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Parambrata to direct biopic on Soumitra
10:37 AM, 21 Jan 2020 TuesdayActor-director Parambrata Chatterjee on Sunday announced a biopic on legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee on his 85th birthday...
Myanmar finds war crimes but no genocide in Rohingya crackdown
09:14 AM, 21 Jan 2020 TuesdayA commission set up to investigate the 2017 crackdown in Rakhine that led hundreds of thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya to flee Myanmar, has concluded that while some soldiers probably committed war crimes, there was no genocide...
China confirms new coronavirus can spread between humans
08:33 AM, 21 Jan 2020 TuesdayA mysterious respiratory virus that has killed at least three people and sickened more than 200 in China can be transmitted between humans, a Chinese government-appointed expert has said, fueling fears about the possibility of a deadly epidemic as millions prepare to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday...
JP Nadda elected unopposed as BJP chief
05:02 PM, 20 Jan 2020 MondayJP Nadda took over today as BJP president, a responsibility he shared with Home Minister Amit Shah for nearly a year. Mr Nadda, considered number three in the ruling party after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, was elected unopposed since he is the only candidate...
Laldighi massacre case: 5 get death penalty
03:44 PM, 20 Jan 2020 MondayA Chittagong court has sentenced five people to death in the case filed for the massacre of 24 people who attended Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina’s rally in the Chittagong city in 1988. Chittagong District and Session Judge Ismail Hossen passed the order on Monday afternoon...
No other option but to step back, says Harry
03:18 PM, 20 Jan 2020 MondayThe Duke of Sussex has said he is "taking a leap of faith" in stepping back from being a senior royal, saying "there really was no other option"...
Govt appoints 97 new assistant judges
02:40 PM, 20 Jan 2020 MondayThe government has appointed 97 new assistant judges to the subordinate courts which are grappling with a staggering 3.1 million cases...
Prothom Alo Editor gets advance bail
12:33 PM, 20 Jan 2020 MondayThe High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Prothom Alo’s Editor Matiur Rahman in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) student Naimul Abrar Rahat. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq passed the order on Monday...
PM pays homage to Abdul Mannan, MP
12:01 PM, 20 Jan 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to Awami League (AL) lawmaker of Bogura late Abdul Mannan by placing a wreath on his coffin at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban here this morning...
10 militants get death for bomb attack on CPB rally
11:28 AM, 20 Jan 2020 MondayA Dhaka court has sentenced ten militants to death in a case lodged over bomb attack on a rally of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) in 2001 in the capital that killed five people. Dhaka Additional 3rd Metropolitan Sessions Judge Robiul Alam passed the order on Monday...
President Xi discuses Rohingya repatriation issue with Myanmar
09:31 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayChina has reaffirmed its willingness to provide further support, within its capacity, to Myanmar in the Rohingya repatriation process and resettlement of the displaced people from Rakhine State...
Revised routine for SSC exams published
08:56 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayRevised routines for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations under all education boards were published in Dhaka on Sunday...
‘Taslima Nasreen, Adnan Sami are examples’
07:45 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cited Adnan Sami’s Indian citizenship and exiled writer Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in Delhi on a residence permit, as another example to debunk the criticism that the amended citizenship law is discriminatory against Muslims...
PM wants Fast Track Monitoring Committee to oversee more projects
07:18 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for bringing more important projects under the watch of the Fast Track Monitoring Committee alongside the exiting 10 fast-track projects...
DSE indices hit 7-yr high; single-day market cap rises 15000cr
05:43 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayIndices at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed the highest rise in seven years while market cap returned by Tk 15,000 crore in a single day on the first trading day of the week on Sunday...
HC asks not to arrest, harass Matiur Rahman
04:24 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayThe High Court has asked not to arrest and harass six people, including daily Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman, and Deputy Editor Anisul Hoque, in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) student Naimul Abrar Rahat...
Majority of Americans believe in existence of 'soulmates'
03:44 PM, 19 Jan 2020 Sunday“America is full of romantics” concludes a sizable new YouGov poll which finds that the majority of the nation believes in the existence of “soulmates” — an ideal life partner and kindred spirit....
E-passport from Wednesday
02:55 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayThe government will formally introduce electronic passports (e-passport) on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will launch the e-passport at a programme to be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on the day...
India’s Citizenship Amendment Act was not necessary, PM says
01:31 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she did not understand the purpose of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed in India that aims to offer citizenship to non-Muslim minorities that have faced persecution in Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries...
Second-phase Biswa Ijtema ends with Akheri Munajat
12:33 PM, 19 Jan 2020 SundayThe second phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, ended on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi on Sunday through the ‘Akheri Munajat’ (final prayers)...