Israel says Iran hid nuclear arms programme

International Desk: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed what he says are "secret nuclear files" proving Iran once covertly pursued nuclear weapons, BBC reports on Tuesday.

Bangla News

Woman, two daughters found dead in capital

Staff Correspondent: Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her two daughters from their home of a P-type colony near Mirpur Bangla College in the capital on Monday night.

Bangla News

Palestinians must accept Trump proposals: Saudi prince

International Desk: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, often known as MBS, has told heads of US-based Jewish groups that the Palestinian leadership must accept conditions for peace put forward by the administration of US President Donald Trump, according to a report on Israeli media.

Bangla News

Bangladesh women’s futsal team leaves for Thailand

Sports Correspondent: Under the patronization of country’s local brand Walton Group, Bangladesh Women’s Futsal team left Dhaka for Thailand on Monday to participate for the first time in the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship.

Bangla News

Now admission to college based on merits

Secretariat Correspondent: The Education Ministry has finalised the policy for admission to higher secondary schools in the 2018-19 session. As per the policy, this time, 100 per cent seats will be filled up based on merits.

Bangla News

Tk 22cr distributed among 2654 workers as financial aid

Secretariat Correspondent: State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu said a total of Tk 283 crore have now been deposited to the fund of the Bangladesh Workers' Welfare Foundation out of which Tk 22 crore have been distributed among 2,654 workers as financial help.

Bangla News

4th AGM of CIS-BCCI held

Milton Ahmed: The fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Commonwealth of Independent States-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CIS-BCCI) was held at Gulshan Club in Dhaka on Saturday (April 28, 2018).

Bangla News

2,123 killed in road crashes in 4 months

Staff Correspondent: At least 2,123 people were killed and 5,558 injured in 1,871 road accidents in last four months across the country.

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Heavy rain may continue for 2 more days

Staff Correspondent: A mild to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to continue across the country.

Bangla News

Schedule for national election in October

Staff Correspondent: Election Commissioner Mohammad Rafiqul Islam said schedule for the 11th parliamentary election will be announced in October although he could not mention any specific date for the announcement of the election schedule.

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PM to brief media Wednesday

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Wednesday about the outcome of her just-concluded official visits to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.

Bangla News

All flights suspended at Shahjalal Airport

Staff Correspondent: Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have been suspended temporarily due to inclement weather.

Bangla News

Courageous step to establish peace

North Korea and South Korea are the hostile two countries in Asia. There was a tension between the two countries since more than six decades.

Bangla News

Eden College student crushed to death by vehicle

Staff Correspondent:  An Eden College student has been crushed to death by a vehicle in the capital’s Shanir Akhra area.

Bangla News

PM urges Russia, China, India to resolve Rohingya crisis

International Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon the countries like Russia, China, India and Japan to play a strong role in resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis as the visiting United Nations Security Council (UNSC) team called on her.

Bangla News

Water vessel services suspended due to bad weather

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended operations of all types of water vessels in various routes of the country due to bad weather.

Bangla News

DMP bans use of firecrackers

Staff Correspondent: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issued a ban on carrying explosives, crackers and explosion of firecrackers in the areas of its jurisdiction in the capital ahead the holy Shab-e-Barat.

Bangla News

Capital city witnesses heavy rainfall

Staff Correspondent: The capital city witnessed heavy rainfall beginning around 11.00am on Monday under the influence of a light nor'wester.  

Bangla News

Britain, France and Germany agree support for Iran nuclear deal

International Desk: The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have agreed the Iran nuclear deal is the best way of stopping Tehran from gaining nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said in a statement on Sunday.

Bangla News

India-Pakistan military drill for first time

International Desk: Even though ties between India and Pakistan continue to remain strained, the two neighbours will participate together for the first time in a multi-nation counter-terrorism exercise in Russia in September.

Bangla News

Lightning strikes kill 14 in different districts

Desk Report: At least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in eight districts --Sirajganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon, Rangamati, Gazipur, and Sunamganj- on Sunday.

Bangla News

FBCCI proposes tax free income limit at Tk 3.5 lakh

K M A Hasnat: The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has proposed increasing the individual tax free income limit to TK 3.50 lakh from the existing Taka 2.5 lakh in the upcoming budget of 2018-2019 fiscal year.

Bangla News

SunRisers beat Rajasthan Royals by 11 Runs

Sports Desk: unRisers Hyderabad (SRH) produced a bowling masterclass defending their 151 runs after beating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Sunday.

Bangla News

‘Voters to cast their votes peacefully’

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury said people of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) will cast their votes peacefully for the candidates of their choice. For this, enough number of law enforcers will be deployed at centres during the polls.

Bangla News

JU female student harassed, 2 arrested

Staff Correspondent: Police have arrested two people for allegedly harassing a female student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) from the capital’s Shyamoli area.

Bangla News

Taiwan factory fire kills at least seven

International Desk: Seven people, five of them firefighters, died in a fire that broke out late Saturday in an electronics factory in northern Taiwan, the local fire department said.

Bangla News

No syndicate can run BCL, says Quader

Staff Correspondent: Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader warned that Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, will not run by any syndicate.

Bangla News

Green Line bus driver sent to jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Kobir Mia, the driver of a Green Line Paribahan Ltd bus, to jail in a case filed over losing a leg of a rent-a-car driver.

Bangla News

Death references of much-talked 3 cases at HC

Staff Correspondent: The death references of three sensational cases-- college student Zakia Sultana Rupa rape and murder, Feni’s Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque murder and Rangpur Khadem murder-- have reached the High Court (HC).

Bangla News

Jihadist attacks leave 40 dead in Mali

International Desk: A governor in Mali says suspected jihadists have killed at least 40 civilians in two attacks near the country’s border with Niger, where attacks have increased in the past year.

Bangla News

UNSC delegation assures steps to help resolve Rohingya crisis

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: The visiting high-profile delegation of the UN Security Council has assured of taking effective steps to help resolve the Rohingya crisis.

Bangla News

Rampura garment factory catches fire

Staff Correspondent: A fire broke out at a multi-storey building at Hajipara area in Rampura of Dhaka on Sunday noon.

Bangla News

BIWTA suspends Sadarghat launch service

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) suspended all types of water vessels services from Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka due to calamitous weather.

Bangla News

Father, son among 5 killed in lightning

Sirajganj Correspondent: Five people including a father and his son were killed in separate lightning strike incidents in Shahjadpur, Kazipur and Kamarkhanda upazilas of the district.

Bangla News

PM leaves Sydney for home

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here this afternoon for home wrapping up her three-day official visit to Australia to join the Global Summit of Women.

Bangla News

3 held with firearms in Chattogram

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive detained three muggers with firearms from Gulzar Tower of Chakbazar area of the district town on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

UNSC members hear tales of brutalities from Rohingyas

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: A high-profile delegation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Sunday morning visited Kutupalong Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and heard tales of brutalities from Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

Bangla News

Tripura chief minister now has advice for mechanical engineers

International Desk: Just out of a full-blown controversy over his critique of model-actor Diana Hayden's looks, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has spoken out again.

Bangla News

3rd Walton President Cup Golf tournament ends

Sports Correspondent: The third Walton President Cup Golf Tournament-2018 ended with the prize distributing ceremony on Saturday night.

Bangla News

4 members of debit-card forgery gang held

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: Detectives arrested four members of a debit-card forgery gang after conducting separate drives in many areas of the port city beginning last Wednesday till Saturday noon.

