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‘9th wage board for journos awaits PM approval’
04:50 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayState Minister for Information Tarana Halim today said that the file on the 9th wage board for journalists is now awaiting the Prime Minister’s approval...
Home minister orders Ivy, Osman to restore peace in N’ganj
04:35 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayAwami League conveyed a strict message to Selina Hayat Ivy and Shamim Osman, two public representatives of Narayanganj city through Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal...
Zimbabwe set 291-run winning target for Sri Lanka in 2nd ODI
04:20 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayZimbabwe set a 291-run winning target for Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the triangular series...
DU forms probe body over ‘BCL Attack’
03:00 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayAn investigation committee has been formed on Wednesday to look into allegations that Chhatra League leaders and activists attacked on demonstrating Dhaka University (DU) students on Monday.
Govt subsidies for Hajj pilgrimage withdrawn in India
01:58 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayThere will be no subsidy for Hajj pilgrims from this year in India and the funds saved will be used for providing education to minorities...
Take steps to hold DUCSU polls in 6 months: HC
01:23 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayThe High Court has directed Dhaka University authorities to take steps to organize Dhaka University Central Student’s Union (DUCSU) elections in six months...
7 Rakhine Buddhists killed as Myanmar police fire on riot
01:12 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayMyanmar police said Wednesday (Jan 17) they opened fire on a crowd of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists as they tried to seize a government office...
PM urges developed countries to stand beside Bangladesh
12:28 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the developed countries to stand beside Bangladesh in its journey towards prosperity saying their assistance...
No bar on academic activities of 57 Uttara medical students
12:24 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayThe Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday cleared the way for Uttara Adhunik Medical College to continue undertaking academic activities of 57 students who were admitted on “first come, first served” basis...
Sri Lanka opt to bowl
12:02 PM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdaySri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and opted to bowl first against Zimbabwe in the tri-nation ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
High Court stays DNCC by-polls
11:45 AM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayThe High Court on Wednesday stayed further proceedings of the by-election of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) for three months. The High Court bench of Justice Naima Haydar and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed...
Colombian army helicopter crash kills 10
11:14 AM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayTen people were killed when a Colombian army helicopter crashed near the town of Segovia, in northern Antioquia province, on Tuesday, the army said. The Russian-made MI-17 helicopter, carrying eight army personnel and two civilians, crashed on Tuesday morning on route from the town of Caucasia...
India to buy over 160,000 guns for border troops
09:54 AM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayIndia will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said on Tuesday...
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
09:04 AM, 17 Jan 2018 WednesdayActivist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar's military in the notorious Insein prison, where he endured beatings and other cruelty for his efforts to bring democracy. "The military government was so brutal for many years," he said of the former junta...
AL names Atiqul as mayoral candidate for DNCC
09:53 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe Awami League has nominated Md Atiqul Islam, former president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), as mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation by-election.
JS passes Bank Company (Amendment) Bill, 2018
09:25 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayThe Jatiya Sangsad today passed the "Bank Company (Amendment) Bill, 2018" with a view to...
All three teams equal contested: Mathews
08:02 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdaySri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews said there is no scope of self complacency against...
Team’s have many substitute: Halsall
07:50 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayBangladesh's assistant coach Richard Halsall said the team has many substitute players and...
50 including Ivy injured as rival groups clash in N’ganj
06:46 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayAt least fifty people, including Narayanganj City the mayor Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy were injured on Tuesday in a clash between two rivals groups of Ivy Rahman and Shamim Osman in Narayanganj city.They locked into clash at 5pm when the supporters of Shamim ...
Eminent singer Shammi Akhtar no more
06:39 PM, 16 Jan 2018 TuesdayEminent singer Shammi Akhtar passed away on the way to a city hospital this afternoon. The 62-year old singer breathed her last around 4pm on the way to BIRDEM Hospital, family sources said.