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10 killed in Nigeria school building collapse
11:29 AM, 14 Mar 2019 ThursdayAt least 10 people have died and many more are feared trapped after a building containing a school collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos...
MPs vote to reject no-deal Brexit
10:33 AM, 14 Mar 2019 ThursdayMPs will vote on Thursday on delaying Brexit after they rejected the idea of leaving the EU without a deal. In a night of high drama in the Commons, MPs surprised the government and voted by 312 to 308 to reject a no-deal Brexit under any circumstances. The vote is not binding - under current law the UK could still leave without a deal on 29 March...
US grounds all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after crashes
09:49 AM, 14 Mar 2019 ThursdayThe United States grounded Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft over safety fears, raising questions why it took so long days after the Ethiopian Airlines crash killed all 157 people on board...
Piasa’s dream of presenting PM’s portrait becomes true
09:21 AM, 14 Mar 2019 ThursdayPiasa Sarkar’s dream of presenting a portrait of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to her (the premier) has become true as the class five student of Tangail could do it finally...
Facebook suffers the most severe outage in its history
08:24 AM, 14 Mar 2019 ThursdayFacebook is suffering the most severe outage in its history, with key services rendered unusable for users globally for much of Wednesday. The last time Facebook had a disruption of this magnitude was in 2008, when the site had 150m users - compared to around 2.3bn monthly users today...
Australia beat India by 35 runs, clinch series 3-2
09:56 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayAdam Zampa took three wickets while Pat Cummins and Jhye Richardson took two each as Australia beat India by 35 runs to clinch the series 3-2.
Consequent crashes concern CAAB about Boeing’s MAX-8 craft
09:25 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe consequent two crashes of Boeing’s newly introduced 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the past five...
Circular bus service will be introduced in capital: DSCC mayor
08:35 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayMayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon today said circular bus service...
HC expresses dismay over inaction in checking pollution
07:57 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe High Court today expressed its resentment on Department of Environment (DoE) for not...
NGOs spent only 25 pc fund for Rohingyas: Mozammel
06:57 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayLiberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today blasted NGOs and aid agencies...
RCBC’s case not to create problem: BB governor
06:23 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir today said the defamation lawsuit, filed by Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) against the central bank, will not create any problem to the efforts to recover the stolen money...
India bans flying of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
05:37 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayAfter China, India joined a list of countries that banned flying of the controversial Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in its airspace.
Dhaka motor show begins Thursday
04:41 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayAn international motor show, along with concurrent expositions of bikes, commercial vehicles and auto parts, will begin here tomorrow to exhibit new products and solutions to the...
Ronaldo hat-trick fires Juventus into quarter-finals
03:40 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayCristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular hat-trick to fire Juventus into the Champions League...
3-day ultimatum given to hold re-election to DUCSU
03:02 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe student bodies except Chhatra League and Chhatra Dal on Wednesday gave a three-day ultimatum to the vice chancellor of Dhaka University to declare a fresh schedule to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election...
Don’t keep children under pressure for study: PM
02:03 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all not to exert additional pressure on the tender-hearted children for studying instead of giving them education with joy...
Quader’s bypass surgery next week: Dr Rizvi
01:12 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayPhysicians at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore are taking preparations for conducting the bypass surgery of ailing Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader next week...
Writ seeks stay on proposed gas price hike
12:54 PM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayA writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) seeking a stay order on proposed gas price hike on Wednesday. Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) filed the petition with concerned department of the HC. According to the revised proposals, Titas and Sundarban have demanded 208 percent hike for the gas consumed by power plants...
Gmail, Google Drive suffer global outage
11:21 AM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayGmail and Google Drive are suffering a widespread disruption, with some users complaining that they are unable to access their files or send emails with attachments...
US will not suspend Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopia crash
09:38 AM, 13 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe U.S. aviation regulator said on Tuesday it would not ground Boeing Co 737 MAX planes after a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people, bucking a trend of countries around the world that have suspended the aircraft’s operations...