Saturday 31 March 2018

Rape case accused killed in ‘gunfight’ with RAB

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: An accused in a rape case was killed in a “gunfight” with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Chokoria upazila of Cox's Bazar early today.

Bangla News

KUET students on strike demanding compensation

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) sat on hunger strike until death demanding compensation for four students who were killed in an explosion in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh.

Bangla News

Now only movement in BNP’s mind, says Fakhrul

Senior Correspondent: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party is now only thinking of a movement, not election and any other things, to have their chairperson Khaleda Zia freed from jail.

Bangla News

‘Coaching centres not only illegal, but also corruption hub’

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said coaching centres are not only illegal but also hub of corruption. So, coaching business and question leakage must be root out at any cost from the country.

Bangla News

‘EVM to be used in Gazipur, Khulna city polls’

Staff Correspondent: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) K M Nurul Huda has said that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be used in the election of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) scheduled to be held on May 15.

Bangla News

UN chief calls for inquiry into deadly Gaza clashes

International Desk: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an independent investigation into deadly clashes in Gaza between Palestinians and Israeli troops, while Security Council members urged restraint on both sides.

Bangla News

Bangladesh hit Iran for 8

Sports Desk: Bangladesh thrashed Iran 8-1 in their second match of the Jockey Club International Girls' U-15 Football Tournament in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Bangla News

Fire incidents kill 1400 in 6 years

Staff Correspondent: Around 88,000 fire incidents took place in Bangladesh in last six years, leaving a total of 1,400 people including men, women and children killed and causing damages to properties worth over Tk 29,000 crore.

Bangla News

‘PM’s speech over Khaleda’s health is true’

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader claimed that the speech made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health is not untrue.

Bangla News

10-km tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

Comilla Correspondent: A 10-kilometer tailback has ensued at Munshiganj, Narayanganj and Daudkandi bridge area of Comilla on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.  

Bangla News

Lightning kills 3 farmers in Pabna

Pabna Correspondent: Three farmers were killed in lightning strikes in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna.

Bangla News

Gazipur, Khulna city polls May 15

Staff Correspondent:  Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls will be held on May 15.

Bangla News

PP Babu Sona goes missing

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: Rathish Chandra Bhowmik known as Babu Sona, a public prosecutor (PP) of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi and Khadem Rahmat Ali murder cases, remained traceless since Friday morning.

Bangla News

Beauty rape, murder: Key accused Babul arrested

Sylhet Correspondent: Members of RAB have arrested Babul Mia, the main accused in the case filed over the rape and murder of schoolgirl Beauty Akter at Shayestaganj upazila in Habiganj.  

Bangla News

Israeli forces kill 17 in Gaza

International Desk: The Palestinian Authority has declared Saturday a day of national mourning after 17 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza's border with Israel in a major demonstration marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day.

Bangla News

Neymar back in two to three weeks: Emery

Sports Desk: Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery believes it will only be two or three weeks before Brazil star Neymar is ready to return to France.

Bangla News

Friday 30 March 2018

Warner to address media over ball-tampering Saturday

Sports Desk: David Warner, who has been identified as the instigator of a ball-tampering scandal that rocked the cricket world, will hold a media conference to discuss the issue on Saturday, Cricket Australia (CA) has said.  

Bangla News

‘Politics for anti-liberation forces should be stopped forever’

Senior Correspondent: Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor has said only the parties that believe in the Liberation War and the country’s independence should be allowed to join polls.

Bangla News

Schedule for Gazipur, Khulna city polls Saturday

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce schedule for Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) on March 31 (Saturday).

Bangla News

Hailstorm damages huge crops, houses in Nilphamari

Nilphamari Correspondent: Hailstorm coupled with rain left different crops on vast tracts of land damaged in Domar and Dimla upazila of Nilphamari district on Friday.

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Holey Artisan attack: Sagor placed on fresh remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed Hadisur Rahman Sagar, one of the top militants of Neo JMB who allegedly supplied firearms for the Holey Artisan attack in the capital’s Gulshan, on a fresh five-day remand.

Bangla News

17 migrants killed in Turkey road crash

International Desk: At 17 undocumented migrants were killed and 36 others were injured as a minibus carrying them crashed into a light pole late on March 29 (Thursday) in eastern Turkey.

Bangla News

Bangladesh beat Malaysia 10-1

Sports Desk: Bangladesh Under-15 Women’s Football Team beat Malaysia Under-15 side 10-1 goals in the opener of the four-team Jockey Club Girls International Youth Invitational Football Tournament at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in Hong Kong on Friday.

Bangla News

Jessore Road to be upgraded two-lane without chopping down trees

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: The government has taken an initiative to upgrade the Jessore-Benapole (Jessore Road) highway two lane remaining the century-old trees unharmed on both sides of the road.

Bangla News

BNP demands Khaleda’s immediate release

Senior Reporter:  BNP has demanded of the government to immediately release their party chief Khaleda Zia for her better treatment either at home or abroad.  

Bangla News

Shakib returns home from hospital

Desk Report: Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan returned home on Friday noon after taking treatment at Labaid Hospital in the city.

Bangla News

Thursday 29 March 2018

SC asks lower courts to write date in Bangla

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has come up with an instruction to the country’s lower courts to write date of verdict in Bangla side by side English.

Bangla News

Washington DC mayor declares March 26 as Bangladesh Day

Staff Correspondent: The Mayor of Washington DC has declared the Bangladesh's Independence and National Day as the "Bangladesh Day", according to a press release of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC.

Bangla News

Australia coach Lehmann quits over ball-tampering scandal

Sports Desk: Darren Lehmann will leave his post as the Australia coach after the fourth Test against South Africa, which begins on Friday.

Bangla News

Cast vote for boat, we’ll give you Sonar Bangla: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the countrymen to cast vote for Awami League in upcoming elections recalling the party's historic role and sacrifices in realizing Bengali rights, nation building, independence and for continuity of the current development spree.

Bangla News

Hajj flight to start on July 14

Secretariat Correspondent: The first Hajj flight for pilgrims is set to take off on July 14, said Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal.

Bangla News

Rangpur Khadem murder: 7 JMB’s death reference at HC

Staff Correspondent: The death reference of seven militants of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has reached High Court from a Rangpur court.

Bangla News

PM asks officials to work sincerely to implement ADP

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked officials of various departments at grassroots to work with utmost sincerity for proper implementation of the government's Annual Development Programmes (ADP).

Bangla News

Smith breaks down

Sports Desk: Former Australia cricket captain Steve Smith broke down in tears during a press conference after apologising for the ball-tampering scandal that has resulted in him being banned from international cricket for a year.

Bangla News

NBR's pre-budget talks start on April 1

Economic Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to start its pre-budget discussion with trade bodies and other stakeholders from April 1 and will continue till April 26.

Bangla News

Maradona's message of support after Argentina's loss

Sports Desk: After Argentina's thrashing at the hands of Spain, Diego Maradona has tried to boost the morale of the Albiceleste fans with a supportive message on social media.

Bangla News

‘Major progress in fighting graft within 10 years’

Desk Report: Finance Minister AMA Muhith has hoped that the country will attain major progress in fighting corruption within the next 10 years as the government has taken various steps to combat the social menace. 

Bangla News

Ghostly galaxy may be missing dark matter

International Desk: An unusually transparent galaxy about the size of the Milky Way is prompting new questions for astrophysicists.

Bangla News

Fakhrul's meeting with Khaleda Zia stayed

Senior Correspondent: The meeting which was scheduled to be held between BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir this noon has been suspended due to the illness of Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

Verdict in Salman Khan black buck poaching case on April 5

Entertainment Desk:  A Jodhpur court will announce on April 5 the verdict in the 1998 black buck poaching case against actor Salman Khan.

