Tuesday 28 February 2017

Obaidul urges again to withdraw transport strike

Staff Correspondent: Awami League General Secretary and Roads Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has again urged the transport owners and workers to withdraw their strike in a bid to end public sufferings.

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Transport worker killed in clash with police

Staff Correspondent: A transport worker was killed in clash with police that ensued at Gabtoli on Wednesday morning centering the countrywide strike protesting conviction of two truckers.

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81-yr-old woman launches her first app for iPhone

Risingbd Desk: Octogenarian Masako Wakamiya sure knows how to use computers better than your grandma – and now she’s making apps for the iPhone.

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6 more arms recovered in Teknaf

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have recovered six more arms which were looted from a Ansar camp of the district's Teknaf.

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160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border

Risingbd Desk: At least 160 people have died in three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's Shan state, a senior army official said Tuesday amid efforts to revive flagging peace talks.  

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Ash Wednesday today

Staff Correspondent: Catholics and many other Christians around the world are observing today (March 1) as the holy 'Ash Wednesday'.

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Transport strike: writ filed seeking withdrawal within 24 hrs

Staff Correspondent: A writ petition has been filed seeking withdrawal of the countrywide transport strike within 24 hours.

Bangla News

Regular test and awareness needed

Cylinder explosion incidents are happening in different places, leaving many casualties and economic loss. Last Saturday afternoon, such an incident happened at a bakery located in the ground floor of a building in Chokbazar in the capital’s Lalbag area.

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Transport strike: People suffer for second day

Desk Report: The countrywide indefinite transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, protesting court verdicts against road accidents, entered the second day on Wednesday.

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Walton face huge defeat against BCB

Sport Desk: Walton Central Zone faced a huge defeat against BCB North Zone in the fifth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

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Trump says he's open to 'compromise' immigration bill

International Desk: President Donald Trump, signaling a potential shift on a signature issue, indicated Tuesday that he's open to immigration legislation that would give legal status to some people living in the U.S. illegally and provide a pathway to citizenship to those brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

Bangla News

Workers-police clash: Joint operation at Gabtoli

Staff Correspondent: Members of police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) jointly conducted a drive at the capital's Gabtoli to disperse the transport workers from roads who went on strike protesting death and life-term sentenced to two drivers on late Tuesday.

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Month of independence begins today

Staff Correspondent: March, the month of English calendar year, has much significance to the `Bangalee` nation, has begun.  

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Russia, China veto sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

Risingbd Desk: Russia and China have vetoed a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons.

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Ekushey Book Fair ends

Staff Correspondent: The month-long 'Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela' in the capital has ended today (February 28).

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Miscreants set police van on fire

Staff Correspondent: Unidentified miscreants set fire to a police van at Gabtoli bus terminal in the capital on Tuesday.

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Books worth Tk 65.40 crore sold in fair

Staff Correspondent:  Books worth Tk 65.40 crore were sold in the month long Amar Ekushey Granthamela-2017 that came to an end on Tuesday evening.

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North Korea executes 5 security officials

Risingbd Desk: Five North Korean officials have been executed by anti-aircraft guns, according to South Korean lawmakers.

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Police Memorial Day on Wednesday

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Police will observe “Police Memorial Day” on March 1 (Wednesday) every year to honour the police members who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.  

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Gas tariff hike: BNP thanks court

Senior Correspondent: BNP on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the High Court (HC) for issuing stay order on gas tariff hike.

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12 Afgan policemen killed in attack

Risingbd Desk: Twelve policemen have been killed in an "insider attack" in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, officials say.

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Babul Aktar to be quizzed again: Police

Staff Correspondent: Investigation Officer (IO) of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case has said police will quiz again former SP Babul Akter.

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Hartal cannot be solution to any problem: Obaidul

Staff Correspondent: Awami League General Secretary and Roads Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that at present Hartal cannot be a solution to solving any problem.

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Tofail off to Hong Kong

Special Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed left here Monday night for Hong Kong to join the inaugural session of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong as the chief guest.  

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Transport strike: Suffering knows no bound

Mostafijur Rahman Nasim: Transport system is the main vein of any community across the globe. People suffer most if the transport system collapses.

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CEC again vows to work with neutrality

Staff Correspondent: The newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has again vowed to perform his duty impartially.  

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Sri Lanka Test squad against Bangladesh announced

Sport Desk: Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the names of the 15 players who will form the Test squad for the two match series against Bangladesh when the tour starts on the 7th of March.

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Trump accuses Obama of leaking info

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of orchestrating leaks and anti-Republican protests during his first month in office.

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Tanvir, Sharif keep Walton fighting against BCB

Sport Desk: Walton Central Zone lower order batsmen Tanvir Haider and Sharif kept their team in fight when they were trailing a huge total in their second innings against BCB North Zone in the fifth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

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NU extends time for Honours admission

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: National University (NU) authorities extended the deadline of taking admission in Honours Professional 1st year (Session 2016-17) to February 28.

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Irad Siddiqui lands in jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has ordered to send Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiqui, son of a former BNP leader Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqui, to jail.  

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Star India not to bid for team India’s jersey sponsorship

Sports Desk: Team India's jersey sponsor Star has decided against bidding for new sponsorship deal, citing 'lack of clarity' as the reason.

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Saudi King brings 506 tonnes of luggage on trip to Indonesia

Risingbd Desk: There's a carry-on and checked baggage, but what do you call luggage that weighs 506 tonnes, including two Mercedes limousines and two elevators? It's just a nine-day trip to Indonesia , but Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz isn't leaving any of his comforts behind.  

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Fire breaks out in Khilkhet Bazar

Staff Correspondent: A fire broke out in Khilkhet Moddhopara Bazar in the capital on Tuesday.

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SpaceX to fly two tourists around Moon in 2018

Risingbd Desk: US private rocket company SpaceX has announced that two private citizens have paid to be sent around the Moon.  

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Transport workers' strike unfortunate: Law Minister

Senior Correspondent: Law Minister Anisul Huq termed the ongoing strike of transport workers in protest of a court verdict as 'unfortunate'.

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Man held with 624 'chocolate bombs' in city

Staff Correspondent: Police detained a man with 624 ‘chocolate bombs’ from Gabtoli area in the capital yesterday night.

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Ekushey Book Fair ends today

Staff Correspondent: The month-long 'Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela' in the capital is going to end today (February 28).

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Kangana opens up on her differences with Prabhas

Entertainment Desk: Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut opened up about her differences with rebel star Prabhas and revealed that she was not on talking terms with the Baahubali actor during the shooting of Ek Niranjan.

Bangla News

Leftists to besiege ministry Mar 15

Staff Correspondent: Left-leaning political parties will besiege the power ministry on March 15 protesting the latest gas tariff hike.

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Trump's military budget faces hurdle

International Desk: The White House said Monday that President Trump's upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending and impose corresponding cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid.

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Nam's death: Two women to face murder charges

International Desk: Two women implicated in the killing of the estranged brother of North Korea's leader are to be charged with murder on Wednesday, Malaysia's prosecutor says.

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Monday 27 February 2017

US court will not put Trump travel ban case on hold

International Desk: A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to place on hold an appeal over President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries.

Bangla News

HC stays gas tariff hike

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has stayed the move of gas tariff hike for six months.

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Freedom fighter beaten to death in Satkhira

Satkhira Correspondent: A freedom fighter was beaten to death by a debtor as he wanted payable money from him at Ghona Bazar of the district sadar upazila on Monday night.