Bangla News

Brazil offer good news over Neymar

Sports Desk: Brazilian superstar Neymar is working hard to recover from the foot injury that sidelined him in February and will be back in action by this summer's World Cup, the Brazil team doctor who operated on him promised on Friday.

Bangla News

Australian PM reaffirms continued support

Risingbd Desk: Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull on Saturday reaffirmed that his government would continue to stand by Dhaka on the Rohingya issue as he joined a meeting with his visiting Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.

Bangla News

Suu Kyi seeks new relationship with UN over Rohingya crisis

International Desk: Aung San Suu Kyi hopes to restore her battered reputation by allowing UN human rights and development organisations to enter Myanmar to prepare the ground for the large-scale return of Rohingya Muslims.

Bangla News

Khaleda Zia asks for bold movement; says Fakhrul

Staff Correspondent: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islma Alamgir said the party chairperson Khaleda Zia instructed the party leaders and activists to lead the movement with a bold hand to restore the democracy.

Bangla News

Six Tabligh men restricted to enter Kakrail Mosque

Staff Correspondent: A restriction on six scholars has been imposed following a clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat (Preaching Party) in the capital's Kakrail Mosque.

Bangla News

Three killed in collision between two motorbikes

Dinajpur Correspondent: Three people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between two motorbikes at Panchbarhi Jaliaparha on Dinajpur-Dhaka highway of the district’s sadar upazila on Saturday noon.

Bangla News

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza

International Desk: Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian demonstrators and wounded more than 950 at the Gaza border, despite the UN human rights chief urging Israel to stop using excessive force against Palestinian protesters.

Bangla News

Now private car driver loses leg as bus hits

Staff Correspondent: A private car driver lost his leg as a Green Line Paribahan bus hit him at the slope of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover at Dholaiparh area of Jatrabari on Saturday noon.

Bangla News

Three BNP leaders at jail to meet Khaleda Zia

Staff Correspondent: Three top leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) reached the Old Central Jail on Nazimuddin Road in Dhaka to meet the confined party chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

Bangladeshi stabbed dead in Italy, 2 wounded

Nawabganj (Dhaka) Correspondent: A Bangladeshi youth has been stabbed to death and two others wounded by snatchers during a robbery.

Bangla News

Sexual harassment: Turag bus driver among 3 sent to jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Saturday sent three staff members of a Turag Paribahan bus to jail on completion of a three-day remand in a case filed over sexually harassing a student of Uttara University in a moving bus on her way to campus.

Bangla News

Ctg water-logging removal project begins

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: Chattogram water-logging removal project, the much-talked about mega project of the Chattogram port city, began on Saturday morning.  

Bangla News

Mugger killed in Mymensingh gunfight

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: A suspected mugger also drug pedller was killed in a gunfight with detectives in Madrasa Mach Bazar area of the district town early Saturday.

Bangla News

Govt plans to turn prisons into correction centres

Staff Correspondent: The government is going to enact a new law with an aim of transforming the prisons into correction and rehabilitation centres.

Bangla News

Nat’l occupational health, safety day to be observed Saturday

Senior Correspondent: The National Occupational Health and Safety Day will be observed in the country on Saturday (April 28).

Bangla News

Two killed as bus plunges into ditch in Sirajganj

Sirajganj Correspondent: At least two people were killed and 12 others were injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at the West intersection area of Bangabandhu Bridge on the highway of the district on Friday afternoon.

Bangla News

Neck blast hits paddy grains in Kurigram

Kulrigram Correspondent: Fungal disease neck blast has turned into an epidemic in different areas of the district, hindering Boro production during the harvesting season.

Bangla News

Loan agreement of Padma Bridge rail link project signed

Senior Correspondent: The loan agreement of the much-expected Padma Bridge rail link project has been signed.

Bangla News

PM receives Global Women's Leadership Award

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for mobilizing a new global alliance to promote women rights and empowerment as she was conferred with Global Women's Leadership Award for her outstanding contribution to their cause.

Bangla News

Chunji workers demand payments arrears, opening factory

Staff Correspondent: Workers of Chunji Knit Ltd., a garment factory, staged a demonstration and formed human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Friday demanding payment of salary arrears and opening the factory.

Bangla News

Ambulance, truck collision kills 2 in Bogura

Bogura Correspondent: At least two people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and a truck at Ghoga Battala on Dhaka-Bogura highway in Sherpur upazila on Friday noon.

Bangla News

3rd Walton President Cup Golf tournament inaugurated

Sports Correspondent: The third Walton President Cup Golf Tournament-2018 formally inaugurated with the sponsorship of country's local electronics giant Walton Group at Army Golf Club of Dhaka cantonment in the city. 

Bangla News

Child killed after abduction, 3 arrested

Jamalpur Correspondent: A six-year-old boy was killed after being abducted at sadar upazila of the district. Police arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the incident.

Bangla News

Koreas make nuclear pledge after summit

International Desk: The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons after holding an historic summit.

Bangla News

50 hurt as transport workers, police clash in Habiganj

Habiganj Correspondent: At least 50 people including policemen were injured as CNG run auto-rickshaw workers and police clashed in Nasratpur under Shaistaganj upazila of the district on Friday.

Bangla News

Pompeo confirmed as U.S. secretary of state

International Desk: The U.S. Senate has confirmed former CIA Director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state.

Bangla News

Gazipur road crashes kill two

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: At least two persons including an adolescent were killed in separate road accidents in Board-Bazar area of Gazipur and Zoinabazar area of Sreepur.

Bangla News

Draft policy on home loans finalised

K M A Hasnat: The draft policy on housing loans at low interest rates for government employees has been finalised. The draft policy would be placed to the cabinet meeting with the approval of Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith after he returned home.

Bangla News

Stand united against US: Khamenei

International Desk: Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim nations to unite against the United States, saying Tehran would never yield to “bullying,” state television reported on Thursday.

Bangla News

Historic decision from ICC: All 104 nations getting T20 status

Sports Desk: The International Cricket Council (ICC) held a press conference on Thursday where they addressed a string of important issues pertaining to the game.

Bangla News

Walton contributes Tk 5cr to workers’ welfare fund

Senior Correspondent: Walton group, the country's leading electrical, electronics and home appliances manufacturing and marketing company, has contributed around Tk 5 crore from the dividends the company made last year to the workers' welfare fund of the Bangladesh government.

Bangla News

Father, son die from electrocution in city

Staff Correspondent: A twelve-year-old boy and his father died from electrocution at Sheikhdi area of the capital’s Jatrabari on Thursday noon.

Bangla News

Tarique Rhaman will not get new passport

Staff Correspondent: Maj Gen Md Masud Rezwan, director general of the Department of Immigration and Passport, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is currently living in the United Kingdom (UK), will not get new passport as he was convicted in criminal offence.

Bangla News

Pak foreign minister disqualified from parliament

International Desk: Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif was disqualified from the country's parliament by the Islamabad High Court on Thursday, local media reported, dealing a blow to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party ahead of a general election due in a few months.

Bangla News

Walton Masters Cricket Carnival to kick off May 2

Sports Correspondent: The third version of the Walton Masters Cricket Carnival (MCC) is going to kick off on May 2 with the participation of former famed cricketers.

Bangla News

‘Tarique is not a Bangladeshi citizen now’

Senior Correspondent: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is no longer a citizen of Bangladesh.

Bangla News

National intellectual property policy to be finalised soon

Economic Correspondent: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said the national intellectual property policy will be finalised soon for the creation and protection of intellectual properties.

