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No guarantee of anomaly-free election: CEC
03:40 PM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said that none can guarantee that a general election would be free from any anomalies. The CEC said this while talking to reporters at the Election Training Institute at Agargaon...
Written tests for 38th BCS begin Wednesday
03:09 PM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayThe written tests of the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will begin from Wednesday which will continue till August 13, according to a press release issued by Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Tuesday...
12 killed in van accident in southern Italy
01:54 PM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayItalian firefighters say 12 people have been killed and three injured after a van accident in a town in southern Italy...
Punishment for journos’ attackers demanded
01:32 PM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayJournalists from different media organizations have demanded immediate arrest for those who involved with the attacks on journalists during the ongoing student movement seeking safe roads. The journalists came up with the demand from a human chain at SARRC Fountain in Karwan Bazar area of the capital on Tuesday morning...
Khaleda’s bail extended in Zia Charitable case
11:32 AM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayA Dhaka court has extended the bail time of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till September 5 in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. Acting Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on Tuesday passed the order. Earlier on July 31, the court of Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman...
Coal mine blast kills 4 in China, 9 missing
10:41 AM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayFour workers were killed and nine were missing after an explosion at a small coal mine in China’s Guizhou province on Monday night, state-owned Xinhua News reported on Tuesday citing local authorities...
RU admission test Oct 22, 23
10:28 AM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayThe admission test for the first year honours courses under the academic session 2018-19 of Rajshahi University (RU) will be held on October 22 and 23 next, official said...
PepsiCo veteran Laguarta to replace Nooyi as CEO
10:21 AM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayPepsiCo Inc has appointed Ramon Laguarta to take over as chief executive from Indra Nooyi, handing the reins to a veteran who led the company’s fast-growing emerging markets business...
Women more likely to die of heart attack if doctor is male: Study
09:40 AM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayWomen suffering heart attacks in hospital emergency rooms in the United States are more likely to die if their doctor is a man than a woman, warned a study Monday...
Sri Lankan PM invites Sheikh Hasina to join 3rd IOC
09:22 AM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdaySri Lankan Prime Minister and current chair of Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join the 3rd IOC-2018 to be held in Vietnam later this month...
Laden’s son marries daughter of lead 9/11 hijacker: Family
09:03 AM, 07 Aug 2018 TuesdayHamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker in the 9/11 terror attacks, according to his family...
1971 veteran Kamrul Hasan passes away
09:37 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayFreedom fighter and writer Major Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan (Retd) died at the Combined Military...
Non-gazetted employees to receive salary on Aug 16
09:11 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondaySalary and allowances for the current month of the non-gazetted employees and semi-
Sale of advance bus tickets for Eid-ul-Azha begins Tuesday
08:31 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayThe sale of advance bus tickets on long routes for the upcoming holy Eid-Ul-Azha will start...
Shahidul remanded for 7 days
07:03 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayNoted photographer and founder of Drik Gallery Shahidul Alam has been remanded for seven days in a case filed under the ICT Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order on Monday after investigation office of the case Sub Inspector Arman Ali produced him before the court and sought a 10 days...
CETP at Savar to be operational soon
06:09 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayThe Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Savar Tannery Industrial City will be introduced...
Shakib gives credits to his boys for series win
05:16 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayBangladesh T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan gave all credits to his boys for winning series saying...
‘Walkar’ footwear opens three new outlets
03:42 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayWalkar, footwear brand of RFL Group, opened three new outlets in Dhaka, Narayanganj and...
Cabinet okays Road Transport Act
02:38 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayThe cabinet has approved the ‘Road Transport Act, 2018’ keeping the provision of maximum punishment for five years for reckless driving. The meeting was held at the Cabinet Conference Room in the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Monday...
3 arrested for spreading rumours on social media
01:32 PM, 06 Aug 2018 MondayMembers of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested three people for allegedly spreading rumours on social media following the students’ movement for safer roads...