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Cops clash with hartal supporters, 11 picked

Staff Correspondent: Police detained at least eleven persons when police locked into a clash with protesters at Shahbagh intersection in the capital during a hartal enforced protesting the government’s decision of hiking gas prices.

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Walton trailing huge total against BCB

Sport Desk: Walton Central Zone are trailing a huge total of 356 runs in their second innings against BCB North Zone in the fifth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

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UP member among 2 killed in M’singh road crash

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: Two people including a Union Parishad (UP) member were killed in a road accident at Ishwarganj upazila in the district early Tuesday.

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5 JMB men get death in Hoshi Kunio murder

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: A Rangpur court sentenced five members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in a case filed in connection with killing Japanese national Hoshi Kunio.

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Youth killed in city road crash

Staff Correspondent: A youth was killed as a covered van hit him from behind in front of Fatema Filling Station of the capital's Jatrabari area early Tuesday.

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9 kidnapping ring members held in city

Staff Correspondent: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-2) have detained nine members of a kidnapping ring with arms and bullets from Agargaon area of the capital on Tuesday night.

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Female college student slaughtered in Khagrachhari

Khagrachhari Correspondent: A female college student was slaughtered in her living room at Arambag area of Shantinagar of the district town on Monday night.

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Strike underway protesting gas price hike

Staff Correspondent: Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) are observing a half-day strike protesting the government’s decision of hiking gas prices.

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Walton targets to sale 1.7m fridges in 2017

Economic Correspondent: The country’s electronics giant ‘Walton’ has set a target of selling out 1.7 million fridges in the current year, an effort to make a milestone in the country’s fridge market.

Bangla News

Kunio Hoshi murder case verdict today

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: A Rangpur court is set to deliver its verdict in a case filed against eight members of banned militant outfit JMB in connection with killing Japanese national Kunio Hoshi.

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Trump to increase military spending

International Desk: President Trump will propose increasing military spending by $54 billion — a nearly 10 percent increase — and reducing spending by the same amount across much of the rest of the government, White House officials said on Monday.

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Four million without water in deadly Chile floods

International Desk: Rainstorms and landslides in Chile killed four and contaminated a major river, forcing authorities to cut off drinking water to four million people in the capital.

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Rohingya census to start again in Ctg, Bandarban

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Bangladesh's government is going to begin its census of undocumented Rohingya refugees in Chittagong and Bandarban district from Tuesday.

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‘Mitu murder mystery to be revealed after arrest of Musa’

Staff Correspondent: Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque said, “Police are searching Musa, a suspect in the killing of police superintendent Babul Akhter`s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu. Mystery over the incident will be revealed when he is once arrested.”

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Parliament passes Child Marriage Restraint Bill

Parliament Correspondent: The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) passed the “Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2017” aimed at imparting punishment for the violation of the law.

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German hostage beheaded in Philippines

International Desk: Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom, the government in Manila said Monday.

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New VAT law to be effective from July 1: Muhith

Special Correspondent: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith reiterated his firm stance on implementing the new VAT and Supplementary Duty Act from July 1.

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Rajib murder convict Rana on 3-day fresh remand

Staff Correspondent: Police will interrogate blogger Rajib murder death row convict Rezwanul Azad Rana, the death row convict in blogger Rajib murder case, has been placed on a three-day fresh remand.

Bangla News

‘Kim Jong Un ordered half brother's killing’

International Desk: Two North Korean ministries orchestrated the plot to kill Kim Jong Nam on the orders of his half-brother, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea's spy agency has said.

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Khaleda’s bail to be cancelled if absent Mar 14

Staff Correspondent: The court has informed that if Khaleda Zia is not present in the next date of court on March 14 in sedition and sabotage cases, her bail will be cancelled.

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Lucky Akhand’s physical condition improves

Entertainment Desk: The physical condition of legendary singer-composer and freedom fighter Lucky Akhand, diagnosed with lung cancer, has now somewhat improved than before.

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Fishers women to use improved cook stove in Bhola

Desk Report: USAID’s Catalyzing Clean Energy in Bangladesh (CCEB) program, in partnership with GIZ and WorldFish organized a regional workshop at Jila Parishad, Bhola on Feb 27, 2017 to promote climate resilient and environment friendly improved cook stove and retained heat cooker.

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Delay in Trial: 3 prisoners get HC bail

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) granted bail to three prisoners who have been suffering in jails without trial for more than ten years as the cases filed against them were not disposed.

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5 of a family sentenced to life term for killing

Staff Correspondent: A Comilla court on Monday sentenced five people of a family to life imprisonment for killing a businessman named Jakir Hossain.

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Kosovo gets Bangladesh recognition

Secretariat Correspondent: Bangladesh has become the 114th country to recognise Kosovo's independence.

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7 dead in attack on prison bus in Sri Lanka

Risingbd Desk: At least seven people have been in a shooting attack on a prison bus transporting inmates in Sri Lanka.

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Transport strike in 10 districts withdrawn

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: The indefinite transport strike enforced in 10 districts of Khulna division, protesting the life term imprisonment of a bus driver in a case filed over a road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier, has been withdrawn.  

Bangla News

Bangladesh team depart for Sri Lanka

Sport Desk: Bangladesh national cricket team on Monday left Dhaka for their month long tour of Sri Lanka.

Bangla News

Gas tariff hike to affect common people’s living

A K Azad: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the tariff of gas again. It was raised by Tk 5 to Tk 50 percent and average by Tk 22.7 percent. The price hike will be effective in two phases- from March 1 and June 1 respectively.

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Sunday 26 February 2017

Fire at shoe factory in capital

Staff Correspondent: A fire has broken out at a shoe factory in Samad Nagar of the capital’s Jatrabari.

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Husband gets 10-yrs in jail for RU student Sifat murder

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced Md Asif, husband of Rajshahi University student Wahida Sifat, to 10 years imprisonment in the murder case of his wife.

Bangla News

AL leader’s brother slaughtered to death

Staff Correspondent: The younger brother of an Awami League leader has been slaughtered to death by miscreants.

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Sima gets AL ticket for Comilla mayoral polls

Staff Correspondent, Comilla: Ruling Awami League has picked Anjum Sultana Sima as its candidate for the upcoming Comilla City Corporation election.

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Man killed by brother in Gopalganj

Gopalganj Correspondent: A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother on Sunday night over a family dispute.  

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'Moonlight' best picture at Oscars 2017

Desk Report: 'Moonlight' has won the Best Picture at 89th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre of Los Angeles in USA on Sunday evening (Bangladesh time Monday morning).

Bangla News

We can't take our eyes off Priyanka Chopra!

Risingbd Desk: All the Priyanka Chopra fans, brace yourselves. We all have been waiting with bated breath for the actress to walk the red carpet at Oscars this year, and that moment has finally arrived.  

Bangla News

All Winners, Nominations of the 89th Academy Awards

Desk Report: The 89th Academy Awards is being held at the Dolby Theatre of Los Angles in USA on Sunday evening (Bangladesh time Monday morning).

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Khaleda- Pierre meeting this afternoon

Senior Correspondent: European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon will hold a meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today (Monday) afternoon.  

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N'ganj garment factory catches fire

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: A devastating fire originated at a garment factory in Kachpur of Narayanganj.

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Female cop found dead in Narsingdi

Narsingdi Correspondent: The hanging body of a female constable has been recovered from the district’s Monohardi upazila.  

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Iran's 'The Salesman' nabs Oscar

Desk Report: Iranian film 'The Salesman' on Sunday won the Oscar for best foreign language film, with director Asghar Farhadi skipping the Hollywood gala in protest at a travel ban by US President Donald Trump.