Bangla News

Medical board formed for treatment of leg losing Rozina

Staff Correspondent: A nine-member medical board has been formed for the treatment of Rozina Akter, 18, who lost her right leg in a road crash in the capital’s Banani area.

Bangla News

Pregnant woman among 3 killed in Rangpur road crash

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: At least three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a road accident on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Paglapir area of the district Sadar on Thursday.

Bangla News

North Korean leader to go to South after 65 years

International Desk: Kim Jong-un will on Friday become the first North Korean leader to cross into South Korean territory since the end of the Korean War in 1953.  

Bangla News

Khulna, Gazipur city polls to be successful, CEC hopes

Staff Correspondent: Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said, "The Parliament election is very close. Voting in Khulna and Gazipur will be held on May 15. So, the Election Commission is taking the polls seriously."

Bangla News

US team investigating atrocities against Rohingya

International Desk: The US government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of murder, rape, beatings and other possible offenses in an investigation that could be used to prosecute Myanmar's military for crimes against humanity, US officials told Reuters.

Bangla News

Rozina shifted to DMCH

Staff Correspondent: Rozina Akter, 18, who lost her right leg in a road crash in the capital’s Banani area, has been shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor) as her condition deteriorated.

Bangla News

Credit card fraud: Shariful on 4-day remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed Shariful Islam, the mastermind of the recent credit card fraud, on a four-day remand.

Bangla News

Fahim Mashroor released after interrogation

Staff Correspondent: AKM Fahim Mashroor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bangladesh’s largest job site bdjobs.com, also former Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), has been released after interrogation.

Bangla News

PM leaves for Australia Thursday

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here tomorrow (Thursday) on a three-day official visit to Australia to join Global Summit of Women in Sydney.

Bangla News

Marcel Distributors Meet vows to reach summit

Economic Correspondent: The Distributor Conference of Marcel, one of the fastest growing Bangladeshi brands, was held Wednesday (25 April, 2018) at its own factory in Chandra of Gazipur with the vow to reach summit in the vast changing market trends of electronics and technological products industry.

Bangla News

Denying better treatment to Khaleda Zia is unfortunate: Fakhrul

Senior Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said it is unfortunate not provide advanced treatment to the party chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail after a request to Home Ministry.

Bangla News

Public Works Dept implementing projects worth Tk 6000

Secretariat Correspondent: Public Works Department (PWD) is implementing development projects worth about Tk 6,000 crore of 29 ministries in current fiscal year.

Bangla News

Power generation hits new record

Secretariat Correspondent: The country's power generation hit a new record touching 10,137 megawatt on Tuesday night.

Bangla News

Imran Khan in trouble over his third marriage

International Desk: Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan's third wife Bushra Manek has reportedly returned back to her maternal home following a domestic dispute over the ex-cricketer's pet dogs.

Bangla News

Court orders to show Nur Hossain arrested in fresh case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has ordered to show Nur Hossain, one of the death-row convicts in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case, arrested in a fresh case filed for allegedly amassing wealth illegally and concealing information of his properties.

Bangla News

CEO of bdjobs arrested

Staff Correspondent:  Police have arrested AKM Fahim Mashroor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bangladesh’s largest job site bdjobs.com, for allegedly uploading a distorted photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with false and provocative information about her on Facebook.

Bangla News

ACC summons DIG Mizan on graft charge

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman for interrogation on many corruption charges including his alleged involvement in accumulating illegal wealth.

Bangla News

Actor Kazi Asif gets bail

Staff Correspondent: Actor and model Kazi Asif Rahman has got bail in a case filed for torturing his wife over dowry.  

Bangla News

Credit card fraud kingpin arrested

Staff Correspondent: Members of Crime Investigation Department (CID) have arrested the mastermind of the recent credit card fraud cases of five banks from the capital.

Bangla News

BNP forms human chain for Khaleda's release

Senior Reporter: As part of its political programme, BNP formed a human chain in the city on Wednesday, demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail.  

Bangla News

6 cops killed in Pakistan suicide blasts

International Desk: Suicide bombers struck a police vehicle and a security checkpoint in separate attacks Tuesday in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing six police and wounding eight paramilitary troops, officials said.

Bangla News

TCB to start selling essentials from May 6 ahead of Ramadan

Staff Correspondent: The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is set to start selling essentials in open markets across the country from May 6 in a bid to ensure smooth supply and keep the prices of the items stable during Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims.

Bangla News

Newborn saved from dog’s jaw loses battle

Staff Correspondent: A newborn baby girl who was saved from dog’s jaw in Gazipur has lost the battle for life.

Bangla News

Abdul Hamid takes oath as President for 2nd consecutive term

Risingbd Desk: President Abdul Hamid took oath as the head of state for the second consecutive term and the country's 21st President at a ceremony at Bangabhaban on Tuesday evening.

Bangla News

Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team named for tour of South Africa

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a 16-member national women’s cricket team for the tour of South Africa.

Bangla News

Ctg water-logging removal mega project starts Saturday

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: The mega project of the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) titled, 'Canal re-excavation, extension, renovation and development to solve water-logging in the port city is going to start on Saturday.  

Bangla News

ACC summons Azad, Tabith, Bacchu

Staff Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned Hamim Group Managing Director (MD) A K Azad, BNP leader Tabith Awal and former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu for interrogation over graft charges.

Bangla News

'Khaleda, Tarique not be able to take part next polls'

Tangail Correspondent: Tarana Halim, the state minister for information said, Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman are convicted in corruption cases. So, according to the constitution, they will not be able to take part in next polls.

Bangla News

NSI ex-DG arrested on charge of war crimes

Staff Correspondent: Former Director General (DG) of National Security Intelligence (NSI) M Wahidul Haque, 69, has been arrested in a case filed over his alleged involvement in committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.

Bangla News

Sexual harassment: Turag bus driver among 3 remanded

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed three staffers including driver of a Turag Paribahan bus in a case filed over sexually harassing a private university female student in the running bus on her way to campus.

Bangla News

Iran's Rohani warns Trump

International Desk: Iranian President Hassan Rohani, has warned U.S. President Donald Trump not to pull out of a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, saying that the United States will face "severe consequences" if it violates the pact.

Bangla News

Speaker mourns death of Belal Chowdhury

Staff Correspondent: Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury today expressed profound shock and grief at the death of renowned poet Belal Chaudhury.

Bangla News

BGMEA demands waiving tax at source

Economic Correspondent: The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has demanded waiving tax at source, Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption on electricity, fuel and water bills.

Bangla News

Houthi political chief leader killed in Saudi air raids

International Desk: The political leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels has been killed in Saudi-led air strikes on Hudaida province, the group has said.

Bangla News

Belal Chy’s body to be taken to Shaheed Minar

Staff Correspondent: The body of noted poet Belal Chowdhury will be taken to Central Shaheed Minar so that people from all walks of life can pay their last respect. 

Bangla News

Arrest warrant against NSI ex-DG over war crimes

Bangla News

Mahbubul A Khalid’s song mourns Rana Plaza victims

Augustin Sujan Barai: Today (April 24) is the fifth anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy. On this day in 2013, the building collapsed in Savar on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, leaving at least 1,138 people dead and 2,500 others injured in the deadliest garment-factory accident in history.

Bangla News

Child rape case accused killed in gunfight

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: An accused of a rape case was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in Pekua Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.

Bangla News

Child rape case accused killed in gunfight

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: An accused of a rape case was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in Pekua Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.

