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Facebook is building a team to design its own chips
01:20 PM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdayFacebook looks to be in the early stages of developing its own silicon to power its devices and servers, according to a new report from Bloomberg...
Cate Blanchett to head Cannes Film Festival jury
01:07 PM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdayAustralian actress Cate Blanchett will lead the jury of the 71st Cannes Film Festival. Filmmakers Ava DuVernay and Denis Villeneuve and actors Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux are also a part of it...
Turkey to dismiss 3,000 military personnel
12:57 PM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdayTurkish authorities have identified 3,000 people within the armed forces believed to be linked to the cleric Ankara blames for a 2016 failed coup, Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said, adding the individuals would be dismissed in the coming days...
Trump ‘will walk out’ if North Korea talks not fruitful
12:42 PM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump says that if his planned talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not fruitful he will “walk out”...
Deputy Minister Joy attacked in London
12:17 PM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdayA group of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have attacked on visiting Deputy Minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy in London. The incident took place in front of the Queen Elizabeth II Centre of Westminster on Wednesday afternoon (local time)...
Diaz-Canel selected as next president of Cuba
11:00 AM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdayThe Cuban government on Wednesday selected 57-year-old First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed President Raul Castro in a transition...
6 Bangladeshi workers die in Saudi Arabia fire
10:07 AM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdaySix Bangladeshi workers were killed and another injured in a fire at a residential building at Holaifa area in Saudi Arabia early Wednesday morning (local time). The deceased include two brothers from Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila- Emranul Haque Sohel, 34, and Imamul Haque Munna, 22...
PM to attend CHOGM meeting in London today
09:07 AM, 19 Apr 2018 ThursdayThe 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is set to begin in London on Thursday with the participation of the heads of government of 53 Commonwealth nations. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with the heads of government of 52 other countries will join...
KKR win toss, opt to bowl against RR
09:17 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and invited Rajasthan Royals (RR) to bat first.
Bangladesh wins three major elections in UN
09:00 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayBangladesh has won three major elections in the United Nations this week.
BCB cuts central contract from 16 to 10
08:13 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayAs expected Bangladesh Cricket Board in a stern action have decided to cut number of central contracts to ten, from 16 in BCB board meeting on Wednesday. Sixteen players for their performances were given central contract in 2017 but some dismal...
UAE to recruit Bangladeshi nationals in 19 categories
07:52 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) will recruit Bangladeshi nationals in 19 categories through a...
UAE signs agreement for hiring Bangladeshis
06:59 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayThe UAE and Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on facilitating recruitment of Bangladeshi nationals in the UAE. The agreement was signed in the presence of Nasser bin Thani Juma Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and Nomita Haldar NDC, Undersecretary of the Ministry...
Bangladesh’s air quality falling fast: report
06:15 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayA global study has warned that the air quality in Bangladesh has been falling fast since 2010...
PRAN Foods gets nat'l productivity award
05:33 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayPRAN Foods Limited received 'National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2016' for enhancing productivity and improving product quality...
Govt to bear educational expenses of Rajib’s brothers: Menon
05:19 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdaySocial Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon today said the government will bear all educational...
DU decides to withdraw expulsion order on Esha
04:44 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayDhaka University authority has decided to withdraw the expulsion order on Iffat Jahan Esha, president of Dhaka University’s Poet Sufia Kamal Hall unit BCL...
Saff Championship: Bangladesh get Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan
02:14 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayHosts Bangladesh have been drawn against Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan in Group A of the upcoming Saff Championship...
Govt okays 2 more private universities
01:51 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayThe government has given approval to two new universities in the private sector amid questions over the standards of education at the existing private universities...
October trial date set for Akayed
01:08 PM, 18 Apr 2018 WednesdayA US federal judge on Tuesday set an Oct. 29 trial date for Akayed Ullah, the Bangladeshi man accused of attempting an Islamic State-inspired suicide bomb attack on a busy New York City commuter hub in December...