Wednesday 31 May 2017

Abducted physician Iqbal returns home

Laxmipur Correspondent: Muhammed Iqbal Mahmud, a government medical officer who was reportedly abducted from Science Laboratory area in Dhaka on October 14 in 2016, has returned home.

Bangla News

Priyanka Chopra accused of 'disrespecting' India's PM

Risingbd Desk: An actress and former Miss World was attacked on social media for exposing her legs when she met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Indefinite bus strike enforced in Jhalakathi

Jhalakathi Correspondent: Bus workers enforced indefinite strike on 14 routes in Jhalakathi in protest of beating a worker on Thursday.

Bangla News

2nd phase gas price hike to be effective from today

Staff Correspondent: The second phase gas price hike is going to be effective from today (June 1).

Bangla News

Muhith to unveil nat'l budget today

Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister AMA Muhith is going to place in Parliament today (Thursday) a possible Tk 400,266 crore national budget for the next fiscal year (FY18) targeting a 7.4 percent GDP rate.  

Bangla News

Probe body formed against 2 IU teachers over scam allegation

Kushtia Correspondent: The administration of Islamic University (IU) on Wednesday formed a three-member committee to investigate into the allegation of corruption against two teachers of Finance and Banking Department.

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Two dead in Saudi school shooting

International Desk: A teacher killed two staff at a private school owned by a prominent Saudi billionaire in Riyadh on Wednesday, a security source told AFP.

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Make cow national animal: Indian court

International Desk: The Rajasthan Court in India on Wednesday directed the state government to coordinate with the Centre and take necessary steps to declare cow as a national animal.

Bangla News

We have to stand beside disaster-hit people

Cyclonic storm 'Mora' hit the coastal areas in the country early Tuesday. Severe gusty wind and tidal surge have devastated the coastal areas. Due to preparedness, precautionary measures and no storm surges, the loss of life was lower than people had feared.

Bangla News

Trump pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal: reports

International Desk: President Donald Trump will follow through on a campaign pledge to pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision told Reuters, a move that should rally his support base at home while deepening a rift with US allies.

Bangla News

No smoking in medical colleges & hospitals: Nasim

Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Mohammad Nasim said if students, teachers, physicians and employees are found to be involved in smoking and taking tobaccos in universities, medical colleges and hospitals, action will be taken against them.

Bangla News

Trial in Hossaini Dalan blast case begins

Staff Correspondent: A court in Dhaka has framed charges against 10 people in a case filed in connection with bomb explosions in front of Hossaini Dalan in old Dhaka in 2015.

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'Steps being taken to rebuild houses damaged by cyclone'

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that steps are being taken to rebuild the houses of those damaged by cyclone ‘Mora’ and there would be no food crisis in the cyclone-affected areas.

Bangla News

Champions Trophy Preview: Bangladesh

Sports Desk: Bangladesh have waited long. They will play in ICC Champions Trophy after 11 years. Captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who has recently bid adieu to T20Is, will see this as an opportunity to lead his side to glory in the only format he plays international cricket.

Bangla News

Teacher Shyamal Kanti gets bail

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: A court in Narayanganj has granted bail to teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated in public in the presence of a lawmaker, in a case filed for taking bribe.  

Bangla News

Libel case filed against Imran H Sarker

Staff Correspondent: A defamation was filed against Imran H Sarker, the spoke person of Gonojagoron Mancha, with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court.

Bangla News

Niko graft case stayed for 3 months

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed the proceedings of the Niko graft case for three months against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed.

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Fear of hill collapse; Inhabitants asked to move

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Chittagong District Administration has directed the inhabitants of the hill people to move to a safe shelter immediately in fear of hill collapse.

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Tuesday 30 May 2017

No bar to rejoin office for mayor Mannan

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a High Court (HC) order that stayed the suspension order of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor MA Mannan, clearing the way for him to rejoin office.

Bangla News

Three JMB men held

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have held three members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with explosives from the capital's Tejgaon industrial area.

Bangla News

PM returns home from Austria

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Wednesday morning after wrapping up her two-day official visit to Austria to attend a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).  

Bangla News

US tests missile defence system

International Desk: The US has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), say officials.  

Bangla News

UN chief Guterres says climate deal is essential

International Desk: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is "absolutely essential" that the world unite to combat the threat from climate change.

Bangla News

Two killed in Jhenidah 'gunfight'

Jhenidah Correspondent: Two people were killed in 'gunfight' with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Nagortola village of the district's Kotchandpur area on Tuesday night.

Bangla News

Two ships with reliefs at Kutubdia, St Martin

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Upon the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, members of Bangladesh Navy started distribution of relief materials among the people affected by cyclonic storm 'Mora' at Saint Martin’s island and Kutubdia in Cox’s Bazar district from Tuesday afternoon.

Bangla News

Woman raped hours before wedding in India

International Desk: The gruesome incident took place just a day ahead of her wedding which was scheduled to take place May 29.  

Bangla News

Trump's communications director quits

International Desk: A senior aide to President Donald Trump is leaving the job, the White House said on Tuesday, as the president considers wider staff changes amid growing political fallout over probes into Russia and his presidential campaign.

Bangla News

Yaba tablets worth Tk 65 crore seized

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard has recovered 13 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 65 crore from Teknaf on Monday midnight.  

Bangla News

Bangladesh need 325 to win

Sports Desk: Bangladesh will have to score 325 runs to defeat India in the ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match that started at Kennington Oval in London on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Khaleda calls to stand by cyclone victims

Senior Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called upon all, including her party leaders and activists, to stand by cyclone victims.

Bangla News

Priyanka meets Narendra Modi in Berlin

Risingbd Desk: Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Berlin, Germany.  

Bangla News

Ultra-tough antibiotic to fight superbugs

Risingbd Desk: US scientists have re-engineered a vital antibiotic in a bid to wipe out one of the world's most threatening superbugs.  

Bangla News

Countrywide water transport service resumes

Staff Correspondent: With weather conditions improving gradually, water vessels have resumed their operation throughout the country after authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) lifted the great danger signal 10.

Bangla News

Scientists spot ‘potentially habitable’ super-Earth planet

Risingbd Desk: Scientists have detected a new ‘super-Earth’ planet just 21 light-years away, and they say it could be habitable.  

Bangla News

Stampede at Honduras stadium kills 4 fans

Sports Desk: At least four people are believed to have died and many others injured in a stampede at a game in Honduras.

Bangla News

Cyclone Mora damages 20,000 houses

Secretariat Correspondent:  Cyclone Mora, which hit the Bangladesh coast with wind speeds of more than 100 km per hour, has damaged more than 20,000 houses.  

Bangla News

HC order on gas price hike stayed till June 5

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed till June 5 (Monday) the High Court (HC) order that stayed the decision of increasing the gas price from June 1.

Bangla News

Putin bigger threat than IS: US Senator

International Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Islamic State group, according to veteran US Senator John McCain who also admits Donald Trump makes him "nervous".

Bangla News

At least 3 dead as 'Mora' hits coastal areas

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: At least three people died in Cox’s Bazar as Cyclone Mora made landfall and crossed the coast of Chittagong, showing signs of weakening with rainfall.

Bangla News

India to bat first after Bangladesh win toss

Sport Desk: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaz won the toss and opted to field first against India in their second warm up match at Kennington Oval in London on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Cyclone 'Mora' weakens

Staff Correspondent: The gusty winds and heavy rains in the coastal districts of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, triggered by the landfall of powerful severe cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ early Tuesday, are likely to continue for 6 hours though the cyclone has weakened.

Bangla News

Mithu murder: Hasnat Rizvi gave confessional statement

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Hasnat Rizvi Marthal Bhuiya, a member secretary of Phultala BNP, gave confessional statement to the court over the killing of BNP leader Sarder Alauddin Mithu.

Bangla News

Wife among 2 to die for ASI Humayun murder

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced a woman among two to death sentence for killing his husband Shah Ali Police Station ASI Humayun Kabir.

Bangla News

Monday 29 May 2017

Ernesto Valverde confirmed as new Barcelona coach

Sports Desk: Barcelona have confirmed the appointment of Ernesto Valverde as their new coach.

Bangla News

College teacher killed in Satkhira road crash

Satkhira Correspondent: A college teacher was killed when a truck rammed him in Alauddin intersection of the district town on Monday night.

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Cyclon 'Mora' hits Ctg coast after Cox's Bazar

Staff Correspondent: The cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ has hit Chittagong coast, after hitting Cox's Bazar coast around 6:00am on Tuesday.

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JS goes into budget session today

Special Correspondent: The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) is scheduled to go into its annual budget session today (Tuesday), the fourth for the 10th parliament.

Bangla News

At least 13 dead as storms sweep through Moscow

International Desk: A violent storm has swept through Moscow, leaving 13 people dead and dozens injured as freak winds toppled hundreds of trees and brought down other structures.

Bangla News

Cyclone Mora: Ctg airports suspend flight operations

Staff Correspondent: Authorities of Chittagong airport suspended all the flight operations as cyclone ‘Mora’ is moving towards Bangladesh’s coastal areas on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Suicide bombing kills 13 in Baghdad

International Desk: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular Baghdad ice cream shop early on Tuesday, killing 13 people.

Bangla News

Cyclon 'Mora' hits Cox's Bazar coast

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: The cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ hit  Cox's Bazar coast around 6:00am on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI

Sports Desk: Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested around 3 a.m. Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida, Jupiter police spokeswoman Kristin Rightler said.

Bangla News

3 killed in separate train accidents in city

Staff Correspondent: At least three people were killed in separate train accidents in different areas of the capital on Monday.

Bangla News

Hashim Amla breaks Virat Kohli's record

Sports Desk: South African batsman Hashim Amla has overtaken Virat Kohli as the fatest to reach 7,000 ODI runs in the course of the third and final ODI against England at Lord's.

Bangla News

Danger Signal 10 at Ctg, Cox's Bazar ports

Staff Correspondent: Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar maritime ports were advised to hoist Great Danger Signal No. 10 as cyclonic storm 'Mora' over east-central bay.

Bangla News

200kg great shark jumps into boat!

International Desk: An Australian fisherman has described how a 200kg (440lb) great white shark leapt into his boat, knocking him over and lacerating his arm.

Bangla News

Ramadan, Eid, Cricket boost Walton TV sales

Economic Reporter: The sales of Walton brand LED televisions are witnessing remarkable growth as the holy month of Ramadan is going on which will be followed by Eid-ul-Fitr. Besides, Champions Trophy in England, that is going to begin on 1st June, also boosted up the local TV market as cricket lovers are planning to watch the matches live.

Bangla News

CNG filling stations to remain open for 24 hrs for 14 days

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has taken a decision to keep all CNG filling stations across the country open for 24 hours for 14 days ahead of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

Bangla News

5 killed as bus plunges into roadside ditch in Ctg

Staff Correspondent: At least five people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Jorarganj under Mirsharai upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.

Bangla News

ABD to provide Tk 5,000cr in power sector

Economic Correspondent: Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $ 616 million to Bangladesh to help implement a project for enhancing the coverage and reliability of its power system and improving the efficiency of the distribution network.

Bangla News

5 to die for killing former joint secretary's son

Staff Correspondent:  A court in Dhaka sentenced five people to death and three others to life term imprisonment in a case filed for killing the son of a former joint secretary of the Planning Ministry after abduction in 2006.

Bangla News

Champions Trophy team preview: Australia

Sports Desk: Two-time champions Australia enter the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy as one of the favourites, boasting strong batsmen and the quickest pace arsenal of all eight teams.

Bangla News

Cyclone ‘Mora’: BIWTA halts operation of all water vessels

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Authority (BIWTA) has directed to halt the operation of all water vessels across the country as the weather condition started to deteriorate gradually.

Bangla News

Ashulia OC summoned

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) summoned Mohsinul Quader, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ashulia Police Station to explain why Nazmul Hossain, a student of Jahangirnagar University (JU), also an accused in a vandalism case, was handcuffed while undergoing treatment.

Bangla News

‘Mora’ 400kms away from Cox’s Bazar

Staff Correspondent: The maritime ports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, have been advised to keep hoisted distant warning signal No 7 as the cyclonic storm "Mora" over east-central bay and adjoining area moved slightly northwards over the same area.  

Bangla News

Throat-slit body of housewife recovered in Natore

Natore Correspondent: Police recovered the throat-slit body of a housewife named Shapla Khatun (30) from the field of Kalam-Pundari village under Singra upazila on Sunday midnight.  

Bangla News

Banani rape: Probe report submission June 19

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court today has fixed June 19 for submitting the probe report into a case filed over allegedly raping two private university girls at The Raintree hotel in the capital's posh area Banani.

Bangla News

Sunday 28 May 2017

Sugar IS fuelling various forms of cancer

Risingbd Desk: A sugar rich diet may be fuelling various forms of cancer, as new research confirms a long suspected belief.  

Bangla News

PABL, III sign MoU

Professional Advancement Bangladesh Ltd. (PABL) has entered into a historic MoU with the Insurance Institute of India (III).  

Bangla News

PM off to Vienna to join IAEA conference

Desk Report:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Vienna Monday morning on a two-day official visit to Austria to attend a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).  

Bangla News

‘Mora’ moving towards coast, warning signal 7

Staff Correspondent: The maritime ports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, have been advised to keep hoisted distant warning signal No 7 as the cyclonic storm "Mora" over east-central bay and adjoining area moved slightly northwards over the same area.  

Bangla News

Int'l Day for UN Peacekeepers today

Desk Report: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is being observed today (Monday) in Bangladesh along with other countries across the world in a befitting manner.  

Bangla News

N Korea fires Scud missile into sea

International Desk: North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile, the third apparently successful test in as many weeks.  

Bangla News

AB de Villiers angry over suggestions of ball-tampering

Sports Desk: South Africa captain AB de Villiers insisted his side had done nothing wrong after they found themselves caught up in a fresh ball-tampering row on Saturday as they lost their one-day international series against England.

Bangla News

Palestinian judge bans divorce during Ramadan

International Desk: The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramadan, fearing the month-long fast could spark rash words that would be regretted later.

Bangla News

BNP chief Khaleda takes iftar with orphans

Senior Correspondent: Like every year, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday took iftar with orphan students and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Bangla News

8 killed in US shooting

International Desk: At least eight people were killed in a pair of shootings in Lincoln County, Mississippi late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, including a law enforcement officer.

Bangla News

42 JU students get bail

Staff Correspondent: A court in Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to 42 students of Jahangirnagar University (JU), who were picked up while protesting a road crash that left two of their fellows dead on Friday.

Bangla News

PM flies to Vienna to join IAEA conference

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on a two-day official visit, leaves here for Vienna, Austria on Monday to attend the conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Bangla News

Five killed in Manikganj lightning

Manikganj Correspondent: At least five people were killed and five others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Singair and Saturia upazilas of the district on Sunday.

Bangla News

DMP ban on carrying arms, rally around JS

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) imposed a restriction on carrying firearms, explosives and other harmful objects as well as any kind of gathering, procession, rally and demonstrations around Sangsad Bhaban during the budget session in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS).

Bangla News

Neymar reaches Puskas Copa record

Sports Desk: Barcelona ace Neymar's goal in victory over Copa del Rey opponents Alaves helped him reach another record.

Bangla News

Welcome Holy month of Ramadan

The holy Ramadan, a month of self-purification through fasting, begins across the country.