Bangla News

Poet Belal Chowdhury no more

Staff Correspondent Noted poet Belal Chowdhury is no more.  

Bangla News

Take effective initiatives to save Sundarbans

Again a cargo vessel capsized in river near Sundarbans. The cargo carrying 775 metric tonnes of coal has sunk in Harbaria area in Mongla port recently.

Bangla News

Sheikh Hasina gets Global Women's Leadership Award

Secretariat Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be honored with the Global Women’s Leadership Award for her outstanding leadership in advancing women education and women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, Asia and Asia-pacific region.    

Bangla News

Abdul Hamid takes oath this evening as president for second term

Senior Reporter:  President Abdul Hamid will be sworn in as the head of the state for a second consecutive term this evening as parliament unanimously decided to entrust him with the presidency for another tenure.  

Bangla News

Modi lauds Hasina's bold, courageous leadership

Risingbd Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the "bold and courageous" leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for Bangladesh's remarkable success in socio-economic development.

Bangla News

‘Tarique has surrendered his passport to British Home Office’

Staff Correspondent: Reiterating that BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman along with his wife and daughter handed over their passports to the British Home Office four years ago, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Monday said Tarique Rahman is no longer a citizen for Bangladesh.

Bangla News

Bangladesh reach semifinal

Sports Correspondent: Defending champions Bangladesh confirmed their spot in the semifinal of the six-team Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship.

Bangla News

UNSC delegation due on April 29

Secretariat Correspondent: A delegation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on April 29 to see the plight of internally displaced Rohingya people.

Bangla News

Shakib, Tamim named in ICC World XI

Sports Desk: Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and top order batsman Tamim Iqbal have been named in the World XI side that will face West Indies in a lone T20I match on May 31 at Lord’s.

Bangla News

Bangladeshi workers to go UAE in 19 categories

Secretariat Correspondent: Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc said the workers from Bangladesh will be sent to United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 19 categories.

Bangla News

Arrested shipping chief engineer gives important info in remand

Staff Correspondent: Chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping SM Nazmul Huq, who was caught red-handed while taking a bribe of Tk 5 lakh at a restaurant in Dhaka on April 12, has provided important information during interrogation.

Bangla News

New ship 'Banglar Joyjatra' to be added to BSC

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is going to get a new vessel named "MV Banglar Joyjatra" after 27 years.

Bangla News

Tarique sends legal notice to Shahriar Alam

Staff Correspondent: A legal notice has been served to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam for his “baseless” statement that BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman gave up his nationality by handing over his Bangladeshi passport to the UK Home Office and to the editors of Bangla dailies Kaler Kantho and Bangladesh Pratidin for publishing the statement.

Bangla News

2 Indian nationals held with foreign currency in Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: Two Indian nationals were detained with huge amount of foreign currency at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday.

Bangla News

Paris attacks suspect jailed for 20 years

International Desk: Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris attacks, has been jailed for 20 years in Belgium over a gunfight that led to his arrest.

Bangla News

Macron urges Trump to stick with Iran nuclear deal

International Desk: French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to stick with the Iran nuclear deal, saying there is no better option.

Bangla News

13 to walk gallows for killing in Gazipur

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: A Gazipur court has sentenced 13 people to death for killing a man named Billal alias Bilu in Kaliganj upazila of the district.

Bangla News

South Korea turns off loudspeaker broadcasts into North

International Desk: South Korea has stopped broadcasting propaganda via loudspeakers along the border with North Korea, ahead of top-level talks later this week.  

Bangla News

Abdul Hamid to take oath Tuesday as president for second term

Secretariat Correspondent:  President Abdul Hamid will be sworn in as the head of the state for a second consecutive term on Tuesday as parliament unanimously decided to entrust him with the presidency for another tenure.  

Bangla News

Child’s hand severed in Bogura road crash

Bogura Correspondent: An eight-year-old girl got her left hand severed and sustained injuries critically after being hit by a stone-laden truck in Sherpur upazila of Bogura on Sunday.

Bangla News

'Long way' to go on North Korea crisis, says Trump

International Desk: U.S. President Donald Trump said the North Korean nuclear crisis is a long way from being resolved on Sunday, striking a cautious note a day after the North’s pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes before planned summits with South Korea and the United States.

Bangla News

Decision on quota after PM reaches home

Staff Correspondent: The final decision on quota will be made after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches home from abroad, according to the parliamentary body on public administration.  

Bangla News

One killed in Badda firing

Staff Correspondent: One person was killed in the incident of firing between two rival groups on the bank of Balu river of Badda area in the capital on Sunday afternoon.

Bangla News

Nude gunman kills four in US

International Desk: A naked gunman has killed four people at a Waffle House in Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, police say.

Bangla News

Three killed in lighting strikes in Habiganj

Habiganj Correspondent: Three people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Lakhai and Baniachang upazila of Habiganj on Sunday afternoon.

Bangla News

Banani double rape: 7 Raintree workers give depositions

Staff Correspondent: Seven workers of The Raintree hotel of the capital's Banani, where two two university girls were raped, gave depositions in the case on Sunday.

Bangla News

HSC geography second paper exam deferred

Secretariat Correspondent: The geography second paper examination of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) has been deferred.

Bangla News

BNP stages demo demanding Khaleda Zia's release

Senior Correspondent: Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have staged demonstration in the capital demanding immediate release of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Bangla News

Kabul voter centre suicide blast leaves 31 dead

International Desk: A suicide attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 31 people, officials say.

Bangla News

‘Khaleda’s treatment after consultation with expert doctors’

Secretariat Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the government will take decision about the further treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in jail, outside the jail as per the consultation of expert doctors.

Bangla News

Bill on Road Transport Act to be placed in budget session

Staff Correspondent: Law Minister Anisul Huq has said a bill on the proposed Road Transport Act, 2017 may be placed in the parliament during its upcoming budget session.

Bangla News

‘Reducing tax rate to zero in all sectors not possible’

Economic Correspondent: “It is not possible to bring down the tax rate to zero in all sectors but the demands which have been placed can be taken into consideration,” said Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Bangla News

Probe report submission deferred again

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday has again deferred the investigation report submission date in the case filed over the sensational murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

Bangla News

Plane Crash: Nepal's probe report incompatible

Staff Correspondent: US-Bangla Airlines chief executive officer Imran Asif said the primary probe report of Nepal over the plane crash was incompatible.

Bangla News

World's oldest person dies

International Desk: The great-great-great-grandmother regarded as the world's oldest person has died in Japan at the age of 117.

Bangla News

Bus-truck collision leaves 4 dead in Gaibandha

Gaibandha Correspondent: At least four people were killed and 15 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Bakchar area under Gabindaganj upazila of the district early Sunday.

Bangla News

Father, son killed in Mymensingh road crash

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: A man and his son were killed and three others injured as a private car hit a covered van from behind on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Nishinda village in Bhaluka upazila of the district on Sunday.

Bangla News

C'wealth adopts 6-point connectivity agenda for trade, investment

International Desk: In response to the risks to growth presented by rising protectionism, leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) today expressed their strong support for the multilateral trading system and adopted a six-point connectivity agenda to boost trade and investment links across the Commonwealth.

Bangla News

BD makes good start in Bangabandhu Int’l Volleyball Championship

Sports Correspondent: Coming from behind, defending champions Bangladesh made a good start in the Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship beating Nepal by 3-1 sets in the opening match at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

Bangla News

Iran is ready with ‘expected and unexpected’ US reactions

International Desk: Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Saturday Iran’s atomic agency was ready with “expected and unexpected” reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, as US President Donald Trump has threatened to do.

