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Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises to 248
02:27 AM, 20 Sep 2017 WednesdayA 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and killing scores of people on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that devastated Mexico City...
UN chief urges Myanmar to halt military campaign against Rohingya
03:18 PM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged Myanmar to halt its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims, just hours after Aung San Suu Kyi failed to quell an international outcry in a much-anticipated address.
Trump warns of ‘rogue nation’ threat in speech to UN
02:38 PM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump has warned of the threat from “rogue nations” in a speech to the UN General Assembly, singling out North Korea and Iran
Traders to cut rice prices
12:19 PM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayThe Rice traders assured that the prices of rice would decline from tomorrow as the government would resolve several problems related to the rice imports
Rubel denied immigration clearance to fly to South Africa
12:06 PM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayFast bowler Rubel Hossain could not travel with the Bangladesh Test squad to Johannesburg on Saturday after he was denied a boarding pass by the airlines. Till this report was filed, Rubel remained in Dhaka and his availability
6 Indians held with foreign cigarette at Shahjalal Intl Airport
11:55 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayCustoms intelligence early today arrested six Indian nationals along with 850 cartons of foreign cigarette worth about Taka 50 lakh from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city.
Tk 22.66 lakh fined for traffic rule violations in a day
11:47 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayTraffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) fined Taka 22.66 lakh and filed 3,285 cases against various modes of vehicles on charges of traffic rules violations in a daylong drive on Monday.
Suu Kyi ‘burying head in sand’ over Rohingya crisis
10:43 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayRohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have dismissed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s stated concern over their plight as a rights group accused her government of “burying their heads in the sand” over violence tearing through Rakhine state.
Facebook may be facing an ‘era of accountability’
08:42 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayThe problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it's unclear how long the internet giant will be...
H T Imam loses phone on Kolkata visit
07:48 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's political adviser H T Imam, in Kolkata for a meeting...
Suu Kyi’s speech at a glance
05:50 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayMyanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday broke her silence on communal violence...
Suu Kyi condemns ‘all human rights violations’
04:34 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayAung San Suu Kyi said she "feels deeply" for the suffering of "all people" caught up in conflict scorching through Rakhine state, her first comments on a crisis that also mentioned Muslims displaced by violence.
Expect no help from Trump on refugees fleeing Myanmar: Hasina
04:23 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday about Rohingya Muslims flooding into her country from Myanmar, but she expects no help from him as he has made clear how he feels about refugees.
Suu Kyi urged to condemn violence against the Rohingya
03:50 AM, 19 Sep 2017 TuesdayLeaders from the UK, US, France, Canada and Australia have urged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to push for an end to violence against the Rohingya. The comments come ahead of a scheduled televised national address by Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday...
DU 'Ga-unit' admission test result published
04:03 PM, 18 Sep 2017 MondayThe result of 'Ga-unit' admission test under Business Studies Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) for 2017-2018 academic session was published today as 14.75 percent candidates passed in the test.
269 Rohingyas brought back to Ukhia refugee camp from Chittagong
03:13 PM, 18 Sep 2017 MondayAs many as 269 Rohingya people, who remained scattered in different upazilas of Chittagong district, have been brought back to the Ukhia refugee camp so far,
UK to stand by Bangladesh on rohingya issue
01:57 PM, 18 Sep 2017 MondayUnited Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Bangladesh Rushanara Ali, MP, on Monday said her country will stand beside Bangladesh over Rohingya crisis,
Oscar Bangladesh committee formed
01:26 PM, 18 Sep 2017 MondayA nine-member Oscar Bangladesh committee has been formed for nominating Bangladeshi film for the 90th Oscar Awards competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category,
FBCCI donates 10 laptops for Rohingya registration
12:49 PM, 18 Sep 2017 MondayThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has donated 10 laptops to the Department of Immigration and Passports for registering Rohingyas coming into Bangladesh from Myanmar.
‘Great Online Shopping Festival-2017’ begins Tuesday
12:27 PM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday“Great Online Shopping Festival-2017” begins in the city tomorrow aiming to provide effective ideas regarding future Digital Bangladesh.