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BNP gets weaker for its negative politics: Quader

07:32 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader...

Dhaka wants ‘safe haven’ for Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

05:46 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Bangladesh wants a “safe haven” for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Rakhine state by ensuring their safe, secured and dignified repatriation under the monitoring of India, China and other ASEAN nations.

Bangladesh set to begin Kidney transplant from brain-dead

05:09 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

The country’s health sector is waiting for making a historic landmark as Bangladesh is set to...

Rossouw emerges as most run scorer, Shakib most wicket taker in BPL

04:46 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Rangpur Riders recruit South African batsman Rilee Rossouw emerged as the most run-scoring batsman in the just concluded 6th edition of Bangladesh Premier League T20 that concluded on Friday.

Nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards

03:22 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.

3 women die after drinking alcohol

03:07 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Two sisters and their paternal aunt died after drinking alcohol at Hosendi area of Gozaria upazila in Munshiganj on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Chameli, 30, her sister Chaina, 25 and their paternal aunt Josna, 42...

AL nominates chairman candidates for 1st phase UZ polls

01:44 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Awami League (AL) has finalized nominations of its chairman candidates for the elections to 87 upazilas in first phase. The nominations were finalized at a joint meeting of the AL Parliamentary Board and Local Government Election Nomination Board held at Ganabhaban...

Fractured finger rules Shakib out of ODI series in NZ

01:15 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of Bangladesh's upcoming ODI series in New Zealand, starting next week, after fracturing a finger during the Bangladesh Premier League final on Friday. Shakib, the Dhaka Dynamites captain, was hit on his left ring finger by a short delivery from Thisara Perera in the 11th over...

Suhrawardy’s son Rashid found dead in London residence

12:55 PM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Rashid Suhrawardy, the only son of the legendary political leader and former Prime Minister of erstwhile Pakistan Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, was found dead at his London residence on Thursday. According to the police information, the cause of his death has not yet been known officially as he was found dead...

Canadian man gets life for killing 6 in Quebec mosque shooting

11:24 AM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

A Canadian man who gunned down six members of a Quebec City mosque in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, although he will be eligible for parole after 40 years...

Thai King opposes princess’ attempt to run for PM

10:44 AM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Thailand's powerful King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday described an unprecedented move to make his older sister Princess Ubolratana prime minister as "highly inappropriate" and against "royal traditions"

AL finalizes nominations for JS women reserved seat polls

09:22 AM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Bangladesh Awami League has finalized nominations of its 41 candidates for the elections to the women reserved seats in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad...

Vitamin A plus campaign begins

09:09 AM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

The national Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign is being observed across the country on Saturday, aiming to feed Vitamin A plus capsules to all children aged between six months to 59 months. Around 2.25 crore children, aged between six months to 59 months, will be fed Vitamin A capsules under the nationwide campaign on the day...

Comilla Victorians clinch BPL title as Tamim hits ton

08:23 AM, 09 Feb 2019 Saturday

Star opener Tamim Iqbal scored his maiden Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 ton as a first Bangladeshi batsman as Comilla Victorians won the coveted title of BPL T20 defeating Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs in the final held on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur here...

Media enjoys golden time in Bangladesh: Speaker

04:06 PM, 08 Feb 2019 Friday

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today said Bangladesh has been...

Dhaka, Delhi ‘solid ties’ have their genesis in BD Liberation War: India

03:31 PM, 08 Feb 2019 Friday

The visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen today had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj ahead of the 5th meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) at Jawahar Bhavan in New Delhi.

Thai princess to vie for PM against junta chief

01:49 PM, 08 Feb 2019 Friday

A Thai princess will run for prime minister in upcoming elections, in a stunning twist that pits...

Body of Saudi national recovered in Mymensingh

01:00 PM, 08 Feb 2019 Friday

Police recovered the body of a Saudi national from his friend house at Douhakhala village in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Abu Naser, 45, a resident of Dammam in Saudi Arabia.

Bezos says National Enquirer owner tried to blackmail him

12:28 PM, 08 Feb 2019 Friday

Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.com Inc, has accused the owner of the National Enquirer of trying to blackmail him...

Evidence shows Khashoggi murder planned: UN

11:26 AM, 08 Feb 2019 Friday

A United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to a brutal crime “planned and perpetrated” by Saudi officials. Khashoggi’s killing by a team of Saudi operatives...