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This is how Vivek Oberoi looks as Narendra Modi in his biopic
09:16 AM, 08 Jan 2019 TuesdayThe first poster of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi biopic was released on Monday, days after it was announced that Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi would be essaying the role of PM Modi in the movie. The movie is titled "PM Narendra Modi"...
Kim visits China for summit with Xi
08:48 AM, 08 Jan 2019 TuesdayNorth Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in China for a fourth summit meeting with President Xi Jinping, North Korean and Chinese state media reported Tuesday...
Myanmar army to launch ‘crackdown’ on Rakhine rebels: govt
09:26 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayMyanmar has called on its military to "launch operations" against ethnic Rakhine rebels behind a...
New cabinet capable of accomplishing manifesto: Quader
09:21 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayAwami League (AL) General Secretary today said the new council of ministers has been formed aiming to fulfill the pledges made by Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina in the election manifesto.
BPL resumes Tuesday
07:55 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayAfter a day recess, the 6th edition of Bangladesh Premier League T20 resumes tomorrow (Tuesday) with two matches billed for the day at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.
Bangladesh to be world’s 24th largest economy by 2033
07:09 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayBangladesh is poised to climb 19 places in the World Economic League Table to become the world’s 24th largest economy by 2033.
Economic diplomacy will be my focus: Momen
06:01 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayNew Foreign Minister Dr Abdulkalam Abdul Momen today said that he would focus on economic diplomacy for realizing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vision to upgrade Bangladesh to higher...
IU first year classes to begin on January 15
05:49 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayThe classes of first year honours courses under the academic session 2018-2019 of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will begin on January 15, 2019.
Month-long DITF-2019 kicks off Jan 9
04:41 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayThe 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF-2019) will begin from January 9 at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, west side of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC), in the city.
Sheikh Hasina takes oath as PM for fourth term
03:49 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondaySheikh Hasina, the Awami League President and elder daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, today formed the government for the third consecutive term as she took oath as the prime minister for fourth term with 47-member council of ministers.
RMG workers continue agitation, set fire on bus
03:26 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayA group of Ready-made garment workers on Monday continued their agitation for the second consecutive days demanding some demands including salary hike. They set fire on a bus at the round premises of the Airport area in the capital. Vehicular movement on both sides of the road from Uttara to Abdullahpur was suspended...
Saudi continues to deport scores of Rohingya to Bangladesh
12:49 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondaySaudi Arabia is continuing to deport scores of stateless Rohingya - held indefinitely by the kingdom - to Bangladesh, where they will become refugees, according to video footage sent to Middle East Eye...
Amartya Sen backs Naseeruddin amid row over amnesty video
12:13 PM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayNobel laureate Amartya Sen on Sunday came out in support of actor Naseeruddin Shah, who recently landed in controversy with his remark on mob violence and appearance in a video for the Amnesty India against alleged government crackdown on NGOs, and said attempts were being made to "disturb" the actor...
Venezuela Supreme Court judge Zerpa flees to US
11:31 AM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayVenezuela Supreme Court judge Christian Zerpa has fled to the US to protest over President Nicolás Maduro's second term in office. Last year's election "was not free and competitive", the former Maduro loyalist told a Florida radio station...
Lady Gaga wins best original song at Golden Globes
11:00 AM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayLady Gaga was in tears when it was announced she won the second Globe of her career Sunday night for co-writing "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born," and she has a chance to win another honor later in the show for her acting chops...
India win first ever Test series in Australia
10:11 AM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayIndia won their first ever Test series in Australia after the fourth and final match at the Sydney Cricket Ground ended in a draw following three rain-truncated days...
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits Moluccas islands in Indonesia
09:47 AM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayAn earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.6 struck 173km northwest of the city of Ternate, North Maluku, in the Moluccas group of islands in Indonesia late on Sunday (Monday local time), according to the US Geological Survey website...
Rooney blames arrest for intoxication on sleeping tablets
08:49 AM, 07 Jan 2019 MondayWayne Rooney was arrested on public intoxication and swearing charges in the US before Christmas - but the footballer has blamed sleeping pills...
Syed Ashraf buried at Banani graveyard
05:58 PM, 06 Jan 2019 SundayThe Public Administration Minister and Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Syed Ashraful Islam was laid to rest at Banani graveyard in the capital on Sunday afternoon. The first namaz-e-janaza of Syed Ashraf was held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the morning...
46-member cabinet to take oath today
05:19 PM, 06 Jan 2019 SundayPrime Minister and also the president of Awami League Sheikh Hasina, whose party got landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary elections, has finalized the names of 46-member for new cabinet. Cabinet secretary Shafiul Alam revealed the names who will get place in the new cabinet at a press conference...