The outgoing year, 2019, has been a very shocking year for Bangladesh as the nation saw a number of sensational murders that grabbed the international headlines.
Year: 2019
AL announces 32 more central committee leaders’ names
Dhaka, Dec 27: Awami League on Thursday night announced the names of 32 more leaders of its full-fledged central committee.
Fire at Dhaka City slum
Dhaka, Dec 27 – A slum in the city’s Kalshi area of Mirpur caught fire early Friday. Ershad Hossain, duty officer at the Fire Service Central Control Room, said the fire originated at ‘Hirur Maar Slum’ on Kalshi Road around…
Almaty airport says 9 killed in Kazakhstan plane crash
Moscow, AP/UNB, Dec 27 – Almaty International Airport said nine people died on Friday in the crash of a Bek Air plane in Kazakhstan.
Dhaka Abahani reach quarterfinal eliminating Arambagh KS 5-1
Dhaka – Reigning Champions Dhaka Abahani Limited reached the quarterfinals of the ongoing TVS 31st Federation Cup Football Tournament as the unbeaten champions of Group A crushing Arambagh KriraSangha by 5-1 goals in their second and last Group A match…
Bangladesh’s Pakistan tour under cloud
Dhaka — Bangladesh national cricket team’s Pakistan tour is still under cloud as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan on Thursday said that the board is yet to get a positive response from the government to tour Pakistan. He…
Women’s football league to begin on Jan 31
Dhaka – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decided to arrange the third edition of Women’s Football League that is scheduled to begin from January 31 next year after around a seven-year break. The decision was made in a meeting of BFF…
Athletics federation demands high quality venue
Dhaka – Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) demanded high quality athletics venue for arranging national and international tournaments next year marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. BAF has been using the country’s multipurpose sports…
Imrul expects better wickets in Dhaka
Dhaka – Veteran Bangladesh batsman Imrul Kayes is expecting better wickets to be provided in Dhaka as the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) resumes on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Imrul has been representing Chattogram Challengers in this…
Dr Kamal vows to stand up firmly to restore voting rights
Dhaka, Dec 26 – Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said they will take to the streets uncompromisingly to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s voting rights by strengthening their unity further.
Foodgrains storage capacity should be 10m tons to ensure fair price
Dhaka, Dec 26 – The government should have to increase the storage capacity of cereals and other types of food grains up to 10 million tonnes to ensure fair price of rice by opening purchasing centres in area basis including…
3 BNP leaders collect nomination forms to contest city polls
Dhaka, Dec 26 – Three BNP leaders — Asaduzzaman Ripon, Tabith Awal and, Engineer Ishraque Hossain — collected nomination papers on Thursday to contest the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections.
Govt ‘abetting India’ over NRC, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Dec 26 – BNP on Thursday accused the government of abetting India in making Bangladesh a ‘dumping ground only to stay in power’.
Kashmir border shooting kills 2 Pakistani, an Indian soldier
Islamabad, Dec 26 – Pakistan and India have again traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, with the latest exchange killing two Pakistani troops and an Indian soldier, officials on both sides said Thursday.
Attempt-to-murder case filed against Nur, 28 others
Dhaka, Dec 26 – An attempt-to-murder case was filed against Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and 28 others on charge of attacking Muktijuddha Mancha members at Ducsu office on December 22.
Boat with BD, Afghan, Pak migrants sinks in Turkey; 7 dead
A boat carrying migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan has sunk in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, with at least seven people dead, officials say.
Crude bomb found on DU campus
A live crude bomb was recovered from near Madhur Canteen on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday.
Dhaka Rock Fest coming on Friday
Showtime Desk The line-up includes Nemesis, Arbovirus, Avoidrafa, Powersurge, Bay of Bengal, Trainwreck, Owned, Conclusion, and Sin . Another big rock event in the country, titled Dhaka Rock Fest 2019, will be held on Friday at the Expo Zone of…
Steve Smith scores unbeaten 77 to thrill record crowd at MCG
Former Australia captain Steve Smith scored 77 not out to thrill a record crowd of more than 80,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday on day one of the second cricket test against New Zealand on Thursday.
14 Mongolian kids with heart disease to receive free treatment in China
Fourteen Mongolian children suffering from congenital heart disease will receive free medical treatment in a Chinese hospital, according to the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) branch in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
‘Sanjeeb Utsab 2019’ held in TSC
Culture Desk Marking the 55th birth anniversary of late renowned singer, lyricist and journalist Sanjeeb Choudhury, the 8th edition of a memorial concert titled ‘Sanjeeb Utsab 2019’ was held yesterday at the Sanjeeb Chattar of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of University…
China’s soybean imports rise after US trade deal
China’s imports of soybeans surged in November following the announcement of an interim trade deal with the United States.
Pontoon bridge made with empty drums connects two Upazilas
Khulna, Dec 26 – There was no bridge on the Atharobaki River even several months ago to connect Rupsha and Terokhada upazilas. Residents of the areas had to use boats to cross the river and things were difficult in emergencies.
Dhaka again ranks worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Dec 26 – Bangladesh’s capital city was again ranked the worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning.
Temperature drops further to 5.7˚C in Tetulia, Panchagarh
Dhaka, Dec 26 – The temperature plummeted further to 5.7˚C in Panchagarh’s Tetulia on Thursday morning.
Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm
At least 10 people have died after a powerful typhoon hit the central Philippines on Christmas Day, with the death toll likely to rise.
বিশ্ব থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন ইন্টারনেট সফলভাবে পরীক্ষা করেছে রাশিয়া
বিশ্বের নেটওয়ার্ক থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন থেকে শুধুমাত্র রাশিয়ার ভেতরে কাজ করবে – এমন এক ‘বিকল্প ইন্টারনেট’ চালু করার পরীক্ষা ‘সফলভাবে সম্পন্ন করা হয়েছে বলে ঘোষণা করেছে রাশিয়া।
BAU Teachers’ Association election on 30 December
Mymensingh, Dec 25 – Bangladesh Agricultural University Teachers’ Association (BAUTA) polls will be held on 30 December. For 15 members BAUTA committee polls will be held on the day from 8am to 2pm.
147 collect BNP nomination forms for city Councilor posts
Dhaka, Dec 25 – A total of 147 aspirants yesterday collected BNP nomination forms to contest the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls for the post of councilors. Of them, only 18 female aspirants…
Body on general students’ rights wants DU Proctor to resign
Dhaka, Dec 25 – Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad yesterday demanded the resignation of the Dhaka University’s proctor AKM Golam Rabbani for his what they alleged that he has directly help the perpetrators to disappear the CCTV footage of…