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Jamalpur DC Ahmed Kabir suspended
12:21 PM, 27 Sep 2019 FridayJamalpur’s Deputy Commissioner Ahmed Kabir has been suspended as a leaked video showing him in a compromising situation with a female colleague went viral on social media...
Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time, abolish abaya rule
12:09 PM, 27 Sep 2019 FridaySaudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil...
Trump impeachment inquiry: Whistleblower ‘is CIA officer’
11:35 AM, 27 Sep 2019 FridayThe whistleblower whose complaint has led to an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump is a CIA officer, US media report. The unnamed officer once worked at the White House, several US outlets said...
PM receives ‘Champion of Skill Development for Youth’ award
11:04 AM, 27 Sep 2019 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received an award titled ‘Champion of Skill Development for Youth’ for Bangladesh’s great success in youth skill development. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) conferred the award on the premier at a ceremony at Labouisse Hall of UNICEF House in the UN Plaza...
Charitable art exhibition ‘Art for Dream’ ended up with positive hope
06:02 PM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdayThe British Council in partnership with LEEDO and Gallery KARIKOR organised an art exhibition titled as, ‘Art for Dream’ recently at the British Council, Fuller Road...
Former French president Jacques Chirac dies
05:03 PM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdayJacques Chirac, the former French president whose later years were blighted by corruption scandals, has died aged 86. "President Jacques Chirac died this morning surrounded by his family, peacefully," his son-in-law told the French news agency AFP...
Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch,’ MBS tells PBS
04:32 PM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdaySaudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week...
Mohammedan Sporting Club director Lokman held
02:33 PM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdayLokman Hossain Bhuiyan, Director (in-charge) of Mohammedan Sporting Club Ltd was detained by the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from his Manipuripara residence in city’s Tejgaon area early Thursday...
DU Ga unit admission test results published
02:05 PM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdayThe admission test results for 2019-20 session under “Ga” unit - business studies faculty - of Dhaka University was published with pass rate of 15.49 percent around 1pm on Thursday. A total of 29,058 admission seekers participated in the intake test against 1,250 seats on 13 September...
Sramik League office evicted in Karwan Bazar
01:28 PM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdayAs part of eviction drive against illegal establishments, a mobile court of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today demolished a local office of Jatiya Sramik League in Karwan Bazar in the capital. The office belongs to Sramik League Tejgaon thana 26 No. ward unit...
World must take steps to compel Myanmar for Rohingya return: PM
12:49 PM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the world must take all measures to compel Myanmar to create conditions enabling the Rohingyas’ safe, dignified and voluntary repatriation to their ancestral homes...
4 members of a family found dead in Cox’s Bazar
11:36 AM, 26 Sep 2019 ThursdayPolice recovered the throat-slit bodies of four members of a family, including two children, from a house at Purba Ratnapalong village in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Sakhi Barua, 60, wife of Prabin Barua, her daughter-in-law Mila Barua, 23 and grandchildren...
Rohingya militants active in Bangladesh refugee camps
04:56 PM, 24 Sep 2019 TuesdayAs night fell, the alleyways meandering through the world's largest refugee camp were almost deserted. Two men clutching torches, their light flickering on the wet and muddy ground, scurried through the rain and disappeared into the shadows...
Shredded banknotes found in Bagura
03:35 PM, 24 Sep 2019 TuesdayPolice have recovered huge amount of shredded banknotes from the roadside ditch at Shahjahanpur upazila in Bagura around 11am on Tuesday. Bagura Additional Superintendent of Police (media) Sonaton Chakrabarty said police recovered the torn banknotes after being informed from the local people...
Cyclonic storm ‘Hikka’ to reach Oman coast by September 25, says IMD
01:37 PM, 24 Sep 2019 TuesdayIndian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday informed that Cyclonic Storm ‘HIKKA’ will reach Oman coast by the early morning of September 25...
Trump says he deserves a Nobel Prize
01:24 PM, 24 Sep 2019 TuesdayPresident Donald Trump said Monday he believes he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for "many things" but carped that the award isn't handed out fairly...
RAB raids 2 AL leaders’ houses, seizes Tk 1 crore, gold
12:56 PM, 24 Sep 2019 TuesdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted drives at two houses of Awami League (AL) leaders at Murgitola area in the capital at 10am on Tuesday. RAB couldn’t detain them as the duo didn’t present at their houses during the raids...
Messi and Rapinoe named Fifa footballers of the year
12:09 PM, 24 Sep 2019 TuesdayBarcelona’s Lionel Messi and the USA World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe have been crowned players of the year at Fifa’s The Best awards, held at the stunning Teatro alla Scala...
PM conferred with ‘Vaccine Hero’ award
11:48 AM, 24 Sep 2019 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been conferred with the prestigious “Vaccine Hero” award in recognition of Bangladesh’s outstanding success in vaccination. Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunisations (GAVI), a global Vaccine Alliance, conferred the award on the prime minister at a ceremony at the UN...
Stern actions to be taken against criminals: Home Minister
06:02 PM, 23 Sep 2019 MondayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said those who will commit crimes will face stern action and exemplary punishment for their misdeeds...