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17 protesters die overnight in renewed Iraq unrest
01:28 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayAt least 14 people were killed and 865 wounded overnight after Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters in the Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala, medical and security sources told Reuters on Tuesday...
26.61 lakh examinees to appear for JSC-JDC exams
12:10 PM, 29 Oct 2019 TuesdayJunior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will begin on November 2 with the participation of 26,61,682 examinees in this year. Education Minister Doctor Dipu Moni said this at a press conference held at the Education Ministry on Tuesday morning...
BCB chief indicates that Shakib could miss India tour
05:59 PM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayFive days after the truce between the BCB and the striking players, not everything seems to be right in Bangladesh cricket, especially when it comes to Shakib Al Hasan. After leading the strike, Shakib hasn't turned up for the national team's training sessions on two out of three days so far...
Success of Digital Island-Moheshkhali Project celebrated
05:39 PM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayJAAGO Foundation organized an event for celebrating the success of the Distance Learning Program under People’s Republic of Bangladesh’s Digital Island- Moheshkhali Project on Sunday...
Khaleda’s condition is good, says BSMMU
03:53 PM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayThe authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Monday said the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s is stable with significant improvement in some cases. Speaking at a press conference, they also said Khaleda Zia herself is happy over the treatment of the hospital...
22 holidays in 2020, 8 on weekends
03:07 PM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayThere will be 22 public holidays for next year, eight of which will fall on weekends. The number of public holidays was approved in today’s cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Fourteen public holidays are general holidays, Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam said in a briefing. Among them, three holidays have coincided with weekends...
Menon expresses sorrow over remarks on election
01:49 PM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayWorkers’ Party President Rashed Khan Menon has expressed sorrow over his recent remarks on the 11th parliamentary election. Awami League presidium member and the spokesperson of 14-party alliance Mohammad Nasim told the reporters at the party president’s political office in Dhanmondi on Monday...
Dr Yunus asked to surrender by Nov 7
01:08 PM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayThe High Court has asked the country’s only Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus to surrender before it by November 7 in three cases filed over illegal sacking of employees in Grameen Communications. The HC bench comprising by Justice Moenul Islam Chowdhury and Khondakar Diluruzzaman passed the order on Monday...
1 killed in Mymensingh warehouse fire
12:05 PM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayA worker was burned to death in a fire at a warehouse at Aampotti area of the city on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sumon Das. Dinmoni Sharma, deputy director of Mymensingh Fire Service, said the fire originated at the warehouse around 7am. Sumon was killed on the spot...
Alberto Fernandez wins Argentine presidential election
11:45 AM, 28 Oct 2019 MondayArgentina shifted to the left on Sunday as Peronist candidate Alberto Fernandez won the South American country's presidential election amid broad discontent over austerity in the crisis-stricken economy. Fernandez secured 47.8% of the vote against conservative incumbent Mauricio Macri's 41.7%...
GK Shamim, Khaled Bhuiyan remanded in graft cases
04:05 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayA Dhaka court today placed contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and former Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on seven-day remand each in separate cases lodged over amassing illegal wealth...
HC wants breastfeeding corners at workplaces, elsewhere
02:38 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayThe High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why directives should not be given to set up breastfeeding and baby-care corners at workplaces, airports, bus stops, railway stations and shopping malls...
Indictment hearing in Gatco graft case on Nov 27
01:00 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayA court here today fixed November 27 to hold hearing on charge framing in Gatco graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others...
Probe report in Badda lynching case on Nov 25
12:54 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayA Dhaka court today set November 25 to submit probe report in a case lodged over killing of one Taslima Begum Renu in a mob beating in North Badda area in the capital...
IS leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by US forces
12:31 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayIslamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to have been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria, sources in Syria, Iraq and Iran said on Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to make a “major statement” at the White House...
Law will take its own course against criminals: PM
12:05 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reissued a strong warning against the wrongdoers, saying that law will take its own course against those who will commit crimes. The prime minister said: “You’ve seen that it (action) is continuing. If any of our party man is indulged in crime, he or she is getting punishment instantly.”
Baseline Report ‘Sustainable Development Goals and Disability’ launched
04:26 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayDisability Alliance on SDGs Bangladesh on Friday launched the Baseline Report “Sustainable Development Goals and Disability” through a national level dissemination programme at the Spectra Convention Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif suffers heart attack
03:57 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayPakistan’s senior journalist Hamid Mir on Saturday claimed that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif suffered a minor heart attack while undergoing treatment at the Services Hospital in Lahore...
PM joins general debate of NAM Summit
02:53 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the general debate of the 18th NAM Summit at the Plenary Hall of the Baku Congress Centre this morning on the second day of the summit. Sheikh Hasina along with other NAM leaders participating in the summit will also attend the closing ceremony of the two day summit this afternoon...
BCB to take legal action against Shakib
01:08 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon said the board is set to take legal action against Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan for breaching of regulation. Shakib recently signed a deal with Grameenphone, violating the national team contract which says players cannot sign contracts...