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Dhaka, Delhi ‘solid ties’ have their genesis in BD Liberation War: India
03:31 PM, 08 Feb 2019 FridayThe visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen today had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj ahead of the 5th meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) at Jawahar Bhavan in New Delhi.
Thai princess to vie for PM against junta chief
01:49 PM, 08 Feb 2019 FridayA Thai princess will run for prime minister in upcoming elections, in a stunning twist that pits...
Body of Saudi national recovered in Mymensingh
01:00 PM, 08 Feb 2019 FridayPolice recovered the body of a Saudi national from his friend house at Douhakhala village in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Abu Naser, 45, a resident of Dammam in Saudi Arabia.
Bezos says National Enquirer owner tried to blackmail him
12:28 PM, 08 Feb 2019 FridayJeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.com Inc, has accused the owner of the National Enquirer of trying to blackmail him...
Evidence shows Khashoggi murder planned: UN
11:26 AM, 08 Feb 2019 FridayA United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to a brutal crime “planned and perpetrated” by Saudi officials. Khashoggi’s killing by a team of Saudi operatives...
700 evacuated from New Zealand town as wildfire threatens
10:45 AM, 08 Feb 2019 FridayAbout 700 residents were evacuated from a New Zealand town today as a forest fire threatened the area. Civil defense authorities decided to evacuate parts of Wakefield on the South Island. Authorities opened up a sports stadium...
Indonesia finds 193 Bangladeshis locked up in shop house
09:22 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayIndonesian police found 193 Bangladeshis locked up in a shop house after human traffickers had lured them with the promise of getting them to Malaysia, an immigration official said on Thursday. The men entered Indonesia as tourists via Bali...
11th JS forms six standing committees
08:57 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) today formed six Parliamentary Standing Committees on various ministries.
HC declares govt policy over coaching business as valid
07:59 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe High Court (HC) today declared the government policy formulated in 2012 to stop coaching business at all the government and private educational institutions as valid. The HC bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed...
Windies recall Gayle for England ODIs
07:25 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayWest Indies have recalled Chris Gayle for the first two One-Day Internationals against England, it was announced on Thursday.
BNP’s future bleak as leaders lack courage: Quader
06:15 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP’s future will be bleak if its leaders fail to take risks during the bad time of the party.
BPL T20 grand final today
05:47 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayLast year’s runner-up Dhaka Dynamites will take on spirited Comilla Victorians in the final battle...
Malaysia ranks 1st in world’s best healthcare category
05:23 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayMalaysia, with a score of 95 out of 100, ranked first in the Best Healthcare in the World...
Arrest warrant issued for Gatco director
03:49 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayA Dhaka Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against the former director of Global Agro Trade...
India to work with Sheikh Hasina’s government: Modi
03:15 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reaffirmed India’s commitment to work with Bangladesh during the new term in office of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali, among others, were present during the meeting...
33pc buses have no fitness certificate
02:58 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayBangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has submitted a report to the High Court saying that 33 percent buses plying across the country have no fitness certificate. Lawyer Md Rafiul Islam on behalf of BRTA placed the report before the bench of Justice Moyenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal on Thursday...
2.5cr children to be fed vitamin A plus capsule
01:31 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayNational Vitamin-A Plus campaign would be observed on Saturday across the country to feed vitamin-A Plus capsule to 2.5 crore children aged between six months to 59 months to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality...
203 Myanmar Buddhists entered Bangladesh in 6 days
12:48 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayA total of 203 Buddhists from Myanmar have entered into Bangladesh in last six days through Ruma upazila border area in Bandarban. 163 Myanmar nationals entered Bangladesh through the Remakree Prangsha border in the Ruma upazila on Tuesday after staying inside tents in the no-man’s land...
Helicopter carrying Suu Kyi makes emergency landing
12:30 PM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayA military helicopter carrying State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi made an emergency landing in Shan State’s Mong Ton Township on Wednesday because of a hydraulic fluid leak, reports. The state counselor had just attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Mong Ton Ta Seng Bridge...
Trump backs World Bank critic Malpass for top job
11:37 AM, 07 Feb 2019 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has named senior Treasury Department official David Malpass to lead the World Bank...