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Writ filed seeking compensation for fire victims
11:42 AM, 24 Feb 2019 SundayA writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking compensation of Tk 30 lakh for each of the victims of Chawkbazar fire that killed 67...
Kim leaves North Korea for Vietnam by train
11:07 AM, 24 Feb 2019 SundayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has departed for Hanoi by train for talks with US President Donald Trump. He arrived at the Chinese border city of Dandong after 21:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Saturday...
PM launches boring work of Karnaphuli Tunnel
10:50 AM, 24 Feb 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the boring work of the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river opening up a new horizon in the country’s communication system...
Efforts underway to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar: Momen
09:30 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said that efforts are underway for repatriating 8 lakh Rohingyas out of 12 lakh to Rakhine State in Myanmar soon. “Measures have been taken to repatriate the Rohingyas to their homeland…
Mosharraf hints at reducing savings instrument interest
08:57 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayNational Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan today said...
India detains Kashmir separatists, issues new warning to Pakistan
08:42 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayIndian authorities arrested dozens of Muslim leaders in raids across Kashmir and sent thousands of reinforcements to the troubled territory on Saturday...
DSCC starts removing chemical warehouses from old Dhaka
07:40 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has started removal of chemicals from old Dhaka with taking away a substantial amount of chemicals illegally stored at the Hajji Wahed Manjil, which was badly damaged in the devastating...
14 party alliance leaders visit Chawkbazar fire spot
07:07 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayThe leaders of 14 party alliance Bangladesh today visited the spot of the deadly fire that broke...
Tigers’ show form in practice match
05:53 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayAfter a dismal performance in the three-match ODI series, Tigers finally showed form when...
Man Utd aim to dent Liverpool title dream and boost top-four hopes
05:41 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayManchester United fans are desperate to deny Liverpool Premier League glory this season...
300 vehicles gutted in fire at Aero-India air show in Bengaluru
04:52 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayAt least 300 vehicles were gutted Saturday in a major fire inside the parking lot of the venue of an ongoing air show, Aero-India, in southern Indian city of Bengaluru, officials said. No loss of life was reported in the incident...
Toxic bootleg alcohol kills more than 80 in Assam
04:20 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayAt least 84 people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor in the northeastern Indian...
No IPL opening ceremony this year
02:25 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayThe IPL will not have an opening ceremony this year after the Committee of Administrators (CoA) running Indian cricket on Friday decided to allocate the money set aside for it to the families of the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack...
UN Secretary General mourns deaths in Chawkbazar fire
01:18 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayUnited Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep shock at the loss of lives in the deadly fire that broke out in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka...
State mourning to be declared: PM
12:46 PM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the state mourning day will be declared after a discussion at the parliament over the horrific fire incident at Chawkbazar area in the capital. The premier said this on Saturday morning after visiting the fire victims at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). The necessary measures will be taken as such incident don’t happen in future, she said...
2 killed in Tangail microbus crash
11:46 AM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayTwo people were killed and six others injured after a microbus accident on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Kalihati upazila in Tangail around 4 am on Saturday...
PM visits Chawkbazar fire victims at DMCH
10:58 AM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayPrime Minister Shiekh Hasina has gone to Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) to meet the victims injured in the Chawkbazar fire. He reached the DMCH at 10:25 am on Saturday. Later he talked to the doctors, victims and their family members...
India’s Supreme Court orders protection of Kashmiris
10:26 AM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayIndia’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to protect Kashmiris following reports of a backlash against Kashmiri students and traders in the wake of a suicide attack in Indian Kashmir that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops last week...
Sudan’s Bashir declares year-long state of emergency
09:19 AM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdaySudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country...
American singer Kelly charged for sexually abusing minors
08:30 AM, 23 Feb 2019 SaturdayR&B singer R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to an indictment filed Friday in Cook County, Illinois...