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Viqarunnisa gets new principal
05:46 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayThe government has appointed secondary and higher education directorate official Fauzia Rezwan as the new principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. The education ministry on Sunday issued a gazette notification in this regard. She has been serving as the principal of Sabujbagh Government College...
RAB personnel loses wrist while disposing bomb
05:08 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayA member of Rapid Action Battalion’s (RAB) bomb disposal unit has lost one of his wrists while disposing a bomb in Jashore. The incident took place at the Abhaynagar Police Station compound around 11am on Wednesday. The injured is Shahidul Islam, corporal of RAB-6 in Khulna...
Petition urging Bangladesh to implement disability rights launched
04:25 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundaySightsavers Bangladesh on Sunday launched a petition with the urge for ensuring disability rights, a commitment of the United Nations and its member states...
PM asks police to be friend of people
02:49 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the probationary police officers to be “friend of the people” during their bad time as she addressed the passing-out parade of the 36th BCS batch of assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) here...
“Should be Bangladesh PM”: BJP leader mocks Mamata over NRC
02:28 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayLaunching a scathing attack against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue, BJP MLA Surendra Singh on Saturday said that the exercise will be implemented in the state...
Netherlands-based Diplomat Magazine runs cover story featuring Hasina
01:24 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayThe prestigious Diplomat Magazine of the Netherlands unveiled its latest edition with a cover story featuring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina titled “Sheikh Hasina: The Mother of Humanity” on Thursday in The Hague...
Saudi oil strikes: US blames Iran for twin attacks
12:33 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for Saturday's drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. He dismissed a claim by Yemeni Houthi rebels that they had attacked the two facilities, run by state-owned company Aramco...
AL council Dec 20-21
12:05 PM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayThe 21st National Council of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will be held on December 20 and 21 next. The decision was taken at a meeting of the AL Central Working Committee held at Ganabhaban on Saturday night...
Joy, Lekhak made BCL’s new acting president, secretary
11:52 AM, 15 Sep 2019 SundayBangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Vice President Al Nahian Khan Joy and Joint General Secretary Lekhak Bhattacharya have been made acting president and general secretary of the student front of the Awami League respectively...
India U19 clinch Asia Cup in a thriller
05:36 PM, 14 Sep 2019 SaturdayIndia Under-19 clinched the Asia Cup title in a dramatic fashion - beating Bangladesh by five runs - in Colombo on Saturday...
JCD council postponed for BNP’s leadership crisis: Quader
04:15 PM, 14 Sep 2019 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the council of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been postponed due to BNP’s leadership crisis. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters at a discussion and doa mahfil progamme organised by Dhaka South Jubo League...
Bizli Cables gives financial support to electrician family
03:50 PM, 14 Sep 2019 SaturdayBizli Cables, renowned cable manufacturer, on Thursday provides financial assistance worth tk one lakh to an electrician’s family who died after being electrocuted...
Hindu Sena blackens Delhi’s Babar Road signage
03:23 PM, 14 Sep 2019 SaturdayRight-wing outfit Hindu Sena on Saturday blackened the signage for Babar Road in Bengali market here demanding that it be renamed after a "great Indian personality"...
Woman dies of dengue in Rajshahi
01:35 PM, 14 Sep 2019 SaturdayA woman died of dengue at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Rawshan Ara, 55, wife of Moslem Uddin of Daulatpur village in Bheramara upazila...
Drone attacks spark fires at 2 oil facilities in Saudi Arabia
12:42 PM, 14 Sep 2019 SaturdayDrone attacks targeted a major Saudi Aramco processing facility and oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at one of the sites before dawn. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes amid previous drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels...
US imposes sanctions on N Korean hacking groups
11:52 AM, 14 Sep 2019 SaturdayThe U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved in the “WannaCry” ransomware attacks and hacking of international banks and customer accounts. It named the groups as Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andariel and said they were controlled by the RGB...
‘Banned’ technology in Sylhet, Huawei camera increases fear of harassment
08:47 PM, 12 Sep 2019 ThursdayIt was intercepting the innocent people while identifying the criminals. It was also wasting time of police and increasing harassment of general people...
‘Forced marriage’ to rapist: Pabna Sadar OC withdrawn, SI suspended
03:21 PM, 12 Sep 2019 ThursdayThe officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station was withdrawn and a sub-inspector was suspended for allegedly forcing a gang-rape victim to marry one of her rapists at the police station...
12 missing as vessel with 1,050MT coal sinks in Bay
02:01 PM, 12 Sep 2019 ThursdayTwelve crew members went missing after a lighterage vessel, carrying 1,050 metric tonnes of coal, sank in the Bay of Bengal near the Sangu gas field on Thursday morning...
Mokabbir made Biman MD & CEO
01:44 PM, 12 Sep 2019 ThursdayAdditional Secretary of the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Md Mokabbir Hossain has been made the new Managing Director (MD) and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Thursday...