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IBBL, Express Money inaugurate remittance campaign
09:15 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and Express Money inaugurated remittance campaign recently at Islami Bank Tower. Mohammad Qaisar Ali, Additional Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the campaign as chief guest, said a press release....
Surging dengue: another dies, 2428 more get infected afresh
08:54 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayA garment worker died of dengue in Dhaka while 2,428 newly infected people were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Awlad Hossain, 32, son of Tofazzal Hossain of Paschim Bazi Kasba in Munshiganj Sadar upazila....
Pakistan to downgrade diplomatic relations, suspend bilateral trade with India
07:42 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayPakistan says it’s going to downgrade diplomatic relations with India and suspend trade with the neighbor state, Reuters reported. The move comes after New Delhi revoked the autonomous status........
HC asks Fakhrul, 3 others to surrender before court in 6 weeks
07:32 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe High Court on Tuesday asked four BNP leaders, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, to surrender before a magistrate court within six weeks in a case filed for issuing ‘death threat’ to Bangladesh Jononetri Paishad President AB Siddique..........
Is India planning a 'settler-colonial' project for disputed Kashmir?
07:27 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayIndia just revoked a law that allowed Kashmir to make its own laws and keep non-Kashmiris from buying property in India-administered Kashmir. Is New Delhi emulating Israel’s policy towards Palestine? India on Monday unilaterally scrapped a major law that gave Kashmir semi-autonomous status.....
BNP still hanging over polls, caretaker issues: Dr Hasan
07:04 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the politics of BNP is still hanging over the caretaker government and election issues instead of serving the common people. “The people of the country are now fighting against the dengue and recover the loss of flood. But instead of standing beside the people BNP is doing politics for polls.......
No more line rent for BTCL connections
06:56 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe government has decided to scrap line rent for subscribers of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) from August 16 to make the services more people friendly. Subscribers will enjoy unlimited BTCL to BTCL talk-time for a monthly cost of Tk 150, Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar said....
Bangladesh to join ‘WorldSkills’ contest in Russia from Aug 22
06:36 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayBangladesh, for the first time, is going to participate at the ‘WorldSkills Competition 2019’, scheduled to be held during August 22-27, at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre at Kazan in Russia. The National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has completed all necessary preparations in this regard....
Barty upset at Rogers Cup, could lose No. 1 ranking
06:26 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayAshleigh Barty lost 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 to American Sofia Kenin in second-round play at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, putting the Australian's No. 1 ranking in peril. Current world No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan would overtake Barty for the top ranking by winning her first match on Wednesday. The 21-year-old opens her Rogers Cup against Germany's Tatjana Maria..........
Apple invites select users to apply for its credit card
06:15 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayApple sent out invitations on Tuesday to some select users to apply for its credit card released in partnership with investment bank Goldman Sachs. The users who got the chance to first try the Apple Card had filled out a "Notify Me" form on the Apple website............
Casting director David Rubin elected film academy president
06:05 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayCasting director David Rubin has been elected the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that bestows the Oscars. He is the first casting director to ascend to the film academy's presidency. He succeeds cinematographer John Bailey, who has served as the academy's president since August 2017....
Human chain formed demanding free Kashmir
05:38 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC) on Wednesday has formed a human chain in front of National Press Club in capital demanding free Kashmir as the panic escalating in Jammu and Kashmir after India revoking article 370 from their union constitution what was given for a special status for autonomy to the disputed region......
Govt allocates Tk 51.5 cr for eliminating mosquitoes
04:10 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe government has allocated Tk 51.5 crore to help the city corporations and municipalities fight mosquitoes. LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam came up with the information at a views exchanging meeting with Bangladesh Climate Change Journalist Forum (BCJF) at the secretariat....
No need to spray ineffective insecticide: Quader
02:57 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to refrain from spraying ineffective mosquito medicines. “Effective insecticide will arrive in Dhaka within two to four days and during this period there’s no need to spray ineffective medicine to show off,” he said...
Khokon directs to remove Eid animal wastes in 24 hours
01:53 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayDhaka South City Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon has directed the concerned people to remove the wastes of animals to be sacrificed on the day of Eid-ul-Azha within 24 hours. The mayor directed this to the city corporation’s cleaners while addressing at a programme held Nagar Bhaban in the capital on Wednesday...
1 protester killed, 6 injured in Jammu & Kashmir
12:32 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayA protester died after being chased by police during a curfew in Srinagar, which is left in turmoil after the government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, news agency AFP reported. A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was quoted as saying that in one incident a youth being chased by police...
2 suspected criminals killed in Bagura gunfight
12:11 PM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayTwo suspected criminals were killed in a gunfight between two groups of criminals in Bhabanipur area under Sherpur upazila of the district early hours today...
Locally-raised cattle is reigning the city makeshift markets
11:39 AM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayLocally-raised cattle are reigning in the city’s makeshift cattle markets as huge numbers of sacrificial animals have already gathered from various districts across the country. There are huge numbers of locally-reared cattle in the country to meet the massive demand for sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Azha this year...
Saudi prepares for hajj as Gulf tensions persist
10:31 AM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayMore than 2.5 million Muslims will on Friday begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, against a backdrop of tensions in the Gulf. Crowds of worshippers have already begun to gather in Mecca in the days ahead of the hajj, the focal point of the Islamic calendar...
Bangladesh-India home minister level talks today
09:54 AM, 07 Aug 2019 WednesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan arrived in India on Tuesday evening on a three-day official visit to attend the 7th round of home minister level talks scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Wednesday. Indian State Minister for Home Affairs G. K Reddy and Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi Syed Muazzem Ali received...