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Guaido claims family threatened by Maduro agents
01:25 PM, 01 Feb 2019 FridayVenezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Thursday that elite security forces went to...
Jailed Reuters reporters to launch last appeal to Myanmar court
12:51 PM, 01 Feb 2019 FridayLawyers for two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years in Myanmar on charges linked to...
Month of Language Movement begins
12:21 PM, 01 Feb 2019 FridayAs the month of the Language Movement begins today, the country’s people will pay tributes to the valiant sons of the soil who were killed during the Language Movement in February, 1952.
Dhaka to lock horns with Comilla in crucial BPL match
12:03 PM, 01 Feb 2019 FridayFormidable Dhaka Dynamites will be playing against tournament favourite Comilla Victorians in a crucial match in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium this noon.
Bangladesh sues Philippine bank over cyber heist
10:29 AM, 01 Feb 2019 FridayBangladesh’s central bank on Thursday sued a Philippine bank to recoup losses it suffered when unidentified hackers stole $81 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York nearly three years ago. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Bangladesh Bank accused Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC)...
Govt sets February 9 afresh for Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign
09:33 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayThe Health and Family Welfare Ministry today set February 9 afresh to observe the national vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign.
BPL back in city Friday
08:54 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayAfter the end of Chattogram phase, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 will resume...
Bangladesh to release ‘Golden Rice’ variety soon: Dr Razzak
08:01 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayBangladesh is going to release Vitamin-A enriched ‘Golden Rice’ variety soon with a view to eradicating the Vitamin-A deficiency in the country.
Bangladesh to play warm-up matches against India, Pakistan before WC
07:22 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayBangladesh will lock horns with Pakistan and India in two warm-up matches before the ICC World Cup 2019, which will be held in England and Wales from May 30.
SSC exams begin on Feb 2
06:56 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayThe Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2019 under ten education boards are set to begin on February 2.
Hales ruled out of BPL due to injury
06:02 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayBangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to resume Dhaka on Friday. But there is a piece of sad news for the Riders’ fans as their dashing batsman Alex Hales won’t entertain them...
Moon appointed PM’s deputy press secretary
04:55 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdaySenior Trainer of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) KM Shakhawat Moon has been appointed as a deputy press secretary to the Prime Minister.
BGE dept scientific exhibition held at UODA
03:39 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayA scientific exhibition organized by the department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (BGE) of University of Development Alternative (UODA) was held at the university’s Life Sciences faculty building at Lalmatia in the capital from January 27 to 29...
Govt trying to ensure equal right for everyone: PM
03:34 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is striving to ensure that every people irrespective of their religious and ethnic identity get their equal rights. “When we say about our development, we certainly mean the inclusive development of every people irrespective of their religion, creed and caste...
Amar Ekushey book fair begins Thursday
02:46 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayThe month-long Amar Ekushey book fair will begin on Bangla Academy and its adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan premises in the capital on Friday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the fair on Bangla Academy premises at 3 pm...
Elections held peacefully, says observers
01:34 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayThe 11th parliamentary elections were held in a very peaceful, fair and joyous environment, says an Election Monitoring Forum. The forum formed by 56 local and national level NGOs said this after unveiling a report on the elections at a press conference at National Press Club in the capital on Thursday morning...
4th ODI: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets
12:37 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayIndia seemed shorn of their aura in the absence of talismanic skipper Virat Kohli as New Zealand pulled off a stunning eight-wicket win in the fourth cricket one-dayer to halt the visiting side’s domination here on Thursday...
Deep freeze grips US Midwest, 12 dead
12:02 PM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayA blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, causing at least three more deaths while halting mail delivery and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors...
AL to nominate candidates for chairman post only in Upazila polls
11:27 AM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayAwami League (AL) has decided to give party nomination only to the post of chairman in the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections...
Floods in Saudi Arabia kill 12
10:58 AM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayFloods this week in Saudi Arabia killed 12 people and led to dozens of rescues, the Civil Defense said on Wednesday...