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Death toll from Japan’s Hokkaido doubles to 16
02:31 PM, 07 Sep 2018 FridayThe death toll from a powerful earthquake that rattled the northern Japanese island of...
Maradona named coach of Mexican club Dorados
01:50 PM, 07 Sep 2018 FridayArgentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, a 1986 World Cup winner, has been appointed coach...
2 suspects of Bachhu murder killed in Munshiganj ‘shootout’
12:41 PM, 07 Sep 2018 FridayTwo suspects of writer, publisher and blogger Shahjahan Bachchu murder case have been killed in a reported gunfight with police at Hasha KC Road in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj. The incident took place in the wee hours of Friday.
‘Drug trafficker’ killed in C’nawabganj ‘shootout’
11:32 AM, 07 Sep 2018 FridayA suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight between his fellows and Rapid...
Facebook removes Burmese translation feature
10:51 AM, 07 Sep 2018 FridayFacebook has removed a feature that allowed users to translate Burmese posts and comments after a Reuters report showed the tool was producing bizarre results. A Reuterspubl investigation ished on August 15 documented how Facebook was failing in its efforts to combat vitriolic Burmese language posts about...
FBI finds North Korean in $81m BB hack
09:29 AM, 07 Sep 2018 FridayThe U.S. government on Thursday charged and sanctioned a North Korean man in the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack and the 2014 cyberassault on Sony Corp, U.S. officials said.
Magnitude 6.3 quake rattles central Ecuador
08:46 AM, 07 Sep 2018 FridayAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit central Ecuador late on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit 94 km (58 miles) south of the city of Ambato at a depth of 112 km (69 miles), the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Bangladesh beat Pakistan 1-0 in SAFF Championship
09:39 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayBangladesh beat Pakistan by a lone goal in their second group match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Veteran defender Topu Barman scored the goal with a header in the 85th minute of the match.
‘Mission: Impossible’ composer to get honorary Oscar
09:10 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayArgentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his “Mission: Impossible” theme song...
Every team is a threat in this Asia Cup: Mashrafe
08:35 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayBangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza said on Thursday that they are not thinking too far...
Muhith won’t contest polls
08:10 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayFinance minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said he would not contest in the upcoming...
Bangladesh’s GDP growth to reach 8.25pc in FY19, says minister
07:08 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayPlanning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday expressed his high hope that the GDP...
UN, WB laud Dhaka for sheltering Rohingyas, pledge support for dev
06:47 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayThe United Nations and the World Bank Group have commended the government of Bangladesh for its generosity in welcoming and sheltering the Rohingyas fleeing from the conflict and violence in Myanmar...
Drawback in power sector during BNP regime ‘unprecedented’: PM
06:44 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the country’s drawback in power sector during BNP regime was unprecedented, which was not seen any part of the world...
‘FIFA award loses credibility due to Messi’s absence’
06:31 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayWhile Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann said it was ‘bizarre’ that he did...
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3
06:17 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three as the Well Marked Low Over Northwest Bay and adjoining area intensified into a monsoon depression and now lies over North-West Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coast...
13,750 to appear for 39th special BCS viva voce interviews
05:43 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayPublic Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday published the results of the 39th (special) Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary test with 13,750 candidates coming out successful...
Bangladeshi Khitindra makes new world swimming record
04:36 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayKhitindra Chandro Baisha, a Bangladeshi swimmer, made a new world record after finishing the 185-km swim.
Japan earthquake kills 7, injures at least 195
03:45 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayJpan was reeling from its most powerful typhoon in 25 years when it was struck by another natural disaster early Thursday: a powerful earthquake that killed at least seven people and left nearly 3 million households without power...
Salam Murshedy takes oath as MP
03:20 PM, 06 Sep 2018 ThursdayThe newly elected Awami League lawmaker from Khulna-4 constituency Abdus Salam Morshedy took oath on Thursday at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at her office...