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Govt giving top priority to safety to build Rooppur Power Plant: PM
08:35 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayDescribing the country's nuclear energy programme as "very transparent", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government has given top priority to the issue of nuclear...
Graft cases: Arrest warrants issued against Khaleda
08:15 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayArrest warrants have been issued against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases...
11 Deals, MoUs to be signed during PM’s Cambodia visit
06:37 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lead a delegation to pay an official visit to Cambodia from Dec. 3 to 5...
PM opens Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant construction work
06:04 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the main construction work of the much-awaited Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the maiden nuclear plant of the country. She formally launched the main construction work of the plant by pouring concrete at the plant site at Rooppur in Ishwardi of northern Pabna district this morning...
‘Who is the pope?’ ask Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
05:49 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayThe plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh this week. But in the vast refugee camps on the border, there is puzzlement, with many asking: "Who is he?"
Ex-Egypt PM ‘blocked from leaving UAE’
05:03 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayA former Egyptian prime minister says he is not being allowed to leave the United Arab Emirates, the country where he has resided since 2012 after losing the Egyptian elections to Mohamed Morsi...
8 Rohingyas detained in India, were trying to cross into Bangladesh
03:26 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayEight Rohingya Muslims were detained from Khayerpur area at West Tripura in India on Wednesday afternoon when there were found by locals to be moving in a suspicious manner. Among them are three men, two women and three children...
Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos
02:39 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayPresident Donald Trump retweeted Wednesday morning (USA local time) three inflammatory videos from a British far-right account rife with anti-Muslim content. The videos, posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, a far-right and ultra-nationalist political group, depict purported Muslims assaulting people and, in one video...
Pope Francis due today
03:46 PM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayPope Francis, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow on a...
Bosnian Croat general dies after drinking poison in courtroom
03:31 PM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, died after he drank poison...
Admission test of 7 DU affiliated colleges begin Dec 1
03:09 PM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe first-year honors admission tests of seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University (DU)...
Digital Security Act to ensure freedom of speech: Anisul
02:22 PM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said freedom of speech of...
Dhaka concerned over launching missile by Pyongyang
01:31 PM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayBangladesh today expressed grave concern at the recent launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic...
Sammy, Anik secure Rajshahi’s 4th victory in BPL
12:35 PM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayA captaincy knock by Darren Sammy followed by Kazi Anik's fierce bowling spells saw Rajshahi...
Bangabandhu satellite launch in March likely
12:10 PM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayBangladesh's first satellite Bangabandhu-I would be launched to the orbit in March next, BTRC Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood said today.
Indian court fines Nestle India $70,000 for substandard noodles
11:14 AM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayAn Indian court on Tuesday imposed a fine of 4.5 million rupees ($70,000) on Nestle India...
Mithai opens outlet in Narsingdi
09:59 AM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayMithai, a popular retail chain shop of PRAN Group, has opened its 22th outlet at Palash BIDC...
5 indicted for murdering Rupa after gang-rape
08:30 AM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayA trial court has framed the charges against five transport workers in a case filed for murdering law student Jakia Sultana Rupa after gang-rape on a moving bus in Tangail. Tangail District and Sessions Judge Rabiul Hassan, acting judge for the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, framed the charges on Wednesday...
Rajshahi lose 2 early wickets
07:40 AM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayRajshahi Kings lost two early wickets at the 33rd match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday.
Bangladesh must abandon all plans to relocate Rohingyas: Amnesty
07:26 AM, 29 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government must abandon all plans to relocate more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees on to an uninhabitable island, Amnesty International said today. On Tuesday, the Bangladesh government approved a $280 million plan to develop the...