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Clinton emails declared `top secret`
09:59 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Twenty-two emails sent through Hillary Clinton`s unsecured home server while she was secretary of state contained government secrets, US officials say....
Facebook, Instagram ban private gun adverts
09:33 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Private individuals will no longer be allowed to advertise guns on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook...
BRAC Bank mini marathon held
09:27 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
The employees of BRAC Bank organized a mini marathon titled ‘DAUR 2016 – Kolyaner Pothochola’ to raise fund for the humanity.
Malaysia fund `may be missing $4bn`
09:26 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
About $4bn (£2.8bn) may have been stolen from a fund owned by the Malaysian state, a prosecutor says...
Modernization of armed forces underway: PM
09:10 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government has started to modernize the armed forces. The organization structure of Bangladesh army will be formatted immediately.
Malaysian police arrested 5 over abducting Bangladeshi
08:34 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Malaysian police nabbed five suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi worker in USJ last week.
Tight security measures taken for Book fair
07:22 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah said, ‘Multilayer security measurers will be ensured on the venue during the book fair’.
JP presidium member Majibar Rahman dies
06:37 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Jatiya Party`s presidium member Majibar Rahman passed away at his residence in the capital’s Uttara early onb Saturday. He was 75.
16.5 lakh students to sit for SSC exams
06:10 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations of 2016 will begin on February 1.
Mir Quasem appeal hearing Feb 2
05:45 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
The Supreme Court fixed February 2 for hearing the appeal filed by Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali against the tribunal verdict that had awarded him death penalty for wartime offences.
South Asian Speaker’s Summit kicks off in capital
05:33 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
A two-day South Asian Speaker’s Summit-2016 on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals has begun with a special focus on tobacco control campaign on Saturday morning.
PM visits Chittagong today
05:23 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is visiting Chittagong on a daylong tour to inaugurate the World Trade Center in Chittagong on Saturday.
7.0 quake & aftershock strike Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka
05:03 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
A strong, deep 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported.
Bank of Japan introduces negative interest rate
04:52 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate.
Bangladesh face Scotland Sunday
04:44 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Host Bangladesh will face visiting Scotland in forthcoming matches of the ICC Under-19 World Cup cricket championship on Sunday.
Samsung ‘Smart Home’ offers on TV
04:35 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Samsung Bangladesh Limited offers Cash Discounts of up to BDT 15000 and Free Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace & Galaxy J2 handsets on Televisions.
Using paracetamol during pregnancy may harm fertility
04:03 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Using painkillers in pregnancy may reduce fertility in subsequent generations, warns a research.
Obama looks to take fight to IS in Libya
03:48 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
US President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic State group, including opening a new front in Libya.
I have a new obstetrician
03:24 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
I sent a reminder to a client that it was time to visit the eye doctor. He called back to inform me that he would not be coming in because, as he put it, “I have a new obstetrician.”
Shahrukh ducks question on intolerance
02:59 AM, 30 Jan 2016 Saturday
Months after his remark on ‘intolerance’ created a furore, superstar Shahrukh Khan chose not to speak on the controversial issue again and ducked a question on it on Friday.