Noor Jahan, a Bangladesh-India joint venture film directed by Abhimanyu Mukherjee and produced by Raj Chakraborty will be released on February 16 (Friday).
Author: Lutfun Nahar
PM Hasina to return on Saturday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who reached Abu Dhabi this morning from Rome concluding her four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City, is set to return home on Saturday after making a stopover in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital.
Create congenial environment for safe Rohingya return: President
President M Abdul Hamid today urged the Myanmar government to create a congenial atmosphere to ensure safe return of displaced Rohingyas to their homeland Rakhine state with dignity.
HC orders judicial probe into SSC question leakage
The High Court on Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the allegations of question paper leakage in the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations.
BNP concerned at Shimul Bjswas’ fresh remand
BNP on Thursday voiced concern over putting its chairperson’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas on further remand for five days.
BB takes steps to discourage remittance thru non-banking channels
Bangladesh Bank governor Fazle Kabir has said remittance inflow through proper banking channel has increased as the central bank has taken initiatives to discourage it through non-banking channels.
Ramaphosa elected South African President
Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected as the new president of South Africa by ruling party politicians after the resignation of Jacob Zuma.
Peaceful movement to continue till Khaleda’s release: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party will continue peaceful movement until their Chairperson is released from jail.
BNP’s Mohila Dal president, secretary general gets bail
The High Court on Monday granted a 10-week interim bail to Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal President Afroza Abbas and its Secretary General Sultana Ahmed in three violence cases filed with Ramna Police Station.
Obaidul says Tarique was involved in London HC attack
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday claimed that BNP senior vice-chairman, Tarique Rahman, was involved with the attack on Bangladesh High Commission in London on February 7.
Rohingyas to face more dangers coming monsoon
Despite escaping violence in their homeland, the impending cyclone and monsoon season mean the Rohingyas now face more life-threatening dangers from the weather and environmental conditions in Bangladesh, says the UN Migration Agency on Monday.
Mobile phone use near SSC exam centres banned
Banning the use of mobile phone in a radius of 200 metres around the examination centre to prevent the leakage of question papers in the ongoing SSC and equivalent examinations, the government has ordered immediate arrest if anyone is found…
Hasina meets Pope Francis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday had a meeting with Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics of the world, at the Holy See in Vatican City.
20-Party backs BNP agitation to get Khaleda freed
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Digital payment increases sale in Ekushey Book Fair
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Indian speeding train kills 4 elephants
At least four elephants were killed and two others injured in Assam after a train hit a herd trying to cross railway tracks, officials said.
Internet slowdown to check question paper leak
Mobile phone operators have been asked to slow down internet speed for an hour in the morning during the SSC examinations to check question paper leaks, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Dhaka announced autarky in fish and meat production
Bangladesh has attained self-sufficiency in fish and meat production.Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda announced this at a press conference held at the Secretariat on Sunday.
Jet crashes with 71 passengers just after take-off in Moscow
A Russian passenger plane has crashed after leaving Moscow’s Domodedovo airport with 71 people on board.The Saratov Airlines jet vanished minutes after take-off and crashed near the village of Argunovo, about 80km (50 miles) south-east of Moscow.
Star cricketer Shakib made ACC goodwill ambassador against graft
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) goodwill ambassador to campaign against corruption.
BNP to form human chain in capital on Monday
As part of its countrywide scheduled programme, BNP leaders and activists will stage a human chain in the city on Monday protesting the jailing of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case.
Jail is not for leading luxurious life: Quadeer
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said jail is not a place for leading a luxurious life or for spending leisure time.
Pakistan’s leading Human rights activist Asma Jehangir dies
Asma Jehangir, one of Pakistan’s prominent right activists and lawyers, has died of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore. She was 66.
Dhaka-Delhi to open more border haats
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UN calls on all parties to maintain calm over Khaleda verdict
The United Nations has called on all sides to maintain calm over the conviction of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by a special court.
Winter Olympics open: S-N korean athletes unite
Hosts South Korea produced a show of unity with neighbours North Korea during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Relatives visit Khaleda in prison
Relatives on Friday visited Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia in sub-jail in the Old Central Jail of the capital.
BNP accuses govt of treating Khaleda as ordinary prisoner
BNP on Friday voiced concern over the media reports that its chairperson, convicted in a graft case, has been kept in jail like an ordinary prisoner.
Khaleda conviction to deepen BNP crisis: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said Khaleda Zia’s conviction in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case will deepen BNP’s internal crisis not country’s political crisis.
British FS Boris Jonson in Dhaka to discuss Rohingya issue
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