Bangla News

Bullet-hit body found in Pabna

Pabna Correspondent: Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a youth from the district’s Ishurdi upazila on Monday morning.

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Viola Davis first black woman to win an Oscar

Desk Report: Viola Davis became the first black woman to win an Oscar as she received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday.

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AL has planned to snatch polls victory: Khaleda

Senior Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has alleged that the Awami League government has planned to ensure victory in the next general election through making a 'controversial' person as the Chief Election Commissioner.  

Bangla News

Sunamganj by-polls: Suranjit's wife gets AL ticket

Staff Correspondent: Ruling Awami League nominated Suranjit Sengupta's wife Joya Sengupta to contest Sunamganj-2 by-polls scheduled to be held on March 30.

Bangla News

Kim Jong-nam 'died about 20 minutes after VX poisoning'

International Desk: Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, died about 20 minutes after being poisoned by a nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport, according to an official postmortem report by Malaysian authorities.

Bangla News

Germany sees nearly 10 anti-migrant attacks a day

International Desk: Germany saw more than 3,500 attacks against refugees and asylum shelters last year, interior ministry data showed, amounting to nearly 10 acts of anti-migrant violence a day as the country grapples with a record influx of newcomers.

Bangla News

Parliamentary body for sending Rohingyas to Tengarchar

Staff Correspondent: The parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs ministry has expressed consensus with the decision of the government to send the Rohingya intruders to Tengarchar near Nijum Dwip under Hatiya upazila of Noakhali as part of their rehabilitation.

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3 get death for killing siblings in Habiganj

Habiganj Correspondent: A court in Habiganj sentenced three men to death for killing two siblings in Bahubal upazila of the district in 2008.

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3.5 kg gold seized at Shahjalal airport

Staff Correspondent: Members of customs intelligence seized 3.5 kilograms of gold at ShahJalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday.

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Pakistan Airlines flies with 7 standing in the aisle

International Desk: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) allowed seven passengers to travel standing in the aisles all the way to Saudi Arabia last month, prompting a probe into the serious breach of security regulations by Pakistan's loss-making national carrier, according to media reports.

Bangla News

Govt for stopping inhuman punishment in rural arbitration

Parliament Correspondent: The government is taking steps to stop inhuman punishment in public during a rural arbitration, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq.

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Teacher among 6 held for leaking questions

Staff Correspondent: Six people have been detained in connection with leaking question paper of ongoing secondary school certificate (SSC) examination on Sunday.

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Acid violence: 3 get life term imprisonment

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for throwing acid on married woman and her minor daughter in December 2016.

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16 killed after truck rams into barricade in India

International Desk: At least 16 people were killed on Sunday when a truck they were travelling in rammed into the concrete barricade of a road in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district of India, police said.

Bangla News

Taliban leader urges planting of more trees

International Desk: The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees.

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Martin Guptill back for Black Caps

Sport Desk: Opening batsman Martin Guptill and off spinner Jeetan Patel have been named in the New Zealand squad for the fourth one-day international against South Africa in Hamilton on Wednesday.

Bangla News

Dignity of mother tongue should be upheld

Bangla is our mother tongue. Salam, Rafiq, Barkat, Jabbar and others shed their blood for the language.

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Pentagon says never termed Pakistan a threat to US

International Desk: The United States Defence Ministry has contradicted a report carried by the Afghan and Pakistani media quoting US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Joseph Dunford as saying that Pakistan may possibly be a threat to America.

Bangla News

Two get death for killing man in Kishoreganj

Staff Correspondent: A tribunal has sentenced two men to death in a case filed for allegedly slicing the body of a person named Sobuj Mia into fourteen pieces in Bazitpur upazila of Kishoreganj.

Bangla News

One killed in Sylhet pre-polls violence

Staff Correspondent: A teenage boy was killed and 15 others injured in a clash centering the upcoming upazila polls at Osmani Nagar upazila in Sylhet on Sunday.

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Walton Central Zone post 181 in first innings

Sport Desk: Batting collapse left Walton Central Zone to post only 181 runs in the first innings against BCB North Zone in the fifth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

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Saturday 25 February 2017

WB hands over another vehicle to Customs Intelligence

Staff Correspondent: The World Bank has handed over another duty-free car to Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID).

Bangla News

Khadiza gives statement, argument Mar 1

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: College student Khadiza Begum Nargis gave statement against sacked BCL leader Badrul Alam who repeatedly hacked her in Sylhet.

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PM inaugurates country's first solar food silo

Bogra Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday noon inaugurated a modern multistoried food warehouse, having capacity of storing 25,000 metric tons of food grains in the district’s  Santahar.  

Bangla News

Jihad's death: 4 get 10 years in jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced four people to 10 years imprisonment in a case filed over the death of three-year-old Jihad, who died after falling into a deep well in Dhaka’s Shahjahanpur area in 2014.

Bangla News

Pre-budget discussions begin today

Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister AMA Muhith will begin pre-budget consultations today (Sunday) afternoon as part of his preparation to formulate the budget for next fiscal year.  

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Khadiza at court

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: College student Khadiza Begum Nargis who was repeatedly hacked by a BCL leader in Sylhet has appeared before the district court for deposition.

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Labourer stabbed to death in Ctg

Staff Correspondent: A labourer was stabbed to death by his rivals over establishing supremacy in the port city on Saturday midnight.  

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HC rules against article 116

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has issued a rule asking the government as to why the article 116 of the constitution should not be declared illegal.

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10 houses gutted by fire

Staff Correspondent: At least 10 houses were gutted by fire in South Khailkur area of Gazipur City Corporation.  

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BNP nominates Sakku for CCC polls

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated Monirul Islam Sakku, the former mayor of Comilla City Corporation (CCC), as its candidate for the upcoming mayoral race in the city.

Bangla News

Indefinite transport strike begins in 10 dists

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Transport workers went on an indefinite strike in 10 districts of Khulna division on Sunday protesting the life term imprisonment of a bus driver in a case filed over a road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier.

Bangla News

Walton Central Zone in batting against North Zone

Sport Desk: Walton Central Zone are in batting against BCB North Zone in the fifth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

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Can Dev Patel be the first Indian actor to win an Oscar?

Risingbd Desk: The Oscars this year could be historic for India. If Dev Patel, who has been nominated for best supporting actor for the film "Lion", takes home the statuette, he will be the first true blue Indian to win an Academy Award for acting. Ben Kingsley, who won the best actor Oscar in 1983 for "Gandhi", is half-Indian.  

Bangla News

16 BNP men held from 'Goods Hill'

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Police held 16 BNP leaders and activists from 'Goods Hill', the residence of the party leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury who was executed for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, in the port city on Saturday night.

Bangla News

Trump to skip White House correspondents’ dinner

Risingbd Desk: US President Donald Trump has announced he will not attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on 29 April.

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Mustafiz confident over SL series

Sport Desk: Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman said that his current fitness level is quite satisfactory.

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3 killed in capital fire

Staff Correspondent: Three people including a child have been killed in the incident of fire broke out at a store house in the capital's Islambag.

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Immigrants to get passports in 7 days

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said immigrants will get passports within seven days after they applied.

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MP Liton murder: Kader Khan gives diposition

Gaibandha Correspondent: Former Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker has given confessional statement under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in MP Liton murder case.

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9 burnt as gas cylinder blasts in capital

Staff Correspondent: Nine people were burnt in the incident of gas cylinder explosion at Paffin Chinese Restaurant of the capital's Lalbag area on Saturday afternoon.

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'Khaleda can join polls even if convicted'

Senior Correspondent: BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed said that the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be able to participate in the next general election even if she is convicted in any case.

Bangla News

Ivanka Trump–branded sanitary pads in China

International Desk: Ivanka Trump’s recent visit to the Chinese embassy in Washington not only turned her 5-year-old daughter into a viral sensation — it was seen by many as furthering the Chinese-American relationship that’s been battered by her dad. In fact, the First Daughter is so popular in China that companies are rushing to take her name for themselves; more than 250 trademark applications are pending on the word “Ivanka,” including one for a company that sells sanitary pads, the Washington Post reports.

Bangla News

Kim Jong Nam killed for 90 Dollars

International Desk: The Indonesian woman who is one of the suspects in the killing of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's half brother said she was paid $90 for what she believed was a prank, an Indonesian official said on Saturday.

Bangla News

Terrible fire at Chakbazar

Staff Correspondent: A terrible has fire broken out at a store house at Itarghat of Islampur area under Chakbazar in the capital.

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PM urges brands, buyers to help overhaul garment factories

Desk Report: Putting emphasis on adopting short, medium and long-term plans for boosting demands for Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) products in the world market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon brands and buyers to help garment industry owners overhauling their factories.

Bangla News

Labib Group Celebrates 'Ujjibito Labib'

Desk Report: Labib Group, one of the biggest conglomerates of Bangladesh, having its world class business in Textiles, Sweater Garments, Yarn Dyeing, Banking & Leasing, Telecom, IT and Poultry & Fisheries sectors, celebrated an event 'Ujjibito Labib'.

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Muhammad Ali's son asked at airport "are you Muslim?"

International Desk: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali's son was detained by immigration staff at a Florida airport who repeatedly asked him "Are you Muslim?"

Bangla News

Spinners bowl Australia to massive victory over India

Sport Desk: Australia spinners Stephen O'Keefe and Nathan Lyon bowled India out for 107 to wrap up a huge 333-run win in the first Border-Gavaskar Test in Pune.

Bangla News

Transport strike called in 10 South-Western dists

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Indefinite transport strike called from Sunday in 10 districts of the South-Western part of the country protesting the verdict of the killing case of prominent filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier.

Bangla News

Mother-son crushed to death by truck

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: A mother and her seven-month old son were killed and two other were injured as a truck hit their auto rickshaw on Saturday noon.  

Bangla News

Discipline in roads must be restored

Scores of people are killed in road accidents every year in the country. Many people are injured and go maimed for life.

Bangla News

White House bans certain news media from briefing

Risingbd desk: The White House has barred several major broadcasters and newspapers from attending an informal press briefing.  

Bangla News

Friday 24 February 2017

Blue panel wins Dhaka Ainjibi Samity polls

Staff Correspondent:  BNP-Jamaat-backed blue panel has won a landslide victory in Dhaka Ainjibi Samity election, defeating the ruling Awami League-backed lawyers’ panel.

Bangla News

4 killed as microbus plunges in Chakoria

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: At least four people were killed and seven others were injured as a microbus plunged into a road side ditch in the district’s Chakoria upazila on Thursday morning.

Bangla News

8 years of BDR carnage

Desk Report: The 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital is being observed today (Saturday).

Bangla News

Medical student killed in road accident

Staff Correspondent: A female medical student was killed and her mother injured as a bus hit them at Bangshal in the old part of Dhaka on Saturday morning.  

Bangla News

de Villiers becomes fastest to 9000 ODI runs

Sport Desk: South Africa's AB de Villiers broke an existing 13-year record in One Day International cricket to become the fastest to 9000 runs.

Bangla News

Mars more like Earth than thought

Risingbd Desk: Mars' mantle may be more complicated than previously thought - making it far more similar to Earth, and potentially making it easier for Man to survive there.  

Bangla News

Suicide bombers kill dozens near Al Bab

Risingbd Desk: Two suicide car bombings have gone off near Al Bab, killing scores of people, just a day after ISIL fighters were pushed out of the northern Syrian town.

Bangla News

Mustafiz cricinfo's T20 bowler of the year

Sport Desk: Bangladesh pace sensation "the cutter master" has won the most well circulated cricket related website "ESPN cricinfo's bowler of the year in Twenty20 format.

Bangla News

3 picnickers killed as bus plunges into water body

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi:  Three people were killed and 15 others injured as a picnic bus plunged into a roadside Mohadanga water body (popularly known as beel) in Chapainawabganj on Friday afternoon.

Bangla News

Miraz cricinfo's debutant of the year

Sport Desk: Bangladesh cricket youngster Mehedi Hasan Miraz has won the most well circulated cricket related website ESPN cricinfo's award as the debutant of the year.

Bangla News

Worker dies falling off building in city

Staff Correspondent: A construction worker died after falling from multi-storey building at the capital's Mazar road in Mirpur on Friday afternoon.

Bangla News

Pilkhana tragedy: BNP demands high-level probe

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has demanded a high-level investigation committee to unearth the mystery behind the Pilkhana tragedy.

Bangla News

'Mitu murder probe at final stage'

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the probe into the murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter, is almost on the edge. The charge sheet in the case will be submitted to court very soon.

Bangla News

BNP finds conspiracies whenever it fails: Muhith

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) finds conspiracies whenever it fails.

Bangla News

5-year jail for calling Hitler as ‘God’

International Desk: A right-wing extremist from London who described Adolf Hitler as his “God” was jailed for five years on Thursday for terrorism and hate crimes over his social media posts.

Bangla News

6 BD cricketers in ESPN best performers list

Sport Desk: ESPN Cricinfo, the most well circulated cricket related website, has nominated six Bangladeshi cricketers for their best annual performer of the Year list. The name of the winners will be known tonight (Friday night).

Bangla News

'Power prices to be adjusted with gas prices'

Staff Correspondent: Claiming the gas price hike as logical, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu said government has also plans to raise power prices to adjust with gas prices.

Bangla News

Cement-laden trawler capsizes in Bagerhat

Bagerhat Correspondent: A trawler with 1,225 sacks cement capsized in Panguchhi river at Morelganj of the district early Friday.

Bangla News

Khadiza demands highest punishment for Badrul

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: College student Khadiza Akter Nargis who was repeatedly hacked by a Chhatra League leader in Sylhet returned home on Friday after receiving a long treatment in hospital.

Bangla News

Trump wants to expand US nuclear arsenal

International Desk: President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the "top of the pack," saying the United States has fallen behind in its weapons capacity.

Bangla News

Abhishek bars Aishwarya to join social media

Entertainment Desk: Aishwarya Rai is one of the few Bollywood actresses, who have maintained a safe distance from various digital platforms. But as per the recent reports, the diva wants to join the social media bandwagon now.

Bangla News

Thursday 23 February 2017

Getting well, Khadiza returns home

Savar Correspondent: Getting well after receiving a long treatment in hospital, college student Khadiza Akter Nargis who was repeatedly hacked by a Chhatra League leader in Sylhet returned home on Friday morning.

Bangla News

Gazipur ceramics factory fire under control

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: The fire that broke out at the godown of Hua Thai Ceramics Industry in Hotapara area of Gazipur early Friday was brought under control after four hours of frantic efforts.

Bangla News

Extremist leader killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: An extremist leader of an outlaw party named New Biplobi communist party was killed in a gunfight with police at Kaiya area under Horintana Thana in Khulna district in the early hours on Friday.

Bangla News

Serbia genocide: Bosnia appeals UN court ruling

International Desk: Bosnia has formally asked the UN's top court to review its ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide in the 1990s, Bosnia's Muslim leader has said.

