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11,000 illegal foreigners to be deported: Home Minister
04:42 PM, 07 Nov 2019 ThursdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said the government has taken an initiative to deport around 11,000 foreigners staying in Bangladesh without valid documents. The minister came up with the disclosure at the secretariat following a meeting of the cabinet committee on law and order...
Prove allegations or face punishment: PM to JU demonstrators
03:06 PM, 07 Nov 2019 ThursdayComing down heavily on those demonstrating demanding the removal of the Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said they will have to face punishment...
Erdogan speaks with Trump, to visit Washington next week
01:24 PM, 07 Nov 2019 ThursdayTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday and the two leaders reconfirmed they will meet in Washington on Nov. 13 at Trump’s invitation, Turkish officials said...
Cyclone Bulbul: Maritime ports asked to hoist signal No 2
12:50 PM, 07 Nov 2019 ThursdayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisting distant warning signal number two. Cyclonic storm “Bulbul” over the east-central bay and adjoining area moved north-northwestwards on Thursday morning...
Khoka’s body arrives in Dhaka
12:17 PM, 07 Nov 2019 ThursdayThe body of former mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and freedom fighter Sadeque Hossain Khoka arrived in Dhaka this morning from the USA...
Lawmaker Moinuddin Khan Badal passes away
12:06 PM, 07 Nov 2019 ThursdayVeteran politician Moinuddin Khan Badal, MP, passed away this morning at Narayana Health, a hospital of renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty, in Bengaluru, India. He was 67, family sources said. He is survived by his wife, three sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and admirers...
Prothom Alo editor sued over Abrar’s death
06:06 PM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdayProthom Alo editor Motiur Rahman has been sued over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) student Abrar Rahat...
Samir, Smrity elected Krishak League president, gen secy
05:09 PM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdaySamir Chanda Chandra and Umme Kulsum Smrity have been elected president and general secretary of Bangladesh Krishak League, an associate body of Awami League (AL) respectively. They were elected at the second session of Krishak League’s council held at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium...
Students vow to continue protest seeking JU VC’s removal
02:51 PM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdayA section of students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) started demonstration on the campus on Wednesday morning demanding removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam. They brought out a procession from Murad Chattar around 10:30am and stopped in front of the old administrative building after marching through the campus...
Won’t leave behind farmers, agriculture: PM
02:24 PM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will not desert agriculture and farmers on its way to make Bangladesh a developed and industrialised nation. She said the main goal of the government is to protect the rights of the farmers. "Because, agriculture keeps us alive by providing food and nutrition," she said...
Met office predicts light rainfall over coastal areas
01:14 PM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted mainly dry weather over the country with light rain at the coastal areas in the next 24 hours commencing at 9am today...
PM opens national council of Krishak League
12:46 PM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 10th national council of Bangladesh Krishak League, an associate body of the ruling Awami League (AL), this morning amid fanfare and festivity. The premier opened the council with releasing pigeons and balloons at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the city around 11 in the morning...
2 Bangladesh players vomited in Delhi T20I due to poor conditions: Report
12:35 PM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdaySoumya Sarkar and one other Bangladesh player vomited on the field during the first Twenty20 International (T20I) in New Delhi on Sunday, espncricinfo.com confirmed in a report...
RAB submits charge sheet against Samrat in arms case
11:27 AM, 06 Nov 2019 WednesdayRapid Action Battalion (RAB) has submitted a charge sheet against expelled Juba League south unit President Ismail Chowdhury Samrat in an arms case filed with Ramna Police Station. Shekhor Chandra Mallick, Sub Inspector of RAB-1 and Investigation Officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet...
Five remanded over Dhanmandi double-murder
05:11 PM, 05 Nov 2019 TuesdayA court here today placed five people on five-day remand in a case lodged over recent double-murder that took place in capital’s Dhanmandi area...
ECNEC approves Physical Protection System project for Rooppur Nuke Plant
04:38 PM, 05 Nov 2019 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved the Physical Protection System (PPS) Project for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant with an estimated cost of Taka 3,449.05...
JU closed sine die
03:18 PM, 05 Nov 2019 TuesdayAuthorities have closed down Jahangirnagar University for an indefinite period following the movement of the students and teachers. The decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting headed by Vice Chancellor Professor Farjana Islam on Tuesday. The students have been asked to vacate halls by 4.30pm...
PM to inaugurate Bangabandhu BPL
02:28 PM, 05 Nov 2019 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Bangabandhu BPL which is scheduled to be held on December 8. Ismail Haider Mallick, Member Secretary of BPL Governing Council, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Tuesday. The next year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bangabandhu...
BCL attack students, teachers at JU
01:34 PM, 05 Nov 2019 TuesdayAt least 35 people including journalists were injured when a group of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League of Jahangirnagar University unit attacked the agitating students and teachers on the campus on Tuesday...
Dhaka ranks 4th worst in Air Quality Index
12:28 PM, 05 Nov 2019 TuesdayBangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. Dhaka had a score of 169 at 9:11 am, which means the city’s air quality was classified as unhealthy...