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James’ birthday today
06:36 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayToday is the birthday of celebrated singer, guitarist, and composer Faruq Mahfuz Anam who known by his stage name James...
We’ve proved, we can: PM
06:02 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina beamed with exaltation and cheer at the first installation of a span on the country's biggest infrastructure Padma Bridge project. "Yes, we've proved, we can ... I'm very happy," she said while exchanging views with leaders...
Nobel 2017 season opens today with medicine prize
05:30 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayThis year's Nobel season opens Monday with the announcement of the medicine prize, turning the page on Bob Dylan's literature prize stunner that stole the spotlight in last year's award season...
3 killed as truck, pickup van collide in Rangpur
04:49 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayThree people were killed and three others injured after a truck and a pickup van collided head-on on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Mithapukur Upazila in Rangpur around 6am on Monday. The deceased are Monwara Begum, 40, Mojnu Miah, 35, Abdul Kuddus Miah, 60, hailing from Bogra...
Dying woman molested on bridge by bystander
04:18 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayA woman victim of the stampede, seconds from breathing her last, was molested by a bystander as she lay atop a pile of victims on the foot overbridge (FOB) on Friday, a video clip...
Who are the Catalans?
03:50 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayThe Catalans are the people who live in the "Paisos Catalans", or Catalan Countries, which include Valencia, the Balearic Islands, parts of the Spanish region of Aragon, Roussillon...
Schools reopen in Rakhine, but Rohingya still flee
02:49 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayMyanmar has reopened schools for ethnic Rakhine children in townships hit hard by recent communal violence declaring “stability” has returned, state-backed media said today...
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar minister arrives in Dhaka
02:29 AM, 02 Oct 2017 MondayMinister of the Office of State Counselor of Myanmar Kyaw Tint Swe arrived in the capital on Sunday night to discuss the Rohingya issue with Bangladesh authorities. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has sent the minister as her representative to Dhaka...
Two dead in knife attack in France’s Marseille
03:03 PM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayTwo people, including one woman, are dead following a knife attack at the main train station in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, according to the French interior ministry.
208 RMG factories to be turned into world standard green ones: Tofail
02:43 PM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayCommerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said the government is working to modernize country’s 208 readymade garment (RMG) factories into world standard green ones with safe working conditions,
Govt to provide solar power to Rohingya camps: Quader
02:32 PM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government will provide solar power to Rohingya camps in the district.
Bangladesh lose three in chase of 424
01:44 PM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayBangladesh lost two wickets without a run in the very first over of their second innings as they chase 424 against South Africa on the fourth day of the opening Test at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom on Sunday.
Du Plessis, Bavuma help SA lead grow quickly
11:09 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayFaf du Plessis led South Africa’s push for quick runs against Bangladesh on the fourth morning in Senwes Park, with a brisk, unbeaten 77, as the home side added 149 runs in 29.1 overs in the session to swell their lead to 379 runs.
Sri Lanka arrests 6 in hunt for monks who attacked refugees
10:51 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundaySri Lankan police said Sunday (Oct 1) they have arrested six people in their hunt for a mob led by Buddhist monks who attacked Rohingya refugees last week.
Spanish police clash with angry Catalans
10:03 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundaySpanish riot police clashed with Catalan voters in Barcelona on Sunday as the controversial referendum on breaking away from Spain began.
India opens 2 border crossing points with Bangladesh, Myanmar
08:33 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayIndia has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, a reflection of its growing closeness with the two eastern neighbours...
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar minister to arrive Dhaka tonight
08:12 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayMyanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is sending Minister of the Office of Myanmar’s State Counsellor Kyaw Tint Swe to Bangladesh amid international pressure over the Rakhine State crisis in which her government stands accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’...
7 killed as bus plunges into ditch in Comilla
06:49 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayAt least seven people were killed and twenty others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Chandina upazila in Comilla at 11.45am on Sunday. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
Closely watching Myanmar crisis, ready to provide aid: Thailand
06:02 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayThailand’s foreign ministry, in a rare statement on an ongoing crisis in neighboring Myanmar’s Rakhine state, said late on Saturday that it was “closely following the situation” and would...
Germany celebrates first gay marriages
05:38 AM, 01 Oct 2017 SundayGermany celebrates its first gay marriages on Sunday as same-sex unions become legal after decades of struggle, but campaigners say the battle for equal rights isn't over yet...