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Rohingya return to Myanmar delayed
01:09 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayBangladesh said that the repatriation of Muslim Rohingya refugees to Myanmar will not happen on Tuesday as planned because arrangements were incomplete. “There are many things remaining,” Abul Kalam, Bangladesh’s refugee relief and rehabilitation commissioner, told Reuters by phone on Monday...
Turkish airstrikes in Syria kill 18 civilians
12:33 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayAt least 18 civilians have been killed in the Turkish military campaign against Syria’s Kurdish-held Afrin enclave in northern Syria, a monitor group has reported...
Ecuador president calls Assange a ‘problem’
12:13 PM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayThe president of Ecuador Lenin Moreno on Sunday described WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange...
25,339 murdered in Mexico in 2017
11:54 AM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayThere were more than 25,000 murders across drug-ravaged Mexico in 2017, the highest annual tally...
4 killed as truck hits Ijtema return bus in Sylhet
10:20 AM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayAt least four people were killed and nine others injured when a truck hit a Ijtema return bus at Sat Mile Rashidpur area of Dakshin Surma in Sylhet on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Abu Bakkar, 50, Akbar Ali, 50, Abdul Gofur, 50 and Abdul Khalek, 45. They all were the inhabitants of the Sunamganj...
Mathews in doubt for Tests against Bangladesh
09:17 AM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayAngelo Mathews is not merely out of the ongoing ODI tri-nation series, but is also in serious doubt for the Tests against Bangladesh, and has returned to Colombo for treatment...
Landslide pushes Colombian bus into ravine, killing 13
08:41 AM, 22 Jan 2018 MondayAt least 13 people, including a newborn, were killed on Sunday when a landslide pushed a bus into a ravine in southwest Colombia, the disaster relief agency said. The mountainous highway where the accident occurred winds between the cities of Pasto and Tumaco in Narino province, along the border with Ecuador...
Taliban siege on Kabul hotel kills 18 including 14 foreigners
09:38 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayA Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners...
Diplomats for “safe, voluntary and dignified” Rohingya return
09:18 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayForeign diplomats on Sunday committed to continue their support towards achieving sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis as Dhaka urged them to continue their engagement with Myanmar for effective implementation...
Pro-AL panel sweeps for DU senate graduate rep polls
08:58 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayThe pro-Awami League Gonotantrik Oikya Parishad has the registered graduate election for the Dhaka University (DU) Senate, bagging 24 out of 25 posts while the BNP backed Jatiyatabadi Parishad got only one post...
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets
08:12 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundaySri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by five-wicket in the 4th ODI of the triangular series at ...
Buttler’s blast sets up England to seal series
08:02 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayA scintillating century from Jos Buttler brought England a 16-run win and a one-day international series...
1, 27,198 Bangladeshi pilgrims to perform hajj this year
06:36 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayAmong them, 1, 20,000 pilgrims would perform the hajj in private management while the number of pilgrims under the government management would be 7,198, the minister told a press conference at his ministry...
At least 17 killed in New Delhi factory fire
06:17 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayAt least 17 workers were killed in a fire at a factory on the outskirts of India’s capital on Saturday...
560 model mosques, Islamic cultural centres to be set up every upazila
06:05 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayThe government has undertaken a project to construct 560 model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country...
AL waits for BNP’s election framework: Quader
05:43 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said they are waiting for the framework to be given by BNP for the next general election...
Bangladesh seeks duty, quota free access to Russia for RMG
05:18 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayCommerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday requested Russia to provide duty and quota free...
Shakib in ‘Marquee set’ for IPL Auction 2018
04:46 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayBangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is released by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after 7 years, is in the set of marquee players, along with Ben Stokes, Mitchell Starc...
CHT people to enjoy ownership of their land: PM
03:09 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayUrging the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region to maintain peace and discipline, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured that they (people) would enjoy the ownership of their land in the area...
Baahubali’s Prabhas to get married this year
03:02 PM, 21 Jan 2018 SundayRumours of Prabhas’ marriage has been around for a long time. But it now looks like the Baahubali actor might finally get hitched this year...