Bangla News

Leg losing girl in road crash: Bus driver remanded

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Saturday placed Shafikul Islam Munna, driver of a BRTC bus, on a one-day remand in connection with a case filed over losing a leg of a teenage girl in a road accident that took place on Airport Road in the capital’s Banani area.

Bangla News

Indian approves ordinance for death penalty to child rapists

International Desk: India's federal government Saturday approved an ordinance (emergency executive order) to allow courts to award death penalty to child rapists, officials said.

Bangla News

Palestinian teacher shot dead in Malaysia

International Desk: A Palestinian scholar has been shot dead by two assailants in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, as he was heading to a mosque for dawn prayers, local police said.

Bangla News

‘Stern action if violence created centring polls’

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said attempts to create violence and anarchy in the country centring national parliament election will be thwarted at any cost. Police members are ready to foil any untoward incident.

Bangla News

SLC earn Rs. 940 million in profit from Nidahas Trophy

Sports Desk: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has generated a whopping Rs. 940 million in profit by successfully hosting the Nidahas Trophy Cricket Tournament in March.

Bangla News

‘Bangladesh will be World’s hub of electronic products’

Economic Correspondent: Terming Walton as world’s fastest growing manufacturer of electronic products, SM Ashraful Alam, Managing Director of Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd. said, maintaining this growth, Bangladesh will become the hub of world’s electronics products.

Bangla News

Democrats' lawsuit against Trump, Russia and Wikileaks

International Desk: A lawsuit filed by the Democrats against President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, the Russian government, and Wikileaks “is a victory” for the party regardless of the outcome, a legal expert has said.

Bangla News

Termination of Razakars' children from govt job demanded

Staff Correspondent: The termination of Razakars' children from government job has been demanded.

Bangla News

‘Govt to be responsible if Khaleda’s health deteriorates’

Senior Reporter: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the government must take full responsibility if Khaleda Zia’s health deteriorates.

Bangla News

C'wealth for halting violence in Rakhaine state

Risingbd Desk: The Commonwealth on Friday called for a halt to all violence, restoration of normality and accountability of the perpetrators for gross violations of human rights in northern Rakhaine state of Myanmar through an independent investigation.

Bangla News

3kg gold seized at Shahjalal Int'l Airport

Staff Correspondent: Customs officials in separate drives seized gold bars, weighing around three kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.

Bangla News

PM suggests making CW high-level group more representatives

Desk Report:  Seeking inclusion of representatives from Asia in the High Level Group to review the Commonwealth Secretariat's Governance, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday suggested making the Group more representatives with inclusion of member states of different regions.  

Bangla News

Bangabandhu International Volleyball Tournament begins Saturday

Sports Correspondent: Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship is set to kick off in Dhaka at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

Bangla News

Walton international conference to kick off Saturday

Economic Correspondent: A four-day conference is going to kick off Saturday at Walton headquarters in Chandra of Gazipur which is to be the country’s largest gathering of businessmen of electronic products.

Bangla News

Two Palli Bidyut employees killed in Feni road crash

Feni Correspondent: Two Palli Bidyut employees were killed and another was injured as a bus ran over them at Nijkunjura of Chhagolnaiya upazila on on Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Friday afternoon.

Bangla News

MP, Ministers’ campaign in city polls unconstitutional

Senior Correspondent: BNP Standing Committee Member Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain has claimed that the Election Commission (EC) has planned to allow the lawmakers and ministers to campaign for the Gazipur and Khulna city corporation elections.

Bangla News

Protest against forcing female students to leave DU hall

Staff Correspondent: Students and job seekers have held a protest rally against forcing female students to leave Sufia Kamal Hall of Dhaka University (DU) on midnight.

Bangla News

Quader urges party men to be active on social media

Senior Correspondent: Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader has urged his party leaders and activists to be more active on social media ahead of the next general election.

Bangla News

Pakistan actress says pop star Ali Zafar harassed her

Entertainment Desk: A leading Pakistani actress has accused a popular singer of sexual harassment, in what is thought to be the first #MeToo moment in conservative Pakistan.

Bangla News

Quader’s remark increases BNP’s concern

Senior Correspondent: BNP has alleged that Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader’s remark on their Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s illness has manifested the government’s deep-rooted plot against her life.

Bangla News

Malindo Airlines plane skids off runway in Nepal

International Desk: A Malaysian jet carrying 139 people that aborted its takeoff and skidded into mud forced Nepal's Kathmandu airport to shut down for more than 12 hours until the plane was moved Friday.

Bangla News

Forcing out female students a rumour: DU VC

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman has claimed that no student was forced out of Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall of the university at midnight.

Bangla News

Trudeau hails PM Sheikh Hasina’s leadership

Desk Report: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has highly appreciated Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina for her outstanding leadership in handling the protracted Rohingya crisis.

Bangla News

Sheikh Hasina in Time’s 100 most influential people list

Desk Report: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been included in the Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people of 2018.

Bangla News

Commonwealth summit begins, PM Sheikh Hasina attends

Desk Report: Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of the Commonwealth, opened the Commonwealth summit for what may be the last time on Thursday voicing hope that her son would be allowed to carry on her role.

Bangla News

Minister for expanding up forest area to 20pc by 2020

Staff Correspondent: Environment and Forest Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Thursday said the existing 12 percent forest area of the country will be expanded up to 20 percent by 2020.

Bangla News

4-day Walton Distributors Meet to kick off Saturday

Economic Correspondent: A four-day conference is going to kick off Saturday at Walton headquarters in Chandra of Gazipur which is to be the country’s largest gathering of businessmen of electronic products. Organized by Walton, the distributors meet will be attended by nearly six thousand local and foreign businessmen.

Bangla News

Kim’s wife makes public debut as first lady

International Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given his young, stylish wife the title of "First Lady" in what analysts say is a major boost to her status ahead of back-to-back summits with South Korea and the United States.

Bangla News

Three BNP leaders denied permission to meet Khaleda Zia

Staff Correspondent: Three top leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have been denied permission to meet their party chief Khaleda Zia in Dhaka's old central jail.

Bangla News

‘North Korea wants total denuclearisation’

International Desk: North Korea has expressed a desire for the “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula without attaching preconditions such as the withdrawal of US troops, the South Korean president has said.

Bangla News

Three cops shot by drug peddlers in city

Staff Correspondent: Three cops have received bullet injuries as drug peddlers shot them at Gendaria of the capital.

Bangla News

Digital Act against cyber crime, not against free press

Senior Correspondent: Law Minister Anisul Huq said the Digital Security Act has been made to control cyber crime, not to prevent free speech and free press.

Bangla News

Farmers Bank ex-audit boss on fresh remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed former chairman of the Farmers Bank's Audit committee Mahabubul Haque Chisty (Babul Chisty) on a two-day fresh remand in a case filed over embezzlement of Tk 160 crore.

Bangla News

‘FFs to be given 8,000 flats free this year’

Pabna Correspondent: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq said the allowance for the freedom fighters (FF) will be increased in the current budget. Alongside, around 8,000 flats will be distributed free among them this year.

Bangla News

Coal-laden cargo capsize: Rescue uncertain

Bagerhat Correspondent: The rescue of the coal-laden cargo capsized at Harbaria point in the Pashur River in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans has become uncertain as no activities were seen by the owner in recovering it in four days of the incident.

Bangla News

Land ministry official Kutub secures bail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has granted bail to Kutub Uddin Ahmed, an administration official of the Land Ministry, in a case filed over graft charges.

