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Khulna jute mill workers go on 96-hour strike
12:28 PM, 15 Apr 2019 MondayWorkers of state-owned jute mills in Khulna region started a 96-hour strike on Monday morning to press home their nine-point demand that includes payment of outstanding wages and implementation of the wage commission...
Bhutanese PM leaves after 4-day visit
11:34 AM, 15 Apr 2019 MondayBhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering left here this morning after wrapping up his four-day official visit that focused on exploring more connectivity and business opportunities between Dhaka and Thimphu...
Musician Subir Nandi on life support at CMH
10:58 AM, 15 Apr 2019 MondayNoted musician and Ekushey Padak award winner Subir Nandi was placed on life support at Combined Military Hospital in the capital on Sunday night. He was admitted to CMH around 10 pm and placed on life support around 11 pm. He will be under observation for 72 hours, said his doctors...
Sudan crisis: Military council arrests former govt members
10:23 AM, 15 Apr 2019 MondaySudan's transitional military council has arrested members of the former government and promised not to disperse protesters...
Strong storms in US South kill 8
09:46 AM, 15 Apr 2019 MondayPowerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead...
BNP leader stabbed dead in Bagura
08:31 AM, 15 Apr 2019 MondayA BNP leader was stabbed to death by the miscreants in Bagura on Sunday night. The deceased is advocate Mahbul Alam Shahin, 40, general secretary of Bagura sadar thana unit BNP. He is the son of Anisur Rahman Dula Miah of Dharampur area in the city...
‘World’s largest plane’ lifts off for the first time
06:06 PM, 14 Apr 2019 SundayThe world's largest aeroplane by wingspan has taken flight for the first time. Built by Stratolaunch, the company set up by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2011, the aircraft is designed to act as a flying launch pad for satellites...
Bhutanese PM joins Pahela Baishakh celebration
03:27 PM, 14 Apr 2019 SundayVisiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering today also joined the colorful Pahela Baishakh celebration, the first day of Bengali New Year, in the capital...
3 killed in Nepal plane crash near Mount Everest
02:37 PM, 14 Apr 2019 SundayA small passenger plane crashed into a parked helicopter during takeoff at the only airport in Nepal’s Everest region on Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring four others, officials said...
PM greets FFs with gifts on Nabobarsho
01:23 PM, 14 Apr 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of Bangla Nabobarsho-1426...
1 dead, 1 critical in Australia nightclub shooting
01:02 PM, 14 Apr 2019 SundayA drive-by shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub in Australia early Sunday left one man dead, another critically wounded and two others injured, police said...
Nabobarsho will enlighten life of all, hopes PM
12:42 PM, 14 Apr 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm optimism that Bangla Nabobarsho will enlighten the life of all and make it beautiful. The prime minister also expressed the hope that the advancement of the country that has started will continue and the Bangalee nation will move on the world stage by keeping its head high...
Google celebrates Pahela Baishakh with new doodle
12:31 PM, 14 Apr 2019 SundaySearch engine giant Google is celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year, by replacing its regular home page graphic with a special doodle for the Bangladeshi surfers. Google‘s new Doodle featured a parade of colorful banners in the shape of Mangal Shobhajatra and Royal Bengal tiger...
Pahela Baishakh being celebrated
11:20 AM, 14 Apr 2019 SundayPahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, is being celebrated across the country on Sunday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm. The festivities began at dawn with the artistes from Chhayanaut welcoming the day with Tagore’s famous song ‘Esho hey Baishakh, esho, esho (come O Baishakh, come)’ under the banyan tree at the Ramna Park...
Feni madrasa principal directs to set fire on Nusrat: PBI
03:48 PM, 13 Apr 2019 SaturdayThe Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has said a total of 13 people, including two girls, were involved in setting fire to Alim examinee Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The whole incident was pre-planned. Principal of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa Maulana Siraj Ud Doula, who is now in jail, directed his aides Nur Uddin...
No security threat centering Pahela Baishakh: Home Minister
02:25 PM, 13 Apr 2019 SaturdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Saturday said there is no specific security threat centering this year’s Pahela Baishakh celebration programme. He said Pahela Baishakh has now become a national progamme and law enforcers have been kept ready across the country so that people can celebrate Pahela Baishakh smoothly...
Dhaka, Thimphu ink five instruments on various fields
12:59 PM, 13 Apr 2019 SaturdayBangladesh and Bhutan today signed five instruments on strengthening their cooperation in the areas of health, agriculture, shipping, tourism and public administration training. The instruments were inked after the official talks between the two countries at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here...
Nusrat murder: 2 more madrasa principle’s aides held
12:18 PM, 13 Apr 2019 SaturdayA team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested two more close aides of madrasa principal Sirajuddoula in a case filed for sexually assaulting Alim examinee Nusrat Jahan Rafi...
Facebook spends $22.6 million to keep Zuckerberg safe
11:24 AM, 13 Apr 2019 SaturdayFacebook Inc more than doubled the money it spent on Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2018 to $22.6 million, a regulatory filing showed on Friday...
Sheikh Hasina, Lotay talks begin
11:05 AM, 13 Apr 2019 SaturdayThe official talks between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and visiting Bhutanese Premier Dr Lotay Tshering began at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here this morning. “The talks between the two premiers began around 10:30 am at the Prime Minister’s Office,” a PMO source said...