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Indian citizen held with 12.3kg gold at Dhaka airport
01:07 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayCustoms officials have arrested an Indian national along with 22 gold bars, weighing 12.3kg, at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Thursday...
Ex-RAB officer allegedly ‘picked up’
12:20 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayA group of plainclothes men, identifying themselves as detectives, allegedly picked up Ex-RAB officer Hasinur Rahman from his house at Mirpur DOHS in Dhaka on Wednesday...
IPI urges Bangladesh to protect journalist safety
12:20 PM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has expressed grave concern to the government of Bangladesh over recent attacks on journalists and the detention of noted photojournalist Shahidul Alam...
Indonesia earthquake death toll nearly triples to 347
11:28 AM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe death toll from the Lombok earthquake has risen dramatically to 347, the government-run news agency Antara has said...
Tigers return home after Windies tour
10:08 AM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe Bangladesh national cricket team returned home on Thursday after their victories in both the three-match ODI and T20I series against host West Indies...
Govt official among 9 held for digital forgery
09:47 AM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayCriminal Investigation Department (CID) of police arrested nine people in connection with digital forgery in recruitment tests in different government jobs including BCS in the wee hours of Thursday. They were arrested in separate drives from different parts of the capital, said Sharmin Jahan, Assistant Superintendent of Police of CID (Media)...
New Colombia govt to review decision to recognize Palestine
08:58 AM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayColombia’s new government said it would review former President Juan Manuel Santos’ recognition of Palestine after the previously unreleased decision was made public on Wednesday...
Skripal attack: US to sanction Russia over Novichok use
08:41 AM, 09 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe US has said it will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in the city of Salisbury in March...
Govt. increases 500 seats in medical colleges
09:36 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe government has increased 500 seats in MBBS course of government medical colleges for...
Govt to purchase historical Rose Garden
08:36 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe government is going to purchase the historical ‘Rose Garden’ where from the country’s...
Export target fixed US$ 44 billion for FY19: Tofail
07:31 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayCommerce Minister Tofail Ahmed today said the government has set an export target of US$...
Don’t want abuse of internet, facebook: Jabbar
06:01 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayPosts, Telecommunications and Information Technology minister Mustafa Jabbar today said...
Rohingya issue is extraordinarily important: Commonwealth SG
05:40 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayVisiting Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland on Wednesday said the Rohingya issue is extraordinarily important and the whole world has congratulated Bangladesh for shouldering such huge responsibilities...
Tigers to return home Thursday
05:25 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe Bangladesh national cricket team will return home tomorrow (Wednesday) following their...
Shahidul taken back to DB custody from BSMMU
04:36 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayRenowned photographer Shahidul Alam has been taken back to Detective Branch of Police office Wednesday afternoon following his medical tests at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)...
Pogba keen to leave United for Barcelona – reports
03:43 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayFrance World Cup star Paul Pogba is determined to end his fractious relationship with...
PM recalls Bangamata’s contribution to country’s independence
02:41 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayRecalling the role of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib in country’s independence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangamata in all critical times in different phases of the national history helped Bangabandhu to take right decisions...
Khaleda’s bail extended in Zia Orphanage Trust case
02:28 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe High court on Wednesday extended the bail time of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till August 13 in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case...
3 held for spreading rumours on Facebook
01:57 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayCyber security and crime division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday night arrested three online activists for allegedly provoking students spreading rumors on popular social media Facebook over the student movement...
Court accepts Holey Artisan attack charge sheet
12:57 PM, 08 Aug 2018 WednesdayA tribunal has accepted the charge sheet against eight militants in a case filed over the attack in Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan in July 2016. Mujibur Rahamn, Judge of Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal in Dhaka, passed the order on Wednesday...