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First Biman hajj flight with 419 pilgrims takes off
09:23 AM, 14 Jul 2018 SaturdayThe first Biman Bangladesh airlines hajj flight has departed from Dhaka for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The flight took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with 419 pilgrims at 7.55am on Saturday...
Death toll rises to 132 in Pakistan election violence
08:49 AM, 14 Jul 2018 SaturdayThe deadliest attacks in Pakistan’s troubled election campaign killed at least 132 people, including a candidate, on Friday just before the arrest of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif upon his return to the country. In the southwestern province of Baluchistan, a suicide bomber killed 128 people...
Death toll rises to 70 in attack on Pakistan election rally
09:40 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayA suicide bomber killed 70 people at an election rally in southwestern Pakistan in the second election-related attack on Friday, officials said, amid growing tensions over ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's return ahead of the July 25 vote.
Thousands take to London’s streets to protest at Trump visit
09:31 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayThousands of people waving banners and banging pots and pans took to the streets of London on Friday to protest against US president Donald Trump on his first official visit to Britain as president. More than 64,000 people signed up to demonstrate in London against the visit and other...
Belgium and England prepare for third place play-off
08:17 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayIt is often said that the third place play-off, in which Belgium will play England on Saturday...
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Dhaka
07:29 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayIndian Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh arrived in Dhaka this evening on a three-day official visit. Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh V Shringla, welcomed the minister at the airport at around 6.30pm...
Vitamin A plus campaign Saturday
06:38 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayThe government like every year is going to observe the national Vitamin A plus campaign...
Thai ‘Wild Boars’ return to training after teammates’ rescue
05:15 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayAt the first training session since their teammates went missing in a Thai cave, the remaining...
2 killed in Tangail train crash
04:21 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayA woman and her grandson were killed when a train hit them in Dhalatengor area under Kalihati...
Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case
03:19 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayJohnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation and added $4.1bn in punitive damages...
Light to moderate rainfall likely over country
12:58 PM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet division and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country...
Ousted Pakistan PM flying home to face jail
11:05 AM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayOusted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, both sentenced to lengthy jail terms in absentia, are due to return to Pakistan on Friday in a high-stakes gamble to galvanise their beleaguered party ahead of a July 25 general election....
Brathwaite blunts Bangladesh spinners
10:11 AM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayKraigg Brathwaite's patient defiance continued to frustrate Bangladesh's spinners as the West Indies reached 164 for three at tea after being put in to bat on Thursday, the opening day of the second and final Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica...
China industrial park explosion kills 19
08:59 AM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayAn explosion at an industrial park in China's Sichuan province has left 19 people dead and 12 others injured, according to state news agency Xinhua...
Tigresses ensure participation of ICC WT20
08:53 AM, 13 Jul 2018 FridayThe Tigresses once again made the nation proud as they confirmed their participation of ICC World Women’s T20 tournament crushing Scotland by 49-runs in the second semifinal of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier at Amstelveen on Thursday...
Editors acknowledge need for safety protocol
10:13 PM, 12 Jul 2018 ThursdayEditors, journalists, academics and activists on Thursday recognised the need for a common framework of guideline towards better safety and security of journalists in the context of increasing threats and risks...
Bangladesh win toss, send West Indies to bat first
09:16 PM, 12 Jul 2018 ThursdayBangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan won the toss and elected to bowl first against West Indies in the second and final Test at Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica on Thursday...
Three trade shows begin in city
08:25 PM, 12 Jul 2018 ThursdayThree international exhibitions–4th Buildcon 2018, Green Arch 2018 and 4th Bangladesh Wood...
Remain careful against any conspiracy to snatch public peace: PM
08:11 PM, 12 Jul 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the countrymen to remain careful so that no evil force can destroy the peace and happiness from the life of the people. “People are living in peace and happiness. We have to remain careful so that no evil force can snatch the peace and happiness...
Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio strip club
07:05 PM, 12 Jul 2018 ThursdayAdult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with U.S. President Donald Trump...