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36 businessmen to get CIP cards Monday

07:37 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

The government will award commercially important person (CIP) cards to 136 businessmen for their extraordinary performances in respective fields in 2015...

PM welcomes new political platform ahead of election

07:24 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday welcomed the emergence of a political alliance ahead of the upcoming elections expecting it to be contested by all every political parties. “I welcome their unity as opponents of Awami League should have a strong platform...

Bangladesh is land of communal harmony: Quader

06:52 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and General Secretary of Awami League (AL) Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony as the people of all faiths are living peacefully...

Janmashtami observed

06:44 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

The Hindu community of the country observed Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, on Sunday with due religious fervour...

Uncertainty looms over those left off Indian citizenship list

05:41 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Nimai Hajong remembers almost nothing of the hills of eastern Bangladesh where he was born more than half a century ago, having fled as a small child to India where he has lived as a refugee ever since...

Make your perfume stay longer

05:30 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Splashing the fragrance all around your body may disappear in the middle of the day during the monsoon season. Choosing your perfect fragrance is equally important as opting for the one that stays for long...

China’s ‘Silk Road’ project runs into debt jam

03:53 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

China’s massive and expanding “Belt and Road” trade infrastructure project is running into speed bumps as some countries begin to grumble about being buried under Chinese debt...

Remain alert against using religion for social disorder: President

01:48 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

President M Abdul Hamid today urged the people of all religions to remain alert so that no person or group can impede social discipline using religion. “Religion leads people to the way to true and right...

Over 500 illegals held in Malaysia crackdown

01:26 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Over 500 illegal immigrants were detained during the Immigration Department’s crackdown following the end of the 3+1 amnesty programme, reports The Star Online.

7 killed, 42 injured in Rangpur road crash

01:15 PM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Seven bus passengers were killed and 42 others injured in a fatal road accident that occurred today noon at CO Bazar point on the Rangpur-Thakurgaon highway in the city, police said...

Islamists in northeast Nigeria kill up to 30 soldiers

11:33 AM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Islamist militants have killed up to 30 soldiers in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Saturday, in one of the biggest attacks of its kind this year...

Saudi-UAE coalition admits Yemen school bus attack ‘unjustified’

10:23 AM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have admitted that the bombing of a school bus in Yemen last month - which killed 51 people, including 40 children - was "unjustified"...

Bus-train collision kills 2 in Ctg

09:20 AM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

At least two people were killed and 25 others injured as a train hit a bus of S Alam Paribahan in Chattogram early Sunday. The incident took place at Baryearhat rail crossing area on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila at 4am. Rabiul Azam, Senior officer of Mirsarai fire station, confirmed the matter to Jago News...

Road crashes kill 4 in Bagura

08:43 AM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

Four people were killed and 40 others injured in separate road accidents in Bagura in the wee hours of Sunday. In Sherpur upazila, a passenger bus of Ena Paribahan collided head-on with a truck, leaving two people dead on the spot at Mohipur area. At the same time, a Dhaka-bound bus of SR Paribahan collided head-on another bus, leaving two people dead and 40 others injured...

US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups

08:19 AM, 02 Sep 2018 Sunday

The US military says it is cancelling $300m (£230m) in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad's failure to take action against militant groups. President Donald Trump has previously accused Pakistan of deceiving the US while receiving billions of dollars...

Son wins gold to avoid military service

09:34 PM, 01 Sep 2018 Saturday

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min is set to be spared almost two years of military...

Fakhrul demands military deployment in upcoming national polls

08:27 PM, 01 Sep 2018 Saturday

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded deployment of the armed forces in the upcoming general election likely to be held this December.

Janmashtami today

08:02 PM, 01 Sep 2018 Saturday

The holy Janmashtami, the birth celebration of Sri Krishna and one of the major festivals of...

NBR intensifies move to collect revenue under LTU

07:29 PM, 01 Sep 2018 Saturday

National Board of Revenue has intensified its move to collect the outstanding Value Added Tax...

Sabbir banned from int’l cricket for 6 months

05:15 PM, 01 Sep 2018 Saturday

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has banned Sabbir Rahman from international cricket for six months for breaching its code of conduct. Ismail Haider Mollick, director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on Saturday confirmed the matter to the press.