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Saudi Arabia compensates Bangladeshi crane accident victims
04:18 PM, 31 Oct 2019 ThursdayThe Saudi Arabia today handed over cheques of compensation among the relatives of the victims of crane accident that took place in Makkah in 2015...
Dhaka to host next D-8 summit in April
04:05 PM, 31 Oct 2019 ThursdayBangladesh will host the 10th D-8 (Developing 8) summit in the third week of April, 2020. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hinted this when D-8 Secretary General Ambassador Jaafar Ku Shaari paid a courtesy call on her at her office here this morning. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting...
Bangladesh, India ties: A new neighbourhood model
03:17 PM, 31 Oct 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit, during the first week of this month, reinforced bilateral ties to an extent that the Official Joint Statement described it as “a bond transcending strategic relationship”...
DSCC councillor arrested with arms, drugs
02:25 PM, 31 Oct 2019 ThursdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 today arrested a councillor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) at Tikatuli in the capital. The detainee is Moynul Haque Monju, 39 no. ward councilor of DSCC. RAB-3 conducted a drive at his office and arrested him at 12pm...
Pentagon releases first images from raid that killed ISIS leader
01:24 PM, 31 Oct 2019 ThursdayThe Pentagon released newly declassified video and images Wednesday of the daring, two hour raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that shows US forces taking small arms fire from multiple locations as their helicopters approached the compound...
65 killed in Pakistan train fire
12:15 PM, 31 Oct 2019 ThursdayAt least 65 people were killed and scores injured when a train caught fire near the city area of Liaquatpur in Punjab province of Pakistan on Thursday. The train, Tezgam, was on its way from Karachi to Rawalpindi, when a gas cylinder carried by a passenger exploded, leaving several dead and injured...
SC upholds Al-Badr commander Azhar’s death penalty
11:59 AM, 31 Oct 2019 ThursdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today showed no mercy to Jamaat leader and 1971 Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam as it upheld the death sentence handed over to him by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 for committing crimes against humanity...
5 killed in gas cylinder blast in Rupnagar
04:41 PM, 30 Oct 2019 WednesdayAt least five people were killed in a gas cylinder blast in Dhaka’s Rupnagar area on Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place on 11 no. road in the area at 3:45pm. Deepak Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Rupnagar Police Station, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Death threat to PM: Giasuddin jailed for 3 years
04:10 PM, 30 Oct 2019 WednesdayA Chittagong court has sentenced BNP leader Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, the younger brother of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, to death in a case filed for giving death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chittagong Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahidullah Kaisar passed the order on Wednesday...
HC quashes arms case against 104-yr-old woman
03:04 PM, 30 Oct 2019 WednesdayThe High Court has quashed all proceedings against 104-year-old Rabeya Khatun in an arms case filed 17 years ago. The High Court has scrapped the trial proceeding of an arms case against 104-year-old Rabeya Khatun. The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin Khan passed the order...
PM announces continuation of incentives in leather sector
01:48 PM, 30 Oct 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced continuation of incentives in leather sector for at least five more years aimed at achieving the desired export target of the leather and footwear industry. The prime minister was addressing while inaugurating the third edition of three-day Bangladesh Leather Footwear...
Manipur separatists announce ‘govt in exile’ in UK
12:54 PM, 30 Oct 2019 WednesdayTwo dissident leaders from Manipur claiming to represent King Leishemba Sanajaoba on Tuesday announced the launch of the “Manipur Government in exile” here in the UK. There was no immediate comment from the High Commission of India in London...
Appellate Division upholds HC order on BNP MP Harun
12:33 PM, 30 Oct 2019 WednesdayThe Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld a High Court Division order granting six-month interim bail to BNP MP Harunur Rashid in a case filed over abusing duty-free import facilities...
Shakib steps down from MCC cricket committee
11:56 AM, 30 Oct 2019 WednesdayRight after the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ban Bangladesh star player Shakib Al Hasan for two years, with one of that is suspended, the all-rounder has stepped down from the world cricket committee of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)...
Shakib banned for 2 years
06:41 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayThe International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code...
Shakib under investigation for not reporting bookie’s approach
05:56 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayShakib Al Hasan is being investigated by the ICC for not reporting approaches by bookies. It is believed, though, that the ICC has so far not pressed any charges against Shakib, Bangladesh's Test and T20I captain...
Onion crisis temporary; nothing to worry: PM
05:42 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayAs the onion market still remains overheated, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday termed the crisis temporary, saying there is nothing to worry about it. The Prime Minister said 55,000 tonnes of onions are entering the country. Foods can be cooked without onion, she said, adding that many items are cooked...
Virat Kohli and Team India under terror threat: Report
04:04 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayDelhi Police have been asked to beef up the security of the Indian cricket team who are scheduled to face Bangladesh in a T20 international at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital on November 3...
Saad Ershad made JaPa Joint Secretary General
03:51 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayRahgir Al Mahi alias Saad Ershad has been made the Joint Secretary General of Jatiya Party (JaPa). The party chairman GM Quader appointed him for the post on Tuesday. In a press release, Sunil Shubha Roy, Press and Political Secretary of the party chairman, confirmed the matter...
‘We would stand by Shakib whatever decision ICC takes’
03:21 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayState Minister for Youth and Sports Jahid Ahsan Russel has said we would stand by Shakib Al Hasan whatever decision the International Cricket Council (ICC) takes against him. Russel on Tuesday said this at the Secretariat following the reports published in different media against the all-rounder...