Bangla News

23000 terror suspects at large in UK!

International Desk: Britain's spies believe there may be as many as 23,000 terror suspects at large across the country.

Bangla News

19 civilians killed in Philippines

International Desk: Islamist militants locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city have killed 19 civilians, the military said Sunday, bringing the official death toll from nearly a week of fighting to at least 85.

Bangla News

Bangladeshis among 6 killed in KSA road crash

International Desk: Six people were killed in a road accident on Madinah-Qassim highway on Friday night, reports Saudia Arab-based newspaper Saudi Gazette.

Bangla News

No bar for DU professor Riazul to rejoin office

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a High Court (HC) order that stayed the suspension imposed on Dhaka University (DU) professor Riazul Haque, clearing the way for him to rejoin the office.

Bangla News

Wild elephant kills one in Bandarban

Bandarban Correspondent: A man was trampled to death by wild elephants in Dolujhiri area of Baishari under Naikhangchari upazila of the district on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

Tips for eating healthy during fasting period

Risingbd Desk: Adult Muslims, during the Holy month of Ramadan, practice daily fasting from dawn until sunset. They break the fast at sunset with a meal called Iftar and then eat again pre-dawn at Suhoor.

Bangla News

Removal of statue: Liton Nandi, 3 others get bail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court granted bail to four people including Chhatra Union's General Secretary Liton Nandi, who were picked up while protesting the removal of the statue of Lady Justice from the Supreme Court premises.

Bangla News

Saturday 27 May 2017

North Korea tests anti-aircraft weapon

International Desk: North Korean state media claims the country has tested a "a new type of anti-aircraft guided weapon."

Bangla News

Champions Trophy preview: England

Sports Desk: Tournament hosts and favourites boast a powerful batting unit, and expectations are high of a first Champions Trophy triumph.

Bangla News

Blogger Rajib murder: HC full text verdict released

Staff Correspondent: The full text verdict of High Court (HC) in the murder case of blogger Rajib Haider has been released that sentenced two to death penalty and another to life-term imprisonment.

Bangla News

JU students asked to leave halls, dozens held

JU Correspondent: The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) asked students to leave halls within 10:00am after announcing all classes and examinations closed for indefinite period.

Bangla News

Khaleda's coalmine graft case to continue

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a High Court (HC) order that ordered to continue the trial in Barapukuria coalmine graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

Statue reinstalled in front of SC annex building

Staff Correspondent: The statue of lady justice, which was previously removed, was reinstalled in front of annex building of the Supreme Court (SC) in the wee hours of Sunday.

Bangla News

Trump says he'll decide on Paris climate deal next week

International Desk: Donald Trump has resisted pressure from Europe, Canada and Japan to declare his support for the UN’s landmark climate change treaty signed in Paris in 2015, marking a defiant end to his first international trip as US president.

Bangla News

Two killed on Portland train after defending Muslim women

International Desk: Two men have been stabbed to death after they tried to intervene when a man yelled racial slurs at two Muslim women on a light-rail train in Portland, Oregon, US police said.

Bangla News

VAT to remain 15 per cent: Finance Minister

Special Correspondent: Finance Minister AMA Muhith reiterated his determination that the unified value-added tax (VAT) will remain at 15 percent in the next fiscal year.

Bangla News

10 terrorists killed in Kashmir

International Desk: The Army on Saturday said its relentless operations to thwart attempts by Pakistan to boost terror activities in Kashmir have borne fruit, resulting in the deaths of ten terrorists since Friday.

Bangla News

Bangladesh set 342-run target for Pakistan

Sports Desk: Bangladesh placed a total of 341 runs by losing nine wickets after playing their stipulated 50 overs in the first warm-up match of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston, Birmingham in England on Saturday.

Bangla News

N'ganj imam killer detained

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained Md Johurul Islam, 35, accused of hacking an imam of a mosque to death at Gobindapur Majhiparha area of the district's Rupganj upazila on Friday night.

Bangla News

Operation at Savar militant dens ends

Staff Correspondent, Savar: The operation conducted by law enforcers at two suspected militant hideouts in Namagenda area of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, ended on Saturday with the recovery of seven grenades and three suicide vests from the hideouts.

Bangla News

SC statue removal: Liton Nandi, 3 others sent to jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court sent four accused to jail on charge of protesting the removal of the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises.

Bangla News

2 minors drown in B'baria

Brahmanbaria Correspondent: Two children drowned in a pond at Sharifpur village in Ashuganj upazila of the district on Saturday noon.

Bangla News

No more removal of sculptures in future: Quader

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Referring to the demand of Hefajat-e-Islam in removing sculpture from across the country, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the sculptures established to uphold the spirit of the Liberation War have no connection with the one of the Supreme Court.

Bangla News

Gazipur father-daughter suicide: Main accused arrested

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested the prime accused in a case filed over the alleged incitement of a man and his daughter to commit suicide in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila.

Bangla News

India issues terror alert in Delhi, Mumbai

International Desk: Indian security and intelligence agencies have issued a terror alert about possible attack by militants in New Delhi, Mumbai and some areas of Punjab and Rajasthan.

Bangla News

Bangladesh batting in first warm-up

Sport Desk: Bangladesh's captain Mashrafe Mortaza has won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan in the first warm-up match of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston, Birmingham in England on Saturday.

Bangla News

Explosion at Savar militant den

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Sounds of explosion were heard inside the militant in Savar after a bomb disposal unit had started their operation.

Bangla News

Ranveer injured at shooting spot

Entertainment Desk: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh was injured on the head while shooting the climax of 'Padmavati' in Mumbai, a source close to the actor said, adding that he sought medical aid and returned to shoot soon after.

Bangla News

Fake RAB member held in Feni

Feni Correspondent: RAB has arrested a fake RAB member with army and RAB dresses and bullets from the district.  

Bangla News

Friday 26 May 2017

Bomb disposal unit reach Savar militant den

Staff Correspondent, Savar: A bomb disposal unit of police reached the militant den at Savar, the outskirts of the capital, around 10:30am on Saturday. They have already entered the hideout.

Bangla News

Alien signals are pinpointed

Risingbd Desk: New research has identified a cradle of young stars 2.4 billion light years away as the source of mysterious fast radio bursts detected on Earth.  

Bangla News

Bullet-hit body recovered in Brahmanbaria

Brahmanbaria Correspondent: Police has recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified youth (35) from a canal in the district’s Akhaura.  

Bangla News

Imam hacked dead in Rupganj

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: An imam of a mosque was hacked to death at Gobindapur Majhiparha area of the district's Rupganj upazila on Friday night.

Bangla News

3 killed in head-on collision between 2 trucks

Gaibandha Correspondent: At least two people were killed and two other were injured in a head-on collision between two trucks in the district early Saturday.  

Bangla News

Bullet-hit SPBn man dies

Staff Correspondent: A member of special security and protection battalion (SPBn) who received bullet injury while performing duty outside the Gonobhaban, the official resident of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has died.

Bangla News

Bus plunge kills 3 in Trishal

Mymensingh Correspondent: At least three people were killed as a bus plunged into a road side ditch in Roymoni area of Trishal early Saturday.

Bangla News

NASA to send mission to fly directly into sun’s atmosphere

Risingbd Desk: NASA is set to announce new details on its radical mission to fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere.  

Bangla News

Final operation at Savar militant dens this morning

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Counter Terrorism unit of police are set to conduct final operation inside the two houses cordoned off since Friday evening.

Bangla News

Raid in two suspected militant dens in Savar

Staff Correspondent: Police are conducting raids in two suspected militant dens at Namagenda area in Savar, the outskirts of the capital Dhaka.

