Real rights of labourers should be ensured

Today (May 1) is the historic May Day. This day is also known as the International Workers' Solidarity Day.

Bangla News

Tigers leave for World Cup mission

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh National Cricket team left Dhaka for Ireland on Wednesday morning to play a tri-nation series involving the hosts and West Indies as well as to play the ICC World Cup beginning in England on May 30. 

Bangla News

New type of dementia identified

Risingbd Desk: Millions of elderly people have a form of dementia that has been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers.  

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One will not get pension benefit if joins job in 35 yrs: PM

Parliament Correspondent: Prime Minister and Parliament leader Sheikh Hasina has said that anyone will be able to do job for 22 or 23 years and will not get pension benefit if he or she joins job in 35 years.  

Bangla News

Naruhito becomes Japan's new Emperor

International Desk: Japan's Emperor Naruhito has given his first address after ascending the throne, expressing his hope for happiness and world peace.  

Bangla News

Historic May Day today

Desk Report: The historic May Day is being observed today (Wednesday) in the country and elsewhere across the world with due respect through various programmes.  

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PM flies to London Wednesday

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave Dhaka for London on Wednesday on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK).  

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Fakhrul’s Bogura-6 seat declared vacant

Desk Report: The Bogura-6 constituency from where BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected in the December-30 general election, fell vacant as he failed to take oath within the stipulated time.

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ATM Shamsuzzaman put on life support

Entertainment Correspondent: Noted actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been kept on life support.

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I’m also searching for Fakhrul’s letter: Speaker

Parliament Correspondent: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said that she yet to receive any letter from MP-elect BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam seeking time extension for taking oath.

Bangla News

BCB decides to change jersey design in face of criticism

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to change the design of the national team's jersey in face of strong criticism in this regard.

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‘Investigating whether attack on police was linked to IS’

Senior Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said that the improvised bomb that exploded in Gulistan on Monday was different from normal crude bombs.

Bangla News

Bangladesh step into final beating Mongolia by 3-0

Sports Desk: Bangladesh have stepped into the final of the Bangamata U-19 Women’s Gold Cup.

Bangla News

Circular train will run across Dhaka

Senior Correspondent: The government has taken a plan to run train service across the capital Dhaka. For this to conduct survey, Bangladesh Railway has inked deals with four institutions.

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Woman gang raped in Ashulia, 4 arrested

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Four young men have been arrested for allegedly raping a women in Ashulia, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.

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‘No compromise in ensuring security at airports’

Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Civil Aviation Md Mahbub Ali on Tuesday said there will be no compromise to ensure security at the country’s airports.

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Court orders police to probe into Shomi Kaiser case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has ordered to investigate into a case filed against Shomi Kaiser for her behaviour towards journalists at the National Press Club on April 24.  

Bangla News

Have confidence in World Cup: PM to Tigers

Secretariat Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the Bangladesh national cricket team to have confidence during the World Cup games.

Bangla News

39th special BCS results published

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published the 39th special BCS examination result today.

Bangla News

Case filed over raid at Basial militant den

Senior Correspondent: A case was filed over the raid at militant den in the Bosila area in Dhaka.

Bangla News

Khaleda’s Gatco case: Hearing on charge framing May 14

Staff Correspondent: The hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 16 others in the Gatco graft case will be held May 14.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka attacks were carried out due to loss of territory: IS

International Desk: The Islamic State group has released a video of a man it says is its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, vowing to seek revenge for its loss of territory.  

Bangla News

Govt to frame tougher law to stop sexual harassment: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will ensure the maximum punishment to the culprits by enacting tougher law, if necessary, to prevent the sexual harassment.

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Fire at Chattogram Medical College Hospital

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: A fire broke out at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Tuesday.

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Subir Nandi taken to Singapore

Staff Correspondent: Ailing singer Subir Nandi, who was undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital Dhaka with, is taken to Singapore for better treatment.

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Charitable graft case: HC to hear Khaleda's appeal

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has accepted the BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeal challenging a trial court verdict that sentenced her to seven years in prison in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

Bangla News

‘Drug trader’ found dead in Sirajganj

Sirajganj Correspondent: Police recovered the dead body of a ‘drug peddler’ from Raipur Railway Station area under Sadar upazila early Tuesday.

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Tk 43 lakh stolen from Ershad's office

Senior Correspondent: Tk 43 lakh has been stolen from the office of Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad.  

Bangla News

US deputy attorney general quits

International Desk: Rod Rosenstein, the US deputy attorney general who oversaw the special counsel inquiry into President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, has resigned.  

Bangla News

Khaleda’s Gatco case: Hearing on charge framing today

Staff Correspondent: The hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 16 others in the Gatco graft case will be held today (Tuesday).

Bangla News

Japan emperor set for first abdication in 200 years

International Desk: Japanese emperor Akihito is set to step down from the throne on Tuesday, which will make him the first monarch to abdicate in more than 200 years.  

Bangla News

Cocktails explosion hurt 3 at Gulistan

Staff Correspondent: At least three people including two policemen were injured when miscreants exploded cocktails in Gulistan area of the capital on Monday night.

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BNP joins parliament following party decision: Fakhrul

Staff Correspondent: BNP decided to join the parliament for the sake of democracy restoration, party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.

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Sheikh Fazle Fahim new president of FBCCI

Economic Correspondent: Sheikh Fazle Fahim has been elected uncontested as the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), country’s apex business body for the next 2019-21 term.

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Oil tank wagons derail in Chattogram

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: Three oil tank wagons of a furnace oil-carrying train plunged into a canal as the train derailed in Dewannagar area of Nazirhat of the district on Monday afternoon.

Bangla News

BNP’s 4 more MPs-elect take oath

Parliament Correspondent: BNP’s four other MPs-elect have taken oath as members of the 11th National Parliament.

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Sri Lanka bans burqa, other face veils

International Desk: Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds.

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Nothing to be panicked: CTTC Chief

Senior Correspondent: Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Chief Monirul Islam said religious extremists would be more crazed after the attack in Sri Lanka. However, there is nothing to be panicked over the issue.

Bangla News

ACC sues Farmers Bank former MD, 6 others

Staff Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against seven people, including Former chairman of Farmers Bank Audit Committee Mahbubul Haque Chisty on charge of embezzling of Tk60 crore.

Bangla News

Bangladesh’s World Cup 2019 jersey unveiled

Sporst Correspondent: The Bangladesh cricket team will be wearing a new uniform in the World Cup 2019.

Bangla News

Ramadan office timing from 9:00am to 3:30pm

Senior Correspondent: The government has set fresh office timings for government, semi-government and private institutes from 9.00am to 3:30pm during Ramadan.

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Voter turnout would be low in Mymensingh city polls: CEC

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: Chief Election Commissioner K M Nurul Huda said the presence of voter would be less in Mymensingh city election.

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Singer Subir Nandi to be taken to Singapore this evening

Secretariat Correspondent: Critically ill legendary singer Subir Nandi will be taken to Singapore this evening (Monday) for better treatment at the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangla News

India's fourth phase voting underway

International Desk: Voting has opened in 72 seats across India in the fourth phase of the country's marathon elections.  

Bangla News

2 killed amid blasts in Bosila ‘militant den’ raid

Staff Correspondent:  Two persons have been killed inside the suspected militant den in Bosila amid blasts and gunfire exchange during a crackdown.

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None alive at Basila ‘militant den’

Staff Correspondent:  The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have said that none alive after a blast in a suspected militant den at Basila in the capital’s Mohammadpur.

