Month of independence begins

Staff Correspondent: Language movement leads the nation to the independence movement. For this, our language and independence are deeply connected to each other.

Bangla News

Train collision kills 15 in Egypt

International Desk: Egypt's state-run news agency says a train collision in coastal Beheira province has left 15 people dead and 40 others injured.

Bangla News

BCB appeals against ICC's 'below average' rating for Mirpur pitch

Sports Desk: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appealed against the ICC's "below average" rating of the Shere Bangla National Stadium's pitch during the second Test against Sri Lanka earlier this month.

Bangla News

Krishi Bank officer among 2 arrested with bribery

Staff Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested a Bangladesh Krishi Bank officer among two at red handed with bribery.

Bangla News

‘No one will be spared’

Staff Correspondent, from parliament: Issuing a strict warning against terrorism, militancy and corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “We want the country will advance and prosper keeping pace with the modern world. No one will be given chance anymore to play games with the country. One must face punishment if he or she is convicted in a graft case. No one will be spared.”

Bangla News

Mother-daughter die from electrocution in city

Staff Correspondent: A woman and her daughter died after being electrocuted and two others have been injured at the capital's Jatrabari.

Bangla News

Three Nobel laureates want to talk to Suu Kyi directly

Staff Correspondent: Terming Rohingya repression in Myanmar as genocide, the three female Nobel Peace laureates have called upon the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to break her silence over the issue and for an immediate end to the massacre.

Bangla News

Myanmar orders Rohingya to leave no man's land

International Desk: A Myanmar government minister has told Rohingya refugees living in a makeshift camp on the Bangladesh border they should take up a government offer to return, warning they will face "consequences" if they stay where they are.

Bangla News

Militancy uprising is being destroyed gradually

Senior Correspondent: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said uprising of militancy is being destroyed gradually as our law enforcement agencies are controlling it successfully.

Bangla News

38th BCS preliminary results out

Staff Correspondent: The results of the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examinations have been published.

Bangla News

PM to visit Khulna on Saturday

Muhammad Nuruzzaman, Khulna: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Khulna on Saturday (March 3).

Bangla News

Afghanistan’s president offers peace talks with Taliban

International Desk: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process that he said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war.

Bangla News

'Khaleda's punishment will be upheld in appeal too'

Staff Correspondent: Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's five years conviction in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case given by the trial court will also be upheld in appeal.

Bangla News

‘We are ready to assist if Bangladesh wants’

Staff Correspondent: Visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao said they are ready to give their financial assistance for implementing the mega projects undertaken by the Bangladesh government if the country seeks.

Bangla News

PM opens Krishi Batayon, Krishak Bandhu Phone Seba

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened digital platform "Krishi Batayon" (agriculture portal) and "Krishak Bandhu Phone Seba" for expansion of e-agriculture services across the country.

Bangla News

'PM working to ensure women's empowerment'

Senior Correspondent: Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working to ensure 100 percent education and empowerment of women.

Bangla News

We need not GSP facility: Commerce Minister

Senior Reporter:  Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has commented that Bangladesh now need not the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) status in the US market.

Bangla News

Two of a family burnt dead in Cox's Bazar fire

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Two people were burnt to death in a fire in Napitkhali area of Islampur union under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.

Bangla News

Celebrities pay last respects to Sridevi

Entertainment Desk: The mortal remains of Bollywood superstar Sridevi, who passed away at 54 in Dubai on February 24, has been kept in the Celebration Sports Club in Mumbai.  

Bangla News

Day 2 polling in Dhaka Bar Association voting underway

Staff Correspondent: The voting of Dhaka Bar Association for 2018-2019, is underway for the second day on Wednesday.

Bangla News

How humans echolocate 'like bats'

Risingbd Desk: A study has revealed secrets that help some blind people navigate their world by "seeing with sound".

Bangla News

Shriya's wedding on March 19th

Entertainment Desk: Finally, it sounds like all the rumours that surrounded heroine Shriya Saran's wedding are most likely to come true. Though Shriya's mother has earlier denied that her daughter is not getting married, exclusive reports are now coming about the wedding.  

Bangla News

North Korea 'helping Syria chemical weapons'

International Desk: North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons manufacturing, US media report, citing findings by UN experts.

Bangla News

Fighting continues despite Eastern Ghouta ‘pause’

International Desk: A Russian call for a five-hour truce on Tuesday failed to halt one of the most devastating campaigns of the Syrian war, where residents said government warplanes resumed striking the eastern Ghouta region on Tuesday after a brief lull.

Bangla News

We do politics for welfare of people: PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "Not for corruption, we are doing politics for the welfare and development of the country's people."

Bangla News

Drop JP men from cabinet; Raushan to PM

Staff Correspondent: Opposition leader in Parliament and Co-chairperson of Jatiya Party (JP) Begum Raushan Ershad sought help to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to save her party.

Bangla News

Govt starts construction of 11 model mosques in March

Senior Correspondent: Religious Affairs Minister Principal Matior Rahman on Tuesday said the government has undertaken a project to construct a total of 560 model mosques and Islamic cultural centers in district and upazila levels.

Bangla News

CJ for playing uncompromising role to uphold judiciary’s image

Staff Correspondent: Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain said, “I cannot let the image of the judiciary tarnish due to a few officials and employees.”

Bangla News

Govt approves 774 hajj agencies this year

Senior Correspondent: The government has primarily approved 774 hajj agencies in first phase to participate in hajj programme this year.

Bangla News

3-day WIL FEST to be held marking Int’l Women’s Day

Staff Correspondent: Women in Leadership (WIL) will hold the first ever WIL FEST on 8-10 March at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

Bangla News

DNCC launches hotline over mosquito killing

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has launched a hotline number (01932 665 544) aiming to ensure services at the doorsteps of people as mosquito has increased alarmingly recently.  

Bangla News

Verdict on Nizam Hazari’s JS membership Mar 1

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has fixed March 1 for delivering its verdict, disposing the rule issued on the legality of holding the post of lawmaker by Nizam Uddin Hazari, Awami League MP of Feni-2.

Bangla News

WB to assist Tk 3,642 crore in power sector

Staff Correspondent: The government has taken a major initiative for the development of electricity with assistance of the World Bank (WB).

Bangla News

14 dead in Papua New Guinea quake

International Desk: Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands, police and a hospital worker said on Tuesday, with unconfirmed reports of up to 30 dead.

Bangla News

HC stays decision of freezing Robi's bank account

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has stayed decision of freezing all bank accounts of mobile operator Robi Axiata Ltd, slapped by National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Bangla News

Four killed in Gopalganj road crash

Gopalganj Correspondent: At least four people have been killed and 19 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a brick-laden pick up at the district's Kashiani upazila.

Bangla News

No bar to run case filed in Comilla against Khaleda

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) withdrew a High Court (HC) order that stayed the trial proceedings of a case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia under the Special Powers Act in Chauddagram of Comilla.

Bangla News

Long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Comilla Correspondent: A 40-kilometre long tailback has formed on the Dhaka-Tangail highway due to slow vehicular movement in Daudkandi of Comilla on Tuesday.

Bangla News

ECNEC approves 15 projects worth Tk 17,987cr

Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved 15 development projects involving Taka 17,987.23crore.

Bangla News

Two factions of BCL clash in Ctg

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong:  Two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) clashed during a convention of Chittagong Uttar Zila unit at Engineers Institute in the port city’s Lalkhan Bazar on Tuesday noon.  

