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GDP growth hits record 7.86pc, per capita income US$ 1,751

08:18 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

Bangladesh has registered highest ever 7.86 per cent GDP growth in the fiscal year 2017-18,

Myanmar military brutality against Rohingya ‘hard to fathom’: UN investigator

06:39 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

The level of brutality used by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya minority is "hard to fathom", a UN investigator said Tuesday, presenting a damning report calling for top generals...

Seminar on Turkish-Bengali bilateral cultural diversity held at DU

06:02 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

The Bengalis and Turks connect with one thing and that is religion, but there are a bunch of...

Bangladesh face Lebanon in AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Wednesday

04:39 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

The Bangladesh U-16 national women’s football team take on their Lebanon counterpart in their...

Neymar to face Liverpool, confirms PSG’s Tuchel

03:19 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

Neymar will be in the Paris Saint-Germain team to face Liverpool but Thomas Tuchel would not...

Verdicts in Aug 21 grenade attack cases on Oct 10

02:18 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

A Dhaka court has fixed October 10 to deliver its verdicts in two cases filed over August 21 grenade attack. Judge Shahed Nuruddin of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal 1 fixed the date on Tuesday. Earlier, a total of 225 prosecution witnesses testified before the court on different dates in the cases...

Bangladeshi jailed over immigration offences in Malaysia

01:34 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

A Bangladeshi national was fined RM30,000 and sentenced to 80 months’ jail and two strokes of the rotan by the Pekan Nanas Immigration Sessions Court of Malaysia after he pleaded guilty to 16 charges under the Immigration Act...

PM leaves for London Friday

12:24 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave here for London on Friday en route to New York on a six-day official visit to the United States to attend the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...

Russian military plane vanishes from radar off Syria

12:03 PM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared from radar after flying over Syria, Russia's defence ministry says. "Connection has been lost with the crew of a Russian Il-20 plane over the Mediterranean Sea," the ministry said...

2 throat-slit bodies found in Gazipur madrasa

10:56 AM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and a minor boy from a madrasa at Chandana area in Gazipur on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Mahmuda Akhter, 25, wife of Ibrahim Khalil Talukder, principal of Huffazul Quran Madrasa and Mamun, 7, a student of the madrasa...

Nigeria floods kill more than 100

10:29 AM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

More than 100 people have died in floods after Nigeria’s two major rivers burst their banks, authorities say...

Afghanistan win by 91 runs, knock Sri Lanka out of Asia Cup

08:48 AM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

Riding on brilliant performances from their spinners, Afghanistan, on Monday registered a comfortable 91-run win against Sri Lanka, knocking the five-time champions out of the competition. Spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman shared six wickets between them as they rattled the Sri Lankan batting order in the run-chase. Chasing a tricky target...

US imposes new tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods

08:40 AM, 18 Sep 2018 Tuesday

The US is imposing new tariffs on $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with Beijing. The higher import taxes will apply to almost 6,000 items, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far. Handbags, rice and textiles will be included, but some items expected to be targeted such...

Bangladesh crush Bahrain 10-0

09:34 PM, 17 Sep 2018 Monday

Bangladesh girls crushed Bahrain by 10-0 goals in their first match of the AFC U-16 Women’s...

Hasina, Modi to open Bangladesh-India oil pipeline Tuesday

08:55 PM, 17 Sep 2018 Monday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will jointly inaugurate construction work of Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline between Shiliguri in West Bengal of India and Parbatipur in Dinajpur of Bangladesh tomorrow.

Credible election possible under partisan govt: TIB

07:42 PM, 17 Sep 2018 Monday

A fair and credible election under a partisan government is possible if political parties play a...

Thailand keen to invest in Bangladesh

06:21 PM, 17 Sep 2018 Monday

Thailand entrepreneurs today expressed their interest to invest in the potential sectors of...

Afghanistan win toss, bat against Sri Lanka

05:54 PM, 17 Sep 2018 Monday

Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan won the toss and opted to bat in the Asia Cup Group B...

PRAN Pickle Competition: Sample submission ends on September 30

05:08 PM, 17 Sep 2018 Monday

The last date of sending sample of pickles for the 19th edition of PRAN National Pickle Competiton-2018 is on 30 September. During the time, only Women will be able to take part in the competition...

India hands over 3rd phase humanitarian assistance for Rohingya

04:42 PM, 17 Sep 2018 Monday

India on Monday handed over its third phase of humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh for helping in its efforts to meet the requirements of displaced Rohingyas influx from Myanmar last year...