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Barham Salih becomes Iraq’s next president
09:25 AM, 03 Oct 2018 WednesdayThe veteran secular Kurdish politician Barham Salih was elected on Tuesday as Iraq’s next president...
‘Scary and difficult time for young men’ in US: Trump
08:30 AM, 03 Oct 2018 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump has told reporters it is a "difficult" and "scary" time for young men in the US. Mr Trump's remarks came as he reiterated his support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is battling sexual misconduct claims by several women...
DMP takes foolproof security measures for Durga Puja
09:30 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken tight security measures in and around of all the...
51th convocation of DU on Saturday
08:37 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayThe 51th convocation of Dhaka University (DU) will be held on Saturday (October 6) in a...
PM’s press conference on NY visit today
07:43 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will host a press conference tomorrow on her recent US visit to join...
MoU signed to produce jute-made ‘Sonali Bag’
06:43 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayBangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Bangladesh beat Hong Kong by 5-wicket in U-19 Asia Cup
06:04 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayBangladesh recorded their second victory in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup as they beat Hong Kong...
Nobel-winning laser discoveries that lit up the field
05:37 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayThree scientists shared the 2018 Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their work that has....
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to inventors of laser technology
04:15 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayThree researchers on Tuesday shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventions in the field of laser physics which have paved the way for advanced precision instruments used in industry and medicine, the jury said.
Myanmar rights commission urges repatriation of Rohingyas
04:04 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayThe Myanmar National Human Rights Commission is urging the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh to immediately start the repatriation of more than 700,000 Rohingyas from northern Rakhine State who fled to Bangladesh...
National Fan Factory explosion kills 2 in Tongi
01:04 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayAt least two people were killed and 25 others injured in an explosion of heat chamber at National Fan Factory in Tongi BSIC Industrial area on Tuesday. The deceased are Saiful Islam, 18 and Shamsul Haque, 20. Identities of the injured people could not be known immediately...
Shastri reveals reason why Kohli was rested from Asia Cup 2018
12:03 PM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayRavi Shastri, coach of the Indian cricket team, on Tuesday, revealed why skipper Virat Kohli was rested from the recently-concluded Asia Cup 2018...
Facebook’s former News Feed chief will take over Instagram
11:07 AM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayInstagram has officially named a successor to outgoing CEO Kevin Systrom. Adam Mosseri, who previously ran Facebook's News Feed before moving to Instagram as VP of Product, will take over the role as Instagram's top exec, the company announced...
274 judges transferred
11:04 AM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayA total of 274 judicial officials have been transferred and given new postings in a major reshuffle in the judiciary. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a notification on Monday in this regard. Those transferred and given new postings include assistant judges, senior assistant judges, judicial magistrates, senior judicial magistrates and metropolitan magistrates...
34 bodies found in church buried by landslide in Indonesia
10:59 AM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayThe bodies of 34 Indonesian students have been found under a church which was buried by a mudslide after the quake in Palu of Indonesia, say aid workers...
Maldives president ‘received $1.5m in hard cash’ ahead of vote
10:34 AM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayAn anti-money laundering body in the Maldives has informed police that President Abdulla Yameen received $1.5m in hard currency days ahead of a contentious presidential election in the Indian Ocean island nation...
Indonesia hit by fresh quakes off island of Sumba
09:23 AM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayTwo quakes struck in quick succession off the southern coast of Indonesia's Sumba Island on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey said...
Iranian plot to bomb Hajj in 1986
08:34 AM, 02 Oct 2018 TuesdayDamning new evidence has emerged of an Iranian plot to detonate bombs during the Hajj pilgrimage in 1986, using explosives planted in the baggage of innocent pilgrims before they flew to Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims, about 100 elderly men and women from Iran, were unaware that their bags contained bombs...
Bangladesh get off to flying start in Bangabandhu Gold Cup
08:50 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayBangladesh National football team have got off to a flying start in their opening game against Laos in the Bangabandhu International Gold Cup football. The men in red and green beat Laos by a lone goal at Sylhet district Stadium in Sylhet on Monday.
Huda files corruption case against Sinha
08:15 PM, 01 Oct 2018 MondayFormer BNP minister Barrister Nazmul Huda has filed a corruption case against ex-chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. Huda, who is now chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Alliance (BNA), filed the case with Shahabag Police Station on Saturday.