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Signal 1 at ports as depression develops over Bay
05:12 AM, 07 Dec 2017 ThursdayThe Met Office has issued a warning to Bangladesh’s four maritime ports - Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Mongla and Payra due to the depression formed in the Bay of Bengal...
Bangladeshi-British man remanded over ‘plot to kill UK PM’
04:24 AM, 07 Dec 2017 ThursdayA 20-year-old man from north London was remanded in custody on Wednesday after appearing in court accused of plotting to detonate a bomb at the Downing Street gates and then kill the Prime Minister...
4 Turkish men detained for flying drone over Rohingya camp
03:22 AM, 07 Dec 2017 ThursdayFour Turkish nationals were detained by the detectives for flying a drone over the Jamtoli Rohingya Refugee camp at Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday evening. Identities of the detainees could not be known immediately...
Bangladesh to import 150,000 tonnes of rice from India
02:34 AM, 07 Dec 2017 ThursdayBangladesh will import 150,000 tonnes of rice from India in a state deal priced at $440 a tonne, two food ministry officials said on Wednesday, as the government races to restore depleted reserves and combat high prices...
Trump officially recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
02:17 AM, 07 Dec 2017 ThursdayPresident Donald Trump has announced that the US now recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital, overturning decades of official US policy. Mr Trump described the move as "a long overdue step" to advance the Middle East peace process...
Death anniversary of Mahbubul Hoque Shakil observed
03:49 PM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe first death anniversary of former students' leader, PM's special assistant and poet...
Govt to import 2 lakh tonnes rice
03:31 PM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe government will import soon a total of two lakh tonnes of non-basmati boiled rice from...
Qulkhwani of Annisul Huq held
03:04 PM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayQulkhwani of late Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq was held today...
Sophia talks to PM on Digital Bangladesh
01:28 PM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayWhen Sophia reminded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that she has the same name as her granddaughter, the whole conference room full of people burst into cheer and applauded nonstop for some time.
All-round Shakib secures Dhaka’s victory in BPL
01:05 PM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayAn all-round performance from skipper Shakib Al Hasan playing for Dhaka Dynamites managed...
BB removes NRBC Bank MD
12:08 PM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayManaging Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer of the NRB Commercial (NRBC) Bank Dewan...
PM to address press conference Thursday
11:24 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference tomorrow about the outcome of her...
BCB announces squad for ICC U-19 WC
10:39 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced the squad for the ICC U-19 Cricket...
UNESCO recognizes Shital Pati as ‘intangible cultural heritage’
09:42 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Shital Pati from Sylhet of Bangladesh has been recognised as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The decision came on Wednesday at the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee...
PM urges youths to realise Bangladesh dream with ICT
09:08 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday opened a four-day Digital World expo in the capital urging youths to be 'Ready for Tomorrow' to turn in reality of Bangladesh's dream with the ICT sector...
PM inaugurates Digital World-2017 in Dhaka
07:04 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayDigital World 2017, a four-day mega ICT event of Bangladesh, has begun at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital from today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with world’s first robot ‘citizen’ Sophia inaugurated the mega event around 12.10 pm...
7 Jessore war crimes suspects sued
05:47 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayA case was filed against seven people of Bagharpara upazila in Jessore for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971. Judge of Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Md Shahjahan Ali on Wednesday sent it to investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal after accepting the case...
Pakistan textbooks glorifying war: UNESCO
04:42 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Global Education Monitoring Report 2017-18 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), released on Monday, expresses concern over school textbooks in many countries glorifying war and military heroes rather than teaching peace...
Plot to kill UK PM Theresa foiled: Report
03:51 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayThe Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that two men arrested last week had been charged with terrorism offenses and would appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the men were arrested by its Counter Terrorism Command on Nov. 28...
Obama eclipses Trump in most popular Twitter posts of 2017
03:31 AM, 06 Dec 2017 WednesdayTwitter has released its annual list of the most popular tweets on the platform, and in a year when so much coverage of the US president, Donald Trump, has been dominated by his Twitter activity, it is his predecessor Barack Obama who dominates.