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Militancy will not be tolerated on Rohingya issue: IGP

11:53 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque said that militancy would not be tolerated in Bangladesh on Rohingya issue.

India says some Rohingya are serious security threat

10:45 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

The Indian government told the country’s top court on Monday that some of the Muslim Rohingyas who have fled Myanmar are a serious security threat as it sought to justify moves to deport up to 40,000 of them.

DU Ga unit admission test results in evening

08:45 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

The admission test results of ‘Ga’ (C) unit of Dhaka University for 2017-18 academic session will...

Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis

08:27 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

A rights group has called for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against the Myanmar military in response to an offensive that has sent 410,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh to escape what the United Nations has branded ethnic cleansing.

‘Leave, or we will kill you all’

07:29 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-wracked northwest Myanmar are pleading with...

Chaos all around at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

06:26 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

Hundreds of Rohingya, including children, were jostling to get hold of aid packages being...

N Korea will be ‘destroyed’: US ambassador

05:07 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

The US ambassador to the UN warned North Korea will be destroyed if it continues its "reckless behavior" and forces the United States and its allies to defend themselves against any attack. Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, said on Sunday the UN Security Council...

PM reaches New York to attend UNGA

03:35 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New York via Abu Dhabi to attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). An Etihad Airways flight carrying the premier and her entourage members landed at John F Kennedy International Airport...

The Handmaid’s Tale wins main Emmy awards

03:25 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

Dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale has scooped three of the major prizes at this year's...

Harrison’s sitar going up for auction

02:36 AM, 18 Sep 2017 Monday

A key instrument used in the recording of “Norwegian Wood” is going up for auction

Appear on Oct 5 or face arrest: court tells Khaleda

12:33 PM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

A Dhaka court on Sunday said an arrest warrant for BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will be issued if she fails to appear before it on October 5 in connection with a case filed over undermining the flag and map of the country.

Suu Kyi to address Myanmar on Rohingya crisis

12:21 PM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

As Rakhine state burns and Rohingya flee, Aung San Suu Kyi is preparing to address Myanmar on the crisis for the first time – a high wire act seeking to soothe global outrage without baiting an army that is again showing its teeth.

ACC goes tougher against bribery by conducting ‘trap’ cases

12:12 PM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken tougher actions against the bribery in the public sector by conducting 16 ‘trap’ cases in the last nine months.

Indonesian relief goods for Rohingya reach Ctg

12:02 PM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

A total of 20 tonnes of relief materials from Indonesia for the Rohingya refuges in Bangladesh arrived at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport on Sunday.

CUET admission test on November 1

10:31 AM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

Admission test for the first year honours course under the academic year 2017-18 of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) will be held on November 1.

Hamas agrees to talks with Fatah, hold elections

10:19 AM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

Hamas has agreed to talks with the rival Fatah movement and expressed its willingness to hold general elections in the Palestinian territories.

UK keen to expand trade with Bangladesh: Rushanara

10:03 AM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

Rushanara Ali MP, UK prime minister’s trade envoy for Bangladesh, today said Britain is keen to expand trade with Bangladesh, offering world class expertise and technology that will help the country move closer to its middle-income aspiration.

BNP willing to assist government in facing Rohingya crisis

09:50 AM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

BNP is ready to cooperate with the government in facing Rohingya crisis, said the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Maritime ports asked to hoist signal No 3

07:18 AM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Pyra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no-three, according to a met office release issued on Sunday.

‘Last chance’ for Suu Kyi: UN chief

06:55 AM, 17 Sep 2017 Sunday

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has “a last chance” to halt an army offensive that has forced hundreds of thousands of the mainly Muslim Rohingya to flee abroad, the UN head has said.