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2 more dengue patients die in Barishal, Dhaka
12:12 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayTwo more people have died of mosquito-borne disease dengue in the capital and Barishal on Thursday...
India’s former finance minister Chidambaram arrested
11:49 AM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayFormer Indian finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has been arrested on charges of corruption and money laundering...
3 killed in ‘gunfights’ in 2 districts
11:27 AM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayThree people have been killed in separate gunfights in Cox’s Bazar and Mymensingh districts. The incidents took place early Thursday. In Cox’s Bazar, two suspected Rohingya drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Hoaikong Urubunia Katakhal in Teknaf upazila...
Tarique to be exposed for highest punishment: Quader
05:02 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the mastermind of 21st August grenade attack Tarique Rahman will be exposed for the highest punishment. Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said the then Harkat-ul-Jihad leader Mufti Hannan in his statement told that they carried out...
Ronaldo hints when he will retire - and it could be next year
03:28 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayCristiano Ronaldo has hinted he could be ready to hang up his boots at the end of this season, reports Mirror Online...
Aug 21 grenade attack case appeal hearing to start this year: Minister
02:33 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayLaw Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the appeal hearing in the August 21 grenade attack case will start within the next two to four months. “The verdict’s paper book is being prepared and it’ll be finalised very soon,” he told reporters at the Secretariat...
Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar leaves Dhaka
01:10 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar left Dhaka on Wednesday morning. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam saw him off at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital...
Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to World Court
12:36 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayPakistan said on Tuesday it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the region earlier this month...
Sreesanth ban to end in August 2020 after BCCI Ombudsman’s order
12:06 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayIn a recent turn of events, BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has ordered that tainted Indian pace bowler S Sreesanth ’s ban for allegedly spot-fixing an Indian Premier League match be removed from August 2020...
15th anniversary of Aug 21 grenade attacks today
11:15 AM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe nation is today observing the 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally in the capital on August 21 in 2004 with heavy hearts...
Aug 21 grenade attack case paper book getting prepared
11:04 AM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe Supreme Court authorities said they are preparing paper book of August 21 grenade attack case for holding hearing on jail appeals and death reference at High Court. Requesting anonymity, a concerned official said they are working to this end...
“Not proud as an Indian...”: Amartya Sen’s critique of Kashmir move
04:27 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayNobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen on Monday vehemently criticised the government's move on Kashmir, saying it not only emphasised majority rule "as opposed to it sustaining the rights of all human beings"...
DNCC launches ‘combing operation’ to tackle dengue
02:34 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayMayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Md Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said owners will be fined if Aedes larvae are found in houses under his city corporation after 20 days...
Dhaka, Delhi for speedy, sustainable Rohingya repatriation
01:22 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayVisiting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday said Bangladesh and India agreed on safe, speedy and sustainable return of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Myanmar's Rakhine State...
Ronaldo admits paying $375,000 to settle sexual assault claim
01:02 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdaySoccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers revealed for the first time in court documents the amount he paid to settle allegations that he raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009...
Probe report in Ashkona militant den raid case Oct 9
12:28 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayA court here today set October 9 to submit probe report in a case lodged under anti-terror act over law enforcing agency’s raid at a militant den in capital’s Ashkona area in 2016...
Zakir Naik apologizes to Malaysians for racial remarks
11:57 AM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayControversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik apologized on Tuesday for making racially sensitive remarks in Malaysia, a day after he was questioned by police for hours over the comments...
SC clears way for publishing 9th Wage Board gazette for journos
11:30 AM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayThe Supreme Court Appellate Division today stayed for eight weeks the High Court order that had imposed status quo on publishing gazette notification for implementing the recommendations of ninth wage board...
DNCC to launch ‘combing operation’ Tuesday to tackle dengue
06:44 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayMayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Md Atiqul Islam on Monday announced that a combing operation will be launched on Tuesday to eliminate Aedes mosquitoes. The mayor said this while talking to reporters after inspecting mosquito-elimination drive at Mohakhali bus terminal in the capital...
FR Tower land owner Faruque arrested
05:07 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested SMHI Faruque, the land owner of FR Tower for his alleged connection in illegal extension of Banani’s FR Tower that caught fire in March. He was arrested from the capital’s Gulshan area at 1pm on Monday...