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Shakib made new Test captain
12:30 PM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayBangladesh cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed as the Test captain following a general meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Bangladesh losing 1pc GDP every year due to air pollution: WB
12:14 PM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayDhaka and other cities face severe air and water pollution due to rapid and unplanned urbanization. To achieve an upper-middle income status, Bangladesh must check environmental degradation, particularly in the urban areas and become climate resilient, says a new World Bank analysis...
Every house will be illuminated: PM
10:42 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated that her government will illuminate every house of the country, saying that desired development is not possible without electricity. Production of electricity is very much needed for the development of the country...
Prof Mahmudul gets Japanese FM’s commendation
09:45 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayJapanese Foreign Minister’s commendation was conferred on Mahmudul Haque, a professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Dhaka University, on Saturday at the official residence of Japanese ambassador...
PM opens ‘Sheikh Hasina Software Park’
08:04 AM, 10 Dec 2017 Sunday‘Sheikh Hasina Software Technology Park’ in Jessore started its journey today as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the newly-built park opening a new horizon of potentiality in the country's ICT sector...
Trump drinks 12 cans of Diet Coke daily
07:17 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayDonald Trump voraciously drinks Diet Coke, is addicted to watching news and uses TV to manipulate his own moods, insiders say.
PM flies to Paris on Monday to attend One Planet Summit
06:11 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here on Monday for France to attend the One Planet Summit in Paris...
PM opens 4 power plants, 100pc electrification in 10 UZs
05:30 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated four new power plants including two solar power plants as well 100 percent electrification in 10 upazilas. The prime minister opened the four power plants and 100 percent electrification in 10 upazilas through a videoconferencing from her official...
2 youths killed in BSF shooting
05:05 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayIndian Border Security Force (BSF) shot two Bangladeshi youths dead at DMC char area of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday midnight...
Bank guard burnt alive in N’ganj market fire
04:31 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayA security guard was burnt alive in a fire at a branch of United Commercial Bank (UCB) limited at a city corporation market in Narayanganj in the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased was identified as Selim, 45. The reason behind the fire could not be known immediately...
Dangal actress Zaira allegedly molested on Delhi-Mumbai flight
03:53 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayDangal actress Zaira Wasim has been allegedly molested on a Delhi-Mumbai flight by a man who was sitting behind her...
BRAC among 21 NGOs told to leave Pakistan
03:04 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayThe Interior Ministry of Pakistan on Friday rejected the applications for registration of twenty-one International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs). The applications were mainly turned down due to non-fulfillment of the criteria recently formed by the Pakistan government, according to sources in the ministry...
Iraqi PM declares ‘end of war against IS’ in Iraq
03:44 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayPrime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi today announced the end of a three-year war by Iraqi...
Dhaka Intl’ Film festival begins Jan 12
03:28 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe '16th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival' (DIFF) is going to be held in Dhaka...
Comilla Victorians take on Rangpur Riders in BPL Sunday
03:08 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayComilla Victorians will take on Rangpur Riders in the second qualifier of the AKS Bangladesh...
NBR to observe ‘National VAT Day’ Sunday
02:21 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will observe the 'National VAT Day-2017' tomorrow to...
Quader seeks ACC proof of Khaleda’s siphoning off money
01:40 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today urged the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate into the siphoning off money abroad by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and her family members and also bring the real culprits to justice.
Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute to be inaugurated in 2018: Nasim
12:47 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayHealth and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim today said 'Sheikh Hasina National Burn...
999 emergency services being expanded across country
11:51 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe police is set to launch the expanded emergency services across the country using toll free...
UN observes International Day on Commemoration of Genocide
10:17 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe United Nations (UN) has observed the 69th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention...