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Mayor Annisul’s body arrives
07:28 AM, 02 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe body of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq, who died at a London hospital on Thursday while undergoing treatment, arrived in Dhaka around 1pm on Saturday.
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi being observed
07:00 AM, 02 Dec 2017 SaturdayThe country is celebrating the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi today, marking the anniversary of the...
16 dead, 100 missing as cyclone hits India, Sri Lanka
07:15 AM, 01 Dec 2017 FridayA powerful cyclone has killed at least 16 people across India and Sri Lanka, uprooting trees and cutting power for millions amid warnings Friday that the storm would intensify...
Pope Francis joins prayer service at Suhrawardy
07:07 AM, 01 Dec 2017 FridayPope Francis, the spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, joined a prayer service at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on the second day of his visit to Bangladesh.
Month of Victory begins
06:59 AM, 01 Dec 2017 FridayThe nation is set to celebrate the Month of Victory with much festivity and enthusiasm amid a series of programmes throughout the month of December that begins today.
Condolences pour in for Annisul Huq
06:51 AM, 01 Dec 2017 FridayTributes still pour in for Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq, who breathed his last at a London hospital around 4.23 pm (London time) Thursday, reports BSS...
Dhaka North City mayor Annisul Haq passes away
06:45 AM, 01 Dec 2017 FridayDhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Haq, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in London, passed away there at 4.23pm (London time) on Thursday. He was 65, said a press release of the corporation...
Govt to procure 3 lakh tonnes of rice at Tk 39 per kg
03:48 PM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayThe government will procure a total of 300,000 tonnes of aman rice at a rate of Taka 39...
Shreehatta EZ to be opened by 2018
03:02 PM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayShreehatta Economic Zone (SEZ) is expected to be opened for setting up industries by 2018...
Pope asks for ‘decisive’ international step to end Rohingya crisis
01:32 PM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayPope Francis today said the international community must take "decisive measures" to address...
41 more women-children repression prevention tribunals to be formed
12:59 PM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave final approval for formation of 41 more women...
Liberation War Museum to honour contributors today
12:14 PM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayThe Liberation War Museum authorities will accord a reception tomorrow to the people...
Pope Francis accorded red carpet reception
09:43 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayBangladesh today rolled out the red carpet as Pope Francis, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport (HSIA) this afternoon on a three-day state visit.
Govt giving top priority to safety to build Rooppur Power Plant: PM
08:35 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayDescribing the country's nuclear energy programme as "very transparent", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government has given top priority to the issue of nuclear...
Graft cases: Arrest warrants issued against Khaleda
08:15 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayArrest warrants have been issued against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases...
11 Deals, MoUs to be signed during PM’s Cambodia visit
06:37 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lead a delegation to pay an official visit to Cambodia from Dec. 3 to 5...
PM opens Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant construction work
06:04 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the main construction work of the much-awaited Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the maiden nuclear plant of the country. She formally launched the main construction work of the plant by pouring concrete at the plant site at Rooppur in Ishwardi of northern Pabna district this morning...
‘Who is the pope?’ ask Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
05:49 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayThe plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh this week. But in the vast refugee camps on the border, there is puzzlement, with many asking: "Who is he?"
Ex-Egypt PM ‘blocked from leaving UAE’
05:03 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayA former Egyptian prime minister says he is not being allowed to leave the United Arab Emirates, the country where he has resided since 2012 after losing the Egyptian elections to Mohamed Morsi...
8 Rohingyas detained in India, were trying to cross into Bangladesh
03:26 AM, 30 Nov 2017 ThursdayEight Rohingya Muslims were detained from Khayerpur area at West Tripura in India on Wednesday afternoon when there were found by locals to be moving in a suspicious manner. Among them are three men, two women and three children...