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Kamal wants Turkish support for Rohingya repatriation
01:00 PM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayFinance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has sought Turkish support for Rohingya repatriation from Bangladesh to their Myanmar’s homeland speedily as he made a courtesy call-on the Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Sentop at Ankara...
Train engine catches fire in Chattogram
12:35 PM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayTrain movement on Chattogram-Dohazari route remained suspended for five hours after the engine of a train caught fire at Kanchanagar Saiadabad in Chandanish upazila on Wednesday night...
People intruding into Bangladesh in NRC fear
11:10 AM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayThe number of illegal intruders into Bangladesh from India in fear of National Register of Citizens (NRC) of the country suddenly has risen.Often everyday migrants in India are intruding into Bangladesh territory through Maheshpur border in Jhenidah. Among them, at least 200 Indian intruders were detained in last two weeks...
106 killed in Iran protests: Amnesty
10:06 AM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayDays of protests in Iran over rising fuel prices and a subsequent government crackdown have killed more than 100 people across the country, according to rights group Amnesty International. In a statement on Tuesday, the UK-based organisation accused Iranian security forces of using "excessive and lethal force" to crush the demonstrations since they started on Friday..
Johnson, Corbyn clash over Brexit
09:57 AM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayBoris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over Brexit in the first TV election debate of the campaign. Mr Johnson promised to "end this national misery" and said Labour offered "only division and deadlock". Mr Corbyn said Labour would "get Brexit sorted by giving you, the people, the final say."...
Transport strike spells trouble for Patuakhali people
09:41 AM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayIndefinite strike enforced by transport workers in Patuakhali demanding repeal of new road transport act has brought huge sufferings to the commuters. Bus services in internal all routes remained closed since early Wednesday, causing ultold difficulties people, including tourists...
25 migrants found in ferry's refrigerated container
08:22 AM, 20 Nov 2019 WednesdayDutch authorities found 25 migrants stowed away on a cargo ferry bound for Britain shortly after it left the Netherlands on Tuesday and the vessel quickly returned to the Dutch port of Vlaardingen. The origins of the migrants is not known, and images of the stowaways being led to busses show mainly young men...
Enough salt in stock; don’t get confused by misleading info: BSCIC
04:47 PM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday urged all not to get confused with misleading information over salt stock and price being spread by an unscrupulous group saying the current salt reserve is much more than the country needs...
Shahadat suspended for five years for assaulting team-mate
04:29 PM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayShahadat Hossain, the Bangladesh fast bowler, has been banned for five years, with two years suspended, following an incident during a National Cricket League game in Khulna when he physically assaulted team-mate Arafat Sunny on the field...
Commuters suffer as Khulna transport strike continues
02:29 PM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayWith demand of amending new road transport act, the transport workers in the districts of Khulna division continued their strike for the second day on Tuesday, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. The workers closed bus plying in internal routes on Monday but they also halted long-haul bus since this morning...
Now 2.5 km of Padma Bridge visible
02:10 PM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayAround 2.5 km out of 6.15-km of the much-hyped Padma Bridge has become visible after installation of the 16th span on Tuesday noon. The ‘3-D’ span was installed on pillars 16 and 17, said an engineer of Padma Bridge Project...
Drivers of truck, covered van announce indefinite strike
01:35 PM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayBangladesh Truck Covered-van Goods Transport Owners Workers Unity Council have announced the work abstain programme for indefinite period protesting the Road Transport Act-2018. The strike will begin from Wednesday across the country, truck drivers’ union president Tazul Islam on Tuesday confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Transport workers withdraw road block after 3 hours
01:04 PM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayTransport workers on Tuesday afternoon allowed vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway around three hours after they blocked the highway seeking repeal of road transportation act. The withdrew their blockade programme around 10:45am on Tuesday...
UN court to hear Myanmar genocide case next month
12:22 PM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayGambia will open its case against Myanmar before the UN's top court in December accusing the mainly Buddhist state of genocide against its Rohingya Muslims, the tribunal said Monday. The small, majority-Muslim African country will ask the International Court of Justice to make an emergency injunction...
70 sacks of rotten onion dumped under bridge
11:57 AM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdaySeventy sacks of rotten onion have been dumped under a bridge in Daudkandi upazila. ‘Bhai Bhai Enterprise’ at Gauripur Bazar dumped 60-70 maunds of rotten onion under the bridge on Sunday night. These onions were imported from Myanmar, he said...
15 killed in north China mine blast
11:41 AM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayA coal mine explosion killed 15 people in north China’s Shanxi province, state media reported Tuesday. Nine other people were injured by the gas explosion on Monday afternoon, which took place in a mine owned by Shangxi Pingyao Fengyan Coal & Coke Group Co...
Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon due Friday
11:16 AM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayFormer UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Friday on a brief visit which will be his second visit to Bangladesh this year after leaving the United Nations. Ban will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7am on Friday and join lunch to be hosted by Brac in his honor on Saturday...
Hundreds of HK protesters surrender to police
11:07 AM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayAbout 600 protesters who were trapped by police inside a Hong Kong university have surrendered to the authorities, chief executive Carrie Lam has said. Lam said that among those who had given themselves up to police were 200 children. She said no “immediate” arrests of under-18s had been made...
Transport workers block highway seeking repeal of new act
10:32 AM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayTransport workers have blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Shreepur upazila of Gazipur demanding cancellation of newly effected Road Transport Act. They started the blockade at Mawna Chourasta around 8am on Tuesday...
Messi rescues Argentina against Uruguay
10:17 AM, 19 Nov 2019 TuesdayLionel Messi scored an injury-time penalty as Argentina rescued a draw in their friendly with South American rivals Uruguay in Tel Aviv. Messi's Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez had given Uruguay a second-half lead from a free-kick before Martin Caceres handled in the area...