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PM opens BLLISS-2017
06:28 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thurday inaugurated Bangladesh Leather Footwear and Leathergoods International Sourcing Show (BLLISS)-2017 urging the foreign investors and buyers to invest more in Bangladesh's leather sector...
US holds off on sanctions, barring proof
04:56 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said he is not keen to propose broad-based economic sanctions against Myanmar despite expressing concern about “credible reports” of alleged human rights abuses committed by the Tatmadaw during the recent violence in northern Rakhine State...
Italy sack coach Ventura after WC qualifying disaster
04:02 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayItaly have sacked Coach Gian Piero Ventura following their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup...
Chevron says it will push for Myanmar human rights
03:29 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayUS oil giant Chevron has responded to criticisms over its partnership with a government accused by the United Nations of ethnic cleansing, reports BBC. The firm has multibillion dollar energy investments in Myanmar...
UC browser disappears from Google play store
03:13 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayUC Browser has disappeared from the Google Play store. The Alibaba-owned mobile browser, which garnered more than 500 million downloads last month and has over...
Newly discovered nearby planet could support life
02:52 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayYou may want to get used to the name Ross 128 b. The newly discovered exoplanet is the second-closest found to our solar system, only 11 light-years away. And it could support life...
Mugabe’s wife Grace ‘flees Zimbabwe for Namibia’
02:34 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayGrace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, is reported to have fled the country for neighbouring Namibia...
Flash floods kill 15 in Greece
02:08 AM, 16 Nov 2017 ThursdayFlash floods caused by heavy rain in Greece killed at least 15 people in three rural towns west of the capital Athens on Wednesday. The towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara are home to many factories and warehouses on the rural outskirts of the city...
Political understanding with BNP not possible: Quader
03:39 PM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said political understanding with BNP...
Primary, Ebtedayee terminal exams begin Nov 19
03:24 PM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayPrimary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee Examinations-2017 will begin across the...
PM hopes to settle Rohingya problem peacefully
02:36 PM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm conviction that her government would be able to resolve the Rohingya crisis peacefully with the help of the international community despite many obstacles.
HC rejects bail of Rana Plaza’s owner
01:35 PM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) today accepted the appeal of Rana Plaza's owner Sohel Rana against...
Bangladesh’s first robot restaurant launched
12:33 PM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayBangladesh’s first-ever Robot Restaurant has been launched in the capital’s Asad Gate.
Myanmar sanctions won’t solve Rohingya crisis: Tillerson
11:27 AM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayWashington’s top diplomat on Wednesday said he would not yet push for sanctions against Myanmar over the Rohingya refugee crisis, but he called for an independent investigation into “credible” allegations that soldiers were committing atrocities against the Muslim minority.
Sylhet-Khulna BPL match abandon due to rain
10:37 AM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayRain finally won as the match between Sylhet Sixers and Khulna Titans of AKS Bangladesh...
Purbokone editor Taslimuddin passes away
10:27 AM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayTaslimuddin Chowdhury, editor of daily Purbokone, died at a hospital in the capital...
Titu Roy placed on 4-day remand
09:03 AM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayA Rangpur court on Wednesday placed Titu Roy on a four-day remand in a case filed for his blasphemous post on Facebook under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act...
Zimbabwe crisis: Army takes over - President ‘detained’
08:14 AM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe military has seized control in Zimbabwe and has said President Robert Mugabe, in power since 1980, is safe, reports BBC. After seizing state TV, an army spokesman announced it was targeting people close to Mr Mugabe who had caused "social and economic suffering"...
Tillerson in Myanmar to press Suu Kyi, army on Rohingya
06:12 AM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayWashington's top diplomat arrived in Myanmar Wednesday to press civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's powerful army chief over violence-torn Rakhine state, where troops are accused of atrocities against Rohingya Muslims...
Prime accused arrested in murder over betting on BPL
05:45 AM, 15 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe prime accused has been arrested in the murder case of a private university student Nasim Ahmed Emajuddin who was stabbed to death near his house in the capital’s Badda on November 6 for trying to stop betting on the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)...