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GDP growth hits record 7.86pc, per capita income US$ 1,751
08:18 PM, 18 Sep 2018 TuesdayBangladesh 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 TuesdayThe 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 TuesdayThe 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 TuesdayThe 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 TuesdayNeymar 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 TuesdayA 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 TuesdayA 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 TuesdayPrime 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 TuesdayA 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 TuesdayPolice 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 TuesdayMore 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 TuesdayRiding 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 TuesdayThe 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 MondayBangladesh 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 MondayPrime 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 MondayA 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 MondayThailand 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 MondayAfghanistan 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 MondayThe 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 MondayIndia 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...