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NBR honours PM as regular income tax payer
10:55 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a regular taxpayer today received the income tax card from the National Board of Revenue (NBR)
Google Doodle marks Humayun Ahmed’s birthday
10:43 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayWorld's most-used web search engine Google has created a Doodle on its homepage marking...
Bangladesh 6th most vulnerable country to climate change
08:56 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayGermanwatch, a German think-tank advocating for the prevention of dangerous climate change, launched its latest Global Climate Risk Index 2018 report on the sidelines of COP23 in Bonn, Germany on November 9...
Rohingya boy can’t swim, floats on container to Bangladesh
07:37 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayNabi Hussain owes his life to a yellow plastic oil container. The 13-year-old Rohingya boy couldn't swim and had never even seen the sea before fleeing his village in Myanmar...
Iran-Iraq earthquake: Death toll rises to 332
06:45 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayAt least 332 people were killed in Iraq and Iran on Sunday when a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the region, state media in the two countries said, as rescuers searched for dozens trapped under rubble, reports The Independent...
10 Rohingyas detained in Naogaon
06:09 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayBorder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained ten Rohingya muslims including five children at Modhuil bazar of Sapahar border area in Naogaon on Monday morning. BGB-14 Commander Lieutenant Colonel Khijir Khan told Jagonews24.com that, they detained 10 Rohingya people from a Naogaon-bound bus after being informed by local people...
YouTube finally blocks a known terrorist propagandist
05:40 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayThe extremist jihadist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a U.S. drone strike six years ago. But until this month, he was the leading English-speaking jihadist recruiter through more than 70,000 videos posted on YouTube...
Train crash in Southeast Congo kills 34
04:40 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayA train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday killed at least 34 people and injured at least 26 others in Lualaba province in the country's southeast, a government official said...
‘Concert for Bangladesh’ guitar goes for nearly $400K at auction
04:05 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayNearly $400,000 was the price paid by an auction bidder for a guitar that Bob Dylan played at two famed music events in the 1970s...
Geldof returns Dublin honour in protest over Suu Kyi
03:45 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayBob Geldof has said he will return his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest against the Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who also holds the award...
16 killed as boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh
03:17 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayAt least 16 tourists, including nine women and two children, were killed and eight others went missing as a boat capsized in the Krishna River at Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh in India on Sunday, officials said...
70th birthday of Humayun Ahmed today
03:02 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayThe 70th birthday of Humayun Ahmed, a great Bangladeshi writer, dramatist, screenwriter and filmmaker is being observed on Monday in a befitting manner...
Google Doodle celebrates Humayun Ahmed’s birthday
02:48 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondaySearch engine giant Google Inc is celebrating the birthday of writer, dramatist, screenwriter and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed in a creative manner through its iconic doodle...
170 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border
02:24 AM, 13 Nov 2017 MondayA magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the region around the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 145 people state media in the two countries said, as rescuers searched for dozens trapped under rubble. At least 141 people were killed in Iran, Behnam Saeedi, a spokesman for Iran’s National...
Buttler, Kayes set up emphatic win for Comilla in BPL
03:54 PM, 12 Nov 2017 SundayComilla Victorians recorded their second win in the AKS Bangladesh Premier League T20 when they registered an overwhelming nine-wicket victory over Rajshahi Kings in the 12th match
PSC, Ebtedayee exams start from Nov 19
03:37 PM, 12 Nov 2017 SundayThe Primary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee Examinations will start from November 7.
People want change: Khaleda Zia
03:24 PM, 12 Nov 2017 SundayBNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said that the people of the country want change and the change must be through a fair election under neutral government.
Justice Sinha’s resignation causes no constitutional void: AG
01:45 PM, 12 Nov 2017 SundayAttorney General Mahbubey Alam today said the resignation of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha caused no constitutional void in the country.
100 held, investigation continues over Rangpur clash
12:34 PM, 12 Nov 2017 SundayThe three-member probe committee continues investigation into the Friday's clash incident that took place in village Thakurtari here leaving one person dead and some others injured, officials said.
Abu Jayed secures Khulna's second win in BPL
12:08 PM, 12 Nov 2017 SundayA fierce bowling spells by pacer Abu Jayed helped Khulna Titans to register their second victory in the AKS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 as they beat Chittagong Vikings