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Tigers’ preparation camp for Asia Cup begins
05:06 PM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayThe Bangladesh national cricket team began their preparation camp for the Asia Cup...
Facebook bans Myanmar army chief over rights abuses
04:07 PM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayFacebook says it's banning 20 Myanmarese individuals and organizations, including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing -- the commander-in-chief of the nation's armed forces -- and the military's Myawady television network.
Iran to open lawsuit against US sanctions at ICJ
03:44 PM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayIran will argue Monday against renewed sanctions imposed by the United States, as a bitter legal battle between Tehran and Washington opens before the UN’s top court...
Salah demands answers from Egyptian FA
02:56 PM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayMohamed Salah has demanded answers from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) as his...
Myanmar generals had ‘genocidal intent’ against Rohingya: UN
02:39 PM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayMyanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent” and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, U.N. investigators said on Monday...
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3
01:37 PM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three as the low over northwest bay and adjoining area intensified into a well-marked low over northwest bay and adjoining Odisha-West Bengal Coast...
US-Bangla pilot was mentally stressed, reckless: Nepal report
12:44 PM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayThe pilot of the US-Bangla plane that crashed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport in March, killing 51 people, appears to have lied to the control tower during the landing procedure and was smoking continuously inside the cockpit during the one-hour flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu...
Verdict postponed in Myanmar’s case against Reuters journalists
11:22 AM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayThe verdict in Myanmar’s prosecution of two Reuters reporters accused of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act was postponed on Monday until Sept. 3 because the judge overseeing the case is sick, a court official said...
Pakistan bans VIP protocol at airports across country
10:20 AM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayThe Pakistan government has banned VIP protocol given by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to influential people at airports across the country, the media reported on Monday...
Ex-Vatican envoy urges Pope Francis to resign over abuse case
09:31 AM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayA senior Vatican official called on Pope Francis to resign, accusing the pontiff of failing to act sooner on sexual abuse allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick...
Uber ‘to focus on bikes over cars’
08:29 AM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayUber says it plans to focus more on its electric scooter and bike business, and less on cars, despite the fact it could hurt profits...
2 shot dead in shooting at Florida gaming venue
08:12 AM, 27 Aug 2018 MondayTwo people have been shot dead by a gunman at an entertainment complex in Jacksonville, Florida, police say. They named the killer as David Katz, 24, from Baltimore, who then shot himself dead at the scene. No other suspects are being sought. Eleven people were injured in the incident...
Cricketer Mosaddek’s wife files case against him
09:39 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayBangladesh cricketer Mosaddek Hossain’s wife Samia Sharmin filed a domestic violence case against him with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court No. 1 of Mymensingh on August 26. It is learnt that Mosaddek tied the knot with her cousin Samia Sharmin in the presence of family members on October 28 in 2012 following a love affair...
Govt to import 1 lakh tonnes coal: Nasrul
09:37 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayThe government has decided to import one lakh tonnes of coal for meeting emergency demand of the country, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid...
ICCB calls Rohingya crisis “worst manmade disaster”
08:32 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayThe International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) has described the Rohingya crisis as the worst manmade disaster, saying that it has created a multidimensional problem for Bangladesh. “As of February 2018, the United Nations estimates that almost...
Bangladesh post 3-1 win over Thailand in Asian Games Hockey
08:25 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayAshraful Islam Rana scored a brace as Bangladesh national hockey team posted a 3-1 win over Thailand 3-1 in their fourth Pool B match at GBK Hockey Field held on Sunday in Jakarta...
No scope for including BNP in interim-govt: Quader
07:02 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said there is no scope for BNP to be included in the interim government...
Barcelona, Atletico secure narrow wins
06:40 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayOusmane Dembele’s second-half strike was the difference as reigning La Liga champions Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win away to newly-promoted Valladolid on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the campaign...
Govt approves four new medical colleges: Nasim
06:35 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayHealth Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said the government has approved four new state-run medical colleges and hospitals to be set up in Magura, Naogaon, Nilphamari and Netrakona districts...
BNP’s existence to be endangered by boycotting next polls: Tofail
06:06 PM, 26 Aug 2018 SundayAwami League Advisory Council Member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said BNP has no alternative other than joining the next general elections under the present government since the party will face existence crisis in case of election boycott...