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Oscars are now a popularity contest
05:14 PM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayNot since Faye Dunaway shouted “La La Land!” has an Oscar announcement caused quite as much chaos as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decision to create a new Academy Awards category for “outstanding achievement in popular film....
Dozens dead as Taliban fighters storm Afghanistan’s Ghazni
04:52 PM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayHeavily armed Taliban fighters attacked Ghazni city in central Afghanistan early on Friday, burning police checkpoints, shelling houses and business areas and seizing control of parts of the city before being beaten back, officials said...
Rain-related death toll rises to 26 in India
01:48 PM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayThe death toll in heavy rains-triggered floods and landslides in southern Indian state of Kerala has risen to 26, officials said Friday. The deaths were reported from the districts of Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Ernakulam...
New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
12:55 PM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayNew Zealand became the latest country Friday to outlaw single-use plastic shopping bags,
20-kg VGF rice allocated each family in Nilphamari
12:00 PM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayThe government has allocated 20-kg rice for each of the four lakh four thousand and 315 poor
Facebook moves to stop sharing of 3D gun blueprints
10:53 AM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayFacebook on Thursday said it was moving to prevent the sharing of blueprints for 3D-printed...
Canada asks for help in Saudi dispute
09:09 AM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayCanada is quietly nudging allies including Germany and Sweden for help with resolving its row with Saudi Arabia, a government source confirmed Thursday. The senior official, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the diplomacy, said Foreign Minister Chrystia...
PM greets Bangladesh eve football team for victory over Pakistan
08:28 AM, 10 Aug 2018 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended her heartiest congratulations to Bangladesh...
Bangladesh girls hammer Pakistan 14-0
09:35 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayDefending champion Bangladesh under-15 women’s team hammered Pakistan 14-0 in their first match of the SAFF under-15 women’s championship in Bhutan Thursday. Right from the start, the winning team dominated with the majority of ball possession and took a 1-0 lead within five minutes.
BFUJ, DUJ leaders meet information minister
09:04 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayInformation Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, today said that the journalists, who got injured...
Art camp on Bangabandhu held at Shilpakala Academy
08:49 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayA total of 50 famous artists today crafted different types of art works on Father of the Nation...
Workshop on career at JU Friday
07:32 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayA daylong career oriented workshop titled ‘Career Masterclass 1.0’ will be held tomorrow on the...
Mominul stars BD A victory over Ireland A in 4th one-day
06:16 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdaySkipper Mominul Haque hit his career’s best ton as Bangladesh A team registered a...
Muhith for accelerating financial inclusion activities
05:47 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayFinance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday underscored the need for accelerating the financial inclusion activities to reach the banking services to the doorsteps of the grassroots people...
Govt fixes rawhide price for sacrificial animals
05:15 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe government today fixed the price of rawhide of sacrificial animals for the Eid-ul-Azha. Per square foot cowhide price for Dhaka has been fixed Taka 45-50 while Taka 35-40 for the rest of the country. Besides, the price of male goat hide has been fixed Taka 18-20 while female goat...
Banks offer single digit lending rate
04:55 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe country’s scheduled banks are offering single digit interest rate for all products, except consumer loans and credit card, to their clients as per the decision of a recent meeting between Finance Minister AMA Muhith and the bank authorities...
No coordination among BNP leaders: Quader
04:14 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said there is no coordination among BNP leaders as the party failed to set their goal...
Shakib may skip Asia Cup for surgery
03:29 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayBangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday hinted he might skip the Asia Cup in the...
Pay garment workers’ Eid bonus by August 16
02:48 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayState Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu has ordered to the owners of garment factories to pay the Eid festival bonus to workers by August 16 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Chunnu made the remarks at a special meeting of the national crisis management committee at the secretariat office in Dhaka on Thursday...
Argentina abortion: Senate defeats bill after polarising debate
02:39 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayArgentina's senate has rejected a bill which would have legalised abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy...