All News
US border security deal reached to avert new US shutdown
08:20 AM, 12 Feb 2019 TuesdayDemocrats and Republicans have reached an agreement in principle over border security to fund the US government and avert another partial shutdown. Lawmakers said the deal had been struck in a closed-door meeting in Washington...
Sajeda made JS deputy leader
09:30 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayLanguage movement veteran and one of the organizers of the Liberation War and Awami League...
AL submits list of candidates for reserved seats to EC
08:47 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayBangladesh Awami League (AL) today submitted the list of 43 nominated women candidates...
No compromise over dullness in activities: ACC secretary
07:50 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayThe newly appointed Secretary of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Muhammad Delowar...
Bangladesh stops more Rohingya taking risky trip to Malaysia
07:27 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayBangladesh security forces stopped 22 Rohingya Muslims from being smuggled to Malaysia by boat, officials said on Monday, the second group in three days prevented from leaving squalid refugee camps. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) forces found 11 women...
McMillan to quit as NZ batting coach after World Cup
05:57 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayFormer international Craig McMillan announced Monday he will step down as New Zealand batting coach after this year’s World Cup in England and Wales.
HC orders to detect contamination in milk, curd, fodder
05:40 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayThe High Court (HC) today ordered authorities concerned to conduct a survey to determine...
Thai election panel disqualifies princess as PM candidate
04:37 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayThailand’s election panel on Monday disqualified the sister of the king from running for prime minister, putting an end to a stunning, short-lived candidacy by echoing King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s words that royalty should be “above politics”.
This time Uber launches in Sylhet
04:01 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayUber, the world’s largest on-demand ridesharing company, on Monday started its operation in...
‘Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is’
02:45 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayRiyadh does not know the location of dissident Jamal Khashoggi's body, despite having detained the Saudi team that murdered him, a high-ranking foreign affairs official in the kingdom said in an interview broadcast Sunday (Feb 11)...
PRAN Krako sponsors ‘EWU Winter Smash-2019’
01:29 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayThe fourth inter-university badminton tournament titled ‘East-West University Winter Smash-2019’ sponsored by KRAKO, a snacks brand of PRAN Foods Limited, will kick off on Friday...
After criticizing vote, US charts careful course on Bangladesh
01:08 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayBangladesh faced widespread international criticism over the conduct of recent elections, but the United States looks set for business as usual as it sees strong common interests with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
DUCSU polls schedule announced
11:19 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayThe complete schedule for the elections to Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) was announced on Monday morning. The nomination distribution will begin from February 19 that will continue till February 25. Chief Returning Officer Professor Dr SM Mahfuzur Rahman announced the schedule...
Grammys 2019: Dua Lipa Wins Best New Artist
11:00 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayBritish pop singer Dua Lipa has just been named Best New Artist at the 2019 Grammys. The 23-year-old emerged into the spotlight with “New Rules” back in 2017, the leading track from her 2017 self-titled album, Dua Lipa...
Ex-Eden College principal found dead
10:25 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayFormer principal of Eden Mohila College Mahfuza Chowdhury Parvin was found dead at her residence on Elephant road in the capital on Sunday afternoon. Police recovered the body from her residence and believed that she was murdered...
Syeda Zakia elected MP unopposed
09:13 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayAwami League candidate Dr Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi, younger sister of former Awami League general secretary and public administration minister late Syed Ashraful Islam, was elected Member of Parliament unopposed from Kishoreganj-1 constituency...
5 killed in truck-car collision
08:54 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayFive people were killed in a head on collision between a cement-laden truck and a private car on a bypass road at Labanchara thana in Khulna on Sunday night. Of the deceased, two were identified as the private car driver Sadman and passenger Mahmud Hasan Babu. Police seized the truck but its driver and helper managed to flee away from the spot...
AL welcomes BNP’s decision to file cases against polls results
05:08 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP has nothing to do except lodging complaints and cases after their miserable defeat in the 11th parliamentary elections. Earlier, Quader declared the names AL chairman contenders for the second phase of local government...
Ferdous, Purnima injured while filming
04:13 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayActors Ferdous and Purnima were injured in a motorbike accident on the set of movie ‘Gangchil’ at Companiganj upazila in Noakhali on Sunday morning...
PM asks for making upazila master plan
02:54 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the LGRD ministry to sketch out a master plan to build up all upazila under a specific development design aimed at protecting cropland and check sporadic construction of buildings, roads and other structures...