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Akheri munajat of Bishwa Ijtema tomorrow
12:11 PM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
The "Akheri Munajat" of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema on the banks of river Turag at Tongi will be offered on Sunday, ending the three-day annual Muslim congregation...
Nearly half of US stocks are in a bear market
11:41 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
There hasn`t been a bear market in the U.S. since the Great Recession. And even after the atrocious start to 2016, Wall Street isn`t close to a bear market...
Interview for IU special quota begins
11:21 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Interview for the admission of special quota of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia under academic session 2015-16 began on Saturday...
Bangabandhu`s Homecoming Day tomorrow
11:09 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
The 45th Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed in the city as elsewhere in the country with elaborate programmes on Sunday...
Student shot in clash at Ideal College
10:56 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
One student named Naymur Rashid Nabil (18) shot in a clash between two groups at capital’s Ideal College around 12:30pm on Saturday...
Nasim urges medical students to discard active politics
10:17 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Saturday urged medical students to refrain from any kind of active politics and instead, concentrate on study to become highly rated doctors...
Liverpool escape with draw at Exeter
09:59 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
League Two Exeter were denied a memorable FA Cup upset as a barely recognisable Liverpool side came from behind to force a third-round replay...
`El Chapo` returned to Mexico prison
09:31 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been recaptured and sent back to the maximum-security prison he escaped from six months ago...
8642 killed in road accident in 2015
08:53 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
A total of 8642 people were killed and 21855 were injured in 2015 across the country in Bangladesh.
Joke of the Day: Jan 09, 2016
06:39 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman:
`And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?` the reporter asked.
She simply replied, `No peer pressure.`
Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services resume
06:31 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
The ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route on Saturday resumed morning after more than 7-hour halt due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
2 more devotees die at Ijtema venue
06:21 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Two more devotees died from a heart attack on Friday midnight at Biswa Ijtema venue, being held on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.
85 detained with drugs in Chittagong
06:13 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Police in separate drives detained eighty five people along with drugs on Friday night.
Flight interrupts at Shahjalal airport
05:29 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Number of flights faced problem to land at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka due to severe fog on Saturday morning.
3 killed in Chuadanga road accident
05:21 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Three people were killed and ten others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with another bus in Chuadanga on Saturday morning.
Non-bailable warrant against Dhoni
04:05 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
A court in Ananthapur on Friday issued a non-bailable warrant against cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in connection with a case of hurting religious sentiments by posing as Lord Vishnu on the cover photo of a magazine.
US economy shows resilience with robust hiring in December
03:58 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
The US economy capped a strong year of jobs growth with stellar December data, demonstrating resilience amid slowing global growth, China`s turmoil, and the steep decline of the oil sector.
5G tech commercialize by 2020!
03:52 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) began to research and test 5G technology with the aim of commercialising it by 2020, the media reported.
Anushka finalized as lead opposite Salman in ‘Sultan’
03:47 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has been finalised as the female lead opposite superstar Salman Khan for the upcoming film “Sultan”, said a statement from Yash Raj Films on Friday.
Exercise counter obesity genes, and make you thinner
03:43 AM, 09 Jan 2016 Saturday
While genes may influence our likelihood of being overweight or obese, a new study has found that a physically active lifestyle can blunt the effects of inherited obesity genes.