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Nation observing historic March 7
09:35 AM, 07 Mar 2019 ThursdayThe nation is observing the historic March 7 today in a befitting manner commemorating the landmark speech by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which was touted as indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on historic March 7
09:18 AM, 07 Mar 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic March 7. The prime minister paid the homage by placing wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation...
Zuckerberg outlines plan for ‘privacy-focused’ Facebook
09:09 AM, 07 Mar 2019 ThursdayFacebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has said he believes secure, private messaging services will become more popular than open platforms...
Hero Alam arrested for ‘beating’ wife
08:35 AM, 07 Mar 2019 ThursdayYou Tube star Hero Alam has been arrested for allegedly beating his wife. Police arrested him from Bagura sadar area at 10:15 am on Wednesday after his father-in-law filed a case with Bagura Sadar Police Station...
Netflix to make ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ series
09:35 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayNetflix has acquired the rights to Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” one of the most celebrated novels of the 20th century.
PM for national alliance to build developed Bangladesh
08:44 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for national alliance irrespective of political party and opinion for making Bangladesh a developed and prosperous country through achieving economic emancipation after freeing it from hunger...
BCB to live stream DPL to avert irregularities
08:08 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) mulls an idea to stream the upcoming Dhaka Premier League...
Bangladesh to become higher middle income country soon: PM
07:10 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh will soon become an upper middle income country, as the government has been implementing massive development works in light of the “Vision-2021”and “Vision-2041”.
EU says ‘no solution’ for now to break Brexit deadlock
06:29 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayEU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Wednesday "no solution" has been found so far to...
China’s Huawei opens its gates in widening PR assault
05:38 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayChinese telecom giant Huawei gave foreign media a peek into its state-of-the art facilities...
Mushfiqur doubtful for second Test
04:31 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayBangladesh are wary of the injury to several key players as the second Test against New Zealand approaches fast.
Joy Bangla Concert to revive historic March 7
03:29 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe long-cherished annual “Joy Bangla Concert” is set to take place at the Bangladesh Army Stadium...
FIFA reserves soar to $2.7B, revenue at $6.4B
03:00 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayFIFA’s cash reserves soared to a record $2.74 billion and revenue climbed to $6.4 billion in the four-year period covering the 2018 World Cup...
Make jute sector profitable: PM
02:22 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayAnnouncing incentives for the private sector to boost production and export of jute and jute goods, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all concerned to take effective steps for making the jute sector profitable to sustain the jute industry. The prime minister said that the government support for development of the sector will continue...
Quader’s health condition improving
01:32 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe health condition of ailing Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who has been receiving treatment at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital, is improving. Doctor Koh Siam Soon Philip, a senior consultant cardiologist of the hospital, said this after describing the latest update on Quader’s health on Wednesday noon...
Playing online games during office hours against law
01:04 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe Civil Service Commission (CSC) of the Philippines on Wednesday warned government officials that playing online games during office hours is punishable under the law...
Rohingya lawyer Razia wins Int’l Women of Courage award
12:25 PM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayRohingya lawyer Razia Sultana has been named as one of the 10 winners of this year's International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award, recognising her role in advancing human rights...
Cumilla arson case: Khaleda gets 6-month bail
11:59 AM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) has granted 6-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaled Zia in a case filed over killing eight people in an arson attack on a bus at Chouddagram upazila in Cumilla in 2015. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mujibur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday...
Pakistan to send envoy Sohail Mahmood back to India
11:43 AM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayIn what suggests Islamabad’s desire to de-escalate tensions with India, Pakistan has decided to send its High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood back to New Delhi and resume work...
Fire at govt Building in central Delhi
10:57 AM, 06 Mar 2019 WednesdayA fire broke out at a building that houses several important government offices in central Delhi this morning...