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AL ends nomination forms sale for reserved seats today
10:25 AM, 17 Jan 2019 ThursdayThe ruling Awami League (AL) will end selling nomination forms to its aspirants for 43 reserved seats for women on Thursday...
BJP chief Amit Shah down with swine flu
09:19 AM, 17 Jan 2019 ThursdayBJP's national chief Amit Shah is down with swine flu and is being treated at AIIMS in Delhi. Hope to get well soon, the BJP chief tweeted. On Tuesday, Amit Shah had offered prayers at the Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad...
Juventus beat Milan to Supercoppa Italiana after Ronaldo winner
08:25 AM, 17 Jan 2019 ThursdayCristiano Ronaldo’s goal secured the Supercoppa Italiana for Juventus after a 1-0 win over 10-man Milan. The Portugal international struck with a second-half header as Juventus, runners-up in the previous two seasons, got their hands on the trophy for the first time since 2015...
May’s govt survives no confidence vote
08:00 AM, 17 Jan 2019 ThursdayUK Prime Minister Theresa May has seen off a bid to remove her government from power, winning a no confidence vote by 325 to 306. Rebel Tory MPs and the DUP - who 24 hours earlier rejected the PM's Brexit plan by a huge margin - voted to keep her in Downing Street...
Rajshahi Kings beat Dhaka Dynamites by 20 runs
05:48 PM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayRajshahi Kings beat Dhaka Dynamites by 20 runs in the 17th match of the sixth Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
PM for unity among Muslim Ummah
04:32 PM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today put emphasis on unity among the Muslim Ummah, saying that it should remain together...
TIB report on polls untrue, echo of BNP-Jamaat: Hasan
02:41 PM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today termed the report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the 11th parliamentary election as untrue, prejudiced, politically motivated and an echo of BNP-Jammat led Oikyofront demand...
No bar to hold DNCC by-polls
02:28 PM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayThe High Court has cleared the way for the authorities concerned to hold the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-polls. The court lifted its earlier order that stayed the process for holding the by-polls and also discharged the rule issued questioning the legality of the election schedule...
Rajshahi Kings bat against Dhaka Dynamites
01:27 PM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayRajshahi Kings won the toss and chose to bat first against Dhaka Dynamites in the match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
British lawmakers crush May’s Brexit deal by historic margin
12:20 PM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayBritish lawmakers have soundly rejected Theresa May's Brexit deal, in the biggest defeat for any UK government in the modern parliamentary era...
Renowned journalist Amanullah Kabir no more
11:41 AM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayRenowned journalist and former Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Amanullah Kabir died at a city hospital in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 73...
15 killed in Nairobi hotel attack
11:22 AM, 16 Jan 2019 WednesdayThe Islamic extremist group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for Tuesday's terrorist attack on a hotel and office complex in Nairobi, Kenya, reports Voice of America. Police say at least 15 people were killed and a still undetermined number wounded. The U.S. State Department has confirmed that one American was among the dead...
Salman F Rahman appointed PM’s adviser
09:30 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdaySalman Fazlur Rahman has been appointed as the private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister.
Bangladesh’s role in UN Peacekeeping lauded
09:01 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdayBangladesh’s role in the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping was appreciated at a conference at The Hague in the Netherlands today.
AL to join UZ polls without alliance: Quader
08:26 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said AL will take part in the upcoming upazila parishad election under party banner, not as part of an alliance. “We never took part in upazila parishad polls as part of an alliance and would not do so this time too.
India’s Manu Sawhney named new ICC chief
07:40 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdayThe International Cricket Council on Tuesday named Manu Sawhney its new chief executive officer to replace David Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup in July.
Joy reappointed PM’s ICT adviser
06:54 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdaySajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been reappointed as PM’s part-time and honorary Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adviser. A circular has been issued in this regard today that said the Prime Minister appointed Sajeeb Wazed Joy as her adviser under 3 (B) (1) of the Rules of Business, 1996...
Khulna bag first victory in BPL 6
05:20 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdayKhulna Titans have got the much-anticipated victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as they defeated Rajshahi Kings by 25 runs in the second phase of the tournament at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
5 killed as microbus fell into ditch in B’baria
04:34 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdayFive people have been killed as a microbus fell into the ditch at Birpasha area in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday. The accident took place at 2:30pm.
Khulna opt to bat first
03:25 PM, 15 Jan 2019 TuesdayKhulna Titans skipper Mahmudullah Riyad won the toss and elected to bat first against Rajshahi Kings at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.