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This time Uber launches in Sylhet
04:01 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayUber, the world’s largest on-demand ridesharing company, on Monday started its operation in...
‘Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is’
02:45 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayRiyadh does not know the location of dissident Jamal Khashoggi's body, despite having detained the Saudi team that murdered him, a high-ranking foreign affairs official in the kingdom said in an interview broadcast Sunday (Feb 11)...
PRAN Krako sponsors ‘EWU Winter Smash-2019’
01:29 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayThe fourth inter-university badminton tournament titled ‘East-West University Winter Smash-2019’ sponsored by KRAKO, a snacks brand of PRAN Foods Limited, will kick off on Friday...
After criticizing vote, US charts careful course on Bangladesh
01:08 PM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayBangladesh faced widespread international criticism over the conduct of recent elections, but the United States looks set for business as usual as it sees strong common interests with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
DUCSU polls schedule announced
11:19 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayThe complete schedule for the elections to Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) was announced on Monday morning. The nomination distribution will begin from February 19 that will continue till February 25. Chief Returning Officer Professor Dr SM Mahfuzur Rahman announced the schedule...
Grammys 2019: Dua Lipa Wins Best New Artist
11:00 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayBritish pop singer Dua Lipa has just been named Best New Artist at the 2019 Grammys. The 23-year-old emerged into the spotlight with “New Rules” back in 2017, the leading track from her 2017 self-titled album, Dua Lipa...
Ex-Eden College principal found dead
10:25 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayFormer principal of Eden Mohila College Mahfuza Chowdhury Parvin was found dead at her residence on Elephant road in the capital on Sunday afternoon. Police recovered the body from her residence and believed that she was murdered...
Syeda Zakia elected MP unopposed
09:13 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayAwami League candidate Dr Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi, younger sister of former Awami League general secretary and public administration minister late Syed Ashraful Islam, was elected Member of Parliament unopposed from Kishoreganj-1 constituency...
5 killed in truck-car collision
08:54 AM, 11 Feb 2019 MondayFive people were killed in a head on collision between a cement-laden truck and a private car on a bypass road at Labanchara thana in Khulna on Sunday night. Of the deceased, two were identified as the private car driver Sadman and passenger Mahmud Hasan Babu. Police seized the truck but its driver and helper managed to flee away from the spot...
AL welcomes BNP’s decision to file cases against polls results
05:08 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP has nothing to do except lodging complaints and cases after their miserable defeat in the 11th parliamentary elections. Earlier, Quader declared the names AL chairman contenders for the second phase of local government...
Ferdous, Purnima injured while filming
04:13 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayActors Ferdous and Purnima were injured in a motorbike accident on the set of movie ‘Gangchil’ at Companiganj upazila in Noakhali on Sunday morning...
PM asks for making upazila master plan
02:54 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the LGRD ministry to sketch out a master plan to build up all upazila under a specific development design aimed at protecting cropland and check sporadic construction of buildings, roads and other structures...
3 motorcyclists killed in Gazipur road crash
02:09 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayThree people were killed as a passenger-bus hit a motorcycle on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Itahata area in Gazipur on Sunday morning...
AL nominates chairman candidates for 2nd phase UZ polls
12:51 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayAwami League (AL) has finalized nominations of its chairman candidates for the election to 122 upazilas in second phase. The nominations were finalized at a joint meeting of the AL Parliamentary Board and Local Government Election Nomination Board held at Ganabhaban...
DNCC by-polls: Mayoral candidates get polls symbols
12:29 PM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayThe Election Commission (EC) has allocated the polls symbols to the five mayoral candidates in the by-polls of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). Atiqul Islam (Awami League) got the boat as the election symbol, Shafin Ahmed (Jatiya Party) the plough, Shahin Khan (Progressive Democratic Party) the tiger...
Poet Al Mahmud hospitalized
11:46 AM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayNoted poet Al Mahmud has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Ibn Sina Hospital at Dhanmondi in Dhaka...
Saraswati Puja today
11:26 AM, 10 Feb 2019 SundayThe Hindu community is celebrating Saraswati Puja, worshiping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, across the country today like elsewhere in the world amid much enthusiasm, festivity and religious fervor...
Ekushey book fair draws huge crowd
09:36 PM, 09 Feb 2019 SaturdayWith gradually gaining momentum, the month-long Ekushey Book Fair saw huge crowds today as booklovers and people from all strata thronged the fair.
DITF fetches over Taka 200 crore export orders
08:55 PM, 09 Feb 2019 SaturdayThe month-long 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair 2019 concluded on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city fetching over Taka 200 crore export orders. This was disclosed at the concluding ceremony of the fair that began on January 9...
India visit successful over assurance on Rohingya, water sharing: FM
08:27 PM, 09 Feb 2019 SaturdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today termed his India visit as successful and effective as Delhi gave strong assurance of cooperation in resolving the water sharing issues as well as supporting safe...