HC asks BTRC not to hinder Citycell operation till Sept 16

The High Court on Monday asked Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission not to hinder the operation of mobile operator Citycell until September 16, the deadline for the company to respond to a licence cancellation notice.

BNP new central committee pays tribute to Zia

The new national executive committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday, while paying tribute to the memory of the late president Ziaur Rahman, vowed to restore democracy to the country.

HALLS ON JAIL-LAND: JnU students call fresh strike for today, tomorrow

The Jagannath University students on Monday announced fresh two-day strike for today and tomorrow to press home their demand for constructing residential halls on the land of recently moved-out Dhaka Central Jail, in the old part of the city.

Rains, tidal surges intensify people’s suffering in several districts

Heavy rainfall, tidal surge coupled with storms have caused immense sufferings to the people of Jessore, Chandpur, Feni and a few other districts.

Erdogan: ISIS prime suspect in deadly Turkish wedding blast

Hakki Okur's family was searching hospitals for him Sunday morning after an explosion at a Kurdish wedding in Turkey killed at least 51 people.

Ryan Lochte: 'I over-exaggerated' Olympics robbery story

US swimmer Ryan Lochte told NBC's Matt Lauer it was his fault that a fabricated story about a robbery caused an international Olympics scandal.

Somali bombings leave 23 dead; Al-Shabaab claims responsibility

A pair of suicide car bombings struck a government building in Somalia on Sunday, killing 23 people, including two attackers, authorities said.

Khaleda wanted to eliminate me: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday alleged that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia had wanted to eliminate her through the grenade attack on Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004 that killed 24 people.

Basundahara city mall catches fire again

A fire that broke out on the fifth floor of Basundhara City Complex shopping mall at Panthapath in Dhaka Sunday morning was brought under control at about 8:30pm after nine hours’ effort, fire service and civil defence officials said.