Bangla News

Huge IEDs at Bosila ‘militant hideout’

Staff Correspondent:  The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) began their operation at a house in Bosila area of capital’s Mohammadpur suspecting a militant hideout.

Bangla News

Rape accused killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: A rape accused was killed a ‘gunfight’ with RAB members in the district early Monday.

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Veteran actor Anis no more

Staff Correspondent: Veteran comedy actor Anis is no more.

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RAB cordons off ‘militant hideout’ in capital

Staff Correspondent: The members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have cordoned off a house in Bosila area of capital’s Mohammadpur suspecting a militant hideout.  

Bangla News

Opioid painkillers 'must carry prominent warnings'

International Desk: All opioid medicines in the UK will carry prominent warnings on their labels saying they can cause addiction, the health secretary has announced.  

Bangla News

Socialists win amid far-right breakthrough in Spain

International Desk: Spain's governing Socialists have claimed victory in the country's third election in four years, but have fallen short of a majority.  

Bangla News

Sri Lanka attacks: Relatives of key suspect Hashim killed

International Desk: The father and two brothers of the alleged organiser of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Zahran Hashim, were killed in a security forces operation on Friday, police say.

Bangla News

Two remanded over Labanya’s death

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday placed two including Uber moto rider on remand in a case filed over death of a female Uber passenger in the capital.

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Singer Subir Nandi to be taken to Singapore

Secretariat Correspondent: Critically ill legendary singer Subir Nandi will be taken to Singapore tomorrow (Monday) for better treatment at the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangla News

HSC finance, banking exams deferred in Dhaka, Jashore

Secretariat Correspondent: The authorities have deferred the HSC examinations of finance, banking and insurance second paper in Dhaka and Jashore boards after two centres in Faridpur and Khulna mistakenly opened packets of question papers.

Bangla News

16 people identified over Nusrat killing: PBI

Senior Correspondent: 16 people have been identified specifically in connection with the killing of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Bangla News

PM orders speedy disposal of rape, arson cases

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked authorities concerned to dispose the cases involving rapes and arson causing deaths to expose the culprits to stern punitive actions in soonest possible time.  

Bangla News

Obaidul Quader walks normally

Desk Report: Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who is undergoing treatment at a Singaporean hospital, now can walk normally.

Bangla News

271 children die after abuse in 2018

Staff Correspondent: A total of 271 children died after rape, sexual harassment and physical torture while 1,006 fell victims to such incidents across the country in 2018.

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Three Myanmar militants sentenced in Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced three militants of Myanmar to 10-year rigorous imprisonment each in a case filed under Explosion Act.

Bangla News

HC issues rule to implement Road Transport Act

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) issued a rule asking the authority concerned to make the Road Transport Act effective.

Bangla News

ACC notice: No bar to probe against ABM Ruhul Amin

Staff Correspondent: The appellate division of the Supreme Court halted the High Court order that stayed the notice issued on Jatiya Party leader ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader to appear before Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Bangla News

Mahfuz Ullah’s body arrives in Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: The body of eminent journalist Mahfuz Ullah, who passed away at a hospital in Thailand, arrived in Dhaka early Sunday. 

Bangla News

Bus-auto rickshaw collision kills 5 in Chandpur

Chandpur Correspondent: At least five persons were killed in a collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto rickshaw in Kakairtola area of Shahrasti upazila in Chandpur on Sunday.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka bans two terror outfits NTJ, JMI

International Desk: Srilankan President has decided to ban the National Thawheed Jamath (NJT) and Jamathei Milathu Ibrahim (JMI)  two of the fundamentalist terror networks linked with last Sunday attacks.

Bangla News

Expatriate killed in Pabna

Pabna Correspondent: An expatriate working in Singapore was killed in Aminpur area in Bera upazila of the district on Saturday night.

Bangla News

Woman killed, 3 hurt in shooting at California synagogue

International Desk: A shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego in USA where worshippers were celebrating the last day of Passover left one woman dead and three others injured, cbsnews reports on Sunday.

Bangla News

Barca clinch La Liga title after Lionel Messi winner

Sports Desk: Lionel Messi fittingly sealed Barcelona’s 26th La Liga title on Saturday by coming off the bench to score the only goal in a 1-0 win over Levante in front of a jubilant Camp Nou crowd, who celebrated a remarkable eighth league crown in 11 years.

Bangla News

BNP expels Zahidur Rahman for taking oath

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled its newly elected lawmaker Zahidur Rahman for taking oath violating the party’s decision.

Bangla News

Nusrat was burnt to death: Forensic report

Staff Correspondent: Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi was burnt to death, according to Dr Sohel Mahmud, head of forensic medicine department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Bangla News

Build resistance against militancy, terrorism: PM

Desk Report: Describing militancy, terrorism, corruption and narcotics as wounds of society, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all to put up resistance unitedly against these menaces.

Bangla News

‘Many countries like to cause digital revolution following us’

Staff Correspondent: Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar said, “No other countries in the world used the term ‘Digital’ before Bangladesh. Many countries are trying to bring about digital revolution following us.”

Bangla News

Though under risk, no threat of attacks: Monirul Islam

Staff Correspondent: DMP’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) chief Monirul Islam said that though Bangladesh is also under risk like other countries of the world, but there is no information over any definite attacks.  

Bangla News

Covered Van kills Brac University student, driver held

Staff Correspondent: A female student of Brac University was killed as a covered van hit her in front of National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute in the capital on Saturday.

Bangla News

IS planning attack in Bangladesh, West Bengal

International Desk: Indicating that Islamic State (IS) could be planning an attack in Bangladesh or West Bengal, a pro-IS Telegram channel has released a poster in Bengali saying “Coming Soon”.

Bangla News

Sushmita Sen engaged to boyfriend Rohman Shawl?

Entertainment Desk: Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen and model Rohman Shawl's whirlwind romance took the internet by storm last year when the two made their relationship official.

Bangla News

I worked 10 times harder for Bharat film: Salman

Entertainment Desk: Salman Khan's Bharat is among the most anticipated films of the year. The film will chronicle Salman's journey from the age of 18 to 70 and the actor will be seen sporting five different looks in the film.

Bangla News

HSC student stabbed dead in Bogura

Bogura Correspondent: A HSC student was stabbed to death by miscreants while he was returning home from examination centre on Saturday.

Bangla News

Actor ATM Shamsuzzaman hospitalized

Staff Correspondent: Popular actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been admitted to a city hospital due to health complications.

Bangla News

Yaba pills found inside dead body again

Staff Correspondent: A total of 12 small bags of Yaba pills were found inside the stomach of a dead body during an autopsy at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Bangla News

Govt working relentlessly to meet basic needs of people

Senior Correspondent: Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzak said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is working relentlessly to meet the basic needs of people.

Bangla News

Senior journalist Mahfuz Ullah dies

Senior Correspondent:  Senior journalist Mahfuz Ullah died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok.

Bangla News

DU students’ demand removal of 7 affiliated colleges

Staff Correspondent: The general students of Dhaka University demanded removal of seven affiliated city colleges. 

Bangla News

Worker killed in Lakshmipur road crash

Lakshmipur Correspondent: A worker was killed as a trolley hit him in Mirikpur area under Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.

Bangla News

Ex-Jamaat men float new party

Senior Correspondent: A number of former leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami has formed a political party ‘Jano Akankhar Bangladesh’.

Bangla News

Neymar banned for three matches

Sports Desk: Neymar was suspended for three Champions League matches by UEFA on Friday for insulting match officials following Paris Saint-Germain's shock exit from this season's tournament to Manchester United.

Bangla News

Air India operations affected globally

International Desk: Air India's operations across the world were affected for over five hours this morning because of a problem in the airline's main server.

Bangla News

Hundreds of thousands of viruses in oceans

International Desk: The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count.  

Bangla News

57th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla today

Desk Report: The 57th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq is being observed in the country in a befitting manner today (Saturday).

Bangla News

15 killed in Sri Lanka gunfight

International Desk: Police say that 15 bodies including six children have been found after a raid in east Sri Lanka on militants linked to the Easter bombings.  

Bangla News

2 killed in Bogura ‘gunfight’

Bogura Correspondent: Two people were killed in a gunfight took place between two groups of outlaws in district’s Sherpur upazila on Friday midnight.

Bangla News

PM expects her Brunei visit to further strengthen bilateral ties

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her firm belief that her just-concluded maiden official visit to Brunei would further strengthen the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the Southeast Asian country.  

Bangla News

‘100-bed hospital to be set up at each upazila’

Senior Correspondent: State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Murad hasan has said a 100-bed hospital would be established at every upazila across the country aiming to provide healthcare facilities to all the people living in rural areas.

Bangla News

Media can play pivotal role to protect environment

Senior Correspondent: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said mass media can play a pivotal role in creating awareness among the people for preserving environment and nature.

Bangla News

Bangladesh beat Kyrgyzstan to become group champion

Sports Desk: Bangladesh became champion of Group-B of the Bangamata U-19 Women’s Gold Cup 2019 as they beat Kyrgyzstan by 2-1 goals in the final match of the group stage at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday.

Bangla News

Depression in Bay, Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 1

Desk Report: Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number one as a well-marked low over equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining South Bay intensified into a deep depression.

Bangla News

ACC sues Abzal, 9 others for embezzling Tk 37.5cr

Staff Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against 10 people, including the former accountant of medical education department of the Directorate General of Health Services, Afzal Hossain, and his wife for embezzling Tk 37.5 crore.

Bangla News

Kareena opens up how she fell in love with Saif

Entertainment Desk: Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan recently opened up about her struggling days and how her husband and actor Saif Ali Khan's support changed her outlook towards life when she was dealing with a rough professional phase.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka releases photos of 6 suspected suicide bombers

Desk Report: Sri Lanka has released photographs of six suspects, including three women, wanted for their involvement in the deadly Easter attacks that killed 253 people. 

Bangla News

PM urges for united steps against militancy

Desk Report: Condemning Sri Lanka terror attacks, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to take united steps against militancy.

Bangla News

Main accused held over rape of 2 indigenous girls

Senior Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested the main accused in a rape case in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur district.

Bangla News

Govt forced Zahidur to take oath, Fakhrul claims

Senior Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that the government created pressure on Zahidur Rahman to take oath as a member of the 11th parliament.

Bangla News

UN representatives visit Rohingya camp

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: A delegation of the United Nations (UN) has visited the Rohingya refugees at Ukhiya camp in Cox's Bazar on Friday morning.

Bangla News

Two sea robbers killed in Kutubdia

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: Two sea robbers were killed in a gunfight between two groups of them in district’s Kutubdia early Friday.

Bangla News

Mother, son electrocuted in Chuadanga

Chuadanga Correspondent: An elderly woman and her son died from electrocution at Uttar Para in Jibonnagar upazila of the district on Friday morning.

Bangla News

Kim accuses US of bad faith

International Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accused the US of acting in "bad faith" during the summit earlier this year with President Donald Trump, according to the Korean Central News Agency.

Bangla News

45 Bangladeshi workers rescued in Iraq

International Desk: Baghdad Police Command announced, on Thursday, freeing 45 Bangladeshis who were held by a labor company in the center of the capital, Baghdad.  

Bangla News

We are with development

Most popular online news portal risingbd.com has stepped into the seventh year of its establishment.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka death toll revised down by about 100

International Desk: Sri Lanka has revised down the death toll from last Sunday's wave of bombings by more than 100, to "about 253", the health ministry says.  

Bangla News

risingbd steps into 7th year

Desk Report: risingbd.com, one of the country’s leading online news portals, has stepped into sixth year today (Wednesday).

Bangla News

Proposal to raise age limit for govt jobs rejected

Parliament Correspondent: Parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal placed for raising the age limit to enter the government jobs to 35 years from the existing 30.

Bangla News

TCB to sell commodities at 187 spots in Ramadan

Staff Correspondent: The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essential commodities at subsidized rates at 187 spots across the country in a bid to keep prices stable during the holy month of Ramadan beginning next month.

Bangla News

‘UN working to ensure proper environment in Myanmar’

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said the UN is working to ensure proper environment for the displaced Rohingyas in Myanmar so that they can return to their homeland safely.

Bangla News

HC for stopping antibiotic sale without prescription

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) on Thursday asked the government to take necessary steps to stop the sale of antibiotics without prescriptions of specialist physicians.

Bangla News

PM to brief media on Brunei visit Friday afternoon

Secretariat Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference tomorrow (Friday) to brief the media about her just-concluded bilateral official visit to Brunei Darussalam.

Bangla News

Father of two brothers involved in Sri Lanka blasts held

International Desk: The father of two of the suspected Easter suicide bombers was arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons on Thursday, according to Sri Lanka’s former navy chief, as investigators continued to comb his Colombo mansion for evidence of the attacks that killed 359 people.

Bangla News

Muslims flee Sri Lanka

International Desk: As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country’s west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days.  

Bangla News

Imams urged to give sermon against militancy in khutbas

Secretariat Correspondent:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday requested the imams and moazzins to give sermon against the adverse impact of the militancy in the khutbas during Jumma prayers.

Bangla News

PM inaugurates ‘Bonolota Express’

Secretariat Correspondent: A non-stop intercity train named ‘Bonolota Express’ has been inaugurated on Rajshahi-Dhaka route to meet up the long-cherished demands of people of the region.  

Bangla News

BNP leader Zahidur Rahman takes oath

Parliament Correspondent: BNP MP-elect from Thakurgaon-3 constituency, Zahidur Rahman, took his oath as a member of parliament on Thursday noon.

Bangla News

6 to die for killing govt official

Staff Correspondent: Six people have been awarded with death penalty for killing administrative officer of Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Anisur Rahman.

Bangla News

Mobile court drive to intensify during Ramadan: PM

Parliament Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the nationwide mobile court drive will be intensified to check price hike of essentials and food adulteration during the month of Ramadan.

Bangla News

World Malaria Day toady

Desk Report: The World Malaria Day is being observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the globe today (Thursday) with the theme ‘Zero Malaria Starts With Me’.

Bangla News

Modhumoti Model Town project illegal: SC

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division has upheld its earlier verdict that declared Modhumoti Model Town housing project illegal.

Bangla News

4 workers killed as truck ploughs into house

Staff Chattogram: Four brick kiln workers were killed as a wood-laden truck ploughed through a house in Rangunia upazila on Thursday morning.

Bangla News

West Indies announce World Cup squad

Sports Desk: All-rounders Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine failed to make the cut as West Indies announced their 15-man squad for the World Cup on Wednesday with Jason Holder set to lead the team for the tournament in England and Wales.

