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Ex-minister Latif Siddiqui’s bail stayed
11:27 AM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayThe top court on Monday stayed a six-month interim bail granted by the High Court to former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui in a corruption case. A four-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain stayed the bail till November 17 on an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...
‘Bulbul’ destroys 50,000 houses in Satkhira
03:22 PM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayAs many as 50,000 houses were damaged in the coastal areas of Satkhira district as the severe cyclone ‘Bulbul’ made a landfall in Khulna and adjoining southwestern part of the country early Sunday. Gabura, Burigoalini and Padmapukur unions of costal upazila Shyamnagar witnessed massive damages...
‘Go build a school in Bangladesh’: Twitter slams Taslima’s take on Ayodhya verdict
02:22 PM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayA host of Twitterati took umbrage to Bangaldeshi author-in-exile Taslima Nasreen’s statement asking for a ‘science school to be built in Ayodhya’...
Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ claims four lives
01:23 PM, 10 Nov 2019 SundaySevere cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ claimed, so far, lives of four people in four districts after it made landfall in Bangladesh early Sunday. The cyclone uprooted trees, snapped road communications and damaged houses in coastal areas of the country, confirmed Jago News district correspondents...
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi today
12:56 PM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayThe country is observing the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi today, marking the anniversary of birth and demise of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him) amid massive religious festivity and fervor...
All quiet on ground zero in Ayodhya after SC ruling
11:53 AM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayThe verdict which the city of Ayodhya was waiting for the past two decades was celebrated without any loud revelry, procession or bursting of crackers...
‘Bulbul’ weakens; ports asked to lower great danger signal
11:23 AM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayMaritime ports of Mongla and Payra have been asked to lower the great danger signal number 10 but to hoist local cautionary signal number 3 as cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ weakened...
Cyclone ‘Bulbul’: Sexagenarian dies after tree falls on house
11:08 AM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayA 65-year-old man has died in Patuakhali after a tree fell on his house during gusty wind under the influence of cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ that made landfall in Bangladesh early Sunday...
Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ completes crossing West Bengal-Khulna coast
10:42 AM, 10 Nov 2019 SundaySevere cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ completed crossing the West Bengal-Khulna coast near the Sundarbans around 5am on Sunday and now lying over Khulna and adjoining southwestern part of the country. A special bulletin of the Met office said the cyclone is likely to move in a northwesterly direction...
3 killed as truck, bus hit microbus in Cumilla
10:27 AM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayThree people, including a minor girl, were killed and five others injured in a fatal road crash in Chandina upazila of Cumilla early Sunday. Among the deceased, one is identified as Robja, 7, daughter of Makbul Hossain of Ashoktola in the district. The rest two are a man and a woman, police assumed...
Cyclone Bulbul makes landfall in India, 2 dead
09:16 AM, 10 Nov 2019 SundaySevere cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ made landfall Saturday midnight between Sagar Islands of West Bengal in India and Khepupara in Bangladesh, hurtling northeastwards into the neighbouring country over the Sunderban delta, with two deaths reported in its wake...
Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ starts crossing Bangladesh coastlines
08:56 AM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayThe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ started crossing the southwestern Bangladesh coastlines packing winds up to 100 kilometres per hour early today as it completed crossing West-Bengal-Khulna coast near Sundarbans. The coast-crossing-severe-cyclonic-storm ‘bulbul’ moved slowly northeastwards and completed crossing...
Mantu, Khasru elected Shramik League president, gen secy
05:56 PM, 09 Nov 2019 SaturdayFazlul Haque Mantu and M Azam Khasru were elected president and general secretary of Jatiya Shramik League, an associate body of Awami League (AL), respectively on Saturday...
Cyclone Bulbul: Monday’s JSC, JDC exams postponed
03:03 PM, 09 Nov 2019 SaturdayMonday’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations have been postponed as very severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ continues to approach the coast. MA Khair, public relations officer of the Education Ministry, confirmed the matter to UNB on Saturday noon...
We’ve preparation to tackle ‘Bulbul’: PM
02:04 PM, 09 Nov 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said all kinds of preparations has been taken from the government to tackle cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ approaches Bangladesh. She attended the conference around 10:45am where leaders and activists of Jatiya Sramik League are seen welcoming the premier...
Probe report over Abrar’s death submitted
01:28 PM, 09 Nov 2019 SaturdayDhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) has submitted the probe report over the death of its student Abrar Rahat from electrocution at a function of daily Prothom Alo’s monthly magazine Kishor Alo. The reports was handed over to police on Friday...
Cyclone Bulbul: Coastal people being taken to cyclone shelters
01:16 PM, 09 Nov 2019 SaturdayPatuakhali district administration has begun to move people out of the coastal areas and take them to cyclone centers as cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ may hit Bangladesh today. Deputy Commissioner Md Motiul Islam Chowdhury confirmed the matter around 9:30am on Saturday...
Cyclone Bulbul: Mongla, Payra ports advised to hoist signal 10
12:52 PM, 09 Nov 2019 SaturdayMaritime ports of Mongla and Payra have been asked to lower danger signal number seven but to hoist great danger signal number 10 as cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' approaches Bangladesh. Coastal districts Bhola, Barguna, Patuakhali, Barishal, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira and near islands and chars will come under the great danger signal, said Met office...
Ayodhya verdict: Indian top court gives holy site to Hindus
12:25 PM, 09 Nov 2019 SaturdayIndia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the disputed holy site of Ayodhya should be given to Hindus who want a temple built there. The case, bitterly contested by Hindus and Muslims for decades, centred on the ownership of the land. Muslims will get another plot of land to construct a mosque, the court said...
7th November is ‘soldier killing day’: Hasan
05:51 PM, 07 Nov 2019 ThursdayInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the 7th November was not the day of revolution, rather it was ‘soldier killing day.’