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Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term
06:22 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayA Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to four luxury London flats. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court handed down the verdict after a series of delays...
Road accidents kill 3 in Savar, Dhamrai
04:55 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayAt least three persons including a truck driver were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Savar and Dhamrai on the outskirts of the capital this morning...
RU celebrates founding anniversary
02:34 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayThe teachers, students and officials of the Rajshahi University (RU) on Friday are celebrating...
Fireworks blasts kill at least 24 near Mexico City
01:59 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayTwo explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 24...
ADB approves $ 100m grants for Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps
12:42 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors has approved grant assistance of $100 million-the first of an envisaged package totaling $200 million to help Bangladesh develop basic infrastructure and services for displaced persons (Rohingyas).
Bangladesh eve beat Scotland by nine wickets
11:44 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayBangladesh women cricketers continued their good work as they thrashed Scotland by nine...
Pompeo to seek ‘details’ on denuclearisation in N. Korea
11:02 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was en route to Pyongyang Friday to press Kim Jong Un for a more detailed commitment to denuclearisation following the North Korean leader’s historic summit with President Donald Trump.
Thai cave rescue: Diver dies from lack of oxygen
09:39 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayA former Thai navy diver who joined in search efforts to rescue 12 boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand has died. He lost consciousness on his way out of the Tham Luang cave complex after delivering supplies to the group, officials told reporters.
Uruguay’s immovable defense against France’s unstoppable attack
09:05 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayFrance and Uruguay will clash in the first quarter-final match of World Cup 2018 on Friday. The Nizhny Novgorod Stadium will play host to the mouth-watering contest which is being touted as a clash between Uruguay's steely defense against France's free-flowing attacking football.
Brathwaite pushes lead past 200
09:58 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayFast bowler Kemar Roach's blistering five-wicket haul dismissed Bangladesh for 43 - their lowest total in Test cricket - and helped West Indies tighten their grip on the Antigua Test. The hosts went to stumps at 201 for 2, with a lead of 158...
Brazil seek to temper Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation’
09:04 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayBelgium coach Roberto Martinez has admitted he has no secrets as he plots to end Brazil's bid for a record-extending sixth World Cup ahead of their "dream" quarter-final in Kazan on Friday...
Abu Ahmed Jamadar reappointed as ICT member
08:24 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayThe government has reappointed Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar, a High Court (HC) additional Judge...
Mother Teresa charity home ‘sold babies’ in India
08:01 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayIndian authorities said on Thursday they have sealed a home run by Mother Teresa's religious...
Stocks close week down
07:53 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayStocks finished the week down on Thursday with falling trend of all major price indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges despite the daily transaction rise...
Exports witness 5.81pc growth in FY18
07:50 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayCountry’s overall exports grew by 5.81 percent in the outgoing fiscal year (FY18) to $36.67 billion from $34.65 billion of the fiscal year 2016-17 riding on the higher shipment of garment products, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)...
JU, BITS sign MoU
07:34 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayDepartment of Marketing of Jahangirnagar University (JU) and BRAC IT Services Limited (BITS)
More than 5m tourists visit FIFA World Cup host cities in Russia
06:31 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayMore than 5 million tourists, including 2.9 million foreigners, have visited the cities hosting the
HSC results on July 19
05:50 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayThe results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations including Dakhil of the madrasa education board of the year of 2018 will be published on July 19. Education ministry Public Relations Officer Afrazur Rahman confirmed...
PM for chain of command in armed forces to achieve goals
05:49 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid importance on chain of command at all levels in the...
Asian markets slip ahead of US-China tariff deadline
05:11 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayAsian stocks edged down Thursday as investors fretted over US-China tariffs which are due to kick in within hours and threaten to trigger a trade war between the world’s top two economies...