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Du Kha-unit admission test held
12:16 PM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayThe admission test of first year honours for the session 2017-18 under Kha-unit of the University of Dhaka (DU) was held on Friday.
$200mn needed for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: UN
10:45 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayThe United Nations estimates that $200 million will be needed over the next six months to help Rohingya Muslims refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in “massive numbers”
People’s tribunal finds Myanmar guilty of Rohingya genocide
08:54 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayThe Myanmar government is guilty of genocide against the Rohingya people and other Muslim minorities, according to the international Permanent Peoples' Tribunal.
Hindu refugees from Myanmar find sanctuary in Bangladesh
08:30 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayIn a small village in southern Bangladesh, hundreds of Hindu refugees from neighbouring...
World’s richest woman dies at 94
07:41 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayLiliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L'Oreal, has died aged 94...
5 of a family injured in gas oven blast in city
06:25 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayFive members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas oven blast in the...
IU to hold 4th convocation in January
05:59 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayThe authority of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia is going to hold its 4th convocation in...
Bangladesh PM at UN urges ‘safe zones’ for Rohingya
03:41 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayBangladesh's prime minister on Thursday proposed creating UN-supervised safe zones inside Myanmar to protect Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing a military crackdown to seek refuge in her country.
Trump signs new order to expand N Korea sanctions
02:57 AM, 22 Sep 2017 FridayUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing Washington to ramp up sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear missile programme. The move on Thursday came two days after Trump warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his address at the UN General Assembly...
Holy Ashura on Oct 1
03:42 PM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayThe holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA), grandson of...
Rohingya woman names newborn baby girl as Sheikh Hasina
03:01 PM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayA Rohingya Muslim refugee woman, who has taken shelter in the refugee camp, has delivered...
U-16 boys to give full effort against Yemen: Head coach
02:42 PM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayBangladesh Under-16 team's head coach Mostafa Anower Parvez said his boys are ready...
Myanmar army chief urges internally displaced to return to Rakhine
01:44 PM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayMyanmar's army chief called on Thursday for people internally displaced by violence in Rakhine State to go home...
14 vie for each seat in DU Kha unit admission
01:03 PM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayAs many as 14 admission seekers will vie for each seat at the admission test of 'Kha-Unit' of...
Biren Sikder elected ‘best youth minister’ in South Asia
12:10 PM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayState Minister for Youth and Sports Dr. Shri Biren Sikder was elected the 'best youth minister' in...
SDGs to be achieved through ‘Digital Bangladesh’ initiatives: Palak
11:32 AM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayState Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak has hoped that Bangladesh would be able...
Ramp model-turned neo-JMB operative held in city
10:17 AM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayThe elite striking force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today arrested a ramp model-turned...
China bans use of anti-Islam words on social media
08:54 AM, 21 Sep 2017 Thursday"Islamophobic" terms used by Chinese internet users to stigmatize Muslims have been blocked by authorities to prevent bias against Islam, official media reported on Thursday...
5575 Rohingyas registered: Maya
07:54 AM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayA total of 424,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in the last 25-day since violence erupted in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. Among them 5,575 refugees have been registered through biometric identifier. Disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Thursday said...
Imran gets bail in defamation case
06:42 AM, 21 Sep 2017 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to Gonojagoron Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash on his surrender before it in a defamation case filed...