Bangla News

Mukabbir demands Khaleda’s treatment

Parliament Correspondent: Gonoforum MP Mukabbir Khan on Wednesday demanded taking measures for proper treatment of BNP’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka admits major intelligence lapse

International Desk: Sri Lanka has admitted a "major intelligence lapse" before the Easter Sunday bomb attacks which killed 359 people and wounded more than 500.

Bangla News

PM urges all to stay away from terrorism

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon all to keep them away from the terrorism and militancy.

Bangla News

Zayan laid to eternal rest

Senior Correspondent: Zayan Chowdhury, one of the victims of Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard in the city on Wednesday evening.

Bangla News

1st high speed train ‘Bonolota Express’ to run from Thursday

Secretariat Correspondent: A non-stop intercity train named ‘Bonolota Express’ is going to be inaugurated tomorrow (Thursday) on Rajshahi-Dhaka route to meet up the long-cherished demands of people of the region.

Bangla News

DU-affiliated college students withdraw blockade

Staff Correspondent: Students of seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University, who have been staging demonstration for five-point demand, withdrew their blockade at Nilkhet in Dhaka for today.

Bangla News

Zayan’s janaza held, qulkhawani Saturday

Senior Correspondent: The namaj-e-janaza of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Selim’s grandson Zayan Chowdhary was held at Banani Chairmenbari ground in the capital after Asr prayers on Wednesday.

Bangla News

PM visits Sheikh Selim’s residence to console family

Senior Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Awami League leader and her cousin Sheikh Selim’s residence at Banani here on Wednesday to console family members over the death of Selim’s grandson in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday blasts.

Bangla News

Actor Saleh Ahmed dies

Entertainment Desk: Noted film actor Saleh Ahmed passed away in a city on Wednesday.

Bangla News

2 killed in Teknaf ‘gunfights’

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Two people have been killed in separate two ‘gunfights’ in the district’s Teknaf upazila.

Bangla News

Zayan's body brought to home

Senior Correspondent: The body of Zayan Chowdhury, grandson of Awami League’s Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, has been brought to Dhaka.

Bangla News

Giasuddin Al Mamun handed 7 years jail-time

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka Court has sentenced Giasuddin Al Mamun to seven years of imprisonment and fined him Tk12 crore for money laundering.

Bangla News

War crimes: 2 Netrakona men to walk gallows

Staff Correspondent: Two war criminals from Netrokona were sentenced to death for their crimes against humanity during liberation war. 

Bangla News

Toll in Sri Lanka bombings rises to 359

Risingbd Desk: The toll in a series of suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday targeting hotels and churches in Sri Lanka has risen to 359, police said Wednesday.  

Bangla News

Drug trader killed in city gunfight

Senior Correspondent: A suspected drug dealer was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Diabari area of the capital on Wednesday morning.

Bangla News

Writ seeking stop of selling antibiotics without prescription

Staff Correspondent: A writ has been filed with the High Court seeking an order to stop selling antibiotics without prescription of physicians. 

Bangla News

Advance Eid train tickets to be available at 6 spots

Secretariat Correspondent:  Advance train tickets for upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr will be sold from May 22 to May 26.

Bangla News

2 crushed under trains in Gazipur

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Two unidentified men were killed crashed under the wheels of a train in two separate accidents at Dhirashrom area of Gazipur City Corporation.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka vows to overhaul state security

International Desk: Sri Lanka's president has vowed to overhaul state security after several bomb blasts on Sunday killed 359 people and wounded about 500.  

Bangla News

Watson steers Chennai to win 6-wicket over Hyderabad

Sports Desk: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 6 wickets in match 41 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Bangla News

Second session of 11th JS today

Staff Correspondent: The second session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5 pm today (Wednesday).

Bangla News

DU VC to hold meeting with principals of 7 colleges

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Akhtaruzzaman has called a meeting with principals of affiliated colleges in a bid to resolve the problems.

Bangla News

Soumya silences critics with record double ton

Sports Desk: Soumya Sarkar found his form at a moment when there was widespread concern over his ability to play a long innings, following his lingering bad patch in Dhaka Premier League (DPL).  

Bangla News

PM returns home from Brunei

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Tuesday evening concluding her three-day official visit to Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

Bangla News

Govt responsibility is to ensure expatriates’ welfare: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked the expatriate Bangladeshis for their special contributions towards increasing forex reserve, saying that it is a responsibility of her government to ensure their welfare.

Bangla News

Media Employee Act to be placed in parliament

Senior Correspondent: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said that drafts of Media Employee Act and National Broadcast Act have been finalised. The two laws will be placed in the parliament.

Bangla News

IS claims responsibility of Sri Lanka attacks

International Desk: Islamic state has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka, the group’s AMAQ news agency said on Tuesday.  

Bangla News

SL attacks retaliation for Christchurch terrorist shootings

Desk Report: The Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka were intended as retaliation for last month's attack against Muslims in Christchurch, according to initial investigations by the Sri Lankan government.

Bangla News

Govt to recruit 70,000 pool teachers for primary schools

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has planned to recruit 70,000 ‘pool teachers’ for primary schools across the country.

Bangla News

Students of 7 DU-affiliated colleges block Nilkhet roads

Staff Correspondent: Students of seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University (DU) blocked roads in capital’s Nilkhet intersection to press home their 5-point demands.

Bangla News

Govt plans to build two terminals at Payra Port

Senior Reporter: The government has planned to build two terminals at Payra Port within 2021.

Bangla News

Google doodle celebrates birthday of Rosy Afsari

Science Desk: Search engine giant Google is celebrating the 73rd birth anniversary of Bangladeshi film actress Shamima Akter Rosy.

Bangla News

‘Drug trader’ killed in Cumilla ‘gunfight’

Cumilla Correspondent: A suspected drug dealer was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) early Tuesday.

Bangla News

Verdict on 2 Netrakona war crimes accused Wednesday

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict on Wednesday in a case filed against two Netrakona war crimes accused for their alleged crimes against humanity during the Liberation war.

Bangla News

Former MP Rana's bail upheld

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the bail of former member of parliament Amanur Rahman Khan Rana.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka bombings death toll rises to 310

International Desk: Sri Lankans have observed three minutes of silence at the start of a national day of mourning for the victims of Sunday’s bomb attacks.

Bangla News

PM returns home this evening

Secretariat Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home today (Tuesday) evening wrapping up her three-day official visit to Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.  

Bangla News

CEC to inaugurate voter list updating in Rajbari

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) will start updating voter list in the country from today (Tuesday).

Bangla News

11th span of Padma Bridge installed, 1650-meter visible

Staff Correspondent: The 11th span of the much-awaited Padma Bridge has been installed at its Jajira end making 1,650 meters of the bridge visible.

Bangla News

Bangladesh, Brunei for comprehensive partnership in energy sector

Risingbd Desk: Bangladesh and Brunei today issued a joint statement agreeing to explore the possibility of comprehensive collaboration in energy sector as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wrapped up her three-day visit to the South Asian kingdom.

Bangla News

Zayan’s body will arrive in country tomorrow

Senior Reporter:  The body of Zayan will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Wednesday).

Bangla News

Bus-private car collision kills 2 in Dhaka

Senior Correspondent: At least two people were killed following a head-on-collision between a bus and a private car in Matshay Bhaban area in the capital on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Accused criminal killed in ‘Chattogram gunfight’

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: An accused in Juba League murder case was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in the port city on Monday midnight.

Bangla News

Bangladesh, Brunei continue to enjoy excellent ties: PM

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh and Brunei are continuing to enjoy excellent relationship, which is solidly founded on many commonalities.

Bangla News

Rohingya issue: 3 top UN officials to visit Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: Three top United Nations (UN) officials will visit Dhaka to highlight the humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of a million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar.

Bangla News

Sri Lanka govt declares state of emergency

International Desk: Sri Lankan authorities have ordered a state of emergency to be introduced from midnight Monday following the deadly Easter attacks, the president’s office said.

Bangla News

PM proposes for formation of new regional economic forum

Risingbd Desk: Bangladesh today proposed for formation of a regional economic forum involving five Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states of South and Southeast Asian region.

Bangla News

No red alert is issued: Home Minister

Senior Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that there is no red in Bangladesh. Even such situation is not created. However, Bangladesh government is in alert after the attacks in Sri Lanka.

Bangla News

Take immediate steps identifying risky buildings

We take shelters under the roof for better safety and security. If those roof collapse then where will we go? Such terrific tension is following due to some many reasons.

Bangla News

Voter list update process to be started from Tuesday

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) is going to start gathering data from tomorrow across the country to update the voter list.

Bangla News

11th span of Padma Bridge to be installed tomorrow

Secretariat Correspondent: The construction of Padma Bridge is in full swing. The 11th span (superstructure) of the much-awaited Bridge will be installed at its Jajira end on Tuesday.

Bangla News

2 Rohingyas killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: Two Rohingya yaba traders were killed in a gunfight with Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) at Palongkhali under the district’s Ukhiya upazila on Monday morning.

Bangla News

Sheikh Selim’s grandson killed in Sri Lanka blasts

Secretariat Correspondent: Minor grandson of Awami League leader Sheikh Selim was among 290 people killed on Easter Sunday’s multiple blasts in Sri Lanka.  

Bangla News

Bangladesh, Brunei sign six MoUs

Secretariat Correspondent:  Bangladesh and Brunei have signed six MoUs for strengthening cooperation mainly in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, culture and sports and the supply of LNG.

Bangla News

2 killed in N’ganj gas pipeline blast

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Two workers were killed and several others sustained burn injuries in a gas pipeline blast at a house of district’s Rupganj upazila early Monday.

Bangla News

14kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Senior Reporter: Customs officials seized four gold bars weighing four kilogrammes from a toilet of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday night.  

Bangla News

24 arrested for Sri Lanka blasts

International Desk: Sri Lankan police have arrested 24 men in connection with bomb blasts on churches and hotels that killed nearly 300 people, officials said Monday (Apr 22).  

Bangla News

Improvised bomb made safe near Colombo airport: Police

International Desk: An improvised pipe bomb discovered close to Colombo's main airport was successfully defused by the Sri Lanka airforce, police said.

Bangla News

Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine election

International Desk: Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, exit polls suggest.  

Bangla News

Bangladeshi killed by BSF along Thakurgaon border

Thakurgaon Correspondent:  A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by members of Border Security Force of India at Dongaon border in Haripur upazila early Monday.  

Bangla News

Sri Lanka attacks death toll rises to 290

International Desk: The death toll from attacks on churches and luxury hotels across Sri Lanka rose significantly to 290, and about 500 people were also wounded, police said on Monday.  

Bangla News

17 killed in Colombia landslide

International Desk: At least 17 people have been killed by a landslide on Sunday in south-western Colombia, officials say.  

Bangla News

Shock in Sri Lanka after Easter Sunday carnage kills scores

International Desk: Sri Lanka is in shock after more than 200 people were killed in a wave of bomb blasts that hit churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday.  

Bangla News

PM urges all to be vocal against terrorists

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Sunday strongly condemned the deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, urging all to be vocal against the terrorists.

Bangla News

Govt takes initiatives to return stranded Bangladeshis from Libya

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has taken initiatives to bring back Bangladesh nationals stranded in Libya.

Bangla News

Curfew declared as death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 207

International Desk: At least 207 people have been confirmed dead and 450 others wounded in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Bangla News

4 killed in 'foiled' attack on Saudi police station

International Desk: Four people have been killed as an attack on a police station in Saudi Arabia's central Riyadh province was foiled, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, citing sources.

Bangla News

Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka launches helpline

Secretariat Correspondent: Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka has launched a helpline to get updates over the series bomb blasts in Sri Lanka that killed 207 people so far and injured at least 400 people.

Bangla News

Mahfuz Ullah still alive, says daughter

Senior Correspondent: Senior journalist Mahfuz Ullah is still alive, but in a very critical condition, said his daughter Nusrat Humaira Meghla.

Bangla News

Joy urges young ICT entrepreneurs to be innovative

Desk Report: Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has called upon the young information and communication technology entrepreneurs to generate their own innovative ideas to take the lead in the global ICT sector.

Bangla News

‘Law enforcement agencies alert after Sri Lanka attacks’

Cumilla Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that law enforcement agencies are on alert and ready to face any situation after Sri Lanka attacks.

Bangla News

Brunei rolls out red carpet for PM

Risingbd Desk: Brunei rolled out a red carpet after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Bandar Seri Begawan this afternoon on a three-day official visit at the invitation of the kingdom’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

Bangla News

Journalist Mahfuz Ullah dies

Senior Correspondent: Senior journalist and columnist Mahfuz Ullah died at a hospital in Thailand on Sunday (Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi Rajiun).

Bangla News

SL police warned about attack before 10 days

International Desk: Sri Lanka police had alerted the nation about ten days before Sunday's serial blasts that terrorists would target prominent churches across the island nation. Security had also been increased shortly after the alert.

Bangla News

Soumya hits ton against Legends of Rupganj

Sports Correspondent, from BKSP, Savar: Abahani Limited’s Soumya Sarkar hit a dashing century against Legends of Rupganj in Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Sava on Sunday. 

Bangla News

Death toll in Sri Lanka bomb attacks rises to 156

International Desk: Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed 156 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago.

Bangla News

Drug trader killed in Teknaf 'gunfight'

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: A suspected drug trader has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Marine Drive area of Teknaf upazila.

Bangla News

Proper implementation of Supreme Court direction expected

The Supreme Court directed the magistrates to record the statement of female and child victims of rape and sexual harassment in order to ensure fair investigation and justice.

Bangla News

Ex-BNP minister Aminul Haque dies

Staff Correspondent: BNP vice-chairman and former Posts and Telecommunications Minister Barrister Aminul Haque died at a city hospital on Sunday.

Bangla News

At least 20 dead as multiple blasts hit Sri Lanka churches

International Desk: At least 20 people are reported to have been killed and more than 200 injured in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.

Bangla News

Violence returns to streets of Paris

International Desk: Around 60,000 police and gendarmes were deployed in the French capital on Saturday to deal with the most violent "yellow vest" protest in recent weeks.

Bangla News

Holy Shab-e-Barat tonight

Desk Report: The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country tonight with due religious fervour and devotion.

Bangla News

PM leaves for Brunei

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Brunei Darussalam this morning on a three-day official visit at the invitation of the kingdom’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

Bangla News

Barcelona put one hand on title after edging past Sociedad

Sports Desk: Jordi Alba once again showed his potency in attack by scoring the winner against Real Sociedad as Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title.

Bangla News

Walton starts TV export to Germany

Economic Correspondent: The Bangladeshi multinational electronics brand ‘Walton’ has started the export of its produced ‘Made in Bangladesh’ labelled LED television to Germany, a nation of the largest economy in Europe.

