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Pressure should be squarely on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation: US
03:09 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayUS Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Saturday said they will continue to put pressure on Myanmar to create conditions on the ground for the “voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable” return of all Rohingyas to Myanmar’s Rakhine State......
Ex-Indian Finance Minister Jaitley passes away
02:11 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayArun Jaitley, the former finance minister of India and a stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party, passed away on Saturday at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. He was 66 years old. Arun Jaitley was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness...
Organiser calls off anti-Zakir Naik rally following Anwar’s intervention
01:22 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe organiser of a planned rally to protest against controversial televangelist Dr Zakir Naik today announced that the event has been cancelled...
PM pays tributes to NAP President Muzaffar Ahmed
12:37 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to one of the political luminaries of the country and Bangladesh National Awami Party-NAP (Muzaffar) President Professor Muzaffar Ahmed. The prime minister paid the homage by placing a wreath on his coffin draped with the red-green national flag...
Cox’s Bazar Jubo League leader murder: 2 suspects killed in ‘gunfight’
12:20 PM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayTwo Rohingya youths, suspects in the murder of Jubo League Leader Omar Faruk, were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Teknaf upazila early Saturday...
Rahul, other opposition leaders to visit Jammu and Kashmir today
09:39 AM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayCongress's Rahul Gandhi and leaders from various opposition parties will visit Jammu and Kashmir today where restrictions have been imposed since the central government withdrew special status under Article 370...
Amazon fires: Brazil sends army to help tackle blazes
08:43 AM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayBrazil's president has ordered the armed forces to help fight a record number of forest fires in the Amazon. A decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro authorises the deployment of soldiers in nature reserves, indigenous lands and border areas in the region...
NAP president Prof Muzaffar Ahmed passes away
08:32 AM, 24 Aug 2019 SaturdayProfessor Muzaffar Ahmed, president of Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP) and a close friend of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, passed away at a city hospital on Friday night. He was 97...
UPDF leader killed in Rangamati gunfight ‘with Army men’
04:58 PM, 23 Aug 2019 FridayA leader of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead during a reported gunfight with army men at Baghaihat Ujubazar in Baghaichhari upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Suman Chakma alias Lakir Baba, 40...
“Rohingyas” gun down Jubo League leader in Cox’s Bazar
02:44 PM, 23 Aug 2019 FridayA Jubo League leader was shot dead reportedly by Rohingyas at Jadimura in Teknaf upazila on Thursday night. The victim was identified as Omar Faruk, 30, president of ward No 9 unit of Jubo League and son of Abdul Monaf...
Blame humans for starting the Amazon fires, environmentalists say
01:36 PM, 23 Aug 2019 FridayThe Amazon is burning - and humans are likely to blame. Environmental organizations and researchers say the wildfires blazing in the Brazilian rainforest were set by cattle ranchers and loggers...
India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of protests
12:55 PM, 23 Aug 2019 FridayAuthorities in the main city of Indian Kashmir tightened security ahead of Friday prayers after separatists called for a protest march to a U.N. office, with streets bristling with paramilitary personnel and some blocked by checkpoints...
Janmashtami being celebrated across country
12:24 PM, 23 Aug 2019 FridayJanmashtami, the birth celebration of Sri Krishna and one of the major festivals of the Hindu community, is being celebrated across the country today with due religious fervour and enthusiasm...
Mahathir stands by decision to not deport Zakir Naik
11:49 AM, 23 Aug 2019 FridayDr Zakir Naik will not be deported to India, for now. Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reaffirmed his stand on not deporting the controversial Muslim preacher...
Woman dies of dengue in Satkhira
11:40 AM, 23 Aug 2019 FridayA housewife died of mosquito-borne disease dengue in Sadar upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Shahanara Khatun, 37, wife of Khalilur Rahman of Choygharia village in the upazila. Dr Abu Shaheen, Satkhira Civil Surgeon, said Shahanara was admitted to Sadar Hospital after being diagnosed with dengue on August 18...
Repatriation process falters again as ‘Rohingyas refuse to go back’
04:53 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayDespite all the preparations, no Rohingya turned up on Thursday to avail of the “voluntary” repatriation offer given to them to go back to their place of origin in Rakhine State of Myanmar prompting the authorities to suspend the repatriation process for the day...
EBL to provide virtual credit cards to Haltrip’s agents
03:06 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayEastern Bank Limited (EBL) will be providing virtual credit card services to the agents of Haltrip, an online travel agency...
Facebook shuts dozens of Myanmar social media accounts
02:35 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayFacebook Inc said on Thursday it had shut 216 social media pages, groups and accounts in Myanmar, some tied to the army, to stymie efforts to “manipulate or corrupt public debate”...
PM opens Biman’s third Dreamliner ‘Gaangchil’
01:12 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated ‘Gaangchil’, the third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, setting up a new milestone for the national flag carrier. Earlier, the prime minister commissioned ‘Gangchil’ cutting a ribbon at the VVIP Tarmac of HSIA...
3 killed in Thakurgaon road accident
12:45 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayThree people were killed and twenty others injured in a road accident in front of Danish Hospital on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh highway on Thursday morning...