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Indian CM to make a ministry for cow protection
02:11 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of India has proposed to set up a cow ministry that would replace the existing board meant for promotion of the bovine...
Woman sues Ronaldo, accuses him of rape
01:37 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayA Las Vegas woman has publicly come forward with rape allegations against soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo...
Govt reshuffles 8 district judges, officers
01:18 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayEight district judges and officials of equivalent ranks have been transferred and given new postings in the latest reshuffle in judicial services...
2 dead, over 120 hurt as Typhoon Trami hammers Japan
01:12 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayA powerful typhoon sliced through Japan on Sunday, killing two and injuring dozens, and bringing fierce winds and torrential rain to areas already battered by a string of recent extreme weather episodes...
US and Canada reach new trade deal to replace Nafta
12:22 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayThe US and Canada have reached a new trade deal, along with Mexico, to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement...
SC upholds Khaleda’s bail in 2 cases
12:13 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayThe Supreme Court has upheld High Court order that granted bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases - filed in Dhaka and Narail. Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain-led three-member Appellate Division bench dismissed the government’s two leave to appeal petitions against the bail on Monday...
Writ seeking formation of caretaker govt filed
11:39 AM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayA writ has been filed with the High Court, seeking its necessary directives to form caretaker government and the dissolution of tenth parliament 42 days ahead of the upcoming eleventh parliamentary election...
Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna Kapoor passes away
10:57 AM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayKrishna Kapoor, the widow of the legendary Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor, died on Monday, said a family member. She was 87...
PM returns home
10:09 AM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Monday morning from New York via London after wrapping up her a week-long official visit to the United States...
China cancels security talks with United States
09:48 AM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayChina has canceled a security meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis that had been planned for October, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, days after a top Chinese official said there was no reason to panic over tensions between the countries...
Indonesia earthquake, tsunami: Desperate search for survivors
09:21 AM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayA picture of large scale destruction is emerging in the Indonesian city of Palu, after a quake and tsunami struck on Friday. At least 832 people are confirmed to have died but that figure is expected to rise sharply as more remote areas are reached...
Oishee crowned Miss World Bangladesh
09:07 AM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayJannatul Ferdous Oishee, who has been crowned the Miss World Bangladesh, will represent Bangladesh in the 68th Miss World beauty pageant in China this year...
Macedonia referendum: Name change vote fails to reach threshold
08:43 AM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayMacedonia's vote on changing its name to North Macedonia looks to have fallen far short of the turnout required...
Bangladesh U-18 girls thrash Pakistan 17-0
09:33 PM, 30 Sep 2018 SundayBangladesh girls reach the semifinal of the maiden SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship from Group B thumping Pakistan by 17-0 goals at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Sunday evening...
Seminar with Bangladeshi students held in Seoul
09:18 PM, 30 Sep 2018 SundayAs a prelude to holding ‘Development Fair’, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul organised a seminar on Sunday titled ‘Possible role of Bangladeshi students studying in South Korea in the development of Bangladesh’...
BNP announces 7-point demand, 12-point vision at rally
08:09 PM, 30 Sep 2018 SundayPlacing a seven-point demand and a 12-point vision to hold a free and fair election under a neutral government, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday announced two-day long nationwide programme...
Dr Susane Giti made country’s 1st woman major general
07:21 PM, 30 Sep 2018 SundayBangladesh Army promoted Dr Susane Giti to country’s first woman major general as she was adorned with the new rank badge at Army Headquarters here on Sunday...
Bangladesh must overcome ‘mental block’ in finals: captain
07:00 PM, 30 Sep 2018 SundayBangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says his team must overcome a “mental block” in order to secure victory in crucial games after the Tigers lost their third international final this year...
MNP service for cell phone users kicks off Monday
06:39 PM, 30 Sep 2018 SundayThe much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service for the country’s cell phone customers will start in early hours of Monday...
28 per cent banks not ready to tackle big cyber attacks
06:00 PM, 30 Sep 2018 SundayThe country’s 38 percent banks are ready to tackle any kind of cyber attack while 34 percent do not have full-pledged preparations and 28 percent do not have preparations at all to resist big cyber attacks, according to a study of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management...