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Morrison to become new Australian PM
11:49 AM, 24 Aug 2018 FridayAustralian treasurer Scott Morrison will become Australia’s new prime minister after winning a Liberal party leadership vote on Friday, ending an internecine battle that has scarred the conservative government ahead of an election due by May 2019...
90pc wastes removed in DSCC: Sayeed Khokon
06:17 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Thursday said 90 percent wastes of sacrificial animals were removed in 24 hours in the city corporation area till 2pm Thursday...
Rohingya returnees tortured by Myanmar police: HRW
05:19 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayA leading human rights group said on Tuesday that international monitoring was vital in the repatriation of thousands of Rohingya Muslims as Myanmar authority has tortured and imprisoned returnees from Bangladesh...
Two killed in knife attack in Paris suburb
04:32 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayTwo people were killed and one seriously wounded in a knife attack in the Paris suburb of Trappes, French authorities said...
US, China impose further tariffs, escalating trade war
03:26 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe United States and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of the other’s goods...
Half a million Rohingya children need education: UNICEF
02:47 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayInternational efforts are urgently needed to prevent over half a million Rohingya children from falling prey to despair and frustration in Cox's Bazar district as they are being denied the chance of a proper education, said UNICEF on Thursday...
Stubborn Turnbull seeks second leadership vote
02:44 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayAustralian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday only if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling Liberal party...
Veteran Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar passes away
02:36 PM, 23 Aug 2018 ThursdayKuldip Nayar, renowned veteran Indian journalist, author and human rights activist passed away on Thursday in Delhi. He was 95, reports The Indian Express...
Four killed, 16 injured in Mumbai blaze
02:26 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFour people have died and sixteen people have been injured after a fire broke out at a residential high-rise building in Mumbai, NDTV reports...
Sleep deprivation can make you more lonely: study
02:19 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFinding it difficult to sleep is a problem faced by many. But did you know that sleep deprivation might be a reason why you feel more lonely? A study from the University of California, Berkeley as quoted in a report in The Guardian says sleep problems are related to loneliness; sleep deprivation apparently makes people more lonely...
Eid holidaymakers’ journey was pleasant this time: Quader
01:01 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the journey of holidaymakers towards their village homes ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha was relatively pleasant this time...
Eid Jamaat held at Sholakia amid four-tier security
12:21 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe Jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha was held at the country’s largest ground Sholakia Eidgah with participation of over thousands of devotees amid unprecedented security measures...
Bangladesh beat Kazakhstan in Asian Games Hockey
12:14 PM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayBangladesh men’s hockey team secured their consecutive second win against Kazakhstan by 6-1 following the first win against Oman in the Pool-B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey Ground in Jakarta on Wednesday...
Facebook, Twitter remove accounts linked to Russia and Iran campaigns
11:59 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFacebook and Twitter say they have suspended or removed accounts linked to Iran and Russia over "inauthentic" or "manipulating" behaviour...
Serena tops Forbes list of highest paid female athletes
11:53 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdaySerena Williams was the highest paid female athlete for a third consecutive year in 2018, according to an annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday that was dominated by tennis players...
Widespread flooding leaves 46 dead in Laos
11:30 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayFlooding caused by recent storms in Laos has killed at least 46 people while 97 others are missing and four people were injured, according to the latest report from the National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee...
Timing of Rohingya return depends on Bangladesh: Suu Kyi
11:20 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayMyanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is difficult to put a time frame on the return to Rakhine state of ethnic Muslim Rohingya because her nation needs the cooperation of the country to where they fled, Bangladesh...
President offers Eid-ul-Azha prayers at National Eidgah
11:05 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid offered his Eid-ul-Azha prayers along with hundreds of people from all walks of life at the National Eidgah in the capital on Wednesday morning...
Director D Boyle leaves upcoming James Bond movie
11:00 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayAcclaimed British director Danny Boyle has pulled out of the latest James Bond movie due to "creative differences," the producers of the multimillion-dollar film franchise said on Tuesday...
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated amid festivity
10:55 AM, 22 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe Eid-ul-Azha, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country on Wednesday with great religious fervour and enthusiasm to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)...