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8 of a family burnt dead in Joypurhat fire
09:03 AM, 08 Nov 2018 ThursdayEight members of a family were burnt to death in a fire originated from an electric short circuit at Aramnagar area in Joypurhat on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Momena Begum, 60, wife of Dulal Hossain, her daughters Bristy, 14, Hasi, 15, Khushi, son Momin Ahmmed, 35, his wife Porina Begum...
Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
08:43 AM, 08 Nov 2018 ThursdayUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. "We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well!" Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday. The president had repeatedly criticised his top law enforcement official after he recused himself from the Russia investigation dogging the White House...
Oikyafront’s any possible violence to be faced politically: Quader
09:52 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the Awami League would...
PM won’t address media Thursday
09:40 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not address media tomorrow on the outcomes of the dialogues between the Awami League-led 14-party alliance and other political parties. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim confirmed the matter on Wednesday.
Dhaka-Tangail commuter train service starts on Nov 8
08:29 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayDhaka-Tangail commuter train service will come into operation from tomorrow, fulfilling a commitment made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2012.
Oikyafront postpones road march
07:53 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayThe secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said the Oikyafront is not going to hold its pre-schedule road march towards Rajshahi tomorrow. Fakhrul came up with the remarks while talking to reporters at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office following a meeting with Kader Siddique.
CEC to announce polls schedule today
05:49 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda will address the nation and announce the schedule for the 11th parliamentary election at 7pm on Thursday...
8th Dhaka Literary Festival opens Thursday
05:29 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayThe 8th Dhaka Literary Festival (DLF) will begin on the premises of Bangla Academy in the...
BNP hands its supporters’ cases list to PMO
03:51 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has handed its supporters' cases list to the Prime Minister’s...
Oikyafront’s polls-time govt proposal rejected
02:55 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayThe ruling Awami league has rejected the proposal of polls time government given by Dr. Kamal Hossain led-Jatiya Oikyafront. The dialogue on upcoming national election between Awami League and Okiyafront was held at Ganabhaban on Wednesday...
PM directs technocrats minister to continue duties
02:33 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directed four technocrat ministers to continue their duties until the gazette notifications on their resignations are issued. Four technocrat ministers resigned from the cabinet on Tuesday following the order of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
ADB approves $200 million to upgrade Bangladesh’s rural road
02:23 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayAsian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a finance package of more than $200 million to improve the rural road network for 51.5 million people in Bangladesh. Rural roads are critical for uplifting country’s agriculture sector, which accounted for more than 15% of the country’s gross domestic product in 2015, and employs-directly...
Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim women to US Congress
12:28 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayVoters in Minnesota and Michigan on Tuesday elected the first two Muslim women to serve in the U.S. Congress, a former refugee who fled Somalia’s civil war and a Detroit-born Palestinian-American...
Facebook, Google tools reveal political ad removal data
12:10 PM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayPublic databases that shine a light on online political ads - launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s U.S. elections - offer the public the first broad view of how quickly the companies yank advertisements that break their rules...
AL, Oikyafront dialogue begins
11:33 AM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayThe dialogue between ruling Awami League (AL) and Jatiya Oikyafront has begun at Ganabhaban. An 11-member delegation led by Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain entered Ganabhaban around 10:38am on Wednesday. The talks started around 11am. The first dialogue between Awami League and Oikyafront was held on November 1...
Democrats capture U.S. House majority in rebuke to Trump
11:06 AM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayDemocrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Fox News and NBC News projected, giving Democrats the opportunity to block Trump’s agenda and open his administration to intense scrutiny...
Uttar Pradesh CM renames Faizabad to Ayodhya
09:14 AM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayA day before the nation celebrates Diwali, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed Faizabad district to Ayodhya. This is the second time in less than a month that Adityanath changed the name of a major place in his state...
Saudis tampered with CCTV cameras after Khashoggi murder
08:55 AM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdayTurkish media have reported that staff at Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul tried to dismantle security cameras to help cover up the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi...
6 held in ‘attack’ plot against French president
08:37 AM, 07 Nov 2018 WednesdaySix people have been arrested in France on suspicion of planning to carry out a "violent" attack on President Emmanuel Macron, officials say...
AL to distribute nomination form Nov 9
09:27 PM, 06 Nov 2018 TuesdayThe ruling Awami League (AL) will distribute its nomination papers among the aspirants from...