Bangla News

Three brothers drown in Keraniganj cannel

Staff Correspondent: Three brothers died while they were taking bath in a cannel at Keraniganj, the outskirts of the capital, on Friday afternoon.

Bangla News

Ramadan begins Sunday

Senior Correspondent: The holy month of fasting will begin from Sunday as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh on Friday.

Bangla News

Man given mass beating for derogatory comment to PM 

Bagerhat Correspondent: A man was handed over to police after mass beating for his alleged derogatory comments over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Sanyasi Bazar area of the district's Morelganj upazila on Thursday night.

Bangla News

Hefajat now demands all statues removed

Senior Correspondent: The Hefajat-e Islam, a Chittagong-based Islamist group, has demanded removal of all statues set up across the country, following the removal of Lady Justice’s statue from Supreme Court (SC) premises.

Bangla News

Greek statue removal SC’s decision: Quader

Staff Correspondent; Gazipur: Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said the removal of the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises was the decision of the Supreme Court (SC).

Bangla News

'Chief Justice removed statue of Greek goddess'

Senior Correspondent: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed said it is Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha not the government that removed the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises.

Bangla News

2 killed in Nilphamari road accident

Nilphamari Correspondent: At least two microbus passengers were killed and six other were injured in a road accident in the district’s Jaldhaka early Friday.  

Bangla News

India opens longest bridge on China border

International Desk: India has inaugurated a 9.15km (5.68-mile) bridge over the Lohit river, easily its longest ever, which connects the disputed state of Arunachal Pradesh with the north-eastern state of Assam.

Bangla News

Thursday 25 May 2017

Saturday is the first day of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia

International Desk: Saturday, May 27, is the start of holy month of Ramadan, the Supreme Court announced on Thursday.  

Bangla News

One killed in Savar ‘gunfight’

Staff Correspondent: A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the police in Birulia area of Savar on Thursday midnight.  

Bangla News

Sales of Walton fridges, ACs and fans soars for heat wave

Economic Reporter: The sales of Walton brand refrigerators, air conditioners, air coolers, ceiling and other fans have marked a sharp rise across the country following the sweltering heat wave sweeping over the country.  

Bangla News

Statue of Greek goddess on SC premises removed

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court authorities removed the statue of the Greek Goddess of Justice Themis from the SC premises in the wee hours of Friday.  

Bangla News

Phultala BNP leader shot dead

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Unidentified attackers shot and killed a BNP leader and his bodyguard in Phultala of Khulna on Thursday night.  

Bangla News

Trump tells Nato allies to pay up

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has told his Nato allies in Brussels that all members of the alliance must pay their fair share of defence spending.

Bangla News

CNG stations to stay shut 6hrs during Ramadan

Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the CNG filling stations across the country will stay closed for six hours from 5:00pm to 11:00pm daily during the month of Ramadan.

Bangla News

Youth held with 700 Yaba tablets in Netrokona

Netrokona Correspondent: Police on Thursday seized 700 pieces of Yaba tablets and arrested a youth from Kalmakanda upazila in Netrokona in this connection.

Bangla News

HC orders English medium schools to practice native culture

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered the English medium schools across Bangladesh to form their managing committees within three months scrapping session fees imposed on the students of the schools.

Bangla News

Probe body grills Raintree hotel authority

Staff Correspondent: The authority of the Raintree hotel appeared before the probe committee formed by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) following the alleged rape of two university girls in the capital's posh area Banani.

Bangla News

Five killed in Chittagong road crash

Staff Correspondent: At least five people were killed and injured eight others as a microbus collided with a truck in Pathanpole area of Chandanaish Upazila in Chittagong on Thursday afternoon.

Bangla News

'Power supply will be back to normal by Saturday'

Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu said that the power supply will be brought back to normal by Saturday.

Bangla News

Moon sighting committee to sit Friday

Staff Correspondent: A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held on Friday at the Islamic Foundation conference room at Baitul Mukarram Mosque in the capital.

Bangla News

Banani rape: Nayem sent to jail after confessing at court

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Thursday has sent Nayem Ashraf, one of the five accused in a case filed over allegedly raping two private university girls at The Raintree Hotel in the capital's Banani area, to jail after the completion of his confessional statement over the incident.

Bangla News

Nayem giving confessional statement to court

Staff Correspondent: Nayem Ashraf, one of the five accused in a case filed over allegedly raping two private university girls at The Raintree Hotel in the capital's Banani area, is giving confessional statement for his involvement in the crime before a judicial magistrate at court.

Bangla News

Sunny Leone to raise awareness about HIV/ AIDS

Entertainment Desk: Bollywood actress Sunny Leone, who made her way into the Hindi cinema through Bigg Boss, will soon be see judging Mr. & Mrs. Attitude 2017.

Bangla News

Former JMB chief among 3 jailed for 7.5 years

Staff Correspondent: Former chief of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Moulana Saidur Rahman and two others have been handed seven and half years’ jail time for subversive activities. 

Bangla News

UP member hacked dead in Gangni

Meherpur Correspondent: A member of local union parishad was hacked to death over land dispute at Sholotaka village of the district's Gangni upazila on Thursday.

Bangla News

US warship challenges China's claims

International Desk: A US Navy destroyer has sailed close to a disputed South China Sea island controlled by China for the first time under US President Donald Trump.  

Bangla News

Cop among 4 killed in Gopalganj road crash

Gopalganj Correspondent: At least four people including a cop were killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and a three-wheeler, locally known as easy-bike, at Chechaniyakandi on Dhaka-Khulna highway of the district's sadar upazila on Thursday noon.

Bangla News

BPL to kick off Nov 4

Sport Desk: The fifth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be launched on November 4. The opening ceremony of the tournament will be held on November 2.  

Bangla News

Walton manufacturing energy efficient, eco-friendly LED lights  

Augustin Sujan: Walton, the country's leading brand of electronics and electrical products, is manufacturing huge energy efficient and environment friendly LED lights. The longer operating Walton LED lights are capable of saving up to 90 percent electricity than normal bulbs, which could play a vital role in mitigating power crisis and shortage of the country.

Bangla News

Remove sufferings of job seekers

Leakage of question papers of examinations is not being stopped. The question papers are being leaked in some way. Like public exams, the question papers of recruitment exams are also being leaked. The meritorious students and job seekers are disappointed at the matter. A group of evil and greedy people are involved in the question paper leakage. The dishonest people are leaking question papers one after another, pushing the country and nation into the face of destruction.  

Bangla News

Wednesday 24 May 2017

Drone strikes against mosquitoes in Ahmedabad

International Desk: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday launched its drive under the state government's campaign to make Gujarat malaria-free by 2022.  

Bangla News

Bangladesh formally move to 6th in ODI

Sport Desk: Bangladesh is ranked ahead of three former world champions – Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the West Indies.

Bangla News

Suicide bombings kill 3 officers in Jakarta

International Desk: A pair of suicide bombers struck a bus station Wednesday in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, police said.  

Bangla News

Filmmaker P A Kajal no more

Entertainment Correspondent: The reputed filmmaker P A Kajal died of liver cirrhosis while undergoing treatment at the capital's Shikdar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday midnight.

Bangla News

2 killed in Ctg road accident

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: At least two people were killed and one injured in a road accident in the port city’s Bandar Thana area on Thursday morning.  

Bangla News

NASA reveals 5 asteroids to pass Earth

Risingbd Desk: It is a scene we all dread – an enormous space rock colliding with Earth, causing widespread chaos and destruction.  

Bangla News

Two shops gutted in Gazipur

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Two shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Hazi Market of Soydana area under Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) on Wednesday night.

Bangla News

Nazrul's 118th birth anniversary today

Desk Report: The country is observing the 118th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam today (Thursday) in a befitting manner.  

Bangla News

Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 5 wickets

Sports Desk: Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets in Walton Tri-nation Series at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin on Wednesday (May 24).

