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Khaleda to take part election, hopes CEC
03:34 PM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda hoped that Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia would take part in the next general election. He came up with the remark while talking to reports after concluding a meeting with chief justice...
5 including teachers arrested over questions leak
03:12 PM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four teachers and an admin of a facebook group from the capital’s Uttar Khan and Gazipur district. RAB-3 on Monday confirmed the matter to the journalists in a mobile massage...
End trial of 139 prisoners by Aug 31: HC
02:54 PM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayThe High Court asked the trial courts to complete the proceedings of the cases by August 31 against 139 undertrial prisoners who are in 68 jails across the country for more than seven years....
Ansar, VDP asked to get ready to hold next polls peaceful
02:04 PM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP to remain ready for holding the next elections in a free and peaceful manner. We want the next elections be more peaceful. So every member of the Ansar and VDP will have to stay always ready so that the people can exercise their voting rights...
Khaleda’s verdict copy to release this afternoon
01:33 PM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayThe certified copy of the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case’s 632-page verdict will be handed over to Khaleda Zia’s lawyers by this afternoon. A source at the court said that 3-4 staffs are working relentlessly to....
APBn member hurt after gun accidentally fires
12:14 PM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayA guard of Prime Minister’s office in Tejgaon was injured after his gun accidentally went off and shot him on Sunday midnight. The injured was identified as Rahimuddin, constable of Armed Police Battalion. He was first admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital and then shifted to National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital...
2 killed in Habiganj road crash
12:01 PM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayTwo people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a private car in Ulipur area of Saestaganj...
Myanmar to vet 8032 names on initial repatriation list
10:55 AM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayMyanmar will start vetting the names of more than 8000 Muslims on the initial list of over 650,000 people to be repatriated from refugee camps in Bangladesh. The refugees fled from Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State since last August to escape violence between government forces and the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)...
Pakistan to send transgenders as Hajj volunteers
09:52 AM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayFor the first time in the history of Pakistan, transgender persons will be part of a team of more than 150 boy scouts being sent to Saudi Arabia to serve as Khuddamul Hujjaj or volunteers during Hajj 2018, it is learnt.
5 women killed in Russia church shooting
09:15 AM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayFive women have been killed in a shooting at a Christian church in Russia's volatile republic of Dagestan. Five others, including a police officer and a national guardsman, were injured, Russian officials said. A man fired at people leaving an evening service in the city of Kizlyar...
Imran Khan marries spiritual adviser in third marriage
09:06 AM, 19 Feb 2018 MondayPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has married spiritual guide Bushra Maneka, his party said on Sunday, thus ending weeks of speculation about the union...
18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding
09:35 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayRescuers discovered nine more bodies Sunday (Feb 18) beneath the ruins of a Indian hotel....
Sri Lanka complete clean sweep against Bangladesh
09:28 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundaySri Lanka ended their Bangladesh tour in style, crushing the hosts by 75 runs to wrap up the T20 series 2....
Bangladesh enters 4G era today
08:23 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayMobile phone users will be able to experience the fastest data service from Monday following....
AL leader Monir arrested over Narail UP chairman murder
07:55 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayA case has been filed with Lohagora police station in Narail accusing fifteen people on charge.......
Shaheed Minar route map finalised for February 21
07:10 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayDhaka University's 'Central Coordination Committee for Observing Amar Ekushey' has drawn.....
DSEX slips below 6,000-mark again
06:53 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayThe broader DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed on Sunday below 6,000....
We don’t want to see one-sided election: Quader
06:24 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on...
Tigers win toss opt to bowl first against Sri Lanka
05:26 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayBangladesh won the important toss and opted to bowl first against visiting Sri Lanka in the ....
UK lifts direct cargo ban unconditionally
04:39 PM, 18 Feb 2018 SundayThe UK government has withdrawn the ban on direct cargo flight from Dhaka to London unconditionally which was imposed two years back on security grounds. The announcement was made by the British High...