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FR tower risky: Probe body
02:56 PM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayA six-member probe committee, formed by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), in the wake of the fire incident at FR Tower in the city’s Banani area, today identified the building as risky. The building was built in violation of building code and the design submitted to the RAJUK. The building is more risky as it was built up to 22-storey instead of approved 18...
Slovakia gets first female president
02:45 PM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayAnti-corruption candidate Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia's presidential election, making her the country's first female head of state...
Saudi Arabia ‘hacked Amazon boss’s phone’
02:28 PM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayAn investigator for Amazon boss Jeff Bezos says that Saudi Arabia hacked Mr Bezos's phone and accessed his data...
PM for diversifying industries to explore markets
02:02 PM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for diversifying industries to explore both local and international markets to ensure the overall development of the country. The premier said Bangladesh is an agriculture-based country and no country can sustain without industry so there should be diversification of industries...
Kareena to star opposite Irrfan in ‘Hindi Medium 2’
01:06 PM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayKareena Kapoor Khan has joined actor Irrfan Khan in the sequel to Hindi Medium, reports The Statesman. A source close to the actress told IANS: “She is playing the lead role in the film and might turn into cop mode for it.”
Banani FR Tower fire: Accused land owner arrested
12:42 PM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayThe land owner of FR Tower, where a deadly blaze killed 26 people last week, was arrested early Sunday from Bashundhara residential area...
4 killed as thousands protest at border, but Gaza-Israel truce holds
12:20 PM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayTens of thousands of Gazans gathered at the Israeli border Saturday to mark a year since protests and clashes erupted there, but fears of mass bloodshed were averted after late Egyptian-led negotiations...
4th phase upazila polls underway
11:34 AM, 31 Mar 2019 SundayThe 4th phase of the 5th Upazila Parishad elections is underway in 107 upazilas of 16 districts under five divisions on Sunday. The polling started at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm without any break. About 1,142 aspirants are contesting for chairman, vice-chairman and women vice-chairman posts in the third phase of polls...
4th phase polls in 107 upazilas Sunday
09:28 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayThe 4th phase of the 5th Upazila Parishad elections will be held in 107 upazilas in 16 districts...
The Rolling Stones postpone tour due to Mick Jagger’s health
08:33 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayThe Rolling Stones have postponed their upcoming tour of the US and Canada because Sir...
Mayor Khokon doubts sabotage in city fires
07:58 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon today urged the Fire Service and Civil Defence to investigate the recent fire incidents intensely and determine whether those are accidents or sabotages.
BD demands to mobilize $100b annually for climate adaptation
07:25 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayBangladesh has demanded in the United Nations to materialize the pledges made in the Paris...
First National Industries Fair begins Sunday
06:27 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayThe week-long “First National Industries Fair 2019” begins in the city tomorrow in a bid to...
Faulty buildings to be identified within 15 days: Rezaul
05:51 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayPublic Works and Housing Minister SM Rezaul Karim today said buildings constructed in the...
AL secretariat meeting Sunday
05:06 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayA secretariat meeting of the ruling Awami League (AL) will be held at the party’s President and...
I miss Ronaldo in La Liga, says Messi
04:27 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayCristiano Ronaldo was right, Lionel Messi does miss his presence in the La Liga.
Case filed over Banani’s FR tower fire
03:00 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayA case was filed with Banani Police Station over the fire that broke out at a FR tower and claimed 25 lives. Police as a plaintiff filed the case, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah confirmed the case to Jago News. He didn’t disclose further information about the case...
Priyanka and Nick headed for a divorce?
02:16 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayPriyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have been married all of four months now. The couple tied the knot in December at the gorgeous Umaid Bhavan Palace, Jodhpur...
221 shops gutted in Gulshan DNCC kitchen market fire
01:13 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayJust two days after a major fire in the city’s Banani area left 25 people dead, another fire broke out at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan area early Saturday and gutted all the 221 shops of the market...
Singer Khurshid Alam injured in road accident
12:58 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayEminent singer Khurshid Alam was injured as a truck hit a microbus carrying him at Charmatha area in Bagura in the wee hours of Saturday. He was admitted to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital...