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10 districts get new deputy commissioners
02:20 PM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayThe government has appointed new deputy commissioners to 10 districts. In an order published on Sunday, the public administration ministry appointed new DCs in 10 districts. The districts that got new DC are Brahmanbaria, Barguna, Pirojpur, Tangail, Narail, Natore, Chuadanga, Magura, Satkhira and Bagura...
Bangladesh selects ‘Doob’ for Oscars Race
01:22 PM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayThe Oscars Bangladesh Committee has selected Mostofa Sarwar Farooki-helmed film “Doob” as Bangladesh’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards...
Iran blames Gulf Arab states for military parade attack
12:37 PM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayIranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards...
Maldives election: Voting begins in controversial poll
11:52 AM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayThe Maldives has started to vote in a heavily-criticised election that will be closely watched by India and China...
Imran Khan decries ‘arrogant’ India for cancelling talks
11:02 AM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan labeled India arrogant on Saturday for cancelling what would have been the countries’ first high-level talks in years, decrying “small men occupying big offices” who opposed change...
World leaders gather at UN under threat from unilateralism
10:12 AM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayWith rising unilateralism challenging its very existence, the United Nations convenes its annual meeting of world leaders Monday and will try once more to tackle problems together as a community of nations, addressing threats ranging from Mideast conflicts to the effects of global warming - and also encouraging...
Virat Kohli to make his acting debut this September?
09:40 AM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayAnushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are the Bollywood-Cricket royalty of India. They are at the top of their respective careers but it's a cross-over that everyone craves for...
President goes to Kishoreganj Monday on 5-day visit
08:48 AM, 23 Sep 2018 SundayPresident M Abdul Hamid is set to visit his home district of Kishoreganj September 24-28 to attend several programmes...
Bangladesh face Afghanistan in crucial super four match Sunday
09:37 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayIt will be an acid test for Bangladesh as they face Afghanistan in their super four match of the...
Unacceptable persons won’t get AL tickets in election: Quader
09:32 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader...
WB Vice President due Sunday
08:23 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayWorld Bank (WB) Vice President for the South Asia Region Hartwig Schafer arrives tomorrow...
Public want to see good governance: Kamal
06:15 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayGono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossen said the citizens of Bangladesh want to ensure good governance. Kamal came up with the remarks while addressing a rally at Mohanagar Natyamancha in Dhaka on Saturday. He said people are frustrated now as there is no freedom of movements in the country.
Facebook dating service rolling out in Colombia
05:50 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayFacebook said Friday a dating service it teased early this year is being rolled out in Colombia.
PRAN signs $5 m export deal with Netherlands
03:39 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayEngel Foreign Food, popular chain shop of the Netherlands, will purchase products worth of $5...
DU ‘Cha-unit (Drawing)’ admission test held peacefully
03:11 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayThe entry test of Fine Art Faculty disciplines under ‘Cha-unit (Drawing Part)’ of Dhaka...
Use of EVM in national polls only after legal approval: CEC
02:00 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayThe Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be used in the upcoming 11th general polls only after the technology gets legal approval, said Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda. He said this while addressing the inauguration ceremony of election officers’ training at the Electoral Training Institute (ETI) in Dhaka on Saturday...
Facebook stops sending staff to help political campaigns
01:19 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayFacebook will no longer send employees to work at the offices of political campaigns during elections, the company has announced...
Several killed in attack on military parade in Iran
12:24 PM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdaySeveral people were killed after unknown gunmen opened fire during a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, state television reported. “Shooting began by several gunmen from behind the stand during the parade. There are several killed and injured,” a correspondent told state television...
DNCC panel mayor Osman dies
10:52 AM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) panel mayor Md Osman Gani has died while undergoing treatment in Singapore at the age of 69. He breathed his last at Singapore General Hospital around 8:30am on Saturday (Bangladesh time). He left behind his wife and four sons to mourn his death...
Ecuador attempted to give Assange diplomat post in Russia: Document
09:52 AM, 22 Sep 2018 SaturdayEcuador in 2017 gave Wikileaks founder Julian Assange a diplomatic post in Russia but rescinded it after Britain refused to give him diplomatic immunity, according to an Ecuadorean government document seen by Reuters...