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Myanmar’s allegations are false, fabricated: Momen
09:41 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayForeign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said the allegations implicating Bangladesh in a terror attack inside Myanmar are absolutely fabricated and baseless. “The allegations are totally false and fabricated,” he told newsmen after the foreign ministry summoned Myanmar Ambassador Lwin Oo and handed over a strongly-worded protest note to him this afternoon...
JS sitting resumes
09:28 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayThe first sitting of the eleventh Jatiya Sangsad resumed at 3.00 pm today with MD. Fazle Rabby Miah in the chair.
British MPs back baby leave proxy voting
08:45 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayBritish lawmakers have approved a year- long trial of proxy voting for MPs on parental leave from Tuesday.
Momen urges ASEAN to promote dialogue curbing Rohingya crisis
08:14 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayForeign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today urged Vietnam to play a role to get ASEAN more seized with Rohingya issue and promote dialogue among their members vis-à-vis Myanmar to curb out an early resolution for the crisis.
AL candidate Atiqul files nomination paper for DNCC mayoral post
06:26 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayRuling Awami League nominee Atiqul Islam today submitted his nomination paper to the returning officer...
Banga Building Materials holds dealer conference
05:28 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayBanga Building Materials Limited organized its dealers’ conference at Patira of Khilkhet in Dhaka on Thursday.
New DAE DG Nurul Alam joins office
04:17 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayAgriculturist Mir Nurul Alam joined as the Director General of Department of Agricultural Extension on Monday.
RFL Plastics holds dealer conference
03:14 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayRFL Plastics Limited organized its dealers’ conference at RFL Conference Center at Patira of Khilkhet in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Wife Deepa gets death for killing lawyer Babu Sona
03:08 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayA Rangpur court has sentenced Snigdha Sarker Deepa to death in a sensational murder case of her husband Rathish Chandra Bhowmik...
4 killed as truck falls into Turag river
01:55 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayFour people were killed as a brick-laden truck fell into the Turag river at Moragang area in Ashulia on Tuesday morning...
Road crashes kill 4,439 in 2018
01:23 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayAt least 4,439 were killed and 7,425 injured in 3,103 road crashes across the country in 2018. Chairman of Nirapad Sarak Chai (NiSCha) Ilias Kanchan on Tuesday said this at the road accident statistics publication ceremony held at Sagor-Runi auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity...
Bangladesh ranks 13th in corruption index
12:52 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayBangladesh has been ranked thirteen among the most corrupt countries in the latest ratings by Transparency International (TI). The country’s position on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of the TI was 17th last year. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman unveiled the report...
5 int’l drugs smugglers held in Dhaka
12:25 PM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives held five members of an international drugs smuggling gang in Dhaka on Monday. RAB didn’t disclosed their identities...
First session of 11th parliament Wednesday
11:37 AM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayThe first session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 3 pm on Wednesday. President Abdul Hamid called the session on January 9 exercising the power bestowed upon him as per clause (1) of article 72 of the constitution.
ICC announces fixtures for men’s, women’s T20 WC 2020
11:02 AM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayThe International Cricket Council (ICC) announced fixtures for the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 on Tuesday, with the edition marking the first occasion when the men and women tournaments will be held as standalone events in the same year and in the same country (Australia)...
Facebook’s Instagram back up after partial outage
10:23 AM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayFacebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Monday the service is fully functional now after an issue that caused an outage for some users was resolved...
Naseeruddin, Aamir are like ‘traitors’: RSS leader
09:39 AM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayIndian veteran actors Naseeruddin Shah and Aamir Khan have been called "traitors" by senior leader of Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) Indresh Kumar...
US files charges against China’s Huawei and its CFO
08:38 AM, 29 Jan 2019 TuesdayThe US Justice Department has filed a host of criminal charges against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. The charges against the world's second largest smartphone maker include accusations of bank fraud, obstruction of justice and theft of technology...
Four writers, researchers win Bangla academy literary award
09:28 PM, 28 Jan 2019 MondayFour writers and researchers won Bangla Academy Literary Award-2018, which was announced today.
CAAB attributes US-Bangla crash to Kathmandu ATC failure
08:14 PM, 28 Jan 2019 MondayCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) today attributed the last year’s deadly US-Bangla crash in Kathmandu to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) failure at Tribhuvan International Airport as the Nepalese authorities released its investigation report trying to highlight the pilot’s role.