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Joke of the Day: Jan 16, 2016

03:48 AM, 16 Jan 2016 Saturday

Why are you late in class?
Kid: Because of parents fight.
Teacher: How their fight can make you late?
Kid: Because one shoe was with mom and other was with dad!

Al-Qaeda attack on Burkina hotel kills 20

03:27 AM, 16 Jan 2016 Saturday

At least 20 people have been killed and another 15 wounded in an ongoing Al-Qaeda attack on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso popular with United Nations staff and westerners.

Joke of the Day: Jan 15, 2016

01:09 PM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

In marriage, daughter runs and goes back to her room.
Mother stops her on the way and says: please do not go back, just go with your hubby.
Daughter: Please leave me, I am just going back to take my phone charger, it is gonna die!

National poem festival on February

12:56 PM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

A 30th National poem festival is going to start at central library premises of Dhaka University (DU) on February 1.

Oil prices bounce back from 12-year lows

11:07 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Oil prices rose from 12-year lows Thursday in action seen as a technical bounce after they collapsed below $30 a barrel this week amid ongoing global oversupply.

BNP backed 2 councilors detained after oath

10:15 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Two councilors backed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were detained by a detective branch of police after taking oath and another was able to flee at Shaheed Titu Auditorium in Bogra municipality on Friday.

Miscreants hacked JP leader in Rangpur

09:59 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Yeasir Ahmed, member secretary of Jatiya Party (JP) of Rangpur metropolitan unit was hacked severely in front of the city’s Munshipara graveyard on Friday noon.

Huge devotees join at Ijtema’s Jummah prayers

09:42 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

A large number of devotees joined Jummah prayers at Biswa Ijtema ground on the eastern bank of Turag on Friday.

Police beat DSCC official

09:32 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

An official of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) was beaten by police on Friday after six days of harassing Bangladesh Bank official.

Bangladesh scalp Zimbabwe by 4 wickets

08:58 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Bangladesh scalped visiting Zimbabwe by 4 wickets in the first of a four-match Twenty20 international series at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Friday.

Habiganj Jamaat ameer among 14 detained

08:39 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Habiganj district’s Jamaat ameer among fourteen top leaders were detained from Sadar upazila on Friday morning.

‘Metro rail construction to start on March’

07:28 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Kader said the construction of Metro rail will begin on March.

Apple patent hints at better iPhone speakers

07:03 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

A new patent granted to Apple hints that the company is working on better speakers with higher-audio quality output, which could be a part of future versions of the iPhone, MacBooks, iPads, etc.

Coffee may help stick to your fitness regime: study

06:57 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

For people struggling to stick to their fitness plans, a simple cup of coffee may help, a new study suggests.

I was physically abused: Kangana

06:50 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Kangana Ranaut spoke her heart out at the launch of journalist Barkha Dutt’s book, The Unquiet Land on Thursday.

 

Japan tour bus veers off mountain road: 14 killed

06:45 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Fourteen people were killed when a bus ferrying tourists to a ski resort in central Japan rolled off a mountain roadway in the early hours of Friday morning, according to local authorities.

Truck crash kills 4 workers

06:17 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

Four workers were crashed to death by truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Yousuf Nagar area of Awshkandi under Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district.

Biswa Ijtema’s 2nd phase begins

06:04 AM, 15 Jan 2016 Friday

The second phase of Biswa Ijtema began on Friday morning on the bank of Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of the capital.

58 DU students get Dean`s Award

12:45 PM, 14 Jan 2016 Thursday

Fifty eight meritorious students from various departments under the Faculty of Biological Sciences of Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded "Dean`s Award"...

PRAN signs export deal with Yemen

12:19 PM, 14 Jan 2016 Thursday

For the first time, PRAN, a processed food company in Bangladesh will export $2.1 million worth of products to Yemen..