BD must end crackdown: AI

AI News : The Bangladeshi authorities must end the crackdown on protests that has seen

Cry for ferry!

M M Jasim :Hundreds of passengers have been suffering constantly for navigation crisis, strong currents

Economy expanding despite pol tensions!

Special Correspondent   :Bangladesh witnessed stronger-than expected import growth in the immediate past fiscal, indicating the

850 dead due to rains, floods and landslides

PTI :As many as 868 people have lost their lives, 247 of them in Kerala,

Holidaymakers to opt for risky Eid journey

Md Joynal Abedin Khan  :Around 60 lakh people will have to opt for risky journey

Families, HR activists want release of arrested students

Staff Reporter :Families of the students arrested during quota reform movement and safe road agitation

Dr Kamal wants release of arrested students before Eid

Staff Reporter :Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain has urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to free

No sign of repatriation

Myanmar authorities have taken little efforts to make any tangible progress to improve conditions in

Brac official, 2 others killed in road crashes

Three people, including a Brac official, were killed in separate road accidents in Naogaon, Gazipur

Due to severe traffic jam in highways, home-bound people are anxiously waiting for buses to go to their respective destinations to share Eid-ul-Azha festival with their relatives. This picture was taken from city\'s Gabtali Bus Terminal on Friday.

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PMO issues directives to ensure road safety

BSS, Dhaka :The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has issued a set of directives asking the

Imran Khan elected Pak PM

Dawn.com :PTI Chief Imran Khan has been elected the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan.Khan won

Murders leave Rohingya camps gripped by fear

AFP :A spate of bloody killings is fuelling unease in the Rohingya camps on the

Four of a family die in Jeddah road accident

bdnews24.com :At least four members of a Bangladeshi family died and two were injured in

Fakhrul hits back at PM for her Khaleda remark

UNB, Dhaka :BNP on Friday termed 'absurd and imprudent' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's comment involving

2 sisters sexually assaulted in Banani

UNB, Dhaka :A pair of sisters were sexually assaulted in a slum in the city's

Traffic gridlock on Dhaka-M\'singh highways

UNB, Gazipur :Vehicles were seen moving slowly on Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail highways on Friday following

Spices market stable, plenty supply of vegetables

Noman Mosharef :The price of spices is comparatively reasonable although the holy of Eid-ul-Azha is

US editors slam Trump for exerting power over free press and strength of democracy

THE rebuke of the US President Donald Trump by over 350 US dailies and other

Treating noncommunicable diseases

Rebecca Root :The terms "noncommunicable diseases" and "NCDs" don't exactly lend themselves to snappy and

China\'s influencing strategies in EU

Tabitha Speelman and Matej Šimalcík :"So what are the European data on this? Should we

Readers’ Forum

Introduce bus ticketsMost bus services in the capital do not issue tickets to passengers. This

Senseless killing going on in Afghanistan

GLOBAL news agencies reported that 34 people, mostly teenage students, were killed and 67 others

No improvement in Hajj management

A TOTAL of 606 people could not fly to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this

Sustainable food systems

Doaa Abdel-Motaal :Many believe that the food and agricultural sector is different to all other

Making Dhaka liveable

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder :The capital city Dhaka has

Turkey crisis risks souring military ties with US

EURACTIV with AFP :The crisis in US-Turkish relations, which already has put Turkey's economy under

Won\'t be silenced by Trump, says ex-CIA chief after being blacklisted

Reuters, Washington :Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday he would not be silenced

US threatens more action against Turkey unless pastor freed

The US warned Thursday it would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if

Ex-Trump aide releases recording of $15,000 job offer to \"buy silence\"

AFP, Washington  :Former "Apprentice" and White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman released an audio recording

Rain brings more misery to India\'s flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164

Reuters, Bengaluru :The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have

News in brief

Pak Presidential poll on Sept 4PTI, Islamabad: Pakistan will hold presidential elections on September 4

China rebuffs Philippines President\'s South China Sea rebuke

Reuters, Beijing :China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's call for Beijing to rethink its conduct

War and Ebola: A double nightmare in eastern DR Congo

AFP, Beni :First came the war, which developed into a brutal, bloody tussle between militias

Georgia woman facing \'longest sentence\' for leaking to media

AP, Savannah :A Georgia woman who mailed a secret U.S. report to a news organization

News In Brief

Trump blacklists critical ex-CIA chief BrennanAFP, Washington Donald Trump revoked the security clearance of former

Chitrangda Singh wishes to produce more sports biopics after Soorma

After the success of Soorma, the actress turned producer Chintrangda Singh wishes to produce more

They render Tagore song at Eid Ananda Mela

Entertainment Report :Bangladesh Television (BTV)’s popular Eid magazine programme Ananda Mela presents something unique and

Is Jennifer Winget-Harshad Chopda starrer Bepannah coming to an end?

One of the leading shows on television Bepannah starring the gorgeous Jennifer Winget and Harshad

Aupee in Eid dance show Ratan’s direction

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Aupee Karim is a popular actress and dance artiste at a time.

Radhika Apte gears up for her upcoming project in Mumbai

Radhika Apte who has been juggling multiple projects efficiently is in Mumbai currently promoting her

Manmarziyaan: Jaisi Teri Marzi lyrical audio song is out

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's upcoming venture 'Manmarziyaan' has been the talk of the town. The film

Game of Thrones final season will be exciting, heartbreaking: Nathalie Emmanuel

Nathalie Emmanuel feels the final season of Game of Thrones is worth waiting for as

Deepika features in the September issue of Vogue Magazine

Actress Deepika Padukone has now been featured by the prestigious Vogue magazine in their September

Oyshi’s TV play song with Sohel Arman’s lyrics

Entertainment Report :Legendary filmmaker Amzad Hossain’s son Sohel Arman is at a time actor, director,

Serena learned just before Konta loss that half-sister's killer had been freed

Serena Williams says she discovered just minutes before her match against Johanna Konta last month

Rain slows Djokovic in Cincy

AFP, Cincinnati :Novak Djokovic's third-round fightback against defending champion Grigor Dimitrov was interrupted by rain

Rooney strikes twice as DC down Portland

AP, Washington :Wayne Rooney scored twice as DC United, fighting for their Major League Soccer

Halep under pressure as rain halts play in Cincinnati

AFP, Cincinnati :The women's draw took a beating on Wednesday in Cincinnati, where world number

Arsenal suffer Maitland-Niles blow

AP, London :Arsenal's highly-regarded midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles could be out for as long as two

Combined Koreas Ro Suk Yong, centre, looks for support as Indonesian players attempt to block her throw during their women\'s basketball match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.

Five swimmers set to make a splash at the Asian Games 2018

Five athletes who could light up the Asian Games swimming competition, which begins on Sunday

Kevin De Bruyne faces up to three months out after damaging knee ligaments in training

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne could be out for three months after suffering a

China swim King Sun eyes Asian sweep

AFP, Jakarta :Brash, belligerent and often painted as swimming's big, bad wolf, Chinese giant Sun