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J & J supplier seeks bankruptcy over talc lawsuits
11:19 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayA key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in the wake of multibillion-dollar lawsuits alleging its products caused ovarian cancer and asbestos-related mesothelioma...
Google celebrates Valentine’s Day 2019 with Doodle
09:57 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayGoogle is celebrating Valentine’s Day 2019 with the most adorable doodle. A pair of snakes, ladybugs to spiders have been featured in these moving Google Doodle dedicated for the day meant for love...
PM leaves for Germany in maiden overseas tour
08:57 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Germany on Thursday morning in her maiden overseas tour in the third consecutive term in office which would take her to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well during the return journey...
President returns home after health check up
08:34 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayPresident M Abdul Hamid returned home on Wednesday night after health check-up in Singapore hospitals...
Biswa Ijtema to begin Friday
08:17 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe 54th Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest Muslim congregations in the world, will be held from February 15 to 18 in two phases on the bank of river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur. Tight security measures have been taken for the event while several thousand members of different law enforcement agencies will be deployed...
Maleque instructs construction of 3 more medical universities
09:29 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayHealth and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque instructed construction of three medical universities at Chittagong, Sylhet and Rajshahi.
‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ echoes as spring arrives
09:17 PM, 13 Feb 2019 Wednesday“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”, written by English romantic poet John Keats...
US-Bangla airlines to fly Chennai as first local carrier
08:34 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayUS-Bangla Airlines, one of the country’s private airlines, is set to spread its wings to...
JOF’s decision to boycott JS politically wrong: PM
07:45 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayDescribing the BNP-led Jatiya Oikyafront’s (JOF) decision to boycott parliament as “politically wrong”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to them to join the Jatiya Sangsad (JS). “There will be a call of mine to those who were elected parliament members...
Govt plans to launch 5G internet service
06:45 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayPost, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mostafa Jabbar...
HC orders preparation of loan defaulters, money launders list
05:51 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) today ordered authorities concerned to prepare and submit list of loan...
Malaysian police gun down two Bangladeshis
05:15 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayMalaysian police on Tuesday shot dead two Bangladeshis, believed to be part of a kidnapping gang targeting foreigners. State news Agency Bernama reported that police raided a house in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur early Tuesday after a tip-off involving a kidnapping.
Mashrafe unwilling to make any excuse for defeat
04:17 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayBangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza reluctant to make any excuse for his side’s poor...
China’s Xi to meet top US trade officials: report
03:58 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayChinese President Xi Jinping plans to meet with top US officials in Beijing this week, a report...
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
02:47 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayNew Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the first One Day International (ODI) in Napier. Bangladesh made a good recovery after a bad start of the first ODI. From 42 for 4, the visitors were all out for 232 as they chase a maiden victory over the Black Caps on New Zealand soil on Wednesday...
BGB firing: Families of 3 deceased get Tk 20,000
01:44 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayFamilies of three people, who were killed in a clash between villagers and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Thakurgaon, have been given Tk 20,000 each. Deputy Commissioner Kamruzzaman Selim on Wednesday gave the money to each of the victim’s family to bury the dead bodies...
Ex-Feni judge fined Tk 5,000 over protocol
01:03 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) has fined Tk 5,000 to former district and sessions judge of Feni Feroz Alam for not providing protocol to the then Judge of the HC Justice Syed Amirul Islam in the district. The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman passed the order...
Bangladesh set 233-run target for New Zealand
11:27 AM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayNew Zealand's lightning pace attack held Bangladesh to 232 in the first ODI in Napier. The trio of Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson took seven of the ten wickets, as most of the visiting batsmen went after them with aggressive shots...
Turkey issues 1,100 arrest warrants for Gülenist coup suspects
11:00 AM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayTurkey has issued arrest warrants for a further 1,112 people with suspected connections to the outlawed Gülenist movement, as the impact of the 2016 failed military coup continues to reverberate around the country...
PM set for Germany visit in maiden overseas tour
10:18 AM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave home on Thursday for Germany in her maiden overseas tour in the third consecutive term in office which would take her to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well during the return journey...