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10 shot, 4 killed at family gathering in California
01:38 PM, 18 Nov 2019 MondayTen people were shot, four of them fatally, when someone opened fire on a backyard family gathering in Fresno, California, on Sunday night, police said...
PM seeks larger UAE investment in Bangladesh
01:18 PM, 18 Nov 2019 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought both public and private investment from UAE in larger volume in potential sectors such as RMG, IT, agriculture and special economic zones in Bangladesh for mutual trade benefit of the country...
Abrar murder: Warrant issued against 4 fugitive accused
12:46 PM, 18 Nov 2019 MondayA Dhaka court today accepted the charge sheet against 25 accused in a case filed over the killing of BUET student Abrar Fahad. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaisarul Islam passed the order. The court also issued an arrest warrant against four fugitive accused...
Dhaka ranks worst again in Air Quality Index
12:14 PM, 18 Nov 2019 MondayBangladesh’s capital city has again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the second consecutive day on Monday. Dhaka had a score of 246 at 08:45 am on Monday, indicating that the air quality was ‘very unhealthy.’ In the index, Lahore of Pakistan, Ulaanbaatar of Mongolia and India’s Delhi occupied the next three slots...
Holey Artisan attack case verdict on Nov 27
04:49 PM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayDhaka Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal will deliver its verdict on Monday in a case lodged over the 2016 terrorist attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area. Judge Mojibur Rahman of the tribunal fixed the date on Sunday after both the prosecution and defence counsels completed their closing argument...
Samrat placed on 6-day remand in graft case
04:29 PM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayA Dhaka court today placed former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat on a six-day remand in a case lodged against him for amassing illegal wealth of around Taka three crore...
BNP sends letter to PM seeking info about deals signed with India
04:00 PM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking detailed information about the bilateral instruments signed with India during her visit to the neighbouring country last month...
PM attends grand Dubai airshow-2019
03:32 PM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has joined the grand opening ceremony of the five-day 16th biennial “Dubai Air Show-2019” this morning. The airshow started at Dubai World Central, Dubai’s airport of the future (also known as Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport). The aircraft will take to the skies over Dubai...
'99% Muslims in India are converted'
03:10 PM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayIn an exclusive interview with India Today TV, yoga guru Ramdev said he believes "99 per cent Muslims in India are converted". Ramdev also said, "What Vatican is to Catholics, Mecca is to Muslims, Golden Temple to Sikhs, Ayodhya is to Hindus."...
PRAN becomes best Bangladeshi FMCG company in Australia
02:36 PM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayThe popularity of PRAN products is increasing day by day in Australian market. Of its recognition, PRAN Foods Limited won the Australia-Bangladesh Business Council (ABBC) award-2019 as a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company in Australia...
Retirement age of FFs in govt jobs to remain 60
12:44 PM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayRetirement age limit of freedom fighters in government jobs will remain 60, Appellate Division has said in its full verdict on the matter. Public Servant Retirement (Amendment) Act, 2013 raising retirement age limit of the freedom fighters to 60 from 59 years was declared legal in the full verdict.
PM reaches Dubai to join Air Show
11:34 AM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached in DUBAI, United Arab Emirates on Saturday night on a four-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend Dubai Air Show-2019 and other programmes. The premier is visiting the UAE at the invitation of its ruler Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashed al Maktoum...
Rajapaksa wins SL presidential polls
11:12 AM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayThe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP or People’s Party) on Sunday claimed victory in the presidential election – pending final results – after party candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa was seen to be leading in most districts in the country, barring the largely Tamil-speaking north and east...
Ctg gas pipeline blast claims 7 lives
10:53 AM, 17 Nov 2019 SundaySeven people were killed and at least 20 others sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Patharghata area of Chattogram city on Sunday morning. Kotwali Police Station officer in-charge Md Mohsin said the incident took place at Kunjamoni Bhaban of Patharghata Brick Field Road around 9am...
Rajapaksa in lead in SL presidential election
10:31 AM, 17 Nov 2019 SundaySri Lanka’s former wartime defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa established a lead over his main rival in a presidential election months. Millions of Sri Lankans voted on Saturday to elect a new president to lead the country out of its deepest economic slump in over 15 years, following Easter Sunday suicide bombings...
Teenage girl kidnapped on pretext of giving lift rescued
10:02 AM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayA teenage girl, who was kidnapped allegedly by some men on pretext of giving her a lift to Sreemangal upazila upazila of Moulivazar on Saturday night, was rescued from Kamalganj upazila of the district early Sunday...
Dhaka needs to utilise growing global pressure on Myanmar: Experts
08:35 AM, 17 Nov 2019 SundayLike Myanmar, its friends will also feel the “pressure” amid significant development on “legal front” that Bangladesh needs to utilise prudently to keep up the growing global pressure on Myanmar until a solution to Rohingya crisis is found, say foreign affairs analysts...
Food cooked in PM’s residence without onion
09:35 PM, 16 Nov 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today had her meals cooked without onion as the essential cooking ingredient appeared to a costly item in recent days. Sheikh Hasina added that she found the foods without onion to be “very tasty and delicious” as well and thanked the cook of her residence for preparing...
PM off to UAE to join Dubai Air Show
07:36 PM, 16 Nov 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Dubai today on a four-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend Dubai Air Show-2019 and other programmes. The premier will visit the UAE at the invitation of its ruler Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashed al Maktoum...
Bangladesh suffer distressing defeat in Indore
05:21 PM, 16 Nov 2019 SaturdayBangladesh suffered a distressing defeat in their first Test of the World Test Championship against India by an innings and 130 runs on Saturday at Hokar Stadium in Indore. After losing the T20 series 2-1 against the same opponent, Tigers expected to bounce back in the Test series...