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3 lakh Saudi pvt sector workers injured in 5-yr, 92% foreigners

05:33 AM, 08 Sep 2017 Friday

In the past five years, 307,855 workers in the private sector were injured as they were doing their jobs, 92 percent of whom were foreigners...

Pakistan players’ BPL participation in doubt

05:12 AM, 08 Sep 2017 Friday

The participation of Pakistan's players in the Bangladesh Premier League and the inaugural edition of the Global T20 in South Africa are in doubt, as Pakistan's national T20 competition...

Bangladesh’s GDP per person is now higher than Pakistan

04:28 AM, 08 Sep 2017 Friday

When Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971, it was much poorer than the country it left. Industry accounted for only 6-7% of its GDP, compared with over 20% in Pakistan...

US deeply concerned about Rohingya crisis

03:49 AM, 08 Sep 2017 Friday

The United States expressed concern about the crisis in Myanmar and urged authorities to allow humanitarian access to restive Rakhine state as violence against the Muslim Rohingya...

War ‘stopped’ between Qatar, blockading Arab nations

03:03 AM, 08 Sep 2017 Friday

The emir of Kuwait says the threat of war between Qatar and Arab nations blockading it for the past three months has been neutralised. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah, the main mediator in the Gulf dispute, spoke in Washington...

377,973 sign petition to strip Suu Kyi of her Nobel Prize

02:29 AM, 08 Sep 2017 Friday

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for the Nobel committee to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's peace prize over the Myanmar government's treatment of its Rohingya Muslims...

ACC armed unit starts journey with 20 policemen

03:22 PM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today launched an armed unit with 20 police personnel in a bid to be more dynamic and independent in its fight against graft.

Turkish First Lady in tears after meeting Rohingyas

02:43 PM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan burst into tears when she met Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to evade persecution and ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State of Myanmar.

What happens to your body when you walk for 15 minutes every day

01:44 PM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

A lot of us are guilty of taking expensive gym memberships and then giving up on the idea even before completing 90 days. But what if you were told that there is an easier way to stay healthy, without having

Lyon, Warner power series-saving Australia victory

12:08 PM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

History beckoned for Bangladesh this week, but it was the indefatigable Nathan Lyon who chose Chittagong to make plenty of his own and thus earn Australia a share of the series on a dramatic fourth day.

Bangladesh handles Rohingya crisis cautiously: Quader

11:11 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the government has been handling the Rohingya crisis cautiously.

Myanmar way of action causes problem for Bangladesh: PM

10:59 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today denounced the security clampdown in the Myanmar’s western Rakhine state saying the way of actions by Naypyidaw was causing problem for neighbouring Bangladesh.

Myanmar will not take back Rohingyas without papers

10:14 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

People who fled to Bangladesh from the fighting in Rakhine State will not be allowed back in without proof of citizenship, according to National Security Adviser (NSA) U Thaung Tun,

Aussies need 86 to level series

10:01 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

Bangladesh were bowled out for 157 shortly after tea on day four of the second and final Test against Australia in Chittagong, leaving Australia a tricky 86 to get to level the series.

India Mumbai blasts 1993: Two sentenced to death

08:30 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has sentenced two men to death for their role in bomb attacks in 1993...

2387 Hajj pilgrims return home

08:07 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

A total of 2387 Bangladeshi pilgrims on Wednesday returned from Saudi Arabia by six flights after performing the holy Hajj...

Violence could lead to exodus of 3 lakh Rohingyas: UN

06:40 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

As many as 300,000 Rohingya Muslims could flee violence in northwestern Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, UN officials say, warning of a funding shortfall for emergency food...

Attacks on Rohingyas: Myanmar govt websites hacked again

05:15 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

Several Myanmar government and private websites were again attacked by alleged Turkish hackers to protest the raging conflict in Rakhine, which displaced thousands of Rohingyas, a government official said Wednesday...

Lyon triggers Bangladesh collapse

04:22 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

Nathan Lyon continued his wicket-taking spree after lunch on day four in Chittagong, claiming a fourth for the innings - and 20th for the series - as Australia took control of the second Test...

President to leave for Astana OIC Summit Saturday

03:29 AM, 07 Sep 2017 Thursday

President M Abdul Hamid will lead Bangladesh delegation to 'The First Summit of the OIC on Science & Technology' to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on September 10, 11...