Bangla News

14 kg gold seized at Shahjalal airport

Staff Correspondent: Customs officials of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have seized 14 kg gold bars, worth Tk nearly 7 crore, from toilet of an aircraft.

Bangla News

CID finds info of money transaction behind Nusrat murder

Staff Correspondent: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has information of illegal money transaction to conceal the incident of Feni’s madrasa Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder.

Bangla News

AL to collect Bangabandhu’s memorable handwriting, photographs

Senior Correspondent: The Awami League (AL) has instructed all its party leaders to collect and send Bangabandhu’s memorable handwriting and photographs, if anybody had, to the central office.

Bangla News

495 foreigners are in jails: Home Minister

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said there are 495 foreigners in Bangladesh jails.

Bangla News

Explosion and gunfire near Afghan Info ministry building

International Desk: Gunmen have attacked the Afghan ministry of information in the centre of the capital Kabul, officials say.

Bangla News

India’s Judiciary under threat: Chief Justice

International Desk: The Supreme Court of India on Saturday morning constituted a special bench on the “independence of the judiciary”, to sit immediately to address a matter of “great public importance”.

Bangla News

Adele splits from husband Simon Konecki

Entertainment Desk: Adele has separated from her husband Simon Konecki, representatives for the singer have confirmed.  

Bangla News

DMP bans firecrackers on Shab-e-Barat

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday issued a ban on the carrying and use of firecrackers in the areas under its jurisdiction ahead of Shab-e-Barat, to be observed on Sunday, April 21.

Bangla News

4 killed in Mymensingh road accident

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: At least four people including a woman were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw in the district on Saturday morning.

Bangla News

Drug peddler killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent:  A drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ took place between two groups of yaba peddlers in district’s Teknaf upazila early Saturday.

Bangla News

Lutfozzaman Babar hospitalised

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: Former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar was hospitalised on Saturday morning as he fell ill in jail.

Bangla News

Amazon plans to shut online store in China

Risingbd Desk: Amazon plans to shut its online store in China that allows shoppers to buy from local sellers as it downsizes operations in the country.

Bangla News

US marine ‘arrested over N Korea embassy raid in Madrid’

International Desk: American authorities have arrested a former US Marine who is allegedly part of a group that raided North Korea's embassy in Madrid, reports say.  

Bangla News

Two teen girls arrested for plotting nine murders in Florida

International Desk: Two teenage girls have been arrested in the state of Florida for allegedly planning to murder nine people, US media report.

Bangla News

‘Amar Pita Sheikh Mujib’ festival to be inaugurated today

Risingbd Desk: “Amar Pita (my father) Sheikh Mujib” festival will be inaugurated today (Saturday) at Bangladesh National Museum in the city on the occasion of birth centenary celebration of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangla News

PM monitoring singer Subir Nandi’s treatment

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is constantly monitoring the treatment of critically ill Ekushey Padak-winning singer Subir Nandi.

Bangla News

AL govt’s popularity increases: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the popularity of the Awami League (AL) government has increased despite the fact that the acceptability of any ruling party usually declines in many cases.  

Bangla News

‘Steps to be taken if negligence by police found’

Senior Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said steps would be taken against police members if any negligence by them found over Nusrat Jahan Rafi incident. Police have already arrested all the accused of the incident.

Bangla News

BNP stages demo demanding Khaleda’s release

Senior Correspondent: BNP leaders on Friday staged a demonstration in the capital demanding unconditional release of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail and proper treatment for her.

Bangla News

Taskin returns and gets 4 wickets

Sports Desk: Right-arm Bangladeshi pacer Taskin Ahmed has not been included in the World Cup squad of the Tigers. But the pacer did not lose his strength to do well as he bagged four wickets on Friday in the ongoing season of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.

Bangla News

Neymar set to return Sunday

Sports Desk: Paris Saint-Germain could have Neymar back for Sunday's potential Ligue 1 title-deciding clash with Monaco at Parc des Princes as the Brazil international is to undergo tests in the build-up, sources have told ESPN FC.

Bangla News

Four children drown in ponds in 2 districts

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur and Noakhali Correspondent: Four children drowned in ponds at Tongi under Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) and Choumuhuni municipality area of Noakhali on Friday.

Bangla News

PM receives treatment like general patient at NIOH

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received treatment like a general patient from the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH) at Agargaon in the capital.

Bangla News

CID begins probe into Nusrat murder

Senior Correspondent: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police has initiated an investigation over the alleged financial transaction in connection with the murder of Feni’s female madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Bangla News

No condition over Khaleda’s release: Info Minister

Senior Correspondent: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said there is no condition that BNP’s MP-elect will take oath on condition of releasing the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.

Bangla News

Journalist killed in Ireland rioting

International Desk: A journalist has been shot dead during rioting in Londonderry that police are treating as a "terrorist incident".

Bangla News

‘Terrorist’ killed in ‘Bogura gunfight’

Bogura Correspondent: A listed ‘terrorist’ was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with rivals in Sadar upazila on Thursday midnight.

Bangla News

Teenage boy stabbed dead in Keraniganj

Senior Reporter:  A teenage boy was allegedly stabbed to death by a youth in Keraniganj on Thursday night.

Bangla News

Sudan protesters want civilian rule

International Desk: Sudan's military rulers faced pressure from demonstrators and Western governments to hand power to a new civilian government as activists warned of an attempt to disperse a 10-day-old mass protest outside army headquarters.

Bangla News

‘Arms trader’ killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: A suspected arms trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Uttar Salna area Thursday midnight.

Bangla News

HIV used to cure bubble boy disease

Risingbd Desk: US scientists say they used HIV to make a gene therapy that cured eight infants of severe combined immunodeficiency, or "bubble boy" disease.  

Bangla News

Indonesia’s Widodo declares victory amid dispute

International Desk: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has declared victory in Wednesday's election, even as his challenger continues to contest the result.  

Bangla News

PM orders continued review of disaster preparedness steps

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday ordered continued review of preparedness measures for facing disasters alongside launching of a nationwide awareness campaign attributing repeated incidents of fire to lack of wakefulness.

Bangla News

Eid advance train tickets to be available in 6 places

Senior Correspondent: Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said Eid holidaymakers can be able to collect advance train tickets from six places of the capital ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Bangla News

‘Price of commodities won’t go up during Ramadan’

Senior Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said, “There is sufficient stock of essential commodities, so there is no possibility of increasing price of essentials during Ramadan. If anyone tries to create crisis, action will be taken.”

Bangla News

PM donates Tk 35 lakh to actor Ahmad Sharif

Entertainment Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday gave financial assistance of Tk 35 lakh to renowned film actor Ahmad Sharif.

Bangla News

Gunmen ambush Pakistan bus, killing 14

International Desk: Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday ambushed a bus on a highway and killed 14 passengers after forcing them off the vehicle, a local official said.

Bangla News

Bangladesh, Myanmar to hold Rohingya repatriation talks May 3

Secretariat Correspondent: Bangladesh and Myanmar will hold their next meeting on the repatriation of Rohingyas on May 3.

Bangla News

'Court will not compromise with BGMEA building demolition'

Staff Correspondent: Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has said that there is a court order to break down the illegal building of BGMEA, and the court will not compromise with demolishing it.

Bangla News

7 agreements to be signed during PM’s Brunei visit

Secretariat Correspondent: The Bangladesh government is likely to sign seven agreements with the Brunei government, during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's three-day visit to its capital, Darussalam.

