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2 youths who involved in Naya Paltan clash ‘identified’

12:59 PM, 15 Nov 2018 Thursday

Two youths were identified in connection with the Wednesday’s clash in front of the BNP’s political office at Naya Paltan, claimed police adding that they were not arrested yet...

Taylor fights with fifty but Bangladesh put the squeeze on

12:01 PM, 15 Nov 2018 Thursday

Bangladesh's attack bowled with purpose on the final morning at the Shere Bangla stadium, picking up two wickets, but Brendan Taylor held firm for Zimbabwe with 54 not out...

BNP, police clash: 3 cases filed, 65 arrested

11:46 AM, 15 Nov 2018 Thursday

Police have filed three cases against some named BNP leaders and activists and some unnamed people following the Wednesday’s clash at Naya Paltan. BNP standing committee members Mirza Abbas and his wife Mahila Dal president Afroza Abbas were the main accused in the cases...

President gives assent to 10 bills

09:39 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

President M Abdul Hamid today gave his assent to four bills adopted in the 23th session of the...

Attack on police vans was planned: Kamal

08:45 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said attacks and setting fire to police vans in...

BD students studying in US increases by 4.9pc

07:48 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

The number of students from Bangladesh in the United States (US) has increased by 4.9...

EC to consider Oikyafront’s demands, says Fakhrul

06:54 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

The secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and also the spokesperson of Oikyafront, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, said the Election Commission (EC) will consider their demands. “We demanded to hold the upcoming national polls three weeks later...

Zimbabwe finish 76 for 2 on day 4 in 2nd Test

05:59 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

Visiting Zimbabwe finished the fourth day with 76 for 2 in their second innings to chase a...

CEC asks AROs to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates

05:22 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda today asked the Assistant Returning...

It was a planned attack, alleges Rizvi

04:06 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

The senior joint secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Ruhul Kabir Rizvi,

28-year-old Malaysian listed on Forbes 30 under 30

03:27 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

A 28-year-old Malaysian entrepreneur has been listed under the Forbes 30 under 30 for her...

Bangladesh set 443 to win after Mahmudullah century

03:07 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

A maiden Test fifty from Mohammad Mithun and Mahmudullah's first Test hundred in eight years drove Bangladesh forward on the fourth afternoon in Dhaka, allowing them to declare their innings for a second time in the match...

Destiny 2000 ltd chairman jailed for 3 years

02:56 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

Destiny 2000 Limited chairman Mohammad Hossain has been sentenced to three years in jail in a case filed over not submitting wealth statement...

BNP, police clash at Naya Paltan

01:28 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

The leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) locked in a clash with police in the capital on Wednesday. They set fire to a police pickup van during the clash that took place following the gathering on the road of Naya Paltan to collect nomination forms around 12:45pm...

Mahmudullah, Mithun build lead after top-order collapses

12:22 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

Zimbabwe's seamers cut through Bangladesh's top order on the fourth morning in Dhaka, Kyle Jarvis and Donald Tiripano taking two apiece, before the hosts recovered through a 53-run stand between Mahmudullah and Mohammad Mithun...

Bangladeshi seeks asylum in NZ by pretending to be a Rohingya

12:02 PM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

An asylum seeker's claim has been rejected after he pretended to be a Rohingya Muslim, but couldn't speak a word of the language. The man, whose identity is suppressed, claimed he was born in Myanmar...

Firefighters battle blazes on two fronts in California, 50 dead

11:41 AM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on Tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state...

Brexit: UK and EU ‘agree text’ of draft withdrawal agreement

10:14 AM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

UK and EU officials have agreed the draft text of a Brexit agreement after months of negotiations. A cabinet source told the BBC that the document has been agreed at a technical level by officials from both sides after intensive discussions this week...

World Diabetes Day today

09:40 AM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

The World Diabetes Day is being observed on Wednesday in the country as elsewhere in the world in a befitting manner to make the people aware about diabetes...

NASA predicts people on Mars within 25 years

08:47 AM, 14 Nov 2018 Wednesday

US space agency NASA believes it can put humans on Mars within 25 years but the technological and medical hurdles are immense...