Mymensingh, March 31 – A Greater Dinajpu Zilla Samity of Mymensingh was formed for 1 year on Friday at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
Day: March 31, 2018
8th AGM of Islami Bank Securities Limited held
Dhaka, March 31 – The 8th Annual General Meeting of Islami Bank Securities Limited, a subsidiary company of Islami Bank Bangladesh limited was held on 29 March 2018 Thursday at the company’s head office.
ইসলামই বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার একমাত্র রক্ষাকবচ
২৬শে মার্চ স্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবস উপলক্ষে ঢাকা মহানগর ইসলামী ঐক্যজোট এক দোয়া ও আলোচনা সভার আয়োজন করে। আল্লামা সৈয়দ মুছলেহউদ্দীন রহ. মিলনায়তনে, ঢাকা মহানগর সভাপতি মাওলানা ইলিয়াছ আতহারীর সভাপতিত্বে অনুষ্ঠিত ঢাকা মহানগর সম্পাদক মাওলানা আনোয়ার আনসারীর সঞ্চালনায় সভায় বক্তব্য…
White House Press Secretary on Trump’s step against Russia
By Mohammad Zainal Abedin from NY New York, March 27 – White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued a press release explaining the reasons of expelling the Russian diplomats from America. A press statement issued on March 26, highlighted the…
City building catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out in a building in the city’s Gulshan-1 area on Saturday noon.
40 gold bars seized at Sylhet airport
Dhaka – Customs officials seized 40 gold bars at Sylhet Osmani International Airport here in Sylhet on Saturday.
Lighting strike kills 3 farmers in Pabna
Dhaka – Three local farmers of Manikhat union in Sujanagar upazila were killed in lighting strike in Pabna on Friday night.
Hailstorm kills 4 in two districts
Dhaka – At least four people including a child were killed and 20 others injured in separate incidents in Magura and Dinajpur districts as a nor’wester swept over different parts of the country on Friday.
Saudi Arabia intercepts missile from Yemen’s Houthi
Saudi air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile targeting the border city of Najran on Saturday, Al Arabiya reported.
North Korea’s Kim meets IOC chief in Pyongyang
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un has met Olympics chief Thomas Bach in Pyongyang, thanking him for helping to bring about a “dramatic thawing” of tensions on the Korean peninsula, the country’s state media said Saturday.
PP, counsel of Kunio Hoshi murder case, goes missing
The public prosecutor, also the counsel of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case, Rathish Chandra Bhowmik, went missing on Friday morning as two bikers picked him up from in front of his house at Tajhat area, outskirts of the divisional…
Bangladesh U15 girls close in to clinch JCGI Youth Football title
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-15 Women’s Football Team maintained the winning spree in the four-nation Jockey Club Girls International (JCGI) Youth Invitational Football Tournament as they upset the Asian powerhouse IR Iran by 8-1 goals in their second game at Siu…
Dhaka to seek Moscow’s support over Rohingya issue
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali leaves here for Moscow on Sunday on a two-day visit when Rohingya issue is expected to come up prominently as Dhaka wants to seek Moscow’s support to resolve the protracted crisis.
Rising debt to hinder development, think-tank fears
Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, reveals that persistently increasing outstanding debt along with high debt-service payment every year is likely to lower development finance and escalate intergenerational debt burden.
Seeking votes ‘my political right’, says PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said seeking votes in favour of her party and its symbol is her political right and she will do that.
Khaleda suffering from chronic diseases: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was physically fit now but she was suffering from some chronic diseases.
FBI report on BB’s Tk 800cr heist unmasked govt: BNP
BNP on Saturday alleged that a report of the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Bangladesh Bank’s Tk 800 crore reserve heist has unmasked the government.
Premier Cricket: Super League 4th round on Monday
Dhaka – The Super League fourth round games of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League will be held at three separate venues in Dhaka and its adjoining areas on Monday.
Asian Youth Chess Champs: BD team leaves for Thailand
Dhaka – The Bangladesh team left here for Thailand on Saturday to participate in the Asian Youth Chess Championship beginning on Sunday at Lotus Pang Suan Kaew Hotel in the Thai city Chiang Mai.
Inter-Univ football contest begins at IU
Islamic University- An inter-university football competition began at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtiaon Saturdayamid festive mood and much enthusiasm.
ID Volleyball: Army to play PDB in final on Sunday
Dhaka- Bangladesh Army will play Power Development Board (PDB) in the final match of the Independence Day Volleyball Tournament on Sunday at 3pm at the Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball Stadium here.
US on track to meet climate targets despite Trump: UN chief
The United States is on track to meet the targets of the Paris climate agreement despite President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw from the accord, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. Guterres said emissions-cutting plans put in motion by American…
Lebanon approves 2018 budget ahead of support summit
Lebanon’s parliament has adopted a 2018 government budget projecting a slightly reduced deficit of $4.8 billion.
Animals rights groups scent blood as fashion labels go fur-free
With more and more fashion houses going fur-free, San Francisco banning fur sales in the city and British MPs considering outlawing all imports of pelts after Brexit, the signs do not seem good for the industry.
Giasuddin Selim’s ‘Swapnajaal’ to be released April 6
Bangladesh National Film Award winner Giasuddin Selim’s much-anticipated film “Swapnajaal” is finally ready for release. The director announced at a Dhaka Club press conference on Wednesday that the film is going to be released at 30 cinema halls across the…
Shakib Khan hospitalized, improving
Culture Reporter Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan has been admitted to the capital’s Labaid hospital on Thursday afternoon due to sudden illness. After being taken to the hospital, the doctors advised him to get admitted. Labaid’s Public Relations Department employee Saifur…
3 burnt in Dhaka garment factory fire: 60 shanties gutted
Dhaka, Mar 31 – Three workers of a garment factory suffered burn injuries as a fire that broke out in a six-storey building at East Kazipara in the city early Saturday.
Tearful Malala visits her Pak hometown
Mingora, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Saturday arrived in her hometown of Mingora for the first time since a Taliban militant shot her there in 2012 for advocating girls’ education.
42 km tailback: Why should it recur on Dhaka-Ctg Highway
Comilla, Mar 31 – A 42-kilometer long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Saturday due to heavy pressure of vehicles, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Nightclub gunman’s widow sobs as jury finds her not guilty
Miami, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) – The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was acquitted Friday of helping to plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward — a rare and…