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Case filed over arson attack on Benapole Express
06:59 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayA case has been filed over the arson attack on a train of 'Benapole Express' in Dhaka that left four people dead. SM Nurul Islam, director (guard) of the train, lodged the case against unknown people with Railway Police Station on Saturday evening under the Special Power Act...
Eight held over arson attack on Benapole Express: DB Chief
06:16 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayEight people, including Dhaka South City unit BNP joint convener Nabiullah Nabi and five Jubo Dal activists, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in torching a train of 'Benapole Express' on Friday night that left four passengers dead...
Quader urges people to go to polling centers avoiding BNP's rumor
05:38 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday called upon the people to go to polling centers without any fear avoiding BNP's rumor and propaganda. "Boycott the program of BNP-Jamaat spreading panic in polls...
Australia beat Pakistan in Warner's final Test
04:36 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayAustralia beat Pakistan by eight wickets in David Warner's final Test match to seal a 3-0 series clean sweep...
RFL Best Buy distributes warm clothes among cold-hit people
03:39 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayRFL Best Buy, a popular sales center of household products, distributed warm clothes among the cold-hit poor people of Rangpur. High officials of RFL Best Buy distributed the clothes among 500 families recently at Gangachara upazila in the district...
Sheikh Hasina to cast vote at Dhaka City College
02:16 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote at Dhaka City College in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election on Sunday.
Nation to go to 12th JS polls on Sunday
01:34 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayThe Election Commission (EC) has completed all preparations to hold the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner in all but one constituency simultaneously across the country on Sunday.
8 victims of Benapole Express fire in critical condition
12:58 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayThe eight injured survivors of the Benapole Express train fire, who are now undergoing treatment in the capital’s Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS), are in critical condition.
Momen terms Benapole Express tragedy as “crime against humanity”
12:20 PM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has called the horrific incident of setting ablaze the Beanpole express leaving four people death as an unforgivable "crime against humanity".
PM mourns train casualties, orders investigation
11:36 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the casualties in the fire in four compartments of the Dhaka bound Benapole Express passenger train at Gopibagh in Dhaka on Friday night.
US Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal of Colorado ballot disqualification
11:19 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Donald Trump's appeal of a judicial decision barring the former president from Colorado's Republican primary ballot, taking up a politically explosive case with major implications for the 2024 presidential election.
Brazilian football legend Mario Zagallo dies at 92
11:08 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayMario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for Brazil as either player or coach, including the 1970 side considered by many to be the best ever, has died, according to a post on his official Instagram account on Saturday.
BNP’s 48-hour hartal underway
10:42 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayA 48-hour hartal enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is underway as part of their movement to boycott the January 7 election. The hartal started at 6am on Saturday and will continue till at 6am on Monday.
CEC to address nation this evening
09:56 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal will address the nation on Saturday evening on the eve of 12th national parliamentary election. The address will be aired simultaneously by Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, private TV channels and radio stations.
4 killed as Benapole Express train set on fire in Gopibagh
08:22 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayFour passengers were killed and four others suffered burn injuries after the Benapole Express train was set on fire at Gopibagh area of Sayedabad in Dhaka on Friday night.
McDonald's CEO says several markets in Middle East impacted by conflict
05:55 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayMcDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said on Thursday several markets in the Middle East and some outside the region were experiencing a "meaningful business impact" due to the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as "associated misinformation" about the brand...
Voters will exercise franchise freely amid flawless security: IGP
04:57 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayInspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Friday said the voters will be able to exercise their franchise freely amid flawless security system on January 7. "Members of Bangladesh Police are all set to discharge their duties on the occasion of the 12th National Parliament Election across the country...
Viqarunnisa teacher suspended for illegally admitting students
04:23 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayMd Shah Alam Khan, a teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, has been suspended for his involvement in illegally admitting students to the institution...
OpenAI boss says Muslims in tech world fear retaliation in speaking up
03:18 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Thursday he felt members of the Muslim and Arab communities in the tech industry were uncomfortable speaking about their recent experiences, in an apparent reference to the impact of the ongoing war in Gaza...
AL holds meeting with OIC election observer team on national polls
02:50 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayThe ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) on Friday held a meeting with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) election observer team over the 12th Parliamentary election scheduled to be held on January 7...