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Dhaka’s rail links with north, south restart
05:40 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayThe capital’s rail communications with the northern and southern districts have been restarted after remaining suspended since Friday noon after the derailment of Khulna-bound Sundarban Express at the eastern side of Bangabandhu Bridge. Masum Ali Khan, station master of Bangabandhu Bridge’s eastern part..........
Billy Ray Cyrus feels Hannah Montana will return
05:28 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayBilly Ray Cyrus has a “feeling” that Hannah Montana could make a comeback, reports The Indian Express. The singer starred alongside his real-life daughter Miley Cyrus, who played the title version of herself named Miley Stewart, in the hit Disney series as Robbie Ray Stewart.......
More than two million Muslims begin annual hajj pilgrimage
04:46 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayMore than two million Muslims begin the annual hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicisation of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions. The hajj, one of the world's largest religious gatherings, is one of Islam's five pillars and must be undertaken.............
China issues 'red alert' for twin typhoons
04:27 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayTwo unusually close typhoons are hurtling across the Western Pacific Ocean towards multiple parts of Asia and are expected to lash China, Japan and Taiwan with ferocious tropical storms. Typhoon Lekima -equivalent to a category four hurricane-is barrelling towards Taiwan, Japan's southern archipelago and eastern China..........
2 die of dengue in city, Barishal
01:41 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayTwo people, including a minor boy, died after being diagnosed with dengue in the capital and Barishal on Friday. In the capital, Mehraz Hasan, 8, breathed his last around 8:59 am at the United Hospital, said sources at the hospital. In Barisal, Mujibur Rahman Mollah, 52, died of dengue while undergoing treatment....
Pakistan army warns India against another ‘misadventure’ in Kashmir
01:30 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayPakistan Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor has warned India that “any misadventure” in Kashmir would meet with a “response even stronger than that of 27 Feb”...
Pak FM Qureshi reaches Beijing to hold talks over IOK
12:38 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayPakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrived in Beijing on Friday to hold consultations with the Chinese leadership after New Delhi revoked special status of the Indian occupied Kashmir...
Phone services, internet partially restored in Kashmir ahead of Eid
12:10 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayAfter five days of security lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, phone services and internet were partly restored this morning and restrictions in movement were eased to facilitate Friday prayers...
Red alert issued in Sundarbans ahead of Eid
10:59 AM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayThe forest department has issued red alert in the Sundarbans ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to protect the wildlife of the world heritage site...
Eid journey: Vehicles moving slowly on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway
10:37 AM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayVehicles were seen moving slowly on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Friday morning as a large number of vehicles left the capital for various destination of the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha...
No policy change on Kashmir, says US
09:32 AM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayThe United States on Friday said that there is no change in its policy on Kashmir and called on India and Pakistan to maintain calm and restraint...
UN chief concerned about restrictions in Kashmir
09:05 AM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is concerned about restrictions in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, his spokesman said Thursday. "The Secretary-General has been following the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with concern and makes an appeal for maximum restraint," Dujarric said in a statement...
Hashim Amla retires from international cricket
08:51 AM, 09 Aug 2019 FridaySouth Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 36...
A new era has started in Jammu and Kashmir, says Modi
09:38 PM, 08 Aug 2019 ThursdayThe historic decision on Jammu and Kashmir was driven by the government’s commitment to develop the region and would not only improve its present but also secure its future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a special address to the nation after parliament effectively...
Health service dept leave cancelled from August 9 to 17
08:41 PM, 08 Aug 2019 ThursdayUnder direction from Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malik, MP, all officials and employees of the health service division and directorates/ organisations under the ministry have been asked to remain...
US Ambassador-at-large visits Bangladesh
08:17 PM, 08 Aug 2019 ThursdayU.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons John Cotton Richmond visited Bangladesh from August 3 to 6 to engage Government of Bangladesh...
Rifat murder: HC denies bail to Minni
06:17 PM, 08 Aug 2019 ThursdayThe High Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to Aysha Siddika Minni in a case filed over the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif...
Eid holidaymakers start leaving capital
05:43 PM, 08 Aug 2019 ThursdayWith only three days left for the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, the city dwellers have started leaving capital to celebrate their Eid holidays with their near and dear ones...
Modi praises Hasina’s “zero tolerance” policy against terrorism
05:30 PM, 08 Aug 2019 ThursdayIndia today highly acclaimed the “zero tolerance” policy of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina against any sorts of terrorism and religious extremism describing Bangladesh as a role model for maintaining religious harmony...
PRAN-RFL conducts cleanliness campaign in factory to prevent dengue
04:07 PM, 08 Aug 2019 ThursdayPRAN-RFL Group has conducted a cleanliness campaign in its factories and adjacent areas to prevent the dengue outbreak and create awareness among the staff and workers about dengue fever. The campaign was run on Wednesday at PRAN Industrial Park and PRAN Factory Ghorashal in Narsingdi and RFL Industrial Park in Gazipur.......