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2nd phase of Upazila Parishad polls begins

11:32 AM, 18 Mar 2019 Monday

The 2nd phase of the 5th Upazila Parishad elections begins in the country today with balloting in 116 upazilas in 16 districts. The polling started at 8 am and it will continue till 4 pm without any break.

Tigers urged to move on from Christchurch bloodshed

05:25 PM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) advised the players to move on from the dreadful incident in Christchurch where they survived a close shaves.

HBO confirms episode lengths for ‘Game of Thrones’ final season

04:43 PM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

With just under a month to go till the final season of Game of Thrones hits our screen, HBO has...

NZ wants answers from tech giants after mosque attack livestream

03:53 PM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday said she would be looking for answers...

50 killed by flash floods in Indonesia’s Papua

03:16 PM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

At least 50 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province, an...

Govt working for worthy future of children: PM

02:56 PM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her firm commitment to give a ‘bright future’ to the children by building Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous one freeing from hunger, poverty and illiteracy. “We have been working with a target to give the children...

Nation celebrates Bangabandhu’s birthday

01:09 PM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

The country is celebrating the 100th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day-2019 today in a befitting manner. On this day in 1920, Bangabandhu, the vivacious leader of the Bangalee nation...

President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu

12:18 PM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here this morning paid rich...

NZ PM says got ‘manifesto’ from gunman ‘9 minutes before attack’

11:40 AM, 17 Mar 2019 Sunday

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her office received a "manifesto" from the gunman suspected of killing 50 people in two Christchurch mosques minutes before Friday's attack. "I was one of more than 30 recipients of the manifesto...

‘What’s next?’: Christchurch Muslims struggle with shock, fear

05:47 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

A few months ago, Christchurch’s Linwood Mosque proudly laid down new carpets in its halls.

Imam of attacked New Zealand mosque says ‘we still love this country’

05:27 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

An imam who was leading prayers at a Christchurch mosque when a gunman brandishing...

‘I’ll walk with you’: Kiwi mosque massacre prompts flood of support

05:04 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

Kiwis have responded to the Christchurch mosque massacres with an outpouring of interfaith...

PRAN bags $0.5m export order at ANUFOOD fair in Brazil

04:07 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

PRAN, a leading food processor in the country, participated at ANUFOOD Fair in Brazil for the...

NZ shooting: Linwood mosque ‘hero’ tackled gunman, grabbed weapon

03:18 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

A survivor of the shooting at Christchurch's Linwood mosque has revealed how his friend risked his life to tackle the gunman and wrestle away the weapon. Syed Mazharuddin witnessed the attack and said he heard gunshots and could tell the shooter was very close.

YouTube star to be first female US late-night talk host in decades

01:45 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

Major television channel NBC has tapped YouTube star Lilly Singh to helm a late-night talk...

Bangladesh to send cricket team abroad after security review: PM

01:11 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today categorically said that Bangladesh in future will send its cricket team abroad after examining and reviewing the security measures of the host countries. “In the future, whenever we send our cricket team abroad we will do...

Tech companies scramble to remove New Zealand shooting video

12:43 PM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

Internet companies scrambled Friday to remove graphic video filmed by a gunman in the New...

New Zealand mosque attack suspect charged with murder

11:25 AM, 16 Mar 2019 Saturday

A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power sign as he appeared in a New Zealand court Saturday charged with murder. Australian-born 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant stood in the dock wearing handcuffs and a white prison smock...

PM condemns shooting at New Zealand mosques

04:44 PM, 15 Mar 2019 Friday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today strongly condemned the shooting at two mosques in New...

49 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings

04:34 PM, 15 Mar 2019 Friday

Some 49 people were killed in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, in what prime minister Jacinda Ardern said was a terrorist attack. The massacre by at least one gunman during Friday prayers in the city of Christchurch is the country’s worst ever mass shooting...