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Anisul for finishing Nusrat murder trial in ‘record time’
08:09 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said necessary actions will be taken to finish the sensational Nusrat murder trial in ‘record time’. “Along with our Prime Minister, most of the people of our country are angry over the incident and they are keen to see the case finished soon...
HC orders ban on antibiotics sale without prescription
06:52 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayThe High Court today ordered authorities concerned to ban selling of antibiotics without prescriptions of registered doctors. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the interim order and issued a rule asking the authorities concerned...
Sri Lanka halts low season visa-free plan after bombings
05:48 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdaySri Lanka's government said Thursday it was suspending plans to grant citizens of 39 countries visa-free entry during the country's tourism low season after deadly Easter bombings that killed hundreds. "Although arrangements were in place to issue visas on arrival for citizens of 39 countries...
Road accident kills Brac varsity student
05:20 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayA university student was killed in a road accident in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area this noon. The deceased was identified as Fahmida Haque Labonno, 21, a third year student at Brac University’s Computer Science and Engineering department.
Tourism Industrial Park to be built in Sandwip Island
04:36 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayBangladesh Small Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has planned to develop Tourism...
PM for collective resistance against militancy
03:17 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for forging a collective resistance of all against militancy as it has become a common problem of the world which hindering peace, prosperity and development. “I call upon all to take collective measures of resistance if any tendency...
6 get death for killing govt officer Khadem
03:06 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayA Dhaka court has sentenced six people to death and another to life term imprisonment for the murder of Dhaka Divisional Commissioner’s Office’s administrative officer Aminul Haque Khadem following a dispute over the possession of properties in a shrine...
BNP MP-elect Zahid takes oath
01:07 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayBNP MP-elect Zahidur Rahman Zahid from Thakurgaon-3 was sworn in as a lawmaker on Thursday noon. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath at a ceremony at her office in the parliament at 12:15 pm. Earlier this morning, he sent a letter to the speaker expressing his interest to take the oath as a member of parliament...
PM opens first-ever non-stop train service on Dhaka-Rajshahi route
12:46 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday launched the first-ever non-stop intercity train service, 'Bonolota Express', on Dhaka-Rajshahi route fulfilling the long-cherished demand of the people of Rajshahi region...
Modhumoti Model Town in Savar must be removed: SC
12:25 PM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayThe Supreme Court has upheld its previous order, directing Modhumoti Model Town authorities to restore wetlands of Savar, where the private company had developed its housing project. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain dismissed five review petitions against its earlier verdict...
4 killed in Chattogram road crash
11:41 AM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayFour people were killed and two others injured when a truck driver lost control over the steering and ploughed into a camp of construction on the side of the road at Gabtoli area in Rangunia of Chattogram. Identities of the victims could not be identified immediately...
Muslims flee, Christians grieve in Sri Lankan town torn by violence
10:47 AM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayAs mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country’s west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days...
Andre Russell included in West Indies World Cup squad
09:17 AM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayAndre Russell, the all-rounder was included in the Jason Holder-led West Indies squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, announced on Wednesday...
FBI assisting Sri Lankan government with Easter bombing investigation
08:35 AM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayThe U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka said early Wednesday that FBI agents are inside the country to assist in the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 350 people...
World Malaria Day today
08:21 AM, 25 Apr 2019 ThursdayThe World Malaria Day is being observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the globe on Thursday with the theme ‘Zero Malaria Starts With Me’...
PM urges all to stay away from terrorism
09:33 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all to keep them away from the terrorism and militancy. “I expect that no man can engage him in such heinous acts,” she said referring to the recent deadly attacks in New Zealand and Sri Lanka. She was replying to a query from the treasury bench lawmaker...
BGMEA opposes TIB’s statements
09:15 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayBangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today opposed the...
Miraz becomes UNICEF child rights advocate
08:51 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayBangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraj was officially announced ‘UNICEF Child Rights...
Zayan laid to rest at Banani graveyard
08:23 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayAwami League Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim’s grandson Zayan Chowdhury, who was killed in the Sri Lanka series blasts on Easter Sunday, was laid to rest at Banani graveyard in the capital this afternoon.
Tigers urged to be prepared to chase big target in WC
08:00 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayOver the years English condition changed its nature, especially in the ODI cricket, helping the