All News
No scope to defer polls date further: CEC
02:08 PM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayChief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said there is no scope to defer the date of the 11th national parliamentary elections further. The CEC said this while briefing to the returning officers at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital on Tuesday morning. He said we have already completed all the preparations...
Khashoggi killing: ‘Tell your boss deed is done’
01:07 PM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayA member of a Saudi assassination squad phoned a superior shortly after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and told him "tell your boss" their mission had been accomplished...
Bangladesh spinners strike as Zimbabwe struggle in face of massive deficit
12:49 PM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayBangladesh's spinners chipped away at the Zimbabwe line-up with two wickets in the first session of the third day in Dhaka. Brian Chari brought up his second Test fifty before falling to a reviewed close catch off Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam removed nightwatchman...
15 AL leaders to vie against Mashrafe
12:40 PM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayA total of 15 leaders of Awami League (AL) will vie against Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza who bought a nomination form for Narail-2 constituency to contest the upcoming national polls with AL ticket. 16 candidates including Mashrafe bought nomination form from AL president’s Dhanmondi political office...
Deadliest fire in California history kills 42 people
11:46 AM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayThe number of people killed by a massive blaze in northern California rose to 42 on Monday, making it the deadliest wildfire in the history of the state...
3 killed over land dispute in Lalmonirhat
10:47 AM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayThree people were killed and two others injured in a clash over a land dispute in Lalmonirhat on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at Taluk Haridas village of Sarpukur union in Aditmari upazila of the district around 7am. The deceased were identified as Abdul Jalil Miah, 55, Golam Rabbani, 40 and Sahidar Rahman, 50...
Mourning dog waits for 80 days in road where owner died
10:26 AM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayA loyal dog which has waited on a busy road for more than 80 days after its owner died there has captured the hearts of online communities in China...
Rakhi Sawant gets knocked out cold by wrestler, gets hospitalized
09:47 AM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayBollywood actress Rakhi Sawant was recently left unconscious after a wrestling match with a CWE (Continental Wrestling Entertainment) wrestler in Panchkula. She was hospitalised and her condition is said to be stable...
Asia Bibi: Canada in talks with Pakistan over asylum
09:37 AM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayCanada is in discussions with Pakistan about granting asylum to a Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest honour
09:11 AM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayAmnesty International has withdrawn a prestigious human rights award from Aung San Suu Kyi, following what it described as a “shameful betrayal” of the values she once stood for. It is the latest in a series of accolades to be withdrawn from Aung San Suu Kyi...
Legendary Marvel comic book writer Stan Lee dies
08:58 AM, 13 Nov 2018 TuesdayLegendary Marvel comic book writer Stan Lee, who created characters including Spider-Man, the X-Men and Hulk, has died aged 95...
11 boys die in Uganda boarding school fire
09:29 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayEleven boys perished and another 20 suffered severe burns in a fire that gutted their...
Bangladesh wins ASOCIO IT award
09:19 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayBangladesh has won the ASOCIO 2018 Digital Government Award for the advancement in the...
Weeklong income tax fair begins Tuesday
08:38 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayA weeklong ‘Income Tax Fair’ begins tomorrow in the city and other divisional headquarters...
PM to join ‘Let’s Talk’ with youths on Nov 16
07:22 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join an interactive event, ‘Let’s Talk’, with youths at her...
Khaleda urges top leaders to proceed with unity
06:46 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayThe secretary general of BNP, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, said the party chief Khaleda Zia suggested them to proceed with unity. He unfolded this while talking to reporters following a meeting with Khaleda Zia...
8 JMB operatives held at Jatrabari
05:30 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayPolice arrested eight operatives of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh...
Humayun Ahmed’s 71th birthday today
04:55 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayThe 71th birthday of Humayun Ahmed, a great Bangladeshi writer, dramatist, screenwriter and...
Mushfiqur hits second double century in Test
03:18 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayBangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has hit another double century in Test...
Dr Kamal not to contest polls
03:12 PM, 12 Nov 2018 MondayEminent jurist and Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain won’t contest the 11th parliamentary election which is scheduled to be held on December 30. Dr Kamal, also the top leader of Jatiya Oikyafront, an alliance of the BNP and other political parties, told Jago News over phone. The eminent jurist said he won’t contest the national polls due to old age-complications illness...