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Rakhine is home of Rohingyas: Canada’s special envoy
09:03 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayCanadian Prime Minister’s special envoy to Myanmar Bob Rae on Monday called for more international engagements for safe repatriation of Rohingyas saying that Myanmar’s Rakhine state is their homeland and described the crisis as a “too bigger” problem for Bangladesh...
UK foreign minister Boris Johnson resigns
08:34 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayBritish foreign minister Boris Johnson resigned on Monday, following former-Brexit minister...
BNP out to hatch conspiracy centering quota movement: Quader
08:16 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday charged the BNP with hatching conspiracy centering the quota reform movement in the wake of the party’s failure to wage any anti-government agitation...
Duke of Sussex to attend 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam
07:47 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayThe Duke of Sussex will join Sentebale Let Youth Lead Advocates from Lesotho and...
4-day BGB-BGP conference begins in Dhaka
06:49 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayA four-day conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar’s Border Guard...
BB to hold meeting with economists on Wednesday
06:37 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayBangladesh Bank (BB) will hold a consultation with economists and business leaders on Wednesday for taking suggestions on upcoming Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the first half of the 2018-19 financial year...
Eight of 13 young footballers rescued from Thai cave
05:37 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayRescue divers have headed back inside a flooded cave complex in Thailand to rescue more members of the stranded soccer team — and appear to have made their first rescue of the day...
Qubee announces plan to switch to LTE
05:17 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayAugere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Limited (AWBBL) which has been offering broadband internet service in Bangladesh with the brand name of “Qubee” on Monday announced its plan of switching to LTE (4G) Services all over the country in phase...
Second phase of Thai cave rescue operation underway
04:54 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayThai authorities said the second phase of the operation to rescue a youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave was underway Monday, a day after four boys were pulled from the complex after more than two weeks underground.
DU restricts to outsiders
04:10 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayDhaka University authorities on Monday announced that they would not allow any outsider to roam around the university campus without permission of the relevant officials.
Cabinet okays draft of Jatiya Krishi Niti-2018
04:03 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayThe cabinet has given approval to the draft of the Jatiya Krishi Niti-2018 with an objective of making the agriculture sector safe and profitable for farmers and attaining food and nutrition security for the people...
Strike at Ctg pvt hospitals withdrawn
02:32 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayIndefinite strike at private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres in Chittagong was withdrawn on Monday. Confirmg the matter, Private Hospital and Diagnosis Owner’s Association General Secretary Dr Liakat Ali, said they withdrew the strike temporarily considering the sufferings of patients and the situation...
Stay order on BFUJ polls withdrawn
01:39 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayA Labour Court in Dhaka has withdrawn its stay order on the election of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ). Chairman of the First Labour Court Dr Shah Jahan passed the order on Monday following a petition filed by Molla Jalal, a president candidate of BFUJ polls, seeking withdrawal of the stay order...
Bangladeshi killed in Saudi terror attack
01:09 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayA member of Saudi Arabia’s security forces and a Bangladeshi national were killed in an attack on a security checkpoint in Buraidah, a city in Qassim Province north of the capital Riyadh, the state news agency said on Sunday...
Japan says death toll from floods climbs to 100
12:52 PM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayThe Japanese government says at least 100 people have died or are presumed dead from the heavy rains, floods and mudslides that have struck western Japan...
BNP observing 7-hr hunger strike
11:51 AM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayBNP is observing a seven-hour token hunger strike protesting the Supreme Court order upholding its stay on bail granted by the High Court to Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed in Cumilla. The demonstration is being held at the Mahanagar Natyamancha in Dhaka’s Gulistan from 9am to 4pm on Monday...
Bangladesh should liberalise its import rules: Tripura CM
11:28 AM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayIndian state Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday, demanded that Bangladesh should liberalise its import rules so that the products from Tripura could be easily exported to the neighbouring country...
UK woman dies after being exposed to nerve agent novichok
09:41 AM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayA woman who was exposed to the nerve agent novichok in Amesbury, Wiltshire, has died in hospital, reports The Guardian. The Metropolitan police have launched a murder investigation after Dawn Sturgess, 44, from Durrington, died on Sunday after handling an item contaminated with the nerve agent on 30 June.
Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns
09:17 AM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayBrexit Secretary David Davis has resigned from the UK government. His resignation comes days after Theresa May secured the cabinet's backing for her Brexit plan despite claims from critics that it was "soft". Mr Davis was appointed to the post in 2016 and was responsible for negotiating the UK's EU withdrawal...
10 killed in Turkey train derailment
08:55 AM, 09 Jul 2018 MondayTen people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, the health ministry said...