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KCC polls: Khaleque, Manju optimistic about win
11:42 AM, 15 May 2018 TuesdayAwami League mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque and BNP candidate Nazrul Islam Manju, two front runners in the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election, cast their votes in the respective polling stations this morning...
Brazil announce 23-man World Cup squad
11:30 AM, 15 May 2018 TuesdayBrazil coach Tite has already announced his final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with world-record transfer Neymar headlining his selection...
Icardi, Dybala in Argentina provisional World Cup squad
11:24 AM, 15 May 2018 TuesdayMauro Icardi and Paulo Dybala have been included in Argentina's provisional 35-man squad for the World Cup...
Rail Minister becomes father of twin babies
11:19 AM, 15 May 2018 TuesdayRailway Minister Mujibul Haque and his wife Honufa Akhter Rikta were blessed with twin boys in the early hours of Monday.
US criticises China for shielding Myanmar
10:43 AM, 15 May 2018 TuesdayThe United States indirectly criticised China on Monday for shielding Myanmar from strong U.N. Security Council action over a military crackdown against mainly Rohingya Muslims that the U.S. and other countries have denounced as ethnic cleansing...
Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery
09:58 AM, 15 May 2018 TuesdayThe White House reported on Monday that Melania Trump has been admitted to hospital, probably for the rest of the week, after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition, reports The Guardian...
Israelis kill 58 Palestinians in Gaza protests
09:38 AM, 15 May 2018 TuesdayAt least 58 Palestinians were killed on Monday in Gaza and more than 2,700 others wounded as the Israeli army fired live ammunition, tear gas and firebombs at protesters assembled along several points near the fence with Israel...
Cannes film festival vows parity push for women
09:39 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayThe Cannes film festival signed a charter Monday vowing to push for parity between men and...
Amir takes 100th Test wicket on Ireland return
09:00 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayMohammad Amir took his 100th Test wicket after returning to the fray against Ireland on...
DSCC sets beef price at Tk 450 per kg for Ramadan
08:39 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayThe Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today fixed the maximum price of per kg beef at...
43 dead in Gaza ahead of US embassy opening in Jerusalem
07:20 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayIsraeli fire killed at least 43 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border on Monday, marking the deadliest day of violence there since a devastating 2014 cross-border...
BB sets banking hours for Ramadan
06:40 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayBangladesh Bank (BB) has fixed the office hours for all banks from 9.30 am to 4 pm for the holy...
Tea auction centre opened in Sreemangal
06:12 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayInaugurating the tea auction centre in Sreemangal, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed today said...
Voting underway in KCC polls
05:42 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayThe voting in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election began on Tuesday. The voting started at 8am and will continue until 4pm without any break to elect the city mayor and 41 councillors for the next five years. Awami League-backed candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque (Boat Symbol) and BNP-backed candidate Nazrul Islam Manju (Paddy-Beard) are the main contenders...
16 killed by Israeli fire in Gaza border clashes
04:53 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayIsraeli troops killed at least 16 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem...
Cabinet renames MoEF as MoEF&CC
03:35 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayThe government has changed the name of the Ministry of Environment and Forests calling it...
9 killed in stampede in Ctg
02:43 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayAt least nine people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede while collecting iftar items distributed by Md Shahjahan, proprietor of Kabir Group of Industries in Chattogram district. The incident took place at Nolua union under Satkania upazila in the district on Monday morning...
7 policemen hurt in bus-pickup van collision in Ctg
01:36 PM, 14 May 2018 MondaySeven policemen were injured in a road accident in front of the Faujdarhat Cadet College at Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram on Monday morning. The injured policemen are Sarwar, Mahsin, Shamim, Delwar, Momin, Mahbub, Priyo Chakma...
4 ‘JMB-militants’ detained in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
01:24 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayRapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained four members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in two separate drives in Rajshahi and C’nawabganj on Monday...
Students boycott classes-exams demanding quota gazette
12:27 PM, 14 May 2018 MondayStudents have begun to boycott classes and examinations at universities and colleges across the country demanding a gazette notification abolishing quota system as per Prime Minister’s decision.They have started their demonstration boycotting classes and...