Bangla News

38th BCS preliminary results in March

Staff Correspondent: The preliminary results of 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will be published in the first week of March.

Bangla News

King penguins face warming challenge

Risingbd Desk: King penguins are in deep trouble if nothing is done to constrain climate change, researchers say.  

Bangla News

Putin orders Syria 'humanitarian pause'

International Desk: Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily five-hour pause in the Syrian government's assault on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area.  

Bangla News

Saudi king sacks military chiefs

International Desk: Saudi Arabia has sacked its top military commanders, including the chief of staff, in a series of late-night royal decrees.  

Bangla News

Total capital deficit in 7 banks is Tk 9417.43cr

Staff Correspondent, from parliament: Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament on Monday that among the 57 banks in the country, the total capital deficit in seven banks (four state-owned banks and three private banks) is Tk 9,417.43 crore.

Bangla News

PM pays tributes to ex-Rangpur mayor Jhantu

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid rich tributes to former mayor of Rangpur City Corporation and valiant freedom fighter Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu.

Bangla News

Bowling coach Walsh made Tigers' head coach

Sports Desk: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday appointed bowling coach Courtney Walsh as the Tigers' head coach for the upcoming Nidihas Trophy T20I tri-series in Sri Lanka.

Bangla News

Sridevi 'died of accidental drowning in bathtub'

Entertainment Desk: Bollywood actor Sridevi Kapoor died due to “accidental drowning” in a bathtub, according to a forensic report seen by local media.

Bangla News

Man knifed to death in Badda

Staff Correspondent: Some unidentified miscreants have knifed a man to death in Badda area of the capital.

Bangla News

BCB announces squad for Nidahas Trophy T20I series

Sports Reporter:  The Bangladesh Cricket board (BCB) on Monday announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming Nidihas Trophy T20I tri-series naming Shakib Al Hasan as the captain and Mahmudullah Riyad as his deputy.  

Bangla News

Cabinet okays draft amendment of Children Act

Senior Correspondent: The cabinet has approved in principle the draft of Children (Amendment) Act, 2018 incorporating a provision for keeping children court in every district.

Bangla News

Hajj Package-2018 approved

Staff Correspondent: The cabinet has approved the draft of ‘Hajj Package-2018’ with provision of two government management hajj packages.  

Bangla News

'ACC does not act for govt'

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said, "I would like to tell you unequivocally that ACC does not act for any government. This anti-graft body is yours and of people."

Bangla News

5 killed in Narayanganj road accident

Staff Correspondent: At least five people were killed in a collision between a bus and lorry in Narayanganj on Monday noon.

Bangla News

Wearable tech aids stroke patients

Risingbd Desk: Scientists in the US are developing wearable sensors to speed up the recovery of stroke patients.  

Bangla News

Death toll rises to 4 in Sylhet stone quarry

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: The death toll from Sylhet stone quarry accident rose to four with the recovery of two more bodies from the spot in Bholaganj under Companyganj upazila on Monday.

Bangla News

Four people dead in Leicester explosion

International Desk: Four people have died in an explosion at a shop in Leicester, police have confirmed.  

Bangla News

Zia Charitable Trust graft: Khaleda's bail extended till Mar 13

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court extended the bail of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case until 13 March.

Bangla News

Sridevi was prepping for ‘surprise’ dinner date

Entertainment Desk: The Indian film industry is collectively mourning the shocking demise of legendary Bollywood actress Sridevi, who passed away in Dubai late Saturday night.

Bangla News

Rohingya influx still continues

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Exodus of fleeing Rohingya people from Myanmar is still continuing. More Rohingyas are entering into Bangladesh almost every day crossing the Naf River.

Bangla News

Iraq sentences 15 Turkish women to death for joining IS

International Desk: An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death for joining the militant group Islamic State, a judicial spokesman said.

Bangla News

US ties de-nuclearisation to North Korea talks

International Desk: The US has responded cautiously to the possibility of talks with North Korea, saying it would first see whether Pyongyang puts de-nuclearisation on the table.

Bangla News

Daylong transport strike underway in Tangail

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: A dawn-to-dusk strike, enforced by transport owners and workers demanding five points, is underway in Tangail district.

Bangla News

Walton targets to sell out 1.8 m fridges this year

Staff Reporter: The country’s electronics giant ‘Walton’ has set a target of selling out 1.8 million pieces of fridges in the local market in the current year. The target is about 27 percent higher than the sales of fridges in the previous year.

Bangla News

Emergency meeting on mosquito problem at airport

Staff Correspondent: The airport authority called an emergency meeting as mosquito problems increased significantly at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Bangla News

Samsung Galaxy S9 focuses on camera

Risingbd Desk: New and improved camera capabilities are the main thrust of Samsung's pitch for its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and larger S9+.

Bangla News

Hedayetullah Al Mamun made Janata Bank chairman

Economic Correspondent: The government has appointed former senior secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamun as chairman of the state-owned Janata Bank along with the head of board of directors.

Bangla News

Khaleda should stay in jail long days as did Ershad?

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) asked the Attorney General that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia should also stay in jail for long days as did former president H M Ershad?

Bangla News

Sridevi's funeral on Monday

Entertainment Desk: The funeral of veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi, who passed away on Saturday night in Dubai following a cardiac arrest, is expected to take place at the Santacruz crematorium in Mumbai with state honor.

Bangla News

'Loan defaulters will also be punished'

Senior Correspondent: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said loan defaulters would also be brought to the justice.

Bangla News

Info campaign begins against drugs from Mar 1

Senior Correspondent: The Information Ministry is going to start information campaign against drugs across the country from March 1.

Bangla News

Govt appoints new DCs in 22 districts

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has appointed new deputy commissioner (DC) to 22 districts across the country including Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Rangpur, Sylhet and Mymensingh.

Bangla News

‘Quality, time-befitting education a must’

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday put emphasis on quality and time-befitting education to further consolidate country's position in the fast-changing and competitive world.

Bangla News

Onima murder: Two muggers arrested

Faridpur Correspondent: Police have arrested two muggers who attacked on Onima Bhoumik, senior staff nurse of Faridpur Medical College and Hospital, to death in Faridpur.

Bangla News

Ex-mayor of Rangpur city Jhantu no more

Staff Correspondent: Former Rangpur City Mayor Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has passed away at the age of 66 (inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raziun).

Bangla News

UNSC approves 30-day ceasefire in Syria

International Desk: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously approved a resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations.

Bangla News

Decision on Khaleda's bail after getting lower court documents

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) will decide on Khaleda's bail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case after getting lower court documents in the case.

Bangla News

'Khaleda to appear in person if she gets bail'

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before the court concerned in Zia Charitable Trust case if the High Court (HC) grants bail to her in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

Bangla News

Avijit murder probe to end soon, CTTC hopes

Staff Correspondent: Monirul Islam, chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit said a total of 10 persons were held in last three year over writer-blogger Avijit Roy murder case.

Bangla News

‘We all are behind corruption’

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said, “We all are behind corruption. You are also a part of corruption if you could not prevent it. The ACC also finds its failure to curb corruption as people’s participation is not satisfactory. We all are responsible for that.”

Bangla News

Three militants held with arms, bombs in Rajshahi

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained three members of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi early Sunday.

Bangla News

Gazipur jhut godown fire doused

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Fire fighters have brought the fire under control which broke out at some jhut godowns in Konabari of Gazipur city on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

Two injured as wall collapses in Old Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: Two people received severe injuries as a wall of an old building collapsed on them while the demolition work was underway in the capital’s Old Town.

Bangla News

Fire at Gazipur jhut godown

Staff Correspondent: A fire broke out at some jhut (scrap fabrics from garment factories) godown in Konabari of Gazipur city today.

Bangla News

Bollywood actress Sridevi dies

Entertainment Desk: Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor has died of a heart attack, her family says. She was 54.

Bangla News

Hearing on Khaleda Zia’s bail plea today

Staff Correspondent: The High Court will hear today (Sunday) a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

Bangla News

Pilkhana carnage anniversary today

Staff Correspondent: The ninth anniversary of the carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in Dhaka is being observed on Sunday with holding several programmes.

Bangla News

Real Madrid 4-0 Alaves: BBC all score at Bernabeu

Sports Desk: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane praised Cristiano Ronaldo's "wonderful gesture" after he gave up the chance of a hat-trick in the win over Alaves.

Bangla News

Malaysian PM sparks uproar after speaking over rice

International Desk: The Prime Minister of Malaysia has sparked national uproar after revealing he prefers quinoa to rice.

Bangla News

‘Stay alert against war criminals' cohorts’

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the countrymen to stay alert against cohorts of 1971 war criminals saying they did not deserve forgiveness.

Bangla News

‘Humiliation of Bangabandhu will not be tolerated’

Staff Correspondent: “Any kind of humiliation aimed at Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will not be tolerated. Tough movement will be orchestrated against those who will be involved in such execrable activities,” said Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof Dr Kamrul Hasan Khan.

Bangla News

Khaleda would get bail Thursday, if…

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Food Minister Qamrul Islam asserted that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia would secure bail on Thursday last.

Bangla News

Girder of under construction bridge collapses in Feni

Feni Correspondent: A girder of an under construction bridge collapsed at Sonagazi of Feni on Saturday noon.

Bangla News

‘Peaceful movement will turn into mass uprising’

Senior Correspondent: BNP Vice Chairman advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain said, “The peaceful movement which BNP is staging demanding release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and election-time neutral government will turn into mass uprising one day.”

Bangla News

Moudud sees lack of coordination between govt and admin

Senior Correspondent: BNP Standing Committee member Moudud Ahmed sees contrast between speech of Home Minister and steps taken by law enforcement agencies over the party's peaceful programme.

Bangla News

9 killed as SUV rams into Bihar school

International Desk: At least nine schoolchildren of a government middle school in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district were crushed to death by a speeding SUV on Saturday when they were about to cross National Highway 77 after school.

Bangla News

Mugger arrested in capital

Staff Correspondent: Police arrested a mugger from Shewraparha area of the capital on Saturday afternoon.

Bangla News

EC activities not enough for holding participatory election

Staff Correspondent: Former caretaker government adviser Hafizuddin Khan said the Election Commission (EC) has constitutional right to arrange a participatory and neutral election. But the commission could yet not take necessary steps for a free and fair election.

Bangla News

Rakhine’s capital rocked by three bombs

International Desk: Three bombs rocked the capital of Myanmar’s restive Rakhine State, Sittwe, early on Saturday, police said, adding that a policeman was slightly injured and the authorities were still working to determine who was behind the bombings.

Bangla News

Nearly two dozen Afghan soldiers killed in multiple attacks

International Desk: Nearly two dozen Afghan soldiers and three others have been killed in multiple attacks across the country.

Bangla News

BNP’s countrywide protest procession Monday

Senior Correspondent: BNP announced a countrywide protest procession on Monday protesting the foiling of its black flag showing programme and demanding release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is now in jail after being convicted in a graft case.

Bangla News

35 sea turtles freed

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur:  The Forest Department released some 35 turtles in the waters of Bhawal National Park’s zoo on Saturday morning.  

Bangla News

Retd army man killed by robbers

Comilla Correspondent: A retired army man was killed by robbers in Dhonuakhola village under sadar upazila of the district early Saturday. 

Bangla News

Twin car bombings kill nearly 27 in Somalia

International Desk: Twin car bombings and subsequent gunfire has left at least 27 people dead and 20 others wounded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, medical workers said.  

Bangla News

Sipping fruit teas damages teeth

Risingbd Desk: Sipping acidic drinks such as fruit teas and flavoured water can wear away teeth and damage the enamel, an investigation by scientists has shown.  

Bangla News

Last Shishu Prohor at book fair today

Cultural Reporter:  The last Shishu Prohor (special schedule for the children) is being celebrated today (Saturday) at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair.

Bangla News

Mustafiz shines in PSL debut

Sports Desk: Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman on Friday grabbed two wickets giving only 22 runs for his team Lahore Qalandars who lost to Multan Sultans by 43 runs.

Bangla News

Rohingya villages destroyed 'to erase evidence'

International Desk: Satellite images of Myanmar suggest entire Rohingya villages have been destroyed, campaign group Human Rights Watch says,

Bangla News

Gold worth Tk 17 lakh seized at Dhaka airport

Staff Correspondent: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) arrested a person with 339 gram gold worth Tk 16,95,000 from Shahjalal International Airport on Friday.

Bangla News

BNP more united than before, leaders claim

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is currently much stronger and more united than in the past after its chairperson Khaleda Zia had been sent to jail, leaders claimed.

Bangla News

Rail link restored with Sylhet after 16 hrs

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: Rail communication of Sylhet to rest of the country was restored around 4:45pm on Friday, nearly 16 hours after a train derailed at Satgaon station of Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar.

Bangla News

Katrina falls in trouble as she laughs

Entertainment Desk: After Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif has also come under fire for laughing at the ‘casteist’ joke cracked by her Tiger Zinda Hai co-star Salman at a promotional event for the film, reported Hindustan Times.

Bangla News

'Neymar should join Real Madrid to reach new heights'

Sports Desk: Former Real Madrid midfielder Guti Hernandez has urged Brazilian superstar Neymar to join the club (Real Madrid) from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to reach new heights in his career.

Bangla News

Masters Final Exam starts Saturday

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Masters Final Year Examination-2015 under the National University (NU) is set to start on Saturday (February 24).

Bangla News

Khaleda to get bail on Sunday, Moudud hopes

Staff Correspondent: BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed expected that the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia will secure bail on the upcoming Sunday.  

Bangla News

Students demand for evaluation under 'B' set question paper

Staff Correspondent: The examinations of Higher Mathematics of Science Division and Science of Business Studies Division of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) were held under 'A' set question paper across the country. But, students of the capital's Haidar Ali School and College centre were provided 'B' set, for the examinations violating directives of the board concerned.

Bangla News

Question leakages: Education Minister seeks help from all

Staff Correspondent: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid sought assistance from all to stop question paper leakage.

Bangla News

ADB President due Feb 27

Staff Correspondent: Takehiko Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on February 27 for a two-day visit.

Bangla News

Initiatives should be taken from right now

The question papers of Secondary School Certificate (SCC) were leaked consistently this year, which probably broke all records of the past. An urgent meeting was also held at Secretariat over the epidemic of question leakage.

Bangla News

'No bar if BNP gives up destructive programmes'

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said BNP will be allowed for peaceful democratic programme if the party gives up its burning and destructive demonstration.

Bangla News

'Khaleda staying more days in jail for her lawyers'

Staff Correspondent: Food Minister Qamrul Islam has opined that Khaleda Zia is staying more days in jail due to BNP lawyers.

