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ISIL claims responsibility for van attack in Barcelona
10:49 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayThe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly van-ramming attack in one of Barcelona’s busiest tourist areas.
MacGill turns down Bangladesh coaching role
09:05 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayFormer Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has turned down a Bangladesh offer to join the side ahead...
Sale of advance train ticket for Eid trips begins
07:55 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayThe Bangladesh Railway started selling advance tickets for the Eid holidaymakers on Friday...
Selim Al Deen’s 68th birth anniv today
07:22 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayToday is renowned playwright Selim Al Deen’s 68th birth anniversary...
Cocktail blasts rock RU campus, Shibir men blamed
06:46 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayTwo cocktails were exploded near Habibiur Rahman Hall of Rajshahi University on Thursday night...
Australia cricket team to land Dhaka tonight
05:59 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayAustralia cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on Friday night to play a two-match Test series against...
Mahmudullah, Mominul likely to be ruled out of opening Test
04:56 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayThe Test series between the Tigers and the Aussies are knocking at the door. Bangladesh players have...
Barcelona attack: What we know
03:25 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridayA driver deliberately rammed a van into pedestrians on one of Barcelona's most popular boulevards...
Police hunt van driver who killed 13 in Barcelona
02:32 AM, 18 Aug 2017 FridaySpain mounted a sweeping anti-terror operation on Friday after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people before fleeing, in what police suspect was one of multiple planned attacks. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the deadly rampage along the city's most famous avenue...
50 killed in floods, 32 lakh affected
12:32 PM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayAt least 50 people have been killed and 32 lakh people in 22 districts affected by the flash floods triggered by incessant rains. The parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Water Resources disclosed this at the 30th...
How do fizzy drinks affect your health?
11:32 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayFizzy drinks have been making headlines recently, linked with rising tooth decay, obesity and...
Grameenphone gets new CFO
11:18 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayCountry's leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone has appointed Karl Erik Broten as the...
Bangladesh sees fresh influx of Rohingya from Myanmar
10:46 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayHundreds of Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh in recent days following a fresh military build-up in Myanmar's Rakhine state, community leaders said Wednesday...
Tom Cruise injury halts Mission: Impossible 6 filming
10:12 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayThe film studio behind the Mission: Impossible series has confirmed that production of its latest installment has been halted after actor Tom Cruise broke his ankle during a stunt...
A-level results: Malala gets a place at Oxford
09:03 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayMalala Yousafzai has gained a place at Oxford University after getting her A-level results...
England brief Australia on Bangladesh security
07:37 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayEngland's first-hand accounts of the Bangladesh security bubble helped assuage Australian cricketers' doubts regarding their own trip, according to Pat Howard...
Venezuela prison ‘massacre’ kills 37
07:21 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayAt least 37 people have been killed in a prison riot in southern Venezuela, prosecutors say...
PM to visit flood-hit Kurigram, Dinajpur Sunday
06:16 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will go to Kurigram and Dinajpur on Sunday to see for herself the sufferings of the people in the flood-affected areas. She will also distribute relief materials among the flood-hit people of two districts...
600 flood-affected Indians take shelter in Bangladesh
05:49 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayAround 600 flood affected victims from Coochbehar region of West Bengal in India have taken shelter in the Aditmari Upazila of Bangladesh’s border district of Lalmonirhat, reports India Today. In the last five days, at least hundreds of Indians have taken shelter in different houses...
Over 300 migrants rescued off Spanish coast
05:16 AM, 17 Aug 2017 ThursdayOver 300 migrants were rescued in seven dinghies off Spain's southern coast after attempting to cross the sea from Morocco, the Spanish maritime rescue service said on Wednesday. Of the 317 migrants, who were mainly of northern African and sub-Saharan origin...