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28 killed in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French embassy
09:19 AM, 03 Mar 2018 SaturdayTwin attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded. The apparently coordinated attacks underlined the struggle the fragile West African nation faces in containing a bloody and growing jihadist insurgency...
674 Syria civilians killed in 13 days
08:29 AM, 03 Mar 2018 SaturdayAs many as 674 civilians have been killed in nearly two weeks by the continuous air attacks on the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, a Syrian volunteer group has said. The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said on Friday that more than 670 people have been killed since the...
Military buildup on borders for security: Myanmar
09:33 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayMyanmar on Friday attributed "internal security" issues to its troops' buildup on frontiers with Bangladesh as their Border Guard Police (BGP) held a meeting on zero lines with Border Guard Bangladesh....
Next JS election will be held under ruling party: Tofail
07:32 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayCommerce Minister Tofail Ahmed here on Friday said that the next parliamentary elections will....
DU observes Flag Hoisting Day
07:20 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayThe Flag Hoisting Day commemorating the hoisting of the first national flag of independent Bangladesh was observed on Friday with due honour on Dhaka University campus....
JaPa ministers to resign from cabinet soon: Ershad
07:09 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayThree Jatiya Party Parliament Members who are in the cabinet will step down soon. The prime minister’s special envoy came up with this remark while talking to reporters at Rangpur circuit house in the evening...
PM reaches Khulna on daylong visit
06:03 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Khulna on Saturday on a daylong visit to join the 58th Convention of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) along with opening 47 development projects and laying the foundation stones of 52 other schemes...
Anushka’s ‘Pari’ banned in Pakistan
05:48 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayBollywood film star Anushka Sharma's new film 'Pari' has been banned in Pakistan, as it "promotes...
Road deaths claimed 15 lives a day in February
05:18 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayAt least 15 people were killed and 36 others injured in 13 road accidents every day in the month of February this year, according to a report of the National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways....
BNP's public rally now March 12
04:35 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday rescheduled its March 11 public rally for March 12 in the...
BNP active to protect its corrupt leader: Inu
04:29 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayInformation Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Friday said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)...
Fleming expresses interest in becoming New Zealand’s T20 cricket coach
02:40 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayStephen Fleming, former New Zealand cricket team captain, has stated that he would be...
Fire in Azerbaijan drug rehabilitation centre kills at least 30
01:53 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayAt least 30 people died as a fire tore through a drug rehabilitation clinic in the Azerbaijani capital...
Heavy snowfall hits Europe, kills 55
12:23 PM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayLarge parts of Europe have endured another night of freezing conditions as a Siberian weather system continues to bring chaos. Blizzards and heavy snowfall have closed roads, rail services and schools and forced the cancellations of hundreds of flights.
2 killed in Sirajganj road crash
11:54 AM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayTwo people were killed and another was injured as a truck hit another one on Banghabandhu...
Myanmar Army opens fire along border
10:26 AM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayMyanmar Army opened fire along Tambru border in Naikkhonchhari upazila of Bandarban on Thursday night, apparently to frighten the Rohingyas who were stranded in the no-man's land between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Injured Sammy steers Zalmi home in dramatic chase
09:35 AM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayPeshawar Zalmi defeated Quetta Gladiators by five wickets with only two balls to spare in the...
Trump’s deputy assistant due today
08:57 AM, 02 Mar 2018 FridayDeputy Assistant to US President Donald Trump Lisa Curtis will arrive in the capital today on a...
Foreign Ministry summons Myanmar envoy amid border tension
09:41 PM, 01 Mar 2018 ThursdayThe Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Lwin Oo over deployment of troops and artillery on border areas and lodged its protest strongly. Acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed Alam called the Myanmar envoy...
Putin unveils new ‘untrackable’ super missile
09:28 PM, 01 Mar 2018 ThursdayRussia has developed missiles that no other country possesses, President Vladimir Putin has...