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ICT to hear arguments afresh in Gaibandha war crimes case
11:46 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayThe newly reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today fixed October 22 for...
PRAN fetches $5m spot orders at Anuga Fair
11:20 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayPRAN, a leading food processor in the country, bagged export orders worth $5 million...
51 vie for each seat in DU ‘Ka’ unit admission test tomorrow
10:55 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayAs many as 51 admission seekers will vie for each seat at the first year admission test of ‘Ka’ unit (science group) under 2017-18 academic session of Dhaka University (DU) on Friday.
Justice Wahhab to continue as acting CJ until Justice Sinha rejoins
10:07 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayThe government today issued a gazette notification saying Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's...
Rohingyas “not natives”, exodus exaggerated: Myanmar army chief
10:04 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayRohingya Muslims are not native to Myanmar, the army chief told the U.S. ambassador in a meeting in which he apparently did not address accusations of abuses by
Deal reached with Palestinian rival Fatah: Hamas
09:47 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayPalestinian rival factions Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal over political reconciliation, Hamas leader and former Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement on Thursday, without providing further details.
Home Minister to visit Myanmar on Oct 23
08:30 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said he will visit Myanmar on October 23. In the visit, Rohingya issue will be included as the top agenda of dialogue. In a reply to a question, Asaduzzaman Khan said this while speaking to the journalists at the Secretariat...
Bongo wins national ICT award for ‘Bioscope’ project
07:00 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayBongo (Stellar Digital Limited), Bangladesh's premier digital entertainment service provider, has recently won the National ICT Award for its service "Bioscope", a live-TV and VOD app for...
UNSC to hear Kofi Annan brief on Myanmar Friday
06:40 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayThe Security Council will on Friday hold an informal meeting on Myanmar to hear former UN chief Kofi Annan provide details of a report on the plight of Rohingya Muslims, diplomats said...
Arrest warrants issued against Khaleda in 2 cases
05:50 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayArrest warrants have been issued against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two separate cases filed against her in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust corruption and over undermining the country's map and national flag...
Rohingya crisis: UN recalls its top official in Myanmar
05:19 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayThe United Nations has announced that its top official in Myanmar is being recalled to headquarters in New York. Renata Lok-Dessallien was the focus of a BBC investigation last month in which she was accused of suppressing internal discussion on Rohingya Muslims...
Will Weinstein be thrown out of the film academy?
05:09 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayAs major institutions back away from Harvey Weinstein, one key group has just announced it will take up the issue of the disgraced producer: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Jamaat’s hartal underway
03:25 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is observing the hartal protesting the arrest and remand of its top leaders, including the ameer (chief). The hartal began at 6am on Thursday. The party declared the dawn to dusk hartal in the statement on Tuesday...
Facebook, Instagram down for some users worldwide
02:42 AM, 12 Oct 2017 ThursdayFacebook and Instagram users are experiencing outages on the platforms, according to web tracker Down Detector and numerous reports on Twitter. The outages are still ongoing at the time of this reporting. The areas experiencing the most...
Bangladesh lose to Pakistan in Asia Cup Hockey opener
03:46 PM, 11 Oct 2017 WednesdayBangladesh suffered a frustrating 0-7 goal defeat to Pakistan in their Pool A one sides affairs...
Law minister to discuss judges’ service rules with AD
03:35 PM, 11 Oct 2017 WednesdayLaw Minister Anisul Huq today said he will discuss with Appellate Division judges the gazette...
Govt reconstitutes International Crimes Tribunal
03:05 PM, 11 Oct 2017 WednesdayThe government today issued a notification, reconstituting International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)...
Mashrafe presence to rejuvenate Tigers
01:23 PM, 11 Oct 2017 WednesdayIt is expected that Mashrafe Mortaza will be able to rejuvenate the embattled Bangladesh team...
Army in ‘systematic’ bid to drive Rohingya from Myanmar: UN
12:34 PM, 11 Oct 2017 WednesdayMyanmar's "systematic" crackdown on the Rohingya has been designed to permanently eliminate the minority Muslim community from their home in Rakhine state...
Bangladesh Film Festival begins in Bishkek
11:56 AM, 11 Oct 2017 WednesdayA three-day first ever Bangladesh Film Festival began on Tuesday in Bishkek in celebration of...