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Sri Lanka bomb attacks revenge for NZ mosque killings
04:10 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdaySri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, adding that two domestic Islamist groups were believed to be responsible.
Jago News at top among news portals in Bangladesh
03:09 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayJago News goes a step ahead as it has been ranked at first place among the news portals run from Bangladesh...
Judgement against 2 Netrokona war crimes accused Wednesday
01:34 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set Wednesday to pronounce judgment in the crimes against humanity case against two alleged war criminals from Netrokona, Hedayet Ullah Anju and Sohrab Fakir. Justice Md Shahinur Islam, chairman of three-judge panel of the ICT-1, passed the order on Tuesday morning...
Modi votes in India’s 2019 general election
12:48 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Ahmedabad on Tuesday morning, where he cast his vote in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections. Later, he took a stroll to his vehicle while flashing his inked finger...
Sri Lanka detains Syrian for questioning over attacks: Sources
12:30 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdaySri Lankan police are holding a Syrian national in custody for questioning over the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, three government and military sources told Reuters on Tuesday...
Padma Bridge’s 11th span installed
10:51 AM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayA total of 1,650 metres of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of the 11th span of the 6.15-kilometre...
2 killed in Dhaka road crash
10:08 AM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayAt least two people were killed and two others injured as two buses collided with a private car and two rickshaws in Matsya Bhaban intersection area of the capital on Tuesday morning. Sub-inspector Bacchu Miah, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said that the accident took place around 7:45am...
Death toll rises to 311 in Sri Lanka bombings
09:30 AM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayThe death toll in a string of Easter bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka was increased to 311, according to the state minister for defense, as the country marked a national day of mourning on Tuesday. Attention is now focused on how a local Islamist extremist group identified by authorities as the culprits...
Google Doodle celebrates 73rd birth anniversary of Rosy Afsari
08:43 AM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayDoodle has created a Doodle to celebrate the life and career of Rosy Afsari, a prolific and award-winning Bengali actress who broke down barriers in the Bangladeshi film industry by becoming the country’s first female director...
Winning start for Bangladesh in Bangamata Gold Cup opener
09:28 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayBangladesh U-19 women’s football team got off to a winning start in the inaugural Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup Football beating United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 2-0 goals in lone group A opening match held on Monday at country’s premier venue...
‘World Cup will be a big challenge for Bangladesh bowlers’
08:29 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayWest Indies great and Bangladesh bowling coach Courtney Walsh on Monday warned that...
Top UN officials to visit Bangladesh to observe Rohingya situation
07:59 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayThree top officials of the United Nations will jointly visit Bangladesh from April 24-26 to...
Sri Lanka government says local Islamist group behind blasts
06:47 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayThe Sri Lankan government suspects that a local Islamist extremist group called National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) was behind the deadly suicide bomb attacks that killed nearly 300 people, government spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne said Monday.
87 bomb detonators found at Colombo bus station
05:52 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondaySri Lankan police found 87 bomb detonators at the main bus station in the capital, Colombo, on Monday, a spokesman said, a day after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels killing 290 people and wounding about 500.
Sri Lanka to declare emergency from midnight
04:49 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondaySri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will declare a nationwide emergency from midnight on Monday following Easter Sunday suicide bomb blasts at churches and luxury hotels that killed 290 people and wounded more than 500, his office said.
Paceman Hassan surprise pick in Afghanistan WC squad
04:09 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayAfghanistan named fast bowler Hamid Hassan, who last played for the side in July 2016, in...
Victims of Sri Lanka attacks: Who they were
03:24 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayThe true toll of Sunday’s attacks in Sri Lanka was starting to come into focus on Monday...
PM proposes for formation of new regional economic forum
02:46 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayBangladesh today proposed for formation of a regional economic forum involving five Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states of South and Southeast Asian region...
US warns ‘terrorists’ continue plotting Sri Lanka attacks
02:21 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayThe U.S. State Department said in a revised travel advisory ‘terrorist groups’ were continuing to plot possible attacks in Sri Lanka after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded in blasts in churches and luxury hotels on Sunday...
Memoir of a teenager: The hindrance of my life
02:08 PM, 22 Apr 2019 MondayMy struggles have followed me throughout my life. The person I am today has been sculpted by a simple dilemma that has led to prominent problems in my life...