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Man killed for resisting daughter’s abduction

06:49 AM, 16 Mar 2016 Wednesday

A man has been hacked to death when he tried to resist a gang of miscreants from kidnapping his 17-year-old daughter in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Bus blast kills 15 government employees in Pakistan

06:31 AM, 16 Mar 2016 Wednesday

At least fifteen people were killed when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying government employees in the volatile northwest Pakistani frontier city of Peshawar on Wednesday

Death warrant read out to Nizami

06:17 AM, 16 Mar 2016 Wednesday

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami’s death warrant has been read out to the convicted war criminal at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur.

`Afridi’s statement will ensure less hostility towards Pakistan`

12:16 PM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes Shahid Afridi’s recent statement may turn out to be a stroke of genius that will ensure less hostility towards the Pakistan team when they play at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Hosts India begin World T20 quest

12:11 PM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Hosts and hot favourites India begin their quest Tuesday to become the first team to win cricket`s World T20 twice as they get the group stages under way against bogey team New Zealand.

Case filed over BB reserve heist

11:49 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) filed a case with Motijheel Police Station under money laundering prevention act against unidentified persons for the recent heist from its account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Cuba in new Verizon deal for direct calls with US

10:26 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

A week before US President Barack Obama visits Cuba, its state telecom monopoly ETECSA announced Monday a deal with Verizon Partner Solutions to expand direct calls.

Amazon seeks patent to allow payments via selfies

10:18 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Online retail colossus is seeking a US patent on using selfies -- instead of passwords -- for shopping when using smartphones.

Putin orders troop withdrawal from Syria

10:07 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a pull out of "the main part" of his troops fighting in Syria.

Parents, stop using your Smartphone at the dinner table!

10:01 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Are you a tech buff who is unable to keep off your phone even at the dinner table? In that case, your kids may not be happy with you at all, say researchers.

How Aamir Khan lost 13 kilos in six months for Dangal

09:57 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Aamir Khan is on a weight losing spree to play the role of a young wrestler in Dangal. After having gained up to 95 kilos for the role of an ageing wrestler

Myanmar elects Htin Kyaw as first civilian president

08:42 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Myanmar`s parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the country`s next president, the first civilian leader after more than 50 years of military rule.

BB new governor Fazle Kabir

08:20 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Sonali Bank Chairman Fazle Kabir, also a former finance secretary, has been appointed as the Bangladesh bank governor following the resignation of Atiur Rahman.

Chinese man given millions from Bangladesh heist - lawmaker

08:14 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

More than $30 million (21 million pounds) of the money hackers stole from the Bangladesh central bank’s account at the New York Fed was handed over in cash to an ethnic Chinese man in Manila

Tangail-4 by-polls postponed

07:16 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court postponed the by-election to Tangail-4 constituency.

FM cancels press conference

07:05 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has cancelled his press conference minutes after the Bangladesh Bank governor resigned over the recent heist of $101 million out of the bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.

Road crash kills 3 Ansar members

06:50 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

At least three Ansar members were killed and 40 others injured when a bus carrying them collided head-on with a truck in Sutang area of Habiganj sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.

BB governor resigns

06:37 AM, 15 Mar 2016 Tuesday

The governor of Bangladesh Bank Atiur Rahman has resigned from his post on Tuesday amid criticism over US$101 million heist by hackers from Bangladesh Bank account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

Iran set to join oil freeze talks

12:07 PM, 14 Mar 2016 Monday

Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Iran would join discussions between other producers about a possible freeze of oil production after its own output reached four million barrels per day (bpd)

Afridi served legal notice over ‘love’ remarks in India

11:55 AM, 14 Mar 2016 Monday

Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Shahid Khan Afridi has been served legal notice over his remarks about getting more love in India.