Bangla News

Fire at Mirpur residential building

Staff Correspondent: A residential building caught fire in the city’s Mirpur area early Friday.

Bangla News

Top Duterte critic arrested on drug charge

International Desk: A leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Leila de Lima, has been arrested on drug trafficking charges.

Bangla News

5 ways to boost child’s self-confidence

Risingbd Desk: When a child topples over or bickers with a friend on the playground, a parent's first instinct is often to intervene. While it may resolve the short-term issue, stepping in stunts their budding self-confidence in the long run.

Bangla News

VX nerve agent used to kill Kim Jong-nam: Police

International Desk: Malaysian police say a preliminary report shows the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was carried out with a nerve agent used in chemical warfare.

Bangla News

Zakir Naik won't come in India now

International Desk: Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to record his statement in the money laundering case against him via video conferencing, asserting that he faced a hostile atmosphere in India that would make a fair probe impossible.

Bangla News

PSC publishes schedule for 36th BCS viva voce

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) announced the date for the Viva Voice of 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS).

Bangla News

Root of Bengali nation implicit in agriculture: President

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: President Abdul Hamid urged agriculture scientists, researchers and others concerned to ensure sustainable agricultural development by applying their acquired knowledge, efficiency and inner potentialities.

Bangla News

Wood energy 'disaster' for climate change

Risingbd Desk: Using wood pellets to generate low-carbon electricity is a flawed policy that is speeding up not slowing down climate warming.

Bangla News

Iraqi forces retake Mosul airport

International Desk: Iraqi federal police forces – backed by U.S. air support – entered Mosul International Airport and took control of the runway from the Islamic State, an official said Thursday.

Bangla News

PM to visit India in April

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been invited to visit India in early April, said her deputy press secretary M Nazrul Islam.

Bangla News

‘I have earned enough money’

Entertainment Desk: Actor Akshay Kumar says the business aspect of a film doesn't interest him much, as he has made enough money and now wants to focus on content and character.

Bangla News

Gas tariff raised by 22.7 percent

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised average gas tariff by 22.7 percent which will be effective in two phases from March 1 and June 1 respectively.

Bangla News

Mustafa, Kiara Advani starrer 'Machine' trailer out

Desk Report: Mustafa, son of director Abbas is all set to make his Bollywood debut from the movie ‘Machine’ opposite Kiara Advani.

Bangla News

CEC assures suitable environment for polls

Gopalganj Correspondent: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said, “We are promise-bound to create an environment suitable for holding a free, fair and neutral election so that all political parties can participate in the election.”

Bangla News

Irad arrested for vulgar comments on Bangabandhu, PM

Staff Correspondent: Police arrested Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky for mockery and making vulgar comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangla News

3 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir terror attack

International Desk: Three Indian soldiers and a woman were killed after rebels ambushed soldiers in the disputed region of Kashmir, police said on Thursday.

Bangla News

'All factories to be shifted from capital'

Staff Correspondent: Industry Minister Amir Hossain Amu said the government has a plan to shift all factories from the capital to make it livable.

Bangla News

7 killed in Lahore bomb blast

International Desk: At least seven persons were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday in a powerful explosion that ripped through a building in a defence locality in this Pakistani city, the latest in a series of terror attacks in the country.

Bangla News

Indian Foreign Secretary Jaishankar in Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has arrived in Dhaka for an official visit.

Bangla News

Sports village to be constructed at Padmar char: PM

Desk Report: Announcing her government's plan for development of the sports activities in the country Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday said a spacious and international standard sports village would be constructed at the char areas near Padmar Bridge.

Bangla News

Medicines from Bangladesh being exported to 127 countries

Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said after meeting the local demand, medicines from Bangladesh are being exported to 127 countries.

Bangla News

Sehwag 'pleased' with Dhoni's removal as captain

Sport Desk: Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag is happy with MS Dhoni's removal as the skipper of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rising Pune Supergiant.

Bangla News

Khadiza to return home in a day or two

Safiul Islam Sakib, Savar: College student Khadiza Begum Nargis who was repeatedly hacked by a Chhatra League leader in Sylhet will return home in a day or two after a long treatment in hospital.

Bangla News

Wednesday 22 February 2017

DBBL declares 30pc dividend

Economic Reporter: Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) has declared a 30 percent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year of 2016.

Bangla News

Bangladeshi real estate businessman killed in NY

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: A Bangladeshi real estate businessman of US citizen was stabbed to death by his house owner in New York on early Wednesday.

Bangla News

Real face shock defeat to Valencia

Sport Desk: Real Madrid suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at struggling Valencia on Wednesday as they missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the top of La Liga after losing for only the second time in the league this season.

Bangla News

Pistol used in MP Liton murder recovered

Gaibandha Correspondent: Police have recovered a pistol and six rounds of bullets from the house of former Jatiya party (JP) lawmaker Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan, the mastermind of the murder of Gaibandha-1 Awami League MP Manzurul Islam Liton.

Bangla News

Star system with 7 Earth-like planets

Risingbd Desk: Astronomers have spotted a star system with planets that could support life just 39 light years away.  

Bangla News

Cover of writer Uday Hakim's book unveiled

Staff Correspondent: The cover of the new book of writer Uday Hakim has been unveiled at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair.

Bangla News

Trump rescinds transgender bathroom rules from Obama era

Risingbd Desk: The Trump administration has rescinded guidance enacted by his predecessor in favour of transgender students, the White House has said.

Bangla News

Mexico rejects Trump deportation policy

Risingbd Desk: Mexico has condemned new guidelines issued by the United States on deporting undocumented immigrants.  

Bangla News

Nationwide Livestock Service week begins

Secretariat Correspondent: The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) is observing the Livestock Service Week-2017 for the first time across the country from today (Thursday) to help ensure safe animal protein for people.

Bangla News

Iran set to give US 'slap in the face': Commander

International Desk: The United States should expect a "strong slap in the face" if it underestimates Iran's defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, as Tehran concluded war games.

Bangla News

Two killed in N’ganj shootout

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Two men were killed in an alleged gunfight with police in Fatullah of Narayanganj on Wednesday evening.

Bangla News

‘Kader Khan used to train killers’

Gaibandha Correspondent: Former lawmaker Abdul Kader Khan is the mastermind behind the killing of Gaibandha MP Manzurul Islam Liton, police claimed.

Bangla News

Nahid warns pvt varsities to fulfill conditions

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid warned that legal action will be taken against the private universities which have failed to fulfill their conditions to run the university following the guidelines set by the government.

Bangla News

Liton murder: Drives for arms at Kader's house, pond

Gaibandha Correspondent: Police are are conducting drives in searching of arms at the house and pond of former Jatiya party (JP) lawmaker Abdul Kader who is the main suspect mastermind of Awami League MP Liton murder.

Bangla News

Hawker stabbed dead in capital

Staff Correspondent: A hawker has been stabbed dead and another injured during an altercation with a fellow at Chandni Chowk market in the capital on Wednesday afternoon.

Bangla News

Amnesty warning on 'demonising' policies of Trump and others

International Desk: US President Donald Trump and other leaders whose policies "demonise" entire groups of people pose a growing danger for the world, Amnesty International has said in its annual report.

Bangla News

Transport strike in Chuadanga as bus driver jailed

Chuadanga Correspondent: Transport workers have announced an indefinite strike across Chuadanga district in protest of sentencing life-term imprisonment to a bus driver in the case filed for noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and journalist Mishuk Munier's death in road accident in Manikganj.

Bangla News

UN envoy visits Rohingya camps

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee has visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in order to know the overall condition of Rohingya refugees who have encroached to the Bangladesh territory from Myanmar.

Bangla News

77 arrested with arms, bullets in Jessore

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: Police have arrested 77 persons with arms and bullets conducting drives at different places of the district.

Bangla News

74 migrants found dead on Libyan coast

International Desk: The bodies of 74 migrants were recovered from a beach near the town of Zawiya in western Libya, rescuers said on Tuesday, an ominous sign before the high season for Mediterranean crossings.

Bangla News

SC clears way for airing 3 Indian TV channels

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) discarded a writ petition filed seeking halt of the High Court order that cleared the way to air the Indian channels in Bangladesh.

Bangla News

Mitu murder: Probe at final stage

Staff Correspondent: The probe in former SP Babul Akter's wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case has reached the final stage, claimed police.

Bangla News

Walton thrash East Zone to register first BCL win

Sport Desk: Walton Central Zone registered their first victory in the fourth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

Bangla News

College student electrocuted in Meherpur

Meherpur Correspondent: A college student was electrocuted at Ashrafpur village under Meherpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.

Bangla News

MP Liton murder: Kader Khan on 10-day remand

Gaibandha Correspondent: A Gaibandha court placed former Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker Abdul Kader Khan on a 10-day remand in the murder case of Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton.

Bangla News

Brazil man hit on head by runaway car tyre (Video)

Desk Report: A Brazilian man was left with a fractured chest and skull when he face-planted into the ground after a runaway tyre hit him on the back of the head.

Bangla News

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Ex-MP Kader mastermind of MP Liton Murder: Police

Gaibandha Correspondent: Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan, a former Jatiya Party lawmaker, is the mastermind of the murder of Gaibandha-1 Awami League MP Manzurul Islam Liton.

Bangla News

Trader hacked to death in Comilla

Staff Correspondent, Comilla: A jewellry trader was hacked to death by miscreants in the district on Tuesday night.  

Bangla News

ICC Champions Trophy to reach Dhaka Mar 18

Sport Desk: With 100 days to go before the first ball is bowled in the eighth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour was launched in the backyard of the International Cricket Council headquarters at the ICC Academy on Tuesday, 21 February.

Bangla News

Another kid tortured in Rajshahi over theft allegation

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: A minor boy has been tortured for allegedly stealing a CD player of a bus in Puthia upazila of the district.

Bangla News

Tareque-Mishuk murder case verdict today

Manikganj Correspondent: A court in Manikganj will deliver its verdict today (Wednesday) in the case filed over the deaths of five people including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier in a road accident that took place on Dhaka-Aricha highway in 2011.

Bangla News

Brother kills three siblings in Narsingdi

Narsingdi Correspondent:  A youth has killed his two sisters and one brother at Alokbali village of  Narsingdi sadar upazila.

Bangla News

Life expectancy to break 90 barrier by 2030

Risingbd Desk: South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, a study suggests.

Bangla News

PM hopes Bangla will be UN official language soon

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hoped that Bangla will become the official language of the United Nations (UN).

Bangla News

Bangladesh connects with 2nd submarine cable

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has been connected with a second submarine cable that will provide another 1,500 gbps bandwidth to the country.

Bangla News

Mother-daughter killed in Nilphamari road accident

Nilphamari Correspondent: A mother and her one and half year old daughter were killed as a trolley hit them on Tuesday noon.

Bangla News

Khaleda- Bernicat meeting Wednesday

Senior Correspondent: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat will hold a meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday afternoon.

Bangla News

Deadly radioactive particles found across Europe

Risingbd Desk: A spike in the levels of dangerous radioactive chemicals has been recorded across Europe.  

Bangla News

Ex-Sundarganj MP held

Staff Correspondent: Former Sundarganj lawmaker of Gaibandha Col. Dr. Abdul Quader has been held.

Bangla News

The eternal 21st February

All people around the world love their mother languages respectively. Our mother language is Bangla. We are proud of the language as we had to pay a high price to establish the right of this language.

Bangla News

7 killed in Pakistan court attack



Bangla News

Rana put on 5-day remand

Staff Correspondent: Blogger Rajib murder mastermind Rezwanul Azad Rana has been put on a five-day remand.

Bangla News

Ranbir's look from Sanjay Dutt biopic gets leaked

Entertainment Desk: Ranbir Kapoor recently visited Sanjay Dutt at his house and his weight gain to look like the latter in a biopic on him was evident.

Bangla News

80 drug peddlers surrender in Chuadanga

Chuadanga Correspondent: At least 80 drug peddlers have surrendered to police in Chuadanga.

Bangla News

Tight security at mortuary for Nam's body

International Desk: Security is high at the mortuary in Kuala Lumpur holding the body of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

Bangla News

WhatsApp Status update offers sharing photos, videos, GIFs

Risingbd Desk: Popular messaging platform WhatsApp has updated to "Status" feature that allows users to share images and videos with their contacts on WhatsApp in a secure way.

Bangla News

2 held with 3 kgs gold at Dhaka Airport

Staff Correspondent: Customs officials held two persons with 3 kgs of gold in separate drives at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday morning.

Bangla News

Rubel, Mustafizur return to Test squad for Sri Lanka series

Sport Correspondent: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced 16-member squad for two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

Bangla News

Monday 20 February 2017

Bangla now matter of time to become UN official language

Staff Correspondent: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said, “Bangla is now a matter of time to become the official language of the United Nations (UN).”

Bangla News

Russia's UN envoy dies suddenly

International Desk: Russia's combative ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly in New York on Monday after being taken ill at work, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Bangla News

Drug ringleader killed in Jessore

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: A ringleader of an organised drug trading gang was killed in Benapole area of the district following a conflict between two groups.

Bangla News

5 killed as plane crashes into mall in Australia

International Desk: Five people were killed on Tuesday when a small plane crashed in to the roof of a shopping mall after taking off from an airfield outside Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, police said.

Bangla News

Trump names McMaster as national security adviser

International Desk: President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he asked Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond "H.R." McMaster to serve as his national security adviser, one week after Michael Flynn was forced to resign from the post.

Bangla News

Nation pays tribute to language heroes

Desk Report: The supreme sacrifice of the language martyrs on this day 65 years ago was remembered today with hundreds swarming the Central Shahid Minar at the midnight today to pay their shimmering homage to them placing wreaths.

Bangla News

President, PM pay tribute to Language Heroes

Staff Correspondent: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid their rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.

Bangla News

Banglees's successes cannot be wiped out: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged everybody to remain careful so that none can destroy the achievements and successes of the Bangalee people saying the successes of the nation cannot be wiped out.

Bangla News

US, North Korea prepare to hold talks

International Desk: Preparations are under way to bring senior North Korean officials to the United States for talks with former U.S. officials, the first such meeting in more than five years, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

Bangla News

'Language, culture distinctive marks of nationhood'

Staff Correspondent: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said on Monday that language was the first sign of identity of a person. Those who want to destroy it are rootless people and they are resorting to militancy to destroy it. Therefore, we've no choice but to eliminate them.

Bangla News

Famine declared in South Sudan

International Desk: Famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, where UN agencies warned on Monday that war and a collapsing economy have left 100,000 people facing starvation.

Bangla News

Bail hearing for Arafat Sunny Mar 9

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has fixed March 9 for bail hearing to national cricket team player Arafat Sunny in a case filed against him under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

Bangla News

US defence secretary rules out seizing Iraq's oil

International Desk: US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis, on an unannounced visit to Iraq, said the United States does not intend to seize Iraqi oil, shifting away from an idea proposed by President Donald Trump that has rattled Iraq's leaders.

