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Catalan ex-president released by Belgian judge
04:46 AM, 06 Nov 2017 MondayA Belgian judge has granted conditional release to sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his ministers, and the group is scheduled to appear at court within 15 days, Belgian prosecutors said on Monday...
‘714 Indians in Paradise Papers for skirting taxes’
03:33 AM, 06 Nov 2017 MondayA year after the Panama Papers, a new set of data taken from another offshore law firm, Appleby, could expose the hidden wealth of individuals, including Indians, and show how corporations, hedge funds and others may have skirted taxes...
Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border
02:47 AM, 06 Nov 2017 MondayA Saudi prince has been killed when the helicopter he was travelling in crashed near the border with Yemen, state television reported...
Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead
02:40 AM, 06 Nov 2017 MondayAt least 26 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services, officials say. The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas...
Paradise papers expose rich and famous using tax havens
02:30 AM, 06 Nov 2017 MondayA huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens...
MoU inked for 3,600-MW power plant by 2021
02:23 PM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayGermany based Siemens AG today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up a 3,600 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant based on Liquefied Natural
US for diplomatic efforts to solve Rohingya crisis
01:53 PM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayThe United States wants diplomatic efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis rather than “punishing” Myanmar.
CPA urges to take resolution on Rohingya issue
01:26 PM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayParliamentarians of different member states of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) called for adopting a resolution at its general assembly to mount pressure on Myanmar
Khulna choose to bowl first
01:16 PM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayKhulna Titans won the toss and chose to bowl first against Dhaka Dynamites in the fourth match of the fifth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International
Sylhet Sixers continue winning spree
01:02 PM, 05 Nov 2017 SundaySylhet Sixers continued on with their winning spree as they beat Comilla Victorians by four wickets on the second day of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 cricket match played on Sunday at Sylhet Stadium.
HC bans hydraulic horns across country
11:43 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayThe High Court (HC) after banning use of hydraulic horns in vehicles plying on capital's street, now has forbidden using such horns across the country
No connection between 16th amendment verdict review, CJ’s return: AG
09:52 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayAttorney General Mahbubey Alam said there is no connection between the review petition against Supreme Court judgment scraping 16th amendment of the constitution and the return
2 get death for schoolboy murder
08:38 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayA Dhaka court on Sunday gave death penalty to two people in a case filed for killing a schoolboy at Demra in the capital. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of the Eighth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court passed the order...
Sylhet Sixers win toss, opt to bowl first
08:03 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundaySylhet Sixers captain Nasir Hossain won the toss and opted to bowl first against Comilla Victorians in the third match of the fifth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Exert pressure for early repatriation of Rohingyas: PM
07:51 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Commonwealth countries to exert pressure on the Myanmar government to stop persecution on its Rohingya citizens and take them back from Bangladesh at the earliest...
Facebook admits up to 270m users are fake
05:39 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayFacebook has admitted that up to 270m accounts on the social network are illegitimate, raising questions over the social network's integrity as it is under pressure over Russian meddling in elections across the world...
Govt gets more time to publish judges’ conduct rules
05:16 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayThe Supreme Court on Sunday extended time for the government up to December 3 to issue a gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges...
19 dead as Typhoon Damrey batters Vietnam
04:21 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayAt least 19 people have died and a dozen are missing after Typhoon Damrey barrelled into Vietnam, authorities said Sunday, just days before the country welcomes world leaders to the APEC summit...
Kohli turns 29, celebrates birthday with teammates
03:41 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundayIndia cricket Virat Kohli celebrated his 29th birthday with his teammates after the 2nd ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot. It wasn't the perfect occasion for Kohli to bring in his birthday...
Saudi princes, ex-ministers arrested in anti-graft purge
02:34 AM, 05 Nov 2017 SundaySaudi Arabia arrested 10 princes and dozens of former government ministers on Saturday, reports said, in a major purge immediately after an anti-corruption commission was established...