Bangla News

5 held with snake venom in city

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained five people along with snake venom from Mohammadpur area in the city.

Bangla News

Stalin's grandson dies aged 75

International Desk: Alexander Burdonsky, a talented Russian theatre director whose grandfather was Soviet leader Josef Stalin, has died of cancer aged 75.

Bangla News

Court rejects Messi tax fraud sentence appeal

Sports Desk: Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and stood by a Catalan regional court's 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud, court documents showed.

Bangla News

60 maunds of formalin treated mango destroyed in Kushtia

Kushtia Correspondent: A mobile court on Wednesday destroyed 60-70 maunds of unripe and harmful formalin treated mango in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.

Bangla News

JICA president satisfied with security measures

Special Correspondent: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Shinichi Kitaoka has expressed satisfaction over the enhanced security measures taken by the Bangladesh government. 

Bangla News

Tk 315cr budget for Parliament approved

Staff Correspondent: An estimated Tk 314.91 crore budget has been approved for National Parliament to spend for its development and non-development expenditures for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Bangla News

Prachanda steps down as Nepal Prime Minister

International Desk: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Wednesday resigned after a brief stint of nine months, honouring a power sharing understanding reached between his party and the ruling partner Nepali Congress.

Bangla News

Walton releases new smartphone with fingerprint scanner

Augustin Sujan: Walton has released its new smartphone with fingerprint scanner in the tech market at affordable price. The Primo H6+, that has a metal design is the fusion of luxury and generousness and unifies performance and beauty perfectly.

Bangla News

Shyamal Kanti sent to jail in bribe case

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: A court in Narayanganj sent Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated in public in the presence of a lawmaker, to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed for taking bribe.

Bangla News

CU scraps chance to sit for 2nd time entry test

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: The administration of Chittagong University (CU) has cancelled the opportunity for its admission seekers to sit for entry tests for the second time from 2017-18 academic session.

Bangla News

NU 1st yr hons results published

Staff Correspondent:  Results of the 1st year honours examination 2016 under National University (NU) have been published on Wednesday.

Bangla News

900 BRTC buses to be ready for Eid special service

Staff Correspondent: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said 900 buses of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will be kept ready to ensure special service for homebound people during Eid-ul-Fitr after the holy month of Ramadan.

Bangla News

Two killed in Comilla road crash

Comilla Correspondent: At least two people were killed and injured two others in a road accident in Dharanipara area under Chandina Upazila of the district on Wednesday.

Bangla News

Bangladesh opt to bowl first

Sports Desk: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl in the 6th and final match of the Tri-Nation Series against New Zealand at Dublin on Wednesday.

Bangla News

2 JMB men held in Rangpur

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested two suspected members of JMB (Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh).  

Bangla News

Arrest warrant against Shyamal Kanti

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: A Narayanganj court has issued an arrest warrant against Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated in public in the presence of a lawmaker.  

Bangla News

Actor Nirob becomes father of baby girl

Entertainment Correspondent: Popular film actor Nirob has become father of baby girl.

Bangla News

Operations in three C'nawabganj houses end

Chapainawabganj Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have ended operations in three houses at Chanpur and Balugram of the district's Gomostapur upazila.

Bangla News

Tuesday 23 May 2017

Comilla Mayor Sakku gets permanent bail

Staff Correspondent: Comilla City Corporation Mayor and BNP leader Monirul Haque Sakku has got a permanent bail in a graft case filed on charges of hiding wealth information and amassing wealth illegally.  

Bangla News

21 feared dead as bus falls into gorge in India

International Desk: At least 21 Char Dham pilgrims are feared dead while seven others have been injured after a bus carrying devotees from Indore in Madhya Pradesh plunged into a gorge near Dharasu in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand on Tuesday.  

Bangla News

Gold found in artificial hair, man held

Economic Correspondent: Customs officials held a man with 13 gold bars weighing 1.5 kg from hidden in his artificial hair at Hazrat Shahjalal International airport on Tuesday night.

Bangla News

New £1 test can detect cancer early

Risingbd Desk: Thousands of cancer patients could have their disease detected earlier every year thanks to a new £1 test that identifies a 'risk marker' for cancer.

Bangla News

Highest alert in UK, army being deployed

International Desk: Up to 5,000 soldiers will be deployed on the streets amid fears that the Manchester suicide bomber had accomplices preparing further attacks, Theresa May has announced.

Bangla News

Time travel might be possible through black holes



Bangla News

Man killed in Trishal 'gunfight'

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: An alleged robber was killed in 'gunfight' with police at Bagha village of the district's Trishal upazila early Wednesday, police claimed.

Bangla News

Jeff Bezos reveals ambitions to set up city on the Moon

Risingbd Desk: While Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX may have ambitions to set up a colony on Mars, Jeff Bezos, CEO of rival, Amazon, is setting his sights slightly closer to home.

Bangla News

RAB cordon off three houses in C'nawabganj

Chapainawabganj Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have cordoned off three house in suspect of being militant den at Chanpur, Shimultola and Balugram area under the district's Gomostapur upazila.

Bangla News

Police name Manchester bomber Salman Abedi

International Desk: Police have named 22-year-old Salman Abedi as the suspected bomber behind the attack on an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that killed 22 people.

Bangla News

2 cops, Raintree hotel owner asked to appear before NHRC

Staff Correspondent: The probe committee formed by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked two police officials and authority of the Raintree hotel to appear before the NHRC office on May 25 following the alleged rape of two university girls in the capital's posh area Banani.

Bangla News

JICA president to arrive Dhaka on a 3-day visit

Staff Correspondent: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Shinichi Kitaoka is coming to Dhaka on a three-day official visit on Wednesday.

Bangla News

James Bond actor Roger Moore no more

International Desk: Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced.

Bangla News

Agrani Bank recruiting exam cancelled

Staff Correspondent: The authorities have cancelled the 1st phase of Agrani Bank's senior officer recruitment test, held on 19 May following an allegation of question leak. 

Bangla News

ISIS claims responsibility for Manchester arena attack

International Desk: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a suicide bombing at a packed Manchester pop concert, killing at least 22 people including an eight-year-old girl in Britain's deadliest terror attack for more than a decade.

Bangla News

Raintree hotel MD unaware of liquor finds

Staff Correspondent: Shah Md Adnan Harun, Managing Director (MD) of The Raintree Dhaka, the upscale hotel in the capital’s posh area Banani where two university girls were allegedly raped in March, said that he was unaware of liquor find in the hotel.

Bangla News

Roadmap for next general polls: Dialogue from July

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has finalized the draft of roadmap for the next general elections.

Bangla News

Trump 'to do everything' for Middle East peace

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has said he will "do everything" to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace.

Bangla News

IBBL vice chairman Ahsanul removed

Economic Desk: The board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) removed Syed Ahsanul Alam from his post of vice chairman at the bank following the demands made by shareholders.

Bangla News

Damien Wright appointed Bangladesh U19 Head coach

Sports Desk: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Australian Damien Wright as the Under 19 Team Head Coach.

Bangla News

Indian jet with 2 pilots on board missing

International Desk: A Sukhoi-30 jet with two Air Force pilots on board went missing this morning near Tezpur in Assam while on routine sortie near China border, Air Force sources have said.

Bangla News

Trial in blogger Ananta Bijoy murder case begins

Sylhet Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Tuesday started trial pressing charge sheet against six persons in a case filed over the killing of blogger Ananta Bijoy.

Bangla News

Beef per kg Tk 475 in Ramadan

Staff Correspondent: The price of beef has been fixed at Tk 475 per kg in Ramadan.

Bangla News

Internet week begins

Desk Report: To make the internet service available at the grassroots level, the two-day internet week began on Tuesday  on the premises of Dhaka College in the capital.   

