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Blow for Brazil as Alves ruled out of World Cup
11:28 AM, 12 May 2018 SaturdayBrazil have been dealt a further injury blow ahead of the World Cup following news that defender Dani Alves will miss the tournament in Russia...
Ex-PM Najib banned from leaving Malaysia
10:58 AM, 12 May 2018 SaturdayFormer Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife have been banned from leaving the country, immigration officials say. This comes after Mr Najib said that he and his family were planning to go on an overseas holiday on Saturday...
85,000-year-old human footprints found in Saudi
10:43 AM, 12 May 2018 SaturdayHuman footprints dating back to about 85,000 years have been discovered on the banks of an ancient lake in the Nefud Desert in Tabuk region, Prince Sultan Bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), announced in Tokyo on Thursday...
Nation’s dream satellite Bangabandhu-1 launched
08:35 AM, 12 May 2018 SaturdayThe nation’s dream satellite, Bangabandhu-1, was launched in the early hours of Saturday. The historic event of Bangladesh's debut in the space society took place at 2:14 am Bangladesh time when the country's first geostationary communication satellite started its voyage towards the orbital slot from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the USA...
Prime Minister hopeful of launching Bangabandhu satellite
09:39 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her firm optimism of launching Bangladesh's maiden communication satellite into the orbit and urged the countrymen not to be disheartened about it...
PM warns against vandalism on campus
07:43 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday issued a strong warning against unleashing vandalism in the educational institutions, saying that her government won't allow such crimes. "I tell the students that no vandalism will be tolerated...
IndiGo, Air Deccan planes avert mid-air mishap over Dhaka
07:11 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayA mid-air mishap was averted in the Dhaka airspace after an automatically generated warning alerted the pilots of IndiGo and Air Deccan planes, which came dangerously close to each other, allegedly breaching the mandatory separation limit, sources said...
6 killed in Mymensingh road crash
06:27 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayA total of six people were killed in a road accident on Mymensingh-Haluaghat road in Kakoni area under Tarakandha upazila of the district this noon...
Nor’westers kill 7 in Nilphamari
05:50 PM, 11 May 2018 FridaySeven persons were killed and huge properties, thatched houses, standing crops and trees damaged during nor'westers that overnight swept through Jaldhaka, Domar and Dimla upazilas of Nilphamari district, officials said...
Sehwag faces Preity’s ire after KXIP’s loss against RR
04:54 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayVirender Sehwag was confronted by Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta over the team’s loss against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday...
24 Bangladeshi youths arrested in Tripura
04:39 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayA total of twenty-four Bangladeshi youths were arrested on Thursday with fake Indian identity cards at the Agartala railway station in India...
Met office predicts rain
02:24 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning...
King agrees to pardon Anwar immediately: Mahathir
01:16 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayMalaysia's king has agreed to pardon jailed opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim at once, newly...
Ireland aim for upset on Test debut
12:37 PM, 11 May 2018 FridayIreland will look to do what no side have done in 141 years by winning their inaugural men's...
AKM Maidul Islam, MP no more
11:29 AM, 11 May 2018 FridayAKM Maidul Islam, MP of Kurigram-3 constituency, died of old age complication in the capital on...
7 found dead in rural Western Australia: police
10:38 AM, 11 May 2018 FridaySeven people have been found dead in a rural town in Australia’s Margaret River wine-growing...
Bangabandhu-I launching process resumes tonight
09:19 AM, 11 May 2018 FridayThe launching process of Bangabandhu-I satellite will resume tonight after it was postponed early hours of Friday due to 'standard ground system auto abort'.
SpaceX postpones launch of Bangabandhu-1 satellite
08:09 AM, 11 May 2018 FridaySpaceX, a USA based satellite launching company, postponed its process to launch first ever Bangladesh’s commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1 to the orbit by a day due to a technical glitch.
Trump-Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore
09:57 PM, 10 May 2018 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12...
Mahathir sworn in as Malaysian PM
08:47 PM, 10 May 2018 ThursdayDr Mahathir Mohamad was officially sworn in at Istana Negara as Malaysia’s prime minister on Friday following a hotly contested general election.The Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition celebrated a shock victory early Thursday morning...