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Suprobhat Paribahan driver put on 7-day remand
05:00 PM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayA Dhaka court put the driver of Suprobhat Paribahan that crushed Bangladesh University of Professionals student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury to death, on seven-day remand. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Debdas Chandra Adhikari passed the order...
Bangladesh-India lock horn in SAFF semi-final
03:42 PM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayBangladesh women’s are all set to take defending champions India in the second semi-final of the SAFF Women’s Championship...
Holi festival Thursday
03:29 PM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayHoli, a Hindu religious festival of colours, will be celebrated across the country with due...
Garment trader murder: 15 to die, 2 get life
02:55 PM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayA Dhaka court has sentenced fifteen people to death and two others to life imprisonment in a case filed for murder of garment trader Nazrul Islam. Judge Pradeep Kumar Roy of Dhaka Additional District and Sessions Judge on Wednesday passed the order...
Student’s death: Suprabhat’s owner, driver and helper sued
02:17 PM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayA case has been filed against the Suprabhat Paribahan’s owner, driver and helper in connection with the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury in a road accident at Pragati Sarani in the capital...
PRAN signs loan agreement with ADB for $14.2m
01:22 PM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $14.2 million loan to support the expansion plans of Sylvan Agriculture Limited (SAL), a PRAN-RFL Group company, to enhance inclusiveness in the agribusiness sector by lifting the incomes and skills of farmers - particularly women...
Students continue blockade in Dhaka
12:59 PM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayStudents of different schools, colleges and universities continued their blockade in different parts of the capital on Wednesday following the death of a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). The vehicular movement was suspended in different routes in Dhaka...
3 killed as train hits motorcycle in Gopalganj
11:46 AM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayThree people were killed when a train hit a motorcycle at Vennabari rail crossing area in Gopalganj on Tuesday midnight. Two of the deceased were identified as Razu Shikder, 25, son of Siddik Shikder, of Islambagh area and Tanvir Chowdhury Rocky, 19, son of Kamrul Chowdhury, of Mohammadpara area...
Students continue blockade at Pragati Swarani
10:44 AM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayStudents of different private universities continued their blockade at Pragati Swarani in the capital on Wednesday morning for the consecutive two days following the death of a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)...
New Zealand terror suspect planned third attack
09:56 AM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe suspect accused of carrying out Friday's terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, was likely on his way to carry out a third shooting before he was stopped by authorities, New Zealand's top police official said. Fifty people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside two mosques last week...
Christchurch shootings: Meghan, Harry pay tribute to victims
09:09 AM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid their respects to the Christchurch shootings victims during a visit to New Zealand's High Commission in London...
New Zealand mosque attack: First funeral held
08:34 AM, 20 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe first funeral for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings took place on Wednesday. A Syrian refugee named as Khaled Mustafa and his 15-year-old son Hamza were buried at the Memorial Park cemetery. A younger brother, Zaid, was wounded but survived the attack. He attended the funeral in a wheelchair...
Students withdraw blockade for Tuesday
09:29 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayStudents of different private universities withdrew their blockade at Pragati Sarani on Tuesday evening...
President for engineers’ due role in sustainable development
08:15 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid today asked engineers and technologists to help make the ongoing development activities people-friendly and sustainable.
NZ mosque shootings hit tight-knit Bangladesh community hard
07:00 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayHusna Ahmed was 19 when she arrived in New Zealand from Bangladesh on her wedding day. Waiting to meet her was Farid, the man she would marry in a few hours, as their families had agreed. A quarter of a century later, the life they had built together was torn...
Paris ties Singapore, Hong Kong as world’s priciest cities
06:33 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayParis has climbed to the top of the world’s priciest city for expatriates, tied first with Singapore...
Bhutanese PM to visit Bangladesh next month
06:24 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayBhutanese Premier Lotay Tshering is expected to visit here next month at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to increase cooperation on trade, inland waterways...
Cricket Mosharraf undergoes successful brain surgery
05:18 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayFormer national cricketer Mosharraf Hossain Rubel has undergone a successful brain surgery at Mouth Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore today.
No trophy, no regrets as Federer departs Indian Wells for Miami
04:55 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayRoger Federer departed Indian Wells empty-handed for a second straight year, but the Swiss great sees no reason he can’t get back on track at the Miami Masters.
GDP growth to reach 8.13pc, per capita income $1909 in FY19
04:10 PM, 19 Mar 2019 TuesdayThe country’s economy will grow by 8.13 percent in the current fiscal year (FY19) while the per capita income will reach US$1,909, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today. The minister said this while briefing reporters after the day’s National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held...