Logo

All News

From
To

Tata Steel’s workers in Scotland get new package

06:55 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

A number of key employees at Indian steel giant Tata Steel`s two Scottish plants on the verge of closure will be retained on a 60 per cent salary as part of a new 195,000-pounds government support package, the Scottish government announced on Saturday.

Joke of the Day: Jan 03, 2016

06:48 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday


Oliver Hardy: `Didn`t you once tell me that you had an uncle?`
Stan Laurel: `Sure, I`ve got an uncle. Why?`
Oliver: `Now we`re getting somewhere. Is he living?`
Stanley: `No. He fell through a trap door and broke his neck.`
Oliver: `Was he building a house?`
Stanley: `No, they were hanging him.`

Facebook fights for free Internet in India

06:37 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

India has become a battleground over the right to unrestricted Internet access, with local tech start-ups joining the front line against Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg and his plan to roll out free Internet to the country`s masses.

2 detained with yaba, ganja in Narail

06:22 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Two alleged drug traders were detained along with 81 pieces of contraband yaba tablets and 100 gram of ganja from Fulbadhina village under Naragati upazila in Narail on Saturday night.

Cop among 30 wounded in Sarail clash

06:14 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

At 30 people including a police official were injured in a clash between two factions of the village in Brhammanbaria.

BSF hand over 29 Bangladeshi trafficking victims

05:39 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Border Security Force (BSF) of India handed over twenty nine Bangladeshi who were detained in Bangaon border on allegation of intruding into India.

27 prominent persons awarded

05:21 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Renowned ‘Amin Jewellers’ has honored the country’s 27 noted veterans in recognition of their significant contributions to their own fields to mark its golden jubilee.

Youth killed in ‘gunfight’ with RAB

04:57 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

A young man was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Eastern Housing Society of Rupnagar area in Dhaka early hours of Sunday.

Trishal Juba League man murder: Mayor sued

04:48 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Newly elected mayor of Trishal municipality ABM Asaduzzaman was made prime accused in Juba League activist Parvez murder case.

Jamaat conspired for sabotage on Jan 5: DMP

04:12 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam conspired to do sabotage on January 5, the second anniversary of January 5 National Election, to deter the final verdict for war crimes against the party top leader Mawlana Motiur Rahman Nizami that is scheduled on January 6.

Akshay back with power pack performance

03:45 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Akshay Kumar is back again with a edge of the seat thriller which is based on a true story of the largest human evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Gulf War in the 90s.

Three myths about our habits

03:39 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Each year, nearly 50 percent of Americans vow to change their behavior come January 1, resolving to lose weight (one-third of us want to slim down every year), get more organized or fall in love.

Saudi Arabia’s execution of cleric ignites fury in Iran

03:30 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

Protesters stormed and torched the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran on Saturday after the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric ignited sectarian tensions across the already inflamed region, jeopardizing U.S. diplomacy aimed at tamping down conflicts in the Middle East.

SAFF Championship 2017 in Bangladesh

03:24 AM, 03 Jan 2016 Sunday

South Asian Football Federation Championship will be held in Bangladesh for a third time in 2017.

BJMC clinch Women`s Handball title

03:53 PM, 02 Jan 2016 Saturday

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) emerged champions in the EXIM Bank 26th National Women`s Handball competition beating Bangladesh Ansar...

5 Jamaat leaders held with Tk 1.47 crore

02:56 PM, 02 Jan 2016 Saturday

Five suspected activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami have been detained with Tk 1.47 crore from capital`s Banasree area around 7.30pm on Saturday...

No rift in Jatiya Party now: Ershad

02:46 PM, 02 Jan 2016 Saturday

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said there is no rift in the party now...

BFUJ expresses concern over retrenchment to media houses

02:05 PM, 02 Jan 2016 Saturday

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) leaders expressed deep concerns over the incidents of retrenchment of journalists in different media houses including "The Independent" and "Daily Inqilab"...

Avoid midnight munchies: It may impair memory

01:39 PM, 02 Jan 2016 Saturday

Frequent late-night kitchen raids for snacks may impair your memory and learning skills, according to a new study which found that the habit could alter the brain’s physiology...

EC to publish final voter list on Jan 31

01:13 PM, 02 Jan 2016 Saturday

The Election Commission (EC) will publish the final voter list on January 31....