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Three killed in Noakhali road accident
10:18 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayThree people were killed and 18 others injured as two buses collided head-on at Sebarhat under...
Myanmar rejects Bangladesh ‘safety zone’ proposal
09:13 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayThe Myanmar government has rejected a proposal by Bangladeshi government to create a “safety zone” in the territory of Myanmar bordering the neighbouring country, said a spokesperson from the Office of State Counsellor...
Give topmost priority to human rights: PM
08:20 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the fresh police officers for giving topmost priority to fundamental rights of the people, human rights and establishing rule of law while...
22 dead as boat capsizes in India
08:00 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayAt least 22 people drowned after their over-loaded boat capsized in Yamuna river in Baghpat district on Thursday, the police said...
Rohingya youth jailed for attempted suicide
06:44 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayA 19-year-old Rohingya youth who tried to set himself on fire at a rally in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia recently wept in the dock when he was charged with attempted suicide...
2 more Rohingya bodies recovered from Naf River
06:28 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayPolice on Thursday morning recovered two more bodies of Rohingya people, who tried to enter Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar, after another boat capsized in Naf River...
Uganda’s Makerere University investigates degree cheats
06:08 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayOne of Africa's most prestigious universities is investigating how 300 students managed to get their degree results changed...
India launches first bullet train project
04:41 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayJapan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for India's first high-speed train in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's native state of Gujarat on Thursday...
5 Nobel laureates urge Suu Kyi to defend Rohingya Muslims
04:28 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayFive women who won the Nobel peace prize have told Aung San Suu Kyi she has a personal and moral responsibility to defend the Rohingya people in Burma...
India sends relief for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
03:52 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayIndia on Thursday began Operation Insaniyat to provide humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh which is dealing with an influx of tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing...
World XI beat Pakistan to level series 1-1
03:32 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayWorld XI beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 international to level the three-match series at 1-1 at Lahore's Gaddafi stadium on Wednesday...
Sopranos and Goodfellas actor Vincent dies
03:22 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayVeteran American actor Frank Vincent, known for roles in the TV series The Sopranos and several Martin Scorsese films, has died at the age of 78, US media report...
PM to visit Rajshahi today
03:05 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Rajshahi on Thursday to attend a passing-out parade and lay foundation stone of some development projects...
25 killed in Malaysia religious school blaze
02:37 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayAt least 25 students and teachers have been killed in a fire at a religious school in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, officials say. The fire at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah broke out in the early hours of the morning...
UN urges Myanmar to end Rohingya violence
02:26 AM, 14 Sep 2017 ThursdayUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council called on Myanmar's government to end its military campaign against the Rohingya Muslims...
Diplomats visit Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar
03:43 PM, 13 Sep 2017 WednesdayForeign diplomats stationed in Dhaka today visited different Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf in the district to know for themselves about the condition of the ill-fated Rohingya...
2,36,500 people to get job in ICT sector, PM tells JS
03:40 PM, 13 Sep 2017 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has undertaken initiatives to set up Hi-Tech Park, Software Technology Park and IT Village in the country aimed at creating...
Gunmen forcibly enter UN human rights office in Burundi
03:26 PM, 13 Sep 2017 WednesdaySeveral gunmen forcibly entered the Burundi office of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, officials said Wednesday. The break-in occurred a week after a new U.N...
Saudi Arabia ‘detains’ over 20 preachers
03:15 PM, 13 Sep 2017 WednesdaySaudi Arabia has detained more preachers and scholars, activists said, two days after the reported arrest of more than 20 individuals, including prominent Saudi intellectuals...
Myanmar says 176 Rohingya villages now empty
02:43 PM, 13 Sep 2017 WednesdayMyanmar’s presidential spokesman says 176 ethnic Rohingya villages are now empty after all of their residents fled during recent violence in Rakhine state. Zaw Htay said there had been a total of 471 Rohingya villages in three townships...