Pro-BNP lawyers sit with Khaleda
Leaders of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a platform of pro-BNP lawyers, held a views-exchange meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night, ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh Bar Council polls…
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40 injured as two buses collide head on in Jhenaidah
At least 40 passengers were injured when two buses collided head near Nrisinghapur in Jhenaidah on Saturday afternoon…
Tamim secures draw with double hundred
Overnight centurion Tamim Iqbal continued his brilliant batting as Bangladesh edged closer to safety in the first Test against Pakistan before rain forced an early lunch on fifth day in Khulna on Saturday…
England gets fourth in line to the throne
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced.
The baby – who is fourth in line to the throne – was ‘safely delivered’ at 08:34 BST, the palace said in a statement…
‘No chance’ to find more survivors, says Nepal minister
Nepal’s authorities have ruled out finding more survivors of last week’s earthquake under the rubble, as the death toll rises to 6,621, reports BBC.com.
Bicycle factory catches fire in Gazipur
A fire broke out in a bicycle manufacturing factory at Master Bari area of Sreepur of Gazipur on Saturday noon.
71 Myanmar citizens held at Cox’s Bazar
Border Guard Bangladesh personnel on Saturday detained at least 71 Myanmar citizens from Tumbrow and Gungdum frontier of Naikhyangchari of Bandarban during the last 48 hours till Saturday morning…
Myanmar ruling party chief ready to stand as president if called
The chairman of Myanmar’s ruling party said on Friday he would stand as national president if nominated, and was willing to cooperate with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, or anyone working in the interests of the country…
Pvt sectors are not barred from relief distribution: Nepal official
Nepal government’s Chief Secretary Leela Mani Paudyal has made it clear that the government has not barred private sector from distributing relief packages to the earthquake victims, reports Nepal’s news portal ekantipur.com.
Did Steven Spielberg steal Satyajit Ray’s story for ET?
Nearly a quarter of a century after Satyajit Ray’s death, the jury is still out on whether a script written by the acclaimed director in 1967 was the genesis Steven Spielberg’s…
Mass graves of Rohingya, others unearthed in Thailand
More than 30 bodies were discovered Friday in shallow graves at a human-trafficking camp near the Malaysian border in Thailand with the national police chief…
40 injured in Gopalganj accident
At least 40 people were injured in a head–on collision between a bus and a goods laden truck at Malenga area of Gopalganj in Faridpur on Saturday morning, witnesses said…
Budget 2015-16: UO indentifies 10 major challenges
The independent multidisciplinary think tank Unnayan Onneshan (UO) in its pre-budget issue of Bangladesh Economic Update identifies ten major economic challenges against the backdrop…
Week after earthquake Nepal still needs tents, food
Nepal’s government renewed its appeal to international donors to send tents, tarpaulins and basic food supplies in the wake of last weekend’s devastating earthquake…
234 Nigerian girls, women rescued from extremists
Nigeria’s military has rescued 234 more girls and women from a Boko Haram forest stronghold in the country’s northeast, an announcement on social media said Saturday…
Joy, relief in Baltimore as police are charged in black man’s death
Baltimore residents cautiously celebrated news on Friday that six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray face criminal charges, a marked contrast to recent rioting…
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Foreign comments interfere country’s internal affairs, says Menon
The minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Rashed Khan Menon, on Saturday said that the United State’s allegations of irregularities in the recent three city corporation…