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US, UK, Aus. issue travel advisories on SL

01:39 PM, 07 Mar 2018 Wednesday

The 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 Wednesday

An 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 Wednesday

Police 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 Wednesday

A 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 Wednesday

A 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 Wednesday

Gary 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 Wednesday

Prime 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 Wednesday

A 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 Wednesday

At 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 Wednesday

The 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 Tuesday

Jatiya 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 Tuesday

Thirty-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 Tuesday

The 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 Tuesday

Defending 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 Tuesday

Tigers 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 Tuesday

Sri 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 Tuesday

Prime 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 Tuesday

Noted 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 Tuesday

A 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 Tuesday

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has revealed that he is suffering from a "rare disease"...