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We have lost hope in NRC’s present form: Assam Minister
01:13 PM, 31 Aug 2019 SaturdayAssam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says the National Register of Citizens or NRC - the list intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants from the northeastern state - cannot be viewed as a "red letter" for the Assamese society...
Saaho full movie leaked online by TamilRockers
12:41 PM, 31 Aug 2019 SaturdayIt’s been only a few hours since the first show of Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor's Saaho started rolling out in theatres. And the film has already fallen prey to piracy...
President off to London for health check-up
11:47 AM, 31 Aug 2019 SaturdayPresident M Abdul Hamid left here for London this morning for health check-up and treatment of eyes. A VVIP flight (BG-001) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:45 am...
Assam NRC: 1.9 million excluded, 3.1 crore included in final list
11:06 AM, 31 Aug 2019 SaturdayEnding four years of painstaking work and a four decade old demand seeking detection of illegal immigrants, the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam, which was updated after 68 years, was made public on Saturday...
Section 144 imposed in 12 Assam districts
10:10 AM, 31 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe state NRC coordinator and team will reach the NRC central office in Guwahati shortly ahead of the publication of final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in Indian State of Assam at 10am on Saturday. There is tight security across Assam and a ban in place on assembly of more than four people in some public places considered sensitive...
Jimmy Anderson ruled out of fourth Test and rest of Ashes series
09:12 AM, 31 Aug 2019 SaturdayEngland have suffered a major blow to their hopes of regaining the Ashes after Jimmy Anderson was ruled out of the final two Tests against Australia with the calf injury he sustained in the opening match of the series...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account hacked
08:36 AM, 31 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe co-founder and chief executive of Twitter had his own account on the service briefly taken over by hackers. A group referring to itself as the Chuckling Squad said it was behind the breach of Jack Dorsey's account. The profile, which has more than four million followers, tweeted out a flurry of highly offensive...
Bangladesh announce team for one-off Test against Afghanistan
06:43 PM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the 15-member final squad for one-off Test against Afghanistan overlooking Mustafizur Rahman but including pacer Taskin Ahmed. Another pacer Khaled Ahmed, who is suffering from injuries, has been overlooked. Tamim Iqbal is on a break after a disastrous Sri Lanka tour....
Eight ‘jhut’ warehouses, four houses gutted in Gazipur fire
06:32 PM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayEight warehouses of garment scraps (locally called ‘jhut’) and four houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Ambag of Konabari area on Friday. Joydebpur Fire Service Inspector Jakaria Khan said the fire originated at the warehouse of Abdul Hannan around noon............
3 babies found dead in Muazzin's room
06:27 PM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayPolice have recovered three bodies of children from the Muazzin's (the caller for Salat ) room in Matlab Dakhin upazila of Chandpur on Friday. The bodies were recovered around 3pm in the day. The deceased children are Rifat (10), Abdullah (8) and Ibrahim (9). But the details of the victims were not immediately known..........
AL created history of disappearance : Rizvi
05:57 PM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed that the ruling Awami League has created a history of disappearance in Bangladesh. He said, "the number of people who have been disappeared across the country till now 1209, since the formation of the Awami League government in 2019......
'All Pakistanis are standing with Kashmiris,' says Imran Khan
05:41 PM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayPakistanis, on the appeal of Prime Minister Imran Khan, came out in droves on Friday to observe 'Kashmir Hour' from 12pm to 12:30pm to express solidarity with Kashmiris in occupied Kashmir. Education institutions, government and private offices, banks, traders....
Housewife dies of dengue in Satkhira
12:15 PM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayAnother woman named Dolena Khatun (40) died of dengue in Satkhira. The woman died while undergoing treatment at Satkhira Sadar Hospital on Friday morning. Dolena Khatun is the wife of Mosharraf Hossain of Chhagharia village of Zaudanga union of Satkhira Sadar upazila....
Hilarious paragliding viral video inspires memes on social media
12:03 PM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayAll throughout the clip, Sahu can be seen with his eyes closed and palm on his chest. Apart from generating laughter on social media, the man's reaction also triggered several memes online. Time and again, humourous content emerges on social media leaving many ROFL-ing...........
Higher education in US: University Fair in city Sept 7
11:55 AM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayA university fair titled ‘South Asia Fall Tour 2019 University Fair’ will be held at a city hotel on September 7 allowing Bangladeshi students to meet with representatives of 26 US universities. US Embassy’s Education USA Student Advising Center will host the fair where US universities.........
'Sheikh Saadi' staged in Dhaka
11:40 AM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayDrama troupe Chandrakala Theatre’s new production ‘Sheikh Saadi’ began its journey on stage in the capital on Thursday. The inaugural show was staged it the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s National Theatre Hall in the evening. The drama was arranged in collaboration with the Cultural Affairs Ministry and Iranian Culture Centre in Dhaka......
Lloyd, US women ease past Portugal in front of record crowd
11:33 AM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayCarli Lloyd had a goal and an assist in front of her hometown fans, and the U.S. women's national team continued its post-World Cup victory tour with a 4-0 win over Portugal in front of a record crowd on Thursday night. The announced attendance of 49,504 at Lincoln Financial Field....
Pak people to observe Kashmir Solidarity Hour today
11:20 AM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayPakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed to the nation to observe Kashmir Solidarity Hour on Friday (today) by coming out on roads from 12noon to 12.30pm to give a message to the world that the Pakistani nation stands by the Kashmiris who have been facing unprecedented human rights violations........
South Korea interested to invest in Bangladesh’s ports, shipping
11:03 AM, 30 Aug 2019 FridaySouth Korea has expressed their interest to invest in the development of Bangladesh’s shipping sector, especially in the establishment of Chittagong Port’s Bay-terminal and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. The country has informed Bangladesh about their interest in these sectors during a meeting.........
Crackdown from Sep 1 against travelling on train roofs
11:00 AM, 30 Aug 2019 FridayRailway authorities will take tough legal measures from September 1 against those travelling on roofs of trains. In these circumstances the railway authority urged the passengers not to travel on rooftop, said a press release. “Traveling on train roof is risky, unsafe and a criminal offense........