Bangla News

Plot to murder Joy: Charge sheet submitted against 5

Staff Correspondent: Police on Tuesday filed charges against five people on charge of plotting to kidnap and kill prime minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Bangla News

More than 400 killed in Eastern Ghouta

International Desk: More than 400 people have been killed in Eastern Ghouta, a monitoring group said, on the fifth day of the continuing onslaught of aerial bombardment by Syrian government forces backed by Russian warplanes.

Bangla News

Saudi Arabia to invest $64bn in entertainment

International Desk: Saudi Arabia says it will invest $64bn in developing its entertainment industry over the next decade.

Bangla News

Petition filed for producing Khaleda before court

Staff Correspondent: In Zia Charitable Trust graft case, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a petition for a production warrant to produce BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia before a special court in Dhaka.

Bangla News

‘Give me chance to serve you voting for boat’

Staff Correspondent: Seeking an opportunity to serve the countrymen again, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the people to vote for "boat" in the upcoming local government and general elections to keep up the current trend of development and spirit of independence.

Bangla News

PM urges army to uphold democracy, constitution

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed Bangladesh Army to uphold democracy and constitution and contribute more to building a happy and prosperous Bangladesh.

Bangla News

Govt transfers 30 Education officials

Staff Correspondent: The Education ministry on Thursday transferred 30 officials of BCS education, most of them working in Dhaka, to different positions outside of the capital.

Bangla News

‘Khaleda suffering from punishment as she has done graft’

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is suffering from punishment as she has done corruption.”

Bangla News

PM opens 8 new police stations in Rajshahi

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated eight new police stations of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police in the district.

Bangla News

Awami League’s Rajshahi rally begins

Staff Correspondent: The rally of Bangladesh Awami League has begun in Madrasa Moidan of Rajshahi city.

Bangla News

US radio presenter gives birth on air

International Desk: A US morning radio show presenter has given birth on air during her show.  

Bangla News

Musician Ali Akbar Rupu no more

Entertainment Desk: Music director Ali Akbar Rupu passed away at United Hospital in the city on Thursday noon.  

Bangla News

Trump endorses guns for teachers to stop shootings

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead last week in Florida.  

Bangla News

Thomas named West Indies bowling coach

Sports Desk: Cricket West Indies has appointed former South African fast bowler Alfonso Thomas as the bowling coach of the senior men's team.

Bangla News

Bus-pickup collision kills 2 in Rangpur

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: Two people were killed and at least twenty others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a pickup at Ikorchali in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur district on Wednesday evening.

Bangla News

Ensure use of Bangla language in all strata

Today is February 21 regarded as Amar Ekushey which is filled with the memories of the martyrs of the 1952 historic Language Movement. At the same time, February 21 is the International Mother Language Day.

Bangla News

BNP to stage ‘black-flag’ procession Saturday

Senior Correspondent: As Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) did not give permission to hold a rally in the capital for tomorrow, BNP will bring out “black-flag” processions in Dhaka on Saturday (February 24) demanding release of its party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is now in jail after being convicted in a graft case.

Bangla News

CJ for steps to use Bangla in all strata of HC

Staff Correspondent: Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Mahmud Hossain said steps will be taken to increase the use of Bangla language more  in all strata of the High Court (HC).

Bangla News

12 military personnel among 19 injured in Sri Lanka bus blast

International Desk: Nineteen people including 12 military personnel were injured on Wednesday in an explosion on a bus in Sri Lanka, said the military, adding they do not know the cause but suspect it may be a bomb or grenade.

Bangla News

ACC's target is searching illegal wealth

M A Rahman Masum: The target of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is searching the illegal wealth of Bangladeshis who were named in 'Panama' and 'Paradise papers'.

Bangla News

Rape case accused killed in Cox's Bazar gunfight

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: An accused of a rape case was killed in a gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Napitkhali area of Badarkhali union under Chakaria Sadar upazila in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday morning.

Bangla News

Int’l Mother Language Day observed in Japan

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo has observed Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day in a befitting manner.

Bangla News

Syria's Eastern Ghouta suffers 250 civilian deaths

International Desk: The death toll from two days of bombing by Syria's government of a rebel-held area has risen to 250, reports say.

Bangla News

International Mother Language Day being celebrated

Staff Correspondent: The nation is observing Amar Ekyshey, the day of national mourning and also the International Mother Language Day, on Wednesday paying tribute to the martyrs of language movement.

Bangla News

President, PM pay homage to language heroes

Risingbd Desk: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have 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

Mahbubul A Khalid's song on 21 February

Augustin Sujan Barai: Ekushey February, the International Mother Language Day, is being observed today. The nation is paying glowing tributes to the Language Movement martyrs, who laid down their lives for the recognition of Bangla as a state language on this day in 1952.

Bangla News

State of emergency in Maldives extended

International Desk: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen extended a draconian state of emergency by another month on Tuesday, ignoring a growing chorus of international concern and calls for democracy to be restored in the honeymoon islands.

Bangla News

ACC ready to oppose Khaleda’s appeal hearing

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is completely ready to oppose the hearing on the appeal petition filed by lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging her imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust case, said ACC's lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan.

Bangla News

President gives consent to 2 bills

Staff Correspondent: President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday gave consent to two bills which were passed in the 19th session of the 10th parliament.

Bangla News

Indian national held with 2 kg gold in Jessore

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian national along with four gold bars weighing 2.158 kg from a bus at Benapole in Sharsha upazila on Tuesday afternoon.

Bangla News

16 eminent personalities to get Swadhinata Padak

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has nominated 16 eminent personalities for Swadhinata Padak-2018 (Independence Award-2018) in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contribution at the national level.

Bangla News

Nine get life-term in Kishoreganj murder case

Kishoreganj Correspondent: A Kishoreganj court sentenced nine people to life-term imprisonment for killing a farmer in 1996.

Bangla News

Teacher found hanging in Sirajganj

Sirajganj Correspondent: Police found a school teacher hanging with a bridge railing at Garhadah on Karatoa river to the district's Shahjadpur upazila on Tuesday morning.

Bangla News

Teens hold 'lie-in' outside White House

International Desk: A group of teens and more than a hundred supporters staged a "lie-in" outside the White House on Presidents Day to pressure lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws.

Bangla News

Question leakage: Cambridge teacher among 5 remanded

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed five people including two teachers of Cambridge High School of the capital's Uttarkhan on a day-remand each over question paper leakage.

Bangla News

Tension on CU campus: Strike called, arms seized

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Tension has triggered on Chittagong University (CU) campus over clash between two groups of Chhatra League, student wing of the ruling Awami League.

Bangla News

Hearing on Khaleda’s bail petition Thursday

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has set Thursday for hearing the bail petition filed by lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging her sentence in the Zia Orphanage Trust case on Tuesday afternoon.

Bangla News

'Govt plotting to keep BNP out of election'

Senior Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the government is plotting to keep Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its chairperson Khaleda Zia out of the next general election.

Bangla News

Four killed in Mymensingh road crash

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: Four people were killed as a bus rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Ramgopalpur of the district's Gouripur upazila on Tuesday noon.

Bangla News

Khaleda files appeal to HC against verdict

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has filed an appeal against the verdict that has jailed her in Zia Orphanage Trust case.  

Bangla News

RAB DG vows to curb militancy

Staff Correspondent: Director General (DG) of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed said vowed to curb militancy from the country.

Bangla News

Emergency meeting called to stop question leaks

Secretariat Correspondent: The education ministry called an emergency meeting with representatives of concerned people to stop question leaks.

