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Probe report in BB reserve heist case on July 2
09:06 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayA Dhaka court today set July 2 to submit probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank...
PM hosts iftar for professionals
08:06 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today hosted an Iftar mahfil in honour of the leaders of various...
BB to release new Taka 1000 note on Thursday
07:10 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayBangladesh Bank (BB) is going to release new Taka 1000 note on Thursday aimed at...
SC clarifies circular against reporting on under-trial cases
06:18 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayThe Supreme Court (SC) today issued a new circular, clarifying its position on the much-talked about notice it had issued on May 16 against reporting in media on under-trial cases. Signed by Supreme Court Registrar General Dr. Md. Zakir Hossain, the new circular said Bangladesh Supreme Court always believes in the freedom of media.
Momen rejects reported halt of visas for Pakistanis
04:56 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today rejected media reports that Bangladesh halted visas for Pakistanis but acknowledged delays in issuing visas which he attributed to Islamabad authorities. “The report should have appeared in the media in the reverse way,” he told a press conference at the ministry attributing the crisis to Islamabad’s...
Walkar Footwear offers 10% discount on all products during Eid
04:26 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayWalkar, a footwear brand of RFL Group, has introduced diversified products with attractive...
1 held with 65 gold bars at HSIA
03:22 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayOne person has been arrested with 65 gold bars weighing about 6.5 kgs worth Taka 3.25 crore...
Saudi air defenses shoot down missiles ‘heading for Makkah, Jeddah’
02:49 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdaySaudi Arabia’s air defense forces shot down two ballistic missiles that Al-Arabiya reported were heading towards Jeddah and Makkah, reports Arab News...
15 Bangladeshi survivors from Tunisia boat capsize return home
02:31 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdaySome 15 Bangladeshi survivors from a boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia coast returned home early Tuesday...
Govt asked to test pasteurized milk
01:18 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayThe High Court (HC) has directed the government to test the pasteurized milk across the country including Dhaka. The HC bench comprising by Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the order on Tuesday after hearing milk examining process from Professor Dr Shahneela Ferdousi, chief of National Food Safety Laboratory...
EC declares Rumin’s nomination valid
12:49 PM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayThe Election Commission (EC) has declared valid the nomination form of BNP leader Barrister Rumina Farhana in the polls for one reserved seat of Jatiya Sangsad. Returning Officer and Joint Secretary of the EC Abul Kashem declared this valid on Tuesday morning. He said, her nomination form was declared valid as there are no flaws in the form...
NZ mosque attacker charged with terrorism
11:24 AM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayThe man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch mosques attack has been charged with terrorism, New Zealand police have said. Brenton Tarrant was charged with "engaging in a terrorist act", police said in a statement on Tuesday. He is already facing charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder following the attack on two mosques...
Indonesia election: Joko Widodo re-elected as president
10:05 AM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayJoko Widodo has been re-elected as Indonesia's president after last month's vote, beating former general Prabowo Subianto...
Huawei’s Android loss: How it affects you
09:35 AM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayThe restrictions being placed on Huawei's access to the Android operating system will cast a long shadow over Tuesday's launch of the Chinese company's latest handsets...
Austrian Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda dies at 70
08:58 AM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayThree-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family says, nine months after undergoing a lung transplant...
Rise in global sea levels could have ‘profound consequences’
08:26 AM, 21 May 2019 TuesdayScientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica. The long-held view has been that the world's seas would rise by a maximum of just under a metre by 2100...
Padma bridge project progress 67pc now: Quader
09:26 PM, 20 May 2019 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the construction of the 6.15-
State minister Murad joins new office
09:00 PM, 20 May 2019 MondayDr Murad Hasan today assumed charge of his new portfolio as the State Minister for Information after Sunday’s cabinet reshuffle.
Biman starts selling Hajj flight tickets
08:55 PM, 20 May 2019 MondayBiman Bangladesh airlines today started selling tickets for this year’s hajj flights, scheduled to...
Fake cosmetics found at Almas, Mustafa Mart
08:23 PM, 20 May 2019 MondayDirectorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has fined six shops including Alams Super Shop, Mustafa Mart for selling fake cosmetics.