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Second nuclear plant to be constructed in Barisal: PM
09:43 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the second nuclear power plant would be constructed in the southern part of the country. “The government has already conducted survey in several islands in Barisal and we will choose any of those islands to construct the country’s next nuclear power plant...
Digital Security Act to save innocents: Quader
09:33 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul
Gayle to skip Windies’ India, Bangladesh tour
08:45 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayChris Gayle has made himself unavailable for the Windies' limited-overs tours of India and...
World needs ‘unprecedented’ response to meet 1.5C warming cap: UN
08:19 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayAvoiding global climate chaos will require a transformation of society and the world economy...
DU Fine Art test result published, 19pc pass
06:47 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayThe admission test result of ‘Cha-unit’ under the Fine Art Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) for...
Information on education made available online: Nahid
06:24 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayEducation Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today said information on education has been made...
Begum Zia has two ways for redemption: Hanif
05:29 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayAwami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif today said BNP chairperson...
US duo Nordhaus, Romer win Nobel Economics Prize
04:49 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayUS economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer on Monday shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize for integrating innovation and climate with economic growth, the jury said. Nordhaus, a professor at Yale University, and Romer, a former World Bank chief economist...
Indian food festival to begin on Oct. 11 in Dhaka
04:20 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayThere is no love sincerer than the love of food, especially when it comes to Indian Cuisine. Long Beach Suites Dhaka is proud to organize “The Great Indian Food Festival” from 11th to 17th October 2018, at Long Beach Suites Dhaka from 6:30pm onward at the multi-cuisine restaurant, Cozy Sizzler...
Cabinet approves capital punishment for drug crimes
04:06 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayThe cabinet has approved a new draft of “Narcotics Control Act, 2018” on Monday. From now on, the people who are involved with drug crimes will get capital punishment. Cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam confirmed the matter to the journalists at secretariat following a cabinet meeting...
Villain ‘Venom’ is box office hero in North American theaters
03:25 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondaySuperhero blockbuster Venom saved the day at the North American box office this weekend,...
48 MBSTU teachers resign in demand trial of BCL leaders
02:59 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayAt least 48 teachers of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) have resigned demanding trail of BCL leaders following the assault on a teacher. MBSTU teachers’ association submitted the resignation letters to university’s Registrar Dr. Mohammad Touhidul Islam on Monday at 12:20am...
PRAN achieves BRC certificate
02:32 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayPRAN Group, a leading food processor and exporter, has achieved British Retail Consortium-BRC certificate. PRAN Agro Limited and Natore Agro Limited, two sister concerns of PRAN Group, received the recognition from the UK based BRC Certification Body recently...
HC acquits Maya of graft charges
02:05 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayThe High Court on Monday acquitted Awami League leader and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya from a graft case, scrapping the 13-year jail awarded to him by a Dhaka special judge’s court...
Staying at night in St Martin to be banned from March 1
01:40 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayTourists will be barred from staying at nights in Saint Martin from March 1 next. They will be permitted to visit the island from morning to evening...
President signs Digital Security Bill into law
01:28 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayPresident Abdul Hamid has signed the Digital Security Bill 2018 amid widespread criticism. The president’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin confirmed the consent of the president on Monday. Last week, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury sent the bill to the president for his approval...
Pay Tk 99.92 crore to Moon Cinema Hall owner by Dec 8: SC
12:49 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayThe Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs to pay Tk 99.92 crore to the owner of Moon cinema hall by December 8. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order during hearing a contempt petition on Monday...
Former BNP lawmaker arrested in Mymensingh
12:32 PM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayPolice have arrested Shah Nurul Kabir, former lawmaker of BNP from Mymensingh-8 constituency in a case filed under the Special Power Act...
Mbappe scores four as PSG thrash Lyon
11:53 AM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayFrance World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe scored four goals as Paris St-Germain maintained their 100 per cent winning start in Ligue 1 by thrashing Lyon...
20 killed in upstate New York limo horror
11:17 AM, 08 Oct 2018 MondayTwenty people have been killed after a limousine careened out of control in what investigators described Sunday as the most deadly transportation accident in the United States for nearly a decade...