Bangla News

Air pollution: Long term & coordinated plan needed

According to a report of USA based Environmental Performance Index (EPI) report, Bangladesh is the second worst performing country in the world at curbing environmental pollution.

Bangla News

Satkhira man spent his last penny to build Shaheed Minar

Staff Correspondent: An aged man and his wife built a Shaheed Minar spending their personal savings to spread the spirit of language martyrs.

Bangla News

9 officials of fake MLM company held in Gopalganj

Gopalganj Correspondent: Police detained nine officials of an illegal multi-level marketing (MLM) company from a community center in Kuadanga area of the district town.

Bangla News

Chinese police catch criminals with sunglasses

International Desk: During one of the most chaotic mass migrations in the Chinese calendar, Chinese police have been equipped with some high-tech gadgetry to help seek out criminals on the ground.

Bangla News

Dozens of civilians killed in Syria air strikes

International Desk: Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say.

Bangla News

Wreckage of crashed Iran plane found

International Desk: Search and rescue teams are continuing to look for an Iranian plane that crashed in bad weather on Sunday.

Bangla News

Defence Forces Chiefs (Appointment, Salary) Bill passed

Staff Correspondent: The Jatiya Sangsad on Monday passed a bill titled ‘Defense Forces Chiefs' (appointment, salary, allowances and other benefits) Bill 2018’.

Bangla News

Bangladesh enters 4G era

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh entered into a new chapter of fourth-generation (4G) mobile internet technology.

Bangla News

Bangladesh enters 4G era

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh entered into a new chapter of fourth-generation (4G) mobile internet technology.

Bangla News

Give special attention to patients: President

Staff Correspondent: President M Abdul Hamid said, "Patients are the guests of hospitals. Give your (physicians) special attention towards them so that they do not get hurt at the behaviour you are extending towards them."

Bangla News

'Nothing to do if BNP skips polls'

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "We have nothing to do if BNP skips the upcoming national election. The next national election will be held as per the constitution, no matter who are joining it and who are boycotting it."

Bangla News

Swastikas drawn on Polish embassy in Tel Aviv

International Desk: Swastikas have been drawn on the gates of Poland's embassy in Israel, a day after the country's PM said Jews were among perpetrators of the Holocaust.  

Bangla News

Imran Khan ties the knot for the third time

International Desk: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has confirmed party chief Imran Khan’s marriage to his spiritual guide Bushra Maneka, thus ending weeks of speculation about the union.  

Bangla News

Witness threatened in sexual misconduct probe: Oxfam

International Desk: Three men, who worked for the Oxfam Haiti team and are accused of sexual misconduct in the country, physically threatened a witness during an internal investigation into the allegations, UK-based charity Oxfam said.

Bangla News

Certified copy of Khaleda’s verdict published

Staff Correspondent:  The certified copy of the verdict of Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case has been published.  

Bangla News

Singer Saba Tani dies

Entertainment Desk: Bangladeshi singer Saba Tani died on Monday morning at her residence at Uttara in the city. She was 49.

Bangla News

Court to decide over Khaleda’s participation in polls

Staff Correspondent: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AKM Nurul Huda said, "BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was convicted and jailed for five years in a graft case, cannot take part in the next general election in the present context."

Bangla News

Question leaks: 4 teachers among 5 held

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained five persons including teachers from capital's Uttar Khan and Gazipur on charge of question leaks.

Bangla News

CEC sits with Chief Justice

Staff Correspondent: Chief Election Commission (CEC) KM Nurul Huda went to Supreme Court to meet Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Monday noon.

Bangla News

Four-tier security plan for Feb 21

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah said that four-tier security measures have been taken for smooth celebration of the International Mother Language Day on February 21.

Bangla News

Asensio stars as Real Madrid win 8-goal thriller

Sports Desk: Man of the moment Marco Asensio scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo was also on target as Real Madrid kept up the feel-good factor with a thrilling 5-3 victory at Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday night.

Bangla News

4G service starts today

Secretariat Correspondent: Mobile phone users in the country will be able to experience 4G service from today following the handover of 4G/LTE licences to telecom regulators.

Bangla News

PM to address press conference today

Secretariat Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Monday about the outcome of her just-concluded visit to Italy and Vatican City.

Bangla News

Confidence Cement-Peninsula Premier League logo unveiled

Staff Correspondent: The Peninsula Chittagong Limited as every year is going to organize a day long corporate cricket tournament “Peninsula Premier League 2018”.

Bangla News

Australian MP criticised over gun photo

International Desk: An Australian MP has drawn criticism for posting a photo online that showed him aiming a gun and asking: "Do you feel lucky, greenie punks?"

Bangla News

Four killed in Russia church shooting

International Desk: A gunman has opened fire with a hunting rifle on churchgoers leaving a service in Russia's Dagestan region, killing four people and wounding four others.

Bangla News

PM for multipurpose use of tea

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has suggested multipurpose use of tea apart from being just as a popular healthy drink saying, the government wants Bangladesh tea to go on across the world.

Bangla News

PM to visit Gazipur Monday

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to visit Gazipur for attending to the 38th National Conference of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party (VDP) on Monday.

Bangla News

UK lifts ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: The United Kingdom has withdrawn its ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to London following a significant progress made in meeting a number of important security conditions.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to clinch series title

Sports Desk: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second and final T20 International to clinch the series title at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangla News

Aziz, Mahbub receive Bangladesh Bank Award

Economic Correspondent: Dr Azizur Rahman, Professor Emeritus of University of California, USA and Dr Mahbub Hossain (Posthumously), former executive director of BRAC, received the 'Bangladesh Bank Award-2017' in recognition of their contributions to economy.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka set 211-run target for Bangladesh

Sports Desk: Sri Lanka have set 211-run winning target for Bangladesh in the second and final T20 International at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangla News

Finance Minister among 3 get Dr Ibharim gold medal

Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith among three have been awarded the Dr Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal 2018.

Bangla News

Death reference of Rupa murder case at HC

Staff Correspondent: The death reference of the case of college student Zakia Sultana Rupa murder after rape has reached High Court (HC).

Bangla News

Trump lashes out at FBI

International Desk: President Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI late Saturday, describing its failure to follow up on a tip about Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz as "very sad."

Bangla News

Shooting on police: Three more arrested

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Police have arrested three more youths for their alleged involvement in the incident of opening fire on a policeman at a check post in Sholashahor gate no-2 area in the city, raising the toll to 6.

Bangla News

Certified copy of Khaleda's verdict not issued till Sunday

Staff Correspondent: The certified copy of the verdict against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case was not issued on Sunday. It may be released on Monday, according to the court sources.

Bangla News

Tigers bowling against Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I

Sports Desk: Bangladesh are bowling against Sri Lanka in the second and final match of a two-T20I series at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangla News

All 66 killed in Iran plane crash: Airline

International Desk: Sixty-six people have been killed in a passenger plane crash in Iran, airline company officials say.

Bangla News

SSC question leak: No exam is being cancelled

Secretariat Correspondent: Though evidence was found over question paper leakage of the ongoing SSC and its equivalent examinations, no recommendation will be made for cancelling examinations already taken.

Bangla News

Bulu, Shawkat among 23 BNP leaders face arrest warrant

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against 23 BNP men, including its joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu, journalist leader Shawkat Mahmud, in a sabotage case filed with Ramna Police Station in 2015.

Bangla News

PM's press conference Monday

Secretariat Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Monday about the outcome of her recent Italy tour.

