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Vajpayee wanted to sack Modi in 2002: Yashwant
08:30 AM, 11 May 2019 SaturdayFormer BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has claimed then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was set to dismiss Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister at the time, after the 2002 post-Godhra riots, but withheld the decision as Home Minister LK Advani had threatened to resign from the Cabinet on the issue...
Heat wave sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna may continue
04:41 PM, 10 May 2019 FridayThe ongoing mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions...
Mexico City bans disposable plastics
04:09 PM, 10 May 2019 FridayMexico City’s legislature voted Thursday to ban businesses from buying, selling or giving their...
Amazon’s Bezos unveils lunar lander project ‘Blue Moon’
02:43 PM, 10 May 2019 FridayJeff Bezos, the richest man in the world and head of space company Blue Origin, announced...
Nusrat murder: Sonagazi OC suspended
01:12 PM, 10 May 2019 FridayMoazzem Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Model Police Station, has been suspended on charge of negligence of duty in connection with the death of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi after an arson attack. OC Moazzme Hossain has been attached to the Rangpur Deputy Inspector General...
‘Cheats’: Aussies braced for England ‘siege’ as fans savage Warner
12:37 PM, 10 May 2019 FridayAustralia coach Justin Langer said his team won’t be rattled by a hostile reception at the World Cup as England’s Barmy Army gave them a taste of what to expect.
US threatens ‘swift and decisive’ response to any Iran attack
11:24 AM, 10 May 2019 FridaySecretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday threatened a “swift and decisive” US response to...
Gun fired outside London mosque during Ramadan prayers
10:53 AM, 10 May 2019 FridayThe Metropolitan police have launched an investigation after a shot was fired outside a London mosque during prayers for Ramadan. Police said that no one was injured, the shot came from a blank-firing handgun, and they were not treating the matter as a terrorist incident.
Uber prices shares at $45 for stock market debut
10:23 AM, 10 May 2019 FridayRideshare titan Uber priced its shares at $45 for its Wall Street debut on Friday, valuing the...
Rain washes out Bangladesh-Ireland match in Dublin
09:23 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayThe match between Bangladesh and hosts Ireland, the third match of tri-nation series, was...
No mercy to killers, money-launderers: PM
08:48 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayHinting at BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman who is hiding in London, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today said the killers and money-launderers must be punished. “We’ve tried the killers of Bangabandhu and war criminals and wherever the killers and money launderers hide and whatever money they spend, there is no mercy to them and the nation...
Fifth phase UZ polls June 18
08:24 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayThe Election Commission (EC) today announced the schedule of fifth phase of fifth upazila election, fixing the voting date on June 18. EC Secretariat secretary Helaluddin Ahmad announced the polls schedule at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka. Helaluddin said the last date of nomination paper submission for fifth phase upazila...
Cyclone ‘Fani’ causes loss of Tk 536.61 crore
07:27 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayCyclonic storm ‘Fani’ caused a loss of about Taka 536.61 crore as it damaged homesteads, roads, crops, coastal embankments and fish firms across the country on May 4. “Homesteads worth Taka 78.14 crore were damaged due to ‘Fani’ while embankments worth Taka 251 crore, fish firms worth Taka 2.84 crore, mango orchards worth Taka 5 crore...
No heavy vehicle to ply on highways for 3-day before Eid
06:10 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayThe government today asked the authorities concerned not to allow plying of trucks, lorries...
PM returns home from London Saturday
05:08 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home on Saturday wrapping up her 10 day official visit to the United Kingdom (UK).
Rain delays toss
04:46 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayA persistent rain delayed the toss of the match between Bangladesh and Ireland in the tri-nation series tournament at the Malahide in Dublin today.
Writ filed to withdraw 52 substandard products from market
03:47 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayA writ was filed today with High Court seeking its directive to withdraw and stop production of 52...
Road accidents kill 3 in Narsingdi
01:39 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayThree people were killed in separate road accidents in Narsingdi on Thursday morning. Ariful Haque Sumon, 38, son of Anisul Haque, hailing from Bhola, was killed when a bus hit his motorcycle on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Kondarpara in Shibpur upazila...
Singapore passes ‘fake news’ law despite fierce criticism
01:13 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdaySingapore's parliament Wednesday passed laws to combat "fake news" that will allow authorities to order the removal of content despite fierce criticism from tech giants, the media and rights groups...
Probe body formed over Biman plane crash in Yangon
12:17 PM, 09 May 2019 ThursdayBiman Bangladesh Airlines has formed a probe committee over the crash landing of its Dash-8 aircraft at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar on Wednesday evening. Shakil Meraj, general manager (public relations) of national flag carrier Biman, made the disclosure at a press conference on Thursday morning...