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Aid groups urge rethink of Rohingya repatriations without safeguards
01:42 PM, 23 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe U.N. refugee agency and other groups have urged a rethink of a plan to send Muslim Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar amid fears of forced repatriations without safeguards such as guaranteed citizenship after they fled to Bangladesh to escape bloodshed at home...
Facebook introduces blood donation feature in Bangladesh
12:27 PM, 23 Jan 2018 TuesdayFacebook on Tuesday launched a new blood donation feature in Bangladesh to make it easier for people to sign up to be blood donors and to help people and organizations in need...
US shutdown ends as Congress passes bill
10:30 AM, 23 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe US government partial shutdown is ending after Republicans and Democrats voted for a temporary funding bill. The Democratic leadership agreed to back the bill after accepting promises from Republicans for a debate later on the future of young illegal immigrants...
Tigers bat against Zimbabwe
10:15 AM, 23 Jan 2018 TuesdayBangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against Zimbabwe in the 5th match of the Tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Tuesday. The match will begin at 12pm...
BSF man ‘molests’ Bangladeshi woman on Maitree Express
09:47 AM, 23 Jan 2018 TuesdayA Border Security Force personnel allegedly molested a Bangladeshi passenger on the India-Bangladesh Maitree Express soon after it started from the Kolkata terminal on Monday...
Nayak Raj Razzak’s 77th birthday today
09:05 AM, 23 Jan 2018 TuesdayToday is the 77th birthday of Bangladesh film megastar and film director Abdur Razzak. He is referred to as Nayak Raj Razzak, a title given by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, editor of Chitrali...
Suu Kyi to visit India this week
08:41 AM, 23 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi will pay a visit to India later this week at the invitation of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, country’s Ministry of Information has announced...
Seeds Bill- 2018 passed in JS
09:45 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayThe Jatiya Sangsad here today unanimously passed the "Seeds Bill- 2018" in an amended...
Tiger face Zimbabwe in high spirit
09:23 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayHost Bangladesh already in final will not take things lightly as they face Zimbabwe in the...
US Embassy to move to Jerusalem by end of 2019
09:03 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayThe US Embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, US Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday that highlighted a policy shift that has stoked Palestinian anger and international concern.
Stocks maintain upward trend with higher transactions
08:14 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayStocks maintained upward trend on Monday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong...
Bangladesh is well prepared for attracting FDI: Muhith
07:35 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayFinance Minister AMA Muhith has said Bangladesh is well prepared for attracting Foreign Direct...
Nasim gifts shital pati to PM, cabinet colleagues
06:49 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayHealth Minister Mohammad Nasim and State Minister for Health Zahid Malek today presented...
Bangladesh leaves India, Pakistan behind in WEF’s dev index
06:03 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayBangladesh has been ranked 34th among 79 developing economies, ahead of neighbouring India (62) and Pakistan (47), in the inclusive development index...
ICT-1 adjourns indictment against 17 Maheshkhali war crimes accused
05:51 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today adjourned passing order on indictment...
Inequality gap widens as 42 people hold same wealth as 3.7bn poorest
04:53 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayThe development charity Oxfam has called for action to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor as it launched a new report showing that 42 people hold as much wealth as the 3.7 billion who make up the poorest half...
Ronaldo uses phone to inspect head injury
03:29 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayCristiano Ronaldo suffered a nasty head knock against Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday...
A father builds 8-Km mountain road so his kids can attend school
03:10 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayA devoted father in the eastern Indian state of Orissa has single-handedly constructed an 8-km (5 miles)...
Saraswati Puja being celebrated
02:44 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayThe Hindu community in the country is celebrating the Saraswati Puja today...
3 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road accident
01:26 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayNine expatriate workers including three Bangladeshis were killed and six were injured when...