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Review plea against 16th amendment verdict this month: Anisul

12:41 PM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the prosecution will file a plea within this month for review...

Sylhet exhibit magnificent performance in BPL 5 opener, beat Dhaka by 9 wickets

11:51 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Sylhet Sixers exhibited a magnificent performance during their first match in the fifth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

India successfully tests home-made guided bombs: defense ministry

10:45 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

India successfully tested indigenously-developed light weight guided bombs in eastern state...

Bangladesh, India, Nepal to sync 2018 tiger census

09:07 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

For the first time, Bangladesh, India and Nepal will be conducting the 2018 tiger census in close coordination in their respective territories at the same time. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which is responsible for conducting the...

BPL 2017: Sylhet Sixers win toss, opt to bowl first

08:02 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Sylhet Sixers won the toss and decided to bowl first against Dhaka Dynamites in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 which began at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday...

31 sexual abuse cases against UN personnel filed in 3 months

06:12 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Thirty-one new cases alleging sexual abuse or exploitation by United Nations personnel, nearly half of which involve the U.N. refugee agency, were filed between July and September for...

Bangladesh champion against climate vulnerabilities: Dutch PM

05:27 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Bangladesh urged international partners specially the member countries of the UN High Level Panel on Water (HLPW) and the member countries of the Delta Coalition to strengthen global cooperation on water and delta related issues during the Amsterdam International Water...

700 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, 23 found dead

05:11 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Rescuers pulled 700 boat migrants to safety in the Mediterranean and found 23 bodies during one operation on Friday, an Italian coastguard spokesman said, the second loss of multiple lives recorded in the area so far this week...

4 killed in Dinajpur road crash

03:21 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Four people were killed and seven others injured in a road accident as a pickup van and an auto-rickshaw collided in Dinajpur early Saturday. The accident took place on Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway at Shalbon area of Birganj Upazila in the district at 6.30am...

Suu Kyi stripped of freedom of Glasgow

02:47 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

Glasgow City Council has unanimously voted to withdraw their offer to award Myanmar's de facto leader leader Aung San Suu Kyi freedom of the city...

Spain issues warrant for Catalan ex-leader

02:29 AM, 04 Nov 2017 Saturday

A Spanish judge has issued European Arrest Warrants (EAW) for sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his allies who went to Belgium. The five failed to attend a high court hearing in Madrid on Thursday when nine other ex-members of the regional government were taken into custody...

5th edition of BPL begins today

03:38 PM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

The AKS 5th edition of the money-spinning Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 begins tomorrow at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet with participation of top level professional T20 cricket franchise.

Former president Abdur Rahman Biswas passes away

03:23 PM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

Former president Abdur Rahman Biswas died at a hospital in the capital Dhaka on Friday.

Speaker for parliamentary diplomacy to end Rohingya crisis

03:12 PM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today said Bangladesh is hosting the 63rd conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and it should take opportunity

Rich tributes paid to Bangabandhu, four national leaders

02:38 PM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

Awami League and different social, cultural and political organizations today placed wreaths at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the graves of four national leaders marking the Jail Killing Day.

Myanmar sees ‘bad consequences’ if U.S. imposes sanctions

01:07 PM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

Proposed U.S. sanctions targeting Myanmar’s military for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims would hinder the fledgling civilian government sharing power with the generals, a spokesman for de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi

UNHCR for ensuring security in Rakhine to repatriate Rohingyas

11:56 AM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

The Commissioner of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi laid emphasis on ensuring security, establishing human rights and rule of law

Syria’s army retakes Deir Az Zor city from ISIL

11:38 AM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

Syria’s military and allied forces have completely recaptured Deir Az Zor city from ISIL, the armed group’s last urban stronghold in the war-torn country.

BNP plans rally at Suhrawardy Udyan Nov 8

08:41 AM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

BNP has planned to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on November 8...

IU admission registration to continue till Nov 10

08:27 AM, 03 Nov 2017 Friday

The registration process for admission test into the first-year honours courses under the...