Bangla News

Statins don’t work well for one in two people

Risingbd Desk: Cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs taken by millions of Britons may not work well enough in about half of those prescribed them, research suggests.

Bangla News

Rajib’s death: Probe report submission May 22

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed May 22 for submitting the probe report of the case filed over the death of college student Rajib who lost hand being sandwiched between two buses competing on city road.

Bangla News

Pig brains partially revived four hours after death

Risingbd Desk: US scientists have partially revived pig brains four hours after the animals were slaughtered.  

Bangla News

2nd phase of voting underway in India's General Election

International Desk: Voting began in the second phase of India's general elections Thursday amid massive security and a lockdown in parts of the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir.  

Bangla News

Fire at Malibagh kitchen market

Senior Correspondent: A fire has broken out at the kitchen market in Dhaka's Malibagh area.

Bangla News

Man kills elder brother in Ctg

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: A man has allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death over a dispute centering drug business in the port city.

Bangla News

At least 29 killed on tourist bus in Madeira

International Desk: At least 29 people have died after a bus carrying German tourists plunged off a road and overturned on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

Bangla News

North Korea test fires new tactical guided weapon

International Desk: North Korea says it has test-fired a new "tactical guided weapon" with a "powerful warhead", the first such test since talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ended without agreement.  

Bangla News

PM flies to Brunei Sunday

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave here on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of kingdom’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

Bangla News

Titu becomes first mayor for Mymensingh

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: Awami League's symbol, boat candidate Ikramul Haque Titu has been declared as the Mayor of the Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) unofficially as there was no rival in the post.

Bangla News

Nusrat killing: Police form probe body

Senior Correspondent: Police headquarters formed a five-member committee to investigate into the role of police over the killing of Feni’s female madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Bangla News

Nusrat murder accused Kader arrested in Dhaka

Senior Correspondent: A team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested hafej Abdul Kader, an accused in the case filed over the killing of Feni’s female madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Bangla News

ACC finds sources of corruption in Titas, places recommendation

Senior Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday submitted a report regarding the recommendations and sources of corruption of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Co. Ltd. to State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.

Bangla News

North Korea nuclear site shows signs of activity

International Desk: Satellite images appear to show movement at North Korea's main nuclear site which could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel.

Bangla News

‘Modern techniques to be used to demolish BGMEA building’

Staff Correspondent: Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim has said that modern techniques will be used to demolish BGMEA building.  

Bangla News

Jaha Alam: HC wants to see persons who responsible

Staff Correspondent: The High Court wants to see the persons who are responsible for Jaha Alam’s imprisonment.

Bangla News

Indonesia’s poll closes

International Desk: Polls have closed in Indonesia, following a bitter campaign in which religion has played a prominent role.  

Bangla News

Nusrat murder: Writ filed seeking judicial investigation

Staff Correspondent: A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking judicial investigation and compensation over the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Bangla News

Husband held for strangling wife to death

Staff Correspondent: Police has arrested a man in charge of strangling wife to death. The man also set fire to the dead body after pouring kerosene.

Bangla News

Water transport workers call off strike

Secretariat Correspondent:  Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation has called off its strike after talks with the government authorities.  

Bangla News

Jaha Alam at High Court

Staff Correspondent: Jaha Aam has now appeared before the High Court (HC) for his statement of suffering in jail and to know how he is doing now.

Bangla News

Schoolgirl stabbed in Pabna

Pabna Correspondent: A schoolgirl was stabbed by two unidentified youths as they failed to rape her.  

Bangla News

Measles cases quadruple globally in 2019: UN

Risingbd Desk: The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has quadrupled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).  

Bangla News

Light pollution not improving: CPRE

Risingbd Desk: Just one in 50 people in England experiences nights that are free from light pollution, according to the results of a survey.  

Bangla News

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday morning paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic Mujibnagar Day.  

Bangla News

New cathedral will be more beautiful: Macron

Risingbd Desk: French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt "even more beautifully" - and that he wants the work done within five years.  

Bangla News

Historic Mujibnagar Day today

Desk Report: The nation is observing the historic Mujibnagar Day today (Wednesday) marking the oath-taking ceremony of country’s first government on April 17, 1971.  

Bangla News

BGMEA Complex sealed off

Economic Correspondent: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) sealed off BGMEA Complex, headquarters of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), on Hatirjheel in the capital around 7:00pm.

Bangla News

Titu being elected mayor uncontested in Mymensingh city polls

Staff Correspondent, Mymensigh: Awami League (AL) nominated Ikramul Haque Titu is set to be elected uncontested maiden Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) mayor as Jatiya Party candidate Jahangir Ahmed announced to withdraw his candidacy.  

Bangla News

Police led by magistrate to be deployed at mango orchards

Staff Correspondent: Law enforcement agencies will remain deployed at mango orchards led by magistrate. They will monitor mango orchards under leadership of executive magistrate to prevent chemical use on mangoes.

Bangla News

PM stresses renewed focus on traditional medicine

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday called for mainstreaming the traditional medicine through a renewed focus on the age-old indigenous healthcare system alongside the conventional drugs as she inaugurated the National Health Service Week 2019.

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Shab-e-Barat on April 21

Senior Correspondent: Holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on April 21 according to the previous declaration. There is no confusion over it.  

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Female magistrate to record rape victims’ deposition

Staff Correspondent: Female magistrate will record the deposition of victims of rape and sexually harassment for the sake of fair investigation and justice, according to a Supreme Court circular.

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Inspector dies as train hits

Staff Correspondent, Jashore: A police inspector has died as a train hit him in Jashore.

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Nagad serving nationwide through over 100,000 Uddokta

Sceience Desk: Apart from the district post offices, Bangladesh Post Office’s Digital Financial Service “Nagad” is now being provided by over 100,000 “Uddokta” around the country.

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Female magistrates will record statements of rape victims

Staff Correspondent:  Only female magistrates will record statements of female and child victims of rapes and sexual harassments.

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Two killed in Chattogram Cylinder blast

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: Two workers were killed in an explosion while refueling a cylinder with gas in Nasirabad area in Chattogram on Tuesday.

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Dispose of Suprobhat’s route permit plea within 30 days: HC

Staff Correspondent: The High Court has asked Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to dispose of Suprobhat Paribahan’s bid to restore route permit of 163 buses within the next 30 days.

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Water transport workers go on strike indefinite strike

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Water transport workers are observing an indefinite strike to press home their 11-point demand, causing sufferings to passengers.

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BCB names 15-man squad for world cup

Sports Correspondent: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa beginning on June 2.

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RAJUK starts demolishing BGMEA building

Staff Correspondent: The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) authority has started demolishing the BGMEA Bhaban at Hatirjheel in the capital.

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Mudslide kills two in Chuadanga

Chuadanga Correspondent:  Two workers were killed and another one injured as a chunk of mud collapsed on them at a brick field of district’s Damurhuda upazila on Tuesday morning.  

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Jute mills workers call off strike in Khulna

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Jute mills workers have called off their 96 hours strike following a meeting with the government Monday night.  

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Motorcyclist killed in Gopalganj road accident

Gopalganj Correspondent: A motorcyclist was killed and two other were injured as a bus ran over them in district’s Kashiani upazila on Monday night.

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National Health Service Week begins

Staff Correspondent:  The country is observe the National Health Service Week from today (Tuesday) for the first time to make the people aware about their right to have access to the highest level of health services.  

