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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
PM consoles Zayan’s family
06:37 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today visited the residence of Awami League Presidium Member...
SL president asks police chief, defence secretary to quit
05:22 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdaySri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the police chief and defence secretary to quit following the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed 359 people, two sources close to the president said today.
‘One of 9 Sri Lanka suicide bombers was a woman’
04:37 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayOne of the nine bombers that detonated explosives in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday was a woman, deputy defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene told reporters on Wednesday. The blasts at hotels and churches have so far killed at least 359 people, the deadliest such event in south Asia's history.
US denies warning Sri Lanka about attacks
02:43 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayUS Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz has told the CNN that the US did not provide Sri Lanka with advance intelligence regarding imminent attacks prior to Easter Sunday...
8 get life term for killing 3 cops in Pabna
02:26 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayA Pabna court has sentenced eight people to life term imprisonment and acquitted three others in a case filed for killing three policemen. The Speedy Tribunal in Rajshahi Anup Kumar passed the order on Wednesday around 11 am...
Sri Lanka blasts: Zayan’s body arrives in Dhaka
01:53 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe body of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim’s grandson Zayan Chowdhury, a minor child who was killed in the deadly Sri Lanka blasts, arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday noon...
Businessman Mamun gets 7 years in jail
01:06 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayA Dhaka court has sentenced businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun to seven years in jail in a money laundering case. Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of Special Judge Court- 3 of Dhaka on Wednesday noon passed the order in presence of him. The court also fined him Tk 12 crore...
Sri Lanka police carry out controlled explosion near cinema hall
12:38 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdaySri Lanka remained on high alert as police on Wednesday carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious motorcycle parked near a cinema hall here...
2 Netrokona war criminals get death
12:20 PM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has sentenced two war criminals from Netrokona Hedayet Ullah Anju and Sohrab Fakir to death in the crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971. Justice Md Shahinur Islam, chairman of three-judge panel of the ICT-1, passed the order on Wednesday morning...
Bangladesh observing sixth anniversary of Rana Plaza disaster
11:42 AM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayBangladesh is observing the sixth anniversary of Rana Plaza disaster that killed at least 1,100 people back in 2013...
Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, more arrested
10:46 AM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police said Wednesday. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility and released images that purported to show the seven bombers who blew themselves up at three churches and three hotels...
Second session of 11th JS today
09:40 AM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayThe second session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5 pm today. On April 3, President Abdul Hamid summoned the session exercising his power bestowed upon him as per the Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution...
Putin to meet Kim on Thursday for first time
09:16 AM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayKim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin will hold talks on an island in the far east of Russia this week in the first meeting between the two leaders, the Kremlin has confirmed. The North Korean leader is expected to travel by armoured train to the city of Vladivostok on Wednesday...
India sent three alerts to Sri Lanka before Easter Sunday attack
08:31 AM, 24 Apr 2019 WednesdayIndia sent as many as three alerts to Sri Lanka, including one on the day of the Easter Sunday attack that left 321 people dead and 500 injured, according to senior intelligence officials familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity...
Internet users soar by 11 lakh in March
09:41 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayThe number of country’s internet users increased by 11 lakh in a single month to reach 9.31...
Zayan’s body to reach Dhaka Wednesday
09:10 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayThe body of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim’s grandson Zayan Chowdhury, a minor child who was killed in the deadly Sri Lanka blasts, will be flown home tomorrow.
Soumya silences critics with record double ton
07:38 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdaySoumya Sarkar found his form at a moment when there was widespread concern over his...
2 Muslim brothers were Sri Lanka hotel suicide bombers: Sources
07:03 PM, 23 Apr 2019 TuesdayMuslim brothers carried out two of the hotel suicide blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday...