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PM receives donations for relief fund
10:45 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayThree ministries, a government division and a private organization today gave donations to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund,
Wall collapse kills 4 in N’ganj
08:15 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayFour people including three siblings were killed and another was injured after a wall collapsed on them at Fatullah area in Narayanganj on Monday. The deceased are Sadekur Rahman, 40, Lamia, 12, Laboni, 8 and Lima, 3...
Arrest warrants for Tarique, two journalists
07:02 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayA Dhaka court on Monday issued warrants for the arrest of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and two others in a sedition case filed in 2015. The two other accused in the case are Mahathir Farooki Khan, the then chief reporter of Ekushey Television, and its then special correspondent Kanak Sarwar...
Jordanian Queen arrives in Cox’s Bazar to meet Rohingyas
06:17 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayJordanian Queen Rania Al Abdullah has arrived in Cox’s Bazar to meet Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state...
Syed Ashraf’s wife dies of cancer
05:44 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayPublic Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam’s wife Sheila Islam has died after a long battle with cancer. She breathed his last in London at 8.10am (Bangladesh local time) on Monday, the minister’s cousin Ashfaqul Islam Titu told Jagonews24.com...
Shamsur Rahman’s 89th birthday today
05:31 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayThe 89th birthday of renowned Poet Shamsur Rahman is being observed on Monday in a befitting manner across the country...
Buddhists protest to urge Myanmar not to repatriate Rohingya
05:08 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayHundreds of hard-line Buddhists protested Sunday to urge Myanmar's government not to repatriate the nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh since...
22-day ban on Hilsa fishing ends
04:12 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayA 22-day ban on catching, selling, transportation and hoarding of Hilsa ended on Sunday. The government imposed a ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transportation of hilsa in different rivers for 22 days from October 1 in 27 districts to boost Hilsa output through...
Zakir Naik to be charged in terror funding case
03:41 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayIndian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik will be chargesheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) this week for his alleged role in terror funding and money laundering cases in the country, officials said...
India beat Malaysia 2-1 to win Asia Cup hockey
03:34 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayRamandeep Singh and Lalit Upadhyay scored in the third and 29th minute respectively to help India beat Malaysia 2-1 in the thrilling final of the Asia Cup hockey tournament in Dhaka on Sunday...
Uber driver arrested for masturbating in front of passenger
03:20 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayIndia’s Hyderabad Police have arrested a cab driver, working for cab aggregating service Uber, after a woman passenger complained that he was masturbating in the car...
Shinzo Abe wins resounding victory in Japan
02:53 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition has won a resounding victory in Sunday's general election, according to exit polls...
WHO cancels Mugabe goodwill ambassador role
02:38 AM, 23 Oct 2017 MondayThe World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry...
Proteas whitewash Bangladesh
03:46 PM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayBangladesh faced a daunting chase of 370 in the second innings and were bundled out for 169 in the third and final ODI in East London, giving South Africa a 3-0 series whitewash.
Myanmar must take back their nationals: Sushma tells PM
03:29 PM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayVisiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said Myanmar must take back their nationals and it must not punish innocent people in clamping down terrorism as she called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
“Displaced persons” return can restore normalcy in Myanmar: Sushma Swaraj
02:40 PM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayIndia ‘s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the solution of Rohingya crisis lied with the return of the “displaced persons” as Bangladesh sought New Delhi ‘s sustained pressure on Myanmar for solution of Rohingya issue that created humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh.
Internet users may face slow traffic this week: Tarana
01:08 PM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayInternet users in the country would face slow traffic for three days this week due to maintenance of country’s first submarine cable, state minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim said on Sunday.
South Africa set 370-run target for Bangladesh
12:20 PM, 22 Oct 2017 SundaySouth Africa’s batsmen filled their boots in the final ODI against Bangladesh, breaking the record for the highest score at Buffalo Park as they posted 369 runs for six in 50 overs.
DU ‘Gha’ unit admission test result published
12:13 PM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayThe result of ‘Gha’ unit (combined unit for science, business studies and humanities group students) admission test of Dhaka University (DU) under 2017-2018 academic session
Home Minister to fly for Myanmar today
12:08 PM, 22 Oct 2017 SundayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said he would visit Myanmar on Monday for holding talks with the Myanmar government...