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Evelyn Yang reveals doctor sexually assaulted her while pregnant
04:43 PM, 17 Jan 2020 FridayThe wife of the Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says she was sexually assaulted by her obstetrician-gynecologist while she was pregnant with the couple’s first child...
Indian president rejects Nirbhaya convict's mercy plea
02:52 PM, 17 Jan 2020 FridayThe mercy petition of Mukesh Singh, one of the four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, was rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday...
Hunger strike for polls deferment at DU; 4 students fall sick
02:33 PM, 17 Jan 2020 FridayFour students of Dhaka University fell sick on the second day of their fast unto death on Friday demanding deferment of the polls to the two Dhaka city corporations slated for January 30...
Deportations of Bangladeshis from Saudi keep soaring
12:51 PM, 17 Jan 2020 FridayThe number of Bangladeshi workers' deportations from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has rocketed, with 1,610 deportees in first 16 days of New Year 2020...
2nd phase Biswa Ijtema begins
11:41 AM, 17 Jan 2020 FridayThe second phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, begins on the banks of the Turag River at Tongi on Friday...
Chinese birth rate falls to lowest in PRC history
11:27 AM, 17 Jan 2020 FridayChina's birth rate has fallen to its lowest since the formation of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago - despite the easing of the "one-child policy"...
In Tripura, citizenship law reignites old hostilities
09:50 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayThe dust had barely settled in Kanchanpur subdivision two weeks after clashes broke out there between Bru tribe members and Hindu Bengalis. As refugees in the northeastern state of Tripura, both communities have been on edge since India enacted a new citizenship law in December...
Sonam Kapoor slams Uber after 'scariest experience'
09:25 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayBollywood star Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has warned Uber users against using the ridesharing app in London after suffering "the scariest experience" with a driver in the British capital...
Thieves hold man hostage to rape wife
08:51 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayA group of seven thieves have gang raped a housewife by holding her husband hostage in Singair upazila of Manikganj...
Minister Mozammel draws flak in JS
07:29 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayA number of MPs on Thursday criticised Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque saying that he cannot avoid responsibility for publishing an error-ridden list of razakars (collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces)...
Pope appoints woman to senior role
07:04 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayPope Francis has appointed a female Italian lawyer to a high-ranking role in the Vatican's diplomatic division, further cementing his credentials as one of the most progressive Holy Fathers in history...
State-owned banks to amplify investment in stocks
06:40 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayFour state-owned banks have decided to raise investment in stocks with an objective of overcoming present turmoil in the market. The banks-- Sonali, Janata, Agrani and Rupali-- took the decision at a meeting on Sonali Bank's head office in Dhaka on Thursday...
No bar on Ishraque in electioneering despite case
05:45 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayBNP candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ishraque Hossain can conduct electioneering despite his trial began in a Dhaka court for concealing wealth statements, said Election Commission (EC) Secretary Md Alamgir...
Coaching centres to remain shut during SSC exams
04:54 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayAll coaching centres will remain closed during the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled to begin from February 1...
Scotland to ban children from heading balls
04:41 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayThe Scottish FA are considering banning children from heading the ball due to links between football and dementia...
Iran's nuclear enrichment at higher level than before 2015 deal
04:28 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayIran is now enriching more uranium than Tehran did before it agreed to a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday in a televised speech...
Death of Abrar: Prothom Alo Editor faces arrest warrant
03:55 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayArrest warrant has been issued against daily Prothom Alo Editor, Associate Editor Anisul Haque and eight others in a case filed the death of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) student Abrar Rahat...
3 to die for killing mayor’s son in Gaibandha
03:11 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayA Gaibandha court has sentenced three people to death in a case filed for killing school student Ashikur Rahman Samya, 13, son of Gobindaganj municipality mayor Ataur Rahman. Judge Deelip Kumar Bhowmik of Gaibandha District and Sessions Judge’s Court, passed the order on Thursday noon...
Petition seeks deferment of DSCC, DNCC polls
02:16 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayA petition was filed with the Appellate Division on Thursday challenging a High Court Division order that turned down a plea to defer elections to the two Dhaka city corporations slated for January 30. Advocate Ashoke Kumar Ghosh, a Supreme Court lawyer moved the Appellate Division...
Information Minister meets Modi
01:18 PM, 16 Jan 2020 ThursdayInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. Modi termed the unprecedented progress of Bangladesh as wonderful and requested the Information Minister to send his warm regards to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...