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China’s parliament re-elects Xi Jinping as president
01:30 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayChina’s largely rubber-stamp parliament on Saturday unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping as the country’s president...
UN recognizes Bangladesh as developing country
01:19 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayBangladesh has graduated to the list of developing countries from the least-developed country (LDC) status..
BCB declares Tk1 crore reward for Tigers
01:13 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced Tk1 crore bonus for the national cricketers. The BCB on Saturday declared Tk1 crore award for their historic win against Sri Lanka in the nail-biting sixth match of the Nidahas Trophy T20I Tri nation series held on Friday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Lawyers file to prosecute Suu Kyi for crimes against humanity
12:48 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayLawyers in Melbourne have filed a private prosecution application against Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is in Australia, on charges of crimes against humanity. The private prosecution application faces significant barriers to proceeding...
Oscars chief ‘faces harassment allegations’
12:01 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayThe head of the organisation behind the Oscars is facing several allegations of sexual harassment, Hollywood trade publications report...
Trump lawyer threatens porn star Daniels with $20mn in damages
11:59 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayDonald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen filed a claim Friday in federal court alleging that porn star...
Facebook Lite launched in US, more developed countries
11:33 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayFacebook Lite is a parred down version of the social network's mobile app. It is designed as a way for people with older phones, limited data plans, or slow and intermittent internet connections to access Facebook...
Ex-FBI deputy head McCabe sacked
10:29 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired FBI official Andrew McCabe, who had been accused of political bias by President Donald Trump...
1,640 people remained ‘missing’ by February in Pakistan
10:05 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayPakistan Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal on Friday informed the National Assembly that the number of missing persons in the country had increased to 1,640 by the end of February 2018, the highest in past seven years...
Mahmudullah lifts Tigers’ in Nidahas Trophy final
09:08 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayMahmudullah scored a match-winning knock as Bangladesh stormed into the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20I Tri nation series beating hosts Sri Lanka by two wickets in the nail-biting sixth match of the series held on Friday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Nation celebrates 99th birthday of Bangabandhu
08:54 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayThe country is celebrating the 99th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today in a befitting manner...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu
08:36 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman heralding the nationwide programmes on the occasion of the 99th birthday of the great leader...
Unicef to provide $113mn to meet needs of 7.2 lakh kids
09:55 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayUnicef, as part of the Rohingya joint response plan, will provide $113 million to meet the needs of 720,000 children....
SL set 160-run target for Tigers
09:10 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridaySri Lanka have set a target of 160 for Bangladesh to chase at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
Strong hand grip linked to better heart functioning
08:53 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayPeople with better hand grip strength may be at a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and are likely....
Bangladesh opt to bowl, Shakib in for Abu Hider
08:32 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayBangladesh, boosted by the sudden arrival and inclusion of Shakib Al Hasan, won the toss and chose to bowl...
3 more plane crash survivors return Dhaka
07:57 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayThree more Bangladeshi survivors of the US-Bangla plane crash arrived here on Friday among the 10 injured Bangladeshi passengers of the deadly aircraft accident at Kathmandu's Trivubhan International Airport....
Canadian aviation expert joins US-Bangla plane crash probe team
07:23 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayA Canadian aviation expert has joined the probe body in Nepal to investigate into the plane crash of US-Bangla Airlines....
Irrfan Khan diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Tumour
06:51 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayIndian actor Irrfan Khan’s post last week disclosing that he has been suffering from a ‘rare disease’ had left...
AL must win next polls: Quader
06:34 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayAwami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday...