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Hasina now 30th on Forbes’ list of 100 most powerful women
02:57 AM, 02 Nov 2017 ThursdayPrime minister Sheikh Hasina has been ranked 30th among the world’s 100 most powerful women in 2017, according to the Forbes’ list. With this, she has seen a significant elevation in her position in the list - from 36th in 2016...
India power plant explosion kills 20
02:26 AM, 02 Nov 2017 ThursdayAt least 20 people were killed and over 100 injured following a blast in a boiler pipe at NTPC Unchahar power plant at Raebareli district in Uttar Pradesh of India, 110 km from Lucknow, on Wednesday evening...
EU wants Rohingya’s safe, dignified return to Rakhine
03:55 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayEuropean Union (EU) Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides today said EU wanted “safe and dignified” return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar as he called on foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali at his office.
BD-19 take on Nepal in 1st one-dayer tomorrow
03:29 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayBangladesh U-19 team will take on visiting Nepal U-19 team in the first youth one-dayer...
President visits Rajshahi Central Jail
03:21 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid, now on a two-day tour of Rajshahi, today visited different wards in...
Putin visits Tehran for talks on Syria, nuclear deal
02:59 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s leadership on Wednesday (Nov 1) in Tehran as the two Damascus allies push a Syria peace plan and the Kremlin offers its backing for a landmark
Income Tax Fair begins with Tk 3,000cr revenue collection target
02:53 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe weeklong Income Tax Fair-2017 kicked off in the capital and other parts of the country...
Mother, son slaughtered to death at Kakrail
01:59 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayA woman and his son have been slaughtered to death by miscreants in the capital’s Kakrail. The incident took place at their house on Wednesday evening.
TIB for resolving Rohingya crisis through diplomatic efforts
01:05 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayTransparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman today said Bangladesh can resolve the Rohingya crisis by carrying out diplomatic efforts in the international arena.
Four neo-JMB militants put on remand
12:31 PM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayA Dhaka court today put four alleged members of militant outfit neo-JMB including now...
PM thanks UNESCO for recognizing Bangabandhu’s 7th March address
11:33 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended her thanks to UNSECO for recognizing...
Facebook releases video on Bangladesh’s Search English group
11:30 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayFacebook, a social media platform, has recently released a documentary on ‘Search English’, a Bangladesh-based Facebook group. The popular social network in Bangladesh
Dhaka seeks strong steps by UNSC to resolve Rohingya crisis
11:05 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayBangladesh has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to play a stronger and bolder role to resolve the Rohingya crisis and save numerous innocent children in particular.
Training on ‘Financial Management’ held at Green University
10:46 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayQuality Assurance Unit of Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) organized a training workshop on ‘Financial Management’ for faculty members of the university on 01 November 2017, according to a press release issued on Wednesday.
No room for terrorists, extortionists, land grabbers in AL: Quader
10:11 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today categorically said there is no room for identified terrorists, extortionists and land-grabbers in the AL,
Chandimal believes ‘witchcraft’ helped visitors clinch Test series
09:24 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdaySri Lanka's surprise two-match Test series win against Pakistan this month was down to...
46 million Malaysian mobile users data leaked
08:36 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayA massive data breach has seen the customer data of more than 46 million mobile subscribers in Malaysia leaked on to the dark web...
SC extends stay on HC order against mobile court for 5 weeks
08:22 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today extended for five more weeks the stay it had imposed on High Court sorder declaring running mobile courts by executive magistrates illegal...
Bangladesh dragging feet over repatriating Rohingya: Myanmar
06:51 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayMyanmar has blamed Bangladesh for delaying the start of a repatriation process for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees, saying it feared Dhaka could be stalling until it receives multi-million dollars of international aid money, reports Reuters...
Imran H Sarker gets bail again
06:22 AM, 01 Nov 2017 WednesdayA Dhaka court has granted bail to Gonojagoron Moncho spokesperson Imran H Sarker in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...