Bangla News

Fakhrul sits with Khaleda Zia this noon

Senior Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is going to meet with party Chairperson Khaleda Zia who is now in jail after being convicted in a graft case.

Bangla News

Warner apologizes

Sports Desk: David Warner has issued an apology via social media after being banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia for his role in a ball-tampering plot during the third test against South Africa.

Bangla News

Facebook will never sell your info without consent: Zuckerberg

International Desk: Facebook will never sell your information without consent.'  

Bangla News

Another victim burnt in Pallabi blast dies

Staff Correspondent: A woman who was severely burnt at an explosion in the city's Pallabi area on Tuesday has died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday, raising the death toll into two.

Bangla News

Wednesday 28 March 2018

Islamist rebels kill at least 11 in DR Congo

International Desk: Islamist rebels are suspected of killing at least 11 civilians in an attack in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said on Wednesday, adding to some 1,000 civilians who have been killed there in similar attacks since 2014.

Bangla News

BNP announces fresh programmes

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced fresh programmes demanding the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail.

Bangla News

JU gets new proctor

JU Correspondent: The administration of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has temporarily appointed Shikdar Md. Zulkarnain, an Associate Professor of the Archeology Department, as new proctor of the varsity.

Bangla News

Shafeenul takes charge as BGB new chief

Staff Correspondent: Major General Md Shafeenul Islam has taken charge as new Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Bangla News

BNP postpones Suhrawardy Udyan rally

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has postponed its rally scheduled to be held at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan on March 29.

Bangla News

Prisoners get chance to talk over phone

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: “Mobile phone facility” for prisoners has been introduced in a bid to stop the use of illegal cell phones by notorious criminals.

Bangla News

Three Nepal plane crash survivors return home

Staff Correspondent: Three survivors of the tragic plane crash in Nepal, who were undergoing treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), have returned home.

Bangla News

Kim looks forward to meeting with me: Trump

International Desk: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looked forward to meeting with him, indicating the planned landmark talks between the isolated Asian leader and Republican president will go forward.

Bangla News

Win Myint elected new Myanmar president

International Desk: Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday elected Win Myint, a loyalist of Aung San Suu Kyi, as new president, while she retained her executive authority over the government.

Bangla News

PM’s speech mysterious; says BNP

Senior Correspondent: BNP has termed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s speech over “one-eleven” as “mysterious and interesting”.

Bangla News

‘Poll-time govt to be formed with parties in parliament’

Secretariat Correspondent: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said election-time government would be formed with representatives of the political parties who are in the current parliament.

Bangla News

Why should Khaleda’s sentence not be enhanced?

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has issued a rule asking the government and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia as to why her (Khaleda) jail sentence should not be enhanced in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

Bangla News

Smith, Warner banned for 12 months

Sports Desk: Australian skipper Steve Smith and opener David Warner have been banned for 12 months for their roles in the ball-tampering scandal that rocked the third Test against the Proteas at Newlands last weekend.

Bangla News

'Over 13.11 lakh students to sit for HSC exam this year'

Senior Correspondent: Some 1,311,457 students will appear for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination in this year. Of them, 692,730 are female students and 618,727 are male students.

Bangla News

Mahbubur indicated in Ranada Prosad Saha’s murder

Staff Correspondent: Md. Mahabubur Rahman of Tangail has been indicated in the murder of Danbir Ranada Prosad Saha (RP Saha) in 1971.

Bangla News

Tuesday 27 March 2018

City fire leaves one dead

Staff Correspondent: A three-year old girl, who sustained burn injuries after an underground reservoir of a house exploded and caught fire in the city`s Pallabi area, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital Wednesday morning.

Bangla News

Prisoners can talk to relatives over phone for the first time

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: For the first time in the country, prisoners can talk for a maximum of 10 minutes with his or her family members. He or she can avail of the facility twice a month.

Bangla News

Bangladesh becomes champion in 3rd Asian Archery

Sports Desk: Bangladesh has become champion in the third South Asian Championship with six golds at held at BKSP.

Bangla News

BPDB’s former chief engineer lands in jail

Staff Correspondent: Shahidul Alam, a former chief engineer of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), landed in jail after a Dhaka court rejected his bail in two corruption cases filed against him by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Bangla News

DNCC issues letter to write nameplates in Bangla

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has issued letters to all the institutions under Bangladesh Bank (BB), the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) requesting to replace nameplates, sign boards, billboards and banners etc. in Bangla.

Bangla News

Zuckerberg's losses on Facebook data scandal hit $10bn

Risingbd Desk: The Federal Trade Commission has an open investigation into Facebook's growing privacy scandal it revealed Monday - escalating a crisis which has now personally cost Mark Zuckerberg $10 billion.

Bangla News

Coaching centres to be closed since 29 March

Secretariat Correspondent: All the coaching centres running HSC examinations related activities will be closed since 29 March, according the Education Ministry.

Bangla News

Garo women murder: 2 give confessional statement

Staff Correspondent: Two accused of Garo women murder case of Gulshan’s Kalachandpur has given confessional to the incident.

Bangla News

BNP demands dissolution of parliament before polls

Senior Correspondent: BNP has demanded that the government take steps for holding the next general election under a non-party administration.

Bangla News

Fire at Khulna F R Jute Mills

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: A fire has broken out at F R Jute Mills Ltd at by-pass road area adjacent to BKSP under the city’s Khan Jahan Ali police station.

Bangla News

Four siblings among 5 get life-term in Khulna

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: A Khulna court has sentenced five people including four siblings to life-term rigorous imprisonment over a farmer murder in 2003.

Bangla News

Indian citizen held with 32 gold bars in Jessore

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian national along with 32 gold bars weighing 3.400 kg from bordering Shikarpur area in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Tuesday.

Bangla News

PM calls for native solution to water management

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday suggested finding a native solution to water management and stressed maintaining the navigability of the rivers and highest harvesting of the rain water to resolve the shortage of water during lean period.

Bangla News

UN chief hits out at Myanmar army chief over Rohingya comments

International Desk : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday criticized Myanmar’s army chief after he declared that the Muslim Rohingya had nothing in common with the country’s other ethnic groups.

Bangla News

Verdict on 4 Moulvibazar war crimes accused any day

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will deliver its verdict any day against four Moulvibazar men in a case filed for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.  

Bangla News

'BNP's rally depends on approval of police commissioner'

Senior Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the rally of BNP at Suhrawardi Udyan is depending on the approval of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner. 

Bangla News

Extension of Khaleda’s punishment: ACC’s appeal hearing Wednesday

Staff Correspondent: The High Court has fixed tomorrow (Wednesday) for hearing on acceptance of an appeal filed by Anti-Corruption Commission seeking extension of punishment for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

Bangla News

Bangladesh win gold in South Asian archery

Sports Desk: Bangladeshi archers produced an impressive performance, grabbing a gold medal at the South Asian Championships on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Monday 26 March 2018

US expels 60 Russian diplomats

International Desk: The Trump administration expelled 60 Russian diplomats on Monday and ordered Russia's consulate in Seattle to close, as the United States and European nations sought to jointly punish Moscow for its alleged role in poisoning an ex-spy in Britain.

Bangla News

Man killed in hailstorm in Sirajganj, 6 inured

Sirajganj Correspondent: A man was killed and 6 others were injured in the incident of hailstorm at Boalkandi Char of the district’s Chouhali on Monday evening.

Bangla News

Two children burnt from electrocution in city

Staff Correspondent: Two children were burnt from electrocution at Rothkhola road area of the capital’s Nawabpur on Monday noon.

Bangla News

Juba League attack on AL programme, 10 injured

Satkhira Correspondent: At least 10 people including Satkhira District Awami League President Munsur Ahmed have been injured as Juba League activists carried out attack on a programme of Awami League in Satkhira.

Bangla News

Smith steps down as captain of Rajasthan Royals

Sports Desk: Steve Smith has stepped down as captain of Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals following the ball-tampering controversy during Australia's third Test defeat by South Africa.  

Bangla News

Who deny Bangabandhu’s declaration are anti-national

Staff Correspondent: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said people who deny Bangabandhu’s declaration of the country’s independence are anti-national.

Bangla News

Nepal plane crash victim Shahin Bepari dies

Staff Correspondent: Another US-Bangla plane crash victim died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital on Monday afternoon, taking the death toll from the accident to 51.

Bangla News

SUST student hacked dead in Sylhet

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was hacked to death by miscreants Kadamtoli area of the city early Monday.

Bangla News

PM greets FFs with gifts on Independence Day

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the 48th Independence and National Day.

Bangla News

Google Doodle celebrates Bangladesh’s Independence Day

Staff Correspondent: Search engine giant Google has created a new doodle on its homepage, marking the Independence Day of Bangladesh.

Bangla News

Tough position must against corruption right now

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said we must have to go on tough position against the corruption to achieve recognition of developing country.

Bangla News

Let the nation be united with new commitment

Today is a glorious day in the history of Bengali nation. It’s a day of getting freedom. It’s also a day for hoisting the red-green flag in front of the globe. Breaking the chain of subjection, the independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971.

Bangla News

PM asks children to love country deeply

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the children and juveniles to nourish the spirit of patriotism and prides of a victorious nation to consolidate the country's dignity in the world in future.

Bangla News

Motorbike rider killed in Gazipur road crash

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: A bike rider killed as a bus knocked down his motorcycle on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Hotapara area of Gazipur Sadar on Monday.

Bangla News

Sunday 25 March 2018

Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi by 3 wickets

Sports Desk: Islamabad United dominated with the bat and ball as they defeated defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by three wickets on Sunday to lift the trophy of the third edition of the Pakistan Super League.

Bangla News

President, PM pay respects at Nat'l memorial

Staff Correspondent: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to martyrs at the National Mausoleum in Savar, on outskirts of capital Dhaka, Monday morning to mark the 48th Independence Day.

Bangla News

Nation being celebrated 48th Independence Day

Desk Report: The nation is being celebrate the 48th Independence and National Day on March 26 (Monday) with due respect.

Bangla News

Four killed as truck rams Nasiman in Jessore

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: At least four people were killed and four others were injured as a truck rammed a human-hauler, locally known as Nasiman, at Harikhali area of the district’s Sharsha upazila on Sunday afternoon.

Bangla News

N’ganj sub-registrar suspended over bribery scandal

Senior Correspondent: Eshak Ali Mandal, a sub-registrar at Araihazar Upazila Land Registry Office, was temporarily suspended on Sunday after a video footage of bribe taking by him went viral on social media.

Bangla News

Sabina, Krishna get Indian visa

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh women football team captain Sabina Khatun and former skipper Krishna Rani Sarkar finally got visa to participate in Indian Women’s Football League.

Bangla News

Bangladesh to remain without other's help, says PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh as a victorious nation would live in the world forever keeping its head high without seeking help to others.

Bangla News

‘Law enforcement agencies ready to prevent terror attack’

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said law enforcement agencies are ready to face against any kind of terror incident like the Holey Artisan attack of the capital’s Gulshan.

Bangla News

Walton launches pen drives

Augustin Sujon: Local manufacturer Walton has introduced its new product, a range of 16GB and 32GB pen drives, on tech market.

Bangla News

HSC question set to be fixed before 25 min of exams

Secretariat Correspondent: The question sets of the upcoming Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be fixed through lottery 25 minutes before the tests in a bid to prevent question paper leak.

Bangla News

Birthday: Report on Khaleda’s arrest April 25

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has set April 25 to submit report over BNP Chairperson’s Khaleda Zia’s arrest issued in a case filed against her for celebrating a “fake” birthday on August 15.

Bangla News

Digital Security Act: Diplomats hold meeting with Law Minister

Secretariat Correspondent: Diplomats from 10 countries and the European Union (EU) have held a meeting with Law Minister Anisul Huq over three sections of the proposed Digital Security Act.

Bangla News

Smith, Warner step down from Australia captaincy

Sports Desk: Australia captain Steve Smith and Vice-captain David Warner have stepped down from their positions for the rest of the third Test against South Africa a day after a ball tampering incident.

Bangla News

Newborn’s head cut off: Comilla civil surgeon among 7 sumonned

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has summoned civil surgeon of Comilla, director of Comilla Medical and five physicians involved in the incident of cutting off a woman’s uterus along with her newborn child’s head during cesarean operation.

Bangla News

Fazle Noor Taposh resigns from Awami Ainjibi Parishad

Staff Correspondent: Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has resigned from the post of secretary member of Bangabandhu Awami Ainjibi Parishad.

Bangla News

Boat capsize: 5 bodies recovered from Shitalakkhya

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: The bodies of five missing people have been recovered from the Shitalakkhya River.

Bangla News

Steve Smith faces ball-tampering inquiry

International Desk: Australia's Cameron Bancroft has admitted he tampered with the ball during the third Test against South Africa - and captain Steve Smith says he knew of the plan in advance.

Bangla News

1-minute blackout to be observed tonight

Staff Correspondent: The whole country will observe a one-minute blackout in memory of the Genocide carried out by Pakistani Junta in 1971.

Bangla News

Saturday 24 March 2018

Huge gun-control rallies sweep US

International Desk: Hundreds of thousands of protesters are taking to the streets across the US to call for tighter gun control.

Bangla News

‘Swarna Dweep can be another Singapore if planned steps taken’

Noakhali Correspondent: President M Abdul Hamid said the Swarna Dweep, an alienated island under Hatiya Upazila in Noakhali, has huge potentials for development that can contribute to national economy.

Bangla News

Mass rallies on US gun control begin

International Desk: Hundreds of thousands of Americans are gathering across the country for a series of marches demanding tighter gun control.

Bangla News

4 held over molesting 4 Eden college students

Staff Correspondent: Police on Saturday arrested four employees of a clothing shop at Chandni Chawk market in the city for their alleged involvement in molesting four students of Eden Mohila College.

Bangla News

‘Polls to be held in time even if any party does not join’

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: “There are 40 registered political parties in the country. We want that all parties take part in the election. The next general election will be held in due time even if any of the political parties refrains from participating in the election,” said Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam.

Bangla News

‘There is no instance of PM’s resignation before polls’

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Ruling out the possibility of the Prime Minister's resignation before the next general election, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said there is no instance of such resignations in the democratic countries of the world.

Bangla News

BNP’s claims reflected in German study: Fakhrul

Senior Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has found a similarity of their allegation with a report of German-based institution published by BBC online yesterday.

Bangla News

Protesters clash with police in Catalonia

International Desk: Crowds of protesters in Spain's Catalonia region have clashed with police after the Supreme Court stepped up legal action against separatists.

Bangla News

Ershad wants polls-time govt with parties in parliament

Senior Correspondent: HM Ershad, Chairman of Jatiya Party, demanded that an election-time government be formed with the representatives of those political parties who are representing in the current parliament.

Bangla News

US-Bangla aircraft takes off again after emergency landing

Staff Correspondent: The flight of US-Bangla Airlines took off again for Malaysia after making an emergency landing at Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday. 

Bangla News

Hero French cop who took place of hostage dies

International Desk: A French policeman who was shot and stabbed after swapping himself for a hostage in a rampage and siege President Emmanuel Macron branded "an Islamist terrorist attack" died of his wounds on Saturday, becoming the gunman's fourth victim.

Bangla News

Plane crash survivor Kabir to be taken to Singapore

Staff Correspondent: US-Bangla plane crash survivor Kabir Hossain will be shifted to Singapore for better medical treatment.

Bangla News

US-Bangla plane makes emergency landing at Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: Malaysia-bound an aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines made an emergency landing 30 minutes after taking off at Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday.

Bangla News

40 shops gutted in Ctg fire

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: At least 40 shops were gutted, as a fire broke out in the city's Nayabazar area of Patenga in the district on Saturday.

Bangla News

Friday 23 March 2018

Afsana laid to rest beside Abid Sultan

Staff Correspondent: US-Bangla plane crash victim pilot Abid Sultan’s wife Afsana Khanam has been laid to the eternal rest beside her husband’s grave at the Banani military graveyard in the capital.

Bangla News

France hostage crisis: Police shoot gunman dead who kills four

International Desk: Armed police have killed a suspect who shot four people dead in a shooting spree in southern France.

Bangla News

Youth killed in ‘gunfight’ known as DB man Jalal murder accused

Staff Correspondent: The youth who was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Detectives at Pirerbag of the capital’s Mirpur area has been known as Hassan Mahmud, the main suspect of DB Inspector Md Jalal Uddin murder.

Bangla News

Moudud comes up result of next general election

Senior Correspondent: BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has come up with a result of next general election if it is held in free and fair manner.

Bangla News

Radisson Blu Ctg to observe Earth Hour

Staff Reporter, Chittagong: The Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View will observe Earth Hour.

Bangla News

Garo women murder: 2 give statement, 2 remanded

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed two accused of Gulshan Garo women murder on a three-day remand each.  

Bangla News

Nepal tragedy: Alif laid to eternal rest

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Nepal plane crash victim Alifuzzaman Alif has been laid to eternal rest at Razapur madrasa graveyard of Khulna’s Rupsa upazila on Friday.

Bangla News

One minute blackout on March 25 night: Home Minister

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the country will observe a one-minute blackout on the night of March 25.

Bangla News

Plane crash victim Nazrul buried with state honour

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: Freedom Fighter Nazrul Islam who was killed in the US-Bangla plane crash in Nepal has been laid to eternal rest with state honour.

Bangla News

Russia 'arming the Afghan Taliban', says US

International Desk: Russia is supporting and even supplying arms to the Taliban, the head of US forces in Afghanistan has told.

Bangla News

Nazrul laid to rest with state honour

Staff Correspondent: Freedom Fighter Nazrul Islam, who was killed in US-Bangla plane crash in Kathmandu, was buried at Gorhanga graveyard in the city on Friday afternoon.

Bangla News

Govt applying ‘terrible tricks’ to prolong Khaleda’s imprisonment

Senior Correspondent: BNP senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the government is applying ‘terrible tricks’ to prolong the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s stay in jail.

Bangla News

Intern doctors go on indefinite strike

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: Interns at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital declared an indefinite strike demanding security over a clash with the relatives of a patient. 

Bangla News

Origin of six-inch mummy confirmed

Risingbd Desk: Tests on a six-inch-long mummified skeleton from Chile confirm that it represents the remains of a newborn with multiple mutations in key genes.

Bangla News

Suu Kyi loyalist Win Myint tipped for presidency

International Desk: Win Myint, the long-serving member of Myanmar’s ruling party who is expected to become the country’s next president within days, is described by colleagues as a skilled political operator with a crucial quality — loyalty to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Bangla News

Thursday 22 March 2018

Writ filed for Khaleda Zia

Staff Correspondent: A writ petition has been filed to the High Court (HC) for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of not providing Vakalatnama (power of attorney) with her signature.

Bangla News

BD to effectively face challenges to make graduation from LDC

Desk Report: Bangladesh will effectively face all challenges on the way of its march toward a successful graduation from LDC group in 2024, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed.

Bangla News

DB inspector murder: Accused’s wife gives statement

Staff Correspondent: Tania Begum, wife of the accused Hassan Mahmud of the murder case of DB Inspector Md Jalal Uddin, gave statement as a witness in the incident under the section 164 of criminal procedure.

Bangla News

House catches fire at city’s Abdullahpur

Staff Correspondent: A fire broke out at a tin-shed house of the capital’s Abdullahpur area around 7:15pm on Thursday.

Bangla News

Mystery behind Gulshan Garo women murder uncovered

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Sanjib, mastermind of two Garo women murder of Gulshan, and his three friends.

Bangla News

Plane crash: 3 other bodies handed over to families

Staff Correspondent: The bodies of three other Bangladeshis, who were killed in the US-Bangla plane crash in Kathmandu, have been handed over to their respective families.

Bangla News

Gulshan Garo women murder: Report April 26

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has fixed April 26 to submit report in the murder case of two Garo women occurred at Kalachandpur of the capital’s Gulshan.

Bangla News

Holey Artisan attack: Sagor on 7-day remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court placed Hadisur Rahman Sagar, one of the top militants of Neo JMB who allegedly supplied bombs during the Holey Artisan attack in the capital’s Gulshan, on a 7-day remand.

Bangla News

10-truck arms haul: HC bench fixed for appeal hearing

Staff Correspondent: The Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Mahmud Hossain has fixed a bench of High Court (HC) for hearing on appeals and death references in the sensational 10-truck arms haul cases of Chittagong.  

Bangla News

Keep up achievement: PM to countrymen

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the countrymen to keep up the achievement dedicating Bangladesh's graduation to a developing nation to them as she was accorded a grand reception for her stewardship for the landmark development.

Bangla News

Two top militants held

Bogra Correspondent: Police have arrested two members of neo-JMB, an ultra-radical offshoot of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

Bangla News

US mission in Bangladesh to remain closed Mar 26

Staff Correspondent: The American Embassy in Dhaka, including its consular section, will remain closed on March 26 to celebrate the Independence Day.  

Bangla News

2 to die for double murder

Staff Correspondent: Two people have awarded with death penalty for killing technician of Hyundai Lead Company Zakiur Rahman Juwel and his friend Sabuj in the capital’s Gulshan.

Bangla News

We have to go ahead keeping up this achievement

Bangladesh is going to turn into Developing Country from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) category very soon. The UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has offered us this good news.

Bangla News

Liberation War Affairs Minister shocked at Kakon Bibi’s death

Secretariat Correspondent:  Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has expressed deep shock at the death of freedom fighter Bir Protik Kakon Bibi.  

Bangla News

Wednesday 21 March 2018

Walton starts export of its locally made laptop

Economic Reporter: The ‘Made in Bangladesh’ labeled Walton laptops is going to hit the Nigeria’s ICT market. As a first company in Bangladesh, the local electronics giant Walton is exporting locally made laptops. By which, Bangladesh has been emerged as a laptop exporting country and thus the name of Bangladesh is going to be enlisted in the list of laptop exporting country.  

Bangla News

Gulshan double-murder over previous enmity

Maksudur Rahman: Two Garo tribal women-- Besset Chiring, 65, and her mother Sujata Chiring, 40-- of the capital’s Gulshan were killed over previous enmity, police primarily guessed.

Bangla News

United Hospital fined Tk 20 lakh

Staff Correspondent: A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has fined the authority of the United Hospital in Dhaka’s Gulshan Tk 20 lakh on charges of keeping expired reagents, surgical thread, buying drugs from unauthorised agents and selling counterfeit drugs.

Bangla News

10 Bangladeshi workers arrested over four-murder in Abu Dhabi

International Desk: Ten Bangladeshi workers stood trial for causing the death of four people at a workers' accommodation in Abu Dhabi.

Bangla News

Israel destroys Syrian nuclear reactor

International Desk: Israel on Wednesday acknowledged that it destroyed a Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007, ending a decadelong silence over the airstrikes in what it said was a warning for an increasingly bellicose Iran.  

