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3 to die, 4 others to life in Rajshahi double murder case
01:33 PM, 18 Sep 2019 WednesdayA trial tribunal here today convicted three persons and sentenced them to death and four others to life in prison on charge of slaughtering a mother and his son to death in the district around five years back...
Israel election: Exit polls show Netanyahu trails rival Gantz
12:36 PM, 18 Sep 2019 WednesdayPolls have closed in Israel and ballots are being counted after millions took part in an election widely seen as a referendum on the fate of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Tigers eying T20 Tri-series final at the expense of Zimbabwe
11:56 AM, 18 Sep 2019 WednesdayAmid the disappointing performance since the ICC Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh is eyeing to seal the spot in Tri-nation T20 series final today when they take on Zimbabwe in the return-leg match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here...
2 PCJSS men shot dead in Rangamati
11:38 AM, 18 Sep 2019 WednesdayTwo members of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma) were shot dead by unknown miscreants at Baghaichari upazila in Rangamati early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Ripel Chakma, 25 and Barshan Chakma, 24...
PM inaugurates Biman’s ‘Rajhangsa’
05:04 PM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated “Rajhangsa”, the 4th Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The premier formally commissioned the newly-procured state-of-the-art aircraft of the national flag carrier by cutting a ribbon at the VVIP Tarmac of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
Probe report in BB reserve heist case on Oct 20
03:55 PM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayA Dhaka court today set October 20 to submit probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016...
Ghani ‘unhurt’ as blast kills dozens at Afghan president’s rally
03:31 PM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayAt least 24 people have been killed and more than 30 wounded in a bomb blast near an election rally held by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who is reported to be safe and unharmed...
No more biryani: Misbah changes diet plan for Pakistan players
03:09 PM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayPakistan’s new head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has made his first decisive move and has come down heavily on the Pakistani players regarding their fitness levels which was under the scanner during the ICC World Cup 2019...
Bangladeshi youth refuses reward for €2,000 cash find
02:39 PM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayA young man who found a wallet containing €2,000 (£1770; $2200) in cash on the street in Rome refused a reward after returning it to its owner...
Derailment halts Mymensingh’s rail communications
01:45 PM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayTrain communications of Mymensingh with other parts of the country remained suspended since Tuesday morning following the derailment of a train in Sadar upazila. A bogie of Dewanganj-bound Teesta Express train veered off the tracks at Kewatkhali, 2 kms off Mymensingh Railway Station...
Rohingya in Bangladesh face tide of hostility as welcome turns to fear
01:02 PM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayWhen more than 730,000 Rohingya fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar in 2017, Bangladeshi journalist Sharif Azad was sympathetic to the plight of his fellow Muslims, survivors of a military-led crackdown the United Nations has branded genocide...
Bill Gates to honor Modi despite Kashmir concerns
11:59 AM, 17 Sep 2019 TuesdayBill and Melinda Gates aren’t backing down from honoring India Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite concerns about human rights abuses in the disputed Kashmir region. A dozen people, some wearing “Free Kashmir” T-shirts, with the Justice For All coalition delivered 100,000 petition signatures...
Shovon resigns from DU senate
05:34 PM, 16 Sep 2019 MondayFormer president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Md Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon has resigned from the senate of Dhaka University (DU). On his behalf, BCL office secretary Ahsan Habib and Ducsu member Rafiqul Islam Sabuj submitted the resignation letter to DU Vice Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzaman...
PM for special police unit to ensure metro rail security
04:35 PM, 16 Sep 2019 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for formation of a separate police unit for ensuring security of metro rail. The prime minister expressed this view during a power point presentation on the progress of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), popularly known as metro rail, in Dhaka...
Blasphemy accusation in Pakistan sparks ransacking of Hindu temple, school
03:32 PM, 16 Sep 2019 MondayA crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a Hindu principal was accused of blasphemy, police said on Monday and the latest case to raise concern about the fate of religious minorities in the predominantly Muslim country...
Rodríguez gets 2nd chance after return to Real Madrid
02:17 PM, 16 Sep 2019 MondayHaving gone from star to cast-off at Real Madrid, Colombia midfielder James Rodríguez now has a second chance to regain a prominent role with the 13-time European Cup winners...
Rubel, Shafiul come in as Bangladesh revamp T20I squad
12:44 PM, 16 Sep 2019 MondayBangladesh have rung in a host of changes following the defeat to Afghanistan, including bringing back experienced pacemen Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam, for their third and fourth matches of the ongoing T20I tri-series at home, where Zimbabwe are the third team...
India boat capsize: 12 dead and 30 missing
12:01 PM, 16 Sep 2019 MondayAt least 12 people have died and 30 are missing after a tourist boat capsized in the Godavari river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...
175 Bangladeshi workers return home from Saudi Arabia
11:49 AM, 16 Sep 2019 MondaySome 175 Bangladeshi workers returned home from Saudi Arabia on Sunday night amid a crackdown on undocumented workers there. The authorities concerned of Wage Earners Welfare Board under the Brac Migration Programme have provided necessary assistance, including food, to the Bangladeshi workers...
Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities
11:29 AM, 16 Sep 2019 MondayOil prices hit their highest in four months after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. At the start of trading, Brent crude jumped 19% to $71.95 a barrel, while the other major benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, rose 15% to $63.34...