Bangla News

Bangladesh wins 3 major polls in UN

Risingbd Desk: Bangladesh has won three major elections in the United Nations this week.

Bangla News

Biman Bangladesh Travel & Tourism Fair begins

Economic Correspondent: A three-day long Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair 2018 has begun in the capital.

Bangla News

Digital Security Act to be passed in next JS session

Staff Correspondent: Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said that the Digital Security Act will be passed in next session of Jatiya Sangsad (JS).  

Bangla News

House owner shot dead by robbers in Sylhet

Sylhet Correspondent: A man was shot to death allegedly by some robbers at Chotodesh Agfad village under Kanaighat upazila of the district early Thursday.

Bangla News

Expats’ voting rights: Dual citizenship main barrier

Staff Correspondent:  Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said that dual citizenship is the main barrier to becoming voters of Bangladeshi expatriates living in different parts of the world.

Bangla News

DoS chief engineer remanded

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping (DoS) Dr. S M Nazmul Huq on a two-day remand in a case filed for taking bribe.

Bangla News

Two brothers among six Bangladeshi workers killed in Saudi fire

Laxmipur Correspondent: A fire in the Saudi Arabian city of Ha’il has left at least six expatriate Bangladeshi workers dead and another ‘critically’ injured.  

Bangla News

Nazmul Hassan getting ACC presidency in June

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hassan Papon is going to take charge of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) presidency for 2018-2020 tenure in the upcoming June.

Bangla News

PM places 7-point proposal to promote intra-Commonwealth trade

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed a seven-point proposal to promote intra-Commonwealth trade, investment and innovation and urged the grouping to keep the trade regime open and transparent.  

Bangla News

Soumya, Taskin among six to miss out on BCB central contracts

Sports Correspondent: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that the national central contracts list has been whittled down to 13 for 2018 from 16 contracted players in the previous year.

Bangla News

UAE to recruit Bangladeshi nationals in 19 categories

Staff Correspondent: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will recruit Bangladeshi nationals in 19 categories through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Bangla News

Threat to boycott classes, exams if cases not withdrawn

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council has threatened to boycott classes and examinations for an indefinite period if the all cases filed against the students of quota reform movement are not withdrawn within seven days.

Bangla News

'3 crore farmers to be brought under digital database'

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said 3 crore farmers will be brought under digital database across the country as the government is building a digital database for the farmers.

Bangla News

Cops withdrawn from Khaleda Zia’s residence

Staff Correspondent: Four cops who were on duty in front of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence have been withdrawn.

Bangla News

BNP concern over Khaleda Zia’s life

Senior Correspondent: BNP has expressed concern over the confined party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s life as the jail authority is not taking any initiative for her health and treatment.

Bangla News

12 institutions get National Productivity Award

Economic Correspondent: The Industries Ministry has given the Fourth National Productivity and Quality Excellency Award–2016 among 12 industrial establishments for their outstanding contribution to the field of industry.

Bangla News

Reckless drivers should be stopped at any cost

The life of Government Titumir College student Rajib Hossain ended quite tragically, at only 21, in reckless driving of two buses in the city.

Bangla News

Remand plea for shipping chief engineer held with bribe

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prayed a remand of seven days for chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping SM Nazmul Huq who was caught red-handed while taking bribe of Tk 5 lakh at a restaurant in Dhaka on April 12.

Bangla News

Ministry stands by Rajib’s brothers

Senior Correspondent: The Social Welfare Ministry has taken responsibility to bear the educational expenses of the two younger brothers of Rajib Hasan who died following a tragic road accident in Dhaka.

Bangla News

Two new private universities get govt approval

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has approved two new private universities amid questions over the standards of education at the existing private universities.

Bangla News

21 dead as truck falls into river in India

International Desk: At least 21 members of a wedding party were killed after a mini-truck they were travelling in fell into the Son river in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district, an official said on Wednesday.  

Bangla News

PM urges C'wealth leaders to work for global peace

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the Commonwealth leaders to make efforts to build a future where global peace and women empowerment will remain as the cornerstone to create a society free from poverty, discrimination and conflict.

Bangla News

Reuters wins Pulitzers for Rohingya photography

International Desk: Reuters won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for international reporting and photography while the New York Times and Washington Post shared honors for exposing sexual harassment in America and detailing the U.S. investigation of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election.

Bangla News

10 garment factories selected for awards

Senior Correspondent: Ten garment factories have been selected for awards for their reputation in labour management and labour-friendly atmosphere.

Bangla News

Holy Shab-e-Barat May 1

Senior Correspondent: The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be observed on May 1 (Tuesday) across the country with due religious fervor and solemnity.

Bangla News

Oriental Bank loan scam: 5 ex-officials jailed for 68 yrs

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court sentenced five former officials of Oriental Bank Limited to 68 years imprisonment each and fined them Tk 40 million each in four graft cases.

Bangla News

'More than Tk a crore will be sought for Rajib'

Staff Correspondent: The compensation case filed for Government Titumir College student Rajib Hossain, who died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Tuesday after getting his right arm stuck between two buses in the city, will be run in the High Court (HC), said lawyer Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajal.

Bangla News

Islami Bank chairman Arastoo Khan resigns

Economic Correspondent: Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Arastoo Khan has stepped down from its Board of Directors, according to a source of the Bank.

Bangla News

1.44kg gold, 22 mobile phone sets seized

Staff Correspondent: Customs Intelligence officials have seized 1.44 kg of gold worth Tk 70 lakh and 22 mobile phones from five passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday noon.

Bangla News

DB denies blindfolding quota reform movement leaders

Staff Correspondent: Detective Branch (DB) police has rejected allegation of blindfolding three leaders of quota reform movement while being escorted to its office.

Bangla News

Speaker to inaugurate 1st Mediation Summit May 31

Staff Correspndent: Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is expected to inaugurate the first summit on mediation in Bangladesh.

Bangla News

‘No plan for army deployment in Gazipur, Khulna city polls’

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has ruled out BNP’s demand regarding army deployment seven days before the elections to Gazipur and Khulna city corporations.

Bangla News

CPD terms banking sector an orphan

Economic Correspondent: Independent think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has termed the current state of banking sector as an ominous sign for the country’s economy.

Bangla News

Another youth loses his arm in Gopalganj

Gopalganj Correspondent: Another youth lost his arms when a speedy truck tried to overtake a passenger bus on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Gopalganj sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.

Bangla News

Black money whitening scope to continue

Economic Reporter: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan has said that the scope of whitening black money will continue in the upcoming national budget.  

Bangla News

Gazipur, Khulna city polls: BNP wants army deployment

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demanded deployment of army before seven days of the upcoming mayoral election to the Gazipur and Khulna cities. 

Bangla News

PM reaches UK to join Commonwealth Summit

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) in the early hours of Tuesday on a six-day official visit to join the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Bangla News

PM joins Saudi-led military drill's concluding ceremony

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday joined the concluding ceremony of a Saudi-led joint grand military exercise named "Gulf Shield-1" in the kingdom's eastern province of Al- Jubail.

Bangla News

Fights at US prison leave 7 inmates dead

International Desk: Seven inmates were killed and 17 others were injured overnight at a South Carolina prison of the United States -- the fourth deadly incident at the facility in the past year.

