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PM to address press conference Thursday
11:24 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference tomorrow about the outcome of her...
BCB announces squad for ICC U-19 WC
10:39 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced the squad for the ICC U-19 Cricket...
UNESCO recognizes Shital Pati as ‘intangible cultural heritage’
09:42 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Shital Pati from Sylhet of Bangladesh has been recognised as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The decision came on Wednesday at the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee...
PM urges youths to realise Bangladesh dream with ICT
09:08 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday opened a four-day Digital World expo in the capital urging youths to be 'Ready for Tomorrow' to turn in reality of Bangladesh's dream with the ICT sector...
PM inaugurates Digital World-2017 in Dhaka
07:04 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayDigital World 2017, a four-day mega ICT event of Bangladesh, has begun at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital from today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with world’s first robot ‘citizen’ Sophia inaugurated the mega event around 12.10 pm...
7 Jessore war crimes suspects sued
05:47 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayA case was filed against seven people of Bagharpara upazila in Jessore for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971. Judge of Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Md Shahjahan Ali on Wednesday sent it to investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal after accepting the case...
Pakistan textbooks glorifying war: UNESCO
04:42 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Global Education Monitoring Report 2017-18 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), released on Monday, expresses concern over school textbooks in many countries glorifying war and military heroes rather than teaching peace...
Plot to kill UK PM Theresa foiled: Report
03:51 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that two men arrested last week had been charged with terrorism offenses and would appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the men were arrested by its Counter Terrorism Command on Nov. 28...
Obama eclipses Trump in most popular Twitter posts of 2017
03:31 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayTwitter has released its annual list of the most popular tweets on the platform, and in a year when so much coverage of the US president, Donald Trump, has been dominated by his Twitter activity, it is his predecessor Barack Obama who dominates.
Russia banned from winter Olympics by IOC
03:01 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayRussia has been banned from competing at next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag...
Forged IDs make Rohingya ‘Indians’
02:47 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayA well-oiled network of 'immigration' touts and agents in Kolkata and Guwahati has been helping the Rohingya infiltrating from Bangladesh and Myanmar with transit arrangements as well as the procurement of fake Indian identity cards and other documentation to facilitate...
US to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in world first
02:20 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump will unilaterally recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, senior administration officials say. But the officials said Mr Trump would not immediately move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem...
Facebook Messenger down again
12:42 PM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayFacebook Messenger is down again for the second time in a week. The popular app suffered a major outage last week with hundreds of users unable to access or send messages...
PM returns home
11:56 AM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Tuesday afternoon concluding her three-day official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of her Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen...
Ex-footballer Aminul detained
11:53 AM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayDetective Branch of Police on Tuesday detained former national footballer Aminul Haque from Kadam Foara area in front of the High Court.
JCD-police clash near High court, 7 detained
11:32 AM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayA group of activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal clashed with police near High Court as police tried to foil their attempt to bring out a procession after BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia left the Dhaka’s Fifth Special Judges Court at Bakshibazar on Tuesday afternoon...
UAE, Saudi form new partnership separate from GCC
10:00 AM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayThe United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have formed a new military and trade partnership separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a statement issued by the UAE. The development on Tuesday comes amid heightened tensions within the GCC, a political and...
Pybus to interview for Bangladesh head coach
09:28 AM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayThe English-born coach Richard Pybus will arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday for an interview for the head coach of Bangladesh cricket team...
PM leaves Cambodia for home
08:48 AM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here today concluding her three-day official visit to Southeast Asian country Cambodia at the invitation of her Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen...
SC asks to form managing body for Lakehead School in 7 days
07:39 AM, 05 Dec 2017 TuesdayThe Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Ministry of Education to form managing committee within seven days for Lakehead Grammar School in the capital...