Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly flagged off the Khulna-Kolkata train service and opened two bridges on railway routes connecting Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong.
Month: November 2017
Sonam Kapoor would have ‘loved’ to be part of ‘Mr. India’
National award winning actor Sonam Kapoor said she would have loved to be a part of dad Anil Kapoor’s blockbuster film ‘Mr. India.’ The ‘Neerja’ star recently revealed her wish while interacting with fans in a special Q&A session after…
Shahid Kapoor regrets not ‘finding time’ for those who matter
Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who is currently busy promoting his upcoming movie ‘Padmavati’, admitted that he regrets not finding time to spend with his loved ones. While giving an interview to a leading magazine, the 36-year-old actor shared that if…
Kornia rocks out in new music videos
Entertainment Desk Singer Kornia’s claim to fame has gotten bigger since making her debut in the music reality TV show “Power Voice”, and is working diligently to produce new music every year. The singer recently released a new single along…
China to set up technical institute in Bangladesh
The Chinese government is keen to set up a modern technical institute in Bangladesh to create world standard skilled human resources to mitigate the current demand of skillful manpower for sustaining the country’s fast growing development. “There is a lot…
Thousands of schools close as smog envelopes India, Pakistan
Schools closed across large swathes of north India on Thursday as a hazardous fog of toxic pollution cloaked the region for a third day, with growing calls for urgent government action to tackle what doctors are calling a public health…
Australian senator Dastyari racially abused
An Australian senator has criticised “the rise of the radical right” after he was racially abused by a group of men at a pub in Melbourne. Senator Sam Dastyari, who was born in Iran, was harassed with taunts calling him…
Trump strikes warmer tone with Xi
US President Donald Trump has struck a warmer tone in China, praising leader Xi Jinping on his handling of the North Korean nuclear threat. At the same time, he urged Mr Xi to “work very hard” on persuading North Korea…
Hasina-Modi open Khulna-Kolkata train service, two railway bridges
Dhaka, Nov 9 – In yet another move for greater connectivity with neighbours, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to jointly launch Thursday with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi the Khulna-Kolkata train service and open two bridges on railway routes…
No militant attack threat: Police chief’s response to Aus alert
Dhaka – The Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Shahidul Haque has categorically said there is no threat of militant attack in Bangladesh.
52 Rohingyas enter BD by veritable Noha’s Arch from Burma
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Some 52 Rohingyas including 22 children, 17 women and 13 men entered Bangladesh through Shah Porir Dwip point in Teknaf upazila of Cox,s Bazar on Wednesday, crossing Naf River by a raft made of plastic bottles…
Football: Naby Keita – Leipzig’s Liverpool-bound midfield engine
BERLIN, (BSS/AFP) – Liverpool-bound Naby Keita has hit the headlines for allegedly using a forged driving licence in Germany, but he is RB Leipzig’s midfield engine who one day hopes to play for Barcelona. The 22-year-old box-to-box midfielder was a key…
Tennis: USA hope to end 17-year Fed Cup title drought
MINSK,(BSS/AFP) – The United States aim to end their longest Fed Cup title drought when they meet a Belarus team missing former world number one and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in this weekend’s final.The 17-time champions USA claimed…
BD biometrically registeres 450 thousand Rohingyas
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Some 450,000 (4.5 lakh) Rohingyas have so far been biometrically registered in 12 makeshift shelter camps in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
Democrats score key poll victories in Virginia and New Jersey
Democrats have scored two significant victories in the US – in the first statewide elections since President Donald Trump came to power in January.
Pro-VC post in RUET vacant for 3 years
Rajshahi – The post of PPro-Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has been lying vacant for 3 years. From 2014 to at the end of 2017 anyone is yet to be appointed.
The gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh
It was 84-minutes of horror. A young woman and her male friend horrifically attacked on a New Delhi bus. The woman, Jyoti Singh, gang-raped, tortured, brutalised, her friend beaten unconscious. At the end of that 84-minute bus journey from hell,…
HC commutes Nazmul Huda’s jail term by three years
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday commuted the jail term of former minister Nazmul Huda to four years from seven years on a bribery case filed during the 2007-2008 military-backed caretaker government. The HC also directed Nazmul Huda to…
Why Basic Bank scam accused not held: HC asks
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for being sluggish and raised a question for not arresting any of beneficiaries of the Basic bank loan scam.
‘BNP plans showdown at its November 12 rally’
Dhaka – BNP wants to stage yet another showdown at its November 12 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan to mark the National Revolution and Solidarity Day that the party observes on November 7.
IBBL awarded highest tax payer in Banking sector
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has been awarded as the highest taxpayer in the banking sector in the 2016-2017 tax year.
84 families get ‘Kar Bahadur Paribar’ award
National Board of Revenue (NBR) gave ‘Kar Bahadur Paribar’ award to 84 families and ‘Tax Card’ to 141 individuals and organizations to encourage people to pay tax. Finance minister AMA Muhith and state minister for finance and planning MA Mannan…
Delhi schools shut as deadly smog envelopes Indian capital
Delhi shut all primary schools on Wednesday as pollution hit 70 times the World Health Organization’s safe level, prompting doctors in the Indian capital to warn of a public health emergency. Dense grey smog shrouded the roads of the world’s…
PM approved third stage design of Independence Monument
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the design of the master plan (third phase) of the ‘Swadhinata Stambha’ (Independence Monument) being constructed at Suhrawardi Udyan. The premier gave the approval after reviewing the proposed design of the project at a…
BNP seeks Govt’s cooperation to hold its rally
BNP on Wednesday sought all-out cooperation from the government in holding its Sunday’s rally at Suhrawardy Udyan peacefully as its chief Khaleda Zia is scheduled to address it. “We hope the government will extend all-out cooperation to us in holding…
President asks Navy to keep watch on marine resources
President M Abdul Hamid today asked navy personnel to keep themselves ready to ensure security of marine resources and maritime boundary of the country. “Be always ready to ensure sovereignty of maritime boundary, security of ships’ movement on different routes…
Myanmar rebuffs UN statement on Rohingya
Myanmar on Wednesday hit back at a UN Security Council statement critical of its handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying it could “seriously harm” efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority from Bangladesh. On Monday the top UN body called…
Drug peddler killed in city clash
Dhaka – A suspected drug dealer was killed in a clash between two groups of local drug peddlers at Kadamtali in the city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Billal, 36, a resident of the area.
Two drug peddlers held at IU
Islamic University, – Police arrested two drug peddlers from the campus of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Tuesday.
Fire at Bogra jute mill doused
Dhaka- A fire, that broke out at a jute mill in Manik Chalk area in Sadar upazila in Bogra on Wednesday morning, was doused.Station master of Bogra Fire Service & Civil Defence Bazlur Rashid said that the fire originated at…