Tulip, Rushanara, Rupa win again, Afsana first time in UK polls

Three Bangladeshi-origin women-- Tulip Siddiq, Rushnara Ali and Rupa Haque-- have been re-elected as UK parliament members. Labour Party candidate Tulip Siddiq, niece of the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, secured victory in her seat Hampstead and Kilburn...

UK polls: Conservatives win overall majority

The Conservatives have won an overall majority in the general election, passing the 326-seat threshold with constituencies still to declare. The BBC forecasts that Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a majority of 74. The prime minister said it would give him a mandate to "get Brexit done" and take the UK out of the EU next month...

Anti-Citizenship Bill protests rage across Assam

Two protesters succumbed to bullet injuries at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati amid heavy anti-Citizenship Amendment Bill protests. Officials confirmed both of them were shot at, in two separate parts of the city...

Dr Tapas loots KGH's Tk 14.36cr

Dr Tapas Kumar Sarker, resident medical officer (RMO) at Kushtia General Hospital, has allegedly looted Tk 14.36 crore from the allotment of the hospital for 2018-19 financial year in the name of buying equipments...

FM’s Delhi visit cancelled

The scheduled visit of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen to New Delhi has been cancelled due to his ‘busy schedule’ at home ahead of Martyred Intellectuals Day and Victory Day. “Yes, he (Dr Momen) is not going as he needs to attend some important programmes here,” a senior official said...

Diabetes drug metformin may contain cancer-causing chemical

Royals get easy win over Platoon

Rajshahi Royals have easily defeated Dhaka Platoon in the 3rd match of the Bangladesh Premier Leauge’s special edition - Bangabandhu BPL. They won the game by 9 wickets with 10 balls remaining at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday...

Keraniganj factory fire death toll climbs to 14

The death toll from Keraniganj plastic factory fire climbed to 14, with two more succumbed to their burn injuries at hospital. Severely burn injured Mehedi, 20, and Abdur Razzak, 45, lost their battle for life between early hours and 1:30pm of Thursday at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...

Be alert against bribery, corruption: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked government officials to remain alert against bribery and corruption as the social diseases spoil the development of the country. She said, “All will have to be alert against bribery and corruption that spoil our [development] activities. You’ll have to raise awareness among the people in this regard.”...

Rajshahi Royals need 135 to win

Dhaka Platoon has set 135-run target before the Rajshahi Royals in 3rd match of the Bangladesh Premier Leauge’s special edition - Bangabandhu BPL. They scored 134 runs playing stipulated 20 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Khaleda denied bail

BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda was denied bail in Zia Charitable Trust graft case on Thursday. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order around 1:15pm after hearing on Khaleda's bail plea.

BSMMU’s health report fake: Khaleda’s lawyer

The health report on jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia made by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is fake, her lawyer Joynul Abedin said today. Joynul made his comment after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court began hearing Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case...

Fakhrul, 134 others sued for arson

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 134 others have been sued in two cases filed by police for torching three motorbikes in the High Court area...

Hearing on Khaleda’s bail plea begins

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today started hearing a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The hearing began at 10:20am as Ali Akbar, Registrar of the SC, submitted the health report of Khaleda made by BSMMU to the court...

Jihadists kill 71 soldiers in mass attack: Niger military

Islamist militants killed 71 soldiers in an attack on a remote military camp in Niger near the border with Mali, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, in the deadliest raid against the Nigerien military in living memory...

Death toll rises to 9 in Keraniganj factory fire

The death toll from Dhaka’s Keraniganj factory fire rose to 9 as 8 burnt people died while undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from Wednesday night to Thursday morning...

India passes controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims

India's parliament has passed a bill that would give Indian citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries - but not if they are Muslim...

Warriors thrash Rangers by 105 runs

Assam on the boil over Citizenship Bill

Protests against the Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified Wednesday in the northeastern states with the administration imposing a curfew in Guwahati of the country's Assam till indefinite period...

Close evening courses at all public universities: UGC

Noting that running of evening courses tarnishes the features and reputation of public universities, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has ordered the closure of such courses at all the public universities...