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Eid-ul-Adha celebrated in over 100 villages
12:24 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayThousands of people of more than 100 villages in several districts of Bangladesh are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha on Tuesday in line with the festival day in Saudi Arabia...
13 killed in Rio security operations: Officials
12:16 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayRio de Janeiro's drug war hit a bloody crescendo Monday when at least 11 suspected criminals and two soldiers were reported killed in a huge military sweep through impoverished favelas and during a rush-hour police car chase...
PM exchanges Eid greetings at Ganobhaban
12:14 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday exchanged greetings with people from different walks of life, including party leaders and workers, judges and foreign diplomats, at her official residence Ganobhaban on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha...
Death toll nears 400 in India's flood-hit Kerala, dozens missing
12:10 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayThe death toll in India's southern state of Kerala rose on Monday to nearly 400 after its worst flood in a century, as authorities handed out medicine and disinfectants to ward off disease in thousands of relief camps...
Trial in Aug 21 grenade attack cases at final stage
12:00 PM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayWhen the nation is set to recall with heavy hearts the 14th anniversary of the gruesome August 21, 2004 grenade attacks, prosecution has hoped to complete its trial as soon as possible as it has reached the final stage...
Australian PM clings to power after winning leadership contest
11:48 AM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayAustralian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull survived a leadership challenge by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Tuesday, a government official said, but the narrow margin of his win did little to dampen speculation about his future...
11 killed in Narsingdi road crash
11:38 AM, 21 Aug 2018 TuesdayEleven people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human-hauler at Darikandi village on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Belabo upazila on Monday night. Six of the injured were identified as Abul Hossain, 55, Abdul Mia, 24, Mobarak Hossain...
Ministry gets AG’s opinion on FF quota in govt jobs
07:06 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayAttorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam on Monday send his opinion over Freedom Fighter quota in government jobs to the Ministry of Public Administration...
Cabinet approves ‘Sarkari Chakori Ain, 2018’
05:40 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayThe Cabinet has given final approval to the draft of the ‘Sarkari Chakori Ain, 2018’ providing for recruitment in the public service based on merit and open competition. The approval was given in the weekly meeting of the cabinet held at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)...
Nawshaba denied bail, sent to jail
05:32 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayA Dhaka court on Monday rejected the bail plea of actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed and sent her to jail 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...
Indian actress Sujata Kumar dies after battling cancer
04:20 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayActress Sujata Kumar, fondly remembered for playing late veteran actress Sridevis sibling in the film “English Vinglish” has died of cancer, said her sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, the actress-singer...
Imran Khan announces 21-member cabinet
04:15 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced his Cabinet comprising 21 members, the majority of whom previously held key posts in the regime of former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf...
PM receives two UNICEF awards for campaign against early marriage
03:34 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday received two international awards given by the UNICEF in recognition to her government’s campaign against early marriage...
Pilgrims flock to Mount Arafat to mark most important day of Hajj
02:05 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayAround two million pilgrims have began ascending the plains of Mount Arafat shortly after sunrise on Monday to perform the most important ritual in Hajj. Standing on Mount Arafat until the sunset on the 9th day of Dul Hijjah is the one of the most important rituals of the Hajj pilrimage...
Main Eid congregation at Nat’l Eidgah at 8am
01:34 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayThe main Eid Jamaat (congregation) of the holy Eid-ul Azha will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in the capital at 8am on Wednesday...
3 killed in Khulna Meghna oil depot blaze
12:59 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayAt least three people were burned to death and eleven others sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out at Meghna Oil Depot at Khalishpur area in Khulna on Monday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known imm ediately...
9 more pvt university students freed from jail
12:18 PM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayNine more private university students, who were granted bail in cases filed over vandalism and attacks on police during the road safety movement, have been freed from Keraniganj central jail. The students were released from jail around 9am on Monday, said jailer Mahbubur Rahman...
Is popcorn healthy?
10:11 AM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayFreshly-popped popcorn is one of the most satisfying snacks around, and instantly evokes that movie night excitement with each bite. In recent years our appetite for popcorn has sky-rocketed...
North and South Korean families to attend emotional reunions
09:50 AM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayA group of elderly South Koreans have arrived in North Korea to meet relatives they have not seen since the Korean War of 1950-1953...
UK woman rescued after 10 hours in sea
09:24 AM, 20 Aug 2018 MondayA British woman has survived after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of Croatia, the country's coastguard has said...