Bangla News

No way to show laxness

Over a thousand shopping malls in the capital lack adequate fire safety measures, according to finding of an inspection report prepared by Fire Service and Civil Defence Department.

Bangla News

WB submits 2 vehicles to Customs Intelligence

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh country office of World Bank (WB) submitted its two vehicles to the Customs Intelligence Department.

Bangla News

Mayor Miru's brother, driver land in jail

Sirajganj Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sent Shahzadpur mayor Halimul Haque Miru's brother Habibul Haque Mintu and driver Shahin Alam sent to jail after their 5-day remand ended.

Bangla News

Walton takes preparations to grab lion portion of AC sales

Economic Correspondent: The country’s electronics giant ‘Walton’ has taken massive preparations from its production process to marketing strategies to grab a lion portion of the sales of air conditioners in the local market in the current year.

Bangla News

Rajib murder mastermind among 2 arrested

Staff Correspondent: Blogger Rajib murder mastermind Rezwanul Azad Rana, who got death in the case, has been arrested along with his aide Ashraf, an Ansarullah Bangla Team member.

Bangla News

Kim Jong Nam killing caught on video

International Desk: A Japanese broadcaster has released what appears to be CCTV footage of the deadly poison attack on the half-brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, in Malaysia as a diplomatic row deepened between the two countries.

Bangla News

Voting in Comilla City, Sunamganj-2 by- polls Mar 30

Staff Correspondent: Voting in Comilla City Corporation polls and Sunamganj-2 by-election will be held on March 30.

Bangla News

Killers of MP Liton will be arrested anytime: IGP

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque has said the killers of Gaibandha Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton have been identified and they will be arrested anytime.  

Bangla News

Sunday 19 February 2017

3 ‘JMB’ men held in Narayanganj

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj:  Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three suspected members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from the district’s  Sonargaon upazila.

Bangla News

Hitler's phone sold for $243,000 at US auction

Risingbd Desk: A telephone used by Adolf Hitler during World War Two has been sold for $243,000 (£195,744) at a US auction.

Bangla News

17 get Ekushey Padak

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning handed over Ekushey Padak 2017 to seventeen eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.

Bangla News

Malaysia-North Korea row escalates over Kim Jong-nam

Risingbd Desk: Malaysia has summoned the North Korean ambassador over his accusation that it was conspiring with "hostile forces" as it investigates the murder of leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother.  

Bangla News

PM mourns death of Hadiuzzaman

Staff Correspondent:  Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock at the death of Jessore District Council Chairman and former MP from Jessore-4 constituency Shah Hadiuzzaman.

Bangla News

3 women crushed to death by vehicle in Ctg

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: At least three women were crushed to death by a vehicle in the district’s Mirsarai upazila on Sunday midnight.

Bangla News

Jessore District Council Chairman Hadiuzzaman no more

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: Jessore District Council Chairman and former MP from Jessore-4 constituency Shah Hadiuzzaman has passed away.  

Bangla News

Shahid Afridi retires

Risingbd Desk: Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes controversial 21-year career.  

Bangla News

30 arrested in Satkhira

Satkhira Correspondent: District police in a special drive arrested 30 people from different parts of the district on Sunday night to Monday morning.

Bangla News

Mosul assault: Iraq troops make headway against IS

Risingbd Desk: Iraqi government forces have seized several villages as they move towards an assault on the last area held by the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Mosul.  

Bangla News

20 killed in Mogadishu market blast

Risingbd Desk: At least 20 people have died after a car bomb exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Bangla News

CCTV footage confirms Sehwan bomber bypassed security check

Risingbd Desk: Sindh police on Sunday released a video allegedly showing the Sehwan attacker bypassing a security check at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine last week.

Bangla News

Smartphones are revolutionizing medicine

Risingbd Desk: Smartphones are revolutionizing the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens into medical devices, researchers say.

Bangla News

18 killed in Somalia suicide bomb

International Desk: A blast from a suicide car bomb ripped through a market in Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 18 people and wounding at least 25, a local official said, days after the country elected a new president.

Bangla News

Tareque-Mishuk murder case verdict Feb 22

Manikganj Correspondent: A court in Manikganj has fixed February 22 to deliver the verdict in the case filed over the deaths of five people including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier in a road accident that took place on Dhaka-Aricha highway in 2011.

Bangla News

'Blind sheikh' dies in US prison

International Desk: Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11 and spiritual guide to a generation of Islamic militants, has died in a federal prison. He was 78.

Bangla News

10 killed as boat capsizes in Sri Lanka

International Desk: At least 10 people were killed and seven others rescued Sunday after the boat they were traveling in capsized off of Sri Lanka's southwestern coast, police said.

Bangla News

Minister urges militants to resume normal life

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, "Those who are getting involved in militant activities are doing wrong. You will be given all sorts of cooperation if you come back to normal life."

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Man hacked dead in Pabna

Pabna Correspondent: A day labourer was hacked to death by miscreants at Krishnapur village under Bhulbaria union in Ataikula thana area of the district.

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BCL fourth round: Walton 232/7 at Day 1

Sport Desk: Walton Central Zone scored 232 runs for 7 wickets at Day one against Islami Bank East Zone in the fourth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

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College student crushed to death by truck in Magura

Magura Correspondent: A college student was crushed to death by a truck in the district town on Sunday noon.

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Man to die for killing farmer in Manikganj

Manikganj Correspondent: A Manikganj court sentenced a man to death for killing a farmer in Sadar upazila of the district in 2008.

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Pakistan launches strikes on Afghan soil

International Desk: Pakistan has launched "strikes" against militant bases in Afghanistan, hours after the army said it had found links that terrorists from across the border were behind the suicide bombing at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar that killed 88 people.

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Kunio Hoshi murder case verdict Feb 28

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: A special court in Rangpur has fixed February 28 to deliver the verdict in the sensational murder of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi.

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4 lakh Yaba tablets seized in Teknaf

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Members of Coast Guard seized four lakh Yaba tablets from Teknaf upazila on Sunday morning.

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Meat traders end strike, place four-point demands

Secretariat Correspondent: Meat traders in the capital have ended their six-day strike demanding a stop to 'excessive tax collection' by the lessee in the city's only permanent cattle market at Gabtoli.

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Biswajit murder case’s paper book ready

Risingbd Desk: The authorities concerned of the High Court have prepared the paper book of sensational Biswajit Das murder case.

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BTRC to start map using modern equipment

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is preparing a map using modern equipment.

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Dhoni removed as Rising Pune Supergiants captain

Sport Desk: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been sacked as the captain of the Rising Pune Supergiants for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Saturday 18 February 2017

Four-layer security cover in Shaheed Minar

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has beefed up security at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital and its surrounding areas ahead of International Mother Language Day on February 21.

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Rickshaw puller crushed to death by bus in Gazipur

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: A rickshaw puller was crushed to death by a bus on Sunday morning.

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Glitch on PM's flight: Police report March 29

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has fixed March 29 for submitting investigation report on a case filed over the technical glitch of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s flight.

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US carrier group begins patrols in South China Sea

Risingbd Desk: US aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson has started what it calls "routine operations" in the South China Sea, with a fleet of supporting warships.

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Iraq announces offensive against IS in western Mosul

Risingbd Desk: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of an offensive to drive so-called Islamic State out of the western part of Mosul.

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Concerted action a must to combat climate change: PM

Desk Report: Putting emphasis on concerted and coherent actions to address the climate change issue, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday renewed her call to the world leaders to create a global fund for water security.

