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Dadashev dies after boxing injuries sustained against Matias
09:09 AM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayRussian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias...
2 journos among 4 burnt in Mogbazar shop blast
08:57 AM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayFour people including two journalists were burnt in an explosion inside a shop at Mogbazar intersection in the capital...
icddr,b, CDC research not on insecticide used by DSCC: Sayeed Khokon
06:53 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayThe joint research conducted by icddr,b and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing ineffectiveness of insecticide against mosquito was not on medicines used by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Sayeed Khokon said Tuesday...
Lightning kills four in Moulvibazar
06:39 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayAt least four people were killed and 12 others injured in lightning strikes in Baliadangi and Ranisankail upazilas on Tuesday. Three people were killed on the spot and 12 others were injured after being struck by lightning while working in a mango orchard in Baganbari village of Baliadangi...
Boris Johnson promises to unite UK after winning PM race
05:55 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayBoris Johnson said he would unite Britain after he won the race to become Britain’s next prime minister on Tuesday. Following are highlights of his speech following the declaration of his victory in the Conservative Party leadership race to succeed Theresa May...
Four bodies recovered from Narayanganj
04:47 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayThere were four bodies recovered from different places and incidents from Narayanganj in a single day. The bodies were collected from Fatullah, Araihazar, Bandar and Siddhiganj upazilas of the district and it’s primarily conceived that 3 of them were murdered, local police said in a statement on Tuesday morning...
Britain to send European-led protection force in Persian Gulf
03:33 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayBritish Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Monday said the UK wanted to establish a European-led maritime protection force for the Gulf but emphasized that London was not seeking a confrontation with Iran....
DU students lock academic, administrative buildings for 3rd consecutive day
02:43 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayA group of students of Dhaka University (DU) put academic and administrative buildings under lock and key for the third consecutive day on Tuesday demanding an end to the university's affiliation with seven colleges...
Traffic sergeant death: Writ seeking Tk 10cr compensation filed
12:59 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayA writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) seeking its directives on the authorities concerned to give Tk 10 crore as compensation for the family of traffic sergeant Golam Kibria who was killed after being hit by a covered van of Jamuna Group...
Eid advance train ticket sale from July 29
12:11 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayBangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha holidays from July 29. Sale of tickets for intercity trains will continue till August 2. Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said this at a press conference at the Rail Bhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Arsenic problem in Khulna worsens; 589 patients detected
11:50 AM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayA total of 589 people have been detected with arsenicosis, a disease caused by drinking and using of water contaminated with arsenic, in the coastal district, showing a slight rise in the number of such patients over the last eight years...
US expands powers to deport migrants without going to court
09:52 AM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayThe US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can't prove they've been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported...
Ronaldo will not face charges over alleged rape
09:05 AM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayFootball star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges after being accused of sexual assault, US prosecutors say...
Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM
08:57 AM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayBoris Johnson is expected to be elected leader of Britain’s governing Conservative Party and the country’s next prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with following through on his “do or die” pledge to deliver Brexit in just over three months time...
Suspended ACC Director Basir sent to jail
08:23 AM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayA Dhaka court has ordered Khandaker Enamul Basir, suspended director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to send jail who was arrested over the charges of allegedly leaking confidential information and taking bribery from DIG Mijan....
Teenager Gang: 3 on 2-day remand, 11 sent to jail
09:50 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayA Dhaka court has placed 3 on 2-day remand and sent 11 to jail who were alleged members of “First Hitlar Boss”, a teenager gang based in Uttara of capital on Monday.....
Failure to control mosquitoes, dengue irks HC
08:24 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayThe High Court on Monday summoned the chief health officers of the two city corporations of Dhaka to appear before it on July 25 to explain their failure in controlling mosquitoes in the city. The HC bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Md Shohrowardi passed the order after receiving a report on the steps taken by the two city corporations..
PRAN group agrees to recruit through Jago Jobs
08:00 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayA memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between PRAN group and Jago Jobs in which the job portal (www.jagojobs.com) has agreed to provide recruitment service to the industry giant on Monday....
Uttar Badda woman lynched: Three placed on 4-day remand
06:04 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayA Dhaka court has placed 3 people on 4-day remand who were detained in connection to a woman lynching case who was beaten to death at Uttar Badda area in capital, on Monday. The suspected men who allegedly lynched Taslima Begum Renu, were produced before Dhaka Metropolitan Court and asked 10-day remand by police earlier in the day...
Another AL leader gunned down in Bandarban
04:47 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayA local leader of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) was shot down in Bandarban on Monday noon, an official of Boangchhari police station confirmed the incident to Jago News. The deceased was identified as Mongmong Thowai Marma, a union leader of AL, said Shariful Islam, Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Boangchhari police station...