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PM suggests 7-point measures for stock market development
02:16 PM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today suggested undertaking seven-point measures for stock market development, asking all concerned including the BSEC to play a due role in protecting the interest of the investors...
Demo in DU again over quota reform
01:03 PM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayQuota reform protesters on Wednesday staged demonstration again in Dhaka University demanding the gazette on quota reformation in public service recruitment...
BNP holds token hunger-strike for Khaleda’s release
01:02 PM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday organized a two-hour long token hunger strike in the capital demanding release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia and to ensure her better treatment. The strike began at 10am and continued till 12am. Several hundred leaders and activists attended the token hunger...
Vietnamese capital Hanoi asks people not to eat dog meat
12:06 PM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayOfficials in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi are urging residents to stop eating dog meat as it could hurt the city’s reputation and lead to diseases like rabies...
Mild earthquake jolts Bangladesh
11:02 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayA moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude in the Richter Scale jolted most of the places in the country including the capital Dhaka this morning...
Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar released on parole
10:58 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayFormer Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar were released on parole in the wee hours of Wednesday to attend the funeral of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz...
Spain thrash World Cup finalists Croatia 6-0
10:31 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdaySpain’s identity crisis looks to be well and truly over after Marco Asensio inspired a 6-0 thrashing of World Cup runners-up Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday...
Sheikh Anny Rahman attacked in Pirojpur
10:05 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayAwami League nomination seeker for next national polls from Pirojpur-1 constituency Sheikh Anny Rahman was allegedly attacked by some unidentified miscreants at Bilash premises in the district on Tuesday night. She is the wife of Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, cousin of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur...
Trump to target meddling in US elections with sanctions
09:58 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order as soon as Wednesday that will slap sanctions on any foreign companies or people who interfere in US elections, based on intelligence agency findings, two sources familiar with the matter said...
Kohli confident India can compete with Australia
09:46 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayVirat Kohli is optimistic that India can compete in challenging conditions in Australia despite a crushing 4-1 defeat to England that compounded a disappointing away record in Tests...
World hunger levels rise for third year running: UN
09:14 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayWorld hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, fuelled by conflict and climate change, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, jeopardising a global goal to end the scourge by 2030. Hunger appears to be increasing in almost all of Africa and in South America, with 821 million people - one in nine - going hungry in 2017...
Jailed Lula pulls out of Brazilian vote
08:44 AM, 12 Sep 2018 WednesdayFormer Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pulled out of next month’s presidential election, allowing his running mate to stand in his place...
5 fitness tips for busy women
09:37 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdayIn the process of losing weight and staying fit, women often end up making mistakes like eating too less, not working out as per their body type and expecting instant results...
BSEC silver jubilee Wednesday
09:18 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdayBangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is going to celebrate its silver jubilee...
Jatri Kalyan Samiti sec gen Mozammel gets bail
07:58 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samiti secretary general Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury in an extortion case filed with Mirpur police station. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mazhraul Haque passed the order after hearing his bail plea...
Gazette on 45pc DA for journalists published
07:27 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdayThe government today published a gazette notification declaring 45 percent dearness allowance...
School banking gets huge response with Taka 1,400cr deposits
06:52 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdaySchool banking is gradually getting huge responses from the students across the country as deposits with the banking accounts crossed Taka 1,400 crore at the end of June 2018...
AL national election steering committee to meet on Sept 15
06:27 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdayA meeting of Awami League (AL) national election steering committee will be held at...
Nepal take on Maldives in SAFF semi-final Wednesday
05:55 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdayMotivated Nepal will take on the Maldives in the first semi-final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup...
Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz dies in London
05:30 PM, 11 Sep 2018 TuesdayFormer Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's wife, Begum Kulsoom, passed away on Tuesday...