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UK PM Boris Johnson reveals members of new government
08:57 AM, 25 Jul 2019 ThursdayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed his cabinet, giving top government jobs to pro-Brexit Tories on Wednesday...
ICC approves T20I match to celebrate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
09:41 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) got the nod from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to organize a T20I match between Asia All Star and Rest of the World to celebrate the 100th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Major rivers cross danger level at 18 more points across country
09:18 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayMajor rivers crossed danger marks at 18 more points across the country, according to a bulletin of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) issued on Wednesday.
561 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
08:18 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayA total of 561 new patients infected with mosquito-borne disease dengue were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the last 24 hours. Among the infected patients, two were hospitalised with dengue hemorrhagic, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)...
Call “105” to solve NID related problems
07:46 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayThe National Identity (NID) branch of Election Commission (EC) has introduced a help number to solve the card related problems including getting back the lost one and correction on Wednesday. It urged people to call during 8 am to 8 pm with “105” number for any solution....
Ruling party followers asked to resist mob beating: Info Minister
06:47 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayStating that those who are against the construction of Padma Bridge are spreading the rumour of child sacrifice, Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said ruling party leaders and activists have been asked to resist the incidents of mob beating...
Badda woman lynched: Key suspect placed on 5-day remand
06:05 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayA Dhaka court has granted 5-day remand for the key suspect Ibraheem Hossain Hridoy of Badda woman lynching case where Taslima Begum Renu was killed by mob on child-lifting rumor, on Wednesday...
34 officials found involved in Nuke plant graft: Probe reports
05:22 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayTwo probe committees have found the involvement of 34 government officials in graft while purchasing furniture and other household items for Green City housing project under Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) Project in Pabna and recommenced action against them...
DU starts admission process from 5 Aug including written exam
04:46 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayThe Dhaka University (DU) has announced their honors first year admission process for 2019-2020 academic session on Wednesday. The applicants will have to pass a written exam of 45 marks besides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) of 75 marks....
Weeklong awareness campaign against rumours from Thursday: IGP
01:03 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayInspector General of Police Dr Mohammad Jabed Patwary has said the first rumour about Padma Bridge came from Dubai. He said this at a press conference held at the media centre of police headquarters on Wednesday. The police boss said a vested group are spreading rumours to turn the country’s overall situation into unstable...
2 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
12:02 PM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayTwo suspected drug peddlers, including a Rohingya man, were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila early Wednesday...
Burgener, Shahidul discuss Rohingya issue
11:31 AM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayChristine Schraner Burgener, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General on Myanmar, on Tuesday discussed Rohingya repatriation issues with Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque. The envoy arrived in Dhaka on Monday after visiting Myanmar from July 9-18...
Key suspect arrested over Badda woman lynching
11:00 AM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayDetectives arrested the key suspect in connection with the lynching of an innocent woman in the capital’s Badda on Tuesday night. The arrestee Ibraheem Hossain Hridoy, 19, a vegetable trader and resident of North Badda’s Hajipara, was arrested from Bhulta upazila in Narayanganj...
Messi suspended from Argentina’s opening World Cup qualifier
09:20 AM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayLionel Messi was suspended from Argentina’s first qualifying March for the 2022 World Cup and fined $1,500 by South American soccer’s governing body...
Dadashev dies after boxing injuries sustained against Matias
09:09 AM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayRussian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias...
2 journos among 4 burnt in Mogbazar shop blast
08:57 AM, 24 Jul 2019 WednesdayFour people including two journalists were burnt in an explosion inside a shop at Mogbazar intersection in the capital...
icddr,b, CDC research not on insecticide used by DSCC: Sayeed Khokon
06:53 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayThe joint research conducted by icddr,b and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing ineffectiveness of insecticide against mosquito was not on medicines used by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Sayeed Khokon said Tuesday...
Lightning kills four in Moulvibazar
06:39 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayAt least four people were killed and 12 others injured in lightning strikes in Baliadangi and Ranisankail upazilas on Tuesday. Three people were killed on the spot and 12 others were injured after being struck by lightning while working in a mango orchard in Baganbari village of Baliadangi...
Boris Johnson promises to unite UK after winning PM race
05:55 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayBoris Johnson said he would unite Britain after he won the race to become Britain’s next prime minister on Tuesday. Following are highlights of his speech following the declaration of his victory in the Conservative Party leadership race to succeed Theresa May...
Four bodies recovered from Narayanganj
04:47 PM, 23 Jul 2019 TuesdayThere were four bodies recovered from different places and incidents from Narayanganj in a single day. The bodies were collected from Fatullah, Araihazar, Bandar and Siddhiganj upazilas of the district and it’s primarily conceived that 3 of them were murdered, local police said in a statement on Tuesday morning...