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Bangladesh A beat Ireland A in 1st unofficial T20
04:23 PM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayBangladesh A have started the T20 series against host Ireland A with a 4-wickets victory in...
BNP to hold rally on September 1
02:22 PM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold a grand rally centering its 40th founding anniversary on September 1...
Dhaka second least liveable city in the world
01:25 PM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayDhaka has ranked the second least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey. The worldwide league table ranks 140 cities on a range of factors, including political and social stability, crime, education and access to healthcare.
Khaleda gets bail in case for demeaning martyrs
12:36 PM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayThe High Court has granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over demeaning Liberation War martyrs. The HC bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Kashefa Hussain passed the order on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, BNP Chairperson filed a petition with the High Court seeking bail in the case...
Death toll from Indonesia earthquake passes 430
12:17 PM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayThe death toll from the earthquake that rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok a week ago has passed 430 and the government is estimating economic losses will exceed several hundred million dollars...
UAE President pardons 704 prisoners on the occasion of Eid
11:39 AM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayUAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned 704 prisoners on the occasion of Eid Al Adha...
All set to observe National Mourning Day on Wednesday
11:15 AM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayThe nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day on Wednesday recalling with a heavy heart Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the 43rd anniversary of his martyrdom...
7 killed as bus hits wedding car
10:19 AM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayAt least seven people were killed and ten others injured as a bus hit a microbus carrying wedding party in Narsingdi on Tuesday morning. The incident took place on Dhaka-Sylhet at Sonaimuri area in Shibpur upazila of the district at 8am...
40 killed by paramilitaries in eastern Ethiopia
09:26 AM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayAt least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the weekend, a senior regional official said on Monday, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions. Unrest first broke out along the border of the country’s Somali and Oromiya provinces in September...
Former aide taped ‘Trump phone call’
08:33 AM, 14 Aug 2018 TuesdayA former adviser to Donald Trump has released what she says is a tape of a phone call from the US president after her dismissal last year...
Samakal editor Golam Sarwar passes away
09:47 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayGolam Sarwar, editor of The Daily Samakal, died at a hospital in Singapore on Monday. In his last days, Sarwar was under treatment at the Singapore General Hospital. Shariful Islam, a special correspondent from Samakal, confirmed the matter to Jago News.
BB releases new notes
09:06 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayBangladesh Bank (BB) today released new notes of Taka 10, 20, 50 and 100 denominations in...
Govt makes progress in bringing back Bangandhu’s fugitive killers
08:00 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said today the government made progress in bringing back fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “I can tell you that we have made progress, but can’t tell you the exact nature of that.
Ashraful eyes Bangladesh comeback as ban ends
07:26 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayFormer Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said Monday that has set his sights on a...
Cabinet okays draft of law to recognise Dawrae Hadith (Takmil) Certificate
06:18 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayThe cabinet today approved in principle the draft of a law to recognise Dawrae Hadith (Takmil)...
West Bengal BJP leader calls on PM
06:00 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayAninda Gopal Mitra, advisor of West Bengal BJP president, paid a courtesy call on Prime...
Police asks FB to appoint administrator in B’desh
04:27 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayInspector general of police Mohammad Javed Patwary on Monday said we held several meetings with Facebook authority and requested them to appoint an administrator in Bangladesh. Recently, we once again requested them...
‘We are going to suggest abolishing all quotas’
04:10 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayCabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, who is now also the convener of the quota reform observation committee, said they are going to suggest abolishing all quotas in public jobs. He said this while talking to journalists at the secretariat on Monday.
Malaysian company cheats 270 Bangladeshi workers of RM2mn
02:22 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayA Malaysian company is believed to have cheated 270 Bangladeshi workers of more than RM2 million and taken their passports, reports New Straits Times. The workers had approached the company to help them find jobs and apply to the Immigration...
Messi earns 33rd title as Barcelona wins Spanish Super Cup
01:16 PM, 13 Aug 2018 MondayLionel Messi won his 33rd title with Barcelona on Sunday to become the most successful player in the Catalan club’s history...