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AL to nominate candidates for chairman post only in Upazila polls
11:27 AM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayAwami League (AL) has decided to give party nomination only to the post of chairman in the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections...
Floods in Saudi Arabia kill 12
10:58 AM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayFloods this week in Saudi Arabia killed 12 people and led to dozens of rescues, the Civil Defense said on Wednesday...
God wanted Trump to be president: Sanders
10:42 AM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders has told a religious television network that God "wanted Donald Trump to become president". Ms Sanders made the claim in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), saying it was the reason Mr Trump was in office...
Samsung Electronics expects weaker 2019 earnings as profits slump
09:22 AM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdaySamsung Electronics, the world's top maker of smartphones and memory chips, has warned of weaker earnings this year as it announced a slump in profits for the last quarter of 2018, blaming declining demand for its key products amid growing competition from Chinese rivals...
Venezuelans call for humanitarian aid as political crisis deepens
08:41 AM, 31 Jan 2019 ThursdayVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro expressed readiness to hold negotiations with the American-backed opposition in the presence of international mediators, while accusing the US of ordering his assassination...
ACC conducts drives in educational institutions across country
09:36 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayAnti Corruption Commission (ACC) today conducted separate drives at different educational institutions in three districts aimed at checking irregularities and graft.
Five promoted to post of senior secretary
08:46 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayThe government has promoted five secretaries to the post of senior secretary, a gazette notification issued here today said.
Amar Ekushey book fair begins Feb 1
08:00 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayThe month-long Amar Ekushey book fair is set to begin on Bangla Academy and its adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan premises on February 1.
Chittagong Vikings ensure playoff spot in BPL
07:20 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayChittagong Vikings ensured their playoff spot when they earned an 11-run victory over Dhaka Dynamites...
PM welcomes opposition criticism of government
06:50 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today welcomed the criticism of the government from the opposition in Jatiya Sangsad saying that it is crucial in democracy. “In the trend of democracy, criticism is very important. So I can assure those who are in opposition in parliament can make...
JS elects Speaker, deputy speaker unanimously
05:17 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayDr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (Parliament Member from Rangpur-6 constituency) of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad was elected Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad unanimously today.
Eskaton murders: Rony gets life in jail
03:56 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayBokhtiar Ahmed Rony, son of former Awami League lawmaker Begum Pinu Khan, has got lifetime imprisonment in the sensational Eskaton double murder case. Monjurul Imam, a Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions judge, passed the order on Wednesday.
Dhaka’s Russell bags a hattrick, Vikings set 175 runs target
03:27 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Premier League (BPL) has seen another hattrick today as Dhaka Dynamites’ West Indian recruit all-rounder Andre Russell bagged a hattrick, the third of this tournament, as the hosts set a decent target of 175 runs for the loss of five wickets in their stipulated 20 overs in Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Writ seeks stay on DNCC mayoral by-polls again
02:59 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayA writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) again seeking stay on the upcoming by-polls for the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). It also sought a stay order on the by-polls for the six wards of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)...
Keep up pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingyas: PM
02:25 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community including Vietnam to keep up pressure on the Myanmar government to take back their forcibly displaced nationals from Bangladesh...
Undercover operation to curb question leak: RAB DG
01:02 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayRapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) Benazir Ahmed has said they will launch an undercover operation to curb the question paper leak ahead of SSC exams scheduled to be held from February 2. He said this on Wednesday while addressing at a press conference...
BNP holds human chain protesting JS session
12:25 PM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday formed a human chain protesting the session of 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) at the National Press Club in the capital. The leaders and activists hold a banner reading “human chain protesting the parliament of fake votes” at 11am...
PM to visit Germany, UAE from Feb 14 to 19
11:46 AM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Germany and United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 14 to 19. She will be attending the Munich Security Conference scheduled to be held from February 14 to 16. Later, she will visit UAE to join international defense exhibition and bilateral conference scheduled to be held...
Pakistan gets first-ever Hindu female judge
11:24 AM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdaySuman Pawan Bodani, of the Hindu community, has been appointed as Pakistan's first female judge hailing from the country's esteemed minority group...
Asia Bibi ‘finally freed’ after Pakistan’s top court upholds her acquittal
10:06 AM, 30 Jan 2019 WednesdayThe Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected a review petition challenging its decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who has already served eights year in prison for alleged blasphemy...