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‘Clean Dhaka Campaign’ launched
05:26 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has launched a weeklong "Clean Dhaka Campaign" today marking the 99th....
Shakib and Sohan fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
04:44 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayBangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and reserve player Nurul Hasan Sohan have both been...
Russia expels 23 British diplomats in retaliation
02:55 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayRussia is to expel 23 British diplomats following the row over the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia....
National Moon Sighting Committee meets Sunday
02:52 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayThe National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Sunday to fix the date of Shab-e-Meraj after reviewing reports on appearance of new moon of the holy month Rajab of Hijri 1439...
Fire prompts evacuation of Malaysia’s largest public hospital
02:35 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayA fire broke out in the forensics department of Malaysia's largest public hospital on Saturday, forcing an evacuation of patients, staff and visitors...
7 killed in small plane crash in Philippine
02:23 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayA small plane crashed into a house north of the Philippine capital on Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials and media said...
Developing country status a great achievement: PM
01:35 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her delight at Bangladesh’s graduation to a developing country and said....
China’s parliament re-elects Xi Jinping as president
01:30 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayChina’s largely rubber-stamp parliament on Saturday unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping as the country’s president...
UN recognizes Bangladesh as developing country
01:19 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayBangladesh has graduated to the list of developing countries from the least-developed country (LDC) status..
BCB declares Tk1 crore reward for Tigers
01:13 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced Tk1 crore bonus for the national cricketers. The BCB on Saturday declared Tk1 crore award for their historic win against Sri Lanka in the nail-biting sixth match of the Nidahas Trophy T20I Tri nation series held on Friday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Lawyers file to prosecute Suu Kyi for crimes against humanity
12:48 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayLawyers in Melbourne have filed a private prosecution application against Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is in Australia, on charges of crimes against humanity. The private prosecution application faces significant barriers to proceeding...
Oscars chief ‘faces harassment allegations’
12:01 PM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayThe head of the organisation behind the Oscars is facing several allegations of sexual harassment, Hollywood trade publications report...
Trump lawyer threatens porn star Daniels with $20mn in damages
11:59 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayDonald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen filed a claim Friday in federal court alleging that porn star...
Facebook Lite launched in US, more developed countries
11:33 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayFacebook Lite is a parred down version of the social network's mobile app. It is designed as a way for people with older phones, limited data plans, or slow and intermittent internet connections to access Facebook...
Ex-FBI deputy head McCabe sacked
10:29 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired FBI official Andrew McCabe, who had been accused of political bias by President Donald Trump...
1,640 people remained ‘missing’ by February in Pakistan
10:05 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayPakistan Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal on Friday informed the National Assembly that the number of missing persons in the country had increased to 1,640 by the end of February 2018, the highest in past seven years...
Mahmudullah lifts Tigers’ in Nidahas Trophy final
09:08 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayMahmudullah scored a match-winning knock as Bangladesh stormed into the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20I Tri nation series beating hosts Sri Lanka by two wickets in the nail-biting sixth match of the series held on Friday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Nation celebrates 99th birthday of Bangabandhu
08:54 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayThe country is celebrating the 99th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today in a befitting manner...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu
08:36 AM, 17 Mar 2018 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman heralding the nationwide programmes on the occasion of the 99th birthday of the great leader...
Unicef to provide $113mn to meet needs of 7.2 lakh kids
09:55 PM, 16 Mar 2018 FridayUnicef, as part of the Rohingya joint response plan, will provide $113 million to meet the needs of 720,000 children....