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Spain takes control of ‘independent’ Catalonia
10:38 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdaySpain moved Saturday to seize direct control of Catalonia, sacking its police chief a day after the Catalan regional parliament’s independence declaration sent shock waves through Europe.
Police constable killed in Bogra road accident
10:31 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayA police constable was killed as a truck hit his motorbike in front of Sajahanpur upazila parishad...
HC verdict in BDR carnage case soon, hopes prosecution
10:12 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayThe prosecution at the High Court today expressed the hope that the verdict on death reference and jail appeals in the BDR carnage case will be pronounced soon.
Spanish govt sacks Catalan chief of police operations
08:45 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayThe Spanish government has sacked the operational chief of Catalan’s regional police force, Josep Lluis Trapero, after taking control of the region to block its push for independence...
Gay friends praise Ben Stokes for defending them
08:09 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayTwo gay men have claimed that Ben Stokes saved them from a late night punch-up with a gang of homophobic thugs...
Bangladesh eyes sterilisation to curb Rohingya population
07:25 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayBangladesh is planning to introduce voluntary sterilisation in its overcrowded Rohingya camps, where nearly a million refugees are fighting for space, after efforts to encourage birth control failed...
Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to a robot for the first time ever
07:10 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdaySaudi Arabia has become the first country to give a robot citizenship...
Arbaaz Khan wants Sunny Leone in Dabangg 3
06:47 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdaySunny Leone kick-started her career in India as a contestant on Bigg Boss, when Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt were hosting the show...
Myanmar arrests 2 journos from Malaysia, Singapore
05:25 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayMyanmar authorities have arrested two journalists, one from Malaysia and the other from Singapore, for using a drone to take pictures, Channel NewsAsia reported...
Oxford dictionary adds 70 Indian words like Abba
05:07 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayAnna,' meaning elder brother in Tamil and Telugu, has finally found recognition in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). In all, 70 new Indian words from Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Hindi and...
Girl burnt to death for ‘stealing mobile phone’
04:29 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayA 14-year old girl was burnt to death for alleged involvement in stealing a mobile phone from her aunty at Shibpur Upazila in Narsingdi. The deceased Aziza Khatun, daughter of Abdus Sattar, died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early Saturday...
Ban Friday namaz at Taj Mahal: RSS
03:44 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayThe history wing of Indian Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Akhil Bhartiya Itihaas Sankalan Samiti has demanded that Friday prayers at Taj Mahal should be banned...
Barcelona coach focused on football amid Catalonia uncertainty
03:09 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayBarcelona coach Ernesto Valverde wants to keep the focus on football after Catalonia's parliament voted to establish an independent republic on Friday...
Spanish PM dissolves Catalan parliament, calls fresh elections
02:39 AM, 28 Oct 2017 SaturdayThe Spanish government has taken control of Catalonia, dissolved its parliament and announced new elections after secessionist Catalan MPs voted to establish an independent republic, pushing the country’s worst political crisis in 40 years to new and dangerous heights...
Spanish Senate approves direct rule in Catalonia
02:57 PM, 27 Oct 2017 FridayThe Spanish Senate has approved direct rule in Catalonia after the Catalan regional government's parliament voted to declare for independence.
Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain
01:57 PM, 27 Oct 2017 FridayThe Catalan parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain. Seventy lawmakers voted in favour, 10 voted against, while two cast blank ballots. The decision was made during a secret vote in Barcelona on Friday afternoon.
Steps taken for improving madrasah education: Nahid
11:41 AM, 27 Oct 2017 FridayIn an effort to modernize madrasah education, massive initiatives have already been taken to bring qualitative change in the education system to create competent manpower, Education Minister
Khaleda Zia’s court statement ‘shameless falsehood’: Quader
11:35 AM, 27 Oct 2017 FridayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today described BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s statement in the court on the Awami League and its president as “shameless falsehood
Man arrested with 330 gm of gold at Dhaka airport
10:57 AM, 27 Oct 2017 FridayCustoms Intelligence has arrested a man with 330 gm of gold at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka last evening.
Gas-based industries to be set up in Bhola: Tofail
10:51 AM, 27 Oct 2017 FridayCommerce Minister Tofail Ahmed today said gas-based industries would be set up in Bhola as a huge quantity of natural gas has been found in Shahbazpur gas field