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Election schedule after Oct 30: EC
06:17 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayThe Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad election...
UN rights chief urges new panel for Myanmar prosecutions
04:53 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayThe UN rights chief called Monday for the creation of a new “mechanism” tasked with preparing criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority...
100 BNP activists detained in Dhaka
03:59 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayPolice have detained at least hundred activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) while...
Light to moderate rain likely over country
03:51 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers throughout the country in 24 hours as of 9 am on Tuesday...
Samsung's ‘N Series’ televisions unveiled in Bangladesh
03:43 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondaySamsung Electronics Bangladesh unveiled its latest line of televisions, the ‘N Series’, at a grand ceremony held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital on Sunday. The ‘N Series’, which succeeds Samsung’s last year’s popular ‘M Series’, represents all televisions starting from the basic LED TV to QLED TV...
Elton John starts farewell tour
03:16 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayElton John took fans down memory lane as he launched his Farewell Yellow Brick Road world...
BNP demands Khaleda’s release before JS polls schedule
02:10 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayBNP on Monday demanded the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before the announcement of schedule for the next national polls. “Any election can’t be hold in this country without Khaleda Zia and BNP. It will not be allowed to take place! We want to tell...
7 to die for killing trader in Gazipur
12:21 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayA Gazipur court has sentenced seven people to death in a case over the murder of Milon, a trader in the district. District and Sessions Judge AKM Enamul Hoque announced the verdict on Monday.The convicts are, Rajib Hossen alias Raju, Mohammad Kayum...
BNP holds human chain for Khaleda’s release
12:16 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayThe leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday organized a hour-long human chain programme demanding the release of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia. The programme was held in front of the National Press Club from 11am to 12pm...
Djokovic dismisses Del Potro to win U.S. Open
12:00 PM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayNovak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras’s mark of 14 Grand Slams...
13 policemen, 10 militants killed in Afghan checkpoint fighting
11:27 AM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayAt least 13 police officers and 10 Taliban militants were killed and 20 police personnel were wounded following a fierce fighting in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz on Monday, a local official said...
CBS CEO Moonves steps down amid sexual misconduct allegations
10:30 AM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayCBS Chief Executive Les Moonves has resigned after at least 12 women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct in a pair of New Yorker articles authored by Pulitzer Prize winner Ronan Farrow...
2 British tourists among 7 injured in Paris knife attack
09:20 AM, 10 Sep 2018 MondaySeven people including two British tourists have been wounded in Paris after they were attacked by a man armed with a knife and an iron bar, according to police and other sources. A source close to the inquiry said the suspect has been arrested and is believed to be an Afghan national...
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down in September 2019
09:03 AM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayJack Ma, the executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will step down in a year, the company has confirmed...
Serena fined $17,000 for violations during US Open loss
08:44 AM, 10 Sep 2018 MondayThe US Open has fined Serena Williams $17,000 for three code violations during her loss in Saturday's women's singles final, the United States Tennis Association said...
World Suicide Prevention Day Monday
09:45 PM, 09 Sep 2018 SundayWorld Suicide Prevention Day will be observed on Monday in the country as elsewhere across the globe in a befitting manner...
Progress report on Padma Bridge in October: Quader
08:02 PM, 09 Sep 2018 SundayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said a report on the overall progress of the construction work of the much-awaited Padma Bridge would be available in the month of October...
Medical board again for Khaleda’s treatment: Asaduzzaman
06:54 PM, 09 Sep 2018 SundayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said they would again form a medical board for treatment of detained BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia...
49,716 Hajj pilgrims return home
06:06 PM, 09 Sep 2018 SundayA total of 49,716 hajj pilgrims have returned home by 133 hajj flights – 68 Saudi Arabian Airlines and 65 Biman Bangladesh Airlines...
Price fall in large-caps drives stocks down
06:01 PM, 09 Sep 2018 SundayStock markets closed on Sunday of the week with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities despite higher transactions...