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Veteran Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar passes away
02:36 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayKuldip Nayar, renowned veteran Indian journalist, author and human rights activist passed away on Thursday in Delhi. He was 95, reports The Indian Express...
Four killed, 16 injured in Mumbai blaze
02:26 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFour people have died and sixteen people have been injured after a fire broke out at a residential high-rise building in Mumbai, NDTV reports...
Sleep deprivation can make you more lonely: study
02:19 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFinding it difficult to sleep is a problem faced by many. But did you know that sleep deprivation might be a reason why you feel more lonely? A study from the University of California, Berkeley as quoted in a report in The Guardian says sleep problems are related to loneliness; sleep deprivation apparently makes people more lonely...
Eid holidaymakers’ journey was pleasant this time: Quader
01:01 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the journey of holidaymakers towards their village homes ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha was relatively pleasant this time...
Eid Jamaat held at Sholakia amid four-tier security
12:21 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe Jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha was held at the country’s largest ground Sholakia Eidgah with participation of over thousands of devotees amid unprecedented security measures...
Bangladesh beat Kazakhstan in Asian Games Hockey
12:14 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayBangladesh men’s hockey team secured their consecutive second win against Kazakhstan by 6-1 following the first win against Oman in the Pool-B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey Ground in Jakarta on Wednesday...
Facebook, Twitter remove accounts linked to Russia and Iran campaigns
11:59 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFacebook and Twitter say they have suspended or removed accounts linked to Iran and Russia over "inauthentic" or "manipulating" behaviour...
Serena tops Forbes list of highest paid female athletes
11:53 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdaySerena Williams was the highest paid female athlete for a third consecutive year in 2018, according to an annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday that was dominated by tennis players...
Widespread flooding leaves 46 dead in Laos
11:30 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFlooding caused by recent storms in Laos has killed at least 46 people while 97 others are missing and four people were injured, according to the latest report from the National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee...
Timing of Rohingya return depends on Bangladesh: Suu Kyi
11:20 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayMyanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is difficult to put a time frame on the return to Rakhine state of ethnic Muslim Rohingya because her nation needs the cooperation of the country to where they fled, Bangladesh...
President offers Eid-ul-Azha prayers at National Eidgah
11:05 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid offered his Eid-ul-Azha prayers along with hundreds of people from all walks of life at the National Eidgah in the capital on Wednesday morning...
Director D Boyle leaves upcoming James Bond movie
11:00 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayAcclaimed British director Danny Boyle has pulled out of the latest James Bond movie due to "creative differences," the producers of the multimillion-dollar film franchise said on Tuesday...
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated amid festivity
10:55 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe Eid-ul-Azha, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country on Wednesday with great religious fervour and enthusiasm to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)...
Tk 23 lakh looted from Badda Premier Bank branch
06:28 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayAn unidentified armed mugger allegedly looted Tk 23 lakh from the Badda branch of Premier Bank at gunpoint on Monday...
Nawshaba finally gets bail
05:52 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayA special court on Tuesday granted actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed bail a day before Eid in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act for allegedly spreading rumours on social media during the recent student movement for safe roads...
Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated Wednesday
03:35 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayThe holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated on Wednesday throughout the country with due solemnity and religious fervour. The Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj month of the Hizri calendar as...
2 held with 20,000 yaba tablets at Jatrabari
03:24 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayPolice on Monday night arrested two drug peddlers along with 20,000 pieces of contraband yaba pills from the capital’s Jatrabari area...
Muslims in Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Europe celebrate Eid-ul-Azha today
12:56 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayMuslims in Saudi Arabia, Middle East and European countries are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha with religious zeal and fervor on Tuesday....
Light to moderate rain likely over country: met office
12:36 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayLight to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country....
Khaleda, Tarique directly involved in Aug 21 grenade attack: PM
12:29 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday accused again the then BNP government of perpetrating the barbaric grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004, saying that there is no doubt that Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman were directly involved in the carnage...