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Gulshan fire: 5-member probe body formed
12:00 PM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayThe Fire Service and Civil Defence has formed a five-member body to investigate the fire that broke out at the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan-1. The body headed by Deputy Director of the fire service Md Shamim was asked to submit a probe report by seven days...
Trump threatens to close border with Mexico next week
10:52 AM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to close the US southern border or large sections of it next week if Mexico does not halt undocumented immigrants from reaching the border "immediately"...
Brexit: MPs reject May’s EU withdrawal agreement
09:30 AM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayMPs have rejected Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement on the day the UK was due to leave the EU...
Gulshan-1 DNCC market fire completely doused
08:21 AM, 30 Mar 2019 SaturdayA fire that broke out at the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan-1 has been completely doused. Twenty fire units brought the flame, which started around 5:48am, under control at 8:35 am on Saturday, said the duty officer of fire service Mizanur Rahman...
SM Rezaul terms deaths Banani fire victims as murders
04:44 PM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayPublic Works and Housing Minister SM Rezaul Karim today termed the deaths of Banani FR...
China’s Huawei profit up 25% in 2018 despite US pressure
04:02 PM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayChina’s Huawei’s net profit grew 25 percent last year, the telecom giant said Friday, as it...
Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
03:02 PM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayFacebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the...
NZ’s reaction to shooting exceptional: Cat Stevens
01:26 PM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayYusuf Islam, better known as Cat Stevens, last worshipped at the Masjid Al Noor in Christchurch in December, 2017 during his 50th anniversary Peace Train tour.
Death toll rises to 25 in Banani building fire
12:07 PM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayThe final official death toll in Thursday’s skyscraper inferno in city’s Banani today stood at 25 with rescuers overnight extracting more bodies from rubbles. “The toll eventually stood at 25...
AL Presidium committee meeting today
11:32 AM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayA meeting of the Awami League presidium committee will be held today at Prime Minister Sheikh...
Trump threatens to shut Mexico border, again
10:40 AM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayPresident Donald Trump on Thursday again threatened to seal the US-Mexican border,
Christchurch survivor tells remembrance service: ‘I choose peace’
10:16 AM, 29 Mar 2019 FridayA Maori lament echoed across Christchurch Friday as a survivor of the New Zealand mosque...
Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports Champs begins Friday
09:40 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayThe “Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports Champs 2019” will begin tomorrow (March 29)...
PM monitoring fire rescue operation: Hasan
09:24 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is monitoring the fire rescue operation at the fire-engulfed FR...
Maiden cross border cruise leaves for Kolkata Friday
08:58 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayWith a view to exploring a new horizon of tourism, Bangladesh and India are set to launch a...
Death toll rises to 25 in Banani building fire: DMP
08:20 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayA fire that tore through a skyscraper engulfing two adjacent structures in Dhaka’s Banani area killed at least 19 people and wounded scores as salvage campaign is underway to rescue scores others with armed forces joining hands with fire fighters.
Driver gives confessional statement over death of Abrar
07:48 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayDriver of Suprobhat Paribahan, bus that crushed Bangladesh University of Professionals...
Banani fire brought under control
07:03 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayThe devastating city fire that broke out at FR Tower on Kamal Ataturk Avenue in city’s Banani area today was brought under control, police said. “The fire was brought under control at about 6 pm,” officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station...
Banani fire: 5 confirmed dead
05:56 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayAt least five people have been confirmed dead after fire broke out in a 19-storey commercial building in Dhaka on Thursday, officials said, weeks after a deadly blaze in the Bangladeshi capital left at least 70 people dead.
40th BCS preliminary test to be held on May 3
05:03 PM, 28 Mar 2019 ThursdayThe preliminary examination of 40th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will be held on May 3.