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Probe report in Badda lynching case on Nov 25
12:54 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayA Dhaka court today set November 25 to submit probe report in a case lodged over killing of one Taslima Begum Renu in a mob beating in North Badda area in the capital...
IS leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by US forces
12:31 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayIslamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to have been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria, sources in Syria, Iraq and Iran said on Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to make a “major statement” at the White House...
Law will take its own course against criminals: PM
12:05 PM, 27 Oct 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reissued a strong warning against the wrongdoers, saying that law will take its own course against those who will commit crimes. The prime minister said: “You’ve seen that it (action) is continuing. If any of our party man is indulged in crime, he or she is getting punishment instantly.”
Baseline Report ‘Sustainable Development Goals and Disability’ launched
04:26 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayDisability Alliance on SDGs Bangladesh on Friday launched the Baseline Report “Sustainable Development Goals and Disability” through a national level dissemination programme at the Spectra Convention Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif suffers heart attack
03:57 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayPakistan’s senior journalist Hamid Mir on Saturday claimed that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif suffered a minor heart attack while undergoing treatment at the Services Hospital in Lahore...
PM joins general debate of NAM Summit
02:53 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the general debate of the 18th NAM Summit at the Plenary Hall of the Baku Congress Centre this morning on the second day of the summit. Sheikh Hasina along with other NAM leaders participating in the summit will also attend the closing ceremony of the two day summit this afternoon...
BCB to take legal action against Shakib
01:08 PM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon said the board is set to take legal action against Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan for breaching of regulation. Shakib recently signed a deal with Grameenphone, violating the national team contract which says players cannot sign contracts...
Safe voluntary return of Rohingyas to homeland is only solution: PM
11:55 AM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayCalling upon the international community in resolving the Rohingya crisis as it not only destabilizes Bangladesh but also beyond the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today...
Woman killed in Dhanmondi building fire
11:46 AM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayA woman was killed in a fire that broke out at a multi-storey building in Dhanmondi area on Saturday morning. The identity of the victim could not be confirmed yet but doctor said she appeared to be around 65 years old. She was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital along with Shaheda, 12...
Misha re-elected president of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti
11:38 AM, 26 Oct 2019 SaturdayActor Misha Sawdagor has been re-elected president of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti, defeating actress Arifa Pervin Zaman Moushumi in the biennial election. The Misha-Zayed panel won 18 out of 21 posts and will lead the association till 2021...
PM leaves for Azerbaijan to join 18th NAM Summit
04:53 PM, 24 Oct 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Baku this afternoon on a four-day official visit to Azerbaijan to attend the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
Satisfied with Nusrat murder verdict: Quader
02:51 PM, 24 Oct 2019 ThursdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the swift announcement of verdict in Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case...
Bangladesh improves in ease of doing business rankings
01:25 PM, 24 Oct 2019 ThursdayBangladesh rose to 168th in the global ease of doing business rankings this year from 176th in the previous year. Bangladesh carried out three business reforms during the past year, the most in a decade, and would need to accelerate the reform pace to further improve its regional and global competitiveness...
Saudi Arabia appoints new FM, transport minister
12:35 PM, 24 Oct 2019 ThursdaySaudi Arabia appointed Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud foreign minister and Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser transport minister, according to royal decrees published by Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday...
We call off the strike and will return to playing: Shakib
12:08 PM, 24 Oct 2019 ThursdayBangladesh's cricketers, who went on strike on Monday, will return to action after officials from the BCB and the players' association assured them that nearly all their demands would be met...
Nusrat murder: 16 get death penalty
11:32 AM, 24 Oct 2019 ThursdayA special tribunal has sentenced sixteen people to death in the case lodged over murder of Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Judge Md Mamunur Rashid of Feni Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal passed the order around 11:15am on Thursday...
Khaled remanded in Khilgaon murder case
04:58 PM, 23 Oct 2019 WednesdayA here court today placed former Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on a seven-day remand in a murder case lodged with capital’s Khilgaon Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atikul Islam passed the order as investigation agency Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) pleaded to show him...
39 bodies found in a truck container in southeast England
03:54 PM, 23 Oct 2019 WednesdayPolice have launched a murder investigation in southeast England after 39 people were found dead in a truck container at an Essex industrial park. One of the victims was in their teens. Authorities believe the truck, which originated in Bulgaria, entered the UK through the Welsh port of Holyhead over the weekend...
2,730 more edu institutions brought under MPO scheme
01:58 PM, 23 Oct 2019 WednesdaySome 2,730 new educational institutions have been enlisted under the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme across the country as the Prime Minister disclosed the names of the newly enlisted institutes. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina revealed the names at an event at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city...
Primary teachers threaten to boycott PEC exam
01:46 PM, 23 Oct 2019 WednesdayDemonstrating teachers of primary schools on Wednesday announced that they would boycott the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination if their demands are not met...