Bangla News

Bus kills motorcyclist in Rajshahi

RU Correspondent: A youth was killed as a bus hit his motorbike at Binodpur Bazar area adjacent to Rajshahi University (RU) campus on Tuesday morning.

Bangla News

Assistant teachers to be appointed as head master

Secretariat Correspondent: Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman has said that about 65 per cent government primary schools in Bangladesh are currently without headmasters.  

Bangla News

Truck, tanker-lorry strike called off

Staff Correspondent; Rangpur: Truck, tanker-lorry, covered van and pick-up van owners and workers Oikya Parishad called off their 72-hour strike in Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions on Tuesday morning.

Bangla News

Indonesian men caned for gay sex in Aceh

International Desk: Two men have been caned 85 times each in the Indonesian province of Aceh after being caught having sex.  

Bangla News

Monday 22 May 2017

Satkhira govt college student missing

Satkhira Correspondent: Hafez Iskandar Ali, Physics fourth-year student of Satkhira Government College, was allegedly picked up from his mess after identifying as policemen, family calimed.

Bangla News

Ex-South Korea president appears court in handcuffed

International Desk: South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has gone on trial for corruption, the latest stage in her dramatic fall from grace. In her first appearance in public since her arrest in March, she arrived at court handcuffed in a prison van.

Bangla News

4 climbers die near top of Mount Everest

International Desk: The body of an Indian climber was spotted on Mount Everest on Monday, the fourth fatality during a busy and tragic weekend on the world's highest peak.  

Bangla News

19 killed in UK concert blast

International Desk: At least 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured in what British Prime Minister Theresa May called "an appalling suicide attack" after an Ariana Grande concert Monday night at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said.

Bangla News

Trump tells Israel Iran will never have nuclear weapons

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has told Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.

Bangla News

HSC answer scripts found at RU dormitory

RU Correspondent: Rajshahi University authority recovered a total of 100 answer scripts of recently held Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations.

Bangla News

PM seeks global effort to block terrorists' weapon supply line

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called for a concerted global initiative to block supply lines of weapons and money to terrorists to ensure the effectiveness of anti-militancy campaign.

Bangla News

Two held with 4 fire arms in Jessore

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two people along with four fire arms from Panchvulot village under Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Monday afternoon.

Bangla News

Arbaaz upset with Salman!

Entertainment Desk: Salman Khan is by far Bollywood's most celebrated superstar today, and the two films that elevated him to this untouchable stature, were Prabhudeva's 'Wanted' and Abhinav Kashyap's 'Dabangg'.

Bangla News

Fizz moved up to 18th position

Sports Desk: Bangladesh's bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman moved up to 18th in the ICC Players Rankings for ODI bowlers, says an ICC press release issued on Monday.

Bangla News

7 to walk gallows for killing farmer in Narsingdi

Narsindi Correspondent: A court in Narsingdi sentenced seven people to death for killing a farmer in 2009.

Bangla News

HC rejects writ over Qawmi Madrasa's masters certificate

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has rejected a writ petition filed over challenging the legality of the gazette issued for giving recognition of certificates of Dawrae Hadith under Qawmi Madrasa Education Boards as equivalent to Masters Degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic.

Bangla News

Janata Bank test result suspended

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) imposed restriction on publishing the results of recruitment test for the post of senior officer of Janata Bank on charge of question leakage.

Bangla News

Nepali journalists visit Walton factory

Economic Correspondent: The products of the leading Bangladeshi brand Walton have huge opportunities in the Nepali market as the quality and standard of these products are excellent and they are affordable in prices too. They said that Walton, which entered into the Nepali market in 2014, would secure strong position in the Himalayan country.

Bangla News

Exams held at IU during vacation

H K Jibon from IU: The authorities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia are taking examinations of the university’s various departments during summer vacation, said an IU registrar office sources on Monday.

Bangla News

HC stays proceedings of notice served to Raintree

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) stayed for a month the proceedings of a notice served to the authority of The Raintree Hotel by the customs intelligence.

Bangla News

2 killed as bricks-laden trolley turns turtle in Bagerhat

Bagerhat Correspondent: Two labourers were killed and two others injured as a bricks-laden trolley turned turtle in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district on Monday.

Bangla News

Remove name of Chakma king Tridib Roy: HC

Staff Correspondent: The High Court has directed the government to remove the name of Chakma king Tridib Roy from all structures for his alleged anti-liberation role.  

Bangla News

Death of DU student: 8 doctors get bail

Staff Correspondent:  A Dhaka court has granted bail to eight physicians of Central Hospital in a case filed over the death of a female student of Dhaka University for “wrong treatment”.  

Bangla News

Lightning casualties: Massive awareness needed

At present lightning strike has become a reason of concern as natural disaster. Earlier flood and storm were the main reason of concern as disaster.

Bangla News

BNP introduced nasty politics: Obaidul

Staff Correspondent: Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that BNP has introduced nasty politics in Bangladesh.  

Bangla News

Indonesian police arrest 141 men over ‘gay sex party’

International Desk: Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a "gay sex party" at a sauna in the capital Jakarta late on Sunday.  

Bangla News

Sunday 21 May 2017

Bus plunge kill 12 in Mexico

International Desk: At least 12 people were killed and up to 30 were injured when a bus plunged some 90 metres off a roadside in a mountainous region of southern Mexico near the Guatemalan border, authorities said on Sunday.  

Bangla News

Hasina invites Trump to visit Bangladesh

Desk Report: US President Donald Trump has expressed hope to visit Bangladesh as he exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the Arab Islamic-American (AIA) Summit in the Saudi capital on Sunday.  

Bangla News

Woman found dead at Fakirapul hotel

Staff Correspondent: Police has recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the hotel room of Fakirapul in the capital's Motijheel Police Station area.  

Bangla News

Dhaka-Kolkata direct bus service starts

Staff Correspondent: The Dhaka-Kolkata direct bus service has started. As a result, people can reach Kolkata from Dhaka within 10 hours.  

Bangla News

Mount Everest's famous Hillary Step destroyed

International Desk: A famous feature of Mount Everest has collapsed, potentially making the world's highest peak even more dangerous to climbers.  

Bangla News

Narsingdi drive: 3 youths handed over to their families

Narsingdi Correspondent:  Three of the five young men who surrendered to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) during a raid on a ‘militant den’ at Gabtali Uttarpara in Sadar upazila have been handed over to their families.  

Bangla News

Trump tells Middle East to 'drive out' extremists

International Desk: President Donald Trump urged Arab and Islamic leaders on Sunday to unite and do their share to defeat Islamist extremists, making an impassioned plea to "drive out" terrorists while toning down his own harsh rhetoric about Muslims.  

Bangla News

Trump visits Israel amid tight security

International Desk: US President Donald Trump is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories, as he continues his Middle East trip.  

Bangla News

Arab-Islamic-American Summit kicks off in Riyadh

International Desk: US President Donald Trump, leaders and representatives of 55 Arab and Muslim-dominated countries kicked off their Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh on Sunday, focusing on unity in the fight against terrorism.

Bangla News

Mahbub Alam made head of UODA’s media studies dept

Staff Correspondent: The University Of Development Alternative (UODA) has appointed new Head for its Communication and Media Studies department.

Bangla News

Businessman hacked dead in Pabna

Pabna Correspondent: Miscreants have hacked a businessman to death in Pabna Sadar upazila on Sunday evening.

Bangla News

VAT rate may be cut a bit: Muhith

Special Correspondent: The government is likely to reduce VAT rate a bit by amending the new VAT law following the demands made by businesses.

Bangla News

Viqarunnisa will have to enroll XI students on GPA

Staff Correspondent: Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, a renowned institution in the capital, will have to admit students to class XI on the basis of Grade Point Average (GPA).

