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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...
Probe report in Ashkona militant den raid case Oct 9
12:28 PM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayA court here today set October 9 to submit probe report in a case lodged under anti-terror act over law enforcing agency’s raid at a militant den in capital’s Ashkona area in 2016...
Zakir Naik apologizes to Malaysians for racial remarks
11:57 AM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayControversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik apologized on Tuesday for making racially sensitive remarks in Malaysia, a day after he was questioned by police for hours over the comments...
SC clears way for publishing 9th Wage Board gazette for journos
11:30 AM, 20 Aug 2019 TuesdayThe Supreme Court Appellate Division today stayed for eight weeks the High Court order that had imposed status quo on publishing gazette notification for implementing the recommendations of ninth wage board...
DNCC to launch ‘combing operation’ Tuesday to tackle dengue
06:44 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayMayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Md Atiqul Islam on Monday announced that a combing operation will be launched on Tuesday to eliminate Aedes mosquitoes. The mayor said this while talking to reporters after inspecting mosquito-elimination drive at Mohakhali bus terminal in the capital...
FR Tower land owner Faruque arrested
05:07 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested SMHI Faruque, the land owner of FR Tower for his alleged connection in illegal extension of Banani’s FR Tower that caught fire in March. He was arrested from the capital’s Gulshan area at 1pm on Monday...
3 die of dengue in 3 districts
01:52 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayThree people died of dengue fever in Khulna, Faridpur and Mymensingh on Monday. In Khulna, Mizanur Raham, 40, a vegetable trader, son of late Md Akher Ali of Rupsha upazila in the district, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital. Dr Sailendranath Biswas, resident medical officer of the hospital, said Mizanur was admitted to the hospital with dengue fever on August 15...
Shahzad suspended from all forms of cricket for 12 months
01:13 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayOpening batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been suspended from playing all forms of cricket for a period of 12 months for breaching Afghanistan Cricket Board's code of conduct...
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar due today
12:54 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrives here today on a three-day official visit. Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen will receive his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar at the VIP Lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9.20pm today, said a ministry press release...
3 mayors dismissed over alleged terror links in Turkey
12:37 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayThe Turkish Interior Ministry on Monday dismissed three mayors in eastern Turkey for supporting terrorism...
30 killed, dozens missing as rain lash north India
12:12 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayAt least 30 people were killed and dozens reported missing or feared dead as relentless rains hammered north India causing widespread flooding, landslides, damage to roads and buildings even as flood alerts were sounded in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh...
20 SPs promoted to additional DIGs
09:22 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayA total of 20 Superintendent of Police (SPs) have been promoted to the rank of Additional Deputy Inspector General (Additional DIGs) of Bangladesh Police. The Public Security Division of the Home Ministry issued a notification today in this regard...
224 lose lives in road crashes in 12 days: Jatri Kalyan Samity
07:54 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayAt least 224 people were killed and 886 others injured in 203 road accidents across the country in 12 days before and after the Eid-ul-Azha, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers' welfare platform, on Sunday...
FR Tower owner Tasvir arrested
06:32 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayTasvirul Islam, one of the owners of Banani’s FR Tower, has been arrested in two cases filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). He was arrested from Segunbagicha area in the capital around 3:30pm on Sunday, ACC’s Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told Jago News...
Zakir Naik has crossed the line, says Dr Mahathir
06:09 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayMumbai-born preacher Zakir Naik should stay away from making political speeches in Malaysia, said Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad...
Asian Paper Mills ordered to shut for polluting Halda
04:42 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayThe environment department has ordered Asian Paper Mills to shut down for polluting the Halda river by dumping waste in it. Azadur Rahman Mallik, Director of Department of Environment (DoE) of Chattogram Division, issued the order following a hearing on the matter on Sunday...
Google Maps help father and daughter reunite after 4 months
04:18 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayGoogle Maps helped police reunite a father with his 12-year-old daughter who had gone missing over four months ago in Delhi, officials said...
Undertake uplift schemes on priority basis, PM asks ministries
02:51 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the ministries to undertake development projects on a priority basis for implementation of the annual budget properly and accelerating the country’s uplift. “The ministries will have to fix priority that which development schemes are needed first and accordingly.........
Cumilla road crash kills 7
02:16 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundaySeven people were killed after a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Cumilla on Sunday noon. The incident took place on Cumilla-Noakhali regional road at Jamtoli area of Lalmai upazila around 12:15pm. Three men, two women and two children were among the dead. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...