Bangla News

Khaleda, others asked to appear before court

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has asked all accused including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 25 in a case filed in connection with Barapukuria coalmine corruption case.

Bangla News

Memo submitted to DC office demanding Khaleda’s release

Staff Correspondent: BNP leaders and activists submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dhaka demanding unconditional release of Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

Ex-MP Mohammad Yusuf passes away

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Mohammad Yusuf, former Member of Parliament (MP) has passed away at the age of 69.

Bangla News

Fire at Tibet’s old shrine

International Desk: A fire broke out at the most important shrine in Tibetan Buddhism - the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa.

Bangla News

Joya Ahsan wins Filmfare Awards for best actress

Entertainment Desk: Bangladeshi popular actress Joya Ahsan won Filmfare Awards (East) 2018 in the best actress category.

Bangla News

Moscow calls US vote meddling claims 'blabber'

International Desk: Moscow on Saturday dismissed as “blabber” and “fantasies” allegations that it interfered in the election that brought President Donald Trump to power, denials that drew immediate scorn from US officials.

Bangla News

'Terrorist' killed in city gunfight

Staff Correspondent: An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with detectives in Badda area of the capital early Sunday.

Bangla News

Bangladesh face Sri Lanka in 2nd T20 today

Sports Desk: It had begun so well. Bangladesh may still have been stinging from Chandika Hathurusingha's surprise exit, but in the first three matches of the tri-nations ODI series, they stomped both oppositions, and appeared as if no side was capable of so much as challenging them in home conditions. Then came the 10-wicket thumping in Mirpur.

Bangla News

Walton starts export of its fridge’s parts to Indonesia

Staff Correspondent: The country’s electronics giant Walton for the first time exported locally made various sorts of parts of fridges to Indonesia, an island country in Southeast Asian region and also the largest Muslim in the country.

Bangla News

Helicopter crash in quake zone kills 14

International Desk: A helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed while they assessed damage from Friday's earthquake in Mexico, killing at least 14 including a baby.

Bangla News

Man held with arm while fleeing, lynched

Staff Correspondent: Locals on Saturday noon caught a man with fire arms at the capital's Hatirjheel area while he was fleeing away after reportedly shooting a man in Merul Badda.  

Bangla News

PM returns home

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned home concluding her four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City.

Bangla News

Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of Zainab

International Desk: A Pakistani man was sentenced to death Saturday for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl whose killing last month led to widespread protests.

Bangla News

NU 4th year honors result published, pass rate 87.41

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: The fourth year honours final results of 2016 under National University (NU) has been published.

Bangla News

Khaleda Zia not being appeared before court Sunday

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not be appeared before the court in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case on Sunday.

Bangla News

Shooting on police: Two SSC candidates arrested

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Police on Saturday morning arrested two SSC candidates for their alleged involvement in the incident of opening fire on a policeman at a check post in Sholashahor gate no-2 area in the city.

Bangla News

BSMMU to confer honorary PhD degrees upon 7 Professors

Staff Correspondent: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) will confer honorary PhD degrees on seven Professors on the occasion of its 3rd convocation.

Bangla News

Finance Minister declares for retirement in December

Special Correspondent: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has declared to go on retirement in the upcoming December.

Bangla News

PM to visit Rajshahi on February 22

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Rajshahi on February 22.

Bangla News

Nahid urges to keep Pvt university expenses affordable

Staff Correspondent: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has urged private university authorities to keep all expenses including tuition and admission fees affordable, regarding the country's socio-economic status.

Bangla News

Three held over burning PM's rally banner

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: Miscreants burnt hanging campaign banner of a rally in Rajshahi where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to speak on February 22.

Bangla News

Suicide blasts kill 18 in Nigeria

International Desk: Three suicide bombers killed 18 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, capital of the state worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, its police commissioner said on Saturday.

Bangla News

Foreign currency worth Tk 16 lakh seized from passenger’s shoes

Staff Correspondent: Customs has seized foreign currency worth Tk 16 lakh hidden in the shoes of a passenger at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Bangla News

BNP urges party men for peaceful movement

Senior Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged its party leaders and activists to take to the streets with peaceful programmes in a bid to free party Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.

Bangla News

Kohli attributes his success to wife Anushka

Sports Desk: After leading India to their maiden ODI series victory on South African soil, captain Virat Kohli thanked wife Anushka Sharma for being a pillar of strength during tough times.  

Bangla News

Youth hacked dead in Satkhira

Satkhira Correspondent: A young man was hacked to death by his cousin over seeking return the lending money of Tk 100 at Digong village in Helatola union of Kolaroa upazila on Friday evening.

Bangla News

Kohli leads India to 5-1 series win over South Africa

Sports Desk: Captain Virat Kohli slammed his 35th century as India crushed South Africa by eight wickets in the sixth One-Day International in Centurion to clinch the six-match series 5-1.  

Bangla News

54 held in Satkhira special drive

Satkhira Correspondent: Police in a special drive arrested 54 people including seven leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to avoid sabotage after the verdict in a graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

ASI receives bullet injury in Ctg

Staff Correspondent: An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of police named Abdul Malek received bullet injury as miscreants open fire targeting a police outpost in the port city on Friday evening.  

Bangla News

PM returns home Saturday

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who reached Abu Dhabi on Thursday morning from Rome concluding her four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City, returns home on Saturday evening after a stopover in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital.

Bangla News

'Wasting time to give verdict's certified copy is planned'

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleged that wasting time to provide the certified copy of verdict against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is an act of pre-planned.  

Bangla News

'Myanmar receives list of 18,000 Rohingya families'

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh has primarily handed over a list of 18,000 Rohingya families to a Home Ministry delegation of Myanmar.  

Bangla News

BNP committing contempt of court in name of programme

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is committing contempt of court in name of peaceful programme due to incapacity of staging demonstration.

Bangla News

BNP leaders meet with lawyers

Senior Correspondent: BNP leaders have started a meeting with lawyers to discuss next course of actions after a Dhaka special court sentenced the party's chairperson Khaleda Zia to five years rigorous imprisonment.

Bangla News

Teen admits Florida shooting, police say

International Desk: The teenager accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school on Wednesday has confessed to the shooting, police say.

Bangla News

Shakib out of 2nd T20 too

Sports Desk: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka as he failed to recover from a finger injury.

Bangla News

5 members of robber gang held in city

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained five members of a robber gang from Sadek Khan Patrol pump area in capital's Mohammadpur early Friday.

Bangla News

Australia beat New Zealand chasing 244 in T20I

Sports Desk: Chasing the massive total of 244, David Warner and Darcy Short came out all guns blazing in the middle and started raining boundaries.

Bangla News

Bangladesh-Myanmar Home Minister-level talks begins

Senior Correspondent: Myanmar Home Minister Lt Gen Kyaw Swe is holding a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at the Secretariat to discuss repatriation of Rohingyas.

Bangla News

Corporal punishment was invented by Satan

Sir Frank Peters: A highway billboard in Amarillo, Texas, that screams ‘beat your children’ to thousands of passing onlookers daily is creating a raucous across America and in other parts of the world and causing people to stop in their tracks and pay attention.

Bangla News

'Faridpur to be divisional headquarter of Padma Division'

Faridpur Correspondent: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said that Faridpur will be made as Padma Division.

Bangla News

Govt increases Khaleda's popularity: Moudud

Staff Correspondent: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has claimed that the government has increased the popularity of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by sending her to jail in Zia Orphanage Trust case.  

