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4 killed in ‘gunfights’ in 4 districts
11:48 AM, 11 Apr 2019 ThursdayFour people including three alleged drug traders were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Meherpur and Chattogram districts early Thursday...
Nusrat’s janaza to be held after Asr prayer
11:15 AM, 11 Apr 2019 ThursdayThe body of Feni madrasa student, who died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), will be reached her home from Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. Her namaz-e-janaza will be held after Asr prayer at Sonagazi Md Saber Government Pilot High School playground...
PM orders stern action against Nusrat’s killers
09:15 AM, 11 Apr 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to the book and take stern actions against the killers of Sonagazi madrasah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi...
India election 2019: Voting begins on 91 seats in 20 states
08:40 AM, 11 Apr 2019 ThursdayPolling has opened in India's multi-phase general elections as millions will vote in 91 constituencies across 20 states in the first phase of the polls. Polls are also being held in the militancy-wracked Jammu and Kashmir state as well as in Chhattisgarh, which is plagued by a left-wing Maoist insurgency...
Brexit: UK and EU agree Brexit delay to 31 October
08:22 AM, 11 Apr 2019 ThursdayThe UK and the EU have agreed a "flexible extension" of Brexit until 31 October, European Council president Donald Tusk has said. Speaking after five hours of talks at an EU summit in Brussels, Mr Tusk said his "message to British friends" was "please do not waste this time"...
Feni Madrasa student dies
09:57 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe madrasa student from Feni’s Sonagazi, who was set on fire allegedly by followers of her institution’s principal, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 9:30pm on Wednesday. Dr Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Burn and Plastic...
4 teenagers may be in action in ICC Cricket World Cup
09:37 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayAll eyes will be glued to the TV screens as the cricketing world will enjoy yet another edition of...
‘More educational institutions to bring under MPO by May’
08:49 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayEducation Minister Dr Dipu Moni today said more educational institutions will be brought under...
Astronomers unveil first photo of black hole
08:12 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released Wednesday by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers, is the “most direct proof of their existence,” one of the project’s lead scientists told AFP. Frederic Gueth, deputy director of the Institute for Millimetric Radio Astronomy...
400 List A wicket again eludes Mashrafe
07:24 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayMashrafe Bin Mortaza’s wait to become only second Bangladeshi bowler to claim 400 List A...
Harry, Oprah to make mental health documentaries
07:02 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayBritain’s Prince Harry announced on Wednesday he is teaming up with US celebrity talk show...
JS body urges not to hike prices, adulterate food during Ramadan
06:04 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayParliamentary Standing Committee on Food Ministry today asked the businessmen to refrain...
BPL resumes Thursday
05:15 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayAfter two-day recess, the 12th round of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football resumes...
Green Line pays Tk 5 lakh to Russel
04:37 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayGreen Line Paribahan today finally paid Taka five lakh to Russel Sarker, whose left leg was severed after getting crushed by one of its buses in the capital and got one month time more to pay the remaining 45 lakh fixed by High Court.
Sonagazi OC withdrawn over fire on madrasa student
02:53 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Model Police Station in Feni has been withdrawn over the arson attack on a madrasa student after victim’s family members alleged that they are not getting proper cooperation from the police officer...
Green Line asked to compensate Russel by 3pm
01:12 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe High Court has ordered the owner of Green Line Paribahan to pay the compensation money by 3 pm on Wednesday to Russel Sarker, who lost a leg after a bus of the agency ran him over in April 2018. The bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader on Wednesday passed the order...
War criminals Azhar, Qaiser’s appeal hearing June 18
12:22 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today set June 18 for hearing appeals filed against International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdicts sentencing Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam and former state-minister for agriculture Syed Mohammad Qaiser to death...
10th span of Padma Bridge installed
12:02 PM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe tenth span of the 6.15-kilometre long Padma Bridge has been installed at Mawa point in Munshiganj district today. A 150-meter long span has been installed between 13th and 14th pillar at 12.30 pm, making 1,500-meter of the main structure of this mega bridge visible at Mawa point...
Why Modi is no longer certain to win India’s mega-election
10:37 AM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayNarendra Modi, after India’s 2014 General Election vowed, “Good days are coming”. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had secured a landslide victory, forming the largest majority government since 1984. Analysts had lauded Mr Modi’s ambitious ‘Development For All’ manifesto...
Saudi Cabinet welcomes IRGC terrorist designation by US
09:11 AM, 10 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe Saudi cabinet, in a session chaired by King Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday, has welcomed a US decision to classify Iran’s Islamic Republican Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization...