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Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws
12:16 PM, 26 May 2018 SaturdayComplaints have been filed against Facebook, Google, Instagram and WhatsApp within hours of the new GDPR data protection law taking effect...
Ireland set to end abortion ban
11:51 AM, 26 May 2018 SaturdayThe people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit polls from a referendum showed on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe’s most socially conservative countries...
50 dead after boat capsizes in Congo
11:19 AM, 26 May 2018 SaturdayAt least 50 people have died in a boat accident in the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to officials. The boat which had been transporting passengers and goods tipped over in the Mombovo River as it made its way from Monkoto to Mbadanka on Wednesday night...
11 ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in 9 districts
10:15 AM, 26 May 2018 SaturdaySeven suspected drug traders were killed in separate incidents of reported gunfights in Cumilla, Mymensingh, Chandpur, Dinajpur and Joypurhat early Saturday. In Cumilla, two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bagra area of Brahmanpara upazila around 1:30am...
Weinstein released on $1m bail over rape, abuse charges
09:01 AM, 26 May 2018 SaturdayFormer Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been released on $1m (£751,000) bail after being charged in New York with rape and sexual abuse...
Rohingya insurgents reject Amnesty report
08:46 AM, 26 May 2018 SaturdayA Rohingya Muslim armed group denied on Friday a report by human rights group Amnesty International that its members had killed scores of Hindu civilians last August, amid a surge in violence in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State...
IPL: Hyderabad beat KKR to reach IPL final
08:23 AM, 26 May 2018 SaturdayAn all-round show from Rashid Khan saw Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 13 runs to secure a place in Sunday's Indian Premier League final...
FIFA announces 2018 World Cup nat’l slogans
09:27 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayThe world’s governing football body, FIFA, published on Thursday a list of official logos for each of 32 participating teams in the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup and the logo of hosts Russia is “Play With an Open Heart...
Kim summit could still go ahead June 12: Trump
08:28 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayUS President Donald Trump announced Friday that a landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could still take place on June 12 as originally planned, in the second about-face in as many days...
Five crore people suffering from Thyroid: experts
07:57 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayExperts on Friday said five crore Bangladeshis are suffering from Thyroid hormone of which three crore people don't even know about their problem...
Bangladesh Bhaban to remain as symbol of cultural relation: Modi
05:52 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Bangladesh Bhaban in Santiniketan would remain as a symbol of cultural relation between Bangladesh and India.Despite many barriers, Bangladesh and India have immense opportunities...
50 dead in boat accident in northwest DR Congo
03:48 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayAt least fifty people died in a boat accident on a river in remote northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said on Friday...
Dhaka-Delhi to continue trend of cooperation: PM
03:14 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called for full utilisation of mutual cooperation between Bangladesh and India and hoped that both the countries would continue this trend of cooperation in the future...
Rain with lightning flashes likely over country
03:06 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions...
Harvey Weinstein charged with rape in New York
02:30 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayFormer Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been charged in New York with rape and several counts of sexual abuse stemming from two separate accusers...
Hasina, Modi inaugurate Bangladesh Bhavan in Shantiniketan
01:35 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina - his Bangladeshi counterpart - inaugurated the Bangladesh Bhavan in Shantiniketan on Friday. Bangladesh Bhavan showcases the close ties between India and Bangladesh, and has a museum which highlights ties between the two countries...
Hasina, Modi reach Santiniketan
01:11 PM, 25 May 2018 FridayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina arrived at Santiniketan to attend the convocation of Visva Bharati University. Hasina, who is on a two-day visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Modi to India, was received by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
NKorea still open to US talks despite Trump summit cancellation
11:47 AM, 25 May 2018 FridayNorth Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to US president Donald Trump's...
PM arrives in Kolkata on 2-day visit
11:03 AM, 25 May 2018 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Kolkata today on a two-day official visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members landed at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata...
President visits Trishal today
09:52 AM, 25 May 2018 FridayPresident M Abdul Hamid will inaugurate a three-day national level programme at Trishal in...