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HC seeks report on Khaleda’s health condition; next hearing on Feb 27
04:44 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayThe High Court on Sunday asked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Vice Chancellor to submit a report on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition by 5 pm on Wednesday and fixed February 27 for hearing on her bail petition in Zia Charitable Trust graft case...
Finalization of national productivity master plan by Dec
03:47 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayWorks of making draft of an action plan to implement the National Productivity Master Plan will be completed by June and the same finalized by December this year...
Angelina Jolie lauds Bangladesh’s leadership role in Rohingya crisis
03:00 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayUNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has highly appreciated Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it demonstrated in dealing with the Rohingya crisis...
18 injured as private car ploughs through crowd in Kurmitola
02:56 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayAt least 18 people, including a child and four women, were injured after a private car ploughed through crowd at Kurmitola in the city on Sunday noon. Four of them suffered critical injuries, police said....
FM hopeful of reopening labour market in Malaysia soon
01:45 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday expressed optimism about reopening of labour market in Malaysia soon as discussion is going on between the two countries. "I'm hopeful," the Foreign Minister told reporters at his office after meeting Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kula Segaran...
Dhaka Test: Zimbabwe bowled out for 265 by Bangladesh
12:55 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayNayeem Hassan and Abu Jayed Rahi grabbed four wickets each, helping to bowl out Zimbabwe for 265 in 106.3 overs in the first innings of the Dhaka Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium....
Charge pressed against six including Khaled in money laundering case
12:52 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police have submitted chargesheet against expelled Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan and five others in a money laundering case....
Bernie Sanders claims big win in Nevada caucuses
12:32 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayBernie Sanders claimed a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday, while Joe Biden appeared headed to a second-place finish that would give his struggling campaign new hope...
Armani says fashion marketing is 'raping' women
12:09 PM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayGiorgio Armani accused the fashion industry on Friday of "raping" women with short-lived trends and sex-driven marketing...
Virus hits shipping, spreading global economic strain
11:41 AM, 23 Feb 2020 SundaySea freight transport, the lifeblood of trade and a bellwether of the global economy, has been blown off course by the new coronavirus, sparking general alarm...
China virus cases drop as foreign fears rise
11:19 AM, 23 Feb 2020 SundayFears mounted Saturday as cases of the new coronavirus multiplied outside China in places such as Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with pockets of outbreak sparking lockdowns and school closures...
Bangladesh keeps them aloft despite Ervine’s century
06:41 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayDespite a dominating century of Craig Ervine, Bangladesh bowlers, led by a unrelenting Nayeem Hasan hit back in style to put the side on top over Zimbabwe on day one of the solitary Test against Zimbabwe at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Saturday...
PRAN holds importers conference in Dubai
06:36 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayPRAN, a leading food processor and exporter in Bangladesh, held its importer conference in Dubai recently on February 17. Importers from more than 80 countries participated in the program...
Economy now political problem: CPD
06:31 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayAlleging that whole banking sector is hostage to a few people and certain quarters, Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has said economic problem has now turned into political ones...
Wuhan returnee Bangladeshi student thanks Chinese govt
05:52 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayA Bangladeshi student, who recently returned from coronavirus-hit Wuhan city in China, has praised and thanked the Chinese government for taking care of them amid the outbreak. In a long Facebook post, Samiul Utsho Sami said there are a lot of baseless rumors which are creating anxiety and fear among the people...
Bangladeshi ‘infected with coronavirus’ in UAE
05:22 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayTwo more people in the UAE, including a 39-year-old Bangladeshi, have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID19), the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Friday....
Iran reports another death, 10 new cases of new coronavirus
05:18 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayIranian health authorities on Saturday reported a fifth death from the new virus that emerged in China, and said the fatality was from among 10 new confirmed cases of the virus in Iran...
Killer claimed she died as a result of rough sex
04:45 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayBritish backpacker Grace Millane was strangled to death, crammed into a suitcase and buried in a New Zealand woodland after a Tinder date in December 2018...
Schools must open complaint box every week
04:06 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayAlongside, education officers of the upazila concerned will have to take measures about the complaint put into the box, and Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) monitor its implementation...
Jisan's associate Shakil held with firearms
02:27 PM, 22 Feb 2020 SaturdayRapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested Mazharul Islam alias Shakil, one of the associates of Dhaka's top terrorist Jisan, alongwith foreign pistol and bullets from city's Mohammadpur.