Bangla News

JS goes into session April 8

Staff Correspondent: President Abdul Hamid convened 20th session of the ongoing Jatiya Sangsad (JS) exercising his power bestowed upon him by article 72 (1) of the constitution.

Bangla News

Two newly-elected lawmakers take oath

Staff Correspondent: Two newly elected lawmakers from Brahmanbaria-1 (Nasirnagar) and Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) BM Farhad Hossain and Shamim Hyder Patwari respectively took the oath of office.

Bangla News

‘Work efficiently to utilise sea resources’

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked Bangladesh Navy to use their efficiency and integrity in tapping sea resources in view of the country's now expanded maritime boundary.

Bangla News

Kabul Bombing leaves 29 dead

International Desk: At least 29 people have been reported killed and 52 others wounded in a mid-day explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Bangla News

9 kg gold seized from plane toilet

Staff Correspondent: At least 80 gold bars weighing 9.280 kg of worth nearly Tk 4.68 crore, have been seized from a toilet of an aircraft at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Bangla News

Bangladesh to be 40th country of world economy this year

Staff Correspondent: Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Bangaldesh will be the 40th country of world economy by the end of this year (2018). It is now in the 43rd position. The country has already promoted as the developing country. By 2041, it will graduate as one of the developed countries.

Bangla News

Illegal wealth: Ha-Meem Group MD Azad summoned

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned AK Azad, the managing director (MD) of the country's leading conglomerate Ha-Meem Group, for interrogating over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.

Bangla News

PM inaugurates Naval Academy Bangabandhu Complex

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated Bangabandhu Complex at Bangladesh Naval Academy in Patenga.

Bangla News

Zia Shishu Park being renamed

Secretariat Correspondent: Zia Shishu Park, a children's amusement park located in the capital’s Shahbag area, is being renamed as Shishu Park.  

Bangla News

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw resigns

International Desk: Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw, one of the most loyal allies of the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has resigned due to ill health, the government said Wednesday.

Bangla News

19 dead as bus plunges off Philippine cliff

Risingbd Desk: At least 19 people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger bus lost control and plunged off a cliff in the central Philippines, police said Wednesday.

Bangla News

Verdict against war crimes accused Riaz Uddin any day

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver its verdict any day in a case filed against Mymensingh man Riaz Uddin Fakir for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.

Bangla News

Tuesday 20 March 2018

PM to visit Chittagong Wednesday

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Chittagong tomorrow (Wednesday) to attend a day-long programme.

Bangla News

Road crash kills 6 in Satkhira

Satkhira Correspondent: At least six people were killed and 10 others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a prick up at Bhairabnagar of the district’s Tala upazila on Tuesday night.

Bangla News

Maj Gen Shafeenul made new BGB DG

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has appointed Major General Md Shafeenul Islam as the new Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Bangla News

‘Poverty rate comes down, literacy rate increases’

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the country's poverty has come down and rate of literacy has increased in recent years because of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami government's sincere efforts.

Bangla News

Payra Seaport cost doubles

Staff Correspondent: The first revised proposal of necessary development infrastructures or facilities for conducting the operations of the Payra Deep Seaport has been approved, making the original project cost of the country's third seaport in Patuakhali nearly double.

Bangla News

Case filed against Nobel laureate Dr. Yunus

Staff Correspondent: A case has been lodged with a Dhaka court against Chairman of Grameen Telecom Trust and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on charge of embezzling around Tk 7 crore.

Bangla News

Asst coach Richard Halsall resigns

Sports Correspondent: Assistant coach of Bangladesh national cricket team Richard Halsall has resigned, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed.

Bangla News

Former French President Sarkozy held

International Desk: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held in custody on Tuesday and questioned by magistrates investigating whether late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi helped finance his 2007 election campaign, an official in the French judiciary said.

Bangla News

Priok, Prionmoyee laid to rest in Shreepur

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Faruk Ahmed Priok and his three-year old daughter Tamarra Prionmoyee, two victims of the US-Bangla Airlines’ plane crashed in Kathmandu of Nepal, were laid to eternal rest at their Nagarhawla village home in Shreepur upazila on Tuesday.

Bangla News

39 Indian hostages held by ISIS in Iraq were killed

International Desk: The 39 Indian citizens kidnapped in 2014 by ISIS in Iraq were killed, confirmed external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Salman-Priyanka to unite for ‘Bharat’ after 10 years

Entertainment Desk: After a whole lot of speculation about global star Priyanka Chopra’s next Bollywood project, it is now being reported that she will be paired with Salman Khan after 10 years. Produced by Atul Agnihotri, the two superstars will be reportedly uniting for a project named Bharat.

Bangla News

Help prisoners return to normal life: President

Desk Report: President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday asked the jail officials to take necessary steps for helping prisoners back to normal life by correcting them.

Bangla News

Technical glitch causes emergency landing to Biman flight

Staff Correspondent: A domestic flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines bound for Saidpur made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka 18 minutes after it took off from the airport.

Bangla News

Plane crash: 3 laid to rest in Noakhali

Noakhali Correspondent: A man, his wife and their son, three victims of the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crash, were laid to eternal rest at Kesharkhil village under Sonaimuri upazila in the district on Tuesday morning.  

Bangla News

Fighting against corruption main challenge

Secretariat Correspondent: State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim said fighting against corruption on the way of development is the main challenge for the government.

Bangla News

British lawyer to help Khaleda in fighting cases

Senior Reporter: A British lawyer, Lord Carlile, will assist BNP chairperson’s lawyers and to help in fighting her cases.  

Bangla News

Condition of Pilot Abid's wife unchanged

Staff Correspondent: The condition of Pilot Abid's wife Afsana Khanam is unchanged and still critical, doctors said on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Monday 19 March 2018

Indian doctors question new global norms for diabetes

Risingbd Desk:  A new set of global guidelines on managing diabetes that aim to replace those followed for over three decades, has stirred up a controversy within the medical community.  

Bangla News

Rohingyas at zero line reject return

International Desk: Rohingya holed up in a border "no man's land" after fleeing Myanmar will only accept repatriation to their home villages, a local leader said, rejecting any move to transit camps for fear of long-term confinement.

Bangla News

‘Action if mosquito breeding place found in house’

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will conduct a mobile court to take punitive action against the owners of the buildings under the corporation if they failed to keep their houses free from breeding places of Aedes mosquito.

Bangla News

PM greets Putin

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday greeted Vladimir Putin for his re-election as Russia's President.

Bangla News

‘Bangladesh's graduation to developing country a slap to critics’

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh's graduation to a developing country is a slap to those who forecast that Bangladesh will be a bottomless basket after independence.

Bangla News

Nepal plane crash survivor Kabir now at DMCH

Staff Correspondent: Kabir Hossain, a survivor of the US-Bangla plane crash, was brought back to Dhaka by a flight of Biman Bangladesh airlines on Monday noon.

Bangla News

Suu Kyi cancels Sydney speech, citing illness

International Desk: Myanmar's controversial State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has canceled a rare public appearance in Australia due to ill health, hours after meeting with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Bangla News

Bodies of 23 plane crash victims handed over to relatives

Staff Correspondent: The bodies of the 23 Bangladeshis, who were killed in US-Bangla plane crash in Nepal, have been handed over to their relatives after the end of second namaz-e-janaza at Army Stadium in Dhaka on Monday afternoon.

Bangla News

Attack on Zafar Iqbal: Another put on 7-day remand

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: An aide of Foyzur Hasan, who stabbed Professor Zafar Iqbal at a programme in Sylhet, has been placed on a seven-day remand.  

Bangla News

Only death can stop me from ruling

International Desk: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that "only death" will stop him from ruling the kingdom in a wide-ranging interview on the eve of his first official visit to the United States.  

