Dhaka, March 20 – The ruling Awami League (AL) leaders think that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia doesn’t have any faith on her local lawyers who have been currently fighting for her cases.
Day: March 20, 2018
DB arrest 6 with arms, Yaba in Ctg
Dhaka- Detectives in separate drives arrested six men along with 63000 pieces of Yaba tablets, five home-made firearms, Tk 10 lakh cash and sized a truck from different places in Chittagong on Monday night. The arrestees were identified as Owner…
Fire at Nasir Glassware factory in Tangail
Dhaka – A fire burnt down huge valuables at Nasir Glassware and Tube Industries in Gorai area of Mirzapur upazila here in Tangail on Tuesday afternoon.
Twin born with joined legs in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A mother gave birth to a pair of babies with both legs of one them joined together at Shahzadpur Upazila Health Complex here in Sirajganj on Monday.
Rabada’s ban overturned, available for 3rd test
Cape Town,(AP/UNB) – South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada had his two-test ban overturned on appeal on Tuesday, meaning he will be available for the remainder of the series against Australia.
Premier Cricket: Sk Jamal ensure super six beating Brothers
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club booked a seat for the six-team super league of the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League outplaying Brothers Union Club by 74 runs at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on…
Premier Cricket: Mohammedan SC beats Kalabagan KC by 2 wkts
Dhaka- Dhaka Mohammedan SC completed their first phase engagements of the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Kalabagan KC by two wickets at BKSP ground in Savar on Tuesday. Despite the day’s victory, traditional Mohammedan SC missed the…
EU seeks Facebook data-breach probe
BRUSSELS(BSS/AFP) – The European Union pushed Tuesday for an urgent investigation into revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump presidential campaign harvested data on 50 million users.
Sylhet lightning ignited fire death toll 6
Dhaka- Another victim of the devastating fire at a colony in Golapganj upazila died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital in Sylhet on Tuesday, taking the death toll from the incident to six.
Society Activists want decision to fell Jessore trees cancelled
Dhaka – A committee formed for development and protection of Jessore roads on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner demanding that the government’s decision to cut down century-old trees on both sides of the Benapole-Jessore Highway be cancelled.
BNP appoints British expert to help Khaleda’s lawyers
Dhaka – BNP has appointed Lord Carlile, one of Uk’s top legal experts, to help BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyers to face her cases properly.
BD to build roads along its borders with India, Myanmar
Dhaka-Bangladesh is going to construct ‘border roads’ in hilly areas along the India-Myanmar border aiming to ensure better security through improved road communications.
Maj Gen Shafeenul made new DG of BGB
Dhaka – Major General Md Shafeenul Islam has been made new Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
Sea level fears as more of giant Antarctic glacier floating than thought
More of a giant France-sized glacier in Antarctica is floating on the ocean than previously thought, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears it could melt faster as the climate warms and have a dramatic impact on rising sea-levels. The Totten Glacier…
Pound surges as post-Brexit transition deal sealed
The pound rose Monday after Britain and the EU reached a landmark deal on a two-year transition after Brexit that will buy businesses and citizens time to adjust to life after the divorce. World stock markets jittered, meanwhile, in a…
Alta Banu selected for Toronto film fest
Entertainment Desk Arun Chowdhury’s yet-to-be-released film, Alta Banu, has been selected for the competition section of International Film Festival of South Asia to be held in Canada’s Toronto from 10 to 21 May.
Sikandar Abu Zafar’s 99th birth anniversary
Noted poet, journalist and editor Sikandar Abu Zafar was born on March 19 at Tentulia, under Satkhira district in 1919. He was the editor of the monthly literary magazine Samakal. March 19 marked the 99th birth anniversary of Sikandar Abu…
Freedom Fighter Filmmakers to be honoured on Mar 26
Culture Desk Film Directors’ Association has decided to felicitate filmmakers who once fought for the liberation of the country. Almost twenty Freedom Fighter-Filmmakers will be honoured on the upcoming Independence Day at 12pm at FDC. General Secretary of the association…
Potential trade war eclipses G-20 meeting in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Mar 20 (AP/UNB) — Finance ministers and central bankers from the 20 leading industrial and developing countries are meeting in Argentina at a summit that has been eclipsed by growing concerns over the potential of a global trade…
DB inspector killed in capital ‘gunfight’
4 held for interrogation Dhaka, Mar 20 – An inspector of Detective Branch of police was killed in a reported gunfight with criminals at Middle Pirerbagh in the capital’s Mirpur area on early Tuesday.
DB inspector killed in city ‘gunfight’ with criminals
Dhaka – An inspector of Detective Branch of police was killed in a reported gunfight with criminals at Middle Pirerbagh in the capital’s Mirpur area on early Tuesday.
4 BD youths return after serving jail in India
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi youths returned home on Monday evening through Benapole Check Post in Jessore after serving two and half years in an Indian jail.
Messi aims at winning 2018 FIFA World Cup trophy in Russia
MOSCOW,(BSS/TASS)- Argentine football star Lionel Messi aims to win and raise the 2018 FIFA World Cup trophy in Moscow this summer as it may be his last chance to win the much-anticipated global football championship, football news website Goal.com reported…
US teammates Spieth, Reed draw same WGC Match Play group
LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Texas native Jordan Spieth will find a familiar face waiting for him in round-robin play at the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship in Austin, Texas, this week in sometime US teammate Patrick…
Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the National People’s Congress (NPC) that China must not become complacent about its development.
Congrats: Tigers back home from Sri Lanka
Dhaka, Mar 19 – Bangladesh Cricket team returned home from Sri Lanka on Monday after losing to India by four wickets in the last-ball thriller in the final of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20I cricket at the R Premadasa Stadium…
Bahrain’s new standard contract for domestic workers
On September 2017, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced that all recruitment agencies in Bahrain must adopt a new mandatory contract for domestic workers from 1 October 2017 onwards. Under the new contract, employers seeking to hire a domestic…
Bodies of 23 plane crash victims handed over to relatives
Dhaka, March 19 – The identified bodies of 23 Bangladeshi passengers of crashed US-Bangla aircraft were brought back here today from Kathmandu, Nepal by a cargo aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force.
Rajshahi Bar election on March 22
Rajshahi, March 19 – The Rajshahi Bar election 2018 will be held on next March 22. On occasion of the election a festive atmosphere is prevailing on the court area.
IBBL Agent Banking outlet opened at Nababganj
Dhaka, March 19 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking Outlet in Baruakhali Bazar of Nababgonj on 15 March 2018 Thursday.