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Uwamahoro sets World Cricket batting record

Sport Desk: Rwandan cricketer Cathia Uwamahoro yesterday set a new world record for the longest time spent batting in the net.

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UP member killed in Moulvibazar road crash

Moulvibazar Correspondent: A union parishad member was killed in a road crash in Maniksingh area under Juri upazila of the district on Saturday night.

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Walton Central Zone in batting against East Zone

Sport Desk: Walton Central Zone are in batting against Islami Bank East Zone in the fourth round of the fifth season of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country's franchise based first class cricket tournament.

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At least 19 killed in Argentina bus crash

International Desk: At least 19 people were killed and about 20 other people were injured after a bus overturned on its way from Argentina to Chile.

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Bale scores in return as Real Madrid ease past Espanyol

Sport Desk: Gareth Bale scored on a dream comeback from injury as Real Madrid moved four points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 home win over Espanyol.

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Hajj pre-registration begins today

Staff Correspondent: The procedure of pre-registration for non-balloted Hajj pilgrims started from February 19.

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Terrorist killed in Rajshahi gunfight

Staff Correspondent: An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Budhpara area in Motihar upazila of Rajshahi in early hours on Sunday.

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Norwegian foreign minister arrives today

Staff Correspondent: Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende will arrive in Dhaka on Sunday on a three-day visit to Bangladesh.

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Trump again attacks media at Florida rally

Risingbd Desk: US President Donald Trump has launched another fierce attack on the media at a "campaign rally for America" event in the state of Florida on Saturday.

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Four injured in Barisal oil tanker Explosion

Staff Correspondent: At least four crews of an oil tanker sustained burn injuries after a blast at the engine room of the vessel while unloading fuel on the bank of Kirtankhola River in Barisal.

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PM seeks global support to shift Myanmar refugees

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought support of international community to arrange temporary accommodation for Myanmar refugees in a healthy and safe environment in Bangladesh.

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Fire at Kabi Nazrul University Mess

Staff Correspondent: Fire broke out at two Messes of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University in Trishal of Mymensingh on Saturday night.

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‘World Bank wants to provide 24,000cr now’

Gopalganj Correspondent: Awami League presidium member Faruque Khan MP said the World Bank (WB) wants to provide more money now for the socio economic development of Bangladesh.

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Sheikh Kamal Int'l football tournament kicks off

Staff Correspondent: The Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup football tournament kicked off at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday amid huge enthusiasm among the local football fans.

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AL-backed candidate win Baghaichhari election

Staff Correspondent: The Awami League-backed candidate Md Jafar Ali bagged the mayoral post of the Baghaichhari municipality in Rangamati on Saturday.

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RUET teachers postpone strike

RU Correspondent: Teachers of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) postponed their programme on Saturday noon.

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Ronaldo star alongside Angelina Jolie in series

Sport Desk: After revealing his ambition to become an actor last year, Cristiano Ronaldo is being lined for a sensational debut TV show role alongside Hollywood star Angelina Jolie.

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Bus-truck collision kills 4 in Sirajganj

Sirajganj Correspondent: At least four people were killed and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Konabari area on Bangabandhu Bridge link road of the district's Kamarkhanda upazila on Saturday noon.

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Voting ends, counting begins in Baghaichhari

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: The counting of votes in Baghaichhari municipality in Rangamati has begun after voting had ended peacefully.

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Indian actress kidnapped, molested on moving car

Desk Report: An Indian actress has filed a report against unidentified men for kidnapping and molesting her.

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Risky photoshoot of Russian model Viki Odintcova

Entertainment Desk: The social media is now abuzz with the daring for some stupid for many- photoshoot of Russian model Viki Odintcova.

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US 'unwavering' in support for Nato allies: Pence

Risingbd Desk: The US will be "unwavering" in its support for Nato, vice-president Mike Pence told European leaders at the Munich Security Conference.

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Drug adulteration: Take stern actions against culprits

It is very much difficult to find out uncontaminated commodities in the country. Almost all products have been fallen on prey of Adulteration.  People now are suffering from many of chronic diseases after having contaminated foods.

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Journo Shimul murder: 6 sent to jail

Sirajganj Correspondent: A court has sent six people including main accused municipality mayor Halimul Hauqe to jail in a case filed over the murder of Daily Samakal correspondent Abdul Hakim Shimul. 

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Indefinite transport strike in Sylhet withdrawn

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: The indefinite transport strike called by District Microbus Association in Sylhet has been withdrawn.

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Indefinite transport strike in Sylhet

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: The movements of all kinds of public transports were suspended in Sylhet division from early Saturday following a strike called by District Microbus Association.

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Pakistan Senate passes landmark Hindu marriage bill

International Desk: The much-awaited landmark bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan is set to become a law with the Senate unanimously passing it.

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5.44 lakh Yaba tablets seized in Teknaf

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Coast Guard seized five lakh and 44 thousand Yaba tablets from Teknaf upazila on Saturday morning.  

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Hitler’s phone is up for auction

Risingbd Desk: A Maryland auction house is selling Adolf Hitler's personal travelling telephone.  

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Friday 17 February 2017

8 shops gutted by fire in Rajbari

Rajbari Correspondent: At least eight shops were gutted by fire at Arkandi Bazar under Bohorpur union of Baliakandi upazila in the district early Saturday.

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Kabiraj slaughtered in Kosba

Brahmanbaria Correspondent: A herbal medicine practitioner (popularly known as Kabiraj) was slaughtered at his own house at Jagannathpur village of the district's Kosba upazila on Friday night.

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Youth crushed to death by truck in Rajbari

Rajbari Correspondent: A youth was crushed to death by a truck in the district on Friday night.  

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North Korean man arrested over killing of Kim Jong-un

Risingbd Desk: A North Korean national has been arrested over the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Malaysian police say.

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Pakistan kills 100 'terrorists' after suicide shrine attack

Risingbd Desk: Pakistan says it has killed more than 100 suspected militants on Friday, a day after Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine, the biggest in a spate of attacks this week across the country.

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Scientists appeal for more people to donate their brains

Risingbd Desk: Scientists are appealing for more people to donate their brains for research after they die.

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Victims to file case against World Bank: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Firday said the persons affected by the World Bank's decision on cancelling finance to the Padma Bridge project and subsequent lawsuit in Canadian Court would file case against the bank.  

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Baghaichhari municipality Polls begins

Staff Correspondent, Chittagang:  The municipality polls in Rangamati's Baghaichhari has begun.

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Next general election also under current govt: Nasim

Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Mohammad Nasim said the general election will also be held under the current Awami League (AL) government.

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Mothers to receive pry students’ stipend on mobile

Magura Correspondent: The government will pay out stipend to students of primary schools through mobile banking services across the country from the next month.

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37 terrorists killed in Pakistani crackdown

International Desk: Pakistan launched a nationwide security crackdown Friday, officials said, after a bomb ripped through a crowded Sufi shrine, killing 75 people including 20 children and wounding hundreds.

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Pakistan-Afghanistan border closed

International Desk: Hours after a suicide bomber killed 70 people at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan owing to security reasons.

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DSCC official arrested while taking bribe lands in jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka Court has sent deputy taxation officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Tofazzal Hossain Zomaddar to jail who was caught red-handed on Thursday while taking bribe at Kalabagan in the capital

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Meat traders to hold meeting with Commerce Minister Sunday

Staff Correspondent: Meat traders on Sunday will hold a meeting with Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq in order to resolve the crisis arisen in red meat market.

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10 members of Trump's advisory commission resign

International Desk: Ten members of US President Donald Trump's Advisory Commission on Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have resigned to protest against some of his policies on immigration including visa ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

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