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Hearing on illegal structures eviction on Turag Oct 29
11:05 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayThe High Court (HC) today set October 29 to hold hearing on a plea seeking its directions to evict 30 illegal structures raised along Turag riverbank on both sides of Kamarpara Bridge in Tongi.
Teletalk to give 20 lakh free SIMs to women
10:33 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayState-own mobile operator Teletalk will provide 20 lakh SIMs (subscriber identification module) to women free of cost for their empowerment through easy access to internet and low-cost phone calls.
‘We have no fear’: 450,000 rally against Spain takeover
10:00 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayMoments after Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced that Spain would assume control of Catalonia’s government, the streets of Catalonia’s capital were once again filled with noise.
Facebook Messenger can now send money with PayPal
08:56 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayFacebook is making a new push into the payments space by expanding its partnership with PayPal...
Indian FM arrives in Dhaka
08:26 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayIndian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has arrived in the capital on a two-day official visit to review bilateral issues. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali received her at Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport at 1.37pm on Sunday...
South Africa to bat first after winning toss
08:09 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundaySouth Africa won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh at East London on Sunday.
How Facebook, Google are leading us to a ‘world without mind’
06:52 AM, 22 Oct 2017 Sunday“We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know what you’re thinking about.”
Argentina announce squad for Russia friendly, 8 stars omitted
06:41 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayArgentina have announced their squad for their upcoming friendly against Russia, and eight big stars have been left off the list...
US billionaire launches campaign to impeach Trump
06:24 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayBig money is pouring into the effort in impeach US president Donald Trump...
Duchamp’s moustachioed Mona Lisa sells for $750,000
06:13 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayOne of Marcel Duchamp’s reproductions of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, on to which he pencilled a beard and moustache, has sold for €632,500 ($750,000) at Sotheby’s in Paris...
National Road Safety Day today
05:47 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayThe National Road Safety Day is being observed today amid different programmes including rally and discussion in the capital...
Sarfraz reports fixing offer made to him
05:10 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundaySarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, had been approached to fix games but he immediately informed the team management, according to reports on Saturday. The approach was made ahead of the third One-Day International in Abu Dhabi...
Suu Kyi 100 percent to blame: Yunus
04:17 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayIn what the United Nations has called "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", in recent weeks more than half a million majority-Muslim Rohingya have fled Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh...
Barcelona planning to offer Messi ‘lifetime’ contract
03:21 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayLionel Messi has not yet signed his new four-year contract with Barcelona but the club say they are already preparing to offer him a lifetime deal, similar to the one signed by Andres Iniesta earlier this month...
63rd death anniversary of Jibanananda Das today
03:05 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayToday is the 63rd death anniversary of Jibanananda Das, a Bengali poet, writer, novelist and essayist...
Rohingya crisis: UN chief talks to PM over phone
02:40 AM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her call to the international community including the United Nations to put more pressure on the Myanmar government for taking back their nationals from Bangladesh and their peaceful rehabilitation in their homeland...
Ferry services at Paturia-Daulatdia resume
03:44 PM, 21 Oct 2017 SaturdayFerry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed after 10 hours as the weather situation improved.
Tigers looking to salvage lost pride
03:35 PM, 21 Oct 2017 SaturdayTigers with their backs at the wall would be looking to salvage some of their lost pride...
No way for govt changeover without polls: Nasim
03:23 PM, 21 Oct 2017 SaturdayHealth and Family Welfare Minister and Awami League Presidium Member Mohammed Nasim today said there is no option for changeover of government without polls.
BCB announces 14-man T20 squad for SA
02:06 PM, 21 Oct 2017 SaturdayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced 14-member T20 squad for the Tigers...