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Chattogram Test: Bangladesh need 398 to win against Afghanistan
12:42 PM, 08 Sep 2019 SundayAfghanistan stretched their lead to 397 runs in Chattogram Test on Sunday and set a challenging target of 398 for the Tigers to chase down...
15 burnt in Gazipur hotel blast
12:06 PM, 08 Sep 2019 SundayFifteen people suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a hotel in Gazipur in the wee hours of Sunday. The explosion took place on the ground floor of Tripty Hotel in Board Bazar area around 1:45am. On information, three firefighting units rushed to the spot and put out the blaze caused by the explosion...
Afghanistan War: Trump cancels peace deal with Taliban
11:48 AM, 08 Sep 2019 SundayUS President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a peace deal with the Taliban. Mr Trump tweeted he had been set to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and senior Taliban leaders on Sunday. But he cancelled the meeting at his Camp David retreat after the Taliban admitted it carried out a recent attack in Kabul that killed a US soldier...
Pearson recognizes Neiman: The best PTE preparation centre
09:01 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdayPearson has recognised Neiman Education as the best test preparation center for its outstanding contribution in popularizing Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic in Bangladesh...
Atia Mahal blast case: 3 militants charge-sheeted
08:30 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdayPolice Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has pressed charges against three militant suspects in a case filed over the anti-militant drive at Atia Mahal in Sylhet in 2017. Abul Hossain, Inspector of PBI in Sylhet and the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Sylhet Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Saturday...
DMP for tight security measures over Tajia processions
07:11 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdayA stringent security measure will be clamped down across the old city’s Hossaini Dalan area for peaceful observance of the holy Ashura on Tuesday commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)...
Kamal urges guardians to take care of children
06:39 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today urged guardians for taking care of their children as teenage gang is now being emerged...
Chattogram Test: Stiff challenge awaits Tigers
05:50 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdayAfghanistan set their eyes on another Test win as they have already taken a 374-run lead against Bangladesh at the end of the day-3 of the one-off Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday...
Upazila polls: Quader says AL rebels to be showcaused
05:18 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdayMore than 150 rebel candidates of Awami League in the upazila election will be showcaused, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday...
Bangladesh to hit Guinness record sewing world largest T-shirt
04:36 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdayBangladesh is set to sew the world’s largest T-Shirt to break the Guinness record, marking the centenary founding anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO)...
Amazon fires: 7 countries sign forest protection pact
03:48 PM, 07 Sep 2019 SaturdaySeven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world's largest tropical forest. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a pact, setting up a disaster response network and satellite monitoring...
Why licences should not be revoked, BTRC asks GP, Robi
10:00 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayBangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday issued show-causes notices to Grameenphone and Robi seeking explanation as to why their 2G and 3G licences should not be revoked for failure to pay dues...
DNCC budget gives priority to mosquito control
07:56 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayThe Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today placed a Taka 3,057.24 crore budget for the fiscal 2019-20 laying emphasis on mosquito control under the jurisdiction of the city corporation...
Chattogram Test: Rahmat, Asghar take Afghanistan to 271 on Day-1
07:17 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayThe maiden Test ton by Afghanistan batsman Rahmat Shah and an unbeaten knock of 88 by Asghar Afghan put the tourists on an upper hand at the end of day-1 of the solitary Test against hosts Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday...
Build unified sustainable blue economic belt: PM
05:27 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) member states to build a unified sustainable blue economic belt in this region by making best use of the untapped resources of the sea...
Rowshan Ershad declared JaPa chairman
04:27 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayJatiya Party co-chairman Rowshan Ershad has been declared as new chairman of the party. JaPa presidium member Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud made the announcement at a press conference held at his Gulshan residence on Thursday. Rowshan Ershad will perform as the party’s chairman from today...
23 killed in Punjab firecracker factory blast
02:58 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayRescue operations on Thursday continued at a firecracker factory site where 23 people were killed and 27 injured in a powerful explosion here, officials said. Teams of National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) were trying to find out any person still trapped under the debris, they said....
Female crew held with 10kg gold at Dhaka airport
02:38 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayMembers of Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) on Thursday arrested a female crew member with 82 gold bars, weighing 10 kilograms, from Hazrat Shahajalal International Airport. The arrestee was identified as Rokeya Sheikh Moushumi, 24, a flight attendant of US-Bangla Airlines.....
DNCC earmarks Tk 49 crore to eliminate mosquitoes
02:25 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayThe Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has earmarked Tk 49.3 crore for mosquito extermination programmes in its proposed budget for the 2019-20 financial year. It was revealed when Mayor Atiqul Islam unveiled the city corporation’s budget at DNCC Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan on Thursday.......
Housewife murdered in Pabna
01:36 PM, 05 Sep 2019 ThursdayA housewife was hacked to death by miscreants at Pachuabari village in Faridpur upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sathi Khatun, 20, wife of Mizanur Rahman of Tiapara in the upazila. Quoting family members, Sajib Shahrin, superintendent of Pabna police (Chatmoor circle)....