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Barcelona, Atletico secure narrow wins
06:40 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayOusmane Dembele’s second-half strike was the difference as reigning La Liga champions Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win away to newly-promoted Valladolid on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the campaign...
Govt approves four new medical colleges: Nasim
06:35 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayHealth Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said the government has approved four new state-run medical colleges and hospitals to be set up in Magura, Naogaon, Nilphamari and Netrakona districts...
BNP’s existence to be endangered by boycotting next polls: Tofail
06:06 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayAwami League Advisory Council Member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said BNP has no alternative other than joining the next general elections under the present government since the party will face existence crisis in case of election boycott...
Road accidents kill 4 in Mymensingh
05:31 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayFour people were killed and one other was injured in three separate road accidents in the district on Sunday...
No big crime takes place during Eid vacation: DMP chief
04:50 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said no large scale crime was taken place during the Eid-ul-Azha vacation as police personnel performed their duties with professionalism...
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 42nd death anniversary being observed
04:31 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayThe 42nd death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed in a befitting manner today...
Pompeo decries ‘abhorrent ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar on anniversary
03:31 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayThe United States will continue to hold accountable those responsible for what he described as the “abhorrent ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday. Pompeo’s statement came on the one year anniversary of the conflict...
Sheikh Hasina greets new Australian PM
03:15 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday congratulated Scott Morrison, MP, on his assumption of the office as Australia’s new premier. “On behalf of the government and the people of Bangladesh and on my own behalf, I have great pleasure in extending our warmest felicitations...
Amartya Sen backs arrested Bangladeshi photojournalist
02:02 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayNobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday extended his support to award-winning Bangladeshi photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam, who was arrested after he criticised the Bangladesh government in an interview...
Julie Bishop resigns as Australia’s foreign minister
01:03 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayAustralia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has announced her resignation from the cabinet. Her move came as new Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to announce his new cabinet after winning a bruising leadership contest on Friday...
Afghanistan’s four top security officials resign
11:25 AM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayAfghanistan’s ministers of defense and interior, as well as another security chief, quit on Saturday, government sources said, following the resignation of the president’s national security adviser earlier in the day...
Irfan makes history with record T20 spell
10:14 AM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayMohammad Irfan has produced the most economical four-over spell in T20 history for Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League - but it wasn't enough to get his team over the line against St Kitts and Nevis...
Strong quake hits Iran, killing 1 and wounding 58
09:52 AM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayA magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the Iranian city of Kermanshah, killing one and wounding 58, the Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday...
Offices reopen today after Eid vacation
09:30 AM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayGovernment offices reopened on Sunday after the vacation of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslim community...
US Senator John McCain dies aged 81
08:02 AM, 26 Aug 2018 SundaySenator John McCain, the Vietnam war hero turned senator and presidential candidate, has died aged 81. Mr McCain died on Saturday surrounded by his family, according to a short statement released by his office. He was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in July 2017 and had been undergoing medical treatment...
Nasim urges BNP to shun conspiracy over election
09:24 PM, 25 Aug 2018 SaturdayHealth and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Saturday urged BNP leaders to shun conspiracy over the coming election...
Hajj pilgrims to start returning home from Aug 27
07:59 PM, 25 Aug 2018 SaturdayThe Hajj pilgrims would start returning home from August 27 till September 26 after performing hajj in Saudi Arabia...
EC to hold meeting on RPO amendment Sunday
07:56 PM, 25 Aug 2018 SaturdayThe Election Commission (EC) is set to hold a meeting to bring amendment to The Representation of the People Order, 1972 on Sunday...
Bangladesh, Nigeria keen to work closely to boost business
06:49 PM, 25 Aug 2018 SaturdayBangladesh and Nigeria have showed their keen interest to work closely to forge stronger bilateral relations especially in the fields of trade and commerce...
Bangladesh gets huge response from Canada garment expo
06:47 PM, 25 Aug 2018 SaturdayBangladesh readymade garment (RMG) industry has received huge response from international buyers by participating in a mega exposition in Canada...