Bangla News

25 arms, 2037 rounds of bullet recovered in Bandarban

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: The law enforcers in a drive recovered huge arms and ammunitions and nabbed four people from remote area of Lama upazila of the district on Friday morning.

Bangla News

Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux split

Entertainment Desk: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are separating after two years of marriage, they said in a statement to media on Thursday.  

Bangla News

Woman beaten dead in Satkhira, husband among 4 held

Satkhira Correspondent: A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband in Kukhrali village under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday morning.

Bangla News

World’s tallest wooden skyscraper will be built in Tokyo

International Desk: Japanese architects have unveiled plans for the world's tallest wooden skyscraper.  

Bangla News

Florida shooting: FBI, teachers warned about Nikolas Cruz

International Desk: The FBI has launched a review over its handling of a warning about the teenager accused of carrying out Wednesday's school shooting in Florida.

Bangla News

Khaleda Zia is sound in jail; says IG Prisons

Staff Correspondent: Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Syed Iftekhar Uddin said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is healthy and sound in jail. She is being given all facilities as per the jail code.

Bangla News

Misinterpretation makes Sumona-Soma extremists

Staff Correspondent: Two Bangladeshi sisters, who were arrested over attacking a man in Australia and a policeman in Dhaka in separate incidents, became radicalised through misinterpretation of religion.  

Bangla News

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in 1st T20

Sports Desk: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by six wickets, chasing the hosts' highest ever total of 193 in T20I.

Bangla News

Govt plans for 2nd Padma Bridge on Aricha-Daulatdia point

Staff Correspondent, From the Parliament: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the government has a plan to construct second Padma Bridge on Aricha-Daulatdia point.

Bangla News

Ramaphosa set to become South Africa’s president

International Desk: Cyril Ramaphosa is to be elected president of South Africa by a parliamentary vote less than 16 hours after the resignation of his rival Jacob Zuma, following days of defiant refusal to leave office.

Bangla News

Man gets life-term for burning wife to death

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for burning his wife to death at Konaparha of the capital's Demra in 2009.

Bangla News

Bangladesh batting in 1st T20 against Sri Lanka

Sports Desk: Bangladesh are batting after winning toss against the visiting Sri Lankan in the first T20I of the two-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka.

Bangla News

Shimul Biswas placed on 5-day remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's Assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas on a five-day remand in a sabotage case of Shahbag police station.

Bangla News

‘Preventing question leaks not possible in existing system’

Senior Correspondent: Education Secretary Sohrab Hossain said, “It is not possible to prevent question paper leakage in the existing system. We have to find out a new method to get rid of this menace.”

Bangla News

HC forms two committees over question paper leakage

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has formed two probe bodies over question paper leakage of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations in 2018.

Bangla News

PM reaches Abu Dhabi

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Thursday morning from Rome concluding her four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City.

Bangla News

Death upheld for five in Monu Haji murder case

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has upheld death sentence for five people including top terror Shahadat in the murder case of Monir Uddin Monu alias Monu Haji, vice-president of Mirpur ward no. 12 Swechchasebak League unit.

Bangla News

Farzana Islam made JU VC for second time

JU Correspondent: Professor Farzana Islam has been reappointed as the vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for the second time for four years.  

Bangla News

Int'l community should take united effort

How cruel and dreadful genocide the Myanmar army carried out in Rakhine has been surfaced in an investigation report recently published by Reuters, one of the world’s largest international multimedia news agencies.

Bangla News

17 dead in Florida school shooting

International Desk: At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said.

Bangla News

2 boys die after falling from bridge

Sylhet Correspondent: Two boys died after falling from Keane bridge in the Surma river on Wednesday night.

Bangla News

China deploys 60,000 troops to plant trees

International Desk: China is mobilising 60,000 soldiers to plant 6.6 million hectares of new trees this year.

Bangla News

ANC caucus to pass motion of no confidence against Zuma

International Desk: The African National Congress (ANC) parliamentary caucus on Wednesday agreed to table a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma on Thursday.

Bangla News

19 migrants killed in Libya road crash

International Desk: A truck packed with African migrants crashed near the Libyan town of Bani Walid on Wednesday, leaving at least 19 dead and nearly 80 injured, officials said.

Bangla News

‘No plan to shift Khaleda elsewhere’

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said they have no plan right now to shift BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia elsewhere from the old Dhaka central jail of Nazimuddin Road.

Bangla News

Home ministry-level meeting on Rohingya issue Thursday

Secretariat Correspondent: Putting emphasis on the repatriation process of the displaced Rohingya people, a home ministry-level meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar will be held tomorrow (Thursday) in Dhaka to discus different issues including human trafficking.

Bangla News

ACC chief for action against bribe takers at field level

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmud said, “Bribe takers and corrupt people at field levels will be brought under law based on intelligence information. They will not be given any chance to harass innocent officials.”

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Khaleda cannot file appeal Thursday

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyers are not getting today (Wednesday afternoon) the certified copy of the verdict that sentenced the BNP chief to five-year rigorous imprisonment in a graft case.

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UNSC vows to keep Myanmar situation high on its agenda

Desk Report: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed its commitment to keep the Rohingya situation of Myanmar high on the Council's agenda during its presidencies in the coming months.

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Charges against Fakhrul, 58 others accepted

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has accepted a charge sheet against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 58 others in an arson case filed with Paltan Police Station.

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'Bring new leadership leaving Khaleda-Tarique'

Staff Correspondent: Criticizing BNP's political activities, Awami League joint secretary general Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said bring new leadership leaving corrupt leaders.

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BNP’s hunger strike ends before 3 hours

Senior Reporter: The six-hour long hunger strike of BNP demanding release of its chief Khaleda Zia has ended before three hours of the scheduled time.  

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Legal notice served seeking removal of Education Minister

Staff Correspondent: A legal notice has been served to the authorities concerned seeking removal of Education Minister for failing to stop question leaks in all public examinations.

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Israel PM Netanyahu faces corruption charges

International Desk: Israeli police say that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be charged over alleged bribery cases.

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Tonga parliament building flattened by Cyclone Gita

International Desk: The parliament building in the Pacific country of Tonga has been destroyed by the worst storm to hit the country in more than 60 years.

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Arrest warrant for Assange upheld by court

International Desk: An arrest warrant for the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been upheld by Westminster Magistrates' Court.

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Status quo on felling 4,000 trees in Manikganj

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to maintain a status quo on cutting 4,000 trees by the Singair-Manikganj road in Manikganj district.

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'Bangabandhu gifts unique constitution to nation'

Staff Correspondent: Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave the unique constitution as a gift to the nation on November 4, 1972 soon after the independence of the country.

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Opposition leader makes courtesy call on President

Staff Correspondent, from Parliament: Opposition Leader in Parliament Begum Rowshan Ershad on Tuesday made a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at the President office at Sangsad Bhaban here.

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‘Invest in rural economy to fight poverty’

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the development partners for investing in sustainable rural economies in order to eliminate poverty and hunger.

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Soma's sister Sumona confesses link to militancy

Staff Correspondent: Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of Police arrested Asmaul Husna Sumona, 22, sister of Bangladeshi student Momena Soma who was arrested in Australia for her alleged involvement militant activities.

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Shamsuzzaman Dudu lands in jail

Staff Correspondent: A court in Dhaka on Tuesday sent BNP Vice Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu to jail in a sabotage case filed with Ramna police station.

