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BRAC among 21 NGOs told to leave Pakistan
03:04 AM, 10 Dec 2017 SundayThe Interior Ministry of Pakistan on Friday rejected the applications for registration of twenty-one International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs). The applications were mainly turned down due to non-fulfillment of the criteria recently formed by the Pakistan government, according to sources in the ministry...
Iraqi PM declares ‘end of war against IS’ in Iraq
03:44 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayPrime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi today announced the end of a three-year war by Iraqi...
Dhaka Intl’ Film festival begins Jan 12
03:28 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe '16th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival' (DIFF) is going to be held in Dhaka...
Comilla Victorians take on Rangpur Riders in BPL Sunday
03:08 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayComilla Victorians will take on Rangpur Riders in the second qualifier of the AKS Bangladesh...
NBR to observe ‘National VAT Day’ Sunday
02:21 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will observe the 'National VAT Day-2017' tomorrow to...
Quader seeks ACC proof of Khaleda’s siphoning off money
01:40 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today urged the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate into the siphoning off money abroad by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and her family members and also bring the real culprits to justice.
Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute to be inaugurated in 2018: Nasim
12:47 PM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayHealth and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim today said 'Sheikh Hasina National Burn...
999 emergency services being expanded across country
11:51 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe police is set to launch the expanded emergency services across the country using toll free...
UN observes International Day on Commemoration of Genocide
10:17 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe United Nations (UN) has observed the 69th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention...
DUCSU polls: Walid breaks hunger strike after 14 days
08:49 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayWalid Ashraf, a DU student (evening course) who had been on hunger strike since November 25 demanding Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) polls, on Saturday broke his strike after its Vice Chancellor Professor Md. Akhtaruzzaman assured him of holding DUCSU polls immediately...
PM urges women to keep confidence in inherent talent
08:03 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the country's womenfolk to keep confidence in their inherent talent and power and work together with their male counterpart to build a developed nation...
Why punish married men alone for adultery: Indian court
06:47 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe Indian Supreme Court agreed on Friday to examine the constitutional validity of a 157-year-old 'gender discriminatory' provision in Indian Penal Code which punishes a married man for adultery for consensual sexual relations with another man's wife, reports The Times of India...
Five receive Rokeya Padak
06:08 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayFive prominent women have received prestigious Rokeya Padak, 2017 for their outstanding contributions to the society and the empowerment of womenfolk. The recipients are - Freedom Fighter and organiser Mazeda Shawkat Ali, journalist Mahfuza...
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo
05:36 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdaySuspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday...
Brown eggs vs white eggs: What’s the difference?
04:32 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayWhen it comes to food, the golden rule is that brown is better. Brown bread, wheat pasta, whole wheat crackers, brown sugar - they're all considerably healthier than their white counterparts. But what about brown eggs? Does the colour of it's skin, in this case shell...
US isolated at UN over Jerusalem decision
04:14 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdaySome of the United States' oldest allies turned their backs on Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and relocate its embassy there, during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday...
Seaports asked to hoist signal 3
03:51 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdaySeaports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No three as the deep depression over the west central bay and adjoining...
Begum Rokeya Day today
03:29 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayBegum Rokeya Day is being observed on Saturday with due respect to mark the 137th birth and 85th death anniversaries of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain, the pioneer of women's rights in the subcontinent...
PM to open ‘Sheikh Hasina Software Park’ on today
03:17 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to formally inaugurate the newly-built 'Sheikh Hasina Software Technology Park' in Jessore on Sunday which is expected to generate employment...
Google Doodle celebrates Rokeya’s 138th birthday
03:03 AM, 09 Dec 2017 SaturdaySearch engine giant Google celebrated the 138th birthday of Begum Rokeya by dedicating today’s doodle to her...