Bangla News

Khaleda for removing 'nasty politics' from country

Senior Correspondent: Terming the police raid at her Gulshan office in the capital as a kind of “nasty politics”, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said they want to remove such kind of culture from the politics of Bangladesh.

Bangla News

Probe report on BB reserve heist on Jun 19

Staff Correspondent: A court here fixed June 19 for submission of the investigation report in the case filed over reserves heist from Bangladesh Bank.

Bangla News

Trump to address on Islam

International Desk: US President Donald Trump is set to deliver a major speech on Islam during his visit to Saudi Arabia, just two months after he signed revised orders to halt people from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the US.

Bangla News

Last tributes paid to sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid

Staff Correspondent: People from all walks of life paid their last respects to sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid at the foot of his monumental creation Aparajeyo Bangla of the Dhaka University campus on Sunday.

Bangla News

Rezwana Chy receives Banga Bhushan award

Entertainment Correspondent: Rabindra Sangeet singer Rezwana Choudhury Bannya received Banga Bhushan award.

Bangla News

North Korea fires ballistic missile

International Desk: North Korea has conducted another missile test, South Korea's military has said.

Bangla News

Banani rape: Cops allowed for DNA test of Nayem

Staff Correspondent: A court in Dhaka has allowed police to conduct DNA test of Nayem Ashraf alias Halim, one of the five accused in a case filed over raping two female university students in The Raintree Hotel in the capital’s Banani area.

Bangla News

Rana Plaza graft: Trial against Rana, 11 others begins

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court framed charges against Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza and 11 others in a case filed against them on charge of accumulating wealth illegally.

Bangla News

'Attack on Malala was staged'

International Desk: In a claim that could stir up another controversy for the the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), MNA Musarrat Ahmad Zeb – a member of Swat’s royal family who belongs to the party – has alleged that the 2012 attack on Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was ‘staged’ by different groups, including rights activists.

Bangla News

BNP demands resignation of home minister

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demanded resignation of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal over the police raid on Khaleda Zia's office.

Bangla News

Police allowed to test Shafat-Sadman's mobiles

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has allowed police to conduct a forensic test on mobile phones of Ahmed Shafat and Shadman Sakif, the main accused of Banani rape case.

Bangla News

BSC to get 6 ships by 2018: Minister

Staff Correspondent: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said that Bangladesh Shipping Corporation is going to get six new ships from China by 2018.

Bangla News

Saturday 20 May 2017

Trump bounces along to Saudi sword dance

International Desk: President Donald Trump and other male White House officials bounced along to a ceremonial sword dance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday outside the Murabba Palace.

Bangla News

China killed or jailed up to 20 US spies

International Desk: Beijing systematically dismantled CIA spying efforts in China beginning in 2010, killing or jailing more than a dozen covert sources, in a deep setback to US intelligence there, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Bangla News

Five surrender from Narsingdi 'den'

Narsingdi Correspondent: Five people have surrendered to law enforcers from the suspected militant hideout of the district's Gabtoli area under Chishinpur.

Bangla News

HC verdict on mobile court stayed till July 2

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed an HC verdict, that declared illegal of conducting mobile court by the executive magistrates, till July 2.

Bangla News

Reinstate 140 BSMMU physicians: SC

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the authority concern to reinstate 140 physicians of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Bangla News

Shafiul Alam Prodhan no more

Staff Correspondent: Jatiya Gonotantrik Party chief Shafiul Alam Prodhan died of heart failure early Sunday.

Bangla News

PM arrives in Riyadh

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a warm reception as she arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night.

Bangla News

Indefinite transport strike continues in Sylhet

Sylhet Correspondent: The indefinite strike called by Transport owners and workers has begun in the district Sunday morning.

Bangla News

Aparajeyo Bangla's sculptor Abdullah Khalid dies

Staff Correspondent: Sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid who is famous for his work Aparajeyo Bangla has died. He was 75.

Bangla News

DUET admission test on Sunday

Staff Correspondent: Admission tests of BSc Engineering and Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) programmes under academic session 2016-17 of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) will be held on tomorrow (Sunday).

Bangla News

Melania shuns headscarf in Saudi Arabia

International Desk: US First lady Melania Trump stepped off Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday without a headscarf, potentially creating a stir in the conservative Islamic country.

Bangla News

Trump signs $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia

International Desk: President Trump signed a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia on the initial day of his first foreign trip since taking office.

Bangla News

Indefinite transport strike from Sunday in Sylhet

Sylhet Correspondent: Transport owners and workers will go on an indefinite strike in the district from tomorrow (Sunday).

Bangla News

Sheikh Hasina leaves for Saudi Arabia

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for Riyadh on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia to join the Arab Islamic-American (AIA) Summit at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Bangla News

Suspected militant den cordoned off in Narsingdi

Narsingdi Correspondent: Law enforcers cordoned off a house at Chinishpur union in Sadar upazila from on Saturday afternoon suspecting the building as militant hideouts.

Bangla News

‘All gains will go in vain if we do not get rid of corruption’

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: “We cannot achieve anything if we do not get rid of corruption. All of our hard work, sacrifice, dedication and achievements will go in vain,” said Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain.

Bangla News

Man shot in capital

Staff Correspondent: Masked criminals shot and injured a salesman in Nababpur area under Wari police station in the capital on Saturday afternoon.

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Banani rape: Safat’s bodyguard sent to jail

Staff Correspondent: A court in Dhaka on Saturday has sent Rahamat Ali, the bodyguard of Safat Ahmed to jail in a case filed over raping two private university girls at a Banani hotel in the capital.

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AL starts membership collection, renewal programme

Staff Correspondent: Ruling Awami League inaugurated the party's membership collection and renewal programme after seven years.

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10 injured in clash over land dispute

Bagerhat Correspondent: At least 10 people were injured in a clash over land disputes in Kabarsthan area of ward no 3 under Mongla upazila of the district on Saturday.

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5-year old kid’s throat-slit body found in N’ganj

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Police have recovered the throat-slit body of a five-year old unidentified child from inside the boundary wall of a school in Fatullah area of Narayanganj.

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Rouhani forges clear lead in Iran presidential race

International Desk: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has won a second term in office, the interior minister has announced.

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US president Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia

International Desk: U.S. President Trump touched down in this Middle Eastern kingdom on Saturday morning as he sought to escape, if just briefly, the scandals and the chaos that have engulfed his administration back home.

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Laborer dies after falling from building

Staff Correspondent:  A laborer named Elahi Box (19) died after falling from the Art Building of Dhaka University.  

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Highlight govt's development activities: PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has urged the grassroots level leaders of the party to highlight the development activities of the government so that they trust the party and give votes.  

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BNP announces countrywide demo Sunday

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called a countrywide demonstration on Sunday in protest of Saturday's raid conducted at the party chief's Gulshan office.

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Banani rape: Steps against victims' photo publishers

Staff Correspondent: Steps would be taken against those people are involved in publishing photos of Banani rape victims in social media, said Abdul Baten, Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB).

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One held with 2 lakh yaba in Ctg

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong:  Police in a special drive arrested an alleged drug peddler with 2 lakh yaba tables from Anwara on Saturday morning.  

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Enclosure trader hacked dead in Bagerhat

Bagerhat Correspondent: A fish enclosure trader was hacked to death at Pipuljurhi village of the district's Kochua upazila on Friday night.

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Friday 19 May 2017

Police found nothing at Khaleda's office

Senior Correspondent: Police concluded their raid on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office on Saturday morning.

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World Metrology Day today

Staff Correspondent: The World Metrology Day is being observed in the country today (Saturday) as elsewhere across the globe.  

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Brazil president took $4.6 million in bribes

International Desk: Brazil's top court released plea-bargain testimony on Friday accusing President Michel Temer and his two predecessors of receiving millions of dollars in bribes, the most damaging development yet in a historic political corruption probe.