Bangla News

Bodies of 23 plane crash victims arrive

Staff Correspondent:  The bodies of the 23 Bangladeshis, who were killed in US-Bangla plane crash in Nepal, have arrived in Dhaka.

Bangla News

Pilot Abid’s wife in critical condition

Staff Correspondent: The condition of Afsana Khanom, wife of Captain Abid Sultan, pilot of the ill-fated US-Bangla Airlines flight which crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal last week, is stated to be critical, according to her family members and hospital sources.

Bangla News

Varun, Katrina in India’s biggest dance film

Entertainment Desk: Varun Dhawan and Katrina Kaif are all set to team up for India’s biggest dance film to be helmed by choreographer-turned-director Remo D’Souza. The film is reportedly expected to go on floors later this year.

Bangla News

Polls schedule of Gazipur, Khulna cities March 31

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission will announce the election schedule of Gazipur City Corporation and Khulna City Corporation on March 31.

Bangla News

Plane crash: Control room opens at Dhaka airport

Staff Correspondent: A temporary control room has been opened at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to provide necessary assistance to the families of the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash.

Bangla News

BNP’s public rally now March 29

Senior Reporter: BNP now wants to hold its public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on March 29 after failing to get permission two times.  

Bangla News

Atletico Madrid dealt title blow after Villarreal loss

Sports Desk: Atletico Madrid's faint hopes of catching Barcelona were dealt a major blow after a 2-1 defeat at Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday.

Bangla News

Vladimir Putin wins by big margin

International Desk: Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in Sunday's presidential election.  

Bangla News

Sunday 18 March 2018

Decision on Khaleda's bail order today

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division will deliver its judgment on Monday on the leave-to-appeal petitions filed by the government and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against a High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust case.

Bangla News

Republicans warn Trump over Russia probe

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has been warned by fellow Republican against interfering special counsel Robert Mueller's investigations.

Bangla News

India win Nidahas Trophy title

Sports Desk: India won the title of the tri-nation T20I Nidahas Trophy-2018, beating Bangladesh by four wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo of Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Bangla News

Gold price falls Tk 1,300 a bhori

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association has reduced the price chart of different kinds of gold. The revised prices will be effective from Monday.

Bangla News

Sabbir helps Bangladesh to set 167 for India

Sports Desk: Bangladesh, thanks to Sabbir Rahman’s 77 runs, set 167-run target for India in the final match of the tri-nation T20I Nidahas Trophy at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo of Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Bangla News

General election to be held across country a day

Staff Correspondent: Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said the next general election will be held across the country simultaneously on a day.

Bangla News

Bangladesh batting against India in final

Sports Desk: Bangladesh are batting against India in the final match of the tri-nation T20I Nidahas Trophy at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo of Sri Lanka.

Bangla News

Pilot Abid Sultan’s wife suffers stroke

Staff Correspondent: Afsana Khanom, wife of pilot Abid Sultan who died in the US-Bangla aircraft crash in Nepal’s Kathmandu, has been hospitalised as she suffered a stroke on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi seeks support from ASEAN leaders

International Desk: Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has reached out to Australia and her fellow ASEAN leaders for help in dealing with the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Bangla News

Plane crash survivors who returned from Nepal doing well

Staff Correspondent: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim said Nepal plane crash survivors are recovering gradually. All survivors who returned home are doing well.

Bangla News

OMS rice fails to attract consumers

Economic Correspondent: Open market sale (OMS) of rice launched by the government across the country on Monday for Tk 30 a kilogram. But consumers of the capital are reluctant to buy Atap rice mainly due to supply of non-parboiled rice.

Bangla News

Voting commences in Russian presidential election

International Desk: Polls have opened in Russia's presidential election, in which Vladimir Putin is seeking to stay in power for a fourth term in office.

Bangla News

‘Abducted’ businessman returns home

Staff Correspondent: The businessman, who was traceless for a week after some people identifying themselves as detectives had picked him up from his house in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area, was found today.

Bangla News

Pay attention to quality of education: PM to pvt medical colleges

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the private medical colleges to give special attention to standard of education and curriculum to create quality doctors.

Bangla News

Tax card to be given if tax paid: Finance Minister

Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister AMA Muhith said those who will provide tax, tax card will be given to them. If anyone pays Tk 1 only, he/she will get tax card.

Bangla News

Writ challenging legality of Article 70 rejected

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has rejected a writ petition filed with the court challenging the legality of Article 70 of the constitution regarding cancellation of membership of a lawmaker for voting against his or her political party.

Bangla News

Mother, son killed in Bagerhat road crash

Bagerhat Correspondent: A woman and her seven-year old son were killed in a road accident in Kalibari Dona area under Morrelganj upazila of the district on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

BNP places 4 conditions to join polls

Senior Correspondent: BNP has placed four conditions to participate in the upcoming general election issuing a warning that no election will be allowed to be held in the country without BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

7 militants to die for killing Khadem in Rangpur

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: A court in Rangpur sentenced seven people to death in a case filed for killing of a khadem of a mazar (shrine) in Kawnia upazila of Rangpur.

Bangla News

Saturday 17 March 2018

17 Bangladeshi victims identified

Staff Correspondent: A total of 17 Bangladesh nationals, of the US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed in Kathmandu last week have been identified. However, nine more ill-fated passengers are yet to be identified. 

Bangla News

Nidahas Trophy: Bangladesh to face India this evening

Sports Desk: The Tigers will face India in the final of the Nidahas Tropy T20 tri-series at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Bangla News

Russia to expel 23 UK diplomats in spy row

International Desk: Russia is to expel 23 British diplomats in a row over the nerve agent attack on an-ex spy and his daughter in the UK.

Bangla News

‘Govt uses different agencies to split BNP’

Senior Correspondent: BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said the government wanted to divide BNP sending the party chairperson to jail. For this, the government used different agencies.

Bangla News

Bangabandhu keeps the interest of country atop

Today is the 99th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangla News

Dressing room damage: CCTV footage gives no indications

Sports Desk: The ground staff at R. Premadasa Stadium have reported to Match Referee Chris Broad that the CCTV footage doesn't give any indications as to who caused damage to the visitors' dressing room door during the tense last group game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Friday night (March 16) in Colombo.

Bangla News

Rohingya: Australian lawyers seek prosecution against Suu Kyi

International Desk: Lawyers in Melbourne have filed a private prosecution application against Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is in Australia, on charges of crimes against humanity.

Bangla News

‘Govt plans to hold general election in phases’

KMA Hasnat and Shariar Sifat, from Mirzapur, Tangail: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the government has taken a plan to arrange general election in several phases in different divisions.

Bangla News

China's parliament endorses Xi Jinping as president for 2nd term

International Desk: China's parliament has endorsed Xi Jinping for a second term and appointed Wang Qishan as his vice-president.

Bangla News

Khaleda won’t get release even SC grants bail

Staff Correspondent: Law Minister Anisul Huq said though the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case, she will not get release from jail until she secured bail in Comilla case.

Bangla News

Russia expels 23 British diplomats

International Desk: Russia on Saturday ordered 23 British diplomats to leave the country within a week, escalating a diplomatic row after a former spy and his daughter were poisoned on British soil.

Bangla News

Medical board formed for treatment of 4 plane crash survivors

Staff Correspondent: A 13-member medical board has been formed to ensure better treatment for the four Bangladeshi survivors of the US-Bangla airlines’ aircraft that crashed in Nepal’s Kathmandu.

Bangla News

Shakib, Sohan fined for breaching ICC code of conduct

Sports Desk: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and squad member Nurul Hasan Sohan have been fined 25 percent of their match fees for breaching ICC Code of Conduct in the 6th match of tri-nation Nidahas Trophy against Sri Lanka on Friday.

Bangla News

No child will remain on the streets: PM

Badal Saha from Tungipara: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants to ensure rehabilitation of all street children in Bangladesh.

Bangla News

Dacoit killed in ‘gunfight’

Feni Correspondent: A suspected dacoit has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in the district’s Fulgazi upazila.

Bangla News

Friday 16 March 2018

Nidahas Trophy: Mahmudullah lifts Bangladesh to final

Sports Desk: Bangladesh will face India in the final of the tri-nation T20I Nidahas Trophy as Tigers beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in the 6th match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangla News

Bangladesh need 160 runs to secure berth in final

Sports Desk: Sri Lanka have set 160-run target for Bangladesh in the 6th T20I of the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangla News

‘All out measures for Nepal plane crash survivors’

Senior Correspondent: Awami League general secretary, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the government take all out measures for treatment of all Bangladeshi survivors of Nepal plane crash.

Bangla News

Soldier Raihan laid to rest with due respect

Pabna Correspondent: Mohammad Raihan, a peacekeeper soldier who was killed in an explosion in the African country Mali, has been laid to eternal rest with mourning and respects.

Bangla News

Bangladesh bowling against Sri Lanka

Sports Desk: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first against the host Sri Lanka in the 6th T20I of the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangla News

Nepal plane crash: CID collecting DNA sample to detect bodies

Staff Correspondent: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have called the relatives of Bangladeshi people,who were killed in a tragic plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu of Nepal, to collect DNA sample to detect the bodies, according to sources.

Bangla News

Nepal plane crash: 3 survivors of a family at DMCH 

Staff Correspondent: Three survivors of a family of US-Bangla plane crash occurred in Nepal have been returned home. They were admitted to the Burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Bangla News

‘BNP to create anarchy if Khaleda gets release’

Staff Correspondent: Awami League (AL) Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary Hasan Mahmud alleged that BNP will create anarchy across the country if the party chairperson Khaleda Zia gets release from jail.

Bangla News

Stampede in Bagerhat leaves 10 injured

Bagerhat Correspondent: At least 10 people were injured including women in a stampede at a programme in Shaltala area of the district town on Friday.

Bangla News

Irrfan Khan names rare disease he suffering from

Entertainment Desk: Irrfan Khan released a statement revealing the disease he has been suffering from. The actor is diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Tumor.

Bangla News

Trump decides to fire national security adviser

International Desk: US President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt to the senior ranks of his administration.

Bangla News

ICC upholds demerit point for Mirpur pitch

Sports Desk: The Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka will have to carry one demerit point for the next five years after International Cricket Board shot down Bangladesh Cricket Board's appeal against the sanction imposed on the venue last month.

Bangla News

Motorcycle stolen after hacking security guard

Staff Correspondent: Miscreants stole a motorcycle from a house of Maniknagar of the capital’s Mugda area after hacking security guard and caretaker of the building early Friday.

Bangla News

Changing environment influenced human evolution

Risingbd Desk: Humans may have developed advanced social behaviours and trade 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.  

Bangla News

Two killed in Chittagong road accident

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: At least two people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus rammed a covered-van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kumira area under Sitakunda upazila of the district on Friday morning.

Bangla News

Janaza of 4 Bangladeshi peacekeepers held

Staff Correspondent: The namaz-e-janaza of three UN peacekeepers, who were killed in Mali, was held at Chopper’s Den of Dhaka Cantonment on Friday.

Bangla News

'ACC being used to oppress opposition'

Senior Correspondent: Criticizing Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that this organization is now being used to oppress opposition party.

Bangla News

Rohingya killed as rival groups clash in Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: A Rohingya man was killed in a clash between two groups of the forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens at Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Ukhia upazila on Friday morning.

Bangla News

18 lakh Yaba pills seized in Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) personnel seized a large number of Yaba pills from Teknaf upazila of the district on Friday.

Bangla News

Thursday 15 March 2018

Stephen Hawking will live on for his work

Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralysed by disease, passed away at the age of 76 on Wednesday (March 14). He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, England.

Bangla News

Patuakhali’s Maksuda receives Tk 9 lakh

Staff Correspondent: Maksuda Begum of Patuakhali’s Baufal upazila received Tk 9 lakh as she was undergone wrong treatment at Niramoy Clinic of the upazila.

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Banani double rape: Shafat’s driver gets bail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has granted bail to Billal Hossain, driver of Shafat Ahmed, in the Banani double rape case.

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Shahreen doing well, doctor says

Staff Correspondent: Shahreen Ahmed, who sustained injuries in her legs in a tragic plane crash in Nepal, has been brought to the country. She has been admitted to the Burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

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Death reference of Ekram murder case reaches HC

Staff Correspondent: The death reference and documents of Feni’s Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque murder case have reached the High Court (HC).

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Foyzur’s father, maternal uncle sent to jail after remand

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: A Sylhet court has ordered the authorities concerned to send the father and maternal uncle of Foyzur Rahman, who allegedly carried out a knife attack on eminent writer Professor Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, to jail on completion of their remand.

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Gypsum-laden cargo capsizes in Rupsa

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: A cargo vessel with gypsum, raw materials of cement, capsized near Khanjahan Ali Bridge in Rupsa River on Thursday afternoon.

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Nepal plane crash victim Shahreen at DMCH

Staff Correspondent: Shahreen Ahmed, who sustained injuries in the legs in a tragic plane crash in Nepal, has been brought to the country. She has been admitted to the Burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

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‘Bangladesh has upgraded to middle-income country’

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: Principal Information Officer of the government Kamrun Nahar has said Bangladesh has graded to a middle-income country.

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‘BNP will join election taking Khaleda Zia’

Senior Correspondent: BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan said the party will participate in the upcoming general election under the leadership of the party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia who is now in jail after being convicted in a graft case.

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5 city corporation polls in July: CEC

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: The Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said the election of five city corporations-Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal, Sylhet and Gazipur will be held in July.

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Alia breaks silence on link-up rumours with Ranbir

Entertainment Desk: Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's growing closeness has kept the gossip mills busy for a while now. And why not? They are both good-looking and single.  

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Transport strike underway for 2nd day in Barisal

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: Thousands of people on Thursday suffered as a transport strike, enforced by Barisal bus owners association and Jhalakathi bus owners association, entered second day. 

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Wednesday 14 March 2018

State mourning day being observed

Secretariat Correspondent:  A state mourning day is being observed across the country today (Thursday) for the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday.

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Nidahas Trophy: India beat Tigers by 17 runs

Sports Correspondent: India beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in the 5th T20I of the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

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Nidahas Trophy: Tigers need 177 runs to win

Sports Correspondent: To chase 177-run target, Bangladesh are batting against India in the 5th T20I of the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

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Bangladesh slips down in 2018 Happiness report

International Desk: Bangladesh slipped five notches down, according to World Happiness Report 2018 released on Wednesday.

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Dhaka-Kathmandu flight operations suspended

Staff Correspondent: The authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Thursday suspended its flight operations between Dhaka and Kathmandu for indefinite time.

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Nidahas Trophy: Tigers bowling against India

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh are bowling against India in the 5th T20I of the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

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Merkel sworn in for fourth term as German chancellor

International Desk: Angela Merkel has been sworn in for a fourth term as German chancellor, after months of political wrangling that left her weakened.

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Khaleda’s bail rejected in Comilla arson case

Comilla Correspondent: A Comilla court on Wednesday rejected a bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson attack case filed with Chauddagram Police Station in the district in 2015.

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EC unveils new boundary of 300 parliamentary seats

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday unveiled a draft list of 300 parliamentary seats with their boundaries redrawn district-wise ahead of the upcoming 11th national parliamentary election.

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Plea seeks withdrawal of SC’s stay order on Khaleda’s bail

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) fixed Sunday for the hearing of a petition filed for seeking withdrawal of the stay order of the SC’s Appellate Division on a four-month interim bail granted by the High Court (HC) to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

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Muscle loss in old age linked to fewer nerve signals

Risingbd Desk: Researchers say they may have worked out why there is a natural loss of muscle in the legs as people age - and that it is due to a loss of nerves.  

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BSC to add six vessels to its fleet soon

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is going to add six vessels to its crippled fleet soon.  

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Govt declares mourning day Thursday

Staff Correspondent: The government has declared "mourning day" tomorrow (Thursday) following the casualties in the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Kathmandu.  

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Tuesday 13 March 2018

AB bank to file two cases in Dubai court to return Tk 165cr

M A Rahman Masum: Arab Bangladesh (AB) Bank authorities are going to file two separate cases in Dubai court to return Tk 165 crore laundered to the country in name of investment in a fake offshore company.

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Minister in Nepal to enquire about plane crash victims

Staff Correspondent: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal on Tuesday noon reached Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines regular flight.

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Nepal plane crash: List of Bangladeshi casualties released

Staff Correspondent: A total of 26 people including pilot and three crew members among 36 Bangladeshis were killed in the plane crash of the US Bangla flight at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

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Six of Tribhuvan airport officers transferred

International Desk: Six officers stationed at the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATC) who witnessed the US-Bangla air crash have been transferred to another department to ‘minimise shock of the accident’.

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38 killed as bus plunges into ditch

International Desk: At least 38 people died as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the northern Ethiopia, state media said on Tuesday (March 13).

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Daughter of crew Nabila who killed in Nepal plane crash found

Staff Correspondent: Inaya Imam Hiya, the two and a half years old daughter of cabin crew Nabila Farhin, who was killed in a tragic plane crash in Nepal, has been found.

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Trump fires Tillerson as secretary of state

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo.

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PM returns home

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home today curtailing her four-day official visit to Singapore by a day following yesterday's US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Nepal.

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PM urges Singapore businessmen to become partner in progress

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged Singapore business communities to take a partnership role in Bangladesh's journey towards economic development as she offered 500 acres of land or more for setting their own industrial park.

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Theresa May accuses Russia over ‘reckless’ UK nerve agent attack

International Desk: Theresa May, the British prime minister, has accused Russia of being responsible for the “indiscriminate and reckless” nerve agent attack in the English cathedral city of Salisbury that left a Russian double agent and his daughter critically ill.

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‘No release from jail until Khaleda gets bail in Comilla case’

Staff Correspondent: Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia could not get release from jail until she secured bail in a case filed for arson attack in Comilla during the anti-government movement by BNP-led 20-party alliance in 2015.

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Ekram murder: 39 awarded death, Minar among 16 acquitted

Feni Correspondent: A Feni court has sentenced 39 people to death penalty in the murder case of the district's former Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque.

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Explosion near Palestinian PM’s convoy in Gaza

International Desk: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah survived an assassination attempt in Gaza on Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority said after an explosion near his convoy.

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Khaleda's bail: Full bench to hear on Wednesday

Staff Correspondent: Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Tuesday (March 13) fixed Wednesday for Supreme Court full bench to hear the petition of Anti Corruption Committee against a High Court (HC) verdict that granted bail to BNP Chief Khaleda Zia.

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US-Bangla to bear costs to bring bodies

Staff Correspondent:  The US-Bangla Airlines will bear all costs to bring back dead bodies of the victims who have been killed in their plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.  

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Film maker Kazi Hayat hospitalized in New York

Entertainment Correspondent: Veteran director and actor Kazi Hayat was admitted to a hospital in New York following sickness over cardiac problems.

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Amitabh Bachchan falls ill

Entertainment Desk: Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has taken ill on the sets of his upcoming movie Thugs of Hindostan. As per media reports, a team of doctors has been rushed from Mumbai in a chartered plane to tend to the actor in Jodhpur.

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Monday 12 March 2018

PM curtails Singapore tour over aircraft crash

Risingbd Desk: Curtailing her four-day official visit to Singapore, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home tomorrow (Tuesday) due to crash of the US-Bangla aircraft in Nepal.

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Hotline for info on plane crash victims

Risingbd Desk: US-Bangla Airlines has launched a hotline number to enquire about the passengers who were in the aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines that crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal on Monday afternoon.

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‘No technical glitch, it’s an accident’

Staff Correspondent: “There were no technical glitches in the aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines that crashed at Kathmandu in Nepal. It was just an accident,” said Md Kamrul Islam, general manager of marketing support and public relation of US-Bangla Airlines.

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13 Ragib-Rabeya medical students were in crashed aircraft

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: At least 13 Nepali students of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital in Sylhet were among the passengers of a US-Bangla aircraft that crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal on Monday afternoon.

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PM mourns deaths in US-Bangla aircraft crash

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock and sorrow at the tragic deaths in a plane crash of Bangladesh's US-Bangla Airlines in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday.

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PM seeks congenial work atmosphere for Bangladeshis in Singapore

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the Singapore government to provide a decent work atmosphere for Bangladeshi workers as the South-East Asian country continues to be a favorite destination for them.

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Myanmar 'militarising' Rohingya villages in Rakhine

International Desk:  Myanmar is conducting a "military land grab" on land in Rakhine state where Rohingya once lived, a new report from Amnesty International alleges.  

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50 killed as US-Bangla aircraft crashes in Kathmandu

International Desk: A Bangladeshi airliner with 71 people on board crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, killing at least 50 people, officials said.

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US-Bangla aircraft crashes in Kathmandu

International Desk: A US-Bangla airlines aircraft crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Monday. The TIA authority has suspected casualty but the details are sketchy.

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2 students killed in Faridpur road crash

Faridpur Correspondent: Two students were killed and another was injured as their motorcycle hit a tree near the road in the district’s Charbhadrasan upazila on Sunday night.  

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Khaleda Zia gets bail for 4 months

Staff Correspondent: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has got bail for four months in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case in which she was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.  

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Bangladesh, Singapore sign two MoUs

Risingbd Desk: Bangladesh and Singapore on Monday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in the areas of air services and private public partnership.

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BNP’s rally now on March 19

Senior Reporter: BNP has deferred its March 12 rally in Suhrawardy Udyan to March 19 after being denied of holding the gathering.  

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Sunday 11 March 2018

Paulo Dybala double sends Juventus top of Serie A

Sports Desk: Paulo Dybala scored in each half to give Juventus a 2-0 home win over Udinese and put them top of Serie A on Sunday.

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Mirpur slum fire under control

Staff Correspondent: The fire, that broke out at a slum in Dhaka's Mirpur area early Monday, has been doused.

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Two robbers killed in Narayanganj 'gunfight'

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Two suspected robbers were killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Narayanganj Sadar early Monday.

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Order on Khaleda Zia's bail plea today

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) on Monday will pass its verdict on the bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

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Fire breaks out at city slum

Staff Correspondent: A fire broke out at a slum in Mirpur-12 area of the capital early Monday.

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Judicial officers asked to submit ACR by February 15

Staff Correspondent: From now, the judicial officers will have to submit the annual confidential report (ACR) by February 15 every year, according to a circular.

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Mahmudullah fined, Chandimal suspended for 2 matches

Sports Desk: Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended from Sri Lanka's upcoming two Twenty20 Internationals in the three-nation series after being found guilty of a serious over-rate offence in Saturday's match against Bangladesh in Colombo.

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Evasion ।। Md Harun

Risingbd Desk: In her youthful days Molly found Peter so attractive and loving that she would flee from home and marry him within a few days of their inception of romance. It was too early for Peter though! He needed some more time to embark on the new chapter of life.

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