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Fire risk at secretariat from short circuit less: Secy
06:45 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayThe risk of fire at Bangladesh Secretariat from short circuit is less as all its buildings have circuit-breakers, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said today. “The character of the buildings constructed by the Public Works Department (PWD)...
Second group of Rohingya Muslims found on Malaysian beach
05:21 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayThirty-seven people believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar were found on a beach in northern Malaysia on Monday, police said, the latest arrivals in what authorities fear could be a new wave of people smuggling by sea...
HC scraps Moudud’s plea to stay graft case proceedings
04:55 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayThe High Court (HC) today scrapped a plea of BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed to stay...
24 cabinet decisions implemented in first quarter
04:25 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayAs many as 24 decisions out of a total of 36 taken in the cabinet in the first quarter (January 7 to March 31) of the current year were implemented by the new government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. A report to this end was placed at the regular cabinet...
India election: Facebook says has made headway against abuses
03:23 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayFacebook has said it has made strides in its efforts to prevent online abuses in the Indian...
Chawkbazar fire: Two sons of Wahed on 7-day remand
02:55 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayA Dhaka Court has placed two sons of the owner of Wahed Mansion, from where the devastating Chawkbazar fire originated killing 71 people on the night of February 20, on 7-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Monday granted the remand for Md Hasan and Sohel alias Shaheed...
Feni Madrasa student on life support
01:32 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayThe Feni madrasa student, who was set on fire on Saturday morning, has been put on life support at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after her condition deteriorated further on Monday morning. Dr Samanta Lal Sen, Coordinator of National Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit Institute, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
CU BCL faction continues strike, train service suspended
12:48 PM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayA faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University (CU) unit on Monday continued their strike demanding six-point demand following the Sunday’s clash with police...
Ershad donates his all assets to a trust
11:00 AM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayA day after nominating his younger brother as his party successor, ailing Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday donated his all assets to a trust...
Kohli says no excuses left after RCB’s sixth straight IPL 2019 loss
10:42 AM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayVirat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper, said that he has no more excuses to give after his team slumped to a record-equalling sixth straight defeat in the Indian Premier League on Sunday...
6 Bangladeshis killed in Malaysia bus crash
09:57 AM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayTen people were killed and 34 others injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a 10-metre-deep storm drain along Jalan S8 Pekeliling, near the MAS Cargo Complex, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia on Sunday night...
Banani fire: Injured firefighter Sohel dies
09:25 AM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayFirefighter Sohel Rana, who sustained severe injuries during Banani FR Tower fire rescue operation, died in the wee hours of Monday. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital at 2:17 am (Bangladesh local time). Shahjahan, officer-in-charge (media) of fire service, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
BGB troops deployed on St Martin Island
08:41 AM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayBorder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops have been deployed on St Martin’s Island aiming to ensure the overall security of the island...
US Homeland Security Chief resigns
08:31 AM, 08 Apr 2019 MondayThe US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Trump's controversial border policies, has resigned. Ms Nielsen called it "an honour of a lifetime" to work in the department. President Trump tweeted she would be temporarily replaced by Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan...
PM seeks sustained global pressure to repatriate Rohingyas
05:49 PM, 07 Apr 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community, including the United Kingdom (UK), to keep up strong mounting pressure on Myanmar to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. She made the appeal while visiting UK Minister...
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
05:03 PM, 07 Apr 2019 SundayThe former Maldives president on Sunday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government...
Kamal refutes US security alert for Bangladesh
04:05 PM, 07 Apr 2019 SundayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today refuted the US security alert saying Bangladesh does not pose any security risk to anyone. “Our country is not a risky country,” he said replying to a query from newsmen on the sidelines of a police function at the...
Sheikh Jamal beat BKSP to stay at Super League race
03:38 PM, 07 Apr 2019 SundaySheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club kept up the hopes alive to move into the Super League phase...
2 RU students die after taking liquor
02:19 PM, 07 Apr 2019 SundayTwo students of Rajshahi University died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Sunday...
Police-Chhatra League clash: CU turns into battlefield
12:56 PM, 07 Apr 2019 SundayChittagong University has turned into a battlefield following a clash between police and the Bangladesh Chhatra League Unit of Chittagong University (CU) on Sunday.