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Human rights groups slam draft UN plans to send Rohingya to Bhashan Char
03:40 PM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayHuman rights groups have reacted with horror to reports of United Nations draft plans to help relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps to a barren, flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal.
Mozilla launches new Firefox browser for iPad users
03:20 PM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayMozilla released a new version of its Firefox web browser specifically designed for Apple’s iPad.
Man killed as bus hits motorcycle in Mirpur
02:11 PM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayA man named Nurul Islam was killed as a bus of Tetulia Paribahan hit a motorcycle at Shewrapara of Mirpur in the capital on Monday morning...
New Zealand attack note left at fire at California mosque
01:36 PM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayA note referencing the recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand was found at the scene of a possible arson fire at a Southern California mosque, police said Sunday...
Deepika transforms into acid attack survivor Laxmi
01:12 PM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayDeepika Padukone's transformation into an acid attack survivor for Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak is nothing less than incredible...
PM hands over Independence Award-2019
12:08 PM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday handed over ‘Swadhinata Purashkar-2019’ (Independence Award), the highest national award, to 13 distinguished persons and an organization. The premier handed over the awards to the recipients in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contribution to their respective fields...
Nation observing ‘Genocide Day’
10:59 AM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayThe nation is observing the ‘Genocide Day’ on Monday for the third time in remembrance of the brutality carried out by Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bengalis on the black night of March 25 in 1971. The government has drawn up various programmes to observe the day with due respect...
Mali sacks top army chiefs, dissolves militia after scores killed
09:21 AM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayMali's government has announced the sacking of top military officers and the dissolution of a militia, a day after the killing of more than 130 people...
Military-backed party leads Thailand’s post-coup election
09:02 AM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayA military-backed party has taken the lead in Thailand’s first election since a 2014 coup, preliminary results showed, suggesting junta leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha could stay in power, helped by an electoral system tilted in the military’s favor...
Royal court adviser fired over Khashoggi killing ‘not on trial’
08:37 AM, 25 Mar 2019 MondayA Saudi royal adviser fired over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is not among the 11 suspects on trial at secretive hearings in Riyadh despite Saudi pledges to bring those responsible to justice...
PM witnesses design of new JnU campus
06:02 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today witnessed the design of new campus of Jagannath University (JnU) and its Power Management Institute...
Hizb ut-Tahrir chief coordinator acquitted, 2 jailed
04:45 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayA Dhaka court has sentenced two members of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir to two years in jail and acquitted four others including its chief coordinator in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act. Judge Majibur Rahman of the Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka on Sunday passed the order...
UN to raise 1971 Pakistani genocide in int’l forum: Dieng
03:36 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayThe United Nations (UN) will raise the issue of Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 in the international forum, visiting UN Under Secretary General and Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng said today...
Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine problems
02:59 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayRescuers are working to airlift 1,300 people stranded on a cruise ship off the west coast of Norway...
UZ polls: Cop among 2 shot in attack in Chattogram
02:07 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayA police constable and a man sustained bullet injuries as miscreants attacked and opened fire at a polling station in Chandnaish upazila of Chattogram on Sunday morning. The injured Constable Farhad Hossain, 31, of Chandnaish Police Station, was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital in critical condition...
IPL 2019: 4 players who can be game changers in KKR vs SH clash
01:44 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayThe second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 12 will see a blockbuster clash between two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders and 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad...
Militia attack on Mali village leaves 115 dead
01:17 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayMilitia fighters descended on a village in central Mali before dawn on Saturday, killing at least 115 people in the latest deadly attack blamed on an ethnic militia, local authorities said. The massacre in the village of Ogossogou left the village chief and his grandchildren dead in the ethnic Peulh community...
Probe reports in 4 cases over DU violence on April 29
12:29 PM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayA Dhaka court today set April 29 to submit reports on probe in four cases filed over violence that took place during the quota reform movement on April, 2018, at Dhaka University (DU). Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sorafuzzaman Ansari set the new date as the concerned investigation officer failed to submit the reports...
Renowned singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away
11:51 AM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayEminent singer of the country Shahnaz Rahmatullah died of cardiac arrest at her Baridhara residence in the city last night. She was 67...
3rd phase polls in 117 upazilas underway
11:32 AM, 24 Mar 2019 SundayThe 3rd phase of the 5th Upazila Parishad elections is underway in 117 upazilas in 25 districts on Sunday. The voting began at 8 am and it will continue till 4 pm without any break. About 1,376 aspirants, including 358 for chairman, 604 for vice-chairman and 414 for women vice-chairman posts, are contesting in the third phase polls...