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Top 10 expensive buys of IPL 2018 auction

09:19 AM, 29 Jan 2018 Monday

At the end of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 auction, England all-rounder Ben Stokes emerged as the most expensive pick.

Yemen crisis: Separatists seize govt buildings in Aden

08:29 AM, 29 Jan 2018 Monday

Separatists in southern Yemen have seized government buildings in the city of Aden amid fierce clashes with forces of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher has accused the separatists of mounting a coup...

BNP central executive body to meet Feb 3

09:39 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called a National Executive Committee meeting around two years after its formation ahead of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case verdict scheduled to be delivered on February 8. Around 502 members.....

Razzak added to Bangladesh Test squad

08:14 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Abdur Razzak, the left-arm spinner, has been added to the Bangladesh squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka...

DITF to end on Feb 4

07:42 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

The duration of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) has been extended...

Satrasta-Karwan Bazar road renamed ‘Mayor Annisul Huq Sarak’

07:27 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

The road from Tejgaon’s Satrasta to Kawran Bazar has been renamed to 'Mayor...

Gayle, rejected twice, finally sold to KXIP

07:02 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Chris Gayle was rejected twice in the IPL Auction 2018 before being finally bought by Kings...

Mashrafe fined, Gunathilaka receives official reprimand

06:35 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has been fined 20pc of his match fee while Sri Lanka opener Danushka Gunathilaka has been officially reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the tri-series final in Mirpur on Saturday...

Russia to give 700 rare books to DU

06:26 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Russia would give about 700 rare books on various subjects, including literature, culture, history and science to Dhaka University (DU) very soon...

No call for Tamim in the IPL auction

06:16 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Bangladesh batting sensation Tamim Iqbal was not called in the bids of the IPL 2018 auction in

7 football fans shot dead in Mexico

03:43 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

At least seven people watching a football match have been shot dead in Mexico....

Jakarta for quick solution to Rohingya issue

02:16 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo today called for a peaceful and quick solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis as he held official talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here...

2nd span installed on Padma Bridge

02:03 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

The second span of Padma Multi-Purpose Bridge was installed on pillar number 38 and 39 this morning in Shariatpur...

Dhaka-Jakarta inks five instruments

01:04 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Bangladesh and Indonesia today signed five instruments for boosting cooperation in different sectors including trade, diplomacy, fishing and energy between the two countries. The instruments were inked in the presence of visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and...

PM holds talks with Indonesian president

12:25 PM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina began bilateral talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at her office today following a tete-a-tete after receiving the visiting dignitary at her office here. The two leaders had a tete-a-tete and then the official talks between the two countries began . . . they are being aided by ministers and officials concerned...

U-19 WC: Bangladesh beat England by 5 wickets

11:49 AM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Hasan Mahmud and Afif Hossain's three-fers set up Bangladesh's stunning five-wicket win over England in the second 5th Place Playoff semifinal in Queenstownon on Sunday. After the bowlers restricted England to just 216, Hossain then hit a solid 71 with the bat to put his side on the doorstep...

Shooting in Brazil kills 14 in dance club

10:42 AM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

Gunmen shot and killed at least 14 people early on Saturday in a crowded dance club in the northeastern Brazil city of Fortaleza, authorities said...

Electric pole catches fire at Badda

10:20 AM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

An electric pole caught fire at the Middle Badda link road in the capital on Sunday. No one was hurt in the incident that took place at 9am.

US casino mogul quits as Republican finance chair

08:19 AM, 28 Jan 2018 Sunday

US casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as finance chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) amid sexual harassment allegations. A Wall Street Journal report on Friday alleged that the 76-year-old billionaire harassed massage therapists and forced one staff member to have sex with him...

Construction work of ‘Gosshya Nibaroni Park’ begins

09:47 PM, 27 Jan 2018 Saturday

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokan today inaugurated the...