Bangladeshi gets 15 years in jail for rape in England

A Bangladeshi national who raped a teenager during ‘spiritual healing’ was slammed by a judge in England as being “a fraud, a charlatan and a disgrace to your religion".

Taskin injured in road accident

Cricket superstar Taskin Ahmed has been injured as a private car hit a rickshaw carrying him and his cohort. He on Saturday posted a status on his facebook account and informed this to his fans...

12 Bangladeshi students helped in organaising in chef challenge in Malaysia

12 Bangladeshi students helped in organaising in a chef challenge competition in Malaysia. A total of about hundred students from more than 20 secondary schools of Malaysia participated in SEGi-Umami Chef Challenge 2018 to showcase their hidden potential in culinary industry.

Rozina who lost leg in bus accident dies

Rozina Akhter, who lost one of her legs as a state-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) bus ran over her on Airport Road in the capital’s Banani on April 20, died on Sunday morning. She breathed her last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital during undergoing treatment at 7.20am...

Trump says he’ll meet Kim within ‘3-4 weeks’

US President Donald Trump said during a rally in Michigan on Saturday that there would likely be a US-North Korea meeting in the near future, but "whatever happens, happens." "Look, I may go in. It may not work out. I leave," Trump said in Washington Township on the night of the White House Correspondents' Dinner, reports CNN...

Australian premier reaffirms continued support on Rohingya issue

Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull today reaffirmed that his government would continue to stand by Dhaka on the Rohingya issue as he joined a meeting with his visiting Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.

Mumbai opt to field against CSK, Mustafizur dropped

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first against a strong...

DU BCL to hold council Sunday

The council of Dhaka University (DU) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student...

Another youth loses leg in road accident

A youth has lost left leg in a road accident on Mayor Hanif Flyover in the city's Jatrabari area...

UNSC team reaches Cox’s Bazar to see plight of Rohingyas

A 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation reached Cox's Bazar today to see the plight of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh in face of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Tigress leave for SA early tomorrow

The Bangladesh national women's cricket team, led by Rumana Ahmed, leaves for South Africa...

PRAN-RFL observes World Day for Safety and Health at Work

LPG price to be fixed with stakeholders: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said his ministry...

National Legal Aid Day observed in C’nawabganj

National Legal Aid Day-2018 was observed in the district on Saturday with the aim of providing judicial assistance to the poor, insolvent and destitute justice-seekers...

IMO fears ‘many’ deaths in Rohingya camps if fund not secured soon

International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are going to face an 'imminent threat' unless urgent funding is secured ahead of the upcoming monsoon and cyclone season...

Buddhists to celebrate Buddha Purnima Sunday

Members of the Buddhist community will celebrate their most sacred festival Buddha Purnima in the city as elsewherein the district on Sunday with solemn devotion and traditional enthusiasm...

Brazilian football boss Del Nero gets life ban

The suspended president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Marco Polo Del Nero, has been banned from football for life by FIFA’s ethics committee for bribery and fined one million Swiss francs (733,171 pounds), the global soccer body said on Friday, reports Reuters.

Streak slaps $1m lawsuit against Mukuhlani

Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe coach, has slapped a $1 million defamation lawsuit against Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board chairperson, Tavengwa Mukuhlani, for alleged 'slanderous statements'...

Two factions of Tabligh lock into clash again at Kakrail

Two factions of Tabligh Jamaat locked into clash again at Kakrail mosque in Dhaka centering a disputable speech of Indian Tabligh-Jamaat Scholar Maulana Saad Kandhalv on Saturday morning...

Charge sheet in Avijit murder case next month

The charge sheet in blogger Avijit Roy murder case will be submitted next month, according to a high police official. "We will submit the charge sheet of the case to the court after completing all necessary formalities accusing 10 people of which three have already been confessed their involvement in the killing," said Md Monirul Islam...