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Biman plane skids off runway at Yangon airport
08:33 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayAn aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway of Yangon International Airport in Myanmar on Wednesday. “At least 15 passengers including pilots were rushed to the hospital after the accident but none of them was under life threatening condition,” Bangladesh High Commissioner to Myanmar Manjurul Karim...
Saudi investment group keen to invest in Bangladesh ports
07:48 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdaySaudi port operator and investment group – Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) – has expressed
By-polls to Fakhrul’s constituency June 24
07:30 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayThe Election Commission (EC) today announced the schedule of by-election to Bogura constituency-6, fixing the date of voting on June 24 next. EC Secretariat secretary Helaluddin Ahmad announced the polls schedule at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka. Helaluddin said the last date of nomination paper submission for...
Next budget to be more people friendly: Kamal
06:05 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayFinance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said the next budget for the fiscal 2019-20 would be more people-friendly through ensuring smooth implementation of the development projects. “The budget will be for all people. We will give the budget for development of all people,” he told journalists after a meeting...
Upbeat Tigers aim to prey Ireland
05:28 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayEmboldened by their comprehensive victory over West Indies, Bangladesh looks to make a...
Govt, WB sign $165m deal to improve service delivery for Rohingyas
04:28 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayThe government of Bangladesh today signed a US$165 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank (WB) to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for the Rohingyas who fled to Cox’s Bazar due to violence in Myanmar.
FFs to get allowances in G2P payment system
02:34 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayLiberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has said the freedom fighters will be given their honorary allowances in electronic system. The minister said this while inaugurating the service week at Secretariat Link Road on Wednesday...
Mrinal Mukhopadhyay passes away at 74
12:49 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayNoted Indian actor Mrinal Mukhopadhyay died in a private nursing home on Tuesday. He was 74-years-old and is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. His elder daughter is well known singer Jojo...
Bomb targeting Pakistani police at shrine kills 8 in Lahore
12:03 PM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayAt least eight people - five policemen and three civilians - were killed and 25 others injured in what officials described as a suicide bombing targeting an Elite Force van parked near the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore on Wednesday...
3 killed as bus falls into ditch in Noakhali
11:27 AM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayAt least three people were killed and 10 to 12 others injured as a passenger-bus fell into roadside ditch after losing control in Noakhali on Wednesday morning...
Subir Nandi’s body reaches home
10:08 AM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayThe body of national award-winning singer and composer Subir Nandi, who died at a hospital in Singapore on Tuesday, arrived in Dhaka early Wednesday. His body arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Regent Airways around 6am and has been taken to his Green Road apartment...
Shooting of film on Bangabandhu likely to begin in Nov
09:32 AM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayBangladesh and India on Tuesday discussed various aspects of making a feature film on the life and works of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The shooting of the film is expected to begin by November next...
US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Iraq amid Iran tensions
09:05 AM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unscheduled, fleeting visit to Iraq, amid growing tensions with Iran...
Liverpool beat Barca 4-0 in historic comeback to reach final
08:49 AM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayLiverpool produced one of the most stunning comebacks in Champions League history as Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice to beat Barcelona 4-0 and progress to the final for the second consecutive year 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday...
Roaring Tigers crush West Indies
08:29 AM, 08 May 2019 WednesdayBangladesh made a mockery of West Indies bowling to seal an emphatic eight-wicket victory in their tri-series opener at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin on Tuesday. An excellent team effort saw Bangladesh home, quelling over the uncertainty over their ability to beat West Indies...
Ministers review cyclone management issues at PMO
09:37 PM, 07 May 2019 TuesdayMinisters and concerned senior officials today proposed construction of more cyclone shelters for the southern coastlines, reinforced embankments and improved ICT communication systems as they joined a post-Fani review meeting at the PMO. “It is essential to build more ‘Mujib Killas’ in the country to protect livestock...
Bangladesh to tour Sri Lanka after getting security clearance
09:23 PM, 07 May 2019 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will take advice from various security authorities before...
Heat wave may continue and spread over country
08:18 PM, 07 May 2019 TuesdayMild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and the regions of Tangail,
BNP becomes isolated from people: Hanif
07:47 PM, 07 May 2019 TuesdayAwami League (AL) acting General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif today said BNP has become isolated from people because of its corruption and ill-politics. “BNP is out to spread falsehood and propaganda against the government,” he told newsmen after distributing relief goods among cyclonic storm Fani-hit people at the Sadar upazila...
UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with Rohingyas, refugees in Ramadan
06:12 PM, 07 May 2019 TuesdayUN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has called for solidarity with...