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US, UK, Aus. issue travel advisories on SL
01:39 PM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayThe United States, Britain and Australia had issued travel advisories regarding Sri Lanka, following....
Earthquake kills 18 after fresh hit of PNG
12:39 PM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayAn official said a magnitude 6.7 quake that struck Papua New Guinea’s mountainous Southern Highlands early today, adding to the death toll from a larger quake nine days ago...
Attack on Zafar Iqbal: Fayzur’s bicycle recovered
12:19 PM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayPolice have recovered the bicycle which was used by Fayzur Rahman Safiqur during the attack on noted writer....
Porn star sues Trump over ‘hush agreement’
12:03 PM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayA new lawsuit filed by the porn star known as Stormy Daniels claims US President Donald Trump never signed a hush agreement regarding an alleged sexual encounter between the two and therefore the agreement is void...
Kuwait bans domestic helpers not pvt sector workers
11:32 AM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayA new ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi nationals will only affect article 20 visa workers (domestic helpers) and not article 18 (private sector) workers, according to Abdullatif Khan, Councilor and Labor Attached at the Bangladeshi Embassy in Kuwait...
Trump’s economic adviser Cohn quits
10:42 AM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayGary Cohn, the top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and a voice for Wall Street in the White House, said on Tuesday he would resign, a move that came after he lost a fight over Trump’s plans for hefty steel and aluminum import tariffs...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on historic March 7
09:28 AM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday morning paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city on the occasion of the historic March 7...
Harvard Prof resigns amid allegations of sexual harassment
09:16 AM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayA prominent government professor at Harvard who has been accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by as many as 18 women over several decades resigned on Tuesday following a decision by the university to place him on leave...
12m girls become child brides yearly: UN
08:35 AM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayAt least 12 million girls are married during childhood, under the age of 18, annually, according to new data from the UN...
Nation observing historic March 7 with great fanfare
08:02 AM, 07 Mar 2018 WednesdayThe historic March 7 is being observed on Wednesday, recalling the greatest Bangalee leader of all time Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his epoch-making speech that drew the crucial strategy to make Bangladesh a sovereign state...
Speaker, ministers mourn death of Ferdousi Priyabhashini
09:27 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayJatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today expressed profound shock at...
Russian plane crashes in Syria killing all 32 on board
08:35 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayThirty-two people died when a Russian transport plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, Russian news agencies reported, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. The An-26 plane reportedly crashed at Russia's Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province. There were 26 passengers and six crew members on board...
NEC approves Taka 1,48,381 crore revised ADP
07:33 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayThe National Economic Council (NEC) today approved a Taka 1,48,381 crore Revised Annual...
Bowlers set up Gazi's victory in premier cricket
06:21 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayDefending champions Gazi Group Cricketers finally returned to the winning streak in the Dhaka...
Tigers win practice match against SL President’s XI
05:26 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayTigers beat Sri Lanka President's XI by 41 runs in the practice match held on Tuesday at...
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency over riots: minister
03:55 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdaySri Lanka on Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency to quell communal violence that have killed at least two people and damaged dozens of homes, a minister said.
PM for making jute mills profitable
03:05 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid importance on mechanization of whole jute sector asking the public sector industries to work sincerely to make the jute mills sustainable...
Ferdousi Priyabhashini passes away
02:03 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayNoted sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini passed away while undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital in the capital on Tuesday noon. She was 71. The spokesman of Labaid Hospital Saifur Rahman Lenin confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Serial killer Rosu Kha among 3 get death penalty
01:47 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayA court in Chandpur has sentenced three people including self-confessed serial killer Rosu Kha to death in a case for murdering a female garment worker named Pervin after rape in Faridganj upazila of the district eight years ago...
Irrfan Khan suffering from ‘rare disease’
12:30 PM, 06 Mar 2018 TuesdayBollywood actor Irrfan Khan has revealed that he is suffering from a "rare disease"...