Bangla News

‘Govt taking country forward with Liberation War spirit’

Risingbd Desk: Being inspired by the historic Mujibnagar Day set to be observed tomorrow, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the countrymen to build a hunger- and poverty-free and happy, prosperous Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangla News

Khaleda denied bail in Cumilla arson case

Cumilla Correspondent: A Cumilla court on Monday rejected the interim bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the 2015 arson attack on a bus in Chouddagram upazila that left eight people dead.

Bangla News

China steps up campaign against espionage

International Desk: China has stepped up its campaign against foreign espionage with a website in Mandarin and English encouraging people to report national security threats such as bids to “overthrow the socialist system”.

Bangla News

3 quota reform demo leaders picked up for info: DB

Staff Correspondent: Abdul Baten, Joint Commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said, “The three leaders of the recent quota reform movement were not detained. They were picked up for taking some information from them and now they have been released.”

Bangla News

SSC results to be published on May 6

Secretariat Correspondent: The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations are expected to be published on May 6 across the country simultaneously.

Bangla News

‘3 quota reform demo leaders released’

Staff Correspondent: Three leaders of the recent quota reform movement who were reportedly picked up by detectives have now been released.

Bangla News

Arab leaders demand probe into Syria chemical attacks

International Desk: An Arab League summit called on Sunday for an international probe into the “criminal” use of chemical weapons in Syria and condemned what it saw as Iran’s interference in the affairs of other countries.

Bangla News

AL leader among 2 killed in Rangpur road crash

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: Two people, including a Juba League, were killed when a speedy car plunged into a roadside residence in Fakirhat area under Mithapukur upazila of the district on Monday.

Bangla News

PM to join Saudi-led military drill's concluding ceremony

Desk Report:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to join today (Monday) the concluding ceremony of a Saudi-led joint grand military exercise named "Gulf Shield-1" in the kingdom's eastern province of Al-Jubail.  

Bangla News

Withdrawal of case against protesters demanded within 2 days

Staff Correspondent: The protesters have demanded the withdrawal of cases against them on charge of vandalism, arson and snatching walky-talky of lawmen during demonstrations in Dhaka over quota reform in public service recruitment.

Bangla News

War crimes: Final probe report against 5 Jashore men released

Staff Correspondent: The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has published the final probe report against five people including Amjad Hossain Molla (77) of Jessore over their crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971.  

Bangla News

Yaba worth Tk 6.15 crore seized

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have seized 124,400 tablets worth Tk 6.15 crore from the district.

Bangla News

Court denies bail to 2 bus drivers

Staff Correspondent: A court here on Monday rejected the bail pleas of two accused in a case filed over the arms losing incident in a road accident in capital's Karwan Bazar.

Bangla News

AL factional clash leaves one dead in Faridpur

Faridpur Correspondent:  A man was killed during a clash between two groups of Awami League at Krishnapur Bazar under Faridpur Sadar upazila on Monday morning.  

Bangla News

US troops to stay in Syria until goals achieved

International Desk: The US will not pull its troops out of Syria until Washington's goals are accomplished, Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, said.

Bangla News

Shipping dept chief engineer Nazmul suspended

Staff Correspondent: SM Nazmul Huq, chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping, has been temporarily suspended over allegedly taking a bribe of Tk 5 lakh for approving a ship's design.

Bangla News

Govt announces March 1 ‘National Voters Day’

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has announced March 1 as National Voters Day.

Bangla News

Probe body formed over coal-laden cargo capsize

Bagerhat Correspondent: A probe body has been formed over the incident of capsizing a cargo carrying 775 tonnes of coal at Harbaria of Mongla port in the Pashur River near the Sundarbans.

Bangla News

‘100,000 people to get jobs in BPO by 2021’

Desk Report: Digital security act has been made not to gag freedom of expression rather to stop spreading of falsehood and militant activities through social media to protect minority community, said Prime Minister's ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Bangla News

Derailed bogies in Tongi removed, Train communication resumes

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: The rail communication between Dhaka and other parts of the country resumed around 5:10pm on Sunday, after several carriages of a Dhaka-bound commuter train derailed were removed from the track.

Bangla News

PM leaves Dhaka for KSA, UK

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left the capital for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on an eight-day official visit to the Kingdom and the United Kingdom (UK).

Bangla News

Bail hearing for Khaleda in 2 cases April 25

Staff Correspondent: Bail hearing in two separate case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for helping war criminals and celebrating fake birthday will be held on April 25.

Bangla News

Rohingyas subjected to 'brutal sexual assault' by Myanmar forces

International Desk: Many of the almost 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar were subjected to acts of sexual violence by the country’s armed forces, according to a new report by the UN secretary general, António Guterres.

Bangla News

Tongi train derailment: Probe body formed

Staff Correspondent: A three-member probe committee has been formed over the train derailment that left four people dead in Tongi.

Bangla News

ABT man Sabur remanded in Avijit Roy murder case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed member of operation wing of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) Sabur alias Razu alias Saad on a four-day remand in the murder case of writer and blogger Avijit Roy.

Bangla News

7 Gazipur mayoral aspirants’ nomination found legal

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: The Election Commission (EC) has found nomination papers of seven candidates as legal for the mayoral post of the upcoming Gazipur City Corporation polls (GCC) scheduled to be held on May 15.

Bangla News

Suicide attack in guise of peacekeepers kills one in Mali

International Desk: At least one UN peacekeeper has been killed and a dozen others wounded in a twin suicide attack on a base in the northern Malian town of Timbuktu, the UN mission said.

Bangla News

4 killed as train derails in Tongi

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Four people were killed and 25 others injured as a Dhaka-bound commuter train derailed in Tongi of Gazipur on Sunday.

Bangla News

Coal-laden cargo capsizes in Pashur River

Bagerhat Correspondent: A coal-laden cargo vessel capsized in Harbariya area of channel of Pashur River in Mongla near the Sundarbans.

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PM leaves for KSA, UK today

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here today on an eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Kingdom (UK).

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Rizvi termed incumbent govt as evil power

Senior Correspondent: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi opined that the incumbent government is most evil power for the country.

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Charge sheet against 2 gun-toting ex-BCL leaders

Staff Correspondent: Police on Sunday submitted charge sheet against two expelled Chhatra League leaders in a case filed over brandishing firearms during a hawker eviction drive in Dhaka's Gulistan on October 27, 2016.

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UAE plane blocked from leaving Somalia's region

International Desk: Somali officials are said to have stopped a plane from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from leaving the country after Emirati military trainers on board refused to hand over their luggage to be scanned and searched.

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Thousands march in anti-Orban demo in Budapest

International Desk: Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in Budapest against the re-elected right-wing government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

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‘AL not in risk due to cancelling quota’

Kushtia Correspondent: Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub Ul Alam Hanif said, “The party did not fall in risk over the next general election due to cancelling quota system in government jobs.

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Russia calls for UN meeting on Syria

International Desk: Russia on Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council as Moscow said it would consider supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria following U.S.-led strikes.

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Ershad wants 70 seats, 10-12 ministries

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad has demanded 70 seats and 10-12 ministries in the cabinet to participate in the 11th general election in alliance with Awami League (AL).

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PM leaves for KSA, UK Sunday

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka on an eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Kingdom (UK).  

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President’s oath taking ceremony deferred to April 24

Secretariat Correspondent: The oath taking ceremony for President Md Abdul Hamid has been deferred for nine days.

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Egypt says 8 troops, 14 militants killed in Sinai Attack

International Desk: Eight Egyptian soldiers and 14 militants were killed in fighting in central Sinai on Saturday when gunmen carrying explosive belts and grenades targeted a military checkpoint, the army said.

