Court deals blow to 'invalid' US-EU data sharing deal

A major data-sharing deal between the EU and US is 'invalid' given the spying revelations in the Edward Snowden scandal, the top EU court's main legal advisor said Wednesday in a case brought against Facebook.
23 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka needs to do more to restore trade preference to US market

The United States has said there is still important work to be done before the GSP trade privilege can be reinstated for Bangladesh though Dhaka claims it has fulfilled all conditions outlined in the 16-point action plan.
23 September 2015, 18:00 PM

FBI recovers deleted Clinton emails: reports

Personal and work-related emails that Hillary Clinton said had been deleted from her email server have been recovered by the FBI, US media reported. Clinton,
23 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Produce 5 Patuakhali war crimes suspects Oct 1, ICT asks prison

A tribunal in Dhaka asks the prison authorities to produce five war crime suspects from Patuakhali before it on October 1.
23 September 2015, 06:25 AM

Two kids drown

Two children drowned in separate incidents at Pakuria Bhangapara and Pragpur Kamarpara in Daulatpur upazila yesterday. The deceased
22 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Road crash victim’s family wins compensation from Rupali Bank

A Dhaka court orders the Rupali Bank to pay Tk 6 lakh as compensation to the family of a rickshaw-puller killed in a road crash.
22 September 2015, 13:44 PM

‘Dhaka closely working with US to root out terrorism’

Bangladesh is diligently working with the United States to root out violent extremism, says Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin.
22 September 2015, 06:17 AM

4 killed in Sirajganj road crash

Four people are killed and another is injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run three-wheeler on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj.
22 September 2015, 04:50 AM

New cyclone shelter to provide superior utility

A highly utilitarian government primary school cum cyclone shelter with capacity to accommodate 1300 people during natural disasters
21 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Kerry says US ready to take more refugees

The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
21 September 2015, 09:07 AM

Eid rush, rain cause 20km-tailback on highway

Thousands of passengers face untold sufferings on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to a 20-kilometre tailback caused by incessant rain and heavy pressure of vehicles ahead of Eid-ul-Azha since early morning.
21 September 2015, 06:16 AM

Novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77

Best-selling romance novelist Jackie Collins, whose first book was so steamy it was banned in some countries, died of breast cancer in California yesterday, her family said. She was 77.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

BNP stands by protesting MBBS, BDS admission seekers

BNP expresses solidarity with protesting MBBS, BDS admission seekers, and demanded that the government cancels the results and holds fresh examinations.
20 September 2015, 12:54 PM

4kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Custom officials detain a man with 36 gold bars weighing 4 kilogramme at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.
20 September 2015, 05:17 AM

US says Assad has to go

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday said Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has to go but the timing of his departure should be
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Ahmed transferring to another school: Family

US teen Ahmed Mohamed, who was arrested in his school for bringing a clock, is not going back to MacArthur High School.
19 September 2015, 08:26 AM

California wildfires death toll rises to 5

The death toll from monster wildfires raging in northern California has risen to five with the discovery of two new victims, authorities said on Thursday. oth
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Texas cops knew it wasn't a bomb

The Texas police officers who arrested teenager Ahmed Mohamed over his homemade clock knew the device was not a bomb — but detained him anyway.
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Robbers loot Tk 21 lakh from Jessore Agrani Bank

Robbers loot Tk 21 lakh from vault after tying up guards of Agrani Bank Rajarhat branch in Jessore town.
18 September 2015, 07:35 AM

15 Shibir men held

Khaserhat in Shibganj upazila of the district yesterday. A police team, acting on a tip-off, raided the house and arrested 15 leaders and
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM