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Hurricane Irma: Puerto Rico braces for powerful storm
02:15 AM, 07 Sep 2017 ThursdayPuerto Rico is bracing for Hurricane Irma after the powerful storm caused at least seven deaths and left widespread destruction in the Caribbean. The small island of Barbuda is said to be "barely habitable" while there were warnings of a...
Bangladesh asks Myanmar to deescalate violence to stop exodus
03:19 PM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayBangladesh on Wednesday asked Naypyidaw to immediately deescalate violence in Rakhine state to stop exodus of "affected civilian population"...
Literacy rate rises to 72.3 percent in country
01:53 PM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayPrimary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman on Wednesday revealed the literacy rate in the country has gone up to 72.3 percent, saying the rate is rising gradually...
‘Sheikh Mujib Amar Pita’ to be published in three languages
01:10 PM, 06 Sep 2017 Wednesday'Sheikh Mujib Amar Pita', a book written by Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, would be published in three languages...
Cummins out by ‘umpire’ Nasir Hossain!
12:48 PM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayBangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain couldn't contain his excitement when a successful review dismissed Australia's Pat Cummins on day three of the Second Test...
Aussies lead by 72 as Tigers hit back
12:27 PM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayDavid Warner struck the most composed century of his international career but Australia failed to capitalise on the opener's groundwork as Bangladesh pulled themselves back into the...
Turkish first lady to visit Bangladesh to meet Rohingyas
12:10 PM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayTurkey’s first lady will visit Bangladesh on Wednesday to meet Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state...
Imran Tahir ‘humiliated’ by Pakistan High Commission
11:44 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdaySouth African leg-spinner Imran Tahir on Monday was humiliated and expelled by Pakistan Consulate in Birmingham when he went to get the visa to play for World XI in Pakistan...
6 die of electrocution in Narsingdi
11:10 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdaySix people died being electrocuted at Lal Miah filling station of Narayanpur area under Raipura Upazila in Narsingdi on Wednesday. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
21st death anniv of Salman Shah today
10:20 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayThe 21st death anniversary of former Bangla cinema actor Salman Shah is being observed on Wednesday...
Modi announces gratis visa for Myanmar’s citizens
09:45 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday granted gratis visa to all Myanmar citizens who want to visit India...
7 bodies recovered from Mirpur militant hideout
09:11 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayThe elite striking force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday recovered seven burned bodies from Mirpur hideout of the militant outfit Neo-JMB...
Myanmar laying landmines on Bangladesh border: reports
07:36 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayMyanmar has been laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangladesh for the...
Suu Kyi denounces terrorists, silent on Rohingya exodus
06:20 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayMyanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday blamed "terrorists" for "a huge iceberg of misinformation" on the violence in Rakhine state but made no mention of the nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled over the border to Bangladesh since Aug 25.
4 Rohingyas die after boats capsize in Naf river
05:39 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayPolice recovered four bodies of Rohingya people after three boat capsized in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila on Wednesday morning. M Mainuddin Khan, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station confirmed the matter.
Brazil, Colombia share points in pulsating 1-1 draw
05:13 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayColombia and Brazil shared a 1-1 draw in a hard-fought draw World Cup qualifier after...
Centurion Warner dismissed
04:21 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayAustralia have lost Handscomb’s wicket at the beginning of the third day after resuming play at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. The third day’s play of the second and final Test between Bangladesh and Australia has been delayed due to rain.
Outspoken Indian journalist shot dead in Bangalore
02:41 AM, 06 Sep 2017 WednesdayA prominent left-wing Indian journalist critical of Hindu nationalist politics has been shot dead in the south-western state of Karnataka, police say. Gauri Lankesh, 55, was found lying in a pool of blood outside her home in the city of Bangalore. The motive for the crime was not immediately clear.
Erdogan speaks to Suu Kyi about Rohingya crisis
12:06 PM, 05 Sep 2017 TuesdayPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Tuesday with Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San...
PM urges int’l community to take back Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh
10:27 AM, 05 Sep 2017 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the international community to put pressure on...