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PM flies to Brunei Sunday
06:01 PM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave Dhaka on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of kingdom’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. Officials familiar with the premier’s programme said the visit was expected to yield a number...
Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamond
05:21 PM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayBotswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company on Wednesday unveiled the biggest blue diamond ever discovered in the Southern Africa country.
Hearing of Holey Artisan attack case adjourned till April 24
04:28 PM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayAn anti-terror special court in Dhaka today adjourned the hearing of a case lodged under the...
Careless United undone by Messi double
04:07 PM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayLionel Messi pounced on two Manchester United mistakes to score twice and end their hopes...
1 more arrested over Nusrat murder
01:19 PM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested another person in connection with the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi...
Nusrat murder: Writ seeking judicial investigation filed
12:22 PM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayA writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) seeking judicial investigation and compensation over the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akand on Wednesday filed the petition with the concerned department of the HC...
Water transport workers postpone strike
11:56 AM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayWater transport workers have postponed their countrywide indefinite strike which began on Tuesday to press home their 11-point demand. The decision came on Wednesday night after a meeting between state-minister for labour and employment Monnujan Sufian and water transport workers...
Shelling kills 4 in Tripoli as UN debates Libya ceasefire
11:07 AM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayAt least four people have been killed in heavy shelling in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Nearly two weeks into the assault to seize the city, Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) is stuck in the city's southern outskirts battling armed groups loyal to the UN-recognised Tripoli government...
Voting underway in Indonesia’s biggest election
10:23 AM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayIndonesians have started voting to choose their next president. Voting got underway in the presidential and legislative elections at 7am on Wednesday (2300 GMT Tuesday) in easternmost provinces. It began in the capital Jakarta two hours later...
Google blocks TikTok in India following court order
09:43 AM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayGoogle has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court’s directive to prohibit its downloads, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday...
Ferdous returns home as India cancels visa
09:23 AM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayPopular actor Ferdous Ahmed returned Dhaka from India on Tuesday night after the country’s home ministry cancelled his visa for violating conditions by campaigning for the Trinamool Congress candidate Kanaia Lal Agarwal in West Bengal...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day
08:37 AM, 17 Apr 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic Mujibnagar Day. The premier paid the homage by placing a wreath at Bangabandhu’s portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city this morning...
Donations to rebuild Notre-Dame top 600mn euros: AFP tally
09:42 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayPledges from France’s corporations and richest families to help rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre-
Actor Ferdous asked to return to Bangladesh
08:22 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayIn wake of a controversy over famed Bangladesh actor Ferdous Ahmed canvassing for a Trinamool Congress candidate in West Bengal, the Deputy High Commission for Bangladesh has asked him not to take part in the election campaign in India and return to his country.
Shab-e-Barat on April 21
07:35 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayHoly Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on April 21 as per the government’s previous announcement. State Minister for Religious Affairs Advocate Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah said this at a press conference at his ministry in Dhaka...
PRAN-RFL’s toiletries expand footprint to seven countries
06:48 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayPRAN-RFL’s toiletries brands Swift, Glitter, Livana and Ray of Sun Basic Chemicals Limited...
Buoyant Jayed out to make most of the opportunity
05:42 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayRookie Abu Jayed Rahi was nowhere in the discussion during the build-up for the World Cup...
Tearful Taskin vows to make a strong comeback
05:07 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayFast bowler Taskin Ahmed vowed to make a strong comeback after being snubbed from the...
Met office predicts rain
04:50 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayRain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places...
Female magistrates to record testimonies of sexual assault victims
04:26 PM, 16 Apr 2019 TuesdayThe Supreme Court today issued a circular asking chief judicial magistrates and chief metropolitan magistrates to send rape or other sexual assault victim children and women to female magistrates to record their testimonies...