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Bangladesh elected to UNESCO Executive Board
05:25 AM, 09 Nov 2017 ThursdayBangladesh has been selected as a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for four years...
2 villagers shot dead by robbers in Faridpur
03:36 AM, 09 Nov 2017 ThursdayTwo people were killed and two others injured when a gang of robbers opened fire at them while fleeing after committing a robbery at Mridhadangi area of Charbhadrasan upazila in Faridpur on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Md. Sajjad Mridha, 43 and his cousin Sentu Mridha, 38...
Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world’s biggest famine
03:01 AM, 09 Nov 2017 ThursdayYemen faces the world's largest famine in decades "with millions of victims" if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned...
Rohingya crisis: Israel says ‘both sides committing war crimes’
02:37 AM, 09 Nov 2017 ThursdayAn Israeli diplomat asked to justify the country's arms sales to Burma amid its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim population has said that "the two sides in the conflict are conducting war crimes". Amir Sagie, Israel’s deputy consul general in New York, told a group of rabbis that the current...
84 families get ‘Kar Bahadur Paribar’ award
03:23 PM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayNational Board of Revenue (NBR) gave 'Kar Bahadur Paribar' award to 84 families...
Bangladeshi app developers to sell products on Google Play
02:36 PM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayTech giant Google has inducted Bangladesh's name in its merchant account, paving way...
Dhaka seeks UK support for Rohingya repatriation
01:24 PM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayState Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam today urged the British government to keep pressure on Myanmar to ensure peaceful and sustainable return of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh to their home.
33 promoted to ADIG
12:55 PM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe home ministry today promoted 33 superintendent of police (SP) to the rank of additional...
Chittagong Vikings beat Rangpur Riders by 11 runs
12:07 PM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayChittagong Vikings have got an 11 runs victory against Rangpur Riders in the 7th match of the...
PM approves 3rd phase design of Swadhinata Stambha
11:07 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the design of the master plan (third phase)...
President asks navy to be watchful to ensure marine security
10:21 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid today asked navy personnel to keep themselves ready to ensure...
Rangpur opt to bowl
08:06 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayRangpur Riders captain Mashrafe Mortaza decided to field in the 7th Match of the BPL T20 series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
NSU teacher Mubashar goes missing
07:58 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayA teacher of North South University (NSU) has been missing from the capital since Tuesday morning. The missing teacher Mubashar Hasan Sijar, son of Motahar Hossain, is the Assistant Professor of NSU. “His father filed a general diary at night in the day,” said Mashiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station...
ASI among 4 held over extortion
07:05 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayPolice arrested a member of Industrial Police of Ashulia and three fake members of detective police on charge of demanding ransom from a man after making him hostage...
Twitter expands its character count to 280
06:36 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayTwitter’s expansion to 280 characters is rolling out publicly today to all users in supported languages, including English...
Mild earthquake jolts country
05:16 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayA mild tremor jolted different parts of the country including Dhaka on Wednesday. The earthquake was felt around 10.55am in Dhaka. The earthquake with a 4.7 magnitude on the Richter scale originated in the Indian state of Tripura, said Meteorologist of Bangladesh meteorological department...
Myanmar says UN move could harm talks with Bangladesh
03:31 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayMyanmar said on Wednesday that the U.N. Security Council’s statement on the Rohingya refugee crisis could “seriously harm” its talks with Bangladesh over repatriating more than 600,000 people who have fled there to escape a Myanmar military crackdown...
Bangladeshi jailed for molesting maid in Singapore
02:56 AM, 08 Nov 2017 WednesdayA Bangladeshi national has been sentenced to 11 months in jail and three cane strokes after he was found guilty of molesting an Indonesian maid in Singapore...
YouTube accused of ‘violence’ against children over kids’ content
03:46 PM, 07 Nov 2017 TuesdayYouTube has been accused of “infrastructural violence” against children due to its role in the creation of vast quantities of low-quality, disturbing content aimed at pre-schoolers.
President to open four navy warships today
03:38 PM, 07 Nov 2017 TuesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid is set to commission tomorrow four navy warships built...