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60 babies a day born in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh: UN
09:11 AM, 17 May 2018 ThursdayAround 60 babies a day are being born in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh, sheltering hundreds of thousands of mainly Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Wednesday, reports Reuters...
Poor to get allowances through electronic payment system
09:40 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayPoor people, including the old, widow, deserted and destitute women and financially insolvent...
Holy month of Ramadan begins Friday
08:23 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayThe holy month of Ramadan will begin on Friday in the country as the new moon was not sighted this evening. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision in a meeting at its Islamic Foundation office this evening after reviewing reports on moon sighting for the holy month of Ramadan...
Gaza massacre film earns rave reviews at Cannes
08:17 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayA "devastating" film about the massacre of an extended Palestinian family in Gaza by Israeli...
2 dead in Nepal plane crash
07:19 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayTwo people died after a cargo plane crashed in Nepal during bad weather Wednesday, the...
Shakib won’t play for ICC World XI
05:51 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayBangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not play for ICC world XI against West Indies in a...
ACC to prepare list of top graft suspects
05:43 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) plans to prepare a list of top graft suspects through its intelligence unit by the year end to launch probe against them for effectively fighting corruption in different sectors...
KCC polls held peacefully: EWG
05:15 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayThe Election Working Group (EWG), a platform of polls observers, today said the Khulna City...
Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem after US move
04:55 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayGuatemala opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, two days after the United States inaugurated its new site in the contested city in a move that infuriated Palestinians and drew international condemnation...
PM asks police to provide proper service
04:35 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the police force to provide proper service to people according to their expectation. "We want to see that our people get proper service from police and for this we are determined...
Happiness makes hit songs: study
04:13 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayHit songs today are "happier", more danceable and more likely to be sung by women than...
Met office issues warning for river ports
03:57 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) here on Wednesday issued warning for river ports of 16 districts in the country wherein riverports should hoist riverine warning signal number two...
Ramadan will begin on Thursday in most countries
02:54 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayMillions of Muslims around the world will begin the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday. Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations, like Indonesia, declared Ramadan would not begin Wednesday based on a moon-sighting methodology. That means the month of dawn-to-dusk fasting will most likely begin Thursday, according to a news agency...
Saudi Arabia announces Thursday start for Ramadan
01:41 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayThe Islamic holy month of Ramadan will begin Thursday in Saudi Arabia, the land of the religion's two holiest sites, authorities said...
Indonesia police shot dead 4 attackers at Riau HQ
01:21 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayIndonesian police shot dead four men on Wednesday after they used samurai swords to attack officers at Riau police headquarters in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, a police spokesman said...
7 tips to keep healthy during Ramadan
12:54 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayFasting during the Holy Month can get difficult, especially during the peak of summer. Follow these tips to ensure you have a healthy Ramadan and avoid health problems...
Bangladesh to play in Jamaica after 14 years
12:39 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayBangladesh are set to play their first Test in Jamaica in 14 years after Cricket West Indies announced the tour schedule...
Toll in West Bengal panchayat poll violence rises to 23
12:25 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayThe death toll in violence during the West Bengal panchayat elections in India increased to 23 on Tuesday...
West Indies announces schedule for Bangladesh series
12:14 PM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayBangladesh is all set for their upcoming tour of the West Indies. Tigers will be playing a full tour in the Caribbean islands...
Malaysia opposition icon Ibrahim freed from jail
11:38 AM, 16 May 2018 WednesdayMalaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has been freed from jail, paving the way for his return to politics...