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Kerala floods: More than 160 dead in Indian deluge
06:14 PM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayFlash floods and landslides have killed 164 people in Kerala in just 10 days, authorities said Friday, as torrential monsoon rains continued to batter the southern Indian state...
Rain likely throughout country until early Saturday
03:25 PM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayBangladesh meteorological Department (BMD) predicts light to moderate rain or thundershowers...
Vajpayee laid to rest with state honour
03:05 PM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayBugles sounded the last post, uniformed soldiers clicked their heels and a sombre silence fell over the crowd as former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s mortal remains were consigned to the flames on Friday evening, the sun setting on the life of a poet-politician who combined accommodative politics with graciousness...
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76
02:27 PM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayAretha Franklin, the music icon, legendary singer and “Queen of Soul” loved by millions whose...
Murders leave Rohingya camps gripped by fear
12:37 PM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayA spate of bloody killings is fuelling unease in the Rohingya camps on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, where overstretched police are struggling to protect nearly a million traumatised refugees from violent gangs.
Pilgrims descend on Mecca for ‘smart hajj’
11:29 AM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayTwo million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the hajj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam’s holiest sites. This year the hajj comes with the ultra-conservative kingdom witnessing an unprecedented pace of change...
JU admission online registration begins
10:39 AM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayThe online registration for admission at Jahangirnagar University (JU) under the academic...
US threatens more Turkey sanctions if pastor not freed
09:19 AM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayTreasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned on Thursday the United States would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if Ankara does not soon release a jailed American pastor. Deepening a spat that has rattled financial markets and threated to split a long-standing...
Stokes not an automatic choice for third test: Bayliss
08:40 AM, 17 Aug 2018 FridayBen Stokes is back in England’s squad for his own well-being but the all-rounder is not an...
Bangladesh in SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship final
09:38 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayDefending champions Bangladesh U-15 women’s football team stormed into the final of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship when they beat hosts Bhutan by 5-0 goals in the second semi-final at Changlimithan Football Stadium in Bhutan today.
2,936 spots for slaughtering sacrificial animals fixed: Mosharraf
08:56 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayLGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain today said the authorities have...
Bangladesh won’t see killers reign again: PM
08:08 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm optimism against the return of killers reign saying the people of Bangladesh would not let the nation plunged into their grasp ever in future. “Reign of killers will never return to Bangladesh . . . the people will not allow them to grab the power again...
Former Indian PM Vajpayee passes away
06:35 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayFormer Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on Thursday after battling prolonged illness at AIIMS in New Delhi, hospital authorities said. He was 93. Vajpayee, who was placed on life support as his condition worsened yesterday, breathed his last at 5.05pm today...
Bangabandhu Satellite’s maiden transmit thru SAFF football in Sept
06:07 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayBangladesh’s first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I is going to start its maiden commercial operation through the broadcasting of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in September. To this end, Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL)...
Golam Sarwar laid to rest
06:01 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayVeteran journalist and Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar was laid to rest at Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon after final funeral prayers there. He was lowered in the grave at around 5:00pm in presence of family members and well-wishers...
PM greets Raushan, Ershad on Eid-ul-Azha
05:23 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum...
Trial in 5 series blasts cases in Dhaka to end by Jan ’19
04:47 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe prosecution on Thursday hoped the trial in five cases over the series blasts in the capital on August 17, 2005 will complete by January next year (2019)...
Japanese Professor meets DU VC
04:42 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayProfessor Dr Takaaki Yoshioka of Teikyo University, Japan called on Dhaka University (DU)...
PM pays tributes to Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar
03:03 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to veteran journalist and Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar...
BNP seeks Khaleda’s release before Eid
01:56 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayBNP on Thursday demanded release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, to be celebrated on 22 August. “Illegal government is trying to stamp out opposition party through arbitrary abuse of law...