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Ukraine imposes martial law as tensions with Russia flare
09:13 AM, 27 Nov 2018 TuesdayThe United Nations has held an emergency session on what Ukraine has called "an act of aggression" off the coast of Crimea, following the seizure by Russia of three Ukrainian ships during a naval clash in the Black Sea...
May’s Brexit plan could hurt UK-US trade deal: Trump
08:55 AM, 27 Nov 2018 TuesdayDonald Trump has suggested Theresa May's Brexit agreement could threaten a US-UK trade deal. The US president did not specify which aspect of the deal concerned him but told reporters the withdrawal agreement "sounds like a great deal for the EU"...
EC asks authorities to monitor social media for foiling intrigues
09:30 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayThe Election Commission today asked the authorities concerned to monitor the social media, including facebook and twitter, centering the upcoming elections to foil false propaganda. “Legal actions need to be taken against those who will be involved in spreading falsehood...
Bikalpa Dhara holds meeting with envoys
08:58 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayBikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Chairman Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury today...
EVMs to be used in 6 constituencies in polls
07:27 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayThe Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used in six constituencies in the 11th parliamentary elections. The constituencies are Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2. The commission chose the six parliamentary seats out of 48 this evening through an open lottery in presence of journalists.
Former AL lawmaker Rony joins BNP
06:46 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayFormer Awami League lawmaker Golam Maula Rony has joined its arch-rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Rony went to BNP chairperson’s political office in the capital’s Gulshan at around 6 pm where BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir welcomed him.
BNP nominates Ilias Ali’s wife for Sylhet-2
06:04 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated its missing leader Ilias Ali’s wife...
EC asks magistrates to ensure voters’ security
05:13 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayChief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda today asked the executive magistrates...
BNP leader Rafiqul gets six-month bail
04:49 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayThe High Court (HC) has granted six-month bail to Rafiqul Islam Miah, a standing
Hasina orders to give priority to youth in election manifesto
03:46 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Awami League, has ordered to...
Writ challenges ECs appointment legality
03:06 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayA writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Monday challenging the legality of the appointment of the five-member Election Commission led by KM Nurul Huda. The writ also sought to cancel the gazette notification issued on the appointment of them. Lawyer Delwar Hossain filed the petition with concerned department of the HC...
Charges framed against 8 in Gulshan attack case
02:41 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayA Dhaka court has framed charges against eight people for the militant attack on Holey Artisan bakery at Gulshan in the capital. Judge Mojibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka on Monday passed the order. Earlier on August 8, the tribunal accepted the charge sheet against them in the case...
Draft Company (amendment) Law 2018 gets cabinet nod
02:14 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayThe cabinet today approved in principle the draft of “The Company (amendment) Law, 2018” incorporating a provision allowing formation of a “one-man company”...
BNP starts distributing nomination letters
12:59 PM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has started distributing nomination letters to the candidates who will contest the 11th parliamentary election. BNP on Sunday night started distributing the letters from its Chairperson Gulshan political office without any formal announcement. The nomination letter distributing programme continued on Monday...
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
11:58 AM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayA Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies - twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life...
Fire at ETV building
11:23 AM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayFire broke out on the ground floor of the ETV building in the capital’s Karwan Bazar after an air-conditioner exploded on Monday at 10:30am. On information, six units of fire service rushed to the spot to douse the fire, said Ataur Rahman, control room inspector of fire service headquarters...
Over 500 hurt in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran
10:15 AM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayA magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, injuring more than 500 people and sending fearful residents running into the streets, authorities said...
145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach
09:50 AM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayUp to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote part of a small New Zealand island, authorities said Monday. The stranding was discovered by a hiker late Saturday on Stewart Island, 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the southern coast of the South Island...
How climate change could be causing miscarriages in BD
09:06 AM, 26 Nov 2018 MondayIn small villages along the eastern coast of Bangladesh, researchers have noticed an unexpectedly high rate of miscarriage. As they investigated further, scientists reached the conclusion that climate change might be to blame...
AL picks CEC’s nephew for Patuakhali-3
05:16 PM, 25 Nov 2018 SundaySM Shahjada Saju, nephew of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, has been selected as the ruling Awami League’s nominee for Patuakhali-3 constituency in the upcoming election. Saju is a former leader of Chhatra League and son of the CEC’s sister. Hearing the news of nomination, Saju’s supporters brought out...