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President gives assent to five bills
09:35 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayPresident M Abdul Hamid today gave his assent to five bills adopted in the first session of the...
Atiqul to turn Dhaka a modern city
09:29 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayNewly elected Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam today said Dhaka...
Myanmar military personal to be handed over Sunday
07:50 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayBorder Guards Bangladesh (BGB) will hand over a captured member of Myanmar army to their authorities concerned tomorrow. Commander of BGB 34 battalion in Cox’s Bazar Lt Col Ali Haidar Azad Ahmed told BSS that a member of Myanmar Army was captured from...
Abhinandan says went through mental harassment in Pakistan
07:08 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayAfter returning from Pakistan, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman informed that though he was not physically tortured by the Pakistanis; he went through a lot of mental harassment, reports ANI quoting sources.
WB approves $185m to expand Bangladesh’s renewable energy
06:56 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayThe World Bank (WB) has approved $185 million to add up to 310 Megawatt (MW) in...
Release of Indian pilot not result of any pressure: Pak FM
06:32 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayPakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has dispelled the impression that captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was released under any pressure. Talking to BBC Urdu, the minister said Islamabad intends to move against extremist elements...
Joshi unfazed by Mehidy’s poor form
05:33 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayBangladesh’s spin coach Sunil Joshi was not fazed by the team’s premium spinner Mehidy...
Mr. Noodles sponsored blood donation campaign
04:57 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayA month long voluntary blood donation camp has collected about 1000 bags of blood at the premises of the Ekushey Book Fair.
King Momo declares Rio’s carnival open
04:09 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayRio de Janeiro’s fabled Carnival — one of the world’s biggest and most lively parties — kicked...
2 RU teachers get death threat
03:05 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayTwo teachers of Rajshahi University received death threat through mobile phone on Thursday evening. The recipients are Dr Aminul Islam, Associate Professor of Sociology department and provost of Syed Ameer Ali Hall and Motasim Billah, professor of philosophy department...
National University is like a speedy train: Dipu Moni
02:37 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayThe Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said the National University is now like a speedy train. “It was said about the National University that it is like a freight train. But now it is said that it is like a speedy train,” the Education Minister said on Saturday...
NZ make inroads after Williamson’s 200 in record total of 715
01:11 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayKane Williamson's second Test double century followed by four wickets in the evening session put New Zealand on course for a comprehensive victory in Hamilton as Bangladesh wilted against a batting and short-ball onslaught...
Jamaat-e-Islami Workers’ properties sealed in Kashmir
12:59 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayDays after the centre banned the Jamaat-e-Islami J&K (JeI), houses of dozens of workers and leaders of the group have been sealed by authorities at several locations across the Kashmir valley. Magistrates issued orders of sealing all institutions and properties linked to the JeI...
Man killed in Gabtoli road accident
12:45 PM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayA man was killed when a speeding vehicle hit him near the Gabtoli bus terminal of Dhaka in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Billal, a transport worker aged around 35...
Abhinandan undergoes medical tests after brief family meeting
11:50 AM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayIndian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman landed in Delhi late on Friday and spent the night at the Central Medical Establishment, where he underwent tests...
Another Chawkbazar fire victim dies
11:19 AM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayAnother victim of the Chawkbazar fire lost the battle for life at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday morning, raising the death toll in the tragedy to 71. Jakir Hossain, 21, succumbed to his injuries at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital’s burn unit at 8:22 am, Bachchu Miah, Sub Inspector of DMCH police out post...
Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor’s marriage in April?
10:32 AM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayEver since rumours of their relationship hit the web, Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor have been making headlines. Now that their alleged relationship is as good as confirmed with several celebrities and Malaika herself too dropping hints about her relationship with Arjun Kapoor...
23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack
10:12 AM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayAt least 23 Afghan soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The pre-dawn assault on Shorab military base - one of the largest military installations in the country - lasted for several hours and was claimed by the Taliban...
Saudi Arabia strips Osama bin Laden’s son of citizenship
09:45 AM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdaySaudi Arabia has stripped citizenship from Hamza bin Laden, the son of dead Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden, who is thought to be about 30, had his citizenship removed on Feb. 22, the official gazette Umm Al-Qura said on Friday...
Williamson’s double century takes New Zealand over 700
08:31 AM, 02 Mar 2019 SaturdayKane Williamson scored his second Test double century while nightwatchman Neil Wagner pummeled Bangladesh in the first session and Colin de Grandhomme left them shattered in the afternoon. de Grandhomme's five sixes, mostly hit high into the stands on the leg-side, sped New Zealand past the 700-run...