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Bangladesh A squad comprises Anamul against Afghan A
12:13 PM, 18 Jul 2019 ThursdayWicket-keeper batsman Anamul Haque has been included in the Bangladesh A squad against Afghanistan A squad likely to test him as he was also selected for Sri Lanka trip as well as Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman and Rubel Hossain in the national squad. They will play ODIs against Sri Lanka national squad later this month...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency
11:59 AM, 18 Jul 2019 ThursdayThe World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern". The move may encourage wealthy donor countries to provide more cash...
Old Dhaka building collapse: Another body recovered
10:50 AM, 18 Jul 2019 ThursdayRescuers recovered the body of another man from the rubble of a two-storied building that caved in on Wednesday in Old Dhaka’s Patuatuli...
Schumer calls on FBI, FTC to investigate FaceApp
09:23 AM, 18 Jul 2019 ThursdaySenate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is asking the FBI and Federal Trade Commission to investigate FaceApp, a viral photo-aging tool that is sparking privacy concerns...
Flood condition worsens in northern districts
09:03 AM, 18 Jul 2019 ThursdayThe overall flood situation in Kurigram, Bogura, Sherpur and Sirajganj districts continued to deteriorate while floodwater started receding in Rangamati and Moulvibazar. In Kurigram, the Brahmaputra and Dharla rivers kept flowing more than 1 metre above the danger level on Wednesday, inundating new areas...
Pakistan arrests suspected Mumbai attack mastermind Saeed
05:30 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayPakistani authorities say they have arrested a radical cleric and U.S.-wanted terror suspect blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, just days ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s trip to Washington...
Minni placed on 5-day remand
04:01 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayA Barguna court has placed Aysha Siddika Minni on a five-day remand in a case filed over the murder of his husband Rifat Sharif. Judge Mohammad Sirajul Islam Gazi of Barguna Judicial Magistrate Court passed the order after the police produced Minni before the court and sought seven-day remand for her...
Number of GPA-5 achiever boosts to 47,586
03:50 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayThe results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent were published on Wednesday where 47,586 examinees have achieved GPA-5 as the pass rate was 73.93 percent in average. As many as 13,58,505 students took part in the HSC and equivalent examination....
Charges against ex-OC Moazzem framed
03:35 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayA tribunal has framed charges against former Sonagazi officer-in-charge Moazzem Hossain in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for spreading a video of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal Judge Ash-Shams Jaglul Hussein passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by him on Wednesday...
Bangladesh gets historical win in Indoor Hockey
02:17 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Hockey team have got win in the AHF Asian Indoor Hockey 2019 held in Thailand for the first time after an inauguration in this edition with big lost...
PM flags off Benapole Express
01:20 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayBenapole Express, a new intercity train to ply between capital Dhaka and country’s largest land port at Benapole, started its journey today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flagged off the ‘Benapole Express’ train through a videoconference from her official Ganabhaban residence here this morning...
No one passes in 41 institutions
12:55 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayThe Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination results was unveiled on Wednesday morning by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina where no student from 41 educational institutions passed. As many as 73.93 percent students were cleared this year’s HSC and equivalent examination....
HSC results acceptable, good: PM
12:02 PM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday appreciated the results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations but noted that they will be better if the students pay proper attention...
US imposes sanctions on Myanmar army chief over Rohingya abuses
11:41 AM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayThe United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on the Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders it said were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States...
Rifat Sharif’s wife Minni held over his murder
11:22 AM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayAysha Siddika Minni was arrested on Tuesday night after police said she ‘appeared to be involved’ in the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif...
73.93 pc pass HSC, equivalent examinations
11:16 AM, 17 Jul 2019 WednesdayAs many as 73.93 percent students cleared this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially unveiled the results on Wednesday morning, which will be later published at a press briefing at the Education Ministry around noon...
Ershad finally laid to rest at his Rangpur Polli Nibash
06:07 PM, 16 Jul 2019 TuesdayJatiya Party Chairman and ex-president Hussain Muhammad Ershad was finally laid to eternal rest on Tuesday at Polli Nibash in his hometown Rangpur where he was the most admirable political figure for over three decades......
5 to walk gallows for rape, double murder in Khulna
05:39 PM, 16 Jul 2019 TuesdayA tribunal on Tuesday convicted five people and sentenced them to death for killing a female private bank official after gang-rape and her father in 2015. The convicts are Saiful Islam Pitil, 30, Shariful, 27, Mohamamd Liton, 28.............
ECNEC approves 8 projects involving TK 5,142.06cr
04:38 PM, 16 Jul 2019 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved eight projects involving Taka 5,142.06 crore including the one to widen and strengthen important upazila and union roads in Dhaka Division worth Taka 2,606 crore....
A.R. Rahman tweets photo with Kamal Haasan, excites fans
04:00 PM, 16 Jul 2019 TuesdayThe last Kamal Haasan film for which A.R. Rahman composed music was 19 years ago. Just a day after announcing that he’s going to collaborate with Vikram in Vikram 58, music composer A.R. Rahman has tweeted that he will next join hands .......