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11 BRTC buses gutted in city
04:11 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayEleven buses, including five double deckers, of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) were gutted in a fire in the city’s Khilket area early Saturday...
BNP seeks India’s help for free and fair polls in Bangladesh
03:33 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayIndia must be seen as a “champion of democracy and human rights” in the region, said senior...
Asia Cup: Bangladesh trample Malaysia to reach final
03:32 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayBangladesh national women’s cricket team sailed into the final of the women’s Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament after defeating hosts Malaysia by 70 runs in their final league match at the Kinnara Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday...
Putin greets football teams, fans coming to Russia 2018
03:09 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayRussian President Vladimir Putin has released a personal video address welcoming each of the 32 participating nations and the millions of expected fans arriving in Russia to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals...
Bangladeshi youth gunned down by miscreants in NY
02:32 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayA Bangladeshi youth was killed and another injured by unidentified miscreants at the Flatbush area of Brooklyn in New York on Thursday...
Garment factory owner commits suicide in N’ganj
02:27 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayOwner of a garment factory ‘NM Fashion’ committed suicide by hanging himself with a piece of clothes in a room of his residence at Fatulla in Narayanganj on Saturday...
37, including drug traders held in Dinajpur
01:23 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayLaw enforcers, in special drives arrested 37 persons including 13 drug traders from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am on Saturday morning...
Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians
01:15 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayIsraeli troops killed four Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others on Friday with live fire and tear gas used against protesters at the Gaza border, medics said...
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3
01:06 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three as the low over the North Bay and adjoining area has intensified into a well-marked low over the same area...
India, Myanmar hold talks on Rohingya repatriation
12:59 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayIndia and Myanmar on Saturday discussed the situation in the Rakhine state and the return of displaced Rohingyas in the 17th round of Foreign Office Consultations between the two countries...
G7 divides to G6 plus Trump over trade war threat
12:26 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayLeaders of the G7 nations spent Friday hunting for a face saving formula to mask the deep rift inflicted on the Western alliance by US President Donald Trump’s assault on global trade rules...
Musharraf’s national identity card, passport suspended
12:12 PM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayPakistani authorities have suspended the national identity card and passport of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on the orders of a special court hearing a treason case against him, according to a media report...
PM joins dinner of Canada Governor General for G7 guests
11:39 AM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived here this afternoon on a four-day visit to attend the Outreach Meeting of the G7 Summit, joined a dinner hosted by Governor General of Canada for G7 guests this evening (Canada local time)...
China hacked sensitive US Navy data: Report
11:04 AM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayChinese government hackers stole a large amount of sensitive data from a US Navy contractor, including plans to develop a new type of submarine-launched anti-ship missile, the Washington Post reported on Friday...
Myanmar hardline monks vow to stay on Facebook despite ban
09:28 AM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayMyanmar’s hardline monks will dodge bans on Facebook and keep using it to “tell the truth”, they said on Friday, after the social media giant barred several Buddhist nationalists for hate messages targeting Rohingya Muslims...
Kim impersonator says detained at Singapore airport
08:51 AM, 09 Jun 2018 SaturdayAn Australian comedian known for impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was detained by Singapore’s authorities on Friday and questioned about his political views, before being allowed into the country...
LGRD minister hosts iftar for women leaders
09:39 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayLocal Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain today hosted an iftar mahfil for the women leaders, workers and activists of Faridpur District Awami League at his ‘Afsana Monjil’ residence in the town...
Targets in proposed budget for FY19 achievable: Muhith
07:47 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayTerming the proposed national budget for the next fiscal year (FY19) as implementable, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Friday said that whatever targets they have set in the proposed budget would be achievable...
CPD for well-crafted action plan to implement budget
06:15 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayRevenue mobilization, implementation of Annual Development Programme (ADP) and boosting investment in line with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are the main challenges of the proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19), said Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)...
Argentina’s Lanzini ruled out of World Cup due to knee injury
05:53 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayWest Ham’s Argentine midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee during training in Spain, the Argentine football federation said Friday...