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49 women MPs sworn in
11:23 AM, 20 Feb 2019 WednesdayThe newly-elected 49 lawmakers for parliamentary reserved seats for women were sworn in on Wednesday. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath to the lawmakers at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 10:30 am. Earlier on February 17, the Election Commission (EC) issued gazette with the names of 49 elected candidates for the parliamentary reserved seats for women...
Ross Taylor becomes New Zealand’s highest run scorer
10:59 AM, 20 Feb 2019 WednesdayRoss Taylor surpassed Stephen Fleming to become the highest run getter for New Zealand in the third ODI against Bangladesh at Dunedin on Wednesday...
Pulwama attack ‘horrible’, says Trump
10:27 AM, 20 Feb 2019 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump Tuesday described as a "horrible situation" the Pulwama terrorist attack by Jaish-e-Mohammed, in which 40 Indian paramilitary personnel were killed, and said he was getting reports on it and would issue a statement...
PM returns home
09:46 AM, 20 Feb 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home this morning concluding her six-day official visit to Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 6:25 am...
IS teenager Shamima Begum to lose UK citizenship
08:38 AM, 20 Feb 2019 WednesdayShamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, is to lose her UK citizenship. Whitehall sources said it was possible to strip the 19-year-old of British nationality as she was eligible for citizenship of another country...
New Zealand set 331-run target against Bangladesh
08:20 AM, 20 Feb 2019 WednesdayNew Zealand set a target of 331-run for Bangladesh in the third one-day international in Dunedin on Wednesday as they seek a 3-0 series whitewash. The Black Caps cruised to 330 for six after losing the toss and being sent in to bat, with Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls and Tom Latham all making half centuries...
Tamim hopes to play good cricket in final ODI against NZ
09:35 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayLeft-handed opener Tamim Iqbal hoped that his side will play good cricket in the final...
HC summons editor of Bangladesh Bank’r Itihash
08:59 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayThe High Court today summoned editor of Bangladesh Bank’r Itihash (History of Bangladesh...
YouTuber Salman Muqtadir taken into police custody
07:53 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayWell-known YouTuber Salman Muqtadir has been taken into police custody for interrogation. Nazmul Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Cyber Security and Crime Unit at Dhaka Metropolitan Police confirmed the matter on Tuesday.
Capital faces gas outage for 12hrs from this evening
06:43 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayTitas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company (TGTDC) will suspend supply of gas in the western part of the capital for 12 hours from 6pm today for relocation of pipelines to facilitate the construction work of metro rail project...
India should boycott Pakistan in World Cup: Harbhajan
06:06 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayThe India vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup 2019 match is scheduled to be held on June 16 at Old Trafford in Manchester.
IPL 2019: CSK to play RCB in opener on March 23
05:22 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayIndian Premier League (IPL) released the schedule for the first two weeks, during which 17 matches will be played, of the 12th season of the cash-rich Twenty20 league.
49 women MPs to be sworn in today
04:36 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayThe newly-elected 49 lawmakers for parliamentary reserved seats for women will take oath tomorrow. The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) secretariat has taken preparation to hold the oath taking ceremony at the oath taking room at 10.30am...
Pakistan will retaliate if India attacks, says Imran Khan
03:27 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayDenying any role in the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 soldiers were killedby a suicide bomber, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today said Pakistan will retaliate if India attacks. "All this 'attack Pakistan' talk is all keeping elections in mind.
Sayeedi’s son Masud denied bail, sent to jail
02:49 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayA Pirojpur court has denied bail petition of convicted war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayeedi’s son and Indorkani upazila chairman Masud Sayeedi and ordered to send him to jail in a case filed under the Explosive Act...
2 Indian jet aircrafts collide in Bengaluru, 1 pilot killed
01:55 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayTwo Hawk jet aircraft from the Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran aerobatic team collided mid-air in Bengaluru this morning, killing one pilot. The jets crashed while rehearsing for the upcoming Aero India, a biennial air show that is held in Bengaluru...
Second phase Biswas Ijtema ends with ‘Akheri Munajat’
12:51 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayThe second phase of Biswas Ijtema, one of the largest congregations in the world, on Tuesday ended with Akheri Munajat (concluding prayer) on the bank of river Turag in Tongi. Indian preacher Mawlana Shamim conducted the prayer. The prayer began at 11:45 am and ended after 25 minutes...
4 leader resign from Jamaat terming it as anti-liberation
12:01 PM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayFour local leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami have resigned from their post terming it as an anti-liberation party. The local leaders announced this at a press conference in Gaibandha on Monday...
DUCSU polls: Nomination papers distribution begins
10:49 AM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdayThe distribution of nomination papers for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall union polls began on Tuesday morning. Aspirants can collect nomination papers from their respective halls from 10 am to 4 pm everyday till February 25...
7 lawmakers quit Labour Party citing Brexit ‘betrayal’
09:58 AM, 19 Feb 2019 TuesdaySeven Labour lawmakers quit on Monday over leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit and a row over anti-Semitism, saying Britain’s main opposition party had been “hijacked by the machine politics of the hard left”...