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End crackdown on opposition supporters: HRW

08:31 AM, 08 Feb 2018 Thursday

Bangladesh authorities should stop the arbitrary arrests and detention of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters and others, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement.

More than 136 people killed in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

09:46 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Russian and Syrian government forces have killed at least 136 civilians over the past 48 hours...

Hamid receives EC gazette on his reelection as President

09:23 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

President M Abdul Hamid, who was reelected unopposed President for the second consecutive...

Bangladesh to take on Sri Lankan in 2nd test Thursday

08:51 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Motivated Bangladesh will take on visiting Sri Lankan in the second and final test of the series...

Police committed to maintaining normalcy: IGP

08:05 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Newly-appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary today...

BB decides to sue RCBC soon over reserve heist

07:30 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to file a lawsuit in two to three months against...

No justice in the country, claims Khaleda Zia

05:58 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia claimed that there’s no justice in the country anymore. She came up with the allegation while addressing a press conference on Wednesday at her Gulshan office ahead of.....

Khaleda addresses press at Gulshan

05:32 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

The press conference of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going on at her Gulshan political office in Dhaka.

Swiss president visits parliament

05:14 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Visiting Swiss President Alain Berset visited the National Parliament in Dhaka today.

Steps as per law after verdict in Khaleda’s case: home minister

04:51 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the required steps would be taken as per the law after the delivery of the verdict in Zia Orphanage trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia....

Modi accuses Congress of partitioning India for selfish gains

04:43 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of dividing India in 1947 for selfish gains without heeding the people’s wishes...

Writ petition filed seeking 10pc FF quota in parliament

03:18 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking ten-percent quota for Freedom Fighters in parliament....

India PM Modi’s wife survives fatal car crash

02:36 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s estranged wife, Jashodaben, survived a fatal crash on Wednesday on a national highway...

10 Surprising Health Benefits of Honey

01:20 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Since ancient times, honey has been used as both a food and a medicine. It’s very high in beneficial plant....

Abdul Hamid re-elected president of Bangladesh

01:05 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

With no other candidate in the race for Bangabhaban, Abdul Hamid has been elected president of Bangladesh for the second term. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday made the announcement at a press briefing at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital...

Muslims should go to Pakistan or Bangladesh: Indian MP

12:47 PM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

A member of the parliament for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India Vinay Katiyar said on Wednesday that “Muslims should not even be living in this country, they should go to Pakistan or Bangladesh”

PM flies to Italy Sunday

11:59 AM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Italy and Vatican City on Sunday on a three....

Maldives crisis: Indian military kept on standby

11:40 AM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

The Armed forces of India are on standby for any contingency in the Maldives, from evacuation of Indian tourists to military intervention in the archipelago, but there is no political directive to swing into action as yet...

4 killed, 145 missing after quake rocks Taiwan tourist area

10:45 AM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 145 people missing after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien overnight...

Khaleda Zia on way to court

09:51 AM, 07 Feb 2018 Wednesday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has started from her Gulshan residence for the Special Court-5 set up in city’s Bakshibazar area for the verdict in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. She started for the court from her Gulshan residence around 11:45am amid a tight security...