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Padma Bridge to be completed within 2021: Quader
01:20 PM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said, the construction work of the Padma Bridge will be completed within June of 2021. The minister said this at the Secretariat on Thursday. Finance Division and Bangladesh Bridge Authority signed an agreement on the payment...
UK Parliament suspended ahead of Brexit date
12:31 PM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayThe British government will extend the amount of time that Parliament is not in session, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Wednesday. Queen Elizabeth II approved the prime minister's request to suspend parliament from mid-September...
Afridi to visit LoC to ‘express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren’
11:15 AM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayFormer Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Wednesday said that he will soon visit the Line of Control (LoC) to “express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren” following India’s decision to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir...
PM receives treatment at Dhaka hospital
10:50 AM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday received treatment for her eyes at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. She went there in the morning, bought a ticket for Tk 10 from the counter and took treatment like any other patient...
Mobile phone services back in 5 districts of Jammu
10:26 AM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayMobile phone lines have been restored in five districts of Jammu over three weeks after severe restrictions were imposed in Jammu and Kashmir. The services were restored in Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Rajouri and Poonch districts last night...
2 ‘criminals’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in Chattogram, Gazipur
09:26 AM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayTwo suspected criminals were killed in Gazipur and Chattogram early Thursday, in what the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) described as gunfights. Rab identified the man killed in Gazipur as arms dealer Sujon Mia, son of Chand Mia of Tongi area...
‘Listed drug trader’ killed in Cumilla ‘gunfight’
09:09 AM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayA listed drug trader was killed in an alleged gunfight with detective police in the wee hours of Thursday in Cumilla. Two members of police were also injured in the incident. The incident took place at Sripur area adjacent to Gomti river dam in sadar upazila...
Facebook tightens rules for US political advertisers ahead of 2020 election
08:34 AM, 29 Aug 2019 ThursdayFacebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November 2020...
Saif Powertec to be terminal operator for 6-year at Ctg Port
09:36 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday approved two proposals including one to appoint Saif Powertec Limited as the terminal operator for handing the containers and container-laden cargos at Chattogram Port for six years. Briefing the reporters after the meeting held at the Cabinet Division.......
BNP places 10-point recommendation to resolve Rohingya crisis
09:33 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayUrging all the friendly countries of Bangladesh to come forward to help it have a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis, BNP on Wednesday placed a 10-point recommendation, including forging the national unity, to solve the protracted problem. The recommendations were placed at a roundtable conference.........
Sheikh Rasheed predicts Indo-Pak war in Oct-Nov
09:01 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayPakistan's Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday predicted that a full-blown war between Pakistan and India is “likely to occur in October or the following month”. While addressing a ceremony in his hometown Rawalpindi, Rasheed affirmed that the time for a final freedom struggle.....
Aedes larvae found in over 1,000 structures in 4 days: DNCC
08:53 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has claimed that it found the larvae of Aedes mosquitoes in over 1,000 houses and structures under its 36 wards in the last four days since August 25. “The larvae of Aedes mosquitoes have been found in 1,029 houses and structures after visiting 42,494 under 36 wards........
Cop ‘shoots’ himself to death in Kurigram
08:36 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayA sub-inspector of police reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his rented house in the district town on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Selim Jahangir, 38, son of Abul Kalam Azad of Phulbari upazila in Dinajpur district. He was posted at Sadar police camp.......
Youths join digital peace movement
08:33 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayYouths at a dialogue titled “Peace Talk Café” on Wednesday vowed to build an environment of peace in the digital space. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) arranged the dialogue to expand the space between youths and speakers from diverse backgrounds.....
Fitness is key to play longer, says Farhad Reza
08:28 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayAll-rounder Farhad Reza on Wednesday said good quality of fitness is the key to play longer in professional cricket. Reza is currently busy with the fitness and conditioning camp of the Bangladesh national cricket team. The Tigers are all set to start their new home season with the solitary.....
China replaces Saudi shrimp with Iranian shipments
06:58 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayChina has banned imports of shrimp from Saudi Arabia and granted market access to 40 exporters from Iran, a report says. The ban came after Chinese customs detected white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in a shipment of shrimp, China’s industry publication Foodspath said.......
Shafiqul Islam made new DMP commissioner
06:43 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe Additional Inspector General of Police, Shafiqul Islam, has been made Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday. His appointment was announced through a communique from the Home Ministry. Shafiqul Islam was serving as the chief....
TV channels enjoying full freedom, says PM
06:10 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said all the television channels in Bangladesh are enjoying full freedom. “All the television channels are enjoying full freedom,” she said when a delegation of the Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) met her at the Prime Minister’s Office......
Rifat Murder: HC judgement on Minni’s bail Thursday
06:05 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe High Court fixed Thursday to deliver its judgement on a rule asking the government to explain as to why Ayesha Siddika Minni should not be granted bail in a case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim.......
Report on execution of warrant against Tarique, Fakhrul Oct 14
05:54 PM, 28 Aug 2019 WednesdayA court here today set October 14 to submit report on executing arrest warrant issued against nine leaders and activists of BNP including party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Shikder........