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Padma bridge to be named after Padma river: Quader
08:22 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the much-awaited Padma...
EC to appoint 2,000 people before polls
07:32 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayThe Election Commission will employ around 2,000 people in different categories including Thana Assistant Election Officer ahead of the parliamentary polls. “The commission will employ around 2,000 people including 517 Thana Assistant Election Officers ahead of the national polls...
Bangladesh suffer shocking defeat in U-19 Asia Cup semifinal
06:11 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayBangladesh U-19 team suffered a shocking two-run defeat to India in the first semi-final of...
PRAN, a lifeline for farmers in Natore
05:00 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayPRAN, one of the biggest agro-based companies of the country, is a lifeline for farmers in...
Circular issued scrapping quota for 1st, 2nd class govt jobs
03:59 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayThe ministry of public administration on Thursday issued a circular scrapping quota for first and second class government jobs. As per the circular, candidates for the first and second class government jobs will be recruited on the basis of merit...
Writ filed seeking cancellation of special BCS exam
03:46 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayA writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive to the PSC for the cancellation of the 39th (special) BCS exam. The petition also sought stay order on the viva-voce of the (39th special) BCS...
No people to live sans food, home: PM
02:15 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that the utmost goal of her government was to build a country where no people will live without home, die without food and treatment and every person would have the opportunity to have a decent life...
Gold embezzlement: 3 cops sentenced to 5 years in jail
01:47 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayThree cops including a former Sub-Inspector of Rampura police station were awarded five years rigorous imprisonment in a gold embezzlement case. Besides, a police informer also was sentenced to a three years in prison in the case...
SC upholds jail division facilities for Shahidul
01:12 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order that had granted division one jail facilities to internationally acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam...
Priyanka Chopra invests in dating app Bumble
01:02 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayIndian actress Priyanka Chopra will invest in dating app Bumble as the service prepares to expand into her native country later this year...
5 hurt as gas cylinder explodes in Pabna dev fair
12:24 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayA total of five people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion while inflating balloons prior to the inauguration of development fair at Ishwardi in Pabna. The incident took place around 10 am on Thursday...
India, in a first, sends seven Rohingya for deportation to Myanmar
12:23 PM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayIndian police bussed seven Rohingya Muslims to the border on Wednesday to be deported to neighboring Myanmar for illegal entry, officials and activists said, the first such move against the community...
Yunus receives ‘New Renaissance’ award
11:52 AM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayNobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has received an international award- ‘Nuovo Rinascimento’ meaning ‘new renaissance’ for his efforts to propagate the humanistic philosophy through social business and micro-credit, from Italian Buddhist School Soka Gakkai of Italy...
HSBC issues first Islamic bond tied to UN development goals
11:32 AM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayHSBC Amanah, the Malaysian Islamic banking arm of HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L), has raised 500 million ringgit ($120.63 million) worth of Islamic bonds linked to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals...
7 ways to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace
11:20 AM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdaySexual harassment is unfortunately a common occurrence in the workplace. It can take on the form of verbal or physical conduct. When it occurs, it is difficult to experience, and it is important to learn the ways to effectively deal with it...
EU considers trade sanctions on Myanmar over Rohingya crisis
10:46 AM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayThe European Union is considering trade sanctions on Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis, potentially stripping the country of tariff-free access to the world’s largest trading bloc, three EU officials said...
Wife of Malaysian ex-PM charged with money-laundering
09:46 AM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayThe wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged with 17 offences, including money-laundering, as anti-graft agents investigate billions of dollars missing from state coffers...
Protest for quota restoration continues, rally Saturday
09:30 AM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdayA group of freedom fighters’ descendants continued their protest programme in the capital’s Shahbagh for second consecutive day on Thursday demanding restoration of 30 percent quota in the government jobs for them.
South Carolina: 7 officers shot, suspect in custody
08:27 AM, 04 Oct 2018 ThursdaySeven US law enforcement officers have been shot, one of them fatally, in an incident in South Carolina, officials say. Police in the city of Florence had been responding to a call for help from the sheriff's office. A gunman had been holding children hostage and was involved in a two-hour stand-off before surrendering and taken to hospital...
US-Bangla airlines strictly maintains ICAO compliance: CEO
09:34 PM, 03 Oct 2018 WednesdayUS-Bangla Airlines CEO Imran Asif today claimed that the airlines strictly maintained all...