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Missing journo Utpal found in N’ganj
02:46 AM, 20 Dec 2017 WednesdayUtpal Das, a senior reporter of an online news portal who had been missing for two months and ten days, was found in Narayanganj on Tuesday midnight. He called his mother Bimola Rani Das through his own Banglalink number, which remained switched off since he disappeared over two months ago...
ASEAN advocacy director meets with Speaker
03:44 PM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayAdvocacy Director of ASEAN Parliamentarians for human rights (APHR) Oren Samet today...
Drug admin fixes prices of valve, pacemaker
03:15 PM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayThe Drug Administration today fixed the prices of pacemaker and valve, as the lifesaving medical...
Bangladesh, Turkish premiers agree to work together on Rohingya crisis
02:09 PM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina and visiting Turkish premier Binali Yildirim today agreed to continue to work together for socio-economic development and issues of mutual concerns like Rohingya crisis.
Saudi ‘intercepts Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh’
01:26 PM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayYemen's Houthi movement fired a ballistic missile towards the Saudi capital Riyadh targeting...
World Bank approves $510m for improving education sector
12:31 PM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayThe World Bank has approved $510 million for Bangladesh to improve secondary education...
EC ready to hold RpCC polls on Thursday
12:00 PM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayThe Election Commission has nearly wrapped up its preparations to stage the Rangpur City...
Bangladesh, Myanmar sign deal to start safe return of Rohingyas
10:57 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayBangladesh and Myanmar today signed an agreement that mandates the Joint Working Group (JWG) to undertake necessary measures to start the safe and voluntary return of Rohingya people who were forcibly displaced from Myanmar.
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
10:00 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdaySixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual...
Nepali dental student commits suicide in Dhaka
09:13 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayA Nepali citizen and also a student of Pioneer Dental College (non-government) of Bangladesh Binisha Shah committed suicide on Tuesday. The girl committed suicide by hanging herself in the hostel of the College at Bhatara area in Dhaka...
Judicial power of executive magistrate Ayesha suspended
08:50 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayDhaka District Executive Magistrate Ayesha Huq has been directed to refrain from the judicial activities due to violation of law in case of giving verdict...
Farmers Bank MD Shameem removed
07:12 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayBangladesh Bank (BB) has finally removed Farmers Bank’s Managing Director AKM Shameem...
A mass grave found in Rakhaine state: Myanmar army
06:18 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayMyanmar’s army said on Monday that security forces have discovered a mass grave on the edge of a village in Rakhine State, and have launched an investigation. A violent crackdown by the security forces in response to attacks by militants in the state has...
Messi accepts Marca’s award for best player in La Liga
05:26 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayBarcelona star Lionel Messi has added even more trophies to his massive collection after receiving two awards from Spanish sports newspaper Marca on Monday.
Gaibandha-1 MP injured in road accident dies
03:59 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayRuling Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Sundarganj constituency Golam Mostafa Ahmed injured in a road accident has died after fighting for life for thirty-one days. He breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Tuesday morning...
6 killed in Washington train derailment
03:26 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayAt least six people were killed and 22 others were hurt after an Amtrak passenger train derailed on Monday on its inaugural trip on a new service route near Dupont, Washington...
Turkish PM Binali Yildirim in city
03:00 AM, 19 Dec 2017 TuesdayTurkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim arrived in the city last night on a two-day official visit to see the plight of Rohingyas who fled from a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 25. A Turkish aircraft carrying the premier and members of his entourage landed at Shahjalal Airport...
AL to steal votes in RCC polls: Fakhrul
12:12 PM, 18 Dec 2017 MondayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam has expressed doubt over the free and fair election...
PM hopes NDC graduates to work for nation’s self-reliance
11:33 AM, 18 Dec 2017 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday appreciated the role of the NDC to train up the high...
UNICEF lauds Bangladesh’s initiatives for ensuring child rights
11:16 AM, 18 Dec 2017 MondayUNICEF Representative to Bangladesh Edouard Beigbeder today appreciated all the initiatives...