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Youth killed in Khulna 'gunfight', 5 cops injured

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: A youth was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Balurmath of Khulna city's Tutparha Cristian community area on Early Saturday.

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16 fake DB men held in capital

Staff Correspondent: Detectives have arrested 16 fake members of Detective Branch (DB) of police from the capital.  

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Zakir Naik granted Saudi citizenship

International Desk: Saudi Arabia has granted citizenship to Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, who has an Interpol Red Notice on him calling for his arrest.

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3 killed as microbus falls into pond in Sitakunda

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong:  At least three people, including a woman, were killed as a microbus plunged into a pond on Saturday morning.  

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Zakir Naik granted Saudi citizenship

International Desk: Indian Islamic preacher, Dr Zakir Naik, who is wanted by authorities in Delhi for alleged terrorist offences, has been granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia.

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Teenager stabbed to death in Jatrabari

Staff Correspondent: A teenager named Jahidul Islam, 15, was stabbed to death by miscreants in the capital's Jatrabari area on Friday night.  

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Attack on Libya airbase: Death toll ‘rises to 140’

International Desk: Reports suggest as many as 140 people, including civilians, may have died in an attack on an airbase in Libya.  

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Raid at BNP's Gulshan office

Senior Correspondent: Police are conducting a raid at the Gulshan office of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in search of anti-state documents.

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Tigers thrash Ireland by 8 wickets

Sport Desk: Bangladesh thrashed Ireland by eight wickets in their third match (fourth of the tournament) of the Tri-Nation Series at Malahide, Dublin on Friday.

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Don't take law in own hands: Health Minister

Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Mohammad Nasim urged all not to take law in own hand over the death of Dhaka University female student at the capital's Central Hospital.

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PM invited to visit Qatar

Desk Report: Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has invited his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to visit the Gulf state.

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PM flies to KSA Saturday

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka Saturday evening for Riyadh on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the Arab Islamic-American (AIA) Summit.

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DNCC mayor warns of 'no parking'

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq has warned of 'no parking' signboard  set up on the capital's footpaths by different private security agencies.

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Sweden drops rape probe against Julian Assange

International Desk: Sweden's director of public prosecutions has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

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6 beaten to death in India in rumours of child lifting

International Desk: Six people were lynched to death by villagers in three places in Jharkhand on Thursday, news agency PTI reported.

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Agrani Bank recruitment test cancelled

Staff Correspondent: The recruitment test of the second phase of Agrani Bank’s senior officer post scheduled to be held on Friday afternoon has been postponed amid an allegation of the question paper leak, sources confirmed.

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Mustafiz strikes early

Sport Desk: Bangladesh won the toss and elect to field first against host Ireland in their third match of the Tri-Nation Series in Dublin (Malahide) on Friday.

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2 killed in bus-tractor collision in Bhaluka

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: At least two people were killed in a collision between a bus and tractor in the district on Thursday night.  

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Japan cabinet approves Emperor Akihito abdication bill

International Desk: The Japanese government has approved a one-off bill that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in what would be the first such abdication in two centuries.  

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Chinese jets intercept US aircraft over East China Sea

International Desk: Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said.

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Thursday 18 May 2017

Land Minister’s son among 11 arrested

Pabna Correspondent: Police has arrested 11 people, including Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son Sirhan Sharif Tamal, in a case filed for vandalism.  

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One killed in Times Square car crash

International Desk: A man who drove a car along three blocks of pavement in New York's Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22 people, said he had "heard voices", according to law enforcement sources.

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Over 10 feared dead as Goa bridge collapses

International Desk: At least 10 people are feared to have drowned in the Zuari river at Sanvordem, 60km from Panaji, after a 30-metre span of a steel footbridge adjacent to an old bridge collapsed on Thursday evening.  

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One killed in Laxmipur ‘gunfight’

Laxmipur Correspondent: A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Dattapara under Laxmipur Sadar upazila early Friday.

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One killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: One person was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in the district on Thursday night. Police also detained another person at the time.  

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Case filed against seven people including Lohagara OC

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Chittagong Government College student Anwar Hossain has filed a case against seven policemen including OC of Lohagara Police Station in connection with torture and not to taking the case.  

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US-led coalition hits pro-Assad fighters' convoy

International Desk: The US military has carried out an air strike against a convoy of Syrian pro-government fighters who posed a threat to US-backed forces in the country's south near the Jordan border.  

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Jewellers samity calls off strike

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS), a platform of jewellery shop owners, has withdrawn the indefinite strike which was called for protesting harassment by VAT officials in the midst of a customs probe into Apan Jewellers.

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Turkey demands removal of US envoy

International Desk: Turkey has called for the removal of the US diplomat coordinating an international coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group in Syria and Iraq, accusing him of backing Syrian Kurdish fighters.

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Mustafizur in ICC's young talent list

Sports Desk: International Cricket Council has made a list of young talent ahead of Champions Trophy 2017. Bangladesh's bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman was included to the list. 

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DU female student die for wrong treatment

Staff Correspondent: A first year student of Dhaka University died allegedly due to wrong treatment at capital's Central Hospital on Thursday night.

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ICJ stays hanging of Kulbhushan Yadav till final decision

International Desk: The UN´s top court on Thursday ordered Pakistan to stay the execution of an Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav, who is convicted of spying.

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Jewellers samity calls indefinite strike

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS), a platform of jewellery shop owners, has called an indefinite strike alleging harassment by tax officials in the midst of a customs probe into Apan Jewellers.

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Japanese princess gives up crown for love

International Desk: In Japan, women can't ascend to the throne, nor can they retain their royal status if they marry a commoner.

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Stop increase of prices of essentials

The holy month of Ramadan will begin only after some days. This month teaches us how to be restrained.

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Bangladesh rating points increased by 3

Sports Desk: India retained their number one position on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings following the annual update in which series results from 2013-14 are no longer included and outcomes from the 2015-16 series are weighted at 50 per cent.

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JICA President to visit Dhaka May 24

Special Correspondent: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Shinichi Kitaoka will visit Bangladesh on May 24. 

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Two killed in Pabna road crash

Pabna Correspondent: Two people were killed and injured three others in a road accident in Sujanagar of Paban on Thursday afternoon.

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Aslam Chy gets bail in sedition case

Staff Correspondent: The High Court granted bail petition of detained BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in a sedition case filed against him.

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Nayeem Ashraf put on 7-day remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court placed suspected rapist Nayeem Ashraf on a seven-day remand on charge of double rape case in Banani.

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RU summer vacation begins on May 27

RU Correspondent: Rajshahi University (RU) goes on a 34-day summer vacation from May 27 (Saturday).

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Nobody will be landless; says PM

Netrokona Correspondent: Assuring the people of the flood-affected areas of taking all necessary measures for their protection, the Prime Minister said none will face the lack of food and shelter, as VGF activities would continue in the haor areas apart from OMS programme.

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The worst job in Washington right now: Working for Trump

International Desk: As Donald Trump has grown increasingly angry and frustrated with his White House staff, the beleaguered targets of his ire have a quietly roiling gripe of their own — their boss, the president himself.

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Diploma medical students, police clash at Shahbagh

Staff Correspondent:  Diploma medical students and police locked into a clash at Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Thursday noon.  

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'Primary evidences found over Banani rape'

Staff Correspondent: Primary evidences in the incident of two university girls rape at the capital's Banani was found in the interrogation, said Monirul Islam, additional commissioner (AC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

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Walton in Irish cricket ground

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh's leading brand Walton sponsors most of the country's cricket tournaments and series. It has also become the title sponsor of ongoing Tri-Nation Cricket Series in Ireland, which features Bangladesh, hosts Ireland and New Zealand.

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