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Verdict in Ekram murder case on March 13

Feni Correspondent: A Feni court has fixed March 13 for its verdict in the murder case of the district's former Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque.

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Khaleda jailed in graft case: Home Minister

Senior Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been convicted in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. She is confined in the case. She has not been shown arrested in any other case.

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Appeal for Khaleda Zia to be filed Thursday

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Sanaullah Mia said they will file an appeal with the High Court (HC) on Thursday for his client who has been jailed in a graft case.

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JMB had plans for fresh sabotage in Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), one of the banned militant outfits, had taken plans to carry out fresh sabotage in the capital Dhaka.

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Govt violates human rights: BNP

Senior Correspondent: Alleging that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was kept in a worn-out jail, the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government is violating human rights.

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Avijit murder report on March 15

Staff Correspondent: The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday set March 15 for submission of inquiry report in a case filed in connection with the murder of writer and blogger Avijit Roy.

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World Radio Day today

Desk Report: The World Radio Day 2018 is being observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today (Feb 13) highlighting the importance of the radio to the people.

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Fire at Gazipur garment

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: A fire borke out in a garments factory in Zirani of Gazipur on Tuesday morning.

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4G spectrum auction today

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will hold the much awaited spectrum auction in different bands today (Tuesday) for introducing 4G/LTE service in the country.  

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Pahela Falgun today

Desk Report: Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring in the Bengali month of Falgun, is being celebrated today (Tuesday) with flowers, poems, songs and dances. It brings joys and colours both in nature and life.  

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Jacob Zuma 'given 48 hours to resign

International Desk: South Africa's ruling African National Congress has reportedly given Jacob Zuma 48 hours to resign as head of state.

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BNP's sit-in venue shifted to IEB

Senior Correspondent: The venue of sit-in programme announced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been shifted to Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) premises from Jatiya Press Club.

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Oxfam deputy chief resigns over sex scandal

International Desk: British charity Oxfam said on Monday that Deputy Chief Executive Penny Lawrence had resigned over sex scandal.

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‘Nat’l growth without development of agriculture is not possible’

Secretariat Correspondent: Putting emphasis on the importance of the new agri-technology, high-yielding seeds and agricultural inventions, President Abdul Hamid said national growth without the development of agriculture is not possible.

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Imran Tahir 'racially abused by spectator'

Sports Desk: South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir was racially abused by a spectator during victory over India in the fourth one-day international in Johannesburg, says Cricket South Africa (CSA).

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Lucy Holt to get Bangladesh citizenship

Staff Correspondent: The government has decided to award Bangladesh citizenship to British national Lucy Helen Frances Holt, 87, who looked after the people injured during the Liberation War in 1971 risking her life.

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JS passes Nazrul Institute Bill

Staff Correspondent, from Parliament: The Jatiya Sangsad here on Monday passed the "Poet Nazrul Institute Bill, 2018" annulling the Nazrul Institute Ordinance, 1984.

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Khaleda shown arrested in 3 more cases

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been shown arrested in three more cases including killing people in Comilla by petrol bomb attack.

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Shoot female rebels in their vaginas: Duterte

International Desk: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has drawn condemnation from human rights watchdogs and women's groups, after he said that female communist rebels in the country should be shot in their private parts as punishment for fighting the government.

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Mobile phone banned around 200 metres of SCC exam centres

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has banned the use of mobile phone in a radius of 200 metres around the examination centre to prevent the leakage of question papers in the ongoing SSC and equivalent examinations.

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BNP to stage sit-in programme Tuesday

Senior Correspondent: As part of its countrywide programme announced earlier, BNP leaders and activists will stage a sit-in programme in the city on Tuesday protesting the jail sentence of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case.

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Ershad starts election campaign at Dhaka-17

Senior Correspondent: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad will contest in next general polls from Dhaka-17 (Gulshan, Banani and Cantonment area).

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PM meets Pope

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a meeting with Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics of the world, at the Holy See (Vatican City) on Monday.

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PM in Rome, to meet Pope today

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Rome on Sunday afternoon on a four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City.

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‘Deal on Rohingya repatriation signed with UNHCR’

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said the process to repatriate the displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar is being delayed as it is taking time to ensure safe environment for them there.

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PM mourns death of Asma Jahangir

Desk Report: Prime MInister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed profound shock at the death of noted human rights lawyer and social activist of Pakistan Asma Jahangir.

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BNP declares to continue peaceful demo

Senior Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party will continue peaceful demonstration until release of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia.

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London City Airport shut as WW2 bomb found in Thames

International Desk: London City Airport has been closed after a World War Two bomb was found nearby in the River Thames.

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Egypt military operation kills 16 in Sinai Peninsula

International Desk: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is vowing to wipe out his enemies in Sinai in the run-up to his re-election bid next month.  

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3 cops among 6 injured in city road crash

Staff Correspondent: At least six people, including three policemen were injured in a road accident in Rayerbagh area of Jatrabari in the capital on Monday morning.

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Ex-MP Gazi Nazrul Islam arrested

Satkhira Correspondent: In special drives, police have arrested 41 people including ex-MP of Satkhira 4 constituency and Shyamnagar upazila Jamaat Islami Ameer Gazi Nazrul Islam.  

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Scientists race to find mate for Romeo

Risingbd Desk: Conservationists in Bolivia are scouring the country to find a mate for a childless frog who they fear may be the last of his species.  

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Rupa rape and murder case verdict today

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: The verdict in a case filed over the rape and murder of college student Zakia Sultana Rupa will be pronounced on Monday.

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New York state sues Weinstein Company

International Desk: New York prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company, alleging that the studio failed to protect staff from Harvey Weinstein.

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'Bangladesh passing through a bright time of possibility'

Desk Report: President M Abdul Hamid has urged researchers and scientists to come up with new varieties and methods in agriculture and livestock sectors to offset the adverse impact of climate change and ensure their continued advancement.

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US official visits BNP office

Senior Correspondent: An official of US embassy in Dhaka suddenly visited BNP central office of Nayapaltan in the capital on Sunday afternoon.

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Khaleda Zia provided division

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson who landed in jail for five years in a graft case has been provided division in accordance with court order.

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Khaleda will secure bail; say pro-AL lawyers

Staff Correspondent: Pro-Awami League (AL) lawyers opined that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia who was sent to jail in a graft case will secure bail at High Court (HC).

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Speedy Trial (amendment) Bill passed in Parliament

Staff Correspondent, From the Parliament: The Jatiya Sangsad has unanimously passed "The Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (amendment) Bill, 2018 rising jail term to seven years for committing crimes that disrupt law and order situation.

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'Sumon used to collect activists'

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action (RAB) arrested Md Toufique Hossain Sumon from the capital's Kamalapur on Saturday night.

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Russian aircraft crashes with 71 on board

International Desk: A Russian airliner carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed after vanishing from radar screens as it left a Moscow airport for the Urals, media say.

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PM recommended for award

Staff Correspondent, from the Parliament: The Parliamentary Committee has recommended to honor Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her all contributions as the guide of Bangladesh on International Women's Day.

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Ivy flies to Singapore for advanced treatment

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy has flied to Singapore for advanced treatment.

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2 killed in Ctg road crash

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Two people were killed and two others injured as a bus collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Patiya upazila of Chittagong.

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'Khaleda is kept as general prisoner as per jail code'

Staff Correspondent: Inspector General of Prisons Syed Iftekhar Uddin has said, "BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is kept as a general prisoner. She is not provided division as per jail code."

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