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Indian ‘rape guru’ awaits sentencing amid huge security
04:48 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayAn Indian guru convicted of rape awaited sentencing Monday, with authorities ramping up security amid fears of fresh violence days after protests over his guilty verdict left 36 dead...
Smith goes early on day two
04:30 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondaySteve Smith was bowled for eight inside the first 15 minutes of day two as Australia's first Test predicament went from bad to worse in Dhaka. Bangladesh spinner Mehedi Hasan knocked over an advancing Smith, the Aussie skipper looking to whip the ball through a vacant midwicket...
Major floods in Houston, 5 dead
04:09 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayAt least five deaths and more than a dozen injuries were reported by Sunday in the aftermath of Harvey, the hurricane that tore across the Gulf Coast of Texas over the weekend. The powerful system, now a tropical storm, pounded the region with torrential rains that were...
IIT Professor drowns trying to save son after selfie fall
03:39 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayAn IIT Kharagpur professor drowned while trying to rescue his four-year-old son, who had fallen into a water body, in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, on Sunday...
No panic from Australia: Lyon
02:48 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayNathan Lyon insists Australia are not panicking despite being rocked by a frantic - and potentially match-defining - conclusion to the opening day of their Qantas Tour of Bangladesh...
2 Bangladeshis killed in Qatar road crash
02:17 AM, 28 Aug 2017 MondayTwo Bangladeshi citizens were killed in a road accident at Umm Salal in Qatar on Sunday midnight local time. The deceased are Moksud Box, 32 and Foysal Ahmed, 28, hailing from Moulvibazar...
Death anniversary of Nazrul observed at DU
02:23 PM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayThe authorities of Dhaka University (DU) today observed the 41st death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with due solemnity.
Father of cricketer Pilot drowns in Rajshahi
02:16 PM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayFather of former captain of Bangladesh National Cricket Team Khaled Masud Pilot today drowned in a pond at Sagarpara under Boalia police station of the city.
GP distributing TK 10cr relief through BDRCS
01:13 PM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayGrameenphone has started a relief operation of Taka 10 crore for the victims of the ongoing flood across the country.
Australia rocked by three late wickets
12:24 PM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayAustralia lost three wickets within seven overs in the first innings on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.
Tigers all out for 260
11:33 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayBangladesh were all out for 260 in their first innings on the first day of the first Test against Australia at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Sunday.
Myanmar government evacuates 4000 non-Muslims
11:05 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayMyanmar government has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state
Malaysia should pile pressure on Myanmar, says Mapim
10:40 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayMalaysia and Indonesia should pile pressure on Myanmar to stop the ongoing massacre that has left dozens of Rohingya civilians dead, urged an Islamic NGO.
PM seeks IMO support for Bangladeshi seafarers’ employment
09:43 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought International Maritime Organization (IMO) assistance for employment of Bangladeshi seafarers in enhanced number in the foreign vessels.
Govt to bring all industries under central welfare fund: PM
07:33 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said all manufacturing and exporting industries would be brought under the central fund of the Ministry of the Labour and Employment created...
98 killed as violence flares in Myanmar
07:25 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayThe Myanmar government has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in north-western Rakhine state, the government said, while thousands of Rohingya...
Australia strike; Tamim and Shakib fall
07:01 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayTigers fought well when Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal were at the crease but Australia spinners have been able to break the partnership as the duo returned to the pavilion...
FIR filed against Rishi Kapoor for sharing ‘indecent’ post on twitter
06:47 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayA case was filed against actor Rishi Kapoor on Saturday for posting pornographic material on his Twitter account...
Hajj not a platform for politics: Al-Sudais
05:04 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayHajj is not a platform for politics or sectarianism, but for unity among Muslims, the head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Abdulrahman Al-Sudais...
Bangladesh lose 3 early wickets
04:47 AM, 27 Aug 2017 SundayBangladesh have lost Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes and Sabbir Rahman’s wicket within the four overs of the 1st-day in the first Test of Rocket two-match series against Australia. The match was started at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur at 10am on Sunday...