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10 killed in Turkey train derailment

08:55 AM, 09 Jul 2018 Monday

Ten people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, the health ministry said...

Amjad Khan’s 3rd death anniv observed

09:39 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

The third death anniversary of reputed entrepreneur and industrialist Major General (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury was observed on Sunday...

The best times to use the airplane restroom

09:15 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

When nature calls, there are few worse places to be than 30,000 feet in the sky. But for passengers on a long-haul flight, it’s impossible to avoid the airplane bathroom...

Women’s reserve seats in JS to remain for 25 more years

08:35 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

The Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday amended the constitution to keep undisrupted the provision of the 50 women’s reserve seats in the House for 25 more years...

PM distributes National Film Awards-2016

08:07 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday distributed “The National Film Awards-2016” at a gala function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city...

Nasim orders action against three doctors of Max Hospital

07:11 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Sunday asked Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) to take stern actions against three doctors of Max Hospital over the tragic death of Rafia, daughter of a journalist...

Four of Thai football team rescued from cave

06:23 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Four boys have exited a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they have been trapped for more than two weeks, a senior member of rescue operation's medical team said on Sunday. Authorities in northern Chiang Rai province began the dangerous mission to bring out the 12 boys and their soccer coach earlier on Sunday...

Quota reform committee to collect information

05:20 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

The seven-member quota reform committee would collect information on the quota system from home and abroad. The decision was taken on Sunday at the first meeting of the quota reform committee with its convenor Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam...

AL to accord mass reception to PM July 21

04:20 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Awami League will accord a mass reception to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 3 pm on July 21 at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan for the incumbent government’s outstanding contribution and achievements to the country’s development...

57 dead as Japan scrambles to rescue Japan flood victims

04:15 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

The death toll from record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Sunday to at least 57, officials said, as rescue workers and troops struggled in the mud and water to save lives...

Brazil’s Fernandinho target of racist insults after WC own goal

04:08 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho and family members have been victims of racist insults on social media since his World Cup own goal on Friday, when Brazil was eliminated by Belgium in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Russia...

PM for creating competent manpower to sustain in global race

02:16 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said laid importance on creating competent manpower to sustain in the tough global race. “The world is progressing fast and Bangladesh has to keep pace with the race. So we want to build up our children in that way and education is the main key to win the race,” she said...

Quota reform committee holds first meeting

01:49 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

The seven-member committee formed “to review or reform or cancel” the quota system for the civil service sat for its first meeting on Sunday...

Zakir Naik will never get access to Bangladesh: HT Imam

01:11 PM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Promising full cooperation in India's quest to bring controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik back to the country, a close aide of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said today that Bangladesh will never allow its territory to be used by elements hostile to New Delhi...

Operation to rescue Thai boys in flooded cave starts

11:02 AM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

The operation has begun to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who will need to dive out of the flooded Thai cave where they have been trapped for more than two weeks, with officials saying Sunday morning that “today is D-Day.”

Mithun’s son and wife get bail, son’s wedding postponed

10:26 AM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

A court in New Delhi on Saturday granted anticipatory bail to Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty's son Mahaakshay and his wife Yogita Bali who have been booked for rape and cheating...

N Korea calls US attitude toward talks ‘gangster-like’

09:44 AM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a dose of harsh reality to Donald Trump, bashing hopes for a quick denuclearization deal in a pointed rebuke to the president's top envoy while accusing the U.S. of making "gangster-like" demands...

Croatia beat Russia on penalties to set up England semi-final

08:58 AM, 08 Jul 2018 Sunday

Russia’s World Cup dream ended within agonising sight of the semi-finals as they went down 4-3 on penalties to Croatia on Saturday after another gallant performance in front of their fanatical fans which again belied their lowly ranking...

England end 28-year wait to reach WC semis

09:57 PM, 07 Jul 2018 Saturday

England qualified for the football World Cup semi-finals after beating Sweden 2-0 on Saturday.

Verification helps solution for Rohingya: UN

09:08 PM, 07 Jul 2018 Saturday

The United Nations has expressed its hope the ongoing verifying process of Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar will help to find solutions for forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals who fled to Bangladesh following military crackdown in Rakhine state...