All News
Austria to expel 'several' imams, shut 7 mosques
03:08 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayAustria will expel “several” foreign-funded imams and shut seven mosques in a crackdown on “political Islam,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Friday...
51 left-wing rebels killed in India’s Chhattisgarh state in 5 months
02:25 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayIndian security forces have gunned down as many as 51 left-wing Naxalite rebels in encounters...
Hollywood plans Bob Marley biopic
01:43 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayThe story of Bob Marley, the Jamaican superstar who in his short life brought reggae into the...
World Cup 2018: 32 teams and their complete squads
01:27 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayFIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia will see 32 nations competing for the coveted trophy.
PM reaches Canada
12:04 PM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Friday morning on a four-day official visit to Canada to attend the outreach session of the G7 Summit...
Bangladesh-origin Doly wins in Ontario provincial election
11:23 AM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayBangladesh-origin Doly Begum handily defeated a former high-ranking Toronto cop and a veteran Liberal MPP in Scarborough Southwest. Begum, who served as co-chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition and vice-chair of the Warden Woods Community Centre...
Guatemala volcano rescues suspended as death toll hits 109
09:37 AM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayThe search for survivors from deadly eruptions of Guatemala's Fuego volcano was temporarily suspended on Thursday due to dangerous conditions for rescue workers, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to 109, authorities said.
Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 1 run, win series 3-0
08:25 AM, 08 Jun 2018 FridayWonder spinner Rashid Khan once again came to his side’s rescue and produced a brilliant final over to help Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by one run in the nail-bitting third and final T20 International, en route to a 3-0 series whitewash...
PM off to Canada to attend G7 outreach session
09:32 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here this evening on a four-day visit to Canada to attend the...
Bangladesh bowl first
08:31 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayAfghanistan have won the toss and skipper Asghar Stanikzai has asked Bangladesh to bowl first...
Taka 1,37,742 crore proposed for women development in Gender Budget
08:00 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayFinance Minister AMA Muhith today proposed an allocation of Taka 1,37,742 crore for women...
Foreign-made mobile handsets to be costlier
07:30 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayForeign-made mobile phone handsets will be costlier as imposing of twp percent surcharge has...
Tax-free income limit to remain unchanged
05:44 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayThe government will continue the existing tax-free income limit in the financial year 2018-19 (FY19)...
Steve Rhodes takes over as Bangladesh coach
05:30 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayThe BCB has confirmed the appointment of Steve Rhodes, the former England wicketkeeper, as Bangladesh's head coach. His contract will run until the end of the World T20 in 2020. The development ends the long search for Chandika Hathurusingha's successor after...
Budget FY19: Price up, down
05:10 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayDifferent products would be costlier and cheaper as finance minister A M A Muhith today in the new budget proposed some changes to tariff on those. Besides, the finance minister also proposed to impose 5 percent VAT on e-commerce and digital business...
Tk 1,73,000 crore original ADP for FY19: Muhith
04:58 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayThe government has earmarked an allocation of Taka 1,73,000 crore for original Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal (2018-19) with more emphasis on speeding up the implementation of mega projects...
Journalist Pranab Saha passes away
04:26 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayJournalist Pranab Saha, joint editor of Channel I, died today.
GDP growth 7.8pc, inflation 5.6pc targeted
04:06 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayIn the new fiscal 2018-19, the government has set a target of achieving 7.8 percent GDP growth while keeping the inflation down to 5.6 percent...
19 Tk 24,774cr proposed for home ministry
03:14 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayThe government has allocated Taka 24,774 crore for the Ministry of Home in the proposed budget for the fiscal (FY) 2018-2019...
FM hints further dependency on ICT
03:02 PM, 07 Jun 2018 ThursdayFinance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today gave hints of increasing dependency on ICT in the coming days, saying, this will push up productivity in the country...