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Quota reform leader Ratul denied bail
01:44 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayA Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of Sakhawat Hossain alias Ratul, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council in a case filed for spreading rumours on facebook during the quota reform movement...
6 things you probably didn’t know about Qurbani
01:08 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayQurbani during Eid-ul Adha is an act to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice as mentioned in the Quraan...
Former Indian PM Vajpayee in critical condition in hospital
12:22 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayIndia’s top leaders and politicians are visiting the New Delhi hospital where doctors say former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is in critical condition after a prolonged illness...
Former India captain Ajit Wadekar dies aged 77
12:06 PM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayAjit Wadekar, who led India to historic series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971, has died at the age of 77. He had been suffering from a prolonged illness. Wadekar, an aggressive left-hand batsman and an excellent catcher in the slips, played 37 Tests...
Libyan court sentences 45 to death over 2011 killings
11:34 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayA Libyan criminal court has sentenced 45 militiamen to death by firing squad for killing demonstrators in Tripoli in 2011, the justice ministry says. They are accused of opening fire on dozens as rebel forces closed in on the capital during the uprising against former leader...
11,712 cases filed in 10 days of traffic week in Ctg
10:18 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayA total of 11,712 cases were filed and 945 vehicles were seized in 10 days of the extended traffic week in Chattogram that ended on Tuesday. Transport owners and drivers were fined Tk 35,33,100. More than 1 thousand cases were filed per day against the transport owners and drivers during the traffic week...
Myanmar Rohingya: Facebook ‘still hosts hate speech’
09:12 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayMore than 1,000 anti-Rohingya posts featuring calls for their murder among other hate speech were live on Facebook last week...
Kabul suicide bomber kills 48 in tuition centre attack
09:05 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayForty-eight people have been killed and 67 injured in a bomb explosion at an education centre in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say...
New Zealand bans sales of homes to foreigners
08:59 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayNew Zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country - a move aimed at making properties more affordable...
Trump ends ex-CIA head Brennan’s security access
08:48 AM, 16 Aug 2018 ThursdayDonald Trump has revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan, denying the US president's critic any access to sensitive information. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the decision by reading a statement from Mr Trump. The statement cited Mr Brennan's "erratic conduct and behaviour"...
Nation pays glorious tribute to Bangabandhu
09:36 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayThe nation paid rich tributes to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mubijur Rahman with a renewed pledge to materialize his dream to build a “Sonar Bangla” thwarting conspiracies of the anti-liberation and communal forces...
AL to hold meeting on National Mourning Day Thursday
08:50 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayAwami League will organize a discussion meeting marking the National Mourning Day and 43rd martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) at 4pm on Thursday...
Summit’s Aziz among 50 richest people in Singapore: Forbes
06:55 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayBangladesh-born Singapore permanent resident and chairman of Summit Group Muhammed Aziz Khan has ranked 34th among 50 richest people in Singapore with $910 million net worth, according to a 2018 list published by the Forbes...
Messi unlikely for Argentina duties for rest of year: Reports
05:25 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayLionel Messi will not rejoin the Argentina national team this September for friendlies against Guatemala and Colombia and is unlikely to play again in what remains of 2018, sources have told ESPN’s Diego Monroig...
Burial of Golam Sarwar Thursday
05:10 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayEminent journalist and Dainik Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar will be buried in city’s Mirpur Intellectual Graveyard on Thursday...
Bus accident kills 3 in Rajshshi
04:06 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayAt least three persons including a schoolgirl were killed and five others injured when a bus rammed into a roadside shop here on Wednesday morning...
Govt. to bring back the fugitives of Aug 21 attack
03:56 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the government is pledged bound to bring back the fugitives of August 21 grenade attack in 2004 before the judgment of the case. “Police and intelligence officials located nine most wanted fugitives out of 18...
Quota reform leader Luna arrested
03:18 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayPolice on Wednesday arrested Lutfor Nahar Ruma, 21, a joint convener of the quota reform movement, from her grandfather’s house in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj district...
44 Afghan troops killed in Taliban attack
02:48 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayA Taliban attack on a military outpost in the northern province of Baghlan in the early hours of Wednesday killed as many as 44 Afghan police and soldiers, provincial officials said, as the insurgents kept up pressure on government forces...
AL will resist communal forces, says Quader
02:19 PM, 15 Aug 2018 WednesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said taking people into its fold the AL will resist the communal evil forces of the country...