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No evil force should come to power: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the countrymen to stay alert so that no evil force against the country's heritage, language and culture as well as the very existence, can come to power.

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Rohingya: Myanmar 'seriously concerned' over war crimes move

International Desk: The government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi expressed “serious concern” on Friday over a move by the International Criminal Court prosecutor seeking jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

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Neymar reveals when he will return from injury

Sports Desk: Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has said he still needs a month to recover from a foot operation.

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PM greets FFs with gifts on Pahela Baishakh

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of 'Pahela Baishakh', the first day of Bengali New Year-1425.  

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7 militants of 'Din For Extreme' held in Chattogram

Staff Correspondent, Chattaogram: Rapid Action Battalion detained seven members of a militant group named ‘Din Force Extreme’ from Kazir Deuri area of the district town.

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40 held in Satkhira drives

Satkhira Correspondent: Police in an overnight drive arrested 40 people on charges of terror activity, sabotage and drugs from eight upazilas of the district.

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DMP issues traffic advisory for Pahela Baishakh

Staff Correspondent: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year.

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Pahela Baishakh: Law enforcement agencies ready with security

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said law enforcement agencies are ready to face any type of situation on Pahela Baishakh festival. Police and detectives are also working in this connection.

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'BNP disappointed after PM’s declaration over quota'

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Awami League (AL) general secretary, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said BNP became disappointed after being failed in conspiracy over quota reform movement.

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Eight burnt in Khulna gas cylinder blast

Staff Correspondent, Khulna: At least eight people including three Fire Service workers have been burnt in gas cylinder explosion in Khulna city.

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Prime Minister flies to KSA, UK Sunday

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here on Sunday on an eight-day official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.

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65th National Film Awards: Sridevi named the best actress

Entertainment Desk: The 65th National Film Awards honoured invaluable contributions to Indian cinema for the year 2017 today (Friday).

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Request of reconsidering decision of FF quota cancellation

Staff Correspondent: Freedom Fighters (FF) and their children have requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reconsider her decision of abolishing FF quota she declared in the parliament.

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Three killed in Ctg road crash

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: At least three people were killed in separate road accidents in Mirsharai and Sitakunda upazila of the district on Friday noon.

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Shipping dept chief engineer lands in jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Friday sent Dr. SM Nazmul Huq, chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping to jail in a case filed over corruption charges.

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UK cabinet agrees 'need for action' in Syria

International Desk: Cabinet ministers have agreed "on the need to take action" in Syria to "deter the further use of chemical weapons", Downing Street has said.

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Separate incidents in city leave 4 killed

Staff Correspondent: At least four people were killed in separate road accidents in the capital on Friday.

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India outrage spreads over rape of eight-year-old girl

International Desk: The brutal gang rape and murder of an eight-year old girl has sparked outrage and anger across India.  

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Russia warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation over Syria

International Desk: Russia has warned the US that launching air strikes in response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria could spark a war between the two countries.

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Minor burnt to death in Narayanganj

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: A nine-year-old boy was burnt to death allegedly by his mother in Baroipara village under Araihazar Upazila, Narayanganj on Friday morning.

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Deepika designing special ornament for her wedding!

Entertainment Desk: Rumours around Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh's wedding have been doing rounds in the media. Even though the two have denied these reports, but the speculations don’t seem to die down anytime soon.

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Default loan of state-owned banks stands at Tk. 55093 cr

Staff Correspondent, From the Parliament: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the amount of defaulted loan of different state-owned banks is some Tk 55,093 crore against individuals and organisations.

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Rangpur Metropolitan Police Bill passed

Staff Correspondent, from JS: The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Thursday passed the "Rangpur Metropolitan Police Bill, 2018 for constituting a separate police force with a view to maintain the law and order of the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) area.

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Asia Cup-2018: Afghanistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh's group

Sports Correspondent: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Asia Cup-2018 to be held from September 13 to 28.

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Shipping chief engineer held while taking bribe

Staff Correspondent: A shipping chief engineer has been caught red-handed while taking bribe at a restaurant in Dhaka on Thursday.

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HC asks govt to collect revenue from Facebook, YouTube, Google

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has ordered the authority concerned to collect revenue from all internet based platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Google, Yahoo and Amazon.

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Trump attempts to cloud timing of potential Syria strike

International Desk: President Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to cloud the timing of potential airstrikes on Syria, a day after indicating they were imminent.

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HC bans ‘two-finger test’ for rape

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has banned the controversial two-finger test conducted for the rape victims to prove the violation.

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‘Gazette on quota after PM’s final directives’

Secretariat Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced to abolish quota system amid strong protest for couple of days across the country.

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Attack on DU VC residence: Report in 4 cases May 17

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has set May 17 for submitting the investigation report in a case filed over the attack on the official residence of the vice-chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University (DU), vandalizing vehicles and snatching walkie-talkie sets from police during a demonstration by students seeking reform of quota system in the public service.

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'Attackers on VC residences being identified'

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said the detectives are working to bring under trial the attackers of DU VC residence attackers.

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BNP candidate submits nomination

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: BNP candidate also former MP Hasanuddin Sarkar has submitted nomination paper in the Gazipur city corporation polls.

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UP chairman held in rape case

Feni Correspondent: Nurul Islam, chairman of Phulgazi Sadar Union in Feni district, has been arrested for allegedly raping a housewife.  

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Woman's body found in Bagerhat

Bagerhat Correspondent: Police recovered the body of a woman from a canal in Kolabaria village of Bemta union under sadar upazila of the district on Thursday morning.  

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Mirza Fakhrul’s mother dies

Senior Correspondent: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's mother Fatema Amin has died. She was 86.

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Sheikh Hasina given ‘Mother of Education’ title

Staff Correspondent: Students and job seekers, who are demonstrating demanding quota reformation, have given Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the title of “Mother of Education.”

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Quota cancellation announcement tricky strategy: BNP

Senior Correspondent: BNP termed the announcement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over quota reformation as tricky strategy.

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Let the nation flourish through cultural activities: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said a nation can flourish through the intense practice of cultural activities and it is strongly true for Bangladesh's independence, the War of Liberation and democratic movements.

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Names of loan defaulters to be published: Finance Minister

Staff Correspondent, From the Parliament: Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said that the government might publish the name, address and identity of the bank loan defaulters periodically in the media.

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ICC sets up panel to resolve BCCI-PCB dispute

Sports Desk: Following the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) request, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has set up a three-member panel, headed by renowned English sports lawyer Michael Beloff, to resolve their compensation case with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), reported Wisden India.

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Marcel launches turbo cooling ACs for summer

Economic Correspondent: Local electronics brand Marcel has launched turbo cooling intensive power saving air-conditioners (ACs) equipped with Intelligent Inverter Technology based compressors at affordable prices in the market as the demand and sales of the cooling products go up at the beginning of summer.

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Request of reconsidering decision of FF quota cancellation

Staff Correspondent: Amra Muktijoddhar Sontan, the organisation of Freedom Fighters’ children, requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reconsider her decision of abolishing Freedom Fighters (FF) quota he made in the parliament on Wednesday.

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Satellite Bangabandhu-I to be launched on May 4

Desk Report: Bangladesh's first communication satellite Bangabandhu-I is set to launch to the orbit on May 4 next by the American firm SpaceX from Florida.

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Minor dead in police custody: 3 cops sued

Staff Correspondent: A case has been filed against Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Wari Police Station of the city, and two of his collogues over allegation of killing a minor boy in the custody.

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