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Mark Zuckerberg announces birth of second daughter
03:03 AM, 29 Aug 2017 TuesdayPriscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced via a Facebook post the birth of their second child, August. The parents shared a photo of August with her sister Max. Zuckerberg also...
N. Korea fires missile over Japan drawing fury
02:38 AM, 29 Aug 2017 TuesdayNorth Korea fired a missile early on Tuesday that flew over northern Japan before crashing into the sea off the coast of Hokkaido. The launch marks a sharp escalation of tensions with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling it an "unprecedented" threat...
Confident of chasing anything: Agar
03:49 PM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayIt's been a productive return to Test cricket for Ashton Agar so far. The left-arm spinner...
Miraz suggests a target of 300 in front of Australia would suffice
03:42 PM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayBangladesh all rounder Mehidy Hasan revealed that they would be thinking of setting a target of about...
‘It was a unified effort by us as a bowling unit’
03:26 PM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayBangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz is confident that a lead of over 300 runs will be enough...
4 workers die in B’baria roof collapse
02:27 PM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayAt least four workers were killed and three others injured as the roof of an under-construction refueling...
Shakib creates another landmark
12:54 PM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayTaking the centre stage yesterday with a dazzling 84 runs, ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan once again...
Pope Francis due in city Nov 30
12:01 PM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayPope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church will arrive here on November 30 on a three-day visit to...
Bangladesh take 88 runs lead after second day’s play
11:33 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayShakib Al Hasan marked the first day of his 50th Test match by scoring a half-century; on the second day, he continued the party with a five-wicket haul. There is every reason to think that by the end of this match, he might be celebrating Bangladesh's first ever Test win over Australia. But that is getting...
Ram Rahim gets 20 years in jail for rape
10:26 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondaySelf-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail for rape...
Australia bundled out for 217
09:44 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayAustralia were bundled out for 217 runs as the Tigers took a 43-run first innings lead against the Aussies in the first test match of the two match Test series in Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday.
PRAN supports Bidyanondo Foundation’s Ek Takay Ahar program
09:08 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayPRAN supported Bidyanondo Foundation’s ‘Ek Takay Ahar' (food for a single penny) program. A large number of street children took part at the lunch held at Kamalapur and Airport Railway...
After Ram Rahim Verdict, Alia reportedly confined to hotel
08:36 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayBollywood actress Alia Bhatt and the unit of the film Raazi are currently in limbo in Patiala after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's conviction for rape forced them to suspend...
Presumed militant killed in bomb explosion in Mymensingh
08:18 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayA presumed militant was reportedly killed in a blast as he was making a bomb in a rented house in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh yesterday evening, police said. Mymensingh Additional Superintendent of Police Mohammad Nur-e-alam said police cordoned off...
Pakistan postpones US visit after Trump speech
07:00 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayPakistan postponed a visit by a U.S. acting Assistant Secretary of State, officials said, as small protests broke out against President Donald Trump’s accusations that Islamabad was prolonging the war in Afghanistan...
Maxwell, Wade depart as Aussies crumble
06:29 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayAustralia went to lunch at 6-123 on day two of the first Test in Dhaka after Bangladesh claimed three more wickets in the morning session to be well on top in the contest. Steve Smith was bowled for eight inside the first 15 minutes of the day as Australia...
Rohingya: ‘Even a baby was not spared by the army’
06:22 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayThe Myanmar army has been accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings in the restive Rakhine region, with residents and activists accusing soldiers of shooting indiscriminately at unarmed...
Sierra Leone mudslides ‘kill more than 1,000’
06:01 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayMore than 1,000 people have died from the mudslide and flooding that hit Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, nearly two weeks ago, according to a local leader and a minister...
ISIS threatens to behead ex-porn star Mia Khalifa
05:35 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayA Lebanese-American ex-porn star says ISIS threatened to behead her in gruesome mocked-up execution photos...
Dhoni sleeps on field as crowd trouble stops match
05:21 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayCrowd trouble forced the umpires to stop play for about 35 minutes when India were cruising to a series clinching win in the third ODI in Pallekele on Sunday...