Dhaka, Aug 19 – The BNP on Sunday reiterated that the party would take part in the next elections after freeing chairperson Khaleda Zia for the restoration of democracy.
Day: August 19, 2018
JP to compete alone if BNP abstains from polls: Ershad
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Alhaj Hussein Muhammad Ershad has said his party will compete in all 300 parliamentary constituencies if BNP abstains from the next general elections.
BNP making blueprint of violence like in 2014: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP is making a blueprint to carry out widespread violence across the country ahead of the forthcoming national polls like in 2014.
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims from around the globe started the hajj pilgrimage on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest annual gatherings in a country undergoing unprecedented change.
Eid animal wastes to be removedin 24 hrs: Dhaka Mayor
The wastes of sacrificial animals on the Eid day will be removed from the capital within 24 hours, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon.
Monsoon brings new hardships to poorly equipped camps: MSF
The onset of monsoon rains in Bangladesh has brought further misery to Rohingya refugees living in makeshift shelters of bamboo and plastic sheeting across the Cox’s Bazar peninsula, says MFS on Sunday.
Trains bring drinking water to flooded southern Indian state
Indian authorities are bringing drinking water by train to the flooded southern state of Kerala, where over 300 people have died and 300,000 are displaced in the worst flooding in a century.
Gov’t using ICT Act against students: SC Bar
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President advocate Zainul Abedin on Sunday claimed that the government was using ‘controversial’ Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Act against the protesting students of quota reform and safe road movement.
AL plotting to keep BNP away from election: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the ruling party is again ‘plotting’ to keep BNP away from the next general election ‘creating a chaos’ in the country.
Work out plan to build every village as township: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for working out future plans to address water supply, sewerage treatment and waste management issues for the country’s rural areas alongside the capital as the government wants to develop every village…
Safe road movement: 25 students get bail
Separate courts here on Sunday granted bail to 40 private university students, accused in separate cases filed over vandalism and attacks on police, during the student movement demanding safe roads.
BD-US in talks on bringing Bangabandhu’s killer back: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said, Bangladesh is continuing its discussion with the United States to bring back one of the Bangabandhu’s killers, Rashed Chowdhury, from that country and the US remains positive to support Bangladesh legally.
AL sensing 1/11-like situation for its past conspiracy: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday said Awami League is now sensing the smell of a ‘1/11 like dangerous’ situation as the party was behind such a conspiracy in 2007.
Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh face Oman Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh men’s hockey team will start their campaign in the 18th Asian Games taking on Oman in their Pool-B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey Ground in Jakarta on Monday.
Mitchell Johnson retires from all cricket
SYDNEY,(AP/UNB) – Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who struck fear into batsmen around the world but especially on the bouncy pitches of his homeland, has announced his retirement from cricket saying his body is “shutting down” after years of punishment.
‘Drug trader’ held with Yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader along with 7,837 Yaba tablets from Naitron Para of Teknaf upazila on Saturday night.
Five to die, 2 get life term for killing man in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sentenced five people to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Singra upazila in 2004.
Lighting strikes kill 3 in 2 districts
Dhaka– Three people were killed and two others injured in lightning strikes in Bagerhat and Satkhira districts on Sunday.
কোরবানির উপযুক্ত সুস্থ গরু যেভাবে চিনবেন
দরজায় কড়া নাড়ছে ঈদ উল আযহা। এ উপলক্ষে এরই মধ্যে জমে উঠেছে কোরবানির পশুর হাট। পুরোদমে চলছে বেচাকেনা। তবে হাটে বিক্রির জন্য আসা এতো গরুর মধ্যে অনেকগুলোই থাকতে পারে রোগাক্রান্ত অথবা ক্ষতিকর রাসায়নিক ও ওষুধযুক্ত।
First satellite to measure global winds set for launch
A satellite designed to measure Earth’s global wind patterns is set to be hoisted into orbit Tuesday from the Arianespace launch site in French Guiana.
Health experts for awareness to check dengue during Eid vacation
Health experts today urged the people, especially those leaving the city to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha elsewhere, to keep clean their houses and destroy all potential stagnant water sources to prevent outbreak of dengue disease.
Salman Shah festival on Nagorik TV this Eid
Entertainment Desk Nagorik TV is all set to host a Salman Shah film festival this Eid-ul-Adha with eight of the iconic hero’s films. Starting from Eid day, the films will be aired continuously for next eight days.
Yami Gautam to create an eco-friendly fashion
Yami Gautam, who will be next seen in ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’, along with Shraddha Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor has found a new love interest. We have often seen the actress in her most stylish avatar at every public appearance.
Sonali Bendre’s son posts an emotional message
Family and close friends of Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre have come out as the biggest support in her journey of fighting cancer. The actress who has been diagnosed with high-grade cancer is undergoing her treatment in New York.
সিরিয়ার পুনর্গঠনে পুতিনের আবেদন
রাশিয়ার প্রেসিডেন্ট Vladimir Putin ইউরোপীয় দেশগুলির প্রতি সিরিয়ার পুনর্গঠনে সহায়তার আবেদন জানিয়েছেন, যাতে করে, লক্ষ লক্ষ শিবিরে আশ্রয়গ্রহণকারী শরণার্থীরা ঘরে ফিরে আসতে পারেন I
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে শিশুদের স্কুল থেকে ছাড়িয়ে আনছেন অভিভাবকরা
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের শিশুদের একটি বড় অংশ বাড়িতে বসে শিক্ষা নিচ্ছে, দিনে দিনে তাদের সংখ্যাও বাড়ছে। শিক্ষা ব্যবস্থা নিয়ে আসলে অভিভাবকদের উদ্বেগের জায়গাটি কোথায়? দেশটির সরকারি স্কুলগুলো সামাজিক ন্যায় বিচারের বিষয়গুলি নিয়ে বিতর্ক ছড়িয়ে পরায় অনেক অভিভাবকই তাদের সন্তানদের স্কুল থেকে ছাড়িয়ে…
Ecuador tightens entry rules for Venezuelan migrants
Ecuador has brought in new rules to stop Venezuelan migrants entering the country without a passport, leaving many stranded in neighbouring Colombia. Thousands of Venezuelans fleeing their country’s economic and political crisis have been crossing into Ecuador from Colombia using…
Online cattle-trading gathers pace alongside open BD markets
e-CAB happy over gradual growth Dhaka, Aug 19 – Though the traditional markets still remain the key source of charm for cattle collection, digital platforms, like previous four years, bring greater comfort to consumers in buying their sacrificial animals ahead…
‘Alert against fake accounts of Bangabandhu family members’
Dhaka, Aug 18 – Mentioning that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Hossain Wazed and sister Sheikh Rehana have no personal or official account or page in social media sites, especially Facebook and Twitter, Awami League has urged all…