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5 journos among 21 killed in Afghanistan blasts
01:53 PM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayAt least 25 people, including five journalists, were killed in two explosions on Monday morning in the Afghan capital Kabul, according to government officials. The first blast took place at around at 8 a.m. local time in the Shashdarak area of the city, where the US embassy and Afghan government buildings are located...
PM to address media today
01:35 PM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference today about the outcome of her recent official visit to Saudi Arabia, the UK and Australia...
Missile attack kills 26, mostly Iranians: Syria monitors
01:16 PM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayA Syria war monitoring group says an overnight missile attack in the country’s northern region has killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians...
Rohingya crisis: PM seeks Russia, China, India’s strong role
12:50 PM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon the countries like Russia, China, India and Japan to play a strong role in resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis as the visiting United Nations Security Council (UNSC) team called on her here...
Teachers besiege JU VC’s office
12:28 PM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayA group of Jahangirnagar University (JU) teachers have besieged the office of university’s Vice Chancellor protesting “assault” on their fellow colleagues at the campus. The teachers loyal to former vice chancellor Shariff Enamul Kabir besieged the VC’s office at 10am on Monday that will continue till 1pm...
Morning rush hour blasts hit Kabul, killing 4
11:27 AM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayTwo explosions hit the Afghan capital of Kabul during the morning rush hour on Monday, killing at least four people and injuring five, officials said, although there were no immediate claims of responsibility. The attacks came just a week after a blast at a voter registration centre killed 60 people...
Messi makes more La Liga history against Deportivo
10:18 AM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayLionel Messi set another record in his glittering Barcelona career after becoming the first player to score 30 goals or more in seven different seasons in La Liga...
PM returns home from Australia
08:57 AM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Sydney in the early hours of today wrapping up her three-day official visit to Australia to join the Global Summit of Women...
UK home secretary resigns over immigration scandal
08:16 AM, 30 Apr 2018 MondayUK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has resigned, saying she "inadvertently misled" MPs over targets for removing illegal immigrants. Ms Rudd, who was due to make a Commons statement on Monday, was under pressure to quit over the Windrush scandal...
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs
09:23 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundaySunrisers Hyderabad bowlers' impressive defence of modest totals continued as the visitors pulled off a 11-run win over Rajasthan Royals on a tricky pitch to claim the top spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Sunday...
EC to present free, fair, credible city polls: EC
07:19 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayElection Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury here on Sunday said EC will present a free, fair and credible city corporation election...
Lightning strikes kill 14 in eight districts
07:12 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayAt least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in eight districts --Sirajganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon, Rangamati, Gazipur, and Sunamganj- on Sunday...
ACC working for cent percent conviction: Iqbal Mahmood
06:14 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has given priority on quality inquires and investigations with a view to ensuring cent percent conviction of real offenders to make brighter image of the commission...
Khaleda being given treatment as per jail code: Quader
05:37 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayAwami League General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader here on Sunday said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is being given treatment following the jail code...
UN pledges to work to end Rohingya crisis
04:30 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayA U.N. Security Council team visiting Bangladesh promised Sunday to work hard to resolve a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to the country to escape military-led violence in Myanmar...
Saudi king launches building of entertainment mega-park
03:38 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundaySaudi Arabia’s King Salman has launched construction of an “entertainment city” near Riyadh, part of a series of multi-billion dollar projects aimed at helping the oil-dependent kingdom diversify its economy...
Lightning kills 5 in Sirajganj
02:48 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayFive people were killed by lightning in three upazilas of Sirajganj on Sunday. The deceased are Nabil Hossain, 17, son of Faruk Hasan, Poling Hossain, 16, son of Rashedul Hasan, of Shahjadpur upazila, Kader Hossain, 37, son of late Aher Mondol, of Kamarkhanda upazila, Shamsul Mondol, 55, and his son of Paresh Mondol, of Kazipur upazila...
Heavy rain likely by Tuesday morning
02:15 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over the country in 48 hours as of 10 am on Tuesday. Under the influence of severe thunderstorm activity heavy to heavy rainfall with gusty or squally wind is likely to occur over regions of Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Pabna, Bogura...
N Korea nuclear test site to close in May: S Korea
01:26 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un will shut down his nuclear test site in May and invite experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States into the country to ensure "transparency" around its closure, South Korea's presidential office said Sunday, reports CNN.
PM leaves Sydney for home
12:56 PM, 29 Apr 2018 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Sydney this afternoon for home wrapping up her three-day official visit to Australia to join the Global Summit of Women...