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Bangladesh announces squad for South Africa series
11:34 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa.
Cabinet okays proposal to sign UN nuclear weapon ban treaty
11:19 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayThe Cabinet approved a proposal for signing the “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”, a legally binding instrument of the UN prohibiting nuclear weapons.
Shakib granted short break from Tests
10:39 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayThe BCB has granted Shakib Al Hasan the break he had requested from Test cricket, but for a shorter duration than the six months he had asked for. Shakib will be allowed to rest during Bangladesh’s tour of South Africa
Exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh crosses 7 lakh
07:20 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayAround 3 lakh Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in the last 15-day since violence erupted in the Rakhine state of Myanmar in August 25 and the number of refugee crosses 7 lakh...
Biometric registration of Rohingyas from today
06:15 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayRohingya refugees who have fled Rakhine state of Myanmar to Bangladesh will be registered in a biometric way from Monday...
Shakib wants 6-month break from Test cricket
05:40 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayShakib Al Hasan has submitted a letter to the BCB requesting a break from Test cricket for six months. The board will discuss the matter on Monday afternoon, hours before it is scheduled...
72 Rohingyas detained from Dhaka, Ctg-bound buses
05:10 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayRapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 72 Rohingya refugees from Dhaka and Chittagong-bound buses while fleeing Cox’s Bazar on Sunday night...
Iraq holding 1400 foreign wives, children of suspected IS fighters
04:25 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayIraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State fighters after government forces expelled the jihadist group from one of its last remaining...
3 launches capsize in Shariatpur, over 50 missing
03:36 AM, 11 Sep 2017 MondayOver 50 people went missing after three launches capsized in Padma River at Noria Wabda Launch Ghat in Shariatpur early Monday...
NOVOAIR adds 4th ATR in fleet
03:55 PM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayNOVOAIR, one of the country’s private airlines, today added its fourth 68-seater ATR 72-500 aircraft in its fleet. The aircraft landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12.57 pm.
Wenger questions Neymar’s motives at PSG
02:18 PM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayThe Arsenal boss feels financial reward or the desire to become a central figure encouraged the Brazilian to leave Barcelona for PSG.
Govt. to rehabilitee Rohingyas on 2,000 acres land in Ukhia
01:29 PM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today the government will allocate 2,000 acres of land at Ukhia Upazila in Cox’s Bazar to rehabilitate the fleeing Rohingyas from violence in Rakhine state aimed at stopping their spread out across the
President proposes creation of UN-run “safe zone” for Rohingyas
12:48 PM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayPresident M Abdul Hamid today proposed creation of a “safe zone” for displaced Myanmar nationals under UN initiatives and supports of organisations like OIC as he met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on OIC summit sidelines here.
Quader hopes India to stand by Bangladesh over Rohingya issue
12:38 PM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today expressed his hope that neighboring country India will stand by Bangladesh over the Rohingya issue
Separated Tofa-Tahura go home after successful operation
12:30 PM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayTofa and Tahura, the 10-month-old babies from Gaibandha, left hospital for home today after getting well following a complicated surgical operation separating the conjoined twins.
Army slashed my mother’s throat: Rohingya refugee
12:10 PM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayA Rohingya refugee alleged Myanmar army slashed an elderly woman’s throat in front of her dear ones in Rakhine State of Myanmar.
UN appeals for aid as Rohingya refugee exodus nears 3 lakh
09:11 AM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayThe United Nations has appealed for aid to deal with a humanitarian crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh after the number of Muslim Rohingya fleeing Myanmar neared 300,000...
PM to visit Ukhia to meet Rohingya refugees Tuesday
08:38 AM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Kutupalong Refugee Camp of Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday to meet Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state...
3 Rohingya Muslims killed in landmine blast on border
07:01 AM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayThree Rohingya Muslims were killed and three others injured in landmine blast while fleeing Myanmar as the country plants explosives at its border with Bangladesh to prevent the return of the stateless minority...
PM opens country’s 2nd submarine cable
06:23 AM, 10 Sep 2017 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the submarine cable landing station at Kuakata and SMW-5 consortium submarine cable system through a videoconference from her Gano bhaban...