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Repatriation process falters again as ‘Rohingyas refuse to go back’
04:53 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayDespite all the preparations, no Rohingya turned up on Thursday to avail of the “voluntary” repatriation offer given to them to go back to their place of origin in Rakhine State of Myanmar prompting the authorities to suspend the repatriation process for the day...
EBL to provide virtual credit cards to Haltrip’s agents
03:06 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayEastern Bank Limited (EBL) will be providing virtual credit card services to the agents of Haltrip, an online travel agency...
Facebook shuts dozens of Myanmar social media accounts
02:35 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayFacebook Inc said on Thursday it had shut 216 social media pages, groups and accounts in Myanmar, some tied to the army, to stymie efforts to “manipulate or corrupt public debate”...
PM opens Biman’s third Dreamliner ‘Gaangchil’
01:12 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated ‘Gaangchil’, the third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, setting up a new milestone for the national flag carrier. Earlier, the prime minister commissioned ‘Gangchil’ cutting a ribbon at the VVIP Tarmac of HSIA...
3 killed in Thakurgaon road accident
12:45 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayThree people were killed and twenty others injured in a road accident in front of Danish Hospital on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh highway on Thursday morning...
2 more dengue patients die in Barishal, Dhaka
12:12 PM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayTwo more people have died of mosquito-borne disease dengue in the capital and Barishal on Thursday...
India’s former finance minister Chidambaram arrested
11:49 AM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayFormer Indian finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has been arrested on charges of corruption and money laundering...
3 killed in ‘gunfights’ in 2 districts
11:27 AM, 22 Aug 2019 ThursdayThree people have been killed in separate gunfights in Cox’s Bazar and Mymensingh districts. The incidents took place early Thursday. In Cox’s Bazar, two suspected Rohingya drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Hoaikong Urubunia Katakhal in Teknaf upazila...
Tarique to be exposed for highest punishment: Quader
05:02 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the mastermind of 21st August grenade attack Tarique Rahman will be exposed for the highest punishment. Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said the then Harkat-ul-Jihad leader Mufti Hannan in his statement told that they carried out...
Ronaldo hints when he will retire - and it could be next year
03:28 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayCristiano Ronaldo has hinted he could be ready to hang up his boots at the end of this season, reports Mirror Online...
Aug 21 grenade attack case appeal hearing to start this year: Minister
02:33 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayLaw Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the appeal hearing in the August 21 grenade attack case will start within the next two to four months. “The verdict’s paper book is being prepared and it’ll be finalised very soon,” he told reporters at the Secretariat...
Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar leaves Dhaka
01:10 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar left Dhaka on Wednesday morning. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam saw him off at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital...
Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to World Court
12:36 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayPakistan said on Tuesday it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the region earlier this month...
Sreesanth ban to end in August 2020 after BCCI Ombudsman’s order
12:06 PM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayIn a recent turn of events, BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has ordered that tainted Indian pace bowler S Sreesanth ’s ban for allegedly spot-fixing an Indian Premier League match be removed from August 2020...
15th anniversary of Aug 21 grenade attacks today
11:15 AM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe nation is today observing the 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally in the capital on August 21 in 2004 with heavy hearts...
Aug 21 grenade attack case paper book getting prepared
11:04 AM, 21 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe Supreme Court authorities said they are preparing paper book of August 21 grenade attack case for holding hearing on jail appeals and death reference at High Court. Requesting anonymity, a concerned official said they are working to this end...
“Not proud as an Indian...”: Amartya Sen’s critique of Kashmir move
04:27 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayNobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen on Monday vehemently criticised the government's move on Kashmir, saying it not only emphasised majority rule "as opposed to it sustaining the rights of all human beings"...
DNCC launches ‘combing operation’ to tackle dengue
02:34 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayMayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Md Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said owners will be fined if Aedes larvae are found in houses under his city corporation after 20 days...
Dhaka, Delhi for speedy, sustainable Rohingya repatriation
01:22 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayVisiting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday said Bangladesh and India agreed on safe, speedy and sustainable return of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Myanmar's Rakhine State...
Ronaldo admits paying $375,000 to settle sexual assault claim
01:02 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdaySoccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers revealed for the first time in court documents the amount he paid to settle allegations that he raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009...