budget session today
06:31 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayThe Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into its budget session on Tuesday afternoon, according to the parliament secretariat. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the national budget for 2019-20 fiscal in the House on Thursday. It would be his (Kamal) first budget to be placed as the finance minister of Bangladesh...
OC Moazzem to be arrested soon: Quader
04:20 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said former Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain will be arrested soon...
Yuvraj Singh announces retirement from international cricket
02:58 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayYuvraj Singh, once a poster boy of Indian cricket, on Monday brought the curtain down on his international career, spanning close to 19 years and over 400 matches...
UAE raises US $18m fund for Rohingyas
02:43 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayEmirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC) has collected more than 18 million US Dollars fund in a weeklong campaign to support the forcefully displaced Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh...
AL local govt nomination board meeting today
02:39 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayRuling Awami League (AL) will hold a meeting of its Local Government Election Nomination Board at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganabhaban at 7 pm today...
Nusrat murder: Feni court takes charges into cognizance
01:57 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayA Feni court has taken cognizance of the charges against 16 accused over the murder of madrasah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Feni Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mamunur Rashid passed the order on Monday...
4 of a family burnt in N’ganj gas leak fire
01:14 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayFour members of a family burnt in a fire that broke out at a house at Pagla area in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj early Monday. The injured are Abdul Alim, 70, his daughter Sheuly, 35, granddaughter Juthi, 14 and another granddaughter Tanzila Akhter, 6...
1 killed in blast at building in Shonir Akhra
12:43 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayOne person was killed and two others were injured in a blast on the second floor of a three-storey building in the capital’s Shonir Akhra on Monday morning. The reason behind the explosion could not be ascertained. The deceased is Farid Uddin, 50, a hat trader...
ICC WC 2019: India ring warning bell, beat Australia by 36 runs
12:12 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayShikhar Dhawan's classy hundred and a quality bowling effort powered India to a 36-run victory over Australia, denying two fallen heroes a fairytale script while sounding a warning bell for their opponents in the World Cup on Sunday...
Pradeep to miss Sri Lanka’s match against Bangladesh
10:05 PM, 09 Jun 2019 SundayNuwan Pradeep, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has suffered a dislocation and a cut on his right finger, and will require a week to recover...
PM says her tri-nation visit very successful
08:55 PM, 09 Jun 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today described her recent tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Finland as successful and said Bangladesh’s image has been brightened further as she highlighted the country’s achievements at the 14th OIC Summit held in Makkah...
Dhawan ton powers India to highest-ever WC total against Australia
07:40 PM, 09 Jun 2019 SundayIndia's batting, over the last few years, has depended on one of their top three - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli - coming good...