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Instagram back after global outage

02:41 PM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

Facebook's Instagram stopped working for about an hour for many users on Wednesday, with people getting such error messages as "Couldn’t refresh feed" and "We’re sorry, but something went wrong. Please try again" on the app...

Saudi king wouldn’t last ‘two weeks’ without US support: Trump

02:06 PM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

US President Donald Trump said close ally Saudi Arabia and its king would not last "for two weeks" without US military support at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday...

Bangladesh to ban ‘Khat’

01:57 PM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has sent a proposal to the home ministry to ban ‘khat’, a New Psychotropic Substance (NPS) or a kind of drug in Bangladesh. DNC’s Director General Mohammed Jamal Uddin Ahmed came up with the information at a press briefing at its head office, in Tejgaon, on Wednesday...

Support Dhaka on Rohingya crisis: Guterres

01:08 PM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

India must support Bangladesh in dealing with the Rohingya crisis and put pressure on Myanmar for their return, Antonio Guterres, on his first official visit to India as the United Nations Secretary-General, said here on Tuesday...

7 top BNP leaders get anticipatory bail

12:35 PM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

The High Court has granted anticipatory bail to seven top leaders of BNP including Secretary General Mirza Farkhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with Hatirjheel Police Station. A High Court bench comprising of Justice Mohammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Kashefa Hossain passed the order on Wednesday...

Taskin to play for Kandahar Knights in APL

12:01 PM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed on Tuesday left the country for UAE to join the Kandahar Knights camp for the upcoming edition of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL)...

Bangladesh to hold talks with Emirates Nat’l Oil for LPG terminal

11:26 AM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

Bangladesh will hold talks with Dubai-based Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to set up an liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in the country, a Dhaka-based official said on Tuesday...

Suu Kyi becomes first person stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship

10:56 AM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday (Oct 2) over her refusal to call out atrocities by her nation's military against the Rohingya Muslim minority...

Jubo League leader hacked dead in Sirajganj

10:40 AM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

A Jubo League leader was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Ranigram area in Sirajganj on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Golam Mostofa alias Boam Mostofa, 45, son of late Hatem Ali. He was the president of 7 no. ward Jubo League of Sirajganj municipality unit...

President to open Int’l Folklore Festival at Netrakona today

10:09 AM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

President M Abdul Hamid will go to Netrakona today to inaugurate the first International Folklore Festival on Mukterpara ground of the district town...

Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to nearly 1,350

09:49 AM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

The number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to 1,347, disaster response officials say. The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previously confirmed figure of 844...

Barham Salih becomes Iraq’s next president

09:25 AM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

The veteran secular Kurdish politician Barham Salih was elected on Tuesday as Iraq’s next president...

‘Scary and difficult time for young men’ in US: Trump

08:30 AM, 03 Oct 2018 Wednesday

President Donald Trump has told reporters it is a "difficult" and "scary" time for young men in the US. Mr Trump's remarks came as he reiterated his support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is battling sexual misconduct claims by several women...

DMP takes foolproof security measures for Durga Puja

09:30 PM, 02 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken tight security measures in and around of all the...

51th convocation of DU on Saturday

08:37 PM, 02 Oct 2018 Tuesday

The 51th convocation of Dhaka University (DU) will be held on Saturday (October 6) in a...

PM’s press conference on NY visit today

07:43 PM, 02 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will host a press conference tomorrow on her recent US visit to join...

MoU signed to produce jute-made ‘Sonali Bag’

06:43 PM, 02 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Bangladesh beat Hong Kong by 5-wicket in U-19 Asia Cup

06:04 PM, 02 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Bangladesh recorded their second victory in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup as they beat Hong Kong...

Nobel-winning laser discoveries that lit up the field

05:37 PM, 02 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Three scientists shared the 2018 Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their work that has....

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to inventors of laser technology

04:15 PM, 02 Oct 2018 Tuesday

Three researchers on Tuesday shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventions in the field of laser physics which have paved the way for advanced precision instruments used in industry and medicine, the jury said.