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Bank chairmen, MDs restricted from going abroad

Special Correspondent: The chairmen and managing directors of the state-owned commercial banks have been restricted from going abroad together. As a result, no state-owned bank chairman and MD will be able to travel abroad together.  

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Massive fire ravages Paris cathedral

International Desk: A major fire has engulfed the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France's most famous landmarks.  

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Hasan urges foreign media to project Bangladesh’s positive image

Desk Report: Highlighting Bangladesh’s development in different sectors, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged foreign journalists and diplomats to project the positive image of Bangladesh to the world community.

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BCB to announce World Cup squad Tuesday

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to announce the squad of the Tigers for the ICC Cricket World Cup on Tuesday.

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Petition seeking stay of police deployment at mango fields

Staff Correspondent: The state has filed a petition seeking stay of a High Court (HC) order that asked the government to deploy police at mango fields of Rajshahi region to prevent chemical use on mango.

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Sonagazi OC’s case at PBI

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has asked Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate into the case filed under Digital Security Act against Moazzem Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station in Feni.

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‘Nusrat’s killers won’t be spared’

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that killers of Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi will not be spared.  

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No bar to removing illegal structures along Karnaphuli

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court stay order on the eviction illegal structures built on the banks of Karnaphuli River in Chittagong.

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Nusrat murder: OC sued under Digital Security Act

Staff Correspondent: A case has been filed against suspended officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Model Police Station Moazzem Hossain with Cyber Crimes Tribunal under the Digital Security Act.

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3 to walk gallows for killing RU prof Shafiul

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi: A court in Rajshahi sentenced three persons to death for killing Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam Lilon.

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BNP leader stabbed dead in Bagura

Bogura Correspondent: A local BNP leader was stabbed to death by the some miscreants in Bagura on Sunday night.  

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Mild earthquake jolts Chattogram

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: A mild earthquake jolted some parts of the country’s south-east districts including Chattogram and hill area on Monday morning.

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Assange used embassy for spying: Ecuador president

International Desk: Julian Assange used the Ecuadorean embassy in London as a "centre for spying", the country's leader has said.

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Singer Subir Nandi hospitalized

Staff Correspondent: Popular singer Subir Nandi has been admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Combined Military Hospital (CMH).

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Jute mill workers go on 96-hour strike

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna region have started a 96-hour strike from Monday morning to press home their nine-point demand including payment of outstanding wages and implementation of the wage commission.  

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‘Pakistan second or third favourites for World Cup’

Sports Desk: England captain Eoin Morgan feels Pakistan are one of the strongest contenders for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 that starts on 30 May.  

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‘Cattle thief’ lynched in Ghatail

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: A man, suspected of being a cow thief, was beaten to death by a mob at Dewlabari Parchimpara village under Ghatail upazila early Sunday.

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Garment worker gang-raped

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: A female garment worker was reportedly gang-raped by three of her friends when she went to enjoy Pahela Baishakh programmes together with them on Sunday evening.  

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Ebola outbreak 'not global emergency yet'

Risingbd Desk: The World Health Organization says the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not yet a global health emergency.  

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Sudan arrests former government members

International Desk: Sudan's transitional military council has arrested members of the former government and promised not to disperse protesters.  

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Facebook returns after its worst outage ever

Desk Report: Facebook is reporting all services operational after a prolonged outage that impacted all of the company’s most popular apps.

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Mirpur market fire under control

Staff Correspondent: A fire that broke out at a 10 storey market building in the city’s Mirpur area, has been brought under control after two hours.

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Fire at Mirpur market

Senior Correspondent: A fire broke out at a Super Market of Mirpur 14 area in the capital Sunday afternoon.

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FB, Instagram, WhatsApp down for users around world

Desk Report: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are all experiencing issues this morning for users worldwide.

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Truck kills motorcyclists in Tangail

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: Two motorcycle riders were killed as a truck ran over them at Adabari area of Kalihati upazila on Sunday noon.

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Nora Fatehi finally opens up on her break-up

Entertainment Desk: Nora Fatehi says there was a time when she lost sight of her ambition after her break-up, and it took quite some time to shake that feeling off.

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Campaign against sexual exploitation through Baishakh held

Staff Reporter: A social campaign against commercial sexual exploitation of street children was held through Pahela Baishakh program at Mirpur Shahid Buddhijibi Graveyard (Martyr Intellectuals Graveyard) premises on Sunday.

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Walton greets Ekushey TV on founding anniversary

Staff Correspondent: Walton, the country's leading electrical, electronics and home appliances manufacturing and marketing company, has greeted Ekushey Television on the occasion of their founding anniversary.

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Robbers kill 1, loot gold ornaments in Hatia

Noakhali Correspondent: Robbers looted gold ornaments worth Tk 15 lakh from a jewellery shop, killing the shop owner at Afazia Bazar under Hatia upazila of the district on Saturday night.

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Work unitedly to build prosperous Bangladesh: PM

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all to work in unison to build a hunger-and-poverty-free developed and prosperous Bangladesh being imbued with the spirit of the liberation war.

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3 killed in plane crash in Nepal

International Desk: At least three people were killed when a small plane veered off the runway while taking off and hit two parked helicopters at Lukla airport in Nepal's Everest region on Sunday, officials said.  

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New Year may bring peace, prosperity in every field

Pahela Baishakh is the first day of Bangla New Year. Bangla New Year or Pahela Baishakh marks the first day in the Bangla calendar. Pahela Baishakh is one of the most colourful festivals through which the Bangalis bid farewell to the old year and welcome the New Year.

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Imam held in rape case in Debidwar

Cumilla Correspondent:  An imam has been arrested for allegedly rapping a teenage girl in Chhoto Shalghor area of the district’s Debidwar upazila.  

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Pahela Baishakh celebration at Google doodle

Staff Correspondent: Google, world’s most popular search engine, is celebrating Bangla New Year Pahela Baishakh.  

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Mangal Shobhajatra brought out

Staff Correspondent: The Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University on Sunday brought out the 'Mangal Shobhajatra' (a traditional parade) where tens of thousands of people from all walks of life joined to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali new year 1426.  

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World's biggest airplane takes flight

International Desk: On Saturday morning, exactly 45 minutes after the sun began to rise over the Mojave Desert, the largest airplane ever created—and its record-breaking 385-foot wingspan—took off for the very first time.  

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Shooting at Australia nightclub leaves 1 dead

International Desk: A shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub in Australia early Sunday left one man dead and another critically wounded, police said.  

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Nation celebrating Pahela Baishakh today

Staff Correspondent: The nation is celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year, today (Sunday) upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalis.

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Dhaka, Thimphu agree to work on DFQF access of products

Desk Report: Bangladesh and Bhutan today agreed in principle to work on allowing duty free (DF) and quota free (QF)access of a number of their products to each other’s market for the mutual interests.

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Obaidul Quader greets countrymen on Pahela Baishakh

Senior Correspondent: Awami League (AL) General Secretary, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh 1426, the first day of the Bengali New Year.

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Three killed as train hits pick-up van

Sirajganj Correspondent: Three people were killed and two others were injured as Moitree Express smashed a pick-up van at Kamarkhanda upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday.  

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Woman gang-raped in front of husband in Tangail

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: A woman, 25, was gang-raped in front of her husband at new bus stand area in Tangail town on Friday night.

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‘Principal instructed to kill Nusrat from jail’

Staff Correspondent: Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has uncovered two reasons behind Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder.

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