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26 BUET students expelled for life over Abrar murder
09:34 AM, 22 Nov 2019 FridayTwenty six students of Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) have been expelled for life over the murder of their fellow Abrar Fahad. Six other students have also been expelled from the university for different terms for violating university discipline. BUET Board of Residence and Discipline took the decision of expulsion based on investigation of probe body formed to look into Abrar murder...
TCB gears up onion sale at Tk 45 per kg
06:08 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayThe Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has accelerated the sale of onion at Tk 45 per kg both at divisional and district levels, including Dhaka city, to keep its supply and price at the normal level. Onion is being sold through trucks at 50 important locations of Dhaka city, said a Commerce Ministry handout...
Bangladesh reach final in Pran Frooto Emerging Asia Cup
05:06 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayBangladesh reached final in the Pran Frooto Emerging Teams Asia Cup Under-23 Cricket Championship eliminating Afghanistan by 7 wickets in their 2nd semifinal at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday...
Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jesia are officially divorced: Report
03:53 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayActor Arjun Rampal and former supermodel Mehr Jesia, who announced their separation last year, are now officially divorced, reported Mumbai Mirror. "A family court in Bandra granted them divorce by mutual consent on Tuesday...
PM goes to Kolkata Friday morning
02:37 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina goes to Kolkata on Friday morning to watch the second Test match of the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and India that will begin at Eden Gardens in Kolkata later in the day. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her entourage will depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 10am...
Eden Gardens and Kolkata turn pink ahead of historic Day-night Test
02:02 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday gave a sneak peak of the preparations that have been made for India's first day-night Test match which will be played against Bangladesh at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium from Friday...
Don’t pay heed to propaganda: PM
01:05 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all not to pay heed to propaganda, saying that ill efforts are being made to mislead the people through it (propaganda). “We see sometimes that confusion is created by spreading propaganda. So I would like to tell everybody not to pay heed to this propaganda,” she said...
Unnecessary C-section: Writ seeks Tk 25 lakh compensation
12:42 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayA writ has been filed with the High Court seeking compensation Tk 25 lakh from a private hospital authorities for performing an unnecessary caesarean section of a pregnant woman. Alongside, the writ also sought direction from Health Minister to take punitive action against the concerned for negligence...
Suu Kyi to contest Rohingya genocide case at world court
12:29 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayAung San Suu Kyi will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, her government said on Wednesday...
Tasneem presents credentials to Irish President
12:21 PM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayBangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem has presented her letter of credence to Irish President Michael Daniel Higgins as a non-resident ambassador of Bangladesh to Ireland. The Bangladesh Ambassador was accompanied by her spouse Tauhidul I Chaudhury...
Mahinda Rajapaksa to be Sri Lanka Prime Minister
11:36 AM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdaySri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Thursday by his younger brother and newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following incumbent Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe’s resignation...
China's digital technology boosts livestock farming
11:16 AM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayTechnologists from the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) developed a digital farming system, providing monthly information about grass growth, grassland yield and regional droughts. The system could also help plan ranch production and precision feeding...
PM pays tribute to martyred members of Armed Forces
10:31 AM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning paid rich tributes to the martyred members of the Armed Forces by placing wreath at ‘Shikha Anirban’ in Dhaka Cantonment on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day 2019. A smartly-turned out contingent drawn from Army, Navy and Air Force presented a guard of honour at that time while bugle played ‘The Last Post’...
'Climate emergency' word of the year
09:49 AM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayOxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019, following a hundred-fold increase in usage that it says demonstrated a “greater immediacy” in the way we talk about the climate. According to the dictionary’s data, usage of “climate emergency” soared 10,796%, reports The Guardian...
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed honoured with Dutch Knighthood
08:39 AM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdaySir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG, founder and Chair Emeritus of BRAC, has been honored with the Order of Orange-Nassau for his longstanding, dedicated and successful work in alleviating poverty, especially of women and children...
Truckers withdraw strike after govt assurance
08:35 AM, 21 Nov 2019 ThursdayThe leaders of Bangladesh Truck Covered-Van Owners and Workers Oikya Parishad cam up with the announecement after around four hours' meeting with the minister in city around 12:45am on Thursday...
Govt gives due importance to promote tennis: PM
03:59 PM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has given due importance to the expansion of other games like tennis alongside football and cricket. The prime minister simultaneously urged the people of the country to practice more tennis side by side with soccer and cricket...
Rifat murder: Charge framing against 10 on Nov 28
02:46 PM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayA Barguna court has fixed November 28 to frame a charge against 10 adult accused in a case filed for killing Rifat Sharif. District and Sessions’ Judge Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday set the date after rejecting the bail petitions of accused Rabbi Akon, Md Hasan and Mohaiminul Islam Sifat...
Argentina legend Maradona quits as Gimnasia boss
01:45 PM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayDiego Maradona has quit as manager of Argentine top-flight team Gimnasia after just two months in charge, the club’s president has confirmed...
Transport strike: Commuters going to destinations on foot
01:08 PM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayPeople in different places of capital Dhaka were experiencing untold difficulties to reach their destinations on Wednesday due to the ongoing transport strike demanding amendments to the new road transport act. Thousands of people, including office goers and school-college-university students, were seen walking...