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Govt working for realistic solution over 9th wage board: Quader
04:58 PM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government is very sincere to reach a ‘reasonable and realistic’ solution over the issue of Ninth Wage Board Award...
Djokovic v Nadal head to heads: all tournaments
04:30 PM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayHead-to-head records for Sunday’s Australian Open men’s finalists Novak Djokovoic and Rafael Nadal in all tournaments (year, tournament, surface, round, winner, result): Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) v Djokovic leads 27-25
Sylhet Sixers opt to bat first against Khulna Titans
01:40 PM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdaySylhet Sixers won the toss and opted to bat first against Khulna Titans in the 31st match of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur on Saturday.
13 bodies handed over to families
01:33 PM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayNilphamari district administration on Saturday morning handed over the bodies to the families of those who were killed in a road accident in Cumilla. Each family was also given Tk 20,000, a blanket and some dry foods. The bodies were handed over at Rajbari Karnamoyee government primary school at Shimulbari union of Jaldhaka upazila in Nilphamari at 8am...
Cumilla accident: Govt announces Tk 1 lakh for dead
12:42 PM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayThe government has announced a compensation of Tk 1 lakh to each family of those killed in Cumilla road accident and Tk 50,000 for the injured. State Minister for the Labour and Employment Monnuzan Sufian on Saturday announced this, according to a press release sent by the ministry...
JaSoD leader killed in India elephant attack
11:59 AM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayA central leader of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSoD) was killed in a wild elephant attack in India on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Syed Saimun Kanak, Mass Media Affairs Secretary of JaSoD central committee, son of JaSod central committee’s former executive president late Nur Alam Jiku...
Pranab, Nanaji, Bhupen awarded Bharat Ratna
10:45 AM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayPranab Mukherjee, India's 13th President and one of the Congress' tallest leaders for decades, has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour...
5 killed in collision of helicopter, plane over Italy
10:01 AM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayFive people were killed Friday when a helicopter and a small tourist airplane collided near the border between France and Italy...
Int’l Customs Day today
09:18 AM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayInternational Customs Day is being observed in Bangladesh on Saturday as elsewhere around the world...
AL to hold joint meeting today
08:34 AM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayA joint meeting of ruling Awami League’s Parliamentary Board and Local Government Nomination Board will be held at the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official Ganabhaban residence at 6.30pm on Saturday...
Trump accepts deal for temporary end to painful shutdown
08:26 AM, 26 Jan 2019 SaturdayPresident Donald Trump has yielded to political pressure to end the longest US government shutdown in history. After 35 days, he backed a deal to fund federal agencies for three weeks, but it includes none of the money he has demanded for a US-Mexico border wall...
Brazil given kind Copa America draw, Argentina land Colombia
05:31 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayHosts Brazil were handed a favorable group at the 2019 Copa America draw in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday but arch-rivals Argentina landed a tough appointment with Colombia.
Road accidents kill 7,221 people across Bangladesh in 2018
05:22 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayAt least 5,514 road accidents occurred across the country in 2018 where the total number of deaths were 7,221, the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare association, unveiled on Friday. A total of 15,466 people were injured in the accidents as well.
Indonesia floods, landslides death toll climbs to 59
04:50 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayFloods and landslides in Indonesia have now killed at least 59 people, the government said...
Sylhet post 180 after flying start
04:20 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridaySylhet Sixers posted a decent total of 180-run for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs against Rajshahi Kings during their first match of the BPL’s Chattogram phase on Friday.
Microsoft ‘waiting to find out’ why Bing went offline in China
02:48 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayMicrosoft is still trying to figure out why its Bing search engine temporarily went offline in...
Rajshahi Kings opt to bowl first
01:48 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayRajshahi Kings have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sylhet Sixers during their first match of the BPL’s Chattogram phase on Friday.
Indian traders say film fans are stealing milk to pour over posters
01:27 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayMilk dealers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are asking police to stop movie fans splashing milk on posters and cutouts of their idols.
2018 was fourth hottest year on record: researchers
01:01 PM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayThe last four years have been the world’s hottest since record-keeping began, with 2018 the fourth warmest on record, according to data published Thursday by US research group Berkeley Earth.
Cumilla road crash kills 13
11:31 AM, 25 Jan 2019 FridayAt least 13 workers have been killed after a coal-laden truck turtle on them while they were sleeping inside a labour shade in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla. The accident occurred at Narayanpur area of Goalpasha union early around 5am. The officer-in-charge of Chauddagram Police Station Abdullah Al Mahfuz confirmed the matter.