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Suhrawardy hospital catches fire
07:28 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayA fire broke out at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the city this evening. The fire originated at a store room on the third floor of a new building of the hospital around 5:55pm, said Rasel, duty officer of fire control room.
PM arrives in Germany
06:51 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Munich on Thursday on a three-day official visit to Germany to attend an international security conference. It is her maiden overseas tour in the third consecutive term in office which would also take her to...
BNP’s public hearing on nat’l election a mockery: Quader
06:17 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayGeneral Secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL) Obaidul Quader today said BNP’s invitation for public hearing on the 11th parliamentary election was nothing but a mockery. “BNP has been making mass mockery in the name of holding public hearing...
Bangladesh face New Zealand in crucial 2nd ODI Saturday
05:37 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayIt will be an acid test for Bangladesh as they face hosts New Zealand in the crucial...
US embassy to remain closed on Feb 17, 21
04:56 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe US Embassy in Dhaka will remain closed on February 17 to celebrate a US...
First ever food and hospitality expo kicks off
04:04 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe first ever food and hospitality fair began in the capital today aiming at...
Vertonghen shines as Tottenham cruise past Dortmund 3-0
03:29 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayDefender Jan Vertonghen scored once and set up another goal for Son Heung-min...
Tough action for sharing rumors: RAB DG
02:59 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed has said all preparations have been completed to hold Biswas Ijtema, one of the largest Muslim congregations in the world, peacefully. He said, law enforcement agencies will remain much aware than previous year as this year’s Biswa Ijtema faced one year long conflict...
Remove electricity poles from roads: HC
01:30 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe High Court (HC) has directed the authorities concerned to remove within 60 days the electricity poles from the roads and highways, which obstruct people’s movement across the country. The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order on Thursday after hearing a petition...
2 killed after being hit by train in Khilkhet
01:03 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayTwo people were killed as a train hit them at Shewra Rail Line area in the capital’s Khilkhet early Thursday...
No need to compromise while conducting polls, CEC to ROs
12:30 PM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has directed the Returning Officers (ROs) and Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) not to compromise with any irregularities while they will conduct the upazila polls. The CEC gave the direction on Thursday at a programme held at Nirbachan Bhaban...
J & J supplier seeks bankruptcy over talc lawsuits
11:19 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayA key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in the wake of multibillion-dollar lawsuits alleging its products caused ovarian cancer and asbestos-related mesothelioma...
Google celebrates Valentine’s Day 2019 with Doodle
09:57 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayGoogle is celebrating Valentine’s Day 2019 with the most adorable doodle. A pair of snakes, ladybugs to spiders have been featured in these moving Google Doodle dedicated for the day meant for love...
PM leaves for Germany in maiden overseas tour
08:57 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Germany on Thursday morning in her maiden overseas tour in the third consecutive term in office which would take her to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well during the return journey...
President returns home after health check up
08:34 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayPresident M Abdul Hamid returned home on Wednesday night after health check-up in Singapore hospitals...
Biswa Ijtema to begin Friday
08:17 AM, 14 Feb 2019 ThursdayThe 54th Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest Muslim congregations in the world, will be held from February 15 to 18 in two phases on the bank of river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur. Tight security measures have been taken for the event while several thousand members of different law enforcement agencies will be deployed...
Maleque instructs construction of 3 more medical universities
09:29 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayHealth and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque instructed construction of three medical universities at Chittagong, Sylhet and Rajshahi.
‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ echoes as spring arrives
09:17 PM, 13 Feb 2019 Wednesday“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”, written by English romantic poet John Keats...
US-Bangla airlines to fly Chennai as first local carrier
08:34 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayUS-Bangla Airlines, one of the country’s private airlines, is set to spread its wings to...
JOF’s decision to boycott JS politically wrong: PM
07:45 PM, 13 Feb 2019 WednesdayDescribing the BNP-led Jatiya Oikyafront’s (JOF) decision to boycott parliament as “politically wrong”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to them to join the Jatiya Sangsad (JS). “There will be a call of mine to those who were elected parliament members...