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Narayanganj Gono Forum president Chunnu arrested
12:43 PM, 25 Dec 2018 TuesdayPolice have arrested Delwar Hossain, Narayanganj district unit president of Gono Forum, over allegation of arson and vandalism on an election camp of AL-led grand alliance’s candidate Selim Osman...
Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 373
11:56 AM, 25 Dec 2018 TuesdaySearch efforts for the 128 people still missing in the disaster zone of the deadly tsunami that has killed at least 373 people continued on Tuesday, with some officials admitting privately that the chance of finding more survivors alive was slim...
Christmas Day today
10:56 AM, 25 Dec 2018 TuesdayThe Christian community is celebrating the Christmas Day in Bangladesh today with festivity commemorating the birthday of Jesus Christ as elsewhere in the world...
29 killed in militant attack on Kabul govt compound
10:04 AM, 25 Dec 2018 TuesdayA suicide and gun attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 29 people on Monday, an official said, in the latest bloody violence to strike the Afghan capital...
Erdogan invites Trump to visit Turkey in 2019
09:35 AM, 25 Dec 2018 TuesdayTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan has invited U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Turkey in 2019, a White House spokesman said on Monday...
Mexico Puebla governor Martha killed in air crash
08:59 AM, 25 Dec 2018 TuesdayThe governor of Mexico's central Puebla state, Martha Erika Alonso, has died in an air crash, just days after being sworn into office. Her husband, Senator Rafael Moreno Valle, was also killed. Reports say Monday's accident happened shortly after the aircraft - believed to be a helicopter - took off from the state capital of Puebla...
Mbappe stars, ball-tampering scandal, Serena outburst: 2018 sporting highlights
09:23 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayIt was a memorable year for sport in 2018, with the World Cup in Russia, a...
AL urges all not to make army forces controversial
08:47 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayAwami League (AL) today called upon all to refrain from saying anything that...
‘Aquaman’ makes a big splash to top N. American box office
08:24 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayNew Warner Bros. release “Aquaman” made the biggest waves in North American theaters over the weekend with $67.4 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday.
Army issues warning against fake web pages named after military
07:24 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayBangladesh Army today issued a warning against some web pages using its name and urged people to be cautious about any propaganda involving the military. “Efforts are underway to tarnish the image of the military through propagating different campaigns in the name of army and its various agencies through fake web sites...
CEC hopes army deployment to bring confidence of voters
06:14 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayThe Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda today said the army...
Foolproof security for X-mas Day
05:19 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayTight security measures have been clamp down across the country for peaceful...
Nawaz Sharif gets 7-year jail term in corruption case
04:31 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayAn anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case while acquitting him in the Flagship Investments corruption case in the high-profile Panama Papers scandal...
Sheikh Hasina unveils plan to upgrade slum dwellers lifestyle
03:57 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayPrime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina today unveiled her plan to upgrade the poorer people’s lifestyle in the capital saying if elected to power, her government would redesign the city’s congested areas and resettle slum dwellers in apartment complexes...
PM defends holding of PEC, JSC exams
01:36 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today defended the holding of Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations, saying that such examinations help boost the self-confidence of children...
85.83% pass JSC-JDC, 97.60% pass PEC-Ebtedayee exams
12:51 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayA total of 85.83 percent examinees passed this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) while 97.60 percent passed the Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee examinations...
637 magistrates to run mobile court during polls
12:22 PM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayA total of 637 executive magistrates will run the mobile court in the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December 30. The Public Administration ministry on Sunday issued an order in this regard. The magistrates will run mobile court from December 28 to December 31 to control the untoward situation in the electoral areas...
Armed forces deployed across the country
11:01 AM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayThe Armed forces were deployed overnight for 10 days across the country aimed at maintaining law and order before and after the polls of the 11th parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on December 30. Under the initiative, the Army was deployed at 389 upazilas across the country...
Turkey FM labels Netanyahu ‘a cold-blooded killer’
09:44 AM, 24 Dec 2018 MondayTurkey has hit out at Israel's "lawless occupation" of Palestinian territory after the Israeli prime minister accused Turkey of "massacres" against Kurds in a new war of words...
Salman Ali wins Indian Idol Season 10
09:20 AM, 24 Dec 2018 MondaySalman Ali was declared the winner of singing reality show Indian Idol Season 10 on Sunday night. Zero stars Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif graced the final to cheer on the finalists...