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2,936 spots for slaughtering sacrificial animals fixed: Mosharraf
08:56 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayLGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain today said the authorities have...
Bangladesh won’t see killers reign again: PM
08:08 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm optimism against the return of killers reign saying the people of Bangladesh would not let the nation plunged into their grasp ever in future. “Reign of killers will never return to Bangladesh . . . the people will not allow them to grab the power again...
Former Indian PM Vajpayee passes away
06:35 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayFormer Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on Thursday after battling prolonged illness at AIIMS in New Delhi, hospital authorities said. He was 93. Vajpayee, who was placed on life support as his condition worsened yesterday, breathed his last at 5.05pm today...
Bangabandhu Satellite’s maiden transmit thru SAFF football in Sept
06:07 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayBangladesh’s first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I is going to start its maiden commercial operation through the broadcasting of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in September. To this end, Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL)...
Golam Sarwar laid to rest
06:01 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayVeteran journalist and Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar was laid to rest at Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon after final funeral prayers there. He was lowered in the grave at around 5:00pm in presence of family members and well-wishers...
PM greets Raushan, Ershad on Eid-ul-Azha
05:23 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum...
Trial in 5 series blasts cases in Dhaka to end by Jan ’19
04:47 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayThe prosecution on Thursday hoped the trial in five cases over the series blasts in the capital on August 17, 2005 will complete by January next year (2019)...
Japanese Professor meets DU VC
04:42 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayProfessor Dr Takaaki Yoshioka of Teikyo University, Japan called on Dhaka University (DU)...
PM pays tributes to Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar
03:03 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to veteran journalist and Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar...
BNP seeks Khaleda’s release before Eid
01:56 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayBNP on Thursday demanded release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, to be celebrated on 22 August. “Illegal government is trying to stamp out opposition party through arbitrary abuse of law...
Quota reform leader Ratul denied bail
01:44 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayA Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of Sakhawat Hossain alias Ratul, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council in a case filed for spreading rumours on facebook during the quota reform movement...
6 things you probably didn’t know about Qurbani
01:08 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayQurbani during Eid-ul Adha is an act to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice as mentioned in the Quraan...
Former Indian PM Vajpayee in critical condition in hospital
12:22 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayIndia’s top leaders and politicians are visiting the New Delhi hospital where doctors say former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is in critical condition after a prolonged illness...
Former India captain Ajit Wadekar dies aged 77
12:06 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayAjit Wadekar, who led India to historic series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971, has died at the age of 77. He had been suffering from a prolonged illness. Wadekar, an aggressive left-hand batsman and an excellent catcher in the slips, played 37 Tests...
Libyan court sentences 45 to death over 2011 killings
11:34 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayA Libyan criminal court has sentenced 45 militiamen to death by firing squad for killing demonstrators in Tripoli in 2011, the justice ministry says. They are accused of opening fire on dozens as rebel forces closed in on the capital during the uprising against former leader...
11,712 cases filed in 10 days of traffic week in Ctg
10:18 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayA total of 11,712 cases were filed and 945 vehicles were seized in 10 days of the extended traffic week in Chattogram that ended on Tuesday. Transport owners and drivers were fined Tk 35,33,100. More than 1 thousand cases were filed per day against the transport owners and drivers during the traffic week...
Myanmar Rohingya: Facebook ‘still hosts hate speech’
09:12 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayMore than 1,000 anti-Rohingya posts featuring calls for their murder among other hate speech were live on Facebook last week...
Kabul suicide bomber kills 48 in tuition centre attack
09:05 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayForty-eight people have been killed and 67 injured in a bomb explosion at an education centre in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say...
New Zealand bans sales of homes to foreigners
08:59 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayNew Zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country - a move aimed at making properties more affordable...
Trump ends ex-CIA head Brennan’s security access
08:48 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayDonald Trump has revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan, denying the US president's critic any access to sensitive information. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the decision by reading a statement from Mr Trump. The statement cited Mr Brennan's "erratic conduct and behaviour"...