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Kofi Annan tells Facebook to move faster on hate speech
07:52 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayFormer UN chief Kofi Annan told Facebook Inc on Thursday that it should consider establishing a special team to respond more quickly to threats of sectarian violence in countries such as Myanmar that are at high risk...
3-day training on DPED begins at DU
07:30 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayA three-day training under the Quality Enhancement in Diploma in Primary Education (DPED) programme started on Friday at Dhaka University (DU)...
International Midwife Day Saturday
07:24 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayThe International Day of the Midwife (IDM) 2018 will be observed in the country tomorrow as...
6 things to do if you want to wake up before 6am feeling refreshed
07:03 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayOne of my first published articles, "Six Reasons Why You Should Wake Up at 6am.," had many...
Thunderbolt kills farmer in Habiganj
06:32 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayA farmer was killed and two others were injured as a thunderbolt hit them in Bahubol upazila of...
US warns China on growing militarization in South China Sea
05:44 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayThe White House warned Beijing on Thursday that there will be consequences for its growing militarization in the South China Sea, following reports of missiles being deployed to three of the country’s outposts in the disputed region...
Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption
05:25 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayThe Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island came to life on Thursday, belching ash into the sky...
Myanmar jade mine slag heap collapse kills at least 14
05:15 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayA jade mine slag heap collapsed in northern Myanmar on Friday, killing at least 14 people, rescue officials said, the latest in a series of disasters to hit the largely unregulated gem industry...
OIC to play strong role in resolving Rohingya crisis
04:22 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayTerming the situation of “forcefully displaced Rohingyas” as “stain on civilization”, Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Assistant Secretary General Hashmi Yousuf said that the OIC also will play a strong role alongside the UN and others international organizations to resolve the protracted Rohingya crisis...
Kohli to skip Afghan Test, signs for Surrey
04:02 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayIndia captain Virat Kohli will play for English county side Surrey in June with an eye to adapting...
Woman’s body isn’t a man’s play thing: Indian HC
03:23 PM, 04 May 2018 Friday“A woman’s body is not a man’s play thing,” Madhya Pradesh high court of India observed on Thursday as it dismissed a petition filed by man accused of raping a woman on the false promise of marriage...
5 killed while attending Rangamati chairman’s funeral
03:04 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayFive people were killed and seven others injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants while attending the funeral of Naniarchar Upazila Parishad chairman Shaktiman Chakma in Rangamati on Friday.
Deadly India super storms kill nearly 150
01:58 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayA series of powerful super storms that tore through India this week have killed 143 people, as officials warned Friday the death toll could rise with more extreme weather expected...
Nobel Literature Prize 2018 postponed over sex scandal
01:24 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayThe organisation that decides the Nobel Prize for Literature has said it will not announce an award this year, after it was engulfed in a scandal over sexual assault allegations. The Swedish Academy has been in crisis over its handling of allegations against the husband of a member...
Road crash kills 1 in capital
12:34 PM, 04 May 2018 FridayA youth was killed when a pick-up van hit him at Arambagh-Fakirapul area in the capital in the wee hours of Friday. The deceased Shaon, 18, son of Mithu Miah, hailing from Bairsal...
Trump formally nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
11:35 AM, 04 May 2018 FridayA group of 18 House Republicans have nominated US President Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. The lawmakers sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, arguing for Trump’s nomination for his efforts to denuclearize North Korea and end the Korean War...
At least 125 killed as storms batter India
10:31 AM, 04 May 2018 FridayA huge dust storm and lightning strikes killed at least 125 people across India which braced Thursday for more wild weather...
Twitter asks 336 million users to change passwords
09:29 AM, 04 May 2018 FridayTwitter has recommended its 336 million users change their passwords. The company announced on Thursday it discovered a bug that saved user passwords unprotected on an internal log...
Cosby, Polanski expelled from Oscars academy
08:35 AM, 04 May 2018 FridayComedian Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski have been expelled from the Academy of Motion Pictures, the body that awards the Oscars. The academy said its board of governors had voted to show them the door, adding that it was required to "uphold values of respect for human dignity"...
Trump writes PM of continuing US pressure on Rohingya repatriation
09:37 PM, 03 May 2018 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of continuing his country's pressure for the safe and voluntary return of the Rohingya people to their homeland as he sent a letter to the premier in this regard.