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International

Nikki Haley resigns as Trump’s UN envoy

08:33 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley resigned Tuesday directly to President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with her decision. A senior State Department official said Haley told her staff this morning.

Politics

No mercy for sabotage acts centering Aug 21 grenade attack verdict: Quader

07:50 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said no mercy will be shown if BNP wants to carry out sabotage acts centering the August 21 grenade attack case verdict.

Education

Govt to distribute 35 crore free textbooks

07:32 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today said the government will distribute about 35 crore...

Sports

Tajikistan move into Bangabandhu Gold Cup final

06:05 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Tournament favorite Tajikistan moved into the final of fifth edition of prestigious Bangabandhu...

National

No security threat over Aug 21 grenade attack verdict: DMP chief

05:30 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia today said there is no...

National

Social media rumour detection cell starts working this month: Tarana

04:32 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

State Minister for Information Tarana Halim today said the social media rumour detection and....

International

IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.7% for 2018, 2019 as risks rise

03:43 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

An upswing in economic risks due to rising trade tensions and debt levels has prompted the International Monetary Fund to cut its forecast for world growth for this year and next.

National

HC grants 6-month bail to CU teacher

02:08 PM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

The High Court (HC) has granted interim bail for six months to Assistant Professor of Sociology department of Chittagong University (CU) Maidul Islam in a case filed under ICT act on charge of making derogatory comment regarding the prime minister on Facebook...

National

Verdict in August 21 grenade attack case today

11:58 AM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Dhaka 1st Speedy Trial Tribunal is scheduled to deliver its much-awaited judgment on Wednesday in the two cases lodged over the August 21, 2004 grisly grenade attack on an Awami League rally, bringing an end to more than 14 years of wait for justice...

National

3 new Appellate Division judges sworn in

11:29 AM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Three new judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court were sworn in on Tuesday morning. Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath-taking ceremony, held at the Judges’ Lounge at the Supreme Court’s Judges’ Lounge at 10:30am...

International

Indian student becomes British High Commissioner for a day

10:37 AM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Esha Bahal, a student of Political Science in a Noida university, has become British High Commissioner to India for 24 hours...

Sports

We’ve never thought about it - Juventus rule out Pogba return

10:14 AM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will not return to Juventus, according to the Serie A giants' sporting director Fabio Paratici...

International

Pakistan likely to expel Bangladesh high commissioner

09:20 AM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Diplomatic row between Islamabad and Dhaka has escalated as Islamabad is considering expulsion of Bangladeshi high commissioner following Dhaka’s refusal to accept the Pakistani high commissioner. Diplomatic sources told Daily Times that the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad had informed Prime Minister Imran Khan...

International

Skripal attack: Second Russian Salisbury suspect named

09:01 AM, 09 Oct 2018 Tuesday

The second suspect in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury has been named as Russian military doctor Dr Alexander Yevgenyevich Mishkin, by investigative website Bellingcat...

National

Second nuclear plant to be constructed in Barisal: PM

09:43 PM, 08 Oct 2018 Monday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the second nuclear power plant would be constructed in the southern part of the country. “The government has already conducted survey in several islands in Barisal and we will choose any of those islands to construct the country’s next nuclear power plant...