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PM addressing press conference on tri-nation tour
02:49 PM, 08 Jun 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is addressing a press conference to brief the media about the outcome of her 11-day tri-nation official visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Finland. The press conference started at her official Ganabhaban residence at 5pm on Sunday...
Rain likely over country
02:30 PM, 08 Jun 2019 SaturdayBangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted rainfall at many places in the country in...
Trump says moon is part of Mars
01:30 PM, 08 Jun 2019 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump on Friday declared that the moon is part of Mars and criticised NASA for aiming to put astronauts back on it by 2024. He also urged the space agency to focus instead on "much bigger" initiatives like going to Mars, undercutting his previous support for the lunar initiative. "For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking...
Eden Hazard joins Real Madrid
12:31 PM, 08 Jun 2019 SaturdayEden Hazard completed his long-awaited move from Chelsea to Real Madrid on Friday and...
PM returns home after tri-nation visit
11:33 AM, 08 Jun 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home this morning wrapping up her 11-day tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Finland. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 10:55 am...
Tigers face off hosts England in lucky ground
11:12 AM, 08 Jun 2019 SaturdayHigh on confidence following their two contrasting but effective performance in the first two matches, Bangladesh will lock horns with tournament favourties and hosts England at the Cardiff today. Bangladesh though lost their practice game to India in Cardiff, it’s the venue in which they have hundred percent winning record in International cricket.
50 shops gutted in Noakhali fire
01:34 PM, 07 Jun 2019 FridayAt least 50 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Choumuhani Bazar in Begumganj...
Legendary New Orleans blues pianist Dr. John dies at 77
01:27 PM, 07 Jun 2019 FridayDr. John, an American jazz musician who delighted New Orleans festival-goers for decades...
Dhaka-Helsinki to work together on climate change issue
01:18 PM, 07 Jun 2019 FridayBangladesh and Finland have agreed to work together on the issue of climate change as Prime...
Theresa May quits as party leader, starting succession race
01:06 PM, 07 Jun 2019 FridayBritish Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit. May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain’s tortuous departure from the European Union...
3 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
12:56 PM, 07 Jun 2019 FridayThree Rohingya youths were killed in an alleged gunfight with police in connection with the kidnap of a minor girl in Teknaf upazila on early Friday. Police identified them as Ukhiya Rohingya camp residents Shamsul Alam, 35, and Nur Alam, 21, and Leda Camp resident Habib, 20...
Google Doodle celebrates Lucky Akhand’s birthday
12:25 PM, 07 Jun 2019 FridaySearch engine giant Google is celebrating the 63rd birth anniversary of renowned Bangladeshi singer-composer Lucky Akhand.
Australia beat West Indies by 15 runs in World Cup
12:03 PM, 07 Jun 2019 FridayAustralia extended their 100 percent start to their World Cup title defence with a 15-run win...
Historic 6-Point Day being observed
11:43 AM, 07 Jun 2019 FridayThe historic Six-Point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, is being observed today across the country in a befitting manner. On June 7 in 1966, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman launched a massive movement against the misrule of the Pakistanis on the basis of the 6-point demand...
China grants 5G licences for commercial use
04:07 PM, 06 Jun 2019 ThursdayChina on Thursday granted 5G commercial licences to four domestic companies, taking a big...
West Indies opt to bowl first
03:38 PM, 06 Jun 2019 ThursdayWest Indies have won the toss and elected to field against Australia in the tenth fixture of the...
Neymar out of Copa America with ankle injury
02:47 PM, 06 Jun 2019 ThursdayNeymar is out of Copa America after suffering a right ankle injury in a 2-0 win over Qatar on Wednesday night.
We were 20-30 runs short: Mashrafe
02:09 PM, 06 Jun 2019 ThursdayWhile New Zealand unsettled Bangladesh with short ball barrage, the Tigers’ strategy was to...
G20 to tackle US-China trade war, digital tax
12:41 PM, 06 Jun 2019 ThursdayTop financial policymakers from the world’s 20 most powerful nations gather this weekend in...
‘Drug trader’ killed in Thakurgaon ‘gunfight’ with BGB